二十一世纪大学英语精读第三册课后答案

1. Do you think that making music and art compulsory subjects in schools would reduce some
children’s enjoyment of them?
2. Bob’s one of those people who relish risk and danger-he’d be bored in a safe ,steady job.
3. Elizabeth is certainly talented enough to succeed in her career; she just doesn’t have enough
confidence in her own abilities.
4. I’m sorry you’re in trouble, but as you made your decision on your own you’ll just have
to face the consequence.
5. Many educators would be delighted to abolish exams, but they also worry that without them
there would be too little incentive for students to work hard.
6. The teacher accidentally hit the boy’s hand with an eraser and was hence force known as
“Dead-Eye Bean.〞
7. If I had money ,I’d invest it all in internet companies.
8. Psychologist say that our behavior is influenced by many factors too subtle for us to
consciously perceive.
9. He’s always had a passion for books. If he could work in a library, it would be a dream comes
true.
10. Look at those three whispering in the corner again-they’re scheming something, I just don’t
know what!
11.In a healthy relationship,the partners’strengths and abilities complement each
other,rather than being identical.
lions of dollars and lots of famous actors are not indispensable to the
production of a successful film,but they help!
13.I never felt i had a right to expect any special privileges because of my
university education.
14.The markeing strategy that Edward proposed would be brilliant if only he hadn’t
forgotten about good business ethics.
15.It’s true that not having a car imposes some constraints,but owning one also
complicates life in many ways.
16.According to Chinese law,every child is entitled to nine years of free edu.
17.Life should consist of more than juse a stuggle for surrival.
18.The sight of the helpless child aroused her maternal instinct .
19.T he winners of the contest were chosen randomly ,no consideration was given to
age,gender or income.
20.He has lost the use of his limbs but he is still in possession of all his faculties.
21.Please give the highest priority to this very urgent.
22.She enjoy parts of her trip to India,but said she she found the poverty she saw
there rather depressing .
23. When every student imagines that every other student is working harder and doing better, stress
is the inevitable result.
24. It is my firm conviction that violence is never a reasonable solution to conflict.
25. Everyone jumped up when a piercing scream suddenly broke the silence,
26. In many cultures a memorial service is a joyful celebration, not a solemn event.
27. The recession has put increasing pressure on the job market, so employment prospects for this
year’s graduates are unfortunately rather grim.
28. If you keep too firm a grip on your children,
29. I don’t know what induced Altered to read your letter. Presumably he thought it was addressed
to him,
30. What are you thinking fo!?this medicine is much too potent for a small child!
31. A large segment of the population –reckoned at about 20%
32. Before going on a camping trip, it’s wise to make sure you’re well equipped for a wide range
for emergencies.
33. As soon as the director left the room, Sam commenced entertaining us with his wild stories.
34. I talked to Alice last week –incidentally, has she returned the book you lent her?
35. My hobbies are watercolor painting and stamp collecting.
36. Lisa has always had a peculiar sense of humor-------she finds the strangest things amusing
37. I wonder how she squeezes herself into such tight clothes-------and why!
38. I thought gadgets like microwaves and computers were meant to give us more leisure time,
39. He would’ve won the race, but he stumbled and nearly fell just before he reached the finish
line
40. You shouldn’t get discouraged just because you don’t succeed the first time you try something
new.
41. Sorry, but I couldn’t help overhearing your conversation.
42. Computer games are fine for recreation, but some kids get completely obsessed with them and
neglect all their other activities
43. Families in which the woman is the sole wage earner have to cope with many social and financial
pressures
44. I had an accident last week and my bicycle got wrecked. Could I borrow yours?
45. He is under the illusion that it will be easy to find a job but he’ll soon discover how wrong
he is.
46. The coat was a real bargain; I got it for only $20!
47. It’s wasteful the way you throw so much food away!
48. We need to cut down on our fuel consumption by having fewer cars in the road
49. You’d better simplify the instructions so that children can understand them
50. It rained all afternoon, so we had to stay indoors.
51. There is a large variety of good inexpensive restaurants around our campus.
52. Since the US market has now been saturated; the drug dealers are looking to Europe
53. I know I shouldn’t eat chocolate cake when I’m dieting, but I find it hard to resist
temptation.
54. He’d been working at the local hospital for the handicapped on a voluntary basis.
55. I found a lot of the violence in the film totally unnecessary
56. His house is furnished with things he’s collected on his travels round the world.
替换句子中的短语
1. Lily has been...dating Richard regularly and exclusively换going steady with Richard…….
2. Fred and Jim didn’t…..eventually换in time
3. By leading …..gave his enemy the advantage换Played into his enemy’s hands.\
4. It was much more than she could have expected换beyond her wildest dream…..
5. Did you notice how Ann listened attentively to Michael...换 hung on Michael’s work
6. The photos he took ….blurred换out of focus
7. What do albatrosses eat ...换 feed o n
8. That car means everything to Chris...换the apple of Chris’s eye
9. The prisoners entered the courtroom one by one...换 filed into the courtroom
10. She used to be….studying their collection in detail换poring over their collection….
11. The practice of taking a …..catching on…..
12. It isn’t always wise to take it for granted….
13. The workers ….on the grounds that it ……
改错,解释或同义词
1.This report is based on a survey of one thousand readers by random/at random.(without any plan or criteria for selection)
2.The titannic hit an iceberg and went under/went down(sank)
3.Before we start our ...hand aroud/hand out(distribute)
4.The explosion was...in a distance from ten miles./at a distance of ten miles(ten miles away)
5.As soon as...fend to themselves/fend for themselves(take care of themselves)
6.The whole...gunned at/gunned down(fastened to)
7.I can’t...attached with/attached to(fastened to)
is entitled by /is entitled(has a right to)
9.The professor...at deep night/i n the dead of night(very late at night)
10.In a crowded...considerate for/be considerate of(care about)
11.The end ...all away/all along(from the first)
12.After her fearsome for/fearful of(anxious about)
13.Please excuse...around too many pressures/under too much pressure(stressed by too many worries)
14.None of Lucy’s...were work for/worked on(affected)
’s hard conceiving in/to conceive o f(to imagine)
16If he...bug it up/bug out(go crazy)
WORD BUILDING
1. The water here has to be purified before you can drink it.
2. I’m so familiar with the student that I can identify them by their footsteps.
3. As the pressures on students continue to intensify, more and more of them are suffering from
problem with their health.
4. The bystanders were horrified as they watched the car spin out if control and crash into a
school tus.
5. There are still arguments about whether bacteria should be classified as animals or plants.
6. The story of Linda and Barbara exemplifies the way peer pressure and ……
7. Merely putting up posters of movie stars in the dormitory and cafeteria is not what the campaign
to beautify our campus is about.
8. The government is planning to simplify the tax laws so that ….
9. The level...is proportionate
10. His relationship.....affectionate
11. Her passionate speech on...
12. Not everyone...collegiate
13. A good manager...irate
14. Mother.. passionate
1.if only to attract more readers即使仅仅为了吸引更多的读者。

2.If only to get his two teeth filled即使只为了做一次简短的体检
3.If only to make a good impression on his girlfriend即使只为给他女朋友留下一个好印象
4.If only to warn others about how dangerous it is to be so careless即使只为了警辞别人粗枝大叶有多么危险
5.
6.As far as your mother and i are concerned就我和你母亲而言
7.As far as i’m concerned在我看来
8.As far as the new development plan is concerned就新的开展方案而言
完型
一、 When you fall in love for ...romantic future. CDDCA BBACC BCBBD BCC
二、real feminists can tell...from the cradle.BBDDD ABBBC CCCDD DCB
四、the term liberal arts....exist___. CADBA ABDCB ACBDD AAD
七、last year i read a...own incompetent ways.CDADB CDCCD ADBDA ACBAD
翻译句子
Unit 1
l、汤姆去年转来我校，他全神贯注地听杨小姐上课并很快成了她最喜欢的学生。

Tom (was) transferred to our school last year. He hung no Miss Young’s every word in class and soon became the apple of her eye.
3、当李先生去年开始涉足股市时，他做梦也没想到会变成百万富翁。

Last year when Mr. Li first began his venture into the stock market, becoming a millionaire was beyond his wildest dreams.
5、王子跟那位女演员保持确定的情侣关系已三年。

没有任何东西能改变他们在下周结婚的决定。

The prince has been going steady with the actress for three years and nothing can alter their plan to get married next week.
7、大卫所有的同班同学都困惑不解——没有人想得出他怎么突然变成了优等生。

All of David’s classmates are completely stumped—no one can work out how he became a top student overnight.
Unit 2
l、独立生活的能力对于任何一个成年人来说都是必不可少的，但真正的成熟远远不只是一整套的生存策略。

The ability to fend for oneself is indispensable to any adult, but real maturity is more than just a set of survival strategies.
3、你更注重个人的生活而不是学习，难怪你的成绩下降了。

You’re giving more priority to your personal life than to your studies. No wonder your grades are suffering.
5、美国的不少百万富翁都至少拥有两座房子和一架私人飞机。

Quite a number of American millionaires own at least two houses and a private plane.
7、没有任何实际理由要保存为女性开门的那种习俗，更不用说保存“妇女和儿童优先〞的传统了。

There’s no practical reason to perpetuate the custom of opening doors for women, let alone the tradition of “women and children first.〞
l、我们想提醒亲爱的观众，敬请体谅他人，在晚上十点以后调低你的电视机音量。

We’d like to remind our viewers to be considerate to your neighbors and keep your TVs turned down after 10 p.m.
3、顺便说一句，琳达是个腼腆的人，在那么多的生人面前讲话，她会感到不自然。

Incidentally / By the way, Linda is a shy person who might feel uneasy about speaking in the presence of so many strangers.
5、现在的年轻人变得老成，他们确信成就是以拥有多少财产来衡量的。

Young people nowadays are growing up old, with the conviction that achievement is measured by how many possessions one owns.
7、你现在必须马上做的是填好在你来时给你的表格。

What you need to do right now is to fill in the forms you were given when you arrived.
Unit 7
l、只要你喜欢你的业余爱好，那么你不必因为你自己水平一般而感到羞愧。

别人怎么看你无关紧要。

As long as you enjoy your hobby, you don’t have to feel ashamed of being mediocre at it. It doesn’t matter what others think of you.
3、我们都需要不时地进行某种锻炼来使自己保持身体健康。

We all need some form of exercise every now and then to keep ourselves in good shape.
5、一两年前他才开始学画画，所以技法还未到达专业水准。

你能给他指点指点吗？
He only took up painting a couple of years ago, so his technique isn’t up to professional standards. Can you gibe him some instruction?
7、敬业当然是好的，但你不能让工作蚕食了你的全部休闲时间。

Being committed to your job is fine, of course, but you shouldn’t let work eat up all your leisure time.
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