u9大学英语精读答案

Unit9

Study&Practice

Ⅱ. Comprehension of the Text

1. c

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. a

6. b

7. a

8. b

9. c

Ⅲ. V ocabulary Activities

1. 1) make so much fuss over 2) is worthy of 3) for sure

4) granted 5) heartily 6) picked out

7) took it for granted 8) what has gone wrong 9)by my estimate

2.1) complacent 2) academic 3) hastened 4) intelligence

5) tried on 6) devise 7) verbal 8) uneasy

9) explored 10) registered 11) aptitude 12) evaluation

3.1) We’ll win for sure.

2) Do you think the tall buildings in Shenzhen look similar to /are similar in appearance to the skyscrapers in Manhattan, New York?

3) The number of mistakes determines the mark you will receive in an examination.

4) I keep telling myself never to take anything for granted.

5) The final cost of the house was a lot higher than the builder’s original estimate.

6) Mrs. Park had an uneasy suspicion that her son was really guilty as charged.

Ⅳ. Enriching Your Word Power

1. 1) rosy cheeks 2) healthy activities 3) a fussy man 4) a cloudy sky

5) a funny story 6) watery eyes 7) hearty wishes 8) wavy hair

9) tasty food 10) a lengthy speech 11) a silvery voice 12) sunny days

13) a snowy winter 14) a noisy classroom

2.1) subconsciousness 2) subcommittee 3) subtitle 4) substandard

5) subcontinent 6) subaverage 7) subplot 8) sublevel

3.ad plane auto bike doc dorm

exam kilo lab math(s) taxi/cab zoo

Ⅴ. Usage

1. intelligent

2. intellectual

3. intelligent

4. intellectuals

5. intellectual

Ⅵ. Structure

1.1) How long did he tell you he waited?

2) Which mountain did they say they tried to climb?

3) When do you suggest we meet again?

4) How many passengers do you suppose the boat takes?

5) Where did they say the ancient coins were found?

6) Who do you think will be the likeliest candidate for the Presidency?

7) Why do you guess he chose to remain single?

8) What do you expect he will buy as Christmas presents for his children?

2.1) The fact t hat he works hard does not necessarily mean that he is a competent leader.

2) His explanation that he didn’t see the notice is unsatisfactory.

3) The fact that he cheated on exams was revealed in the end.

4) Most of us don’t agree with his view that there is no advantage in introducing the new

method.

5) The news that he won the first gold medal at the 23rd Olympic Games soon spread

throughout the country.

6) His suggestion that intelligence is a relative matter is not universally accepted.

7) He seconded my motion that the vote be postponed.

8) There can be no doubt that Suzy is the right person for the job.

3.1) We all thought it a pity that you were unable to attend our meeting.

2) We consider it important that you should mind your manners.

3) He didn’t want it to be known that he was too ill to go on working.

4) I regard it as important that every one of you should finish your homework on time.

5) He took it for granted that his father would come to his help if he got into trouble.

6) We thought it highly probable that he might change his mind at the last minute.

7) I think it likely that the train will be delayed by the dense fog.

8) The doctor thinks it advisable that you stop smoking.

Ⅶ. Cloze

1.(1) explores (2) aptitude (3) normal (4) highly (5) worthy of

(6) academic (7) Intelligence (8) evaluation (9) aptitude (10) taken for granted

2. (1) in (2) example/instance (3) repairman (4) because

(5) embarrassed (6) cause (7) which (8) cleaned (9) owned

(10) of/about/with (11) fix (12) simply (13) into (14) constant

Ⅷ. Spot Dictation

S1 Strangely enough S2 at birth S3 genius S4 boring S5 experts S6 at random S7 as intelligent as each other S8 Imagine S9 differences S10 plays a part

Ⅸ. Translation

1.Everything points to the fact/indicates that something has gone wrong with his project/plan.

2.The author argues that we should not take it for granted that those who score high on

intelligence tests will naturally do well in practical work..

3.I picked out some English idioms and tried them on my classmates.

4.Three professors were asked to make an evaluation of the teaching plans devised by the

new teachers.

5.It is a very small loss to/for us. Don’t make such a fuss over it.