阅读教程 Unit 4 答案
阅读教程4答案
Keys to the exercisesUnit onePart OneI. 1.Y 2. NG 3. Y 4. Y 5. Y 6. N 7. N8. Pompeii 9. climate 10. suddenII. 1. D 2. D 3. A 4. C 5.DIII. 1.J 2.N 3.G 4.H 5. A 6. C 7. O 8. D 9. E 10. LIV. 1. deadliest 2. population3. drought, , typhoon, hailstorm, tornado, etc4. natural5. disaster, catastropheV. 1. include eggs2. took a heavy toll of human life.3. estimated his income to be about ￡6000.4.site for the tent.5.ravaged many miles of country.Part twoPassage one1. A2. D3.C4.A5.CPassage two1.B2.C3.C4.A5.DPassage Three1. D2.A3.D4.A5.DPart threeI. 1. Y 2. Y 3. Y 4.N 5.NG 6. Y 7.N8. alliance for progress 9. Africa and Asia 10. new sacrificesII. 1. B 2.D 3.D 4. C 5. DIII. 1. Figures of speech; parallel and balanced structures; repetition of important words and phrases and antitheses．2. Britain，Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the western European countries.3. Casting off the chains of poverty.4. Scientific farming, speedy transportation, mass production, etc.5. missiles，bombs，etc.V. 1.The scientists are still at issue about the plan for building the space laboratory.2. The law prescribes heavy penalties for this offence.3. The shareholders were summoned to a general meeting.4. The overflowing river has engulfed many small towns along its banks.5. Such drastic action was bound to invoke a certain cult appeal.Unit 2Part OneI. 1. Y 2. N 3. Y4.N 5.N, 6. NG, 7.N8.as well as; conserve.9. manufactures; consumers.10. take advantage of; on board.II. 1.D 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.AIII. 1.O 2.H 3.E 4.L 5.K 6.I 7.N 8.G 9. A 10.CIV.1.8,8002. It offers a one-time＄2000 tax deduction.3. They are derived from corn and other grains.4. No, they can’t.5. They have to do with the element in its bonded state.V.1. beyond repair2. twice as much as3. a variety of4. accounts for5. dressed in a blur dressPart twoPassage 11. D2. D3. B4. C5. CPassage 21. C2. B3. B4. D5. APassage 31. C2. D3. A4. B5. CPart three Home ReadingI. 1.N 2.Y 3.N 4.N 5.Y 6.NG 7. N8. building fuel cells that convert hydrogen to electricity9. introducing the technology to the public10. public awarenessII. 1. D 2. C 3.A 4.A 5. CIII. 1. make sure of 2. despite his illness. 3. converted into4. is likely to5. distributing leaflets toIV.1.The toy is a step toward introducing the technology to the public and making it commercially viable.2. Automakers and energy companies view hydrogen fuel cells as a promising technology that could wean the world from its addiction to crude oil.3. But it's expensive and technological hurdles remain despite billions of dollars that have been poured into research.4. Technologists working on ways to make fuel cells more efficient.5. At headquarters, his former colleague demonstrated prototypes of a hydrogen-powered electric bicycle.Unit 3Part One Reading TextI. Fast Reading1. N2.Y3. N4.NG5. Y6. N7. N8. leave9.indicator 10.promptlyII. Reading comprehension1.A2.D3.C4.D5.BIII. Passage Understanding1. O2. D3. F4. E5.C6.G7.H8.B9. I 10. JI V. Short answer questions1. Try to research some information about the company you want, e.g., its history, mission etc.2. Make adequate preparations for the real interview to avoid unnecessary embarrassment.3. Yes. Because all employers look for neat, clean, and well-groomed people.4. Get interview preparations.5. Send a handwritten thank-you note and Observe the company culture if you get a second interview.V. Translation1.not referring to you2. indicated the quickest route to us3. Her letter proves to me4. During the week prior to the meeting5. seek help from the publicPart Two Reading PracticePassage 11.D2. D3. B 4 B 5 CPassage 21. D2. D3. A 4 .C 5. BPassage 31.C2. D 3 B 4 C 5 BPart three Home ReadingI. Fast Reading1.N2.Y3.N4.Y5.Y6. NG7.N8.qualify9. persistent; brush 10.assistII. Reading comprehension1.B2. D3.D4..D5.BIII. Short Answer Questions1. Have it critiqued by someone in your Career Services Center. Print it on resume paper.2. Prepare a short infomercial as a way of introducing yourself and highlighting your skills.3. Devise a game plan, refrain from being a giveaway hog, warm up, be confident, ask for business cards and close well.4. Six.5. To assist you in finding a job.V．Translation1.identify where your targeted employers are located2.refrain from being a giveaway hog.3.looking forward to hearing from them within the near future.4.When referring to experience5.crucial to use all resources availableUnit 4Part One Reading TextI. 1. N 2. N 3. N. 4. Y 5. N. 6. N 7.NG8. as apple pie; the shift in the economy.9. lose friends; disconnect from family; lose your identity.10. in advance; share the feelingsII. DBCBCIII. 1.I 2. H 3. C 4. L . 5. O 6. F 7. A 8. G 9. D 10. NIV 1.Moving is as American as apple pie.2. Inherited genes from their forbearers3. to acknowledge what losses are going to be faced.4. Not move.5. Because they are afraid of losing their peer groupsV. 1. motivation2. in advance3. has something to do4. acknowledge5. Risk-taking; stimulus-seekingPart Two Reading PracticePassage 11.C2.D3.C4.A5. DPassage 21.C2.D3.C4.A5. BPassage 31. B2.D3.D4.D5.CPart Three Home ReadingI. 1. Y2. N 3. Y. 4. Y 5. Y 6. N 7. N8. consisted of ; ranging from9. modernization ; preserving10. maintain ; agricultureII. ABDDBIII.1. Maya history can be characterized as cycles of rise and fall .2. Maya cities were the administrative and ritual centers for regions which included the city itself and an agricultural hinterland.3. The corbel vault and the roof comb.4. This is partly because the Maya have been confined to a single unbroken area.5. Their hold on the land, devotion to their communities, and a deeply held system of belief.IV. Translation1. China is noted for its long history and rich culture.2. It’s amazing he survived the air crash.3. Mutual help and understanding should be advocated among teachers and students.4. It is believed that he will be the next chairman of the Students Union.5. The Maya culture has faced greater challenge and threat，we must find a lasting solution to those problems.Test 1Part I V ocabulary1-5 ABDCC 6-10 CCAAD 11-15 CCBAC 16-20 BAABC 21-25 DCBAB 26-30 DCACA31-35 BBCDB 36-40 ADBABPart II Reading ComprehensionADDDA BCCBA BACAB BACACPart III Cloze1-5 ACBAC 6-10 DDDC 11-15 BCBAB 16-20ABABCPart IV Translation1.If you had taken my advice2.What impressed on/ struck me3.There being a chance4.cost about half as much as Macs do5.growing up in a violent home6.no matter how much it costspared with the corresponding period last year8.the more ashamed I felt9.nothing were more attractive to him than that10.to accredit/owe their children’s success toPart V WritingCollege English Teaching in ChinaNowadays, there are more and more people complaining that English teaching at college is a complete failure. After four-year English learning, most graduates can’t properly communicate with foreigners, nor can they translate between languages, let alone write in English. Where do the problems lie?To some extent, I think, it is reasonable for those people to say so. To begin with, English teaching at college is, in a large degree, teacher-centered.It is still not uncommon in the classroom that the teacher explains every language point in detail, while students take notes at times. Secondly, culture is neglected in English teaching because of poor text design. With a great deal of grammar and structure exercises in the textbook, students are misled into memorizing a large vocabulary and a lot of English rules. Few students know how, when and where to use them properly. Finally, test-oriented education, in a sense, misleads and impedes college English teaching in China. For instance, college English Test Band Four / Sixis so overemphasized in some colleges that teachers strive to meet the needs of the test, sacrificing learning for the sake of test results, and students only learn how to pass the examination.In conclusion, Chinese college English teaching is to be reformed. English teaching should be student-centered, culture should be introduced in language teaching, and textbooksshould be well designed to arouse students’ interest in learning to communicate in English.Unit5Part three Home ReadingI. 1 N 2. NG 3. Y 4. Y 5. Y 6. N 7. Y8. gazing at each other and smiling9. find a husband for her.10. he listened to it for the first time.II.1. S he envied her poor friend’s happy family life.2. She usually played guitar.3. She had much housework to do besides taking care of her kid.4. Her family was full of love and life.5. She suggested her to find a husband and have a family.III.1. spill the coffee2. ignored all of it3. squeeze together to make room for me to sit down4. replaced agriculture5. slammed the door angrily.IV. Translation1. It's hard enough working and taking care of the house and those two kids.2. If I dropped a sock on the floor or left a dirty glass in the sink you'd be all over me!3. While the two were out in the kitchen, she glanced around the room, noting the stains on thecarpet from spilt something,4. Michael, like many two year olds, has an ear for music.5. The two women gazedat each other and smiled, fondly remembering their yesterday together.Unit 6Part one Reading TextI. 1. NG 2. N 3. Y 4. N 5. N. 6. Y. 7. N8. a standard request 9. very narrow margins. 10. 6th placeII. DDDDBIII. 1.K; 2. B; 3. O ; 4.D ; 5.E; 6. F; 7. G ; 8.H; 9.I; 10. JIV. 1. traveling and social psychology2. psychological meaning3. Japanese would have been in first place/ Japanese would have scored the first/ Japanese would have been the fastest.4.summer5. the United StatesV. pelled by illness to2. preoccupied with3. zeroed in on.4. by a narrow margin5. reliable data.Part Two Reading PracticePassage 11. B2. D3. A4. B5. DPassage 21. C2. A3. C4. A5. DPassage 31. A2. C3. B4. D5.BPart Three Home ReadingI. 1.F 2.F 3. F 4.F 5.NG 6.F 7. T8.widening 9. minimum paid vacations 10. 22II. ABDCBIII．1. to say the least..2. nonindustrialized country3. it seems safe to say,4. diverge from each other.5. paid vacationUnit 7Part One Reading TextI. 1. T 2.T 3. T 4. F 5. T. 6. NG. 7.T8. domestic; international 9. estimated 0. affect; terrorismII. 1. A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.BIII. 1. D 2. B 3.G 4.F 5.M 6.J 7.K 8.I 9.O 10.NIV. 1. The bombing of the American embassy in Beirut in 1983.2. It caused roughly 3,000 people dead and a psychic shock for Americans on the level of Pearl Harbor or the Kennedy assassination.3. Around the world, many see the United States as arrogant, hypocritical, self-absorbed, self-indulgent, and contemptuous of others.4. They are frustrated with U.S. policy and the spread of American culture.5. They show al Qaeda is scattered but far from defeated.V. 1. suicide attacks 2. majorities 3. is to blame 4. live up to 5. TolerancePart Two Reading PracticePassage 11.C2. D3.D4.A5.APassage 21.B2. D3.C4.C5.Dpassage 31.B2.A3.D.4.C.5.APart three Home ReadingI. 1. Y 2. N 3. NG 4. N 5. NG 6. N 7. NG8. undo all the ill will9. military muscle to impose its way upon the rest of the world10. inspire other people to help themII. 1.B 2 .D 3. D 4. D 5.CIII.1. War is by definition an armed conflict between governments.2. reducing considerably the threat of terrorism against the U.S.3. our government is bribing foreign governments to support the military campaign4. end terrorism forever5. Government does not do anything wellIV．1.It's unrealistic to think that there's anything that can be done now to quickly undo all the illwill.2.The fact that Bin Laden uses bad means to achieve his ends doesn't excuse our own government's mistakes.3. No government has claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks, and no governmenthas been so accused.4. If not all the criminals are found and brought to trial, it doesn't mean that bombing innocent people would have brought the criminals to justice.5. This choice won't eliminate all the terrorists. It probably won't eliminate any of them.Unit 8Part One Reading TextI. 1. N 2. Y 3. Y 4. N 5. N. 6. Y. 7. NG8. reach 9. leave peeper 10. biteII. 1-5 CCDCDIII. 1. O 2. B 3.C 4.K 5. J 6. F 7. N 8. H 9.M 10. LIV.1.show2. loop drives3. sees4. reverse5. was glued toV.1.fall foliage2. a few patches of aspens3. elongated4. tranquility5. a quick stop Part Two Reading PracticePassage 11.C2.D3.C4.C5.DPassage 21. A2.A3.D4.D5.APassage 31.C2.A3.B4.C5.DPart Three Home ReadingI. 1. Y 2. N 3. N 4. Y 5. Y 6. Y 7. NG 8. have experienced 9. applicable 10. advent; declineII. 1.D 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.DIII．1.unexplainable 2. a devil triangle 3. accompanied by 4. comprised of 5. occupies V. 1. There are some myths and legendary rumors in this miraculous place.2. They encountered problems to communicate with the outside world.3. This island is legendary, full of surreptitious specter.4. This place is located in Henan, China, and local people called it bingbing bei.5. The law about the change of four seasons, in certain parts of the world, seems not to be applicable.Key to Test TwoPart I.1-5 DACBC 6-10 ACAAD 11-15 ACBDB 16-20 BACAB21-25 AACBD 26-30 BDAAB 31-35 CDBAC 36-40 BAABCPart II .41-45 CBDBC 46-50 DBACB 51-55 DDDDA 56-60BBDDDPart III. Cloze61-65 BCAAD 66-70 BADBA 71-75 ACDBC 76-80 CDACBPart IV. Translation81. Critics say using animals in research is simply old-fashioned science.82. He listened to her singing the song as though it were the first time he'd everheard it.83. Comparing the personalities of different cultures is a tricky business.84. The problem is how to encourage a child to express himself freely andconfidently in writing.85. Japanese work the longest hours on average.86. The problem of concerted terrorist activity is not limited to the Mid-east.87. The U.S. invasion of Iraq will also certainly affect world attitudes in the war onterrorism.88. The latest terrorist strike has left Pakistan with total darkness in the cities andthe citizens in fear.89. Foreigners hate our government because it uses "foreign aid" and military muscle to imposeits way upon the rest of the world.90. When someone dips a drop of water one-meter deep into the underground of this area, thewater will immediately turn into ice.Part V. WritingMy View on Fake CommoditiesFake commodities can be found, now and then, in the market, which has aroused a lot of public attention. It is reported that these commodities range from foodstuff, clothes to radios, and TV sets and even medicines.Fake commodities are harmful in many ways. To begin with, they bring about great loss in both properties and lives. For instance, if someone buys some fake medicines, it may not cure him of his illness, on the contrary, it may probably make his illness worse or even put an end to his life. Besides, fake commodities may impair the profit of the manufacturers who produce the real products by making the consumers suspicious of these products, thus causing social problems.There are many ways to get rid of fake commodities. First, laws should be enforced to punish those who produce these products. Second, people should be advised how to tell the genuine commodities from the fake ones. Moreover, peopleshould not buy things just because they are cheap and attractively advertised. Furthermore, they should be encouraged to report to the relevant authorities in case they have bought a fake commodity. In a word, if the whole society work together to solve this problem, I think fake commodities will have nowhere to exist.。
全新版大学英语《阅读教程》第4册完整版答案
KeysUnit 11. In the Frozen Waters of Qomolangma, I Learned the Value of Humility Comprehension Exercises1.Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. B2. D3. A4. B2.Put the following into Chinese1．我在想，如果出现意外，那么我那冻僵的身体需要多长时间才能沉到4.2公里深的海底呢?我紧接着意识到，对于一个仅着一条泳裤、试图游完这象征性的1公里人来说，下水前还能有什么比这更糟的念头吗？我的内心深处在颤抖，感到非常恐惧。
2. 我在珠穆朗玛峰上学到了两个基本的经验教训，第一，过去有用的东西并不意味着今天一定有用。
第二，不同的挑战需要不同的心态去应对。
现在，无论我做什么事情，都要先问问自己我需要何种心态来成功地完成任务。
3. 我们已经以某种方式生存了如此之久，我们已经以某种方式消费了如此之久，我们已经以某种方式在地球上居住了如此之久，但这并不意味着，我们过去所做的决定今天依然正确。
4. 我在世界屋脊上的游泳改变了我，在一定程度上，我希望它证明一切皆有可能。
只要我们谨慎合作，我们就有可能进行谦逊的对话，并超越对话，付诸行动。
2. Taking Lessons from What Went WrongComprehension Exercises1.Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. B2. A3. C4. C2.Put the following into Chinese1.他们说，灾难会带来惨痛的教训，因为在技术上取得成功的原因往往是随机的、不可见的，而造成某个失败的原因通常是可以被找到、被证明和被修复的，从而达到改进的目的。
上外阅读教程4 课后习题答案
Unit 1 Animals and Their RightsREADING1Check Your Vocabulary A1.d2.b3.g4.e5.h6.c7.a8.i9.fCheck Your Vocabulary B1.Many children at first refuse to eat animal flesh. They later become to eating itjust because their parents persuade them to eat it.2.There are two different and conflicting attitudes towards animals; they arecarefully separated so that the contradiction between the two hardly causes trouble.3.Pictures and stories deliberately avoid presenting the real situation in ourmodern farms. Children, therefore, are kept from seeing the reality.4.The difficulty will be that non-vegetarian parents do not let their children knowabout the gruesome side of the story, as they are afraid to refuse to eat meat at meals.5.Unfortunately, non-vegetarian parents will strongly disapprove of their children’sunwillingness to eat meat.READING2Check Your Vocabulary A1. malevolent2.misdirected3.alleviate4.simulation5.potent6.arouse7.placate8. apathetic9.therapy 10.alternative 11.expedient 12.vilifiedREADING3Check Your Vocabulary A1.balance2.attached department3.wickedness; evils4.pressure5.claim that are has evidence or seen what has happened6.a place where birds are protected and allowed to live freely7. the power to carry out legal judgment8. dirty 9.not having to perform 10.crimesCheck Your Vocabulary B1.When his animals are being experimented on, the act does not take effect.2.Your experimenter is not defying law.3.Researchers at Louisiana University launched an eight-year, $2 million projectfunded by the Department of Defense. They use tools to hold cats firmly and they then remove cat’s skulls and shoot in the head.4.The experimenters claim that their purpose for this kind of experiment is to find away of curing brain-wounded soldiers so that they can later go back to military service.5.Psychologists used medical operations to turn around the eyes of young cats.6.There is other evidence showing that cats were not adequately anesthetizedwhile experimenters cut their eye muscles; animal experimentation was done by people who were not trained and did not have licenses to operate on animals;and mother cats were so agitated by experiments on them that they ate their babies.READING4Check Your Vocabulary A1.denounced2.confinement3.inflicted4.defied5. consensus6.defianceUnit 2 Crime and PunishmentREADING1Check Your Vocabulary A1.minor: people who are under the age of 182.brutally: cruelly3.sympathy: feeling of pity4.severe: harsh5.innocent: not guilty of a crime6.proponent: supporter7.controversy: argument, opposing viewsCheck Your Vocabulary B1.convicted2. Commit3.proponent4.abused5.penalty6. controversies7.brutal8.severe9.executed 10.appealingREADING2Check Your Vocabulary A1.Now we can enjoy the benefits and list in what ways we benefit from his death.2.There must be some other benefit by fastening Harding into a chair in a smallroom and poisoning him to death with gas.3.Now even people who are eloquently in support of executing people, such asArizona Attorney Grant woods, who attract a lot of public attention, believe that the death penalty will keep people from committing crimes.4.But even killing a small number of murders will have great impact on people.5.Perhaps the benefit we get from killing Harding is not easy to see.Check Your Vocabulary B1.reaping2.abolish3.counted up4.serves5.revenge6.free up7.strapped8.tangible9.figured 10.barbaricREADING3Check Your Comprehension B1.Her voice and facial expressions show that she is sometimes deep in sorrowsometimes furious beyond her control.2.This sense of justice, like many other basic beliefs, is such a necessary elementfor us to maintain our psychological health that we take for granted and hardly ever become aware of its existence until one day justice is severely violated.3.People’s opinions greatly differ as to what is the proper way for correctingpunishing wrong/criminal behavior.4.Europeans are quite passionate when coming to the issues of taking toughmeasures on political violence.Check Your Vocabulary B1. oscillating2. tremulous3.manslaughter4.slain5.reconcile6.sorely7.equilibrium8.rehabilitationREADING4Check Your Comprehension B1.I carefully examined Ton y’s bed to see if he had dirtied it with his body fluids.2.When I looked at the sickly man, I could not imagine that he used to be clean andneat, serious, and determined and that he robbered a bank and killed a cop.3.Many people in the underworld believed that Tony should have done somethingfor his partners, but he did nothing. This had hurt his partners. The underworld people believed that Tony’s partners had been betrayed.4.Words had gone around that Tony’s wife was murdered that because theunderworld wanted revenge against Tony for the death of his three crime partners.5.The lights shining in the window made the hollows in his dark face look deeper,making his look somewhat evil.Check Your Vocabulary B1.executed2.underworld3.copping out4.eerily5.malevolent6.luminous7. vent8.intelligbleUnit3 Gun Ownership and CensorshipREADING1Check Your Comprehension B1. (The figures and cases of gun accidents and killing) surely will make people think twice before they insist on having their rights to own guns.2. If it takes longer time to own a gun, then it will reduce the chances of people who use guns to harm or kill other people on impulse.3. A gun safety program should be made a must for gun owners, especially those who buy guns for the first time.4. Opponents of gun control also think that gun control is similar to censorship. However, with censorship, when I cannot speak certain things, my quality of life may be lowered, but I will still be alive.Check Your Vocabulary A1.bear/keep2.ensure/assure3.place4.protect/enjoy5.enforce/pass6.face7.enjoy/gain/exercise/ensure/assure8.exerciseCheck Your Vocabulary B1.viciously2.antique3.mandatory4.bloodshed5.infringed6.perception7.institute8.legitimateitia 10.censorshipREADING2Check Your Comprehension B1. Houses where people live are far apart. Few vehicles are on the roads. The landscape around you is empty and bare, so that you will not be able to find anywhere to hide when in danger.2.Even when I was inside my car, I was still liable to be attacked, and withoutprotection.3.I drove over to him and told him it was a private and legally protected place.4.I am not the type that gets excessively worried about my own security, nor am Iwilling to take risks, but I thought I needed more protection than what I had.5.Just those words and actions spoke in threats and violence, my gesturing with thepistol was a reply in the same rude and violent style, the only way that they could understand.6.I am a pacifist by nature. That peaceful nature inside me makes me sad at thethought that perhaps women can only be free and equal when they are armed. Check Your Vocabulary A1. convinced2.precautions3.stroll4.opinions5.tactic6.vulnerable7.explorationbat9.concealed 10.slash 11.belligerent 12.rock 13.desolate 14.wieldCheck your Vocabulary B1.swerved2.trespassing3.saddened4.slashed5. paranoid6.prowlingREADING3Check Your Comprehension B1.The policeman recognized that the person who threatened and followed me wasalso reported to have done the same thing someone else years ago and he immediately took me away from my house.2.At the court, I learned that the person who threatened to rape and kill me wasmentally ill, but somehow was neglected and not placed in a mental hospital. 3.In this part of the countryside of the Michigan, people are keen on keeping andusing guns.4.When you keep a gun to protect yourself, you live in constant fear and worry.5.I was not killed, but I changed.Check your Vocabulary1.idyllic2.assailant3.paranoia4.deterrent5.flinch6.close-knit7.propelled 8.incarceratedREADING4Check Your Comprehension B1.That day my husband Jim Brady-------the press secretary of Ronald Reagan, was(permanently crippled by the assassin’s bullet and therefore) added to the list of the victims of American handgun war.2.Under the circumstance, Congress votes for a salary increase for all thecongressmen.3.The National Rifle Association expects the public to appease their anger so thatthere would be no more anger directed at the policymakers.4.Like me , people in the nation who make sure that laws are obeyed, who put theirlife in danger for us every day, are not willing to hand a handgun to another assassin like John Hinckley.5.Jim Brady knows that it is important to have a waiting time (for people who applyfor purchasing guns). He knows that as he is living through the agony and suffering of his gun wound.Check Your Vocabulary A1.legacy2. spree3.endorsed/endorses/will endorse4.assaults5. outraged6.gratified7.carnage8.escalate9.legislate Check Your Vocabulary B1.alarming/appalling2.easy3.growing/alarming4.mindless5.appalling/deadly6.deadly7.vast/growing8.convictedUnit5 Motivation or unhealthy Experience (Competition)READING1Check Your Comprehension Bpetition plays such an important role in our culture that it is common to seeeven adults shouting and swearing on Sunday afternoons (when watching baseball games). This is ridiculous and I feel bad about it.2.From my own experience, I don’t think we can develop deep and fullrelationships by trying to compete and win against a common enemy.3.If my success means that I have to be better than others, I don’t think I’ll everhave real satisfaction because I have to keep thinking of how to outdo others, which is very unpleasant and exhausting.4.Even when I reach the top position, I will not feel safe as all those below me willbe waiting to outdo me and try to grab the position from me.5.I start to see that my confidence in my personal value and worth is dependent onhow much better I am than so many others in so many activities.6.Only when we begin to realize that there is no such a thing as healthycompetition can we begin to live more normal and richer lives.Check Your vocabulary B1.contradicition2.exclusive3.conditional4.outweigh5.incalculable6.induce7. treadmill8.unjustifiable9.hysteria 10.outweighREADING2Check Your Comprehension B1.Your knew that one had healthy self-esteem when he/she could enjoy competingin a hobby,which he/she was not good at.2. A true competition is one in which you don’t know for sure whether or not you’llbe able to achieve your aim.3.For many of us, competition is an additional ingredient that keeps our lifeinteresting, makes us alert and active, and enables us to be more creative and productive.4.It can become a good part of our life and exerts a great (massive) influence onhow we live.5.Parents must also set an example of how to compete pleasantly in their ownlives.Check Your Vocabulary1.pervasive2.defective3.promote4.sabotaged5.narcissistic6.graceful7.toxic8.stellarREADING3Check Your Comprehension Bpetition can be fun, but we may be overenthusiastic and unreasonable aboutit.2.Candidates who sit in a test performance in order to join certain bands can getundeniably violent and aggressive.3.Feel free to find a gift of yours, develop it, and embarrass those who dare tochallenge you.4.If competition isn’t fun and people find themselves feeling extremely worriedabout an event they are competing in, then why not stop going through it? Check Your Vocabulary1.disrespectful2.outdo3.audition4.responsibility5.scared5.dread 7.gripes 8.vicious 9.depress 10.ironicREADING4Check Your Vocabulary A1. take on2.subject someone to3.at full speed4.at all costs5.pit—against6. in charge7.step in8.disservice9.distortedCheck Your Vocabulary B1.downplay2.realms3.ostracism4.paralysis5.impose6.ethic7.temperament8.steerUnit6 Me and Another Me (Human Cloning)READING1Check Your Vocabulary A1.News about cloning breakthroughs is usually reported disapprovingly, yet on thearrival of CC last week. These disapproving voices could hardly be heard-------they were covered up by a chorus of gentle and loving reports from the press crops, who were charmed by CO’s cuteness.2.So far in the clone debate the emotional aspect has been largely overlooked, yetthe arrival of CC brings it into force.3.With the arrival of CC last week, the cloning debate, which began in 1997 whenDolly was cloned, became heated and important again.4.The Texas lab’s success rate is as low as 1 out of 87, but it is not surprising oruncommon in cloning work. Generally, one successful clone means dozens of dead embryos in the lab.5.It is hard to say how much of an animal’s personality is genetically written andhow much is decided by environment, so temperament of a clone pet is also a matter of chance.6.They regarded CC as a test of how much people can tolerate human cloningethically, and they worry because this trial experiment has been received so well. Check Your Vocabulary B1.subtext2.surrogate3.hostility4.well-heeled5.duplicate6.felines7.toss-up8.split9.fused 10.confoundedREADING2Check Your Comprehension B1.Academics and the public felt disturbed at last week’s news of the first clonedsheep, since it seems possible that human beings might be the next species to be cloned.2.Human dignity would indeed be violated if a cloned individual was judged to beinferior, and entitled to less rights or importance than other humans.3.The fact that infertile couples have other choices does not give the right toprevent them from trying cloning.4.Democratic societies generally only ban things when there is convincing evidenceof harm that they may bring.5.If cloned humans are not safe in our world, the rest of us are not safe either. Check Your Vocabulary1.grow out ofe up with3.prompt/turn out4.stock5.take advantage of6.make a chanceyers ofREADING3Check Your Vocabulary B1.skeptical2.cracked3.plundered4.hurdle5.ominously6.breached7.flinched8.apprehension9.draconian 10.loomedREADING4Check Your Vocabulary1.vindicated2.spawned3.defective4.suttle5.misconception6.justified7.superficial8.term9.crucial。
新世纪大学英语系列教材(第二版)阅读教程 4 Unit 1-8 答案
新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）Unit 8Part IExercisesI. Reading for information 。
A. Reading to find main ideas1.A2. DB. Reading to find major details3.C4. AC. Reading to find relevant facts5.C6.BII. TranslationTranslate the following sentences into Chinese.1 Katia Eliad, a Paris-based artist, was stuck in a rut. She felt blocked in her creativity, out of touch with herself and for some inexplicable reason unable to use green or blue in her abstract paintings.巴黎艺术家凯蒂亚·艾利亚德陷入停滞。
她的创造力受阻，不能发挥自己的才智，不知何因无法在抽象画中用绿色和蓝色。
2 This year will be filled with his music, but it will also be a time to re-examine the contradictions and conflicting interpretations of his brief 35-year life.今年会充满莫扎特的音乐，但今年也会重新审视莫扎特短短35年的一生带来的矛盾和冲突的看法。
3 That notion was first given scientific support in a 1993 article in Nature, which found that college students who listened to the first movement of Mozart’s Sonata in D Major for Two Pianos performed better on a spatial reasoning test that involved mentally unfolding a piece of paper.《自然》杂志1993年的一篇文章首次给这个说法提供了科学依据，该文章指出，在一项要求在大脑里想像如何展开一页纸的空间推理测试中，听了莫扎特“D大调双钢琴奏鸣曲”第一乐章的大学生取得了更好效果。
新交际英语阅读教程4答案 张文忠
新交际英语阅读教程4答案张文忠1、The firm attributed the accident to（）fog, and no casualties have been reported until now. [单选题] *A. minimumB. scarceC. dense(正确答案)D. seldom2、I always get ______ grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.（）[单选题] *A. bestB. better(正确答案)C. goodD. well3、8．—Will she have a picnic next week?—________. And she is ready. [单选题] *A．Yes, she doesB．No, she doesn'tC．Yes, she will(正确答案)D．No, she won't4、This pair of shoes only _______ me 10 yuan. [单选题] *A. spentB. tookC. paidD. cost(正确答案)5、How _______ Grace grows! She’s almost as tall as her mother now. [单选题] *A. cuteB. strongC. fast(正确答案)D. clever6、I always make my daughter ______ her own room.（）[单选题] *A. to cleanB. cleaningC. cleansD. clean(正确答案)7、Mike and his friend are going to the _______ to see the new action movie tonight. [单选题] *A. book shopB. restaurantC. concertD. cinema(正确答案)8、He kept walking up and down, which was a sure（）that he was very worried. [单选题] *A. sign(正确答案)B. characterC. natureD. end9、—It’s too noisy outside. I can’t fall asleep.—I can’t, either. We have to ______ new ways to solve the problem.（）[单选题] *A. come up with(正确答案)B. get on withC. make up withD. catch up with10、He does ______ in math.（）[单选题] *A. goodB. betterC. well(正确答案)D. best11、_____ of the land in this area _____ covered with forest. [单选题] *A. Two-fifth; isB. Two fifth; areC. Two fifths; is(正确答案)D. Two fifths; are12、His understanding made a deep impression_____the young girl. [单选题] *A.on(正确答案)B.inC.forD.with13、We got up early this morning and took a long walk after breakfast. We walked _____ the business section of the city. [单选题] *A. amongB. betweenC. through(正确答案)D. upon14、We often go to the zoo _______ Saturday mornings. [单选题] *A. atB. inC. on(正确答案)D. of15、Medicines are to be taken according to the doctor’s advice. [单选题] *A. 发放B. 提取C. 配方D. 服用(正确答案)16、Jim wants to hang out with his friends at night, but his parents don’t allow him ______ so. （）[单选题] *A. doB. doneC. to do(正确答案)D. doing17、It’s raining outside. Take an _______ with you. [单选题] *B. life ringC. cameraD. umbrella(正确答案)18、This is _________ my father has taught me—to always face difficulties and hope for the best. [单选题] *A. howB. whichC. that(正确答案)D. what19、40．—________ apples do we need to make fruit salad?—Let me think…We need three apples. [单选题] *A．How longB．How oftenC．How muchD．How many(正确答案)20、—What can I do to help at the old people’s home?—You ______ read stories to the old people. （）[单选题] *A. could(正确答案)C. shouldD. would21、He went to America last Friday. Alice came to the airport to _______ him _______. [单选题] *A. take; offB. see; off(正确答案)C. send; upD. put; away22、We ______ boating last weekend.（）[单选题] *A. goB. went(正确答案)C. are goingD. will go23、?I am good at schoolwork. I often help my classmates _______ English. [单选题] *A. atB. toC. inD. with(正确答案)24、_______, Mr. Smith. [单选题] *A. Here your tea isB. Here is your tea(正确答案)C. Here your tea areD. Here are your tea25、Mr. Wang is coming to our school. I can’t wait to see _______. [单选题] *A. herB. him(正确答案)C. itD. them26、55．There is a ________ on in the bookshop. Let's go to buy some books. [单选题] * A．movieB．matchC．sale(正确答案)D．concert27、If people _____ overanxious about remembering something, they will forget it. [单选题] *A. will beB. would beC. wereD. are(正确答案)28、31．A key ring is used __________ holding the keys. [单选题] *A．toB．inC．for (正确答案)D．with29、78．According to a report on Daily Mail, it’s on Wednesday（）people start feeling really unhappy. [单选题] *A. whenB. whichC. whatD. that(正确答案)30、It’s raining heavily outside. Don’t leave _______ it stops. [单选题] *A. whileB. sinceC. until(正确答案)D. when。
(新编研究生英语系列教程)研究生英语阅读教程基础级第二版课件及课后答案lesson 4
The First Sentence of Each Paragraph. The most common position for the main idea is in the first sentence of the paragraph. If ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ou read a first sentence that clearly is not the topic sentence, you might jump to the end of the paragraph and read the last sentence.
Unit Two
Techniques for Efficient Reading
Lesson 4 Skimming: Reading for Main Ideas
One of the keys to successful or efficient reading at an advanced level is the ability to judge the writer’s position in relation to the information he is presenting. This involves distinguishing important points from supporting details. Taking this into account, readers should learn to use two independent yet frequently interdependent strategies: skimming and scanning. Skimming means to look very quickly at the passage for the general idea of the content of a reading passage rather than reading for details.
新交际英语阅读教程3 Unit4 Psychology课后习题参考答案
Unit 4 PsychologyReading Comprehension①1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) F 7) T 8) T ②1) postpone2) useful; harmful3) consistently4) reduce;performance; well-being5) intelligence 6) slightly7) occupations8) troublesome9) deliberately10) consequenceLanguage Focus 1.1) resolution2) afflicts3) clutter4) abates5) well-being 6) consistently7) impulsive8) chronic9) conserve10) survival2.1) conjure up2) put…to rest3) kicked in4) follow through 5) thrive on6) on her priority list7) falling behind8) broke down9) of no consequence 10) running out 3. B.1) major/big distraction2) meet the deadline3) balanced diet4) extend the deadline5) widely acknowledged6) sort out your priorities7) boosted the performance8) subtle/minor distinction9) unavoidable consequence 10) Poor diet11) roughly estimated12) predictable consequence13) welcome/pleasant distraction14) the most urgent priority15) absolute distinction16) acknowledged publicly17) academic performance18) conservatively estimated4.1)2007 年，估计有高达75%的大学生患有拖延症，其中50%的学生表示他们一直在拖延，并认为这是一个问题。
全新版大学英语阅读教程答案(unit4)
Unit 4★Text AVocabularyI.1. 1) conversely 2). but then 3) symptom 4) spitting 5) abusing 6) tone7) took…in 8) editing 9) have arranged 10) in sight 11) stretched 12) data 2. 1) The sight of teenagers smoking cigarettes jars on me.2) A lot of American teenagers don’t like street gangs, but they find themselves gettingsucked in.3) Jeffrey’s computer crashed again this morning. The manager has arranged for atechnician from the computer store to check and repair it.4) During the Vietnam War, many young Americans fled their country to avoid militaryservice/fled to other countries to avoid military service.5) The new government is planning an anti-corruption campaign so as to restore people’sconfidence in it.3. 1) the virtual, on line, via 2) nightmare, routine, any appointment, arrange for3) cue, remarks, his tuneII. 1. We came here all the way on foot.2. Private cars are not allowed on campus.3. They are on vocation in Florida.4. Mary has been talking to her friend on the phone for an hour.5. Don’t worry, Lucy is always on time.6. Industrial demand on fuel is on the rise.III. 1. hard 2. difficult 3. impossible 4. tough 5. hard 6. easyComprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) internet 2) click 3) virtual 4) routines 5) arrange 6) nightmare 7) annoying 8)connection 9) crawls 10) take in 11) spit 12) data 13) sucked into 14) At times 15) flee 16) on line2. 1) companion 2) deliver 3) access 4) enables 5) customers 6) delights 7) provides 8)small 9) remote 10) informationII. Translation1. 1) Research shows that laughter can bring a lot of health benefits.2) A slow Internet connecting speed is really annoying.3) As the law stands, helping someone commit suicide is a crime.4) In her report, Mary tries to interpret the data from a completely different angle.5) Sue is a girl of great talent. Her amazing memory sets her apart from her classmates.2. Perhaps you envy me for being able to work from home on the computer. I agree that theInternet has made my job a lot easier. I can write，submit and edit articles via email, chat with my colleagues on line and discuss work with my boss. With a click of the mouse, I can get all the data I need and keep up with the latest news. But then, communicating through the Net can be frustrating at times. The system may crash. Worse still, without the emotional cues of face-to-face communication, the typed words sometimes seem difficult to interpret.★ Text BComprehension Check: c a a b d cLanguage Practice1．d e a c b f g h2．1) vehicle 2) hooked on 3)intense 4)worldwide 5)overnight 6)slipped7) on the whole 8) called forth 9) outwards 10)Needless to say 11) to myknowledge 12) On top of thatUnit 5★Text AVocabularyI.1. 1) startled 2) mere 3) motion 4) sweating 5) stretched 6) vain 7) On one occasion 8) anxiety 9) emotions 10) ashamed 11) In my mind’s eye 12) recurring2. 1) Mrs. White’s birthday coincides with her husband’s.2) They make big profits on the stuff they sell by creating an artificial shortage, which send sthe prices soaring/results in the soaring of prices.3) It has been a week of alternate sunshine and rain.4) Politics and philosophy have been his lifelong passions, although he studied economics atuniversity.5) Tension came over her, as she waited for her first TV interview.3. 1) media, dedication to, grace 2) his competitors, in excitement, hug him, congratulate him on 3) emotions, numerous, intensity, passion forII.1.Mike, a Green, made the suggestion that a large park be built near the community.2.In a letter to his daughter, Mr. Smith expressed his wish that she (should) continue hereducation to acquire still another degree.3.There is no reason to hold the belief that humans have no direct moral responsibility tosafeguard the welfare of animals.4.Children need to feel safe about the world they grow up in, and it is unwise to give them theidea that everything they come into contact with might be a threat.5.Anxiety can result from the notion that life has not treated us fairly.6.Nobody believed his claim that he was innocent.III.1.I work out in the gym for one hour every morning.2.Florence has worked as cleaner at the factory for five years.3.The wounded man worked his way across the field on his hands and knees.4.The safe load for a truck of this type works out at about twenty-five tons.5.It is difficult to understand how human minds work.6.To my disappointment, the manager’s plan of promoting the new products doesn’t work at all.7.The teacher has a lot of experience of working with children who don’t know how to learn.8.The medicine was like magic, and it worked instantly after you took it.Comprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) In my mind’s eye 2) groan 3) competitor 4) intensity 5) anxiety 6) tense7) sweat 8) tension 9) soaring 10) recurring 11) brought me back to earth12) fantasy 13) sweat 14) congratulate 15) numerous 16) media2. 1) engineer 2) forget 3) convinced 4) how 5) build 6) accident7) thought 8)only 9) sharp 10) touched 11) instructions 12) finallyII. Translation1. 1) It is the creativity and dedication of the workers and executives that turned the companyinto a profitable business.2) The prices of food and medicine have soared in the past three months.3) We plan to repaint the upper floors of he office building.4) His success shows that popularity and artistic merit sometimes coincide.5) I don’t want to see my beloved grandmother lying in a hospital bed and groaning painfully.2. Numerous facts bear out the argument/statement/claim that in order to recover speedilyfrom negative emotion, you should allow yourself to cry. You needn’t/don’t have to be ashamed of crying. Anxiety and sorrow can flow out of the body along with tears.Consider the case of/Take Donna, Her son unfortunately died in a car accident. The intensity of the blow made her unable to cry. She said, “It was not until two weeks later that I began to cry. And then I felt as if a big stone had been lifted from my shoulders. It was the tears that brought me back to earth and helped me survive the crisis.”★ Text BComprehension Check: b c b b c aLanguage Practice1. a e d c b h f g2.1) aid 2) inclined 3) in good health 4) shortcomings 5) penetrated6) dismiss 7)has suffered from 8)progressive 9)optimistic 10)to a degree 11)hold on to12)installUnit 7★Text AVocabularyI.1. 1) Strictly speaking 2) drifted 3) resembles 4) invaded 5) is conquered 6) fascinating 7) snack 8) put…into practice 9) source 10) climate 11) surrendered 12) were aroused2. 1) an absolute necessity rather than a luxury 2) is a valuable addition to the football team.3) will get out of control, if the firemen do not arrive within ten minutes.4) alternative but to g via Vancouver to get to Seattle5) declared all beef imports will be banned for the next six months as an emergency measure tostop the spread of mad cow disease.3. 1) systematic, have invented, to a very real extent, mysteries2) to establish, to be modifies/ modifying 3) tolerance towards, strike out, enrichII. 1. a) wish b) wish c) want d) want/wish 2. a) skin b) hide/skin c) hide d) skin 3. a) raise/rear b) raise c) rear/raise d) raise 4. a) royal b) kingly/royal c) sovereignd) royal/kinglyIII. 1. Indeed 2. though 3. Frankly 4. Moreover 5. To my knowledge6. however7. nevertheless8. Yet9. instead 10) in other words Comprehensive ExerciseI.1. 1) fascinating 2) tolerance 3) invented 4) addition 5) ban 6) corrupt7) out of control 8) influenced 9) elite 10)came up with 11) establishing12) Massive 13）sources 14）enrich2. 1) early 2) similar 3) source 4) observation 5) examine6) features 7) declared 8) stronger 9) accident 10) sprungII. Translation1. 1) Many small businesses have sprung up in the city since the new policy went into effect.2) On hearing the news, she smiled briefly, and then returned to her habitual frown.3) He paused for effect, then said:“We can reach/enter these markets through new channels.”4) The addition of a concert hall to the school will help it nourish young musical talents.5) We have no way to protect our personal liberties until we have established a sovereignstate,/We can’t protect our personal liberties unless we, first of all, establish a sovereign state.2. Though how the English language came into existence remains a mystery to manypeople，linguists believe that English and most other European languages have descended from a common source: the Indo-European parent language. English was first spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who invaded England in the fifth century. They passed onto us the basic vocabulary of English. In over fifteen centuries of its development, English has enriched itself by massive borrowing. As British immigrants landed in America and established the United States as an independent nation, a new variety was added to the English language : American English. Though some people worry that the language is running out of control, many native speakers of English take pride in the tolerance of their language.★ Text BComprehension Check: c c c d b dLanguage Practice1. g e d c b h f a2. 1) give way to 2) predict 3) substantial 4) integrate 5) in transition 6) aspect7) to name a few 8) authority 9) dominate 10) had contributed to 11) unique12) rid yourself of。
世纪商务英语阅读教程专业篇1第七版第unit4答案
世纪商务英语阅读教程专业篇1第七版第unit4答案1、He has bought an unusual car. [单选题] *A. 平常的B. 异常的(正确答案)C. 漂亮的D. 废弃的2、We _____ three major snowstorms so far this winter. [单选题] *A.hadB. haveC. have had(正确答案)D.had had3、The three guests come from different _______. [单选题] *A. countryB. countrysC. countryesD. countries(正确答案)4、My brother is too shy. He _______ speaks in front of lots of people. [单选题] *A. alwaysB. usuallyC. seldom(正确答案)D. sometimes5、It _____ us a lot of time to do this job. [单选题] *A. spentB. madeC. took(正确答案)D. cost6、24．I often ask my English teacher some questions ________ e-mail. [单选题] *A．by(正确答案)B．inC．forD．with7、It was _____the policeman came_____the parents knew what had happened to their son. [单选题] *A.before…asB. until…whenC. not until…that(正确答案)D.until…that8、What about _______ there by bike? [单选题] *A. goesB. wentC. goD. going(正确答案)9、You cannot see the doctor _____ you have made an appointment with him. [单选题] *A. exceptB.evenC. howeverD.unless(正确答案)10、Let us put the matter to the vote,（）? [单选题] *A. will youB. can weC. may ID. shall we(正确答案)11、If you do the same thing for a long time, you'll be tired of it. [单选题] *A. 试图B. 努力C. 厌倦(正确答案)D. 熟练12、He’s so careless that he always _______ his school things at home. [单选题] *A. forgetsB. leaves(正确答案)C. putsD. buys13、—______is my notebook？—Look! It’s in your schoolbag.（）[单选题] *A. WhatB. WhichC. Where(正确答案)D. How14、The reason I didn't attend the lecture was simply _____ I got a bad cold that day. [单选题] *A. becauseB. asC. that(正确答案)D. for15、1——May I help you? You seem to be having some problems.——_______ , thanks. Ithink I can manage. [单选题] *A. All rightB. No problemC. It’s all right(正确答案)D. There’s no way16、You wouldn' t have caught such ____ bad cold if you hadn' t been caught in ____?rain. [单选题] *A. a, /B. a, aC. a,the(正确答案)D. /, /17、In fact, Beethoven did something brave than dying. [单选题] *A. 勇敢(正确答案)B. 冒险C. 可怕D. 奇妙18、These oranges look nice, but _______ very sour. [单选题] *A. feelB. taste(正确答案)C. soundD. look19、Sometimes only（）10 out of 500 or more candidates succeed in passing all the tests. [单选题] *A. as many asB. as few as(正确答案)C. as much asD. as little as20、Just use this room for the time being ,and we’ll offer you a larger one _______it becomes available [单选题] *A. as soon as(正确答案)B unless .C as far asD until21、Mr. White likes to live in a _______ place. [单选题] *A. quiteB. quiet(正确答案)C. quickD. quietly22、( ) ----Would you like___ tea? ----No, thanks. I have drunk two____. [单选题] *A. any, bottles of orangeB. some, bottles of orange(正确答案)C. many, bottles of orangesD. few, bottle of oranges23、The students _____ outdoors when the visitors arrived. [单选题] *A. were playing(正确答案)B. have playedC. would playD. could play24、--Don’t _______ too late, or you will feel tired in class.--I won’t, Mum. [单选题] *A. call upB. wake upC. stay up(正确答案)D. get up25、I got caught in the rain and my suit____. [单选题] *A. has ruinedB. had ruinedC. has been ruined(正确答案)D. had been ruined26、They will hold the party if they _____ the project on time. [单选题] *A. will completeB. complete(正确答案)C．completedD. had completed27、The Internet is an important means of（）[单选题] *A. conversationB. communication(正确答案)C. speechD. language28、I’m still unable to make myself_____in the discussion, which worries me a lot. [单选题]*A.understandB.understood(正确答案)C.understandingD.to be understood29、50．—The sweater is not the right ________ for me.—Well, shall I get you a bigger one or a smaller one? [单选题] *A．priceB．colorC．size(正确答案)D．material(材料)30、The Spring Festival is on the way.Many shops have _______ huge posters with the word sales. [单选题] *A. put up(正确答案)B. put onC. put outD. put off。
大学英语 阅读教程第四册答案(完整版)
Book 4Unit 1I.1.A2.D3.C4.A5.B6.DII.1.我进入寿险这一行，做得还算不错。
我有幸与几个最棒的寿险推销员一起被指任为一委员会会员。
一时间我吓得要命。
2. 一般的成功人士为了将来的收获，甘坐冷板凳且推迟享受。
反观诸多快速成功者，他们期望太多而且渴望一蹴而就。
当回报不能立刻兑现时，他们就变得灰心丧气，愁苦不堪。
3. 我一直在找寻那些有天赋、能自律的人。
然后培养他们的爱心和忠诚。
我招募他们，激励他们，每当我们取得什么成绩，我与他们一起分享荣誉。
4. 有一次，一场盛大的开幕典礼定于周末举行，而我们的大部分家具还在我们与批发商两地之间的卡车上，距这里有数天的车程，于是我们便到外面以零售价购买了价值5,000美元的货品，这样做吞噬了我们大部分的利润，可我们不能让建筑商失望。
5. 美国总统亚伯拉罕.林肯本可能被他貌似的平凡所击垮。
他出身贫寒，外表丑陋，然而却颇有建树，给世人眼中的“平凡”予新的涵义和尊严。
III.1.set their sights high, achieve their goals2.is little related to, university-educated fast-trackers, self-discipline3.overpowering ego, bring out the best in people4.broaden their knowledge base5.stick with, keep your wordUnit 2II.1. 等等！我不管谁把那块馅饼切成两块，但不论谁切，都得给另一方挑选的权力。
2．很多情况下，冲突双方的需求并非对立。
如果关注点从击败对方转向解决问题，那么每个人都能受益。
3．如果工会赢了，罢工期间损失的工资将超过争得的利益。
相反，由于罢工，资方的损失将超过为避免罢工而答应其要求的成本。
所以，罢工必两败俱伤。
4．相反，我们应该认识到我们真正的利益是互补的，进而彼此相同：“我们该怎样协作，使馅饼更大，大家分得的份额更多？”5 如果那卖主宽容和气，通情达理又富有同情心，他就该把价格谈到497美元，使那对夫妇得到快乐和满足。
新编大学英语阅读教程（第二版）-基础篇
新编大学英语阅读教程（第二版）-基础篇答案Unit 1 EducationExercise 11. B2. C3. A4. B5.CExercise 21.B2. D3. J4. K5. AExercise 31. T2. F3. T4. T5. TExercise 41. It was said that over three thousand discipl es foll owed him.2. Officials woul d see who was intelligent or who they favor and recommend that individualto their superior.3. Since the Qing Dynasty was d ominated by the Manchu ethnic group, they gave theirpeopl e priority over the Han peopl e.Unit 2 Military AffairExercise 11. B2. D3. D4. A5.CExercise 21.I2. D3. B4. C5. FExercise 31. F2. T3. F4. F5. FExercise 41.Getting peopl e to want what you want.2.The government sponsored efforts including the United States Information Agency, theVoice of America. American corporate and advertising executives, as well as the heads of Hollywood studios, were selling not only their products but also America's culture and values to the rest of the worl d.3.In such a variegated worl d, all three sources of power —milit ary, economic, and soft—remain rel evant.Unit 3 LanguageExercise 11.D2. B3. D4. C5.DExercise 21.D2. E3. O4. S5. TExercise 31. B2. D3. DExercise 41. The poor spelling.2. His attitud e, capabilities and skill.3. Femal es aged over 65.Unit 4 International OrganizationsExercise 11.C2. B3. C4. B5.DExercise 21. C2. F3. E4. D5. JExercise 31. T2. F3. F4. T5. FExercise 41.The AIIB, a mod ern knowl edge-based institution, will focus on the d evel opment ofinfrastruct ure and other productive sectors in Asia, including energy and power,transportation and tel ecommunications, rural infrast ructure and agriculture d evel opment, water supply and sanitation, environmental protection, urban d evel opment and l ogistics, etc.2.Chinese Presid ent Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang announced the AIIB initiative duringtheir respective visits to Southeast Asian count ries in October 2013. The Bank wasenvisaged to promote interconnectivity and economic integration in the region andcooperate with existing multil ateral d evel opment banks. Foll owing this announcement, bilateral and multilateral discussions and consultations commenced on core principl es and key el ements for establishing the AIIB. In October, 2014, 22 Asian countries gathered in Beijing to sign Memorandum of Und erstanding (MOU) to establish the AIIB.3.There are four meetings about AOA. Discussions about the proposed Articl es ofAgreement (AOA) were launched at the second CNM, which was hel d in Mumbai, India, in January 2015. The AOA was discussed further at the 3rd CNM meeting that was hel d in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in March 2015 and at the 4th CNM meeting which took place inBeijing in April 2015. The final text of the AoA was ad opted on May 22, 2015 at the5th CNM hel d in Singapore.Unit 5 Internet EconomyExercise 11. B2. C3. C4. D5.AExercise 21.G2. A3. E4. D5. FExercise 31. T2. T3. F4. F5. TExercise 41. Open.2. Christmas Day-December 25-which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder ofthe Christian religion, is the biggest and best-loved holiday in the United States.According to the Bible, the holy book of Christians, God decided to allow his only son, Jesus Christ, to be born to a human mother and live on the earth so that people could understand God better and learn to love God and each other more." Christmas" meaning "celebration of Christ " honors the time when Jesus was born to a young Jewish woman Mary.Mary was engaged to be married to Joseph, a carpenter, but before they came together, she was found to be with child. Because Joseph, her husband, was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in his dream and said, "Do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."Although the exact date of the birth of Jesus nearly 2,000 years ago is not known, the calendar on the supposed date divides all time into B.C.(Before Christ)and A.D.(a Latin phrase, Anno Domini,“in the year of our Lord”) For the first 300 years, Jesus' birthday was celebrated on different dates. Finally, in the year 354 A.D. church leaders choseDecember 25 as his birthday.3. Open.Unit 6 LiteratureExercise 11. B2. D3. C4. D5. CExercise 21. G2. D3. F4. H5. CExercise 31. T2. T3. T4. T5. FIV. Based on the above passage, answer the foll owing questions.1. Background adds to personal strength and makes someone great. Cao was deeplyeducated by China's troubled history and by his hometown where he spent childhood in poverty. But hardship finally turned into his spiritual and literary wealth.2. Cao tells many genuine Chinese stories, but the themes of his Chinese stories areuniversal,and at the same time all of them belong to humankind.3. Whether a book can make its way into the world, that is to say whether it is suitable fortranslation into other languages, is also a basic norm of its literary value.Unit 7 CultureExercise 11. C2. D3. D4. B5.BExercise 21. G2.C3. G4. B5. DExercise 31. A2.B3. A4. A5.CExercise 41.That's what hospit ality is all about: making peopl e feel at home when they're not.2.Appropriate gifts for general occasions might be fl owers, candy or —if the family hassmall chil dren —toys.3.I shoul d wear comfortabl e, casual cl othes. Plan to arrive on time, or else call to inform thehosts of the d elay. During the dinner conversation, it's customary to compliment thehostess on the wond erful meal. After an hour or so of general chit-chat, it's probably time to head for the d oor. And above all, no snooping around the house. It's more polite towait for the host to offer a guid ed tour.Unit 8 Law and Public SecurityExercise 11. A2. B3. B4. D5. BExercise 21. D2. B3. F4. C5. AExercise 31. D2. D3. B4. B5.DExercise 41. Generally speaking, because smoking is harmful for health. According to rel ated survey,like 2011 China Tobacco Control Report, about 740 million peopl e, including 180 million chil dren and teenagers are affected by second hand smoke. More than 1 million peopl e die every year from smoking-rel ated diseases, and more than 100,000 of those cases can be traced back to second-hand smoke.2. I am afraid there’s no simil ar regulations passed or carried out in my city. Here are somereasons. Firstly, the corresponding d epart ments d o not pay enough attention tosecond-hand smoking issue as in Harbin. Secondly, there are too many smokers here in the city and most of them refuse to d o any change. Thirdly, l ocal citizens here are too shy to express their opinions against second-hand passive smoking.3. As we can see from the passage, Harbin is the first city that tries to regulate second-handsmoke for the sake of public health. It is really a good start. One the one hand,non-smokers especially chil dren and teenagers are effectively protected than ever before.Since second-hand passive breathing coul d no l onger threat their health, many serious diseases are avoid ed. That is of great significance. On the other hand, before l ong Harbincoul d be a successful mod el of tobacco control for other cities to copy. Then, there coul d be cl eaner air, healthier environment, and happier life in many cities.Unit 9 Ethics IssuesExercise 11. C2. D3. A4.D5.BExercise 21.C2.F3.B4.I5.HExercise 31.F2.C3.O4.A5.M6.J 7B. 8.K 9.E 10.HExercise 41.Many of the chall enges facing the healthcare system in the future will be related tothe overall chall enge of balancing quality and safety with efficiency, said Cynda Hylton Rushton PhD, RN, the new Anne and George L. Bunting Professor of Clinical Ethics at Johns Hopkins University.“It raises a real question about whether the right val ues are d riving our focus in ourhealthcare system,” she said. “Shoul d efficiency be the driver?”2.“This is not just a supply issue,” said Rushton. “This is a sustainability issue. And one ofthe real threats to keeping the peopl e we t rain in practice is having an ethical practice environment where they can actually practice with integrit y, and where they are notconstantly bar raged with morally dist ressing situations that burn them out.”3.Medication short ages often happen because there’s not enough economic incentive formanufacturers. For exampl e, certain int ravenous medications that are generics tend to be the ones that become scarce because there’s not much profit in making them, saidRosoff.Unit 10 Medicine and Health CareExercise 11. A2. C3. C4. D5.BExercise 21.B2. C3. F4. G5. IExercise 31. E2. H3. N4. A5. C6. J7. M8. B9. D 10. OExercise 41.Open.2.Traditional medicine d epends on herbal treatments, acupunct ure（针灸）, acupressure(穴位按压), moxibustion (burning of herbs over acupuncture points), "cupping" (l ocalsuction of skin), qigong (coordinated movement, breathing, and awareness), tui na(massage), and other culturally unique practices. Such approaches are believed to be most effective in treating minor and chronic（慢性的，长期的）diseases, in part because of mil d er sid e effects. Traditional treatments may be used for more serious conditions as well, particularly for such acute abd ominal（腹部的）conditions as appendicitis（阑尾炎）, pancreatitis（胰腺炎）, and gallstones（胆结石）;3.Open.Unit 11 Home lifeExercise 11. C2. D3. C4. A5. BExercise 21.A2. F3. D4. B5. CExercise 31. T2. F3. T4. T5. FExercise 41.It is hard to say, the earliest known tattoo is believed in 3300 B.C, but more widelyrecognized ) are tattoos found on Egyptian and Nubian mummies dating from about 2000 B.C.2.They felt curious.3.The practice of tattooing has different meanings to various cultures. In some cultures,tattoos served as identification of the wearer's rank or status within a group.Unit 12 Ment al HealthExercise 11. B2. A3. C4. B5. DExercise 21. A2. H3. I4. G5. JExercise 31. T2. F3. F4. T5. TExercise 41.Because you cannot be friends with anyone else in the worl d if you are not a friend ofyourself.2.You can check whether you like yourself from the list: your past, your background, yourpersonality t raits and your achievements relative to others.3.Forgive yourself, accept things you can’t change, focus on your strengths, write yoursuccess stories, stop comparing yourself with others and always be t rue to yourself.Unit 13 New Science and Technol ogyExercise 11. B2. C3. A4. A5.DExercise 21.B2. C3. D4. D5. EExercise 31. F2. T3. F4. T5. TExercise 41. Open.2. Open.3. Open.Unit 14 Environment ProtectionExercise 11. D2. B3. C4. D5. DExercise 21. A2. B3. F4. G5. JExercise 31. F2. T3. T4. F5. TExercise 41. Many Americans harbour a grossly distorted and exaggerated view of most of the riskssurrounding food. If the dangers from bacterially contaminated chicken were as great as some peopl e believe, “the st reets woul d be littered with peopl e lying here and there.”2. To make good food and water supplies even bet ter, the Government needs to tighten itsregul atory standards, stiffen its inspection program and strengthen its enforcementpolicies.3. Consumers will have to d o a better job of l earning how to handl e and cook food properly.The probl ems that need to be tackl ed exist all al ong the food-supply chain, from fiel ds to processing plants to kitchens.Unit 15 Leisure TimeExercise 11. D2. B3. C4. D5. AExercise 21. E2. D3. B4. C5. AExercise 31. O2. F3. O4. F5. FExercise 4Open answers.Unit 16 ArtExercise 11. B2. A3. B4. D5. BExercise 21. B2. C3. E4. H5. KExercise 31. F2. O3. O4. F5. FExercise 41. Earliest paper cutting was found in China 1500 years ago.2. She has been invited to demonstrate the art at a wide collection of events.3. The Chinese paper cutting represents Chinese cultural values, history and stories ofpeople's lives.Quiz1Section A1 .F 2. L 3. I 4. B 5. C6. K7. E8. H9. D 10. JSection B1. A2. E3.H4.B5. D6. C7. G8.J9.K 10. FSection CPassage One1. B2. C3.B4.C5. C Passage Two6. D7. C8.A9.A 10. CQuiz2Section A1.B2. I3. D4. N5. L6. A7. H8. J9. F 10. M Section B1. H2. E3. B4. J5. C6. I7. A8.G9. D 10. FSection CPassage One1. D2. B3. A4. D5. A Passage Two6. C7. D8. C9. A 10. BQuiz3Section A1. B2. F3. J4. A5. O6. G7. C8. H9. L 10. M Section B1. D2. E3. A4. G5. H6. J7. L8. N9. H 10. KSection CPassage One1. C2. B3. B4. D5. A Passage Two6. C7. D8. A9. C 10. BQuiz4Section A1.E2. M3.G4. L5. B6.J7. C8. N9.H 10. O Section B1. E2. G3. D4. A5. I6. B7. F8.J9. C 10. H Section CPassage One1. A2. C3. D4. C5. B Passage Two6. D7. A8. C9. D 10. A。
全新版大学英语阅读教程4答案（上外）
Keys to College English Reading CourseBook 4Unit 1Storm ChasersI. DCABII. 1. 但是新墨西哥州东北部地区地势较高，具有形成旋转式暴风雨的一切地理特征，这种暴风雨被称作“超级暴风雨”，它有可能最终形成最强劲的龙卷风。
2. 能行驶的道路非常有限，地形以山为主，山脉阻挡了雷达的扫描，这给我们追踪正在形成的风暴带来了困难。
3. 但这一切已毫无意义，我们一直监视风暴不停地旋转，最终却没有形成龙卷风。
因此，我们没有获得任何科学数据，看到的却是美丽壮观的风暴逐渐地消失在地平线上。
4. 在形成龙卷风的条件已经成熟的那几天里，可能会有多股强劲的风暴可以成为追逐的目标，最终决定追逐哪一股风暴有时纯属偶然。
Reading-skill exercisesExtract 11.“yet”and “but”, showing contrast; “for”, indicating a reason; “in addition to”, additive;“indeed”, restating an assertion.2.All of them make the paragraph highly cohesive.Extract 2.CBThe Nature of ManI.CDDAII. 1. 他回忆到，他很小的时候夜间常常躺在床上，想象生命会怎样终结、什么是虚无、为什么死亡是无法改变的。
2.随着美国进一步走向多民族化，对人的本性产生了新的认识，进而影响到我们原有的个人观点。
3.我们对涉及人类本性的问题的回答，在很大程度上影响到我们对子女的教育方式，以及对犯罪、贫困等社会问题的处理方式。
4.即使是弗洛伊德也相信：为了平衡其（动物）本能和文明社会的要求，人类能超越其纯动物性的存在。
5.如果我们能够意识到，人类没有道德选择的自由，需要的是设计者来创造一个完美的环境规范人的行为，那么，我们就能创造一个完美的社会。
阅读教程 3 Unit 4答案
新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）Unit 4Part IExercisesI. Reading for information 。
A. Reading to find main ideas1.B2. AB. Reading to find major details3 . A 4. CC. Reading to find relevant facts5. D6. BII. TranslationTranslate the following sentences into Chinese.1 I always believed that my parents had a good marriage, but just before I, the youngest of four children, turned sixteen, my belief was sorely tested.我一直深信我父母的婚姻很美满，但是当我——四个孩子中最小的一个——快满十六岁的时候，我的这种想法受到了严峻的考验。
2 I told him that I was praying for him and wanted him to know that, no matter what, Jesus and I loved him.我告诉他我正在为他祈祷，而且希望他知道，无论发生什么，上帝和我都会爱他。
3 Early the next morning, as my dad left our house, I sneaked out to the carand slipped my letter into one of his bags.第二天清晨，我趁父亲走出房子的时候，偷偷溜到小汽车里，把这封信放进他其中的一个背包里。
4 In the last sixteen years of my parent’s marriage, I and all those who knew my mom and dad witnessed one of the truly “great” marriages.在父母亲婚姻的最后16年里，所有认识我父母亲的人以及我，都见证了这段真正美满的婚姻5 When Mom and Dad received the news from the doctor that his heart was deteriorating rapidly, they took it hand in hand, side by side, all the way.当父母亲从医生那里得知父亲的心脏正在快速衰竭的时候，他们始终手牵手，肩并肩地一起面对疾病。
阅读教程4答案
阅读教程4答案Unit 1part Ip. 8I. Reading for information1-6AD CA BDII Translation1.我进入保险这一行，做得还算不错。
我有幸与几个最棒的保险推销员一起被指任为一委员会委员。
一时间我吓得要命。
2.一般的成功认识为了将来的收获，甘坐冷板凳且推迟享受。
反观足多快速成功者，他们期望太多且渴望一而就。
当回报不能立刻兑现时，他们就变得灰心丧气，愁苦不堪。
3.我一直在寻找那些有天赋、能自律的人。
然后培养他们的爱心和忠诚。
我招募他们激励他们，每当我们取得什么成绩，我与他们一起分享荣誉。
4.有一次，一场盛大的开幕典礼定于周末举行，而我们的大部分家具还在我们于批发商两地的卡车上，距离有数天的车程，于是我们便到外面以零售价格购买了价值5，000美元的货品。
这样做吞噬了我们大部分的利润，可我们不能让建筑商失望。
5.美国总统亚伯拉罕.林肯本可能被他貌似的平凡所击垮。
他出身贫寒，外表丑陋，让儿却颇有建树，给世人眼中的平凡予以新的涵义和尊严。
III1.set their sights high, achieve their goals2.is little related to, university-educated fast-trackers, self-discipline3.overpowering ego, bring out the best in people4.broaden their knowledge base5.stick with, keep your wordpart IIP.171-5 F T F F TPart IIIP.20Passage 1 1-5 F T F T FPassage 2 6-10 F F T F TPassage 3 11-15 BDCABPassage 4 16-20ACBCDPassage 521.equivalent22.sponsored23.goals24.plays25.invested26.prospect27.rated.28.associated29.pursue30.barrierpassage 631.mission32.significance33.flow34.ongoing35.immediately36.indirectly,37.transmission,38.Above,39.foundation40.therebypassage 741.headed42.longings43.desires44.self-esteem45.discrimination46.shower47.aware48.Times49.veryUnit 2part Ip. 38I. Reading for information1-6CBDABCII Translation1.等等，我不管谁把那块馅饼切成两块，但不论谁切，都得给另一方挑选的权力。
大学英语阅读教程4_答案
College English Reading Course (Book IV)大学英语阅读教程4 答案Unit 11 The campers at Kitty HawkIV.Key to multiple-choice questions1.D2.C3.D4.BV.Suggested versions of translation exercise1.1903年12月7日，曾任《宗教瞭望》报编辑的兄弟联合会主教莱特先生在他位于俄亥俄州代顿市霍桑街的木头房子里收到了他儿子威尔伯和奥维尔发来的电报。
他们突发奇想，去了北卡来罗那州海岸沙丘上的一个小宿营地度假，给自己匆忙赶制的滑翔机做一些修补。
2.他们来到了吉蒂霍克，在向南往阿尔伯马勒海峡近海的哈特拉斯角延伸的大沙丘和沙岸上，有一片辽阔的海滩，海滩空荡荡的。
只有一个海岸警卫队的哨卡，几座渔民的小屋，还有沙丘后面马唐草丛里成群的蚊子、扁虱和恙螨，头顶上掠过海鸥和向下俯冲捕食的燕鸥，傍晚，鱼鹰和鹤拍打着翅膀飞过盐沼，有时，莱特兄弟的目光追随着在天空翱翔的鹰，一如几个世纪前列奥纳多睁大锐利的双眸，以领悟飞行的原理。
3.开车往返于城市之间的人民驶过田头，听到老式的莱特发动机发出连续不断的怦怦声，看到白色的双翼飞机像一对摞在一起的的熨衣板在空中足足飞了50英尺，这时他们总是惊奇地把脖子伸出窗外张望。
4.随着飞行时间的延长，莱特兄弟找到了赞助人，官司缠身，他们每晚躺在床上不能入睡，仿佛听见数百万美元在哀嗥，这比吉蒂霍克的蚊子还要烦人。
2 Treading lightlyIV.Key to multiple-choice questions1.D2.A3.C4.BV.Suggested versions of translation exercise1.不是，德∙拉∙克鲁兹先生和他的队员们在维护丛林，他们就像在竖一块巨大的“禁止入内”的标牌。
2.酷爱环保的旅游公司和游览区小旅馆在地球上仅存的几块保存完好、货真价实的原始林区开辟旅游点，给游客提供一个走马观花的去处。
研究生英语阅读教程(基础级)第三版课后习题答案Lesson4
1. Though he had apologized, she raised a query on his sincerity.A. trust（信任）B. request（请求；需要）C. examination（考试）D. question（问题；疑问）译文：虽然他已经道歉了，她还是对他的诚意提出了质疑。
2. Discipline in Mr. Brown's class becomes very slack.A. strict（严格的；绝对的；精确的）B. loose（宽松的；不精确的）C. serious（严肃的；认真的）D. uncontrollable（无法管控的）译文：布朗先生班上的纪律变得很松弛。
3. We couldn't believe that the joke was a nasty hit at him.A. malicious（恶毒的）B. lethal（致命的）C. footy（无足轻重的）D. gentle（温和，文雅的）译文：我们不敢相信这个笑话是对他的恶毒攻击。
4. The winner's complacent smile annoyed some people.A. scornful（轻蔑的）B. humorous（幽默的）C. contented（满足的，心安的）D. ironical（讽刺的）译文：胜利者自满的微笑惹恼了一些人。
5. This make-over has to start with the most basic societal unit-the family.A. task（任务；工作）B. improvement（提高；改进）C. measure（措施；测量）D. change（改变）译文：这种转变必须从最基本的社会单元——家庭开始。
6. A Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Accreditation System will be putinto practice in California next school year.A. Primary（首要的）B. Eiementary（基本的；初级的）C. Higher（更高的，较高的）D. Graduate（毕业的）译文：明年，加州将实行私立高等教育和职业教育认证制度。
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新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）Unit 4Part IExercisesI. Reading for information 。
A. Reading to find main ideas1.D2. BB. Reading to find major details3.C4. AC. Reading to find relevant facts5. C6.AII. TranslationTranslate the following sentences into Chinese.1 Free agents work with multiple clients on a variety of projects based on their unique set of abilities.自由职业者凭借自己独特的能力为多个客户的不同项目工作。
2 Companies are hiring more free agents than ever before because they save money and acquire niche expertise to solve specific business problems. This is different from full-time salaried workers who get benefits and are generalists in their fields.各公司比以往任何时候雇用更多的自由职业者，因为这样它们既可以省钱又能获得解决具体商业问题的合适专业技术。
这些自由职业者与全职拿薪水的工作人员不同，后者享有各种福利，在各自领域是通才。
3 The soc ial contract that employers have with workers is evolving to one where “it’s less about loyalty and more important to focus on projects.”雇主和工作人员之间的社会契约逐步发展为“较少关注忠诚度而更多关注项目”。
4 Gigs that pay well and are in high demand include online marketing, writing specialized material for businesses and media outlets, computer programming and copywriting.报酬丰厚且需求量大的工作包括网络营销、为企业和媒体撰写专门的材料、计算机编程以及编写文案。
5 You want as many people to know about you as possible because they will be theword-of-mouth engine that builds your business.你要让更多的人知道你，因为这些人的口口相传将成就你的事业。
III. SummaryComplete the following statements with words and expressions from the box. Use their proper forms.1 Free agents are also referred to as contract workers, consultants and freelancers. They don’t re ceive health care benefits, unemployment insurance or collective-bargaining rights. Instead, they work with multiple clients on a variety of projects based on their unique set of abilities.2 From 1997 to 2011 the number of free agents grew from approximately 25 million to 44 million in the U.S., as people desired more freedom, flexibility and ways to get paid for their professional skills. It is projected that there could be as many as 70 million free agents by 2020, creating a workplace environment with more free agents than full-time employees.3 By hiring more free agents companies can save money and acquire niche expertise to solve specific business problems. Another benefit of hiring freelancers is that during slow periods, companies don’t h ave to hold onto them. Therefore, companies are now moving toward a “hire at will” recruiting strategy and away from a “hire for life” one.4 It is likely that some day you’ll find yourself out of your full-time salaried job in the current economy. So if you are a free agent or aspire to be one, there are several things you need to keep in mind.5 It is important to bond together with other like-minded free agents and share resources with them. When you refer jobs to other free agents, they might reciprocate in the future.6 Make good use of websites where you can bid on new projects, blogs with their own job boards and aggregation sites that compile opportunities for you.7 What is equally important is whenever you’re not working on a client project, you should be getting your name out there. For example, you can create a website that shows case studies, your bio, a client list and samples of your work.8 One third of all freelancers are looking for full-time work. And some free agents may prefer a full-time salaried job with benefits. In that case, you need to make known your interest and make extra efforts to turn your projects into a full-time position.Part II Reading for PleasureExerciseAnswer the following questions.1 What was Collins’ job like when she worked for JP Morgan in Australia?She worked overtime, traveled constantly, and was under great stress.2 How do high-end consulting firms attract top college graduates to work long hours?By offering them a handsome salary plus glimpses of corporate luxury.3 Why do many people actually like to overwork themselves even though they complain a lot about it?Their long-hour job fills an almost religious need to be part of something bigger than yourself, and it also means that they don’t have to deal with the messiness of life.4 What is the reality thousands of white-collar sweatshop workers will have to face?Many of them will soon be laid off.5 What is the author’s attitude towards working over 65 hours a week?He does not approve of it.。