新视角研究生英语读说写2_答案Keys to Unit 6

Keys to Unit 6

Vocabulary

Part A. Complete the sentences with words given below, making sure that each word is used in the right form.

partial vapid mindless therapy befall

exhilarate dissenter scholastic accident swoon

1. Advances in therapy and diagnosis have raised complex legal and moral issues in areas such as abortion,and patients’ rights.

2. The discovery of how bronze is made was probably accidental , but it turned out to be an important

event.

3. Though Winston Churchill became the Prime Minister in 1940,he was taken as the most famous and obvious dissenter for a very long time.

4. When you hear the melody, you will strongly feel that the same enlightenment that happened to the

composer has befallen you.

5. This is only a partial success, since we have to make a compromise.

6. That exhilarating game, which the tennis star won by 4-3,attracted 20,000people to the Giant Stadium even though the official limit was some 5,000 fewer.

7. After the vapid conversation with those conservative members of the organization, the newcomer felt

bored and determined never to join this group again.

8. The dirty air and the crowd make the market not a safe place for those who swoon easily.

9. The task is really mindless and anyone in the company can finish it without any problem.

10. I enjoy my scholastic life, in which I am isolated from the complicated society and can devote

myself to academic research.

Part B. Choose the world or phrase that is closest in meaning to the boldfaced part of the sentence or phrase.

1. Even though the Duke was convicted of treason, most of the parliament members still supported him and his book was very popular among the public.

A betrayal of one’s country

B surrender to the enemy

C hurt to people’s feeling

D control of others

2. This method may seem unorthodox ,but it has been proved to be very efficient.

A fitful

B accidental

C irregular

D unconventional

3. Many people settle down in urban areas instead of the countryside, since it is not time to take a sheer rest

and they need to work in cities.

A comfortable

B complete

C relaxing

D permanent

4. His voice began to falter at the mention of his sufferings in the old days.

A hesitate

B stutter

C decrease

D shake

5. Politically, Wisconsin is a bit of a maverick, and this nature was firmly established by 1848 when it became a state.

A dissenter

B proponent

C opponent

D extremist

6. For over 30 years , Singapore has grown from a poor country with hardly any resources to an affluent , modern and developed nation.

A abundant

B influent

C wealthy D, stimulant

7. The doctor told the single father that his son needed to be coddled after the tuberculosis.

A isolated from others

B treated with great care

C accompanied by others

D cured with skill