课后练习答案Unit 8 Knowledge and wisdom

Unit 8 Knowledge and wisdom

Vocabulary.

1. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words. (1) consider, give proper value to each; (2)certainly, brought a good and helpful effect to mankind, in reality; (3) talk about some thing less important, destroy or ruin each other; (4) connect with; (5) accordingly

2. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in the proper form.

(1) pursue; (2) ceased; (3)attainable; (4)enmity;

(5)populous; (6)surpassed; (7)impartial; (8)appallingly

3. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. (1)beneficiaries; (2)undesirable; (3)horizontally; (4)descendants;

(5)increasingly; (6)philosophical;(7)unduly;(8)standardization

4.Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate phrasal verb or collocation taken from the text.

(1)required of; (2) sought to; (3) descended to; (4) put first;

(5)contributed to;(6)engage in;(7)conferred, upon;(8)bound up with

5. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.

(1) following(subsequent, succeeding); (2)enhance(advance);

(3)impressive (sensational); (4) unawareness(ignorance, unconsiousness) (5)instill(indoctrinate); (6)confinement(restriction, restrain)

(7)virtue; (8)fairness(indifference, neutrality)

6. Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words.

(1)contracted; (2)keep quiet; (3)investigate; (4)treat;

(5)go; (6)lost consciousness;(7)tolerate; (8) get rid of

Grammar.

4.Fill in the blanks with appropriate conjunctions.

(1)When, (2)lest, (3)Although, (4)not only …but also,

(5)because, (6)Although, (7)While, (8)since

5. complete each sentence with what you think the most appropriate of the four choices given.

1~4 BACD 5~8 BABD

Translation.

(1) The result of the experiment far surpassed their expectations.

(2) We should take full account of the cost of the project and the difficulties we might encounter.

(3) The fair weather contributed to the success of the scientific expedition.

(4) Ronaldo, one of the football stars from Brazil, scored several spectacular goals in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

(5) Many honorary degrees from different colleges and universities in America were conferred upon Robert Frost for his remarkable contributions to poetry.

(6) Patience and perseverance are required in emancipation from bad habits.

(7) They tried to instill such new ideas into students’ minds.

(8) You should demonstrate impartiality in your assessment of the employees.

Exercises for integrated skills.

2. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.

(1)of (2)others (3)create (4)from

(5)wisdom (6)benefit (7)without (8)All

(9)made (10)avoid (11) one (12)turn