现代大学英语精读3 unit 2课后答案

Pre-class Work

3. Learn the rules of word-building. Enrich and enlarge your vocabulary.

1) Give the corresponding nouns of the following verbs and adjectives.

(1) dignity (6) fright (11 ) intimacy (16) terror

(2) refusal (7) service (12 ) absurdity (17) pride

(3) embarrassment (8) solution (13) ridicule

(4) smash (9) glimpse (14) maturity

(5) sympathy (10) surrender (15) miracle

2) Give the corresponding verbs of the following adjectives.

All these adjectives can be used as verbs except the following.

quick (quicken) full (fill) sad (sadden)

short (shorten) sure (assure, ensure) weak (weaken) wide (widen) sharp (sharpen) strong (strengthen) thick (thicken) high (heighten, raise) long (lengthen)

cold (freeze, chill, cool) low(lower) angry (anger)

hot (heat) dark (darken)

silent (silence) light (lighten)

3)Translate the following using your acquired rules of word-building. (1)打开门锁脱下婴儿的衣服．解开绳结

解开外衣纽扣卸下船上的货拉开夹克的拉链

打开瓶塞拔掉收音机的电源打开行李

(2)预订一张票浇花墙上糊上墙纸

浑水摸鱼率领一个代表团、拔园中的草

面对现实肩负责任用刀捅一个老人

主持一次会议用好奇的眼光看人刮去鱼鳞

狼吞虎咽地吃东西骑自行车上学来回乘公共汽车

跟踪某人将酒装瓶火箭般迅速掌权

More Work on the Text

II Vocabulary

1. Translate.

1) From English into Chinese.

(1) 经营一家五金店(11)同情穷人

(2) 给顾客赊账太多(12)弄到一些酒

(3)拒绝赊账(13)喝了几口啤酒

(4)忍受炎热(14)雇一个助手

(5)忍受侮辱(15)活跃气氛

(6)负责指挥这支军队(16)打败敌人

(7)打碎窗户(17)啪的一下把一个东西放在桌上

(8)变得不名分文(18)使客人感到难堪

(9)编一个故事(19)把某人吓了一跳

(10)避免张扬(20)向黑暗中奋力游去

2) From Chinese into English using "to be" as the predicate where possible.

(1) My father was down and out at that time.

(2) We can go there either by train or by air. It's up to you.

(3) The police officer decided that the two men hanging around the bank at this hour were up to no good.

(4) OK, the game is up. You are under arrest.

(5) Now, time is up. You must stop here.

(6) You are up early. It's not yet six.

(7) She’s not in Beijing at the moment. She has been away for almost two weeks.

(8) Where are you off to? Don't you know that there is an English movie on this afternoon?

(9) When the cat is away, the mice will play.

(10) There was always laughter in the house when my father was about/around.

(11) Nearly a quarter of our class were down with the flu.

(12) We were down to the last 500 yuan. We had to raise a loan from the bank.

2. Give synonyms and antonyms of the following.

1) Give synonyms.

(1) ridiculous, silly, foolish; stupid, idiotic, laughable

(2) hut, shack, tool-house, outbuilding

(3) major, main, leading, principal; key, outstanding

(4) comical, funny, ridiculous, absurd, laughable, amusing

(5) wasting time, being lazy, doing nothing, being idle, killing time

(6) bankrupt, penniless, impoverished

(7) dignity, self-respect, honor, self-esteem

(8) to defeat, to beat, to conquer, to overcome

(9) close, intimate, familiar, friendly, inseparable, devoted

(10) to break into pieces, to shatter, to destroy

(11) to scare, to make afraid, to terrorize, to horrify, to shock

(12) to stick, to hold fast, to hang on tO, tO hold on to.

2) Give antonyms.

(1) noisy, talkative, chatty, lively, excited

(2) distant, formal, remote

(3) tragedy, serious play, high drama

(4) grateful, thankful, friendly, pleasant, amiable, appreciative

(5) cash