21世纪大学英语课后习题答案

1.Do you think that making music and art 【compulsory】subjects in schools would

reduce some children’s enjoyment of them?

2.Bob’s one of those people who 【relish】 risk and danger he’d be bored

in a safe, steady job.

3.Elizabeth is certainly talented enough to succeed in her career; she just

doesn’t have enough 【confidence】 in her own abilities.

4.I’m sorry you’re in trouble, but as you made your decision on your own

you’ll just have to face the 【consequences】

5.Many educators would be delighted to abolish exams, but they also worry that

without them there would be too little 【 incentive】for students to work hard.

6.The teacher accidentally hit the boy’s hand with an eraser and was

【henceforth】known as “Dead-Eye Bean”.

7.If I had money, I’d 【invest】 it all in Internet companies.

8.Psychologists say that our behavior is influenced by many factors too subtle

for us to consciously 【perceive】.

9.He’s always had a 【passion】for books. If he could work in a library, it

would be a dream come true.

10.Look at those three whispering in the corner again they’re 【scheming】

something, I just don’t know what!

1、汤姆去年转来我校。他全神贯注地听杨小姐上课并很快成了她最喜欢的学生。

Tom ( was ) transferred to our school last year. He hung on Miss Young’s every word in class and soon became the apple of her eye.

2. 看到女儿高中毕业，他感到一阵难以用语言表达的爱和骄傲。

Seeing his daughter graduate from high school, he felt a surge of love and pride that he couldn’t express in words.

3.当李先生去年开始涉足股市时，他做梦也没想到会变成百万富翁！

Last year when Mr. Li first began his venture into the stock market, becoming

a millionaire was beyond his wildest dreams.

4.在休假日，我有幸看到一些野生海豹在吃鱼。我拍了

几张相片，可惜焦点都没对准。

On my holiday, I was lucky enough to witness some wild seals feeding on fish.

I took several photos of them, but unfortunately they were all out of focus. 5．王子跟那位女演员保持确定的情侣关系已三年。没有任何东西能改变他们在下周结婚的决定。

The prince has been going steady with the actress for three years and nothing can alter their plan to get married next week.

6．因为穷人连饭都吃不饱便认为他们不需要义务教育的看法完全是一种错误的想法。没有教育人们怎能克服贫穷？

It is a complete misconception that the poor do not need compulsory education because they do not even have enough to feed on. Without education, how can poor people ever overcome their poverty?

7. 大卫所有的同班同学都困惑不解——没有人想得出他怎么突然变成了优等生。

All of David’s classmates are completely stumped — no one can work out how he became a top student overnight.

8. 很明显，她拒绝他的求婚给了他沉重的打击，但他最终还是从痛苦中恢复了过来。It was obvious that her rejection of his proposal hit him hard, but in time he recovered from his wounds.