Unit 5 课后练习答案

Unit 5 Quick Fix societyReference Answer1. Word Formation1) Study the following words and find out what the following prefixes mean:The prefix “super-” means ____________________________________.The prefix “pre-”means ______________________________________.The prefix “micro-“ means:_____________________________________The prefix “bi-“ means: ________________________________________The prefix “inter-“ means: ______________________________________2)Translate into Chinese the words in bold type:(1 超人(2 超级明星；超自然的(3) 洲际的；超级公路(4) 预计；芯片/集成电路；超级计算机(5) 半月刊; 预先安排好的(6) 工业化前的；微生物学；显微镜(7) 学前的；史前的(8) 预先确定的(9) 过早的；先决条件(10) 互相关联的；互动3）Study the following compound words:an “all-you-can-eat” farm restaurant;a “we-want-it-all-and-we-want-it-now” lifestyle;an “I-hate-to-wait” kind of attitude; ;a wait-and-see policy;an “I- told –you- so” kind of look;4) Give the adjective forms of the following nouns and verbs.1) attentive2) personal3) convenient4) symbolic5) favorable, favorite6) true, truthful7) impatient8) weighty9) informative10) devoted11) massive12) moved, moving13) medical, medicinal14) pervasive15) musical2. Translate the following Chinese into English.1) fast food2) best seller3) homemade bread4) musical excerpts5) express mail6) life style7) personal relationship8) mass movement9) subtle changes10) pastoral scenery11) rear-view mirror12) exit sign13) Civil War battlefield14) horse carriages15) antique cars16) factory outlets17) quality time18) deferred gratification19) credit card20) ready-made clothes21) automatic teller machine22) convenience store23) Polaroid camera24) current affairs25) news briefings26) Fifth Symphony27) classic novels3. Rewrite the sentences below using the expressions given in the brackets.1)We have decided to slow down in our economic growth so as to devoteourselves more to the improvement of people’s living standard.2)Lucy is good at swimming. More often than not she can win a prize in acontest.3)My sister said that she wanted to be on her own instead of working for thatcompany any longer, but she had not saved up enough for capital. She wondered if I could help her out.4)Thanks to government policy that the unemployment rate has dropped. It wasreduced to less than four percent for the first half of the year.5)Joe was crazy about the raw fish and he stuffed himself with it. That night,the fish didn’t agree with him, and he had a terrible stomachache. Finally he had to go to the hospital for quick relief.6)I am getting sick and tired of this unpleasant job. We have been lingering overit for almost a week. Let’s finish it today somehow to get it over and done with.7)The new president ordered professors to double their publications in threeyears hoping that that would make the school more famous. Well, he sped out of control.. Teaching suffered because the professors did not have enough time to devote to it. The quality of their publications also suffered and so did the professors’ health.4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions or adverbs.1)up; out2)down; at3)up4)aside/away; out of; with5)On; with.6)with; off.7)in; out8)in; of; on9)into; around; at10)out; in5.Translate the following sentences into English.1）The government will have to decide when and how to put brakes on the economy before it speeds out of control.2）Why waste money building an airport in the middle of nowhere? We must not ignore the fact that what people here need most is clean water and clean air.3）They thought they might take a different route on their return trip so as to explore the great canyon in Tibet.4）She traveled around the world and came back home quite a changed person, educated and greatly revitalized.5）There is no easy fix for our social problems. We should explore all possibilities and move one step at a time.6）All old traditions die a slow and lingering death. Customs and habits that have taken so long to form can’t be expected to disappear overnig ht.7）Madam Chang was considered a pioneer who advocated combining classic Chinese music with Western music.8）I was so stunned when I heard the news, that for quite some time I didn’t know what to say.9）The soldiers are learning how to survive in the wilderness.10）I’ll go there with you if you insist. But really I won’t be much help to you.Grammar1.Point out the difference between the gerund and the infinitive when they areused as objects after the same verb.1)try doing sth: to do sth to see if it works or will be successful2)try to do sth: to make an effort or take action to do sth that you may not beable to do3)like doing sth: to enjoy doing sth, referring to a general preference4)like to do sth: to want or prefer to do sth, referring a particular case5)begin to do sth:very little difference6)begin doing sth:Note: A number of verbs can have either a gerund or a to-infinitive as object with little difference in meaning. They include: attempt,begin, bother, continue, fear, hate, love, prefer, start, etc. However, when these verbs are used in a continuous tense, they take a to-infinitive as object, e.g.I’m beginning to like the food here.Some township enterprises are continuing to expand.Verbs that often take a gerund as their object: admit, advise, avoid, deny, enjoy, fancy, (can’t/couldn’t) help, keep, mind, miss, practice, risk, suggest, etc.Verbs that can have a to-infinitive as their object: agree, decide, hope, offer, promise,choose,expect,intend, mean,plan,refuse,fail,manage,pretend, tend, want, etc7)regret doing sth: to feel sorry about sth you did or did not do8)regret to do sth:formal used in writing to express sad feelings about sth thatis disappointing or unpleasant9)stop doing sth: not to continue what you had been doing10)s top to do sth: to stop (doing one thing) so as to do another(Note: Here “to do sth” is an adverbial of purpose, not an object.)11)m ean doing sth: to have or represent a particular meaning12)m ean to do sth: to intend to do sth2.Practice using the gerund and the to-infinitive.1. Complete the statements or questions using the gerund or the infinitiveform of the verb in brackets.1) to live 2)living, living 3) arguing 4) to watch5) pretending 6)to perform 7) trying 8) Settling down2. Translate, choosing between the gerund and the to-infinitive.1)Remember to bring your ID with you when you go to the airport.2)I remember feeling greatly disappointed after my first job interview.3)Finally they decided to apologize to the passengers for what had happened. atthe airport.4)I’m sorry that I cle an forgot to pass the message to Big Li.5)At midday we stop to have lunch in a fast food restaurant.6)I stopped listening about the disaster on the radio, but I was too shocked tomove out of the chair.3.Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.(1) not (2) affect (3) signs (4) passing (5) depend(6) providing (7) lack (8) Whether (9) only (10) on4.Learn to recognize and use various forms of attributive modifiers (定语).1.Identify the grammatical form of the underlined attributive modifiers inthe sentences and note their position.The attributive modifiers are all placed after the nouns they qualify.Their grammatical form:1)prepositional phrase2)adjective phrase3)three to-infinitive phrases4)past participle phrase5)present participle phrase6)Adjective2. Translate the Chinese in brackets using the grammatical forms as shownin the above six sentences.1)something important to say2)known as a nation on wheels3)as well-informed about Beijing opera as Anna4)called the sixth generation of Chinese directors5)living and working overseas/abroad/in foreign countries6)with a big nose and big hands7)sitting in the corner8)to play center forward (AmE) /central forward (BrE) on the university team9)anything particular to do10)all the things mentioned above。