Unit1 现代大学英语精读第一册Half a Day答案

现代大学英语精读Book One 课后练习答案

Unit One Half a Day

V ocabulary

1 Become familiar with the rules of word formation

I identify the parts of speech of the following words and list the suffixes used.

Noun suffixes:-tion,-ment, -ing, -ness, -or/er

Adjective suffixes: -ful, -less, -ed.

Adverb suffixes: -ly

2 Write down the corresponding adverbs, adjectives, nouns or verbs of the following words.

1. Their corresponding adverbs are:

Simply, hurriedly, terribly, possibly, miserably, politely, fortunately, practically, physically, favorably, roughly, seriously.

2. Their corresponding adjectives are:

Complete, accurate, particular, total, absolute, easy, angry, miserable, exact, final.

3. Their corresponding nouns are:

Power(powerfulness), success(successfulness), care(carefulness),tear(tearfulness), meaning(meaninglessness), home(homelessness), price (pricelessness)

4. Their corresponding verbs are:

Express, impress, attend, celebrate, attract, spell, produce, pollute, prevent, oppose, organize, inform, appoint, require, judge.

3 Translate

1. 一个有用的词，2一条很有帮助的建议

3. 一次痛苦的经历

4. 一个含泪的声音

5. 一场无望的战争 6 一颗无价的宝石

7. 一本无用的书8. 仔细一看

9. 一个多事的年份10.一个有害的习惯

11. 一只对人无害的动物12. 一个无耻的撒谎者

13.一个无阶级的社会14. 很有希望的形势

15．一次富有成果的访问16. 一支强大的军队

17. 一个粗心的错误18. 一个无家可的孩子

19. 一个牙齿已掉光的老汉20.一朵无名的花。

4．Complete the sentence by translating the Chinese in the brackets

1.differ

2. 2. differently, different

3. 3. difference.

4. serious, serious, seriously

5. seriousness, seriously polluted.

6. Fortunately/Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute

7. attention.

8. attentively, attentive.

2. complete the following verb+noun collocations or expression

1. take

2. lose/find

3. dry

4. play

5. take/have

6. tell/read/write

7. change/speak/read/cross

8. life/facts/reality/difficulties

9. an event/a plan/ the news/ the death/ the marriage

10. a country/ a place/ privacy

11. a river/ a street/ a bridge/ a desert/ the sea

12. an end/ a decision/ a place

14. workers/ waiters/ servants/ people.

3 Fill the blanks with the correct forms of phrases and expressions listed below.

1. on their own

2. show off

3. burst into

4. give rise to

5. brought about

6. to resort to

7. clinging to

8. gave rise to

9. took advantage of

10. in vain, make, out of

4.Translate the following sentences using words and expressions take from the

text.

5.Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs

1.of

2.from.

3.for

4.out

5.up.