新编英语教程第3册(李观仪主编)第八单元课后练习答案

Exercise I

1. Spelling

1. wince

2. maliciously

3. succession

4. placatory

5. enormous

6. individual

7. mountainous

8. plead

9. obedient 10. eyebrow 11. shrug 12. appropriate

2. Dictation

An old friend from abroad, whom I was expecting to stay with me, telephoned from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still at the office at the time, but I had made arrangements for his arrival. After explaining where my new flat was, I told him that I had left the key under the doormat. As I was likely to be home rather late, I advised him to go into the kitchen and help himself to food and drink.

Two hours later my friend telephoned me from the flat. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my records after having just had a truly wonderful meal. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice and he hoped I would join him. When I asked him if he had reached the flat without difficulty, he answered that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat, but fortunately the living-room window just by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in. I listened to all this in astonishment. There is no apple tree in front of my living-room, but there is one in front of my neighbour’s!

3. Listening Comprehension

A. True (T) or False (F)?

For false statements, write the facts.

1. There was a lot of noise in the Reference Library.

F

It was silent in the library.

2. The assistant did not take much notice of Philip when he came in.

T

3. Philip knew the Reference Library well.

F

Philip had not been to this part of the library before.

4. Philip was not interested in photography.

F

Photography was one of his hobbies.

5. The assistant nearly forgot to ask Philip how old he was.

T

B. Complete each sentence with relevant information from the passage.

1. Most of the books on the shelves, such as dictionaries in many languages and encyclopaedias did not interest Philip.

2. Philip would not have disturbed the readers if he had not dropped a book on the floor.

3. The book that fell off his hand to the floor was not damaged.

4. The assistant librarian told Philip severely to be more careful when he was handling the books.

5. Philip did not know that he was too young to use the Reference Library because he didn’t see the notice on the door.

Script:

A Kindly Library Assistant

The silence of the Reference Library was broken only by an occasional cough and now and then by the scarcely audible sound of pages being turned over. There were about twenty people in the room, most of them with their heads bent over their books. The assistant librarian who was in charge of the room sat at a desk in one corner. She glanced at Philip as he came in, then went on with her work.

Philip had not been to this part of the library before. He walked around the room almost on tiptoe, afraid of disturbing the industrious readers with his heavy shoes. The shelves were filled with thick volumes: dictionaries in many languages, encyclopedias, atlases, biographies and other works of reference. He found nothing that was likely to interest him, until he came to a small section on photography, which was one of his hobbies. The books in this section were on a high shelf out of his reach, so he had to fetch a small ladder in order to get one down. Unfortunately, as he was climbing down the ladder, the book he had chosen slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor with a loud crash. Twenty pairs of eyes looked up at him simultaneously, annoyed by this unaccustomed disturbance. Philip felt himself go red as he picked up his book, which did not seem to have been damaged by its fall.

He had just sat down when he found the young lady assistant standing alongside him. “You must be more careful when you are handling these books,” she said severely. Satisfied that she h ad done her duty, she turned to go back to her desk. Then a sudden thought struck her. “By the way, how old are you?” she asked Philip. “Thirteen,” he told her. “You’re not allowed in here if you’re under the age of fourteen, you know,” the assistant said.“Didn’t you see the notice on the door?” Philip shook his head. He expected the assistant to ask him to leave. Instead, in a more kindly tone, she said, “Well, never mind. But make sure that you don’t disturb the other readers again, otherwise I shall hav e to ask you to leave.”

4. Translation

A. Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English.

1. 很清楚，在粗鲁的顾客面前，一些售货员感到很难保持礼貌待客。

It is plain that some shop assistants find it difficult to remain polite when faced with rude customers.

（这里的“很清楚”可以用“It is plain that …”来表示。）

2. 作者紧紧围绕主题，而且很注意不将离题的东西加进去。

The writer keeps strictly to his subject, and is careful enough not to introduce anything irrelevant to the subject.

（这句话中的“仅仅围绕主题”和“离题”分别可以用“keep strictly to the subject”和“irrelevant to the subject”来表示。）