现代大学英语精读4 lesson1课后答案

Key to the Exercises 3.15) out of sight16) in this instance17) to think well/ill of sb18) to confront sb with sth19) to lag behind20) to confer sth on sb21) for my money22) to be too much for sb23) to make for24) to set out to do sth25) few and far between26) to aspire to27) at the best of times28) all over again29) to do away with30) to stand to lose4.Increase your vacabulary with the help of the rules of word-building1) Find the most useful derivatives of the following.satisfy: satisfied, satisfying, satisfactory, satisfaction, unsatisfied, dissatisfiedresist: resistance, resistant, irresistible just: unjust, justice, injustice, justify, justified, justification, justifiable cohere: coherent, coherence, incoherent, incoherencecenter ( v): center (n. ), central, centralize, centralization, decentralize, decentralizationvisit: visitor, visitation, revisit (The following words are also related to visit: visible,invisible, visibility, vision, visual, television, supervise)integrate: integration, integrated, integral, disintegrate, disintegration, integrityMore Work on theTextVocabulary1.1) into Chinese.1) into Chinese.(1)浴巾(2) (美)小学(3)永恒的真理(4)文件柜(5)纯属无稽之谈(6)违规行为(7)常客(8)新鲜空气(9)格调很高的独自(一个人唱高调)(10)一种固定的观点(11)时事(当前国内外大事)(12)身体障碍(13)可怕吓人的风(14)令人厌恶的景象(15)言语障碍(16)使人兴奋冲动的爱国激情(17)无情的人侵者(18)首相(19)国际联盟(国联)(20)思维过程(思想方式)(21)条理清楚的文章(22)一个完整的体系(23)一位口译好手(24)一种不可阻挡的趋向(25)烂苹果(26)根据事实(启示〉写成的(27)一位点头之交2) into English.(1) to sink one's head(2) to sink the ship(3) to contemplate the meaning of life(4) to catch the light(5) to ruin one's health(6) to ruin the country(7) to bang the desk(8) to playa prominent role(9) to hold a prominent position(10) a pious Buddhist(11) to gain a reputation(12) to satisfy one's ego(13) to give sb the third degree(14) to devise a teaching method(15) to slide a gun into sb's hand2.1) Synonyms.(1) to spring (to jump, to leap)(2) lest (for fear that)(3) utterly (completely)(4) to symbolize (to represent)(5) to sink one's head (to lower ... )(6) to contemplate (to think/ponder)(7) spectacles (glasses)(8) impediment (barrier, obstacle)(9) to collapse (to fall/to tumble down)(10) to ruin (to destroy)(11) to vanish (to disappear)(12) oddly (strangely)(13) to aspire to (to desire/to aim for)(14) to do away with (to eliminate)(15) to stop/give up (smoking) (to quit)(16) deficiency (weakness, fault, shortcoming)(17) folly (stupidity)2) Antonyms.(1) coherent (incoherent)(2) mental (physical)(3) disinterested (interested)(4) hideous (pleasant)(5) settled (unsettled)(6) frequent (infrequent)(7) integration (disintegration)(8) proficient (incompetent)(9) to destroy (to create)(10) to surpass (to lag behind)(11) remorseless (remorseful)(12) to vanish (to appear)(13) accustomed (unaccustomed)(14) irreverent (reverent)(15) few and far between (many, innumerable, countless, numerous) (6) loyalty (disloyalty)(17) contented (discontented)(18) pre-war (post-war)(19) prominent (unimportant)3. Translate1) I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened.2) As a general rule, young people tend to be more interested in the present and the future.3) Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise.4) It is our hope to integrate all the courses and teaching materials.5) The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating our nation.6) In traditional Chinese art, the bamboo stands for moral integrity and uprightness.7) The great majority of the peoplestand for reform.8) Queen Elizabeth the First ruled England for 45 years, and the country prospered under her rule.9) The truth is always in the hands of a small minority at first. That's the rule.10) Democracy means that the majority rules, but the minority's right to disagree is also respected. These two basic rules are of equal importance.11) A nation cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated economically, politically and culturally as well as geographically.13) The party was boring, so she slipped out of the room and went home.14) The road was muddy. He slipped and fell into the river.15) One day I was drowning my sorrows in a restaurant because I was broke when he came and slipped a roll of money into my hand.16) The Court of Florida ruled that it was necessary to recount the votes.17) The idea that the sun moves round the earth ruled ancient scholars for more than a thousand years.18) The hutongs are an integral part of old Beijing.19) Days slipped by and I still had not made much progress.20) He weighed every word carefully lest he should make a mistake.21) Her health was such that she would not go out in the sun even in winter lest she got sunstroke.4.1)c.2) A.3) D.4) A.5) B.6) B.7) C.8) B.9) A.10) C.11)D12) A.13) A.14) B.5.1) (1) sexy (2) sexual (3) sexy (4) sexist (5) sexual2) (1) uninterested (2) disinterested (3) disinterested (4) disinterested, uninterested3) (1) Literary (2) literally (3) literate (4) literal (5) literary4) (1) bulging (2) sticking out of (3) bulging (4) bulging (5) sticking out of( 6) protruding, protruding5) (1) slid (2) slip (3) slipped (4) sliding(5) slip6) (1) prestige (2) reputation (3) reputation (4) prestige1) decisive2) sang beautifully3) robust4) soft5) democratic6) eloquent7) have lost his appetite.8) The slice of meat was so thick that itwas quite (transparent).9) His room was surprisingly clean andtidy. It was almost as clean as(pigsty).10) Many people are just as original as(parrots).(1) their(2) even(3) reason(4) disagree(5) to express(6) thinking(7) for(8) dealing with(9) Staying(10) hungry(11) gains(12) born of(13) can(14) superficial(15) whenIII Grammar11) Point out the parallel construction and its grammatical form in each of these sentences.(1) not by thought; by an invisible and irresistible spring in his neck-two prepositional phrases (contrast)(2) unconscious prejudice; 19norance; hypocrisy-three noun phrases (listing) (3) as proficient as most businessmen's golf; as honest as most politicians' intentions; as coherent as most books that getwritten-three comparative adjective phrases (listing)(4) all shouting the same thing; all warming their hands at the fire of their ownprejudicestwo absolute constructions (listing)(5) watching the crowds cheering His Majesty the King; asking myself what all the fuss was about-two present participle phrases (as object complements, listing) (6) prejudices are called loyalties; pointless actions are turned into customs by repetition- two clauses (listing)(7) three coordinate clauses (listing)(8) to appreciate little that which we have; to long for that which we have not-two infinitive phrases as subject (contrast) (9) to be; not to be-two infinitive phrases as subject (choice)(10) give me liberty; give me death-two imperative clauses (choice)(11) is written without effort; is read without pleasure-two passive verb phrases(contrast)(12) you can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time; you can't fool all of the people all of the time-two coordinate clauses connected by "but" (series plus contrast)The first clause itself contains two parallel constructions-all of the people some time; some of the people all of thetime-connected by "and" (choice)2) Study and point out the function of the italicized part of these sentences.(1) adjective phrase as subject complement(2) deaf: adjective forming a complement to "someone" with "born" bitterly determined to find out about sound: adjective phrase as complement to "someone"(3) adjective phrase as subject complement(4) adjective phrase as attributive modifying "good life" (an adjective phrase modifying a noun should be placed after the noun)(5) adjective phrase as subject complement21) Thomas Edison says that genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.2) Suzhou is known for its canals, gardens and tree-lined streets.3) The morning was dark, cold with a little snow in the air.4) The unemployed man wanted a job rather than welfare.Or: The unemployed man wanted to find a job rather than to apply for welfare.5) Crawling down a mountain is sometimes harder than climbing up.6) The essay is difficult to understand not because there are a lot of technical terms but because there are quite a few involved sentences.Or: The essay is difficult to understand not because of the technical terms 10 it but because of the involved sentences.7) For further information, you can either consult an encyclopaedia or surf the Internet.8) Not only China but also the rest of the world will benefit from her WTO entry. It is a win-win event.Or: As a win-win event, China's WTO entry will be of benefit to both China andthe rest of the world.9) The job of the university is not only making specialists of its students but also helping them become civilized citizens.Or: The job of the university is both to make specialists of its students and to help them become civilized citizens.10) Going to classes, doing his homework and reading occupy most of his waking hours at college.31) 20 years later he returned as poor as when he had left.2) He arrived home from a coast-to-coast journey a bag of bones.3) The girl stared at her parents, puzzled, troubled and annoyed.4) The proposal was dismissed as impractical and unfeasible.5) Just some twenty feet away, crouched the wolf, ready to jump on the boy at any moment.6) The audience sat open-mouthed, watching the conjurers performing all sorts of tricks.7) The detective was lying awake in bed, thinking how they could capture the wanted man alive.8) The talk show host was pleased that he had passed through the crowd unrecognized.9) Sincere, compassionate, forgiving, Linda is the soul of the true, the good and the beautiful.10) Diogenes was lying in the sunshine, shoeless, bearded, and half-naked, butcontented and happy.41) You can force a student to attend classes, but you cannot force him to think.Or: You can force a student to attend classes, but not to think.2) The study of literature can help you to understand not only other people but also yourself.3) You can improve your writing by reading good models and by practicing writing.4) In the Middle Ages, people believed that the eatth was flat and that it was the center of the universe.5) I can afford neither the time nor the money to play golf with those bigcheeses.6) Xiao Jin could not decide whether to apply for graduate studies right after college or to get a job first.7) Love cures people-both those who give it and those who receive it.8) Excellent firms don't believe in perfection, only in constant improvement and constant change. 9) Many things cannot be learned in the classroom, such as planning one's time, working on one's own and managing one's own affairs.10) In the past ten years people, especially old people, have been concerned more about their health than about their income.51) looks, being complimented, will say, has come, felt, was, was always looking for, to hurt, was called, believed, heard, would come, take, replace, might/would happen, to make, would/might get, to fool, would say. 2) became, should be removed, (I) 've learned, wouldn't really want, is, provides, isn't, dies, crashes, will lay, have been lying, find, rotting, sprout, goes on.61) C.2) D.3) B.4) D.5) A.6) C.7) B.8) A.9) C.10) B. 1l)C.12) D.13) A.14) B.15) D.16) A.。