硕士英语综合教程1答案

Unit 1 Low Carbon Economy Text A Creating a Low Carbon Economy →

III. Key to the Exercises 1. Reading Comprehension

a. Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the statement from the text. 1. B 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B

b. Fill in the blanks with the information you‟ve learned in the text.

(1) the result of the rapid build up of greenhouse gases primarily caused by human activities; we begin a concerted, rapid shift toward a low carbon economy (2) climate represents the envelope within which all our natural systems operate

(3) the increased costs of damage from extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, heat waves, and major storms; the risk that such events affect global financial markets through higher or more volatile insurance costs; and the risk of abrupt and large scale climate change

(4) Scientific analysis of historic climate data and projections of future conditions, and state of the art computer models paint a stark picture of what is to come (5) keeping average temperature to an increase in the range of 2.0℃ to 2.4℃

2. Vocabulary a. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words or phrases you have learned in the text.

(1) adverse(2) stark(3) inflict(4) systematically(5) triggered (6) improvident(7) incurred(8) alternative(9) lost out on(10) settled on

b. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one.

(1) B(2) C(3) A(4) D(5) B(6) C(7) A(8) D(9) C(10) D

3. Cloze Choose an appropriate word or phrase from the following list to fill in each of the following blanks. Each one can be used only ONCE. Change the form where necessary. (1) embraced(2) sped up(3) running out(4) urgency(5) initiative (6) specific(7) designated(8) contribute(9) incorporate(10) hampering (11) reward(12) involved(13) adverse(14) adaptive(15) vulnerability (16) alternative(17) context(18) due to(19) compensation(20) scheduled

a. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary. (1) indisputable(2) are replicated(3) communal(4) solitary(5) aspiring (6) misdemeanor(7) intermittently(8) jaunty(9) indigenous(10) hardcore

b. Complete the sentences with the information given in the text. (1) spook a female guest (2) that were unavailable (3) sprinting and jumping (4) all around physically fit men (5) a reference standard (6) a challenging environment (7) “hunter gatherer” (8) various hardships (9) scowled at a tomato plant (10) a regain of the fortitude

c. Decide whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE according to the text. (1) F(2)

F(3) F(4) T(5) T(6) F(7) F(8) T(9) T(10) T

Unit 7 Mass Media Text A A TV Critic in the Post TV World →III. Key to the Exercises

1. Reading Comprehension

a. Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the statement from the text. (1) B(2) C(3) B(4) A(5) A

b. Fill in the blanks with the information you‟ve learned in the text. (1) downloading TV to avoid ads, Netflixing series to watch them in one big marathon, enjoying the convenience or portability, cutting the cable or satellite bills to save money in hard times, using online video as a backup

(2) you experienced a broadcast exactly when and how millions of others did: you did it at home, with friends or family, in front of a stationary machine in a dedicated room, preferably with snack chips; TV broadcasts have become raw material to be organized and edited in a collective online canon for you to view online whenever and wherever

(3) five to seven minutes seem to be the sweet spot for a webisode, if a video doesn‟t grab him immediately, he kills it; if a show does engage him, the connection is deeper because he will focus on it physically and mentally

(4) finding a show online is more like rummaging through a new and used bookstore; like reading, viewing online TV is solitary because you don’t gather the family around you; when viewing online TV, you hold a screen in your hand, balance a laptop or sit at a desk. Like holding a book while reading, there‟s a small but constant effort, the tiniest bit of physical feedback

(5) the differences between big screen and tiny screen; whether the story shown on the screen can be good enough to touch his emotion and to linger and replay inside his head

2. Vocabulary a. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words or phrases you have learned in the text. (1) piracy(2) budget(3) whir(4) animation(5) stationary (6) tactile(7) faucet(8) lush(9) rummage(10) premiere

b. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. (1) B(2) D(3) A(4) C(5) B(6) A(7) A(8) D(9) C(10) B

3. Cloze Choose an appropriate word or phrase from the following list to fill in each of the following blanks. Each one can be used only ONCE. Change the form where necessary. (1) where(2) with(3) multitude(4) promote(5) possible (6) without(7) become(8) notorious(9) Only(10) consisted (11) primarily(12) multiple(13) increasingly(14) focus(15) dominated (16) as(17) controversial(18) While(19) influence(20) perspectives

4. Translation a. Chinese to English 1) Translate the following sentences into English. (1) Now people in Tibet are highly conscious of the importance of protecting wild animals, and the once rampant hunting of Tibetan antelopes has been brought under control.