现代大学英语精读1第三单元课后习题

V. Key to the Exercises

Preview

1.Listen to the recording of the text and choose the statement that best reflect

s your understanding.

1. C

2. A

3. C

4. D

5. C

Vocabulary

1.Become familiar with the rules of word formation.

1.Give the parts of speech of the following words and study how they are f

ormed.

1.“un-”here is an adjective prefix which means “not”

2. “-able”is an adjective suffix which means something that can be done or a q uality something or someone has (可以的或必须的，有某种特征或倾向的)

3. “fore-”is a prefix which means “before”or “in front of”(指时间、职位、位置在前面)

4. Suffix “-en”turns some adjectives and nouns into verbs.

5. Prefix “re-”means “again”.

6. The compound nouns are formed by objects + v + -er/or.

7. The compound adjectives are formed by adj + n +ed.

2.Decide which of the following words can be used both as verbs and nou

ns.

All these words can be used as nouns and verbs with only the following

exceptions which are usually used as verbs:

Tend tendance tendency

replace (corresponding noun: replacement)

die (When used as a noun, it is a different word)

condemn (corresponding noun: condemnation)

occur (corresponding noun: occurrence)

complain (corresponding noun: complaint

protect (corresponding noun: protection)

3.Translate the following expressions, paying attention to the different use o

f the prefixes and suffixes.

1. 心中不高兴的纳税人

2. 一个不平等条约

3. 不为人知的捣乱分子

4. 不幸的结果

5. 未曾预料到（出其不意）的访问

6. 可以预见的将来

7. 一个令人难忘的人物

8. 变化莫测的天气

9. 非饮用水10. 在可以付得起的价位

11. 难以描述的痛苦折磨

12. 由于可以理解的原因

13. 拓宽街道

14. 加深湖泊

15. 缩短文章

16. 重组政府

17. 重游故乡

18. 更换旧机

plete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the bracket

s.

1. represent, represented

2. employer, unemployed, employees, reemployed

3.well-informed, information

4. informer, inform, authorities

5. complaints, complain, unemployment

6. insult

7. insulting, insult

8. representative

9. be insulted

plete the following verb + noun collocations or expression

1.mind

2.plant/grow/harvest/reap

3.dig/sink

4.fish/birds/crabs/mice/a thief/a cold/the meaning/the disease

5.till/improve/conserve

6.plough

7.the enemy/the killings

8.attention/interest/criticism

9.flowers/nuts/information/

lete the sentences by translating the Chinesein the brackets acc

ording to the patterns given in bold

1.it was fate that

2.it was/is his son who