现代大学精读英语2课后答案(外语教学出版社)

大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案Unit 1Exercise 1:1. mathematicians2. deduction3. perspective4. astronomy5. civilizationsExercise 2:1. Despite her age, she still maintains a youthful appearance.2. In contrast to his quiet nature, his sister is very outgoing.3. Although he was tired, he still managed to finish the project on time.4. Despite the heavy rain, they decided to go for a hike.5. In contrast to her older sisters, she is the most athletic.Exercise 3:1. A2. B3. C4. C5. AExercise 4:1. is derived from2. make sense3. consists of4. go beyond5. based onUnit 2Exercise 1:1. influential2. surgeon3. guarantee4. tremendous5. revealedExercise 2:1. Despite his busy schedule, he always finds time for his family.2. Although the road was blocked, they managed to find an alternative route.3. In contrast to the previous model, the new car is more fuel-efficient.4. Despite the difficulties, they never gave up.5. In contrast to her siblings, she is the most talented. Exercise 3:1. B2. B3. C4. C5. AExercise 4:1. take into account2. result in3. come up with4. play a role5. aim atUnit 3Exercise 1:1. exceptional2. rivals3. version4. translate5. perceptionExercise 2:1. Despite the storm, they managed to reach their destination safely.2. Although she was tired, she continued to study until late at night.3. In contrast to her classmates, she always arrives early to class.4. Despite the challenges, they remained determined to succeed.5. In contrast to her colleagues, she is the most experienced. Exercise 3:1. B2. A3. C4. A5. CExercise 4:1. focus on2. take for granted3. result in4. carry out5. lead toUnit 4Exercise 1:1. pioneers2. participants3. highlight4. efficiency5. potentialExercise 2:1. Despite their differences, they managed to work together effectively.2. Although she was nervous, she gave a flawless performance.3. In contrast to his friends, he prefers to stay at home and read.4. Despite the criticism, the artist continued to pursue his unique style.5. In contrast to her teammates, she is the most dedicated.Exercise 3:1. C2. B3. A4. C5. BExercise 4:1. result in2. pay attention to3. be exposed to4. go against5. give rise to以上是大学英语精读第二册课后习题的答案。

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现代大学英语精读第二册练习与答案2007-1-22 16:59:28Lesson One Another School Year --- What For?I . Discuss the following questions:1) Why did the professor draw a line between training and education? In what way are they different?2) Are universities only for job training according to the professor? What else should a student strive for ina university3) How did the professor try to prove the importance of book-reading?4) How would you respond if your brother or sister or your best friend declares that he/she is only interested in learning some job skill and therefore has no use for literature, politics, philosophy, history, art, music, etc.?5) Discuss with or interview a classmate, find out his/her ideas, summarize them and report back briefly to the class: Is education for living or make a living?II. Vocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.1) Examine how the words specialize and simplify are formed. Find out the meanings of the suffixes ―–ize‖ and ―–f y‖.specialize:____ + ____ simplify: ____ + ____2) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–ize‖ and vice versa. Example: computer (n.) + -ize computerize (v.)Noun/Ajective Verbcapital __________central __________final __________hospital __________ideal ____________________ apologize__________ civilize__________ fertilize__________ industrialize__________ realize3) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–fy‖.Example: beauty (n.) + -fyNoun/adjective Verbclarity __________class __________identity __________intense __________just __________4) Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.(1) If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, it is a time for you to ________ (施肥) your lawn.(2) Just enjoy the little things you are doing. When you look back, you will ________ (意识到) they were doing the big things.(3) Walt Disney ________（总结）how he made his dreams come tr ue in four C‘s: curiosity, confidence, courage and constancy.(4) The plan was ________ (批评) as too idealistic and impractical.(5) The waste water is now ________ (净化) and then used for irrigation.(6) The training courses aims to ________ (使合格) them as teachers of English.(7) How can you ________ (说明有正当理由的) your behavior?(8) The freshmen will first read some ________ (简写) stories.(9) Books can be ________ (分类) in different ways.(10) I was really ________ (害怕的) when I was told that 500 million people would watch my performance.2. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.to average out (to a certain number)to be exposed toto be out toto be stuckto be true ofto do with sth.to have no business doing sth.to put sb. In touch withto see to sth./to see to it that clauseto specialize to1) They said that they would __________ no more trees are cut from now on2) When he first retired, he felt very uncomfortable. He did not know what to __________ all his time.3) If you want to know this, I can __________ a real expert.4) Meals at the hotel __________20 yuan per day.5) James protested that others __________ saying such things about him.6) Eric told me that everything in the hospital was first-rate, and so was it __________ its doctors and nurses.7) They were shocked to hear Professor Jin say that a company should not __________ make profit only.8) My father was a historian. He __________ the history of the Ming Dynasty.9) There are several ways to get around the difficulties when you __________ in the middle of a sentence.10)Some sociologists argue that the ever-increasing crime rate is due to the fact that people __________ too much violence in TV programs.11) In the first half of the year, Li Fan‘s income __________ 6,000yuan per month.12) They promised to __________ the nuclear power station would be safe.3.Choose the right word and put it in the proper form..i . to say to speak to talk to tell1) ―I can __________ you how to start, but you‘ll have to work out the answeryourself, ‖ __________ Mr. Baker.2) She insisted that parents should try to find out why children sometimes __________ lies.3) Would you please stop __________? We can‘t hear what the speaker is __________.4) He __________ a few words about himself and then on to __________ about the recent development in the Sino-Russian relationship.5) We learned from what students __________ about him that he __________ four languages.ii . fairly rather1) The food was__________ good, but not as delicious as in the other restaurant.2) She speaks __________ fluently, but her pronunciation is __________ poor.3) It‘s___ hot here in the room. Will you please open the window?iii . sensitive sensible1) I di dn‘t mean you .You are too__________..2) I thank it was a very __________ thing for you to do on such occasions.3) It was __________ of them to withdraw their troops from that area.4. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.1) The town used to __________ almost entirely __________ (依靠) tourism for its economic development .2) The president asked me to __________ (主持) the meeting on his behalf .3) I told them that Mr. Shen __________ ( 坚持) their giving a straightforward answer4) No country has the right to __________ (干涉) other countries‘ internal affairs .5) His grandparents __________ (渴望) his return to his own country .6) In the last twenty years his research __________ (集中) a new strain of rice .7) All this __________ (同意了的) at our last discussion .I don‘t see why we need to talk about it again .8) Alice is still __________ (犹豫) the choice between the tow jobs .9) They would never __________ ( 采取) these means to get rich .10) There is no use __________ (埋怨) the situation we are in . We should take action and __________ (依靠) ourselves o change it for the better .11) Do you remember the name of the Chinese who __________ (成功) swimming across the English Channel ?5.Put in the missing words.If you are like most people, your intelligence (1) __________ from season .You are (2) __________ a lot sharper in spring than you are at any (3)___ time of the year.Spring appears to be the best (4) __________ of the year for thinking. One (5) __________ may be that in spring man‘s mental (6) __________ are affected by the same factors that bring (7) __________ great changes in all nature.Autumn is the next best season, (8) __________ winter. As for summer, it seems to be a good time to (9) __________ a long vacation from thinking! It has been (10) __________ that cool weather is much more favorable (11) __________creative thinking than is summer hear. This does not (12) __________ that all people are (13) __________ intelligent in summer than they (14) __________ during the rest of the year. It (15) __________ mean , however , that the mental powers of large numbers of people (16) __________ to be lowest in summer.III . Grammar1. Complete the following sentence wit one of these ways of expressing future time, using the verbs in the brackets.shall/will shall/will be doing shall/will have donebe to do sth. be doing sth. be going to do sth.1) It has been decided that Beijing __________ (host) the 2008 Olympics.2) The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics __________ (complete) by 2006.3) The central government __________ (do) do what is within its power to help make the event a success.4) Thousands of people __________ (work) as volunteers when the games __________(hold).5) There __________ (be) no financial problem for Beijing in organizing the games.6) By then the air in Beijing __________ (be) cleaner.7) By then all factories that cause serious air, water or noise pollution __________ (move) out of the city.8) Beijing __________ (be) more beautiful in 2008.9) Many people in Beijing __________ (learn) English in the seven years ahead.10) Both the government and the people of Beijing __________ (work) hard to make the Beijing Olympics one of the best in history.2. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions.not…butnot only …but alsoboth …andeither … orneither …or1). His brother is a lawyer. His sister is a lawyer, too.2). What they lack is not money. What they lack is experience.3). They have come to china to learn Chinese. They have also come to china to learn about her culture.4). I find the new manager is not easy to get along with. I find he is not delightful to talk to, either.5). You may write your essay in your regular exercise book. You may print a copy if you do it on your computer.3. Put in the right preposition from the list below.about along with as at behind by for from in into like near of off on on to out of round to under upon with beside1) Professor Li spoke __________ an expert __________ modern Chinese literature.2) He talks __________ a computer expert, but really he knows little.3) In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were __________ work.4) __________ her 21st birthday, her parents sent her a leather coat __________ an affectionate letter.5) The manager‘s office is large and airy. __________ the window is a CEO-type of desk. An office chair stands __________ the desk. Future back __________ the corner there is a floor-to-ceiling bookcase filled __________ books, magazines, etc.6) Everyone knows him __________ Old Arthur. He lives __________ a little hut __________ the middle of a small wood, about a mile __________ the village. He goes __________ the village twice a week to buy food, and occasionally he collects letters and his pension __________ the post office.7) This is what old Arthur said __________ himself __________ a reporter __________ the local newspaper: ―I get up every morning __________ the birds. There is a stream __________ my hut and I fetch water __________ there. It‘s good, clear, fresh water, better than you get __________ the city. Occasionally, __________ winter, I have to break the ice. I cook simple food__________ my stove; mostly stews and things __________ that. I don‘t have much money, but I think I‘m a lucky man.‖8) Recently I came __________ a little group __________ worried people, gathered __________ a man lying __________ the pavement __________ a busy London road. They were waiting __________ an ambulance, because the man had been knocked down __________ a passing taxi. Apparently he had stepped the pavement and __________ the street, to avoid walking a ladder. This superstition goes back the days when the gallows were built a platform. To get up __________ the platform you had to clime a ladder. To pass __________ that ladder therefore was considered very unlucky.IV . Written workSuppose you are the writer and write what you said to the tall student about the purpose of a university in about 130 words.Your retelling should contain three parts.1. How you came to talk about it2. What you said3. What you pointed in conclusionKey to the exercisesII . Vocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.1) Exam ine how the words specialize and simplify are formed. Find out the meanings of the suffixes ―–ize‖ and ―–fy‖.suffixes ―–ize‖, from Greek, is used to form verbs meaning:(1) to cause to be, to make(2) to become(3) to put into the stated placesuffixes ―–fy‖, from Latin, is used to form verbs meaning: to cause to be, to make.2) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–ize‖ and vice versa. capitalize apologycentralize civilfinalize fertilehospitalize industrialidealize real3) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–fy‖clarify classify identify intensify justify4) Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.(1) fertilize (2) realize (3) summarized (4) criticized (5) purified(6) qualify (7) justify (8) simplified (9) classified (10) terrified2. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.(1) see to it that (2)do with (3)put you in touch with (4)average out to(5) had no business (6)true of (7)be out to (8)specialized in(9) are stuck (10)are exposed to (11)averaged out to (12)see to it that3. Choose the right word and put it in the proper form.i 1) tell, said 2) tell 3) talking, saying 4) said, speak/talk 5) said, spokeii 1) fairly 2)fairly, rather 3) ratheriii 1) sensitive 2) sensible 3) sensible4. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.1) depend on/upon 2)preside over 3)insisted on 4)interfere in/with5)are longing for/longed for 6)has been concentrated on 7)was agreed on/upon 8)hesitating about/over9)resort to 10)complaining about, rely on/upon 11)succeeded in5. Put in the missing words.(1)varies (2)probably (3)other (4)period (5)reason (6)powers (7)about (8)then (9)take (10)found (11)for (12)mean (13)less (14)are (15)does (16)tendIII . Grammar1. Complete the following sentence wit one of these ways of expressing future time, using the verbs in the brackets.1) will host2) will have been completed/will be completed3) shall/will do4) will work, is held5) will be6) is going to be/will be7) will have (been) moved8) will be9) are going to learn10) are going to work2.2. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions.1) Both his sister and brother are lawyers.2) What they lack is not money but experience.3) They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but also to learn about her culture as well.4) I find the new manager neither easy to get along with nor delightful to talk to.5) You may either write your essay in your regular exercise book or print a copy if you do it on your computer.3. Put in the right preposition from the list below.1) as, on2) like3) out of4) For/On, along with5) By/Near, behind, in, with6) as, in, in, from, to/into, at/from7) about, to, from, with, near, from, in, in, on, like8) on/upon, of, round, on, beside, for, by, off, into, under, to, on, on to, underIV . Written workSuppose you are the writer and write what you said to the tall student about the purpose of a university in about 130 words.Sample:One day back in January of 1940 , a student came to my office and told me that he had come to college to be a pharmacist. He said he didn‘t see why he should read Shakespeare. I tried, to the best of my ability, to explain what a university is supposed to do. I told him that the job of a university was to produce/ turn out specialists is who were at the same time civilized citizens. In other words, the business of a university is not only to help its students acquire knowledge and professional skills, but also to put them in touch with the great minds of the past. I pointed out that if a person just wanted to be a mechanized savage he had no business being in college.Lesson Two Maheegun My BrotherI. Do you have a similar story to tell? Is it also about a wolf, about how a dog saved his little master from drowning, about how a horse saved a horseman, about how a tiger rapid the kindness of a doctor who had cured his skin trouble? OK, go ahead and tell us.II. Vocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.? Complete the following sentences with the words in their proper forms from the list below. Write N (noun) or V (verb).bandage hit waste journey risk camp(1)You can‘t run a business without taking __________. ()(2)The secret of his successful business is that he gets ahead during the time others __________. ()(3)Success is a __________, not a destination. ()(4)The old city area has been heavily__________ by the earthquake. ()(5)She has __________successfully across the desert. ()(6)The weather was fine, so we decided to __________ out for the night. ()(7)The soldier refuse to leave his comrades. He __________ his head and continued to fight. ()2) Study how the compound words―snow-filled‖(para.23) and ―blood-soaked‖(para.29) are formed. snow-filled (adj.): ___ + ____ (meaning: filled with snow)blood-soaked (adj.) ____ + ___ (meaning: soaked with blood)Put the following phrases into Chinese.o a state-owned factoryo home-made cakeso heart-felt thankso an enemy-occupied areao snow-covered fieldso test-oriented educationo government-controlled shareso a poverty-stricken villageo a student-centered approacho sugar-coated pillsplete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.all for the bestat the edge ofin search ofin sth‘s or sb‘s placeto below itself outto quite downto come into focusto work one‘s way out of? Mr. Watson put up a fence __________ his vegetable field to keep the passersby from crossing it.? Before I wrote his biography, I spent almost two years in the national library __________ information about him.? The chairperson tried to make the discussion __________ because it was impossible to solve all the problems just in one afternoon.? He decided to take the job although it didn‘t pay well. He felt it was probably__________.? It took them a whole week to __________ the big forest.? When the storm finally __________, they found three people missing.? Ms. Wu acted __________ while he was away on holiday.? The people were extremely angry. They shouted in loud protest. It took the mayor 10 minutes to make them __________.? For days, warships and fishing boats were sent to that area __________ survivors.? When the moving objects __________, we found that they were only swans.3.Choose the right phrasal verbs in the brackets and put them in proper forms.? I felt a sharp pain when the nurse__________ (tear away, tear off) the blood-soaked bandage from the wound in my leg.? I was walking along the river the other day when I saw a kid fall into the water. I immediately__________ (tear away, tear off) my jacket and jumped into the river to save them.? The old houses have been __________ (tear off, tear down) to make room for a new shopping center.? The sunset was so beautiful in the mountains that we had trouble ourselves __________. (tear away, tear off)4.Put the Chinese into English.? 他们把病人的档案全储存在计算机里了。

大学英语精读第二册（第三版）课后练习参考答案上海外语教育出版社Unit1III Vocabulary Activities1.1). bare2). empty3). empty4). bare5). empty6).bare2.1). shortly2).track down3).faint4).motioned5).at the sight of6).feel like7).slamming8).rang out9).contract10).made for11).heated12).emerged31). host2). sprang up/rang out3). impulse4). came to5). track down6). unexpected7). outgrow8). widened9). shortly10). emerge / spring up11). at the sight of12). made for13). crisis14). Colonial41). Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago.2). Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation3). The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit.4). Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent5). Her face lit up with joy at his return.6). The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away.IV. Enriching Your Word Power1.additional advantageousanxious conditionalcourageous curiousdangerous educationalemotional famousindustrial i ntentionalmedical mountainousmusical mysteriousnational o ccasionalpersonal practical2.heated coloredpigtailed giftedbearded pointedexperienced agedskilled diseasedV. Usagepeople questioned gave very different opinions on the issue.2. Can you see the man climbing on that rock3. Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution to the problems discussed.4. We were woken early by the sound of the birds singing.5. The chairman made it clear that those objecting should explain their reasons.6. After a day’s work, I felt I had little energy left.7. I knew of some of the athletes taking part.8. The success obtained surprised those who had given up the project as impossible. VI. Structure1.1). During the time that2). As long as3). Although4). as long as5). whereas6). Although7). whereas8). Although2.1). They frightened the child into telling the truth.2). He tricked her into marrying him by pretending that he was the son of a millionaire.3). My tactless words forced the old gentleman into buying something he could not possibly afford.4). He finally talked me into accepting his terms.5). The girl persuaded her father into giving up smoking.6). Their severe criticism shocked her into realizing her selfishness.3.1). Guests are to be back in the hotel by twelve o’clock.2). An investigation is to be made next week.3). I am to meet them at the airport.4). You are to finish your homework before you watch TV.5). The medicine is to be taken three times a day after meals.6). Bob and Susan are to get married in OctoberVIII1.1).hosts2).heated3).argument4).impulse5).shortly6).emerged7).slam8).crawled9).crisis2. Fill in the missing wordsVIII. Spot Dictationthe cookingthought sodownexpectedoverthings were so quietIX. Translation1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。

Lesson T wo Maheegun My BrotherAnswersI. Oral workII. Vocabulary T est1.Choose the right word and put it in the proper form①risks ②journey ③hit ④camp ⑤tries ⑥say2.Put in the missing wordsused around/ in variety kept try Asways where outdoors are provide canexisted however safe undisturbed reservesamongⅢGrammar WorkComplete the sentences by putting in the proper form of the verb in the brackets,using auxiliaries or modals where necessary.⑴made, was , left, didn’t care for, gave, ate⑵got, wouldn’t stop, shaking, couldn’t stand up , must have eatendidn’t agree, was, remember, ran, callⅣWritten workAnswer the question in about 130 wordsHow did the boy in the story get lost in a snowstorm and did Maheegun come tohis rescue?When the boy was coming back home after spending the Easter holidays in his cousin’s home, he completely got lost in the wild in a snowstorm and didn’t knowwhere he was. On the following days of being trapped, the boy was in a verydangerous situation. It was terribly cold, and he could hardly find any more wood tobuild a fire, What’s more, he cut his hand by accident while slashing off greenbranches, and a wolf followed the blood spots on the snow and found where he was.Soon another wolf came, and the two of them were only 50 feet away. Just themMaheggun appeared as if from nowhere. He drove off the other two. Though out thenight, Maheggun stayed with the boy, watching for any attackers. The next day thesearch team arrived and took the boy home.ⅤT ranslation1.Behind each beautiful fur there is an ugly story. It is a brutal, bloody, and barbaricstory . The animal is not killed –it is tortured. I don’t think a fur coat is worth it.2.We declare henceforth that all animals shall enjoy these inalienable rights: The rightto freedom from fear, pain and suffering – whether in the name of science or sport,fashion or food, exhibition or service. The right, if they are wild, to roam free,unharried by hunters, trappers or slaughterers. If they are domestic, not to beabandoned in the city streets, by a country road, or in a cruel and inhumane pound.And finally the right, at the end, to a decent death—not by a club, by a trap, byharpoon, cruel poison or mass extermination chamber. We have only one creed—to speak for those who can’t.。

现代大学英语精读第二版课后答案【篇一：现代大学英语精读第二版课后练习答案】txt>4 translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text.1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

they took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。

although there are still difficulties ahead of us, i am sure that we chinese people will have the wisdom to bring about the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。

it is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but gdp. it will give rise to many serious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。

he loves to show off his wealth, but this is all in vain. people still avoid him as though he were poison.5. 他不久就爱上了这个村子。

他决心和村民一起把这个地方变成一个花园。

he soon fell in love with the village and was determined to make it a beautiful garden together with other villagers.6. 我们必须花更多的钱来和全球气温上升作斗争。

大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案Unit1一）1. bare2. empty3. empty4. bare5. empty6.empty二）1. shortly2.track down3.faint4.motioned5.at the sight of6.feel like7.slamming8.rang out9.contract10.made for11.heated12.emerged三）1. host2. sprang up/rang out3. impulse4. came to5. track down6. unexpected7. outgrow8. widened9. shortly10. emerge / spring up11. at the sight of12. made for13. crisis14. colonial四）1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago.2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation?3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit.4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent?5. Her face lit up with joy at his return.6. The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away.五）1.Additional advantageousAnxious conditionalCourageous curiousDangerous educationalEmotional famousIndustrial intentionalMedical mountionousMusical mysteriousNational occasionalPersonal practical2.Heated coloredpigtailed giftedbearded pointedexperienced agedskilled diseased1.The people questioned gave very different opinions on the issue.2. Can you see the man climbing on that rock?3. Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution to the problems discussed.4. We were woken early by the sound of the birds singing.5. The chairman made it clear that those objecting should explain their reasons.6. After a day’s work, I felt I had little ener gy left.7. I knew of some of the athletes taking part.8. The success obtained surprised those who had given up the project as impossible.七）1. During the time that2. As long as3. Although4. as long as5. whereas6. Although7. whereas8. Although1. They frightened the child into telling the truth.2. He tricked her into marrying him by pretending that he was the son of a millionaire.3. My tactless words forced the old gentleman into buying something he could not possibly afford.4. He finally talked me into accepting his terms.5. The girl persuaded her father into giving up smoking.6. Their severe criticism shocked her into realizing her selfishness.1. Guests are to be back in the hotel by twelve o’clock.2. An investigation is to be made next week.3. I am to meet them at the airport.4. You are to finish your homework before you watch TV.5. The medicine is to be taken three times a day after meals.6. Bob and Susan are to get married in October八）1.hosts3.argument4.impluse5.shortly6.emerged7.slam8.crawled9.crisis1.corner2.attention3.noticed4.shining5.directed6.there7.bed8.snake9.its10.feet11.from12.however13.do14.as15.forward16.neither17.still18.if19.through20.floor21.pulling22.under23.cried24.out25.to26.where28.eyes九）1.do the cooking3.hardly thought so3.settled down4.half expected5.equipment6.boiled over7.why things were so quiet8.burning9.greeted10.battlefield十）1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。

大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案上海外语教育出版社大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案Unit1一）1. bare2. empty3. empty4. bare5. empty6.empty二）1. shortly2.track down3.faint4.motioned5.at the sight of6.feel like7.slamming8.rang out9.contract10.made for11.heated12.emerged三）1. host2. sprang up/rang out3. impulse4. came to5. track down6. unexpected7. outgrow8. widened9. shortly10. emerge / spring up11. at the sight of12. made for13. crisis14. colonial四）1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago.2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation?3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit.4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent?5. Her face lit up with joy at his return.6. The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away.五）1.Additional advantageousAnxious conditionalCourageous curiousDangerous educationalEmotional famousIndustrial intentionalMedical mountionousMusical mysteriousNational occasionalPersonal practical2.Heated coloredpigtailed giftedbearded pointedexperienced agedskilled diseased六）1.The people questioned gave very different opinions on the issue.2. Can you see the man climbing on that rock?3. Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution to the problems discussed.4. We were woken early by the sound of the birds singing.5. The chairman made it clear that those objecting should explain their reasons.6. After a day’s work, I felt I had little energy left.7. I knew of some of the athletes taking part.8. The success obtained surprised those who had given up the project as impossible.七）1. During the time that2. As long as3. Although5. whereas6. Although7. whereas8. Although1. They frightened the child into telling the truth.2. He tricked her into marrying him by pretending that he was the son of a millionaire.3. My tactless words forced the old gentleman into buying something he could not possibly afford.4. He finally talked me into accepting his terms.5. The girl persuaded her father into giving up smoking.6. Their severe criticism shocked her into realizing her selfishness.1. Guests are to be back in the hotel by twelve o’clock.2. An investigation is to be made next week.3. I am to meet them at the airport.4. You are to finish your homework before you watch TV.5. The medicine is to be taken three times a day after meals.6. Bob and Susan are to get married in October八）1.hosts3.argument4.impluse5.shortly6.emerged7.slam8.crawled9.crisis1.corner3.noticed4.shining5.directed6.there7.bed8.snake9.its10.feet11.from12.however13.do14.as15.forward16.neither17.still18.if19.through20.floor21.pulling22.under23.cried24.out25.to26.where28.eyes九）1.do the cooking 3.hardly thought so3.settled down4.half expected5.equipment6.boiled over7.why things were so quiet8.burning9.greeted10.battlefield十）1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。

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现代大学英语精读第二册练习与答案2007-1-22 16:59:28Lesson One Another School Year --- What For?I . Discuss the following questions:1) Why did the professor draw a line between training and education? In what way are they different?2) Are universities only for job training according to the professor? What else should a student strive for in a university3) How did the professor try to prove the importance of book-reading?4) How would you respond if your brother or sister or your best friend declares that he/she is only interested in learning some job skill and therefore has no use for literature, politics, philosophy, history, art, music, etc.?5) Discuss with or interview a classmate, find out his/her ideas, summarize them and report back briefly to the class: Is education for living or make a living?II. V ocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.1) Examine how the words specialize and simplify are formed. Find out the meanings of the suffixes ―–ize‖ and ―–fy‖.specialize:____ + ____ simplify: ____ + ____2) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–ize‖ and vice versa.Example: computer (n.) + -ize computerize (v.)Noun/Ajective Verbcapital __________central __________final __________hospital __________ideal ____________________ apologize__________ civilize__________ fertilize__________ industrialize__________ realize3) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–fy‖.Example: beauty (n.) + -fyNoun/adjective Verbclarity __________class __________identity __________intense __________just __________4) Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets. (1) If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, it is a time for you to ________ (施肥) your lawn.(2) Just enjoy the little things you are doing. When you look back, you will ________ (意识到) they were doing the big things.(3) Walt Disney ________（总结）how he made his dreams come true in four C’s: curiosity, confidence, courage and constancy.(4) The plan was ________ (批评) as too idealistic and impractical.(5) The waste water is now ________ (净化) and then used for irrigation.(6) The training courses aims to ________ (使合格) them as teachers of English.(7) How can you ________ (说明有正当理由的) your behavior?(8) The freshmen will first read some ________ (简写) stories.(9) Books can be ________ (分类) in different ways.(10) I was really ________ (害怕的) when I was told that 500 million people would watch my performance.2. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.to average out (to a certain number)to be exposed toto be out toto be stuckto be true ofto do with sth.to have no business doing sth.to put sb. In touch withto see to sth./to see to it that clauseto specialize to1) They said that they would __________ no more trees are cut from now on2) When he first retired, he felt very uncomfortable. He did not know what to __________ all his time.3) If you want to know this, I can __________ a real expert.4) Meals at the hotel __________20 yuan per day.5) James protested that others __________ saying such things about him.6) Eric told me that everything in the hospital was first-rate, and so was it __________ its doctors and nurses.7) They were shocked to hear Professor Jin say that a company should not __________ make profit only.8) My father was a historian. He __________ the history of the Ming Dynasty.9) There are several ways to get around the difficulties when you __________ in the middle of a sentence.10)Some sociologists argue that the ever-increasing crimerate is due to the fact that people __________ too much violence in TV programs.11) In the first half of the year, Li Fan‘s income __________ 6,000yuan per month.12) They promised to __________ the nuclear power station would be safe.3.Choose the right word and put it in the proper form..i . to say to speak to talk to tell1) ―I can __________ you how to start, but you‘l l have to work out the answeryourself, ‖ __________ Mr. Baker.2) She insisted that parents should try to find out why children sometimes __________ lies.3) Would you please stop __________? We can‘t hear what the speaker is __________.4) He __________ a few words about himself and then on to __________ about the recent development in the Sino-Russian relationship.5) We learned from what students __________ about him that he __________ four languages.ii . fairly rather1) The food was__________ good, but not as delicious as in the other restaurant.2) She speaks __________ fluently, but her pronunciation is __________ poor.3) It‘s___ hot here in the room. Will you please open the window?iii . sensitive sensible1) I didn‘t mean you .You are too__________..2) I thank it was a very __________ thing for you to do on such occasions.3) It was __________ of them to withdraw their troops from that area.4. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.1) The town used to __________ almost entirely __________ (依靠) tourism for its economic development .2) The president asked me to __________ (主持) the meeting on his behalf .3) I told them that Mr. Shen __________ ( 坚持) their giving a straightforward answer4) No country has the right to __________ (干涉) other countries’internal affairs .5) His grandparents __________ (渴望) his return to his own country .6) In the last twenty years his research __________ (集中) a new strain of rice .7) All this __________ (同意了的) at our last discussion .I don’t see why we need to talk about it again .8) Alice is still __________ (犹豫) the choice between the tow jobs .9) They would never __________ ( 采取) these means to get rich .10) There is no use __________ (埋怨) the situation we are in . We should take action and __________ (依靠) ourselves o change it for the better .11) Do you remember the name of the Chinese who __________ (成功) swimming across the English Channel ?5.Put in the missing words.If you are like most people, your intelligence (1) __________ from season .You are (2) __________ a lot sharper in spring than you are at any (3)___ time of the year. Spring appears to be the best (4) __________ of the year for thinking. One (5) __________ may be that in spring man‘s mental (6) __________ are affected by the same factors that bring (7) __________ great changes in all nature.Autumn is the next best season, (8) __________ winter. As for summer, it seems to be a good time to (9) __________ a long vacation from thinking! It has been (10) __________ that cool weather is much more favorable (11) __________creative thinking than is summer hear. This does not (12) __________ that all people are (13) __________ intelligent in summer than they (14) __________ during the rest of the year. It (15) __________ mean , however , that the mental powers of large numbers of people (16) __________ to be lowest in summer.III . Grammar1. Complete the following sentence wit one of these ways of expressing future time, using the verbs in the brackets.shall/will shall/will be doing shall/will have donebe to do sth. be doing sth. be going to do sth.1) It has been decided that Beijing __________ (host) the 2008 Olympics.2) The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics __________ (complete) by 2006.3) The central government __________ (do) do what is within its power to help make the event a success.4) Thousands of people __________ (work) as volunteers when the games __________(hold).5) There __________ (be) no financial problem for Beijing in organizing the games.6) By then the air in Beijing __________ (be) cleaner.7) By then all factories that cause serious air, water or noise pollution __________ (move) out of the city.8) Beijing __________ (be) more beautiful in 2008.9) Many people in Beijing __________ (learn) English in the seven years ahead.10) Both the government and the people of Beijing __________ (work) hard to make the Beijing Olympics one of the best in history.2. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions.not…butnot only …but alsoboth …andeither … orneither …or1). His brother is a lawyer. His sister is a lawyer, too.2). What they lack is not money. What they lack is experience.3). They have come to china to learn Chinese. They have also come to china to learn about her culture.4). I find the new manager is not easy to get along with. I find he is not delightful to talk to, either.5). You may write your essay in your regular exercise book. You may print a copy if you do it on your computer.3. Put in the right preposition from the list below.about along with as at behind by for from in into like near of off on on to out of round to under upon with beside1) Professor Li spoke __________ an expert __________ modern Chinese literature.2) He talks __________ a computer expert, but really he knows little.3) In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were __________ work.4) __________ her 21st birthday, her parents sent her a leather coat __________ an affectionate letter.5) The manager‘s office is large and airy. __________ the window is a CEO-type of desk. An office chair stands __________ the desk. Future back __________ the corner there is a floor-to-ceiling bookcase filled __________ books, magazines, etc.6) Everyone knows him __________ Old Arthur. He lives __________ a little hut __________ the middle of a small wood, about a mile __________ the village. He goes __________ the village twice a week to buy food, and occasionally he collects letters and his pension __________ the post office.7) This is what old Arthur said __________ himself __________ a reporter __________ the local newspaper: ―I get up every morning __________ the birds. There is a stream __________ my hut and I fetch water __________ there. It‘s good, clear, fresh water, better than you get __________ the city. Occasionally, __________ winter, I have to break the ice. I cook simple food__________ my stove; mostly stews and things __________ that. I don‘t have much money, but I think I‘m a lucky man.‖8) Recently I came __________ a little group __________ worried people, gathered __________ a man lying __________ the pavement __________ a busy London road. They were waiting __________ an ambulance, because the man had been knocked down __________ a passing taxi. Apparently he had stepped the pavement and __________ the street, to avoid walking a ladder. This superstition goes back the days when the gallows were built a platform. To get up __________ the platform you had to clime a ladder. To pass __________ that ladder therefore was considered very unlucky.IV . Written workSuppose you are the writer and write what you said to the tall student about the purpose of a university in about 130 words. Your retelling should contain three parts.1. How you came to talk about it2. What you said3. What you pointed in conclusionKey to the exercisesII . V ocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.1) Examine how the words specialize and simplify are formed. Find out the meanings of the suffixes ―–ize‖ and ―–fy‖.suffixes ―–ize‖, from Greek, is used to form verbs meaning:(1) to cause to be, to make(2) to become(3) to put into the stated placesuffixes ―–fy‖, from Latin, is used to form verbs meaning: to cause to be, to make.2) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–ize‖ and vice versa.capitalize apologycentralize civilfinalize fertilehospitalize industrialidealize real3) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–fy‖clarify classify identify intensify justify4) Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.(1) fertilize (2) realize (3) summarized (4) criticized (5) purified(6) qualify (7) justify (8) simplified (9) classified (10) terrified2. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.(1) see to it that (2)do with (3)put you in touch with(4)average out to(5) had no business (6)true of (7)be out to (8)specialized in (9) are stuck (10)are exposed to (11)averaged out to (12)see to it that3. Choose the right word and put it in the proper form.i 1) tell, said 2) tell 3) talking, saying 4) said, speak/talk 5) said, spokeii 1) fairly 2)fairly, rather 3) ratheriii 1) sensitive 2) sensible 3) sensible4. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.1) depend on/upon 2)preside over 3)insisted on 4)interfere in/with5)are longing for/longed for 6)has been concentrated on 7)was agreed on/upon 8)hesitating about/over 9)resort to 10)complaining about, rely on/upon 11)succeeded in5. Put in the missing words.(1)varies (2)probably (3)other (4)period (5)reason (6)powers (7)about (8)then (9)take (10)found (11)for (12)mean (13)less (14)are (15)does (16)tendIII . Grammar1. Complete the following sentence wit one of these ways of expressing future time, using the verbs in the brackets.1) will host2) will have been completed/will be completed3) shall/will do4) will work, is held5) will be6) is going to be/will be7) will have (been) moved8) will be9) are going to learn10) are going to work2.2. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions.1) Both his sister and brother are lawyers.2) What they lack is not money but experience.3) They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but also to learn about her culture as well.4) I find the new manager neither easy to get along with nor delightful to talk to.5) You may either write your essay in your regular exercise book or print a copy if you do it on your computer.3. Put in the right preposition from the list below.1) as, on2) like3) out of4) For/On, along with5) By/Near, behind, in, with6) as, in, in, from, to/into, at/from7) about, to, from, with, near, from, in, in, on, like8) on/upon, of, round, on, beside, for, by, off, into, under, to, on, on to, underIV . Written workSuppose you are the writer and write what you said to the tall student about the purpose of a university in about 130 words. Sample:One day back in January of 1940 , a student came to my office and told me that he had come to college to be a pharmacist. He said he didn‘t see why he should read Shakespeare. I tried, to the best of my ability, to explain what a university is supposed to do. I told him that the job of a university was to produce/ turn out specialists is who were at the same time civilized citizens. In other words, the business of a university is not only to help its students acquire knowledge and professional skills, but also to put them in touch with the great minds of the past. I pointed out that if a person just wanted to be a mechanized savage he had no business being in college.Lesson Two Maheegun My BrotherI. Do you have a similar story to tell? Is it also about a wolf, about how a dog saved his little master from drowning, about how a horse saved a horseman, about how a tiger rapid the kindness of a doctor who had cured his skin trouble? OK, go ahead and tell us.II. V ocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.? Complete the following sentences with the words in their proper forms from the list below. Write N (noun) or V (verb). bandage hit waste journey risk camp(1)You can‘t run a business without taking __________. ()(2)The secret of his successful business is that he gets ahead during the time others __________. ()(3)Success is a __________, not a destination. ()(4)The old city area has been heavily__________ by the earthquake. ()(5)She has __________successfully across the desert. ()(6)The weather was fine, so we decided to __________ out for the night. ()(7)The soldier refuse to leave his comrades. He __________ his head and continued to fight. ()2) Study how the compound words―snow-filled‖(para.23) and ―blood-soaked‖(para.29) are formed.snow-filled (adj.): ___ + ____ (meaning: filled with snow) blood-soaked (adj.) ____ + ___ (meaning: soaked with blood)Put the following phrases into Chinese.o a state-owned factoryo home-made cakeso heart-felt thankso an enemy-occupied areao snow-covered fieldso test-oriented educationo government-controlled shareso a poverty-stricken villageo a student-centered approacho sugar-coated pillsplete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.all for the bestat the edge ofin search ofin sth‘s or sb‘s placeto below itself outto quite downto come into focusto work one‘s way out of? Mr. Watson put up a fence __________ his vegetable field to keep the passersby from crossing it.? Before I wrote his biography, I spent almost two years in the national library __________ information about him.? The chairperson tried to make the discussion __________ because it was impossible to solve all the problems just in one afternoon.? He decided to take the job although it didn‘t pay well. He felt it was probably__________.? It took them a whole week to __________ the big forest.? When the storm finally __________, they found three people missing.? Ms. Wu acted __________ while he was away on holiday. ? The people were extremely angry. They shouted in loud protest. It took the mayor 10 minutes to make them __________.? For days, warships and fishing boats were sent to that area __________ survivors.? When the moving objects __________, we found that they were only swans.3.Choose the right phrasal verbs in the brackets and put them in proper forms.? I felt a sharp pain when the nurse__________ (tear away, tear off) the blood-soaked bandage from the wound in my leg.? I was walking along the river the other day when I saw a kid fall into the water. I immediately __________ (tear away, tear off) my jacket and jumped into the river to save them.? The old houses have been __________ (tear off, tear down) to make room for a new shopping center.? The sunset was so beautiful in the mountains that we had trouble ourselves __________. (tear away, tear off) 4.Put the Chinese into English.? 他们把病人的档案全储存在计算机里了。

参考答案（Unit 1—8）Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets 1. differ 2. differently, different 3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute7. attention 8. attentively, attentive4 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text.1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。

Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring abou t the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。

It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。

杨立民现代大学英语精读2课后答案！杨立民现代大学英语精读2课后答案！杨立民现代大学琴语精读2课后答案一：Unitl 一、词汇短语TextA disaster[diza:ste]n.灾难，灾祸；不幸【例句】These difficulties are caused by natural disasters.这些困难都是由自然灾害造成的。

【助记】dis （不，没有）+aster （星星）一星星消失了，难道预示着灾难的来临？谐音“点扎死他”，灾难。

semester[simeste]n.学期；半年【彳列句】His writing has improved greatly in this semester.这学期他的写作有了很大进步。

【助记】seme （看作semi半）+s+ter （看作terra学期）—半学期beanpoletbimpeujn.（插在地上供豆茎攀缘的）支竿，瘦长之人【例句】LiLing's elder sister is short and overweight while her younger sister is a beanpole.李玲的姐姐是个矮胖墩儿，可她妹妹却是个细高个儿。

hip[hip]n.臀部,髓;屋脊;蔷薇果；忧有郁adj.熟悉内情的；非常时尚的【例句】He stood there with his hands on his hips.他双手叉腰站在那里。

specimen[spesimen]n.范例；样品，样本，标本【例句】He collects specimens of all kinds of rocks and minerals.他采集各种岩石和矿物的标【助记】spec-看+men男人，人，（医院）常有供人看的人的样品。

drugstoretdrAg^toJn.（美国兼售化妆品、家居用品、饮料、小吃等的）药店，药房【例句】I will bring stuff from the drugstore for your hands. 我到药房去给你的手弄点药来。

12参考答案（Unit 1—8）34Unit One5Key to Exercise6Preview:71 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10T8910Vocabulary114. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets 121. differ2. differently, different3. difference134. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously 14polluted156. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute167. attention 8. attentively, attentive17183 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases and1 学习指导参考19expressions.2021224 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions 23taken from the text.241. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our2526company.272. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的28和平统一。

29Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that 30we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring abou t the peaceful unification of our country on our own.31323. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。

大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案Unit1一）1. bare2. empty3. empty4. bare5. empty6.empty二）1. shortly2.track down3.faint4.motioned5.at the sight of6.feel like7.slamming8.rang out9.contract10.made for11.heated12.emerged三）1. host2. sprang up/rang out3. impulse4. came to5. track down6. unexpected7. outgrow8. widened9. shortly10. emerge / spring up11. at the sight of12. made for13. crisis14. colonial四）1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago.2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation?3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit.4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent?5. Her face lit up with joy at his return.6. The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away.五）1.Additional advantageousAnxious conditionalCourageous curiousDangerous educationalEmotional famousIndustrial intentionalMedical mountionousMusical mysteriousNational occasionalPersonal practical2.Heated coloredpigtailed giftedbearded pointedexperienced agedskilled diseased六）1.The people questioned gave very different opinions on the issue.2. Can you see the man climbing on that rock?3. Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution to the problems discussed.4. We were woken early by the sound of the birds singing.5. The chairman made it clear that those objecting should explain their reasons.6. After a day’s work, I felt I had little energy left.7. I knew of some of the athletes taking part.8. The success obtained surprised those who had given up the project as impossible.七）1. During the time that2. As long as3. Although4. as long as5. whereas6. Although7. whereas8. Although1. They frightened the child into telling the truth.2. He tricked her into marrying him by pretending that he was the son of a millionaire.3. My tactless words forced the old gentleman into buying something he could not possibly afford.4. He finally talked me into accepting his terms.5. The girl persuaded her father into giving up smoking.6. Their severe criticism shocked her into realizing her selfishness.1. Guests are to be back in the hotel by twelve o’clock.2. An investigation is to be made next week.3. I am to meet them at the airport.4. You are to finish your homework before you watch TV.5. The medicine is to be taken three times a day after meals.6. Bob and Susan are to get married in October八）1.hosts2.heated3.argument4.impulse5.shortly6.emerged7.slam8.crawled9.crisis1.corner2.attention3.noticed4.shining5.directed6.there7.bed8.snake9.its10.feet11.from12.however13.do14.as15.forward16.neither17.still18.if19.through20.floor21.pulling22.under24.out25.to26.where27.made28.eyes九）1.do the cooking3.hardly thought so3.settled down4.half expected5.equipment6.boiled over7.why things were so quiet8.burning9.greeted10.battlefield十）1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。

参考答案(Unit 1 —8)Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differe ntly, differe nt3. differe nee4. serious, serious, seriously5. serious ness, seriously polluted6. Fortun ately/ Luckily, polluti on, seriously, pollute7. atte nti on 8. atte ntively, atte ntive3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases and expressions.1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

They took adva ntage of our helpless situati on and took over our compa ny. 2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统。

Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I amsure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring abou t the peaceful unification of our country on our own .3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。

It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to manyserious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他He lovesto show off his wealth, but this is all in vain . People still avoid him as though he were poison.5. 他不久就爱上了这个村子。

Unit 11.我们像在暖房里种花那样养孩子是错误的。

我们必须让他们接触各种社会问题，因为不久他们就将作为公民来应对这些问题。

It's wrong to hear our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because they will approach them as citizens very soon.2.随着时间的推移，我们不可避免地会越来越多地卷入国际商务。

而冲突必然会发生，因为国家之间总有不同的观点和利益。

With the passage of time we are inevitably increasing involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.3.我们为我们的成就而骄傲，我们有理由感到骄傲。

但是我们永远不能变得狂妄，不然我们就会失去我们的朋友。

We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be so. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends.4.信息现在唾手可得。

一个普通的电脑就能储存一个普通图书馆的信息。

Information is now immediately available. An average computer can store as much information as a small library dose.5.那家建筑公司没有资格操作这个项目。

现代大学英语精读(第二版)第二册课后练习答案参考答案（Unit 1—8）Unit OneKey to ExercisePreview:1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary4. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/ Luckily, pollution, seriously, pollute1. 他们利用我们求助无门的困境把我们公司接管了。

They took advantage of our helpless situation and took over our company.2. 虽然我们面前仍有困难，但我肯定我们中国人有智慧靠自己实现国家的和平统一。

Although there are still difficulties ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will have the wisdom to bring abou t the peaceful unification of our country on our own.3. 只强调国内生产总值是错误的，它会引起很多严重问题。

It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to manyserious problems.4. 他喜欢炫耀他的财富，但是这完全是徒劳的，人们仍然像躲避毒药那样躲避他。

外教社大学英语精读第2册第10单元参考答案Comprehension of the Text31.c2.d3.b4.d5.b6.a7.b8.dV ocabulary5hostess | girl studentgod | ladyprince | lionaunt | policewomannephew | herocow | actress61.like2.as3.like4.like5.as6.like7.As8.Like71.reluctant2.fished out3.ignored4.nothing but5.made out6.vanished7.only too8.much of an9.constructive 10.quit 11.somehow 12.do not earn 13.exhausting 14.drowned by floods81.criticized2.profits3.tends4.live on5.alert to6.passed (it) on7.embarrassed8.earned9.appreciate 10.routine 11.pat 12.shrugged off 13.loaded 14.discouraged ment91.Heavy smokers generally take no notice of the warning that smoking is harmful to health.2.Pleased with his students' progress, Professor Tyler gave them a pat on the back on more than one occasion.3.We have come to know it is important to apply theory to parctice.4.When first learning to speak Spanish, I was often embarrassed at my errors in pronuciation.5.The prospect of working under a conceited man made him reluctant to take the job.6.Have you any idea of how the management reacted to Sam's suggestions for improvement? Word Building10pressure illness preparedness boldness effectiveness departurewillingness carelessness hopelessness exposure darkness friendlinesscoldness frankness pleasure nervousness greatness cold-bloodedness1.darkness2.pleasure3.carelessness4.coldness5.pressure6.departure7.frankness8.hopelessness9.effectiveness 10.exposure111.the productive forces2.protective measures3.constructive criticisms4.instinctive fear/dreadrge, expressive eyes6.an impressive movie7.creative work 8.a decisive victory9.defensive arms/weapons 10.an explosive situationStructure121.It is a pity that he did not come earlier.2.It's a well-known fact that smoking can cause lung cancer.3.It is true that I encouraged him, but I didn't actually help him.4.It didn't seem likely that they would ever keep their promise.5.It was hard to understand why Prof. Hardy had singled out Mary for criticism.6.It's unfair that most women do not earn equal pay for equal work.131.Instead of criticizing Susan for what she has done, we ought to praise her for it.2.Instead of going straight home after school, Helen went to work as a waitress in a restaurant.3.Instead of sending the book to Allan by post, I'm going to take it to him myself.4.Instead of going to New York yesterday to attend his daughter's wedding, Dr. Wilson flew to Florida for an emergency case.5.Instead of using oil lamps, the villagers have electric lights now.6.Instead of disturbing Cathy, the news had a strangely calming effect on her mind.141.much bigger2.a little more difficult3.slightly more encouraging4.far more constructive5.considerably more efficient6.25 per cent higherCloze15A1.profitsments3.constuctive4.critical5.quit6.appreciated7.ingnored8.favorably9.pat 10.discouraged 11.routineB1.out2.her3.talked4.and5.with6.could7.in8.quietly9.things 10.strike 11.with 12.wonder 13.opinion 14.everything15.true 16.other 17.as 18.surprise 19.were 20.change 21.could 22.For 23.pictureTranslation161. Through the article the author wants to convey to the readers her view on praise and criticism.2. Of the dozen of waitresses in the restaurant, only three have had any previous experience.3. The teacher isn't much of a scholar,but he does know how to teach a course in a lively and interesting manner.4. We often find it much more difficult to apply a rule than to know it.5. She never scolds her children for squabbling. Instead, she gives them a few words of praise when they play quietly.6. Mr. Green was always critical of his daughter's writings, but somehow he commented favorably on that poorly written poem of hers.7. Quite a few students in our class were publicly criticized by the teacher for failing to hand in their compositions on time.8. A good teacher should be very alert to the progress his students make. If their progress is ignored/ goes unnoticed, the students will feel discouraged.Key to Reading ActivityExercise A1.d2.c3.b4.a5.c6.d7.c8.d9.a 10.bExercise B1.我敬佩父亲。

大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案Unit4II Comprehension of the text1-5 BCADC 6-8 ABDIII Vocabulary Activities1．1) few2) A little3) little4) few5) a few , little6) a few , few7) little8) few2. 1) function2) corresponded with each other3) immune to4) at ease5) displayed6) approach7) puzzle8) a household word9) capable of carrying out10) so much so that1) a series of3. 1) a series of2) approaches3) are pursuing4) ambition5) fame6) come to terms with7) work out8) singled out9) personality10) taken apart11) at ease12) observe13) modest14) application15) curiosity16) solutions4. 1) He writes exclusively for the "Washington Post".2) The friendship your people have for our people impressed me deeply during my visit in your country./ I was deeply impressed during my visit in your country by the friendship your people have for our people.3) It took Joe a long time to come to terms with the fact that he would no longer be able to go sailing again.4) Jim's grandfather believes more in fresh air and exercise than in medicine.5) Owing to his poor education he was frustrated in his attempt to find a good job.6) Most American cities are relatively small in terms of population when compared to Chinese cities like Shanghai and Beijing.IV Enriching Your Word Power1. 1) emotional2) angry3) atomic4) exclusive5) famous6) jealous7) safe8) simple9) important10) valuable11) central12) delightful/delighted13) feasible14) fortunate15) personal16) capable17) sandy18) original19) curious20) easy2.1) typewriter2) honeymoon3) airport4) schoolmaster5) necklace6) eyesight7) loudspeaker8) sunrise9) heartbeat10) blood-test11) motorcycle12) crossroad13) spaceship14) superpower15) lifeboat16) rainstorm3.1)handbook/handmade/handsaw/handshake/handwork/handwr iting2) housebreaker/housekeep/housekeeper/housearrest/housemate/housework3)workbook/workday/workmate/workshop/worksite/worktab le4) bookkeeper/bookmark/bookreview/bookseller/bookshelf/bookstall5)riverside/roadside/bedside/dockside/inside/outside 6) classroom/living room/reading room/waiting room/consulting room/dark roomV Usage1.1) a drop of blood2) a grain of wheat3) a length of rope4) a lump of sugar5) a ball of string6) a block of marble7) a roll of toilet paper8) a helping of pie9) a blanket of heavy mist10) a slice of beefVI Structure1. 1) Joe's father was seen to return after dark.2) The wind was heard to roar through the trees.3) I don't think Tom can be made to take the boss's orders.4) The young man was seen to enter the building next to the bank.5) When she was in Shanghai the actress was heard to say she had long thought of this city as her second home.6) After the minister of education had finished speaking at the press conference, he was made to answer all sorts of questions.2.1) The doctor advised (that) Mike (should) stay in hospital until he was fully recovered.2) Cathy's father insisted (that) she (should) take a two-week rest before going back to work.3) The chairman of the Trade Union suggested (that) a special committee (should) be set up to look into the problem./ The chairman of the Trade Union suggested(that) they set up a special committee to look into the problem.4) The commander ordered (that) our company (should) start the attack before dawn.5) Knowing Jack to be dishonest, I demanded (that) he (should) tell me nothing but the truth.6) The dean of the philosophy department requested (that) the visiting scholar (should) give a lecture on Sartre.VII Cloze1.1) bewildered2) impressed3) modest4) profound5) displayed6) ambition7) singled out8) puzzle9) capable10) at ease2) with3) listened4) gave5) told6) lecture7) sure8) Why9) for10) agreed11) two12) hall13) before14) place15) began16) single17) success18) people19) shaking20) followed22) stopped23) a24) listened25) not26) nodded27) did28) thought29) but30) order31) was32) answerVIII Spot Dictation1) childhood2) a slow start3) mathematics4) grew up5) devote himself to research6) world-famous7) explain8) you think it's two hours9) the physical world10) conquerIX Translation1) 那小女孩跑得太快，身体一下失去平衡，跌倒了。

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现代大学英语精读第二册练习与答案2007-1-22 16:59:28 Lesson One Another School Year --- What For?I . Discuss the following questions:1) Why did the professor draw a line between training and education? In what way are they different?2) Are universities only for job training according to the professor? What else should a student strive for in a university3) How did the professor try to prove the importance of book-reading?4) How would you respond if your brother or sister or your best friend declares that he/she is only interested in learning some job skill and therefore has no use for literature, politics, philosophy, history, art, music, etc.?5) Discuss with or interview a classmate, find out his/her ideas, summarize them and report back briefly to the class: Is education for living or make a living?II. V ocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.1) Examine how the words specialize and simplify are formed. Find out the meanings of the suffixes ―–ize‖ and ―–f y‖.specialize:____ + ____ simplify: ____ + ____2) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–ize‖ and vice versa. Example: computer (n.) + -ize computerize (v.)Noun/Ajective Verbcapital __________central __________final __________hospital __________ideal ____________________ apologize__________ civilize__________ fertilize__________ industrialize__________ realize3) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–fy‖.Example: beauty (n.) + -fyNoun/adjective Verbclarity __________class __________identity __________intense __________just __________4) Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.(1) If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, it is a time for you to ________ (施肥) your lawn.(2) Just enjoy the little things you are doing. When you look back, you will ________ (意识到) they were doing the big things.(3) Walt Disney ________（总结）how he made his dreams come true in four C’s: curiosity, confidence, courage and constancy.(4) The plan was ________ (批评) as too idealistic and impractical.(5) The waste water is now ________ (净化) and then used for irrigation.(6) The training courses aims to ________ (使合格) them as teachers of English.(7) How can you ________ (说明有正当理由的) your behavior?(8) The freshmen will first read some ________ (简写) stories.(9) Books can be ________ (分类) in different ways.(10) I was really ________ (害怕的) when I was told that 500 million people would watch my performance.2. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.to average out (to a certain number)to be exposed toto be out toto be stuckto be true ofto do with sth.to have no business doing sth.to put sb. In touch withto see to sth./to see to it that clauseto specialize to1) They said that they would __________ no more trees are cut from now on2) When he first retired, he felt very uncomfortable. He did not know what to __________ all his time.3) If you want to know this, I can __________ a real expert.4) Meals at the hotel __________20 yuan per day.5) James protested that others __________ saying such things about him.6) Eric told me that everything in the hospital was first-rate, and so was it __________ its doctors and nurses.7) They were shocked to hear Professor Jin say that a company should not __________ make profit only.8) My father was a historian. He __________ the history of the Ming Dynasty.9) There are several ways to get around the difficulties when you __________ in the middle of a sentence.10)Some sociologists argue that the ever-increasing crime rate is due to the fact that people __________ too much violence in TV programs.11) In the first half of the year, Li Fan‘s income __________ 6,000yuan per month.12) They promised to __________ the nuclear power station would be safe.3.Choose the right word and put it in the proper form..i . to say to speak to talk to tell1) ―I can __________ you how to start, but you‘ll have to work out the answeryourself, ‖ __________ Mr. Baker.2) She insisted that parents should try to find out why children sometimes __________ lies.3) Would you please stop __________? We can‘t hear what the speaker is __________.4) He __________ a few words about himself and then on to __________ about the recent development in the Sino-Russian relationship.5) We learned from what students __________ about him that he __________ four languages.ii . fairly rather1) The food was__________ good, but not as delicious as in the other restaurant.2) She speaks __________ fluently, but her pronunciation is __________ poor.3) It‘s___ hot here in the room. Will you please open the window?iii . sensitive sensible1) I di dn‘t mean you .You are too__________..2) I thank it was a very __________ thing for you to do on such occasions.3) It was __________ of them to withdraw their troops from that area.4. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.1) The town used to __________ almost entirely __________ (依靠) tourism for its economic development .2) The president asked me to __________ (主持) the meeting on his behalf .3) I told them that Mr. Shen __________ ( 坚持) their giving a straightforward answer4) No country has the right to __________ (干涉) other countries’internal affairs .5) His grandparents __________ (渴望) his return to his own country .6) In the last twenty years his research __________ (集中) a new strain of rice .7) All this __________ (同意了的) at our last discussion .I don’t see why we need to talk about it again .8) Alice is still __________ (犹豫) the choice between the tow jobs .9) They would never __________ ( 采取) these means to get rich .10) There is no use __________ (埋怨) the situation we are in . We should take action and __________ (依靠) ourselves o change it for the better .11) Do you remember the name of the Chinese who __________ (成功) swimming across the English Channel ?5.Put in the missing words.If you are like most people, your intelligence (1) __________ from season .You are (2) __________ a lot sharper in spring than you are at any (3)___ time of the year.Spring appears to be the best (4) __________ of the year for thinking. One (5) __________ may be that in spring man‘s mental (6) __________ are affected by the same factors that bring (7) __________ great changes in all nature.Autumn is the next best season, (8) __________ winter. As for summer, it seems to be a good time to (9) __________ a long vacation from thinking! It has been (10) __________ that cool weather is much more favorable (11) __________creative thinking than is summer hear. This does not (12) __________ that all people are (13) __________ intelligent in summer than they (14) __________ during the rest of the year. It (15) __________ mean , however , that the mental powers of large numbers of people (16) __________ to be lowest in summer.III . Grammar1. Complete the following sentence wit one of these ways of expressing future time, using the verbs in the brackets.shall/will shall/will be doing shall/will have donebe to do sth. be doing sth. be going to do sth.1) It has been decided that Beijing __________ (host) the 2008 Olympics.2) The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics __________ (complete) by 2006.3) The central government __________ (do) do what is within its power to help make the event a success.4) Thousands of people __________ (work) as volunteers when the games __________(hold).5) There __________ (be) no financial problem for Beijing in organizing the games.6) By then the air in Beijing __________ (be) cleaner.7) By then all factories that cause serious air, water or noise pollution __________ (move) out of the city.8) Beijing __________ (be) more beautiful in 2008.9) Many people in Beijing __________ (learn) English in the seven years ahead.10) Both the government and the people of Beijing __________ (work) hard to make the Beijing Olympics one of the best in history.2. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions. not…butnot only …but alsoboth …andeither … orneither …or1). His brother is a lawyer. His sister is a lawyer, too.2). What they lack is not money. What they lack is experience.3). They have come to china to learn Chinese. They have also come to china to learn about her culture.4). I find the new manager is not easy to get along with. I find he is not delightful to talk to, either.5). You may write your essay in your regular exercise book. You may print a copy if you do it on your computer.3. Put in the right preposition from the list below.about along with as at behind by for from in into like near of off on on to out of round to under upon with beside1) Professor Li spoke __________ an expert __________ modern Chinese literature.2) He talks __________ a computer expert, but really he knows little.3) In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were __________ work.4) __________ her 21st birthday, her parents sent her a leather coat __________ an affectionate letter.5) The manager‘s office is large and airy. __________ the window is a CEO-type of desk. An office chair stands __________ the desk. Future back __________ the corner there is a floor-to-ceiling bookcase filled __________ books, magazines, etc.6) Everyone knows him __________ Old Arthur. He lives __________ a little hut __________ the middle of a small wood, about a mile __________ the village. He goes __________ the village twice a week to buy food, and occasionally he collects letters and his pension __________ the post office.7) This is what old Arthur said __________ himself __________ a reporter __________ the local newspaper: ―I get up every morning __________ the birds. There is a stream __________ my hut and I fetch water __________ there. It‘s good, clear, fresh water, better than you get __________ the city. Occasionally, __________ winter, I have to break the ice. I cook simple food__________ my stove; mostly stews and things __________ that. I don‘t have much money, but I think I‘m a lucky man.‖8) Recently I came __________ a little group __________ worried people, gathered __________a man lying __________ the pavement __________ a busy London road. They were waiting __________ an ambulance, because the man had been knocked down __________ a passing taxi. Apparently he had stepped the pavement and __________ the street, to avoid walking a ladder. This superstition goes back the days when the gallows were built a platform. To get up __________ the platform you had to clime a ladder. To pass __________ that ladder therefore was considered very unlucky.IV . Written workSuppose you are the writer and write what you said to the tall student about the purpose of a university in about 130 words.Your retelling should contain three parts.1. How you came to talk about it2. What you said3. What you pointed in conclusionKey to the exercisesII . V ocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.1) Examine how the words specialize and simplify are formed. Find out the meanings of the suffixes ―–ize‖ and ―–fy‖.suffixes ―–ize‖, from Greek, is used to form verbs meaning:(1) to cause to be, to make(2) to become(3) to put into the stated placesuffixes ―–fy‖, from Latin, is used to form verbs meaning: to cause to be, to make.2) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–ize‖ and vice versa. capitalize apologycentralize civilfinalize fertilehospitalize industrialidealize real3) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–fy‖clarify classify identify intensify justify4) Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.(1) fertilize (2) realize (3) summarized (4) criticized (5) purified(6) qualify (7) justify (8) simplified (9) classified (10) terrified2. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.(1) see to it that (2)do with (3)put you in touch with (4)average out to(5) had no business (6)true of (7)be out to (8)specialized in(9) are stuck (10)are exposed to (11)averaged out to (12)see to it that3. Choose the right word and put it in the proper form.i 1) tell, said 2) tell 3) talking, saying 4) said, speak/talk 5) said, spokeii 1) fairly 2)fairly, rather 3) ratheriii 1) sensitive 2) sensible 3) sensible4. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.1) depend on/upon 2)preside over 3)insisted on 4)interfere in/with5)are longing for/longed for 6)has been concentrated on 7)was agreed on/upon 8)hesitating about/over 9)resort to 10)complaining about, rely on/upon 11)succeeded in5. Put in the missing words.(1)varies (2)probably (3)other (4)period (5)reason (6)powers (7)about (8)then (9)take (10)found (11)for (12)mean (13)less (14)are (15)does (16)tendIII . Grammar1. Complete the following sentence wit one of these ways of expressing future time, using the verbs in the brackets.1) will host2) will have been completed/will be completed3) shall/will do4) will work, is held5) will be6) is going to be/will be7) will have (been) moved8) will be9) are going to learn10) are going to work2.2. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions.1) Both his sister and brother are lawyers.2) What they lack is not money but experience.3) They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but also to learn about her culture as well.4) I find the new manager neither easy to get along with nor delightful to talk to.5) You may either write your essay in your regular exercise book or print a copy if you do it on your computer.3. Put in the right preposition from the list below.1) as, on2) like3) out of4) For/On, along with5) By/Near, behind, in, with6) as, in, in, from, to/into, at/from7) about, to, from, with, near, from, in, in, on, like8) on/upon, of, round, on, beside, for, by, off, into, under, to, on, on to, underIV . Written workSuppose you are the writer and write what you said to the tall student about the purpose of a university in about 130 words.Sample:One day back in January of 1940 , a student came to my office and told me that he had come to college to be a pharmacist. He said he didn‘t see why he should read Shakespeare. I tried, to the best of my ability, to explain what a university is supposed to do. I told him that the job of a university was to produce/ turn out specialists is who were at the same time civilized citizens. In other words, the business of a university is not only to help its students acquire knowledge and professional skills, but also to put them in touch with the great minds of the past. I pointed out that if a person just wanted to be a mechanized savage he had no business being in college.Lesson Two Maheegun My BrotherI. Do you have a similar story to tell? Is it also about a wolf, about how a dog saved his little master from drowning, about how a horse saved a horseman, about how a tiger rapid the kindness of a doctor who had cured his skin trouble? OK, go ahead and tell us.II. V ocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.? Complete the following sentences with the words in their proper forms from the list below. Write N (noun) or V (verb).bandage hit waste journey risk camp(1)You can‘t run a business without taking __________. ()(2)The secret of his successful business is that he gets ahead during the time others __________. ()(3)Success is a __________, not a destination. ()(4)The old city area has been heavily__________ by the earthquake. ()(5)She has __________successfully across the desert. ()(6)The weather was fine, so we decided to __________ out for the night. ()(7)The soldier refuse to leave his comrades. He __________ his head and continued to fight. () 2) Study how the compound words―snow-filled‖(para.23) and ―blood-soaked‖(para.29) are formed.snow-filled (adj.): ___ + ____ (meaning: filled with snow)blood-soaked (adj.) ____ + ___ (meaning: soaked with blood)Put the following phrases into Chinese.o a state-owned factoryo home-made cakeso heart-felt thankso an enemy-occupied areao snow-covered fieldso test-oriented educationo government-controlled shareso a poverty-stricken villageo a student-centered approacho sugar-coated pillsplete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.all for the bestat the edge ofin search ofin sth‘s or sb‘s placeto below itself outto quite downto come into focusto work one‘s way out of? Mr. Watson put up a fence __________ his vegetable field to keep the passersby from crossing it.? Before I wrote his biography, I spent almost two years in the national library __________ information about him.? The chairperson tried to make the discussion __________ because it was impossible to solve all the problems just in one afternoon.? He decided to take the job although it didn‘t pay well. He felt it was probably__________.? It took them a whole week to __________ the big forest.? When the storm finally __________, they found three people missing.? Ms. Wu acted __________ while he was away on holiday.? The people were extremely angry. They shouted in loud protest. It took the mayor 10 minutes to make them __________.? For days, warships and fishing boats were sent to that area __________ survivors.? When the moving objects __________, we found that they were only swans.3.Choose the right phrasal verbs in the brackets and put them in proper forms.? I felt a sharp pain when the nurse__________ (tear away, tear off) the blood-soaked bandage from the wound in my leg.? I was walking along the river the other day when I saw a kid fall into the water. I immediately __________ (tear away, tear off) my jacket and jumped into the river to save them.? The old houses have been __________ (tear off, tear down) to make room for a new shopping center.? The sunset was so beautiful in the mountains that we had trouble ourselves __________. (tear away, tear off)4.Put the Chinese into English.? 他们把病人的档案全储存在计算机里了。

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现代大学英语精读第二册练习与答案2007-1-22 16:59:28 Lesson One Another School Year --- What For?I . Discuss the following questions:1) Why did the professor draw a line between training and education? In what way are they different?2) Are universities only for job training according to the professor? What else should a student strive for in a university3) How did the professor try to prove the importance of book-reading?4) How would you respond if your brother or sister or your best friend declares that he/she is only interested in learning some job skill and therefore has no use for literature, politics, philosophy, history, art, music, etc.?5) Discuss with or interview a classmate, find out his/her ideas, summarize them and report back briefly to the class: Is education for living or make a living?II. V ocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.1) Examine how the words specialize and simplify are formed. Find out the meanings of the suffixes ―–ize‖ and ―–f y‖.specialize:____ + ____ simplify: ____ + ____2) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–ize‖ and vice versa. Example: computer (n.) + -ize computerize (v.)Noun/Ajective Verbcapital __________central __________final __________hospital __________ideal ____________________ apologize__________ civilize__________ fertilize__________ industrialize__________ realize3) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–fy‖.Example: beauty (n.) + -fyNoun/adjective Verbclarity __________class __________identity __________intense __________just __________4) Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.(1) If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, it is a time for you to ________ (施肥) your lawn.(2) Just enjoy the little things you are doing. When you look back, you will ________ (意识到) they were doing the big things.(3) Walt Disney ________（总结）how he made his dreams come true in four C’s: curiosity, confidence, courage and constancy.(4) The plan was ________ (批评) as too idealistic and impractical.(5) The waste water is now ________ (净化) and then used for irrigation.(6) The training courses aims to ________ (使合格) them as teachers of English.(7) How can you ________ (说明有正当理由的) your behavior?(8) The freshmen will first read some ________ (简写) stories.(9) Books can be ________ (分类) in different ways.(10) I was really ________ (害怕的) when I was told that 500 million people would watch my performance.2. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.to average out (to a certain number)to be exposed toto be out toto be stuckto be true ofto do with sth.to have no business doing sth.to put sb. In touch withto see to sth./to see to it that clauseto specialize to1) They said that they would __________ no more trees are cut from now on2) When he first retired, he felt very uncomfortable. He did not know what to __________ all his time.3) If you want to know this, I can __________ a real expert.4) Meals at the hotel __________20 yuan per day.5) James protested that others __________ saying such things about him.6) Eric told me that everything in the hospital was first-rate, and so was it __________ its doctors and nurses.7) They were shocked to hear Professor Jin say that a company should not __________ make profit only.8) My father was a historian. He __________ the history of the Ming Dynasty.9) There are several ways to get around the difficulties when you __________ in the middle of a sentence.10)Some sociologists argue that the ever-increasing crime rate is due to the fact that people __________ too much violence in TV programs.11) In the first half of the year, Li Fan‘s income __________ 6,000yuan per month.12) They promised to __________ the nuclear power station would be safe.3.Choose the right word and put it in the proper form..i . to say to speak to talk to tell1) ―I can __________ you how to start, but you‘ll have to work out the answeryourself, ‖ __________ Mr. Baker.2) She insisted that parents should try to find out why children sometimes __________ lies.3) Would you please stop __________? We can‘t hear what the speaker is __________.4) He __________ a few words about himself and then on to __________ about the recent development in the Sino-Russian relationship.5) We learned from what students __________ about him that he __________ four languages.ii . fairly rather1) The food was__________ good, but not as delicious as in the other restaurant.2) She speaks __________ fluently, but her pronunciation is __________ poor.3) It‘s___ hot here in the room. Will you please open the window?iii . sensitive sensible1) I di dn‘t mean you .You are too__________..2) I thank it was a very __________ thing for you to do on such occasions.3) It was __________ of them to withdraw their troops from that area.4. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.1) The town used to __________ almost entirely __________ (依靠) tourism for its economic development .2) The president asked me to __________ (主持) the meeting on his behalf .3) I told them that Mr. Shen __________ ( 坚持) their giving a straightforward answer4) No country has the right to __________ (干涉) other countries’internal affairs .5) His grandparents __________ (渴望) his return to his own country .6) In the last twenty years his research __________ (集中) a new strain of rice .7) All this __________ (同意了的) at our last discussion .I don’t see why we need to talk about it again .8) Alice is still __________ (犹豫) the choice between the tow jobs .9) They would never __________ ( 采取) these means to get rich .10) There is no use __________ (埋怨) the situation we are in . We should take action and __________ (依靠) ourselves o change it for the better .11) Do you remember the name of the Chinese who __________ (成功) swimming across the English Channel ?5.Put in the missing words.If you are like most people, your intelligence (1) __________ from season .You are (2) __________ a lot sharper in spring than you are at any (3)___ time of the year.Spring appears to be the best (4) __________ of the year for thinking. One (5) __________ may be that in spring man‘s mental (6) __________ are affected by the same factors that bring (7) __________ great changes in all nature.Autumn is the next best season, (8) __________ winter. As for summer, it seems to be a good time to (9) __________ a long vacation from thinking! It has been (10) __________ that cool weather is much more favorable (11) __________creative thinking than is summer hear. This does not (12) __________ that all people are (13) __________ intelligent in summer than they (14) __________ during the rest of the year. It (15) __________ mean , however , that the mental powers of large numbers of people (16) __________ to be lowest in summer.III . Grammar1. Complete the following sentence wit one of these ways of expressing future time, using the verbs in the brackets.shall/will shall/will be doing shall/will have donebe to do sth. be doing sth. be going to do sth.1) It has been decided that Beijing __________ (host) the 2008 Olympics.2) The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics __________ (complete) by 2006.3) The central government __________ (do) do what is within its power to help make the event a success.4) Thousands of people __________ (work) as volunteers when the games __________(hold).5) There __________ (be) no financial problem for Beijing in organizing the games.6) By then the air in Beijing __________ (be) cleaner.7) By then all factories that cause serious air, water or noise pollution __________ (move) out of the city.8) Beijing __________ (be) more beautiful in 2008.9) Many people in Beijing __________ (learn) English in the seven years ahead.10) Both the government and the people of Beijing __________ (work) hard to make the Beijing Olympics one of the best in history.2. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions. not…butnot only …but alsoboth …andeither … orneither …or1). His brother is a lawyer. His sister is a lawyer, too.2). What they lack is not money. What they lack is experience.3). They have come to china to learn Chinese. They have also come to china to learn about her culture.4). I find the new manager is not easy to get along with. I find he is not delightful to talk to, either.5). You may write your essay in your regular exercise book. You may print a copy if you do it on your computer.3. Put in the right preposition from the list below.about along with as at behind by for from in into like near of off on on to out of round to under upon with beside1) Professor Li spoke __________ an expert __________ modern Chinese literature.2) He talks __________ a computer expert, but really he knows little.3) In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were __________ work.4) __________ her 21st birthday, her parents sent her a leather coat __________ an affectionate letter.5) The manager‘s office is large and airy. __________ the window is a CEO-type of desk. An office chair stands __________ the desk. Future back __________ the corner there is a floor-to-ceiling bookcase filled __________ books, magazines, etc.6) Everyone knows him __________ Old Arthur. He lives __________ a little hut __________ the middle of a small wood, about a mile __________ the village. He goes __________ the village twice a week to buy food, and occasionally he collects letters and his pension __________ the post office.7) This is what old Arthur said __________ himself __________ a reporter __________ the local newspaper: ―I get up every morning __________ the birds. There is a stream __________ my hut and I fetch water __________ there. It‘s good, clear, fresh water, better than you get __________ the city. Occasionally, __________ winter, I have to break the ice. I cook simple food__________ my stove; mostly stews and things __________ that. I don‘t have much money, but I think I‘m a lucky man.‖8) Recently I came __________ a little group __________ worried people, gathered __________a man lying __________ the pavement __________ a busy London road. They were waiting __________ an ambulance, because the man had been knocked down __________ a passing taxi. Apparently he had stepped the pavement and __________ the street, to avoid walking a ladder. This superstition goes back the days when the gallows were built a platform. To get up __________ the platform you had to clime a ladder. To pass __________ that ladder therefore was considered very unlucky.IV . Written workSuppose you are the writer and write what you said to the tall student about the purpose of a university in about 130 words.Your retelling should contain three parts.1. How you came to talk about it2. What you said3. What you pointed in conclusionKey to the exercisesII . V ocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.1) Examine how the words specialize and simplify are formed. Find out the meanings of the suffixes ―–ize‖ and ―–fy‖.suffixes ―–ize‖, from Greek, is used to form verbs meaning:(1) to cause to be, to make(2) to become(3) to put into the stated placesuffixes ―–fy‖, from Latin, is used to form verbs meaning: to cause to be, to make.2) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–ize‖ and vice versa. capitalize apologycentralize civilfinalize fertilehospitalize industrialidealize real3) Turn the following nouns or adjectives into verbs that end with the suffix ―–fy‖clarify classify identify intensify justify4) Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.(1) fertilize (2) realize (3) summarized (4) criticized (5) purified(6) qualify (7) justify (8) simplified (9) classified (10) terrified2. Complete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.(1) see to it that (2)do with (3)put you in touch with (4)average out to(5) had no business (6)true of (7)be out to (8)specialized in(9) are stuck (10)are exposed to (11)averaged out to (12)see to it that3. Choose the right word and put it in the proper form.i 1) tell, said 2) tell 3) talking, saying 4) said, speak/talk 5) said, spokeii 1) fairly 2)fairly, rather 3) ratheriii 1) sensitive 2) sensible 3) sensible4. Complete the sentences based on the Chinese given in the brackets.1) depend on/upon 2)preside over 3)insisted on 4)interfere in/with5)are longing for/longed for 6)has been concentrated on 7)was agreed on/upon 8)hesitating about/over 9)resort to 10)complaining about, rely on/upon 11)succeeded in5. Put in the missing words.(1)varies (2)probably (3)other (4)period (5)reason (6)powers (7)about (8)then (9)take (10)found (11)for (12)mean (13)less (14)are (15)does (16)tendIII . Grammar1. Complete the following sentence wit one of these ways of expressing future time, using the verbs in the brackets.1) will host2) will have been completed/will be completed3) shall/will do4) will work, is held5) will be6) is going to be/will be7) will have (been) moved8) will be9) are going to learn10) are going to work2.2. Combine each pair of the sentences, using the right emphasizing coordinate conjunctions.1) Both his sister and brother are lawyers.2) What they lack is not money but experience.3) They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but also to learn about her culture as well.4) I find the new manager neither easy to get along with nor delightful to talk to.5) You may either write your essay in your regular exercise book or print a copy if you do it on your computer.3. Put in the right preposition from the list below.1) as, on2) like3) out of4) For/On, along with5) By/Near, behind, in, with6) as, in, in, from, to/into, at/from7) about, to, from, with, near, from, in, in, on, like8) on/upon, of, round, on, beside, for, by, off, into, under, to, on, on to, underIV . Written workSuppose you are the writer and write what you said to the tall student about the purpose of a university in about 130 words.Sample:One day back in January of 1940 , a student came to my office and told me that he had come to college to be a pharmacist. He said he didn‘t see why he should read Shakespeare. I tried, to the best of my ability, to explain what a university is supposed to do. I told him that the job of a university was to produce/ turn out specialists is who were at the same time civilized citizens. In other words, the business of a university is not only to help its students acquire knowledge and professional skills, but also to put them in touch with the great minds of the past. I pointed out that if a person just wanted to be a mechanized savage he had no business being in college.Lesson Two Maheegun My BrotherI. Do you have a similar story to tell? Is it also about a wolf, about how a dog saved his little master from drowning, about how a horse saved a horseman, about how a tiger rapid the kindness of a doctor who had cured his skin trouble? OK, go ahead and tell us.II. V ocabulary1. Practice using the rules of word formation.? Complete the following sentences with the words in their proper forms from the list below. Write N (noun) or V (verb).bandage hit waste journey risk camp(1)You can‘t run a business without taking __________. ()(2)The secret of his successful business is that he gets ahead during the time others __________. ()(3)Success is a __________, not a destination. ()(4)The old city area has been heavily__________ by the earthquake. ()(5)She has __________successfully across the desert. ()(6)The weather was fine, so we decided to __________ out for the night. ()(7)The soldier refuse to leave his comrades. He __________ his head and continued to fight. () 2) Study how the compound words―snow-filled‖(para.23) and ―blood-soaked‖(para.29) are formed.snow-filled (adj.): ___ + ____ (meaning: filled with snow)blood-soaked (adj.) ____ + ___ (meaning: soaked with blood)Put the following phrases into Chinese.o a state-owned factoryo home-made cakeso heart-felt thankso an enemy-occupied areao snow-covered fieldso test-oriented educationo government-controlled shareso a poverty-stricken villageo a student-centered approacho sugar-coated pillsplete the sentences with the expressions listed below in their proper forms.all for the bestat the edge ofin search ofin sth‘s or sb‘s placeto below itself outto quite downto come into focusto work one‘s way out of? Mr. Watson put up a fence __________ his vegetable field to keep the passersby from crossing it.? Before I wrote his biography, I spent almost two years in the national library __________ information about him.? The chairperson tried to make the discussion __________ because it was impossible to solve all the problems just in one afternoon.? He decided to take the job although it didn‘t pay well. He felt it was probably__________.? It took them a whole week to __________ the big forest.? When the storm finally __________, they found three people missing.? Ms. Wu acted __________ while he was away on holiday.? The people were extremely angry. They shouted in loud protest. It took the mayor 10 minutes to make them __________.? For days, warships and fishing boats were sent to that area __________ survivors.? When the moving objects __________, we found that they were only swans.3.Choose the right phrasal verbs in the brackets and put them in proper forms.? I felt a sharp pain when the nurse__________ (tear away, tear off) the blood-soaked bandage from the wound in my leg.? I was walking along the river the other day when I saw a kid fall into the water. I immediately __________ (tear away, tear off) my jacket and jumped into the river to save them.? The old houses have been __________ (tear off, tear down) to make room for a new shopping center.? The sunset was so beautiful in the mountains that we had trouble ourselves __________. (tear away, tear off)4.Put the Chinese into English.? 他们把病人的档案全储存在计算机里了。