大学英语Unit 1课后练习题答案

5) Their social worker, who stopped to check on Stevie every so often, admitted Stevie and his mother had fallen between the cracks.
Grammar in Context: page 26
Shooting a quick look at the clock on the wall, Grandma let out a cry, “Oh, My dear /My goodness/My gracious, we’re going to miss the train!”
3) 我总在幼儿园门口看到一些孩子抓住父母不 让走。请问：在这种情形下，年轻的父母们是否 得对孩子严厉些，赶紧离开？（stern; hold on to sb.）
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1) well-considered decision 2) folded paper 3) written notice 4) laptop storing my annual report 5) a postman delivering express mail
Cloze: page 28
1) reliable 2) syndrome 3) adopted 4) got done with 5) gloomy 6) something 7) chance 8) come through
When making donations, rich people should be as considerate as possible in order not to put the recipient in an embarrassing situation.
6. 从上个月起，我的工作就是围绕日常办公事务 转，所以现在每天掰着指头算什么时候才到国庆 节：我和朋友要去乡下远足呢！（resolve; count the days）
4) 昏暗的路灯下站着一个哭泣的小女孩（dim; weep）
In the dim street light stood a weeping little girl/ a girl weeping.
5. 富人捐赠时要尽量考虑周全，不要让受赠者陷 入难堪境地（considerate; embarrassing）
2. That was a time when life was difficult for everyone. My family could barely get by on my small income from driving a cab. One late night I responded to a call for a cab ride. To my surprise, when I arrived at the address, I found it was a frail old lay who was awaiting me. After she got into the cab, I engaged her in conversation. I learnt that she was going to the hospice. Her doctor said she didn’t have very long. The old lady told me to drive through the downtown area. She pointed at some old buildings, telling me those were the places where she used to work or live.
Grammar in Context: page 26
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4) I had seen too many people trapped in a life of poverty who depended on the cab as their only means of transportation.
When the cab finally pulled up in front of the hospice, I didn’t accept her fare. In the rest of the day, I was lost in thought. Though I had to make a living, I lived not for the sole purpose of surviving. When circumstances looked gloomy, the small favour I had done could be a candle light. However faint the light was, it managed to warm up a soul and ennobled me as well. I did take pride in that small favour.
8) frail 9) sole 10) visible 11) engaged 12) biased 13) dreading 14) grinning
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1) for fear of 2) pulled up 3) except for 4) get by 5) make a living 6) every so often
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1) I encountered many people whose lives amazed me.
2) We drove in silence to the address (that/which) she had given me.
3) He pushed through the doors and headed for the back room where his apron and busing cart were waiting.
At the kindergarten entrance, I always see some kids/children holding firmly on to their parents. Should young parents be sterner towards their kids/children and leave immediately under these circumstances?
9) barely 10) good shape 11) booth 12) mess 13) scrawled 14) peeking 15) in
Translation: page 28~29
1) 我不曾想到，随着时间的流逝，我果真以身 为社工而自豪（count on; take pride in）
Since last month, my work has been revolving around the routine office duties, so now I am counting the days until the National Day comes, when my friends and I are going hiking in the countryside.
Key to Unit 1 Book 3
Enhance Your Language Awareness
Words in action Page 23
1) crease 2) hint 3) assured
4) awaiting 5) hovering 6) scrawled 7) glistening
6) ended up
Increasing Your Word Power: page 25
2. 1) foretell
7) husband
2) preview
3) forerunner
4) postscript
5) postgraduate
6) precondition
Grammar in Context: page 26
7) in the background 8) shut off
9) each and every 10) as it is 11) wraps….around her litter finger 12) caught us … unawares
Increasing Your Word Power: page 25
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1) f
7) h
2) c
8) a
3) d
4) e
5) b
6) g
Increasing Your Word Power: page 25
1) let out
7) headed for
2) clean…up
8) ran through
3) come through
4) didn’t count on was that over time I would sincerely take pride in being a social worker.
Translation: page 28~29
2) 奶奶迅速瞥了一眼墙上的钟，发出一声惊呼： “天哪，我们要赶不上火车了”。（shoot a look; let out）