大学英语精读第三版第四册第3单元课后习题答案TXT文本电子书
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Unit 3你能证明地球是圆的吗?来试试看吧!你将依靠你自己的智力还是不得不引用专家的观点呢?我们为什么相信地球是圆的?乔治·奥韦尔记得在什么地方——我想是在《圣女贞德》序言中——肖伯纳评论说,今天我们比在中世纪时更加轻信,更加迷信。
而作为现代轻信的例证,他举出地圆说这一广为传播的信念。
肖伯纳说,普通人举不出一条理由来说明为什么相信地球是圆的。
他全盘接受这一理论,只是因为这一理论中有一种迎合20世纪心态的东西。
当然,肖伯纳是夸大其词了,但他说的也确实有些道理,这一问题值得进一步探讨,因为它会帮助人们看清现代知识的真实情况。
我们究竟为什么会相信地球是圆的呢?我说的不是数千位天文学家、地理学家之类的人,他们可以用观察到的事实或用理论上的根据来证实这一点,我指的是如同你我之辈的报纸的普通读者。
至于“地平说”,我相信我能够加以驳斥。
如果你在天气晴朗的日子站立海边,你可以看到船桅和烟囱沿着地平线移动而不见船体本身。
只有假设地球表面呈曲线状,这一现象才能得到解释。
但不能由此推断地球是球形的。
设想另一个称做“地球卵形说”的理论吧,这一学说声称地球形如蛋状。
对此,我能说什么加以反驳呢?面对“地球卵形说”者,我能打的第一张牌是,可以根据太阳和月亮来类推。
“地球卵形说”者立即回敬道,我无法根据自己的观察得知那些天体是球形的。
我只能得知他们是圆的,而它们完全可能呈扁平的圆盘状。
我对此无言以答。
此外,他还会说,我凭什么理由认为地球一定与太阳和月亮的形状相同?对此,我同样无法解答。
我的第二张牌是地球的影子: 月食期间,地球投在月亮上的影子看上去呈圆形物体状。
但“地球卵形说”者马上要问,我怎么知道月食是由地球的影子造成的呢?回答是,我并不知道,我只是照搬报刊文章和科普小册子上的说法而已。
小小交锋受挫,于是我打出一张王牌“Q”: 专家的看法。
英国格林威治皇家天文台台长总该是权威了,他告诉我说地球是圆的。
“地球卵形说”者用他的“K”牌压倒我的“Q”牌。
Lesson Three1. Translate 1) into Chinese(1) 专业的历史工作者(2) 基于常识的反应(3) 事物的这种状况(4) 意见不一的历史学家(5) 已经准备好了的现成的东西(6) 一个个人喜好不同的问题(7) 截然不同的观点(8) 民间故事(9) 书面文件(10) 过去的遗留物(11) 人的动机和行为(12) 复杂和精细(13) 商船(14) 一旦发生潜艇战(15) 一个粗糙的理论(16) 好战的行为;战争行为(17) 宣传机器(18) 德国外交部长(19) 实力平衡(20) (事物的)因果(21) 海岸炮兵(22) 终极关怀(23) (事物的)近因(24) 人们常说的一句话(25) 不会出错的解释(26) 绝对有效的模式(27) 永不停止的探索(28) 一个难以达到但又十分诱人的目标2)into English1) to gain new insights2) to revise one’s ideas3) to trace the cause4) to begin from this premise5) to to open fire on/at6) to give equal weight to sth7) to support a certain view8) to influence the government9) to destroy the balance of power10) to form a alliance11) to repay the loans12) to contemplate war13) to fill in the gaps14) to conclude the quest15) to view sth. from a certainperspective 16) to benefit from the comparison17) to eliminate differences18) to dig into the problem19) to be immersed in a vast sea20) to stem from a different point ofview21) to be destined to do sth22) to ignore the fact23) to make an assumption24) to defeat the enemy25) to win back one’s lost territory26) to sink a boat27) to intercept the secret message28) to piece together evidence29) to approximate the truth30) to master new techniques2. Give synonyms and antonyms of the following.1) synonyms(1) puzzling, baffling(2) fascinating(3) clear, plain, obvious, noticeable(4) final, last(5) to correct, to change, to alter, to modify, to rewrite(6) to dig into, to investigate, to look into(7) warlike, warring, aggressive, hostile(8) besides, apart from, plus(9) in the case of, should sth occur(10) nevertheless, in spite of that, just the same(11) to end (the search / probing)(12) to refer to(13) convincingly(14) on the whole, generally speaking(15) in addition, besides, apart from that, what’s more(16) through2) antonyms(1) to be praised(2) depressing(3) doubtful(4) unsoundness, weakness(5) conclusion(6) effect(7) disproportionate(8) anti-British(9) to take into account: to ignore(10) a well-developed (theory), a sophisticated (theory)(11) clear, clear-minded(12) non-professional, amateurish3. Replace the words in bold type with words and phrases you knowthat convey more or less the same meaning.1) simple/primitive; told; thick2) pondering/thinking about; future/fate; insignificant3) completely/entirely; different/opposite4) consider/regard; look at; angles/points of view5) knows very well; growing/increasing; complaints6) besides/apart from; easy; in the case of/if there is7) purposely paid no attention to8) generally/on the whole; however/but; come from/originate from9) absolutely reliable; wipe out/get rid of; bound to4. Translate1) The cause of the aircraft crash is so far unknown.2) The cause of global warming is still hotly debated among scientists.3) He devoted all his life to the cause of environmental protection.4) The river has caused us a lot of trouble in history.5) What do you think caused the upsurge in international terrorism?6) We must try and unite with those who have opposed us.7) There is always opposition to any progress and reform.8) Some people are always opposed to new things.9) A lot of those loans were never repaid. That high ratio of bad debts finally led tothe financial crisis in this second economic power in the world.10) The Busine ss Bank now offers a special loan to students who can’t pay for theireducation.11) The boy asked Mrs. Stow for the loan of her binoculars.12) She concluded her speech by saying that she hoped she could come againsome day and see more of the country.13) As soon as they concluded the investigation, they were to report to the SecurityCouncil.14) During his visit, he will conclude a new trade agreement with India.15) Based on those reasonable doubts, the jury had to conclude that the boy wasnot guilty.16) She is flying to New York by way of Tokyo.17) I’d like to say a few words about the situation in the sixties of the last century byway of an introduction to the movie.18) They decided to recall their ambassador by way of protest.5. Put the most appropriate words in the blanks.1) while/although; to2) over/about; with3) to; in4) led to/resulted in/caused5) with; lends/gives/brings6) from; in7) as to; of8) in the even of; survive9) to; to; study10) out; in11) in; weight/priority12) denote; of13) immersed/buried; more or less14) rather; the more15) at; stems from/comes from/originates from/results from16) base; filled in6. Show the difference between the following pairs or groups of works.1) (1) historic (2) historical (3) historical;historical 4) historic ( 5) historic2) (1) economic;economic (2) economical (3) economical (4) economical(5) economic3) (1) limited (2) limit (3) restricted (4) restricted (5) limited (6) restrict4) (1) cause (2) courses (3) course (4) course (5) cause;course5) (1) source (2) sauce (3) source (4) source;sauce6) (1) suppose/assume (2) supposed (3) presume/assume (4) Suppose(5) presumed7. Choose the best word or phrase for each blank from the four supplied in brackets.(1) only(2) tirelessly(3) motion(4) federal(5) Drastic (6) as(7) argued(8) which(9) the 1920s(10) sound(11) a(12) traced(13) lay(14) prepared(15) resulted1.Grammar in context1) (1) therefore: to show result(2) and: to add; however: to contrast(3) yet: to contrast(4) finally: to end a series(5) rather: to introduce a fact that is different from what has just been mentioned(6) at the same time: to indicate time(7) in other words: to explain(8) in the end: to conclude(9) but: to contrast; first: or enumerate; furthermore: to add(10) that is: to explain; but: to contrast; on the other hand: to contrast2. Put in appropriate transitional words or phrases.1) therefore2) therefore3) For example4) on the other hand5) furthermore 6) on the contrary7) In short8) At first, however9) Consequently10) even so11) moreover12) therefore13) however14) in fact15) that is3. Complete the sentences below with “one” or “a/an”.1) a,a2) one, a3) one4) a5) One, a 6) one7) a8) a, a9) One10) One, a11) A12) one13) a, one14) An, a15) a, an16) a, a17) One, a18) one19) One20) one4.translate the sentences1)Heroes and heroines are people with unusual qualities.2)Celebrities are people who become famous because of publicity through the media.3)In China's mainland, "sweetheart" often refers to a person's husband or wife.4)A fair-weather friend is one who will desert you as soon as you are in trouble.5)Broadly speaking, money refers to anything generally accepted in exchange for other goods and services.6)An armchair revolutionary is one who talks about revolution, but who doesn’t put what he says into practice.7)Professor Lu says that a good teacher is one who does all he/she can to make himself/herself unnecessary for the students.8)Economics is defined as the social science that deals with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.9)DVD is a disk on which large amounts of information, esp. photographs and video can be stored in a computer.10)The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary defines "workaholic" as "a person who works most of the time and finds it difficult to stop working and do other things".5. Put in a preposition or an adverb in the blanks.1) after, in, of, from, of, down, in, for2) During/In, on3) In,except, of, with4)) for, by, with, At, to, by, With, in, up6. CCDAB DCBAC DCCAB。
大学英语精读第三版第四册课后习题答案大学英语精读第三版第四册Unit11)A thoughtful person thinks before speaking and considers the feelings of others.2)The library is closing,We might as well/may as well/could as well go home.3)I don’t like to draw your attention to the fact that there is some Sense after all in the speaker's nonsense.4)Harry has a vivid imagination;he can make up marvelous stories.5)Although Margie was swimming so well, she failed to win the first prize and had to settle for the second.6)I'm quite determined to have the thing finished and done with before leaving the office.7)Competitive sports are recommended to young adults to prepare them for the competitive world of college and business.8)It pains/pained me to admit that I was such a fool as to repeat the mistake.9)My boss paid me and added a bonus for the new customers I had signedup.10)A soldier should never shrink from the duty of defending his country even in the face of certain death.11)Due to exceptionally bad weather, the ship arrived late and thedelivery goods was not on time.12)My wife was rather embarrassed when she overheard some of our guestssay they didn't like the meal she’d cooked for them.13)People in my hometown tend to eat more sour food on hot summer dayspresumably because it could help quench their thirst(解渴).14)In the United States it is quite easy to find a place for rent butthe high cost keeps many young people away.15)The professor was reluctant to stop grading the stack of papers onher desk,but she was really too tired to read on.16)Bacteria reproduce themselves by splitting into two.Unit21)The changes in the firm's policy will have to be fundamental if they are to have any effect on its future.2)Last month I deposited 50 yuan in my savings account,but this monthI had to draw 200 to pay for he mp3 player.3)State financial support given in the form of scholarships hasstimulated the students to greater efforts.4)If you spare half an hour for exerci ses every day you’ll soon be backin good condition/in condition.5)The U.S. dollar fell yesterday against most foreign currencies.6)A country should its natural resources by fighting against waste.7)You can increase a tyre’s grip in winter by slightly lowering itspressure.8)Scientists conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the1930s.9)Rhythm is a basic component of music and language.10)Large amounts of food imports placed a great strain(沉重负担) on thecountry's gold reserve.11)When we’re together a ll he talks about is business.I wish he weremore romantic.12)The first quarter results reflect continued improvements inproductivity.13)The teacher tried to encourage her students to become less dependenton her because she knew they would sooner or late have to take care of themselves.14)Every country considers its internal affairs to be its ownResponsibility.unit31)To support his argument the diplomat cited an article of the Charter(宪章) of the United Nations.2)Credulous people might accept that theory,but as for me,I don’t believe one halt of it.3)Some people tend to,exaggerate when they talk about their own achievements.4)Statements made in anger We often regrettable but difficult to take back.5)Sometimes the preface to a novel or a play is more interesting than the work itself.6)My father always justified his behavior by felling us what his father had taught him to do when he was a child.7)The sun had sunk below the horizon When we arrived at the village.8)accept the authority of our parents when we are young,but mature we may begin to question their advice.9)Since she didn't reply yet you should follow up your letter witha phone call.10)This principle advanced by Lenin remains an incontrovertible(颠扑不破的)truth.11)The meeting was late because the speaker talked on and on about hisfamily,his travels,his publications and so forth.12)No one could say how the magician was able to pull a rabbit out of his hat until he later threw light on/shed light on his tricks.13)It's no good pressing he r;sh doesn’t like to be hurried.14)Asian children usually shoulder the burden of caring for their parents when they grow old and not look after themselves.unit41)It took quite a while for the tour guide to herd the scattering of tourists into a minibus.2)Henry was a poor dancer; he kept treading on the toes of his partner.3)Not only passengers sitting at the font of taxis but also those traveling in the rear must be restrained where a seat belt is available.4)I thought he was joking must be when he said Helen was pregnant,but she really is.5)The committee needs to be in communication with the program designer,especially at the very beginning of thedevelopment.6)Even though he couldn't swim,he managed to make it to the river bank.7)We turned one last time to wave to Mr. And Mrs.Johnson when the train began to pull out of the station.8)Standing before the door he was fumbling/fumbled in his pocket for the key.9)It is not easy to make sense of the maze(错综复杂的)of facts and figures concerning the project.10)Fortunately our town is blessed with an excellent location,a busy highway intersection.11)The plane had already started its descent when the pilot received orders to abort his landing.12)Nowadays countries vary enormously in their supply of early education programs.Unit51)Her suggestion may sound reasonable to in you,but everybody else 's eyes I’m afraid it may seem ridiculous.2)Some doctors believe it is brutal to tell dying patients the truth abouttheir condition because they may become so distressed as to commit suicide.3)We note with satisfaction that all these activities have helped topromote mutual understanding and friendship between our two countries.4)Contrary to the belief of some doctors,even very old and sick peoplewant to know the details of their illness so that they can prepare for death in their own special way.5)Corruption in government is not tolerated in any country that wants to achieve rapid economic growth and improve the life of its citizens.6)Mary betrays her friends by going back on her words.7)The author brings the first chapter of his book to a close by givinga brie account of the advances science has made since liberation.8)In that accident Julian risked her own life to help a disabled woman.9)It pays in the long to introduce new techniques.10)Mrs.Queen gave us a distorted account of what had happened;that’s why we no longer believe in the sincerity of her utterances.11)In every country parents always remember the first time their child utters the word "Mama"or"Dad".12)At times the oral English class was noisy, with everyone participating in an activity at the same time,but at others,the class just sat there and didn't say anything.Unit61)Months of training were a necessary prelude to the championship bout(拳击竞标赛).2)It’s important that everyone on the project keeps to the schedule.3)Seeing that they were very busy then,we took our leave very quicklylest we should be in the way/get in the way.4)Applications should be addressed to the committee and not to individuals.5)The teacher singled out Jennifer for special praise,for she was good at writing short,clear sentences arranged in logical sequence.6)A special commission will be set up within three months to study the question of how to preserve historical houses in the city.7)Her appearance isn’t relevant to whether she can be a good teacher.8)It is not very easy to integrate yourself into a society whose culture is so different from your own.9)So graceful was the dancer that she just seemed to glide over the floor. l0)The ultimate object of scientific inquiry is to discover the laws of nature.11)The driver was still conscious when the ambulance arrived at the scene of the accident.12)Despite continual pain,he refused all drugs.13)Reading between the lines,her husband figured out that she was still bitter about his recent behaviour in spite of the apparently cheerful tone of the letter.14)Owning sets of books is useless unless you read them.15)My aunt almost fainted when she was told that what she bought at a very high price was not the original drawing,but just a copy of it.Unit71)The nurse on duty hurried to Mr.Spenser's ward in answer to his bell.2)Catching sight of its mother,the little child stopped crying and toddled to meet her.3)The football players were trying to make an impression on the national coach.4)Banks have to think of ways of making long-term savings more attractive individuals and businesses.5)Though he had done a day s hard work,he said he wasn’t in the least tired.6)Mr.David in the habit of knitting his brows whenever he concentrates on a difficult problem.7)Mother always taught me to be thrifty and not to live beyond my means8)Fruit is best and cheapest when it is in season9)All of a sudden the train jerked to a stop and in the same instant Everyone on the train knew that something must have gone wrong.10)We would have succeeded in fulfilling the task ahead of schedule if the weather had not taken a hand in/a hand in our plan.11)The two kidnappers him into the back of a jeep and then drove off at full speed.12)The night was very dark,and suddenly a of lightning lit the sky.l3)The Browns were very hospitable to us when we visited Chicago in the summer of 1995.They showed us around most of the city.14)Ways must be found to assure our children a decent start in life. l5)In some countries,the constitution forbid the military use of nuclear energy.Unit81)Some teachers claim that recreation is necessary for children to be able to earn in school but others do not feel that leisure activity is all that imporat.2)In order to stabilize the economy,the government hasworked hard to lower the rate of inflation.3)At first thought the problem may seem far too involved but it can certainly be solved when seriously dealt with.4)There is no commercial excuse for hunting an endangered species,such as the whale,out of existence.5)Manmade or artificial fibers(纤维)such as nylon(尼龙)are not as popular nowadays as natural fibers like wool or cotton.6)The book is too difficult for the children.We are trying to simplify it.7)The film has been exposed light.How can you expect the photographs to develop?8)It seems to me that the Americans are a highly mobile people.Most of them like to travel whenever they get the chance.9)The convenience of living underground may not be attractive to people who cannot stand being away from natural sunlight.10)“Did you say you agreed with him?”“Yes,but mind you,I didn’t make any commitment.”11)As these vases are handmade,each one varies slightly.12)After such a long delay the house was finally ready for occupation.Unit91)Throughout history people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.2)The stream was quite shallow so we were able to wade(涉水)across sit.3)The mountains acted as a natural barrier to the spread of the highly infectious disease.4)Western culture has been greatly enriched by contact withthe civilizations of Asia and Africa.5)I’ve read very little about your work,so I hope you’ll forgive my ignorance.6)Since the war that country has been divided;it is no one political entity.7)Can you specify longer the dimensions of the room?"a Well,it is 10 feet wide,l6 feet long and 12 feet high.8)The gambler had fled to Canada and was beyond the grasp of his creditors.9)When we had the extension to our house built,the concept for it was ours,but we employed an architect to realize it for us.10)How the massive stones were brought here from hundreds of miles away remains a mystery.11)In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson said that human rights included the preservation of life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness.12)If the new leader does manage to unify his warring party it will be quite an achievement.l3)He has an inquiring mind and he's never satisfied until he gets to the root of things.l4)The plate fell to the floor,sending bits of china flying in all directions.15)Jane spent the five-minute break between games collecting her wits /gathering her wits and rethinking her strategy for the second half of the match.l6)The pilot and several passengers were held prisoner by the gunmen for 57 hours.。
大学英语精读第三版第四册课文及课文翻译Unit 1TextTwo college-age boys, unaware that making money usually involves hard work, are tempted by an advertisement that promises them an easy way to earn a lot of money. The boys soon learn that if something seems to good to be true, it probably is.BIG BUCKS THE EASY W AYJohn G. Hubbell"You ought to look into this," I suggested to our two college-age sons. "It might be a way to avoid the indignity of having to ask for money all the time." I handed them some magazines in a plastic bag someone bad hung on our doorknob. A message printed on the bag offered leisurely, lucrative work ("Big Bucks the Easy Way!") of delivering more such bags."I don't mind the indignity," the older one answered."I can live with it," his brother agreed."But it pains me," I said,"to find that you both have been panhandling so long that it no longer embarrasses you."The boys said they would look into the magazine-delivery thing. Pleased, I left town on a business trip. By midnight I was comfortably settled in a hotel room far from home. The phone rang. It was my wife. She wanted to know how my day had gone."Great!" I enthused. "How was your day?" I inquired."Super!" She snapped. "Just super! And it's only getting started. Another truck just pulled up out front.""Another truck?""The third one this evening. The first delivered four thousand Montgomery Wards. The second brought four thousand Sears, Roebucks. I don't know what this one has, but I'm sure it will be four thousand of something. Since you are responsible, I thought you might like to know what's happening.What I was being blamed for, it turned out, was a newspaper strike which made it necessary to hand-deliver the advertising inserts that normally are included with the Sunday paper. The company had promised our boys $600 for delivering these inserts to 4,000 houses by Sunday morning."Piece of cake!" our older college son had shouted." Six hundred bucks!" His brother had echoed, "And we can do the job in two hours!""Both the Sears and Ward ads are four newspaper-size pages," my wife informed me. "There are thirty-two thousand pages of advertising on our porch. Even as we speak, two big guys are carrying armloads of paper up the walk. What do we do about all this?""Just tell the boys to get busy," I instructed. "They're college men. They'll do what they have to do."At noon the following day I returned to the hotel and found an urgent message to telephone my wife. Her voice was unnaturally high and quavering. There had been several more truckloads of ad inserts. "They're for department stores, dime stores, drugstores, grocery stores, auto stores and so on. Some are whole magazine sections. We have hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, of pages of advertising here! They are crammed wall-to-wall all through the house in stacks taller than your oldest son. There's only enough room for people to walk in, take one each of the eleveninserts, roll them together, slip a rubber band around them and slide them into a plastic bag. We have enough plastic bags to supply every takeout restaurant in America!" Her voice kept rising, as if working its way out of the range of the human ear. "All this must be delivered by seven o'clock Sunday morning.""Well, you had better get those guys banding and sliding as fast as they can, and I'll talk to you later. Got a lunch date.When I returned, there was another urgent call from my wife."Did you have a nice lunch?" she asked sweetly. I had had a marvelous steak, but knew better by now than to say so."Awful," I reported. "Some sort of sour fish. Eel, I think.""Good. Your college sons have hired their younger brothers and sisters and a couple of neighborhood children to help for five dollars each. Assembly lines have been set up. In the language of diplomacy, there is 'movement.'""That's encouraging.""No, it's not," she corrected. "It's very discouraging. They're been as it for hours. Plastic bags have been filled and piled to the ceiling, but all this hasn't made a dent, not a dent, in the situation! It's almost as if the inserts keep reproducing themselves!""Another thing," she continued. "Your college sons must learn that one does not get the best out of employees by threatening them with bodily harm.Obtaining an audience with son NO. 1, I snarled, "I'll kill you if threaten one of those kids again! Idiot! You should be offering a bonus of a dollar every hour to the worker who fills the most bags."But that would cut into our profit," he suggested."There won't be any profit unless those kids enable you to make all the deliveries on time. If they don't, you two will have to remove all that paper by yourselves. And there will be no eating or sleeping until it is removed."There was a short, thoughtful silence. Then he said, "Dad, you have just worked a profound change in my personality.""Do it!""Yes, sir!"By the following evening, there was much for my wife to report. The bonus program had worked until someone demanded to see the color of cash. Then some activist on the work force claimed that the workers had no business settling for $5 and a few competitive bonuses while the bossed collected hundreds of dollars each. The organizer had declared that all the workers were entitled to $5 per hour! They would not work another minute until the bosses agreed.The strike lasted less than two hours. In mediation, the parties agreed on $2 per hour. Gradually, the huge stacks began to shrink.As it turned out, the job was completed three hours before Sunday's 7 a.m. deadline. By the time I arrived home, the boys had already settled their accounts: $150 in labor costs, $40 for gasoline, and a like amountfor gifts—boxes of candy for saintly neighbors who had volunteered station wagons and help in delivery and dozen roses for their mother. This left them with $185 each — about two-thirds the minimum wage for the 91 hours they worked. Still, it was "enough", as one of them put it, to enable them to "avoid indignity" for quite a while.All went well for some weeks. Then one Saturday morning my attention was drawn to the odd goings-on of our two youngest sons. They kept carrying carton after carton from various corners of the house out the front door to curbside. I assumed their mother had enlisted them to remove junk for a trash pickup. Then I overheard them discussing finances."Geez, we're going to make a lot of money!""We're going to be rich!"Investigation revealed that they were offering " for sale or rent" our entire library."No! No!" I cried. "You can't sell our books!""Geez, Dad, we thought you were done with them!""You're never 'done' with books," I tried to explain."Sure you are. You read them, and you're done with them. That's it. Then you might as well make a little money from them. We wanted to avoid the indignity of having to ask you for……"一个大学男孩,不清楚赚钱需要付出艰苦的劳动,被一份许诺轻松赚大钱的广告吸引了。
大学英语精读第三版第四册课后习题答案Unit 1 prehension 1.c 2.b 3. d 4.c 5. b 6. c 7. a 8.d III. V ocabulary 1. 3) draw your attention to 1) thoughtful 2) might as well/may as well/could as well 4) marvelous 5) settle for 6) done with 7) Competitive competitive 8) pains/pained 9) bonus 10) shrink 11) delivery 12) overheard 13) sour 14) for rent 15) stack 16) reproduce 2. 1) inquired 2) informed 3) awful 4) settle for 5) trash 6) claimed 7) Normally 8) a piece of cake 9) be done with 10) enable 11) am entitled 12) quite a while 3. 1) ask for 2) was set up/has been set up 3) pulled up 4) gives off 5) was held up 6) keep up 7) ran over 8) made up 9) be left out 10) cut off 4. 1) It pained Jenny to learn of Jim's refusal to help her with the translation. 2) The extra work to be assigned to you will greatly cut into your spare time. 3) We'd been at the job for hours, but we hardly made a dent in it. 4) You have no business saying those nasty things about Dick. 5) We might as well listen to the radio program since there isn't anything interesting on television. IV IV. . 1. 1) standee 2) payee 3) grantee 4) addressee 5) a person who is absent 6) a person who is being trained 7) a divorced person 8) a person who is appointed 2. 1) output 2) breakdown 3) setup 4) Takeoff 5) drawbacks 6) breakthrough 7) cutback 8) takeover 3. 1) paper, store, shop, case, cream 2) making, keeping, bathing, conditioning, walking 3) market, way, stop, board/smith, ground 4) pill, water, material, point, machine 5) pour, look/put/come, come, 6) out, back/up, through/down/out V. 1) a dozen years 2) dozens of times 3) two dozen passengers 4) dozens of phone calls 5) three dozen boxes 6) a dozen bottles/a dozen bottles of wine VI. 1. 1) a great deal of pain "has been caused by evils which have never happened" 2) the elderly lady Miss Morris quarrelled with was none other than her future mother-in-law 3) this essay is well-written except for a few grammatical mistakes 4) I just caught the train in time 5) You can't eat your cake and have it too 2. 1) You ought to know better than to go swimming straight after a meal. 2) Uncle Rob should have known better than to trust that treacherous son of his. 3) Sally is old enough to know better than to spend all her money on fancy goods. 4) Miss Miller certainly knows better than to explore the desert all alone. 5) His college sons should have known better than to try to get the best out of their employees by threatening them with bodily harm. 6) You ought to know better than to go out in this freezing weather in those thin clothes. You'll get frozen. VII. Cloze 1. 1) delivery 2) a piece of cake 3) inquire 4) pulling up 5) stacks 6) deadline 7) marvelous 8) enable 9) cut into 10) settle for 11) settled our accounts 12) minimum 13) known better than 2. 1) advertisement/ad 2) read 3) No 4) like 5) words 6) towards 7) which 8) sizes 9) sitting 10) water 11) bottle 12) one 13) started 14) passed 15) run/pass 16) into 17) coming 18) if 19) quit 20) hour 21) wrote VIII.翻译翻译1) 我们接到通知,财政部长将于次日接见我们。
Unit 1Two college-age boys, unaware that making money usually involves hard work, are tempted by an advertisement that promises them an easy way to earn a lot of money. The boys soon learn that if something seems to good to be true, it probably is. 一个大学男孩,不清楚赚钱需要付出艰苦的劳动,被一份许诺轻松赚大钱的广告吸引了。
男孩们很快就明白,如果事情看起来好得不像真的,那多半确实不是真的。
BIG BUCKS THE EASY WAY轻轻松松赚大钱"You ought to look into this," I suggested to our two college-age sons. "It might be a way to avoid the indignity of having to ask for money all the time." I handed them some magazines in a plastic bag someone bad hung on our doorknob. A message printed on the bag offered leisurely, lucrative work ("Big Bucks the Easy Way!") of delivering more such bags.“你们该看看这个,”我向我们的两个读大学的儿子建议道。
“你们若想避免因为老是向人讨钱而有失尊严的话,这兴许是一种办法。
”我将挂在我们门把手上的、装在一个塑料袋里的几本杂志拿给他们。
大学英语精读第四册第三版课后习题答案Unitl1) thoughtful.2) might as well/may as well/could as well.3) draw your atte nti on to4) marvelous5) settle for6) done with7) Competitive competitive8) pain s/pa ined9) bonus10) shri nk11) delivery12) overheard13) sour14) for rent15) stack16) reproduce1) inqu ired2) in formed3) awful4) settle for5) trash6) claimed7) Normally8) a piece of cake9) be done with10) en able11) am en titled12) quite a while1) ask for2) was set up/has bee n set up3) pulled up4) gives off5) was held up6) keep up7) ran over8) made up9) be left out10) cut off1) It pained Jenny to learn of Jim's refusal to help her with the translation.2) The extra work to be assigned to you will greatly cut into your spare time.3) We'd bee n at the job for hours, but we hardly made a dent in it.4) You have no bus in ess say ing those n asty things about Dick.in teresti ng 5) Wemight as well listen to the radio program since there isn't anything on television.1) sta ndee2) payee3) gran tee4) addressee5) a pers on who is abse nt6) a pers on who is being trained7) a divorced pers on8) a pers on who is appo in ted1) output2) breakdow n3) setup4) Takeoff5) drawbacks6) breakthrough7) cutback8) takeover1) paper, store, shop, case, cream2) making, keep ing, bath ing, con diti oning, walk ing3) market, way, stop, board/smith, ground4) pill, water, material, point, machine5) pour, look/put/come, come,6) out, back/up, through/dow n/out1) a doze n years2) doze ns of times3) two doze n passe ngers4) doze ns of phone calls5) three doze n boxes6) a doze n bottles/a doze n bottles of wine1) a great deal of pain "has bee n caused by evils which have n ever happe ned"2) the elderly lady Miss Morris quarrelled with was none other than her future mother-i n-law3) this essay is well-writte n except for a few grammatical mistakes4) I just caught the train in time5) You can't eat your cake and have it too1) You ought to know better than to go swimming straight after a meal.2) Uncle Rob should have known better tha n to trust that treacherous son of his.3) Sally is old eno ugh to know better tha n to spe nd all her money on fancy goods.4) Miss Miller certainly knows better than to explore the desert all alone.5) His college sons should have known better than to try to get the best out of their employees by threate ning them with bodily harm.6) You ought to know better tha n to go out in this freez ing weather in those thin clothes. You'll get froze n.1) delivery2) a piece of cake3) inquire4) pulli ng up5) stacks6) deadli ne7) marvelous8) en able9) cut into10) settle for11) settled our acco unts12) minimum13) known better tha n1) advertiseme nt/ad2) read3) No4) like5) words6) towards7) which8) sizes9) sitti ng10) water11) bottle12) one13) started14) passed15) run/pass16) into17) coming18) if19) quit20) hour21) wrote翻译1) 我们接到通知,财政部长将于次日接见我们。
Unit 1III1 beneath2 disguised3 whistles4 restrain5 grasp6 longing7 praying8 faithful 9 pledge 10 drainIV1 tell •••on yoU2 track down3 work it out4 picking on me5 reckoned with6 call on7 on his own8 get through9 in disguise 10 revolves aroundVG O D I K L B F A NVI1 advise2 level3 problems4 necessity5 skills6 experience7 solution8 value 9 tool 10 mannerVII1 air-conditioned〔装空调的;有冷气的〕2 handmade 〔手工制作的〕3 thunderstruck 〔非常吃惊的〕4 heartfelt 〔衷心的;诚挚的〕 5 data-based 〔基于数据的〕6 self-employed 〔自主经营的〕7 custom-built 〔定制的;定做的〕8 weather-beaten 〔饱经风霜的〕VIII1. well-informed 〔对 ... 非常熟悉的〕 2 new-found 〔新获得的〕 3 hard-earned 〔辛苦挣得的〕4 soft-spoken 〔说话温柔的〕 5 newly-married 〔新婚的〕6 widely-held 〔普遍认为的〕7well-meant 〔出于好意的〕8 well-educated 〔受过良好教育的〕IX1 no matter how different it may seem form any other substance2 no matter what a woman tries to do to improve her situation3 no matter what excuse he gives4 no matter what anyone else may think5 no matter how they rewrite historyX1 just as we gained fame in victory, we lost nothing in defeat2 just as the head teacher plays a significant role in the school, Jane plays a significant role f leader in the classroom.3 whoever was out there obviously couldn ' t see him just as he couldn ' t see them.4 she has been searching all her life for the perfect chocolate just as I have been searching for the perfect beer.5 you can make those kinds of comparisons just as you were doing the analyses a minute ago.XINo matter how experienced a speaker you are, and howwell you have preparedyour speech, you will have difficulty making a speech at such a noisy reception.Just as all his sister ’ s friends cared about him, Jimmy cared about them.Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on new cars to help track down stolen vehicles.If you dare tell on me when the teacher gets back I won ' t say a word toyou any more.Some elderly people prefer to live on their own while the great majority choose to live with their children.Here is something that needs to be reckoned with: how to get the necessary finances to establish the company.XII1 .每当有人帮了你,无论事情大小,无论他地位上下,你都应该对他说声“谢谢〞.2 .蒸汽机的创造使船舶发生了变化,正如其已经改变了陆地运输一样.3 .尽管经理努力帮助,他还是不能找到问题的根源所在.4 .这个女孩的生活天天围着哥哥转,完全明白该做什么来使哥哥快乐.5 .如果你不知道自己想要什么,你最终得到的可能都是自己不想要对.6 .吉米有他妹妹帮助他度过那些没有父亲的艰难日子.XIII1 B2 A3 C4 A5 D6 A7 D 8D 9c 10 B 11 B 12B 13 A 14C 15 D16 C 17 A 18 C 19 D 20 AUnit 2III1 moderate2 consume3 advisable4 modified restricted 7 calculate8 remedy 9 impact 10 sufficientIV1 bounce back2 summedup3 Up to4 at risk 6 goes up 7 interfere with 8 derived from general 10 take inV GKONJ A CDFVIwaist-deep 6 carefree IX 5 evidence 65 went to zero9 In1 cost chance 7 interest VII2 pollution6 crime8 efficiency3 potential9 strength1 appearance2 utterance3 attendance4 quality 10 creativity 4 hindrancemaintenance6 resistance7 performance8 existence 9.occurrence 10. acceptanceVIII1. world-famous 2 ice-cold 3 snow-white 4 waterproof1 Mr. Howe, my favorite professor, has received a Distinguished Teacher Award.2 Yesterday I went fishing, something I hadn ' t done in years.3 Somewomenare normally inactive but then all of a sudden start a program of intense exercise, an action that breaks the laws of sports science.4 Even a brief visit to Greece, a modern country with ancient civilization, gives youa deep sense of its culture.5 The ancient Chinese, a people of inventors, discoverers, philosophers, soldiers, poets, craftsmen, gave the world manyof its most useful things.X1 His homeworkdone, his composition written, Larry decided to go and see the film.2 The manager sat quietly in the office, (his) eyes closed, waiting for the telephone to ring.3 The room was a mess, empty bottles and beer cans (being) everywhere.4 WhenI walked in, Grandpa was sitting at the kitchen table, the newspaper spread before him.5 Diana stood motionless at the end of the diving board, tears streaming down her cheeks.XIThe defendant, a woman of only 30, kept insisting on her own innocence.All tings considered, dates, beans and some leafy green vegetables are the best sources of iron.No beverages are served with meals because they interfere with digestion. Taking the popularity of the region into consideration, it is advisable to book hotels in advance.If you have a feeling of wanting to throw up after taking this drug, stop taking it immediately and consult your doctors as soon as possible.Summingup the discussion, he said both parties should consider the most effective way to solve the problem.XII1 .作为补救缺铁的一种方法,专家推荐食用肉、鸡和鱼,它们是最好的铁质来源,也是唯一最容易被身体吸收的铁质来源.2 .铁质储量为零时,你会觉得虚弱,疲乏无力,喘不过气,这是缺铁第三阶段的典型病症.3 .耐力运发动,尤其是女性,经常会缺铁,如果增食肉类食物或服用铁质补剂, 能够恢复到健康状态.4 .这位运动医学专家认为,感到劳累、工作效率差的人,最好食用牛肉、羊肉, 它们含有最易被吸收的铁质.5 .铁质储量低的人应该去咨询医生,看看是否应通过调整饮食或服用铁质补剂来校正缺乏.6 . 一般说来,如果你无视自己摄入的铁质含量,不在铁质储藏失去之前注意警告信号,你会有危险.1 D2 C3 C4 A5 D6 A7 B8 D9 C 10 B 11 A 12 B 13 D 14 A 15 D16 A 17 D 18 C 19 C 20 AUnit 3III1 cultivate2 comprehensive3 controversial4 suspend5 insulted6 preliminary7 conventional8 reform9 worthwhile 10 publicity IV1. His girlfriend ' s father saw him as a manwho could not make a living.2. The course was canceled over the students ’ protest.3. The problem is so difficult that we cannot work it out without the help of our teacher.4. Children tend to do/try their utmost when they know their parents are making similar efforts.5. The new teaching program didn ’ t work well in the school at the outset.6. I was kind of excited when I received the letter that offered me an interview.7. The school is scheduled to open on September 1.8. They appeared to offer a free computer, complete with software and a printer. 9. In spite of hardships, they made real efforts that have resulted in more progress than expected.10. Many people make things more difficult for themselves because they still operate on the principle that you should not ask for help, or you might seem weak. V F M K D C G L VI1 cold2 competitionheat 7 interest8 love 9 pleasureVII1 historic2 atomic economic 6 heroicVIII1. responsibility2. rapidity3. mobility4. curiosity5. publicity6. complexityO I B 3 debate 4 desire 5 fear 10 enthusiasm3 optimistic4 energetic1. In Britain, as in America, there is a great demandfor educational reform.2. In Greece, as in Italy, people use a lot of olive oil in cooking.3. As in the Hyde School, values such as courage, integrity, leadership, curiosity and concern are the first, most important lesson in somepublic inner-city schools in Maryland.4. In China, as in Japan, a large number of middle school students take supplementary classes in order to get into a famous university.5. As in the middle of the 1950s, many young people went down to the countryside in the late 1960s and early 1970s.X1. Once you ' ve practiced a bit, you ' ll find that it ' s quite easy.2. Once the meal was finished, the discussions began.3. Once you show any fear, he will attack you.4. Once parents make a commitment to the program, they will be daily role models for their children.5. Once customers come to rely on these systems, they almost never take their business elsewhere.XIIn his thinking, as in his behavior, he is very traditional.Once the teachers agree to accept the new teaching program, they have to face the strain it puts on them.In the long run, it is worthwhile to pursue one s study after graduating from university instead of going to work directly.As the school operates on the Character First principle, moral values and academic achievements are stressed equally.It is said that the meeting, which is scheduled to be held this month, will be put off till next month.The school sees its job as preparing its students for life by cultivating a comprehensive set of principles that can benefit all of them.XII1 .跟在法国一样,美国在20世纪60年代也发生过文化革命.2 .他一旦下定决心去干一件事,就根本拦不住他.3 .学校强调的观点是:家长和孩子一起参加学校的活动是值得的.4 .快下课时,老师让学生用最后的五分钟来展开剧烈的讨论,依照1 — 10的评分标准相互评价他们当天的课堂表现.5 .为了防止引发针对他们的品格培养方案的争论,该校校长解释说,品格第一并不是要强迫学生接受某一套道德原那么或宗教观念.6 .并非所有的家长都相信海德中学的办学原那么, 即如果你向学生传授诸如求真、勇敢、正直领导水平、好奇心和关心他人等美德的话,学生的学习成绩就自然会提升.1 B2 D3 A4 B5 D6 B A 13 C 14 C 15 A with tears.2. The taxi sped away, its lights disappearing into the distance.3. Their stomachs crying for food, their back burning from too much sun, both boys gathered their things and headed for home.4. Barbara just lay there, her mouth trembling, her eyes unfocused, unable to say a word.7 A 8 D 9 C 10 B 11 B 1216 B 17 C 18 A 19 D 20 BIIIUnit 41. inspected2. assembled versions 5. universal 6. approved 7. recruit dedicated 10. solemn IV1. worked on2. approve of sale 5. come up with3. exaggerated4.8. evolved9. 3. went ahead 4. for6. refashioned into attention10. named after 7. rise to fame 9. evolved from 8. captures myV C E VI1. respect confidence6. acceptance recognitionVII1. intelligence ignorance 5. indifference magnificence VIII1. coexists co-pilot IX1. Jimmy walked2. influence 5. support 7. fame 10. experience 2. consequence 6. competence 2. co-director 5. co-author slowly to the corner of3. credit 8. insight 3. significance 7. brilliance 3. cooperate4.9. 4. 4. 8. the playground, his face covered5. Then the two players let him fall to the track, his chest landing first, his head following, bouncing, and finally lying still.X1. M ost snakes, although with a threatening appearance, aren ' t really dangerous if you leave them alone.2. Women, even though with the same abilities, have failed to approach the incomeof men.3. Though with a severe lack of coal, the principle was not forced to close the school.4. She is capable of making complete French meals even though with no cheeseafter salad.5. When in doubt about the result of your test, call the test office.XIEverything considered, this city is the world ’ s most exciting city.Though with no approval from his parents, he went ahead with his plan to study abroad.The bridge was named after the hero who gave his life for the cause of people.It is said that the painter used his mother as the model in the painting whose face represented suffering yet strength.The writer instantly rose to fame in 1950 with the publication of a novel inspired byhis experience with a girl on a farm.One story says that “U6 was short for “Uncle Sam" whose real name was Sam Wilson, who had once worked with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the US Army.XII1 .这副画上一个神色严肃的男子,身旁站着一位女子,身后是所农舍.他们的原型分别是画家的牙医和姐姐.2 .公司的申请书,不管是代表自己还是代表他人,都应该有官员的签名.3 .做了脱口秀之后,约翰和妻子在播送和电视节目上出了名,这些节目给普通民众以启迪,而不只是向他们提供信息.4 .尽管有些人不赞同,可市领导还是决定实施这个方案,在湖边建造两个五星级宾馆,以吸引更多的游客.5 .那位著名画家去世了,曾经给他当模特的妻子立即担任了他装潢公司的总经理职务.6 .宴会上,他们的衣着都很华美,但吸引我注意力的却是他们的交谈方式,使得我很想和他们交谈.XIII1 A2 C3 B4 D5 B6 D 7A 8 C 9 A 10 B 11 A 12 C 13 A 14 C 15 C16 A 17 D 18 D 19 A 20 D1. growth: the act of growing or developing; physical or natural development2. warmth: the state or quality of being warm; warm-heartedness and kindness3. depth: the distance from the top to the bottom of something4. truth: the state or quality of being true; the actual facts or reality of something5. length: the measurement of how long something is in size6. breadth: the distance from one side of something to the other7. width: the distance from one side of something to the other; the quality of being wide8. death: the state of being dead VIII1. exposure2. failures3. disclosure pressure5. mountaineers6. closure7. profiteers seizureIXIIIUnit 51. switch slid 6. privileges preceding IV1. reached for breathing2. decay3. secured4. loose7. interval 8. outline9.10. shallow2. feel for3. trying to avoid4. so that5.5. managed to accomplish provide for 8. spared me 9. read aboutVN I K G M VI 1. pain 2. fearstress 6. crisis 7. anger signs 10. hunger VII6. sense my thoughts 10. go about LA F C 3. tension4. mind8. anxiety9.7.D 5.4.1. did he realize that the task was a little too difficult for the new secretary to finish on her own2. did Mary stop weeping3. will all the employees know the result of their performance evaluation4. did she become aware how hard it was for her mother to have brought up her sister and her on her own5. did I get to know what happened in the end to the main characters X1. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desk, stretching themselves.2. The secretary worked late into the night, preparing a speech for the President.3. Seeing no prospect of success, we quitted the attempt to climb the mountain.4. Knowing that they were going traveling, the students began to make preparation.5. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe sentence by the judge.XINot until he saw his mother lying in bed, dying, did he realize how much he loved her. Taking into account of his recent physical condition, I think he has done quite well in the exam.Mrs. Clark lies in bed motionless, and I wondered briefly if she is still alive.The building was darkened except for a single light burning in a third-storey window. These soldiers have received very strict training and are well equipped to fulfill the new task.He reached for the phone, picked it up, and dialed the hotel ' s number. XII1 .直到60年代早期,人们似乎才普遍认同英国不再是以前心目中那样的大国了.2 .在决定了租房之后,我们便着手与市内所有的房屋代理商联系.3 .我小心翼翼地替她擦身子,尽量防止弄疼她,由于她瘦的只剩皮包骨了.4 .我心问对这位老人涌起了一股感情.他那暗黄的皮肤松弛地裹在显得异常大的骨头上,深陷的胸部随着不均匀的呼吸一起一伏.5 .你在报上读到那位著名画家的消息了吗?他实际上是为了要成为视觉艺术大师的抱负而累死的.6 .有迹象说明,这位老太太想孤独地离开人世,不让她的家人看到他们或许无力面对的人生插曲.XIII1 B2 C3 B4 A5 D6 B7 D8 A9 C 10A 11 C 14B 15 A 12 A13 C 16 D 17 D18 A 19 B 20 AUnit 6 III 1. sensible occurrence6. resistant enclosed IV 1. come out of 2. detect 5. withstand7. vertical 10. fastened3. precaution8. accidentalout 5 .After all 6. make a difference to necessary V E J VI 1. sense image6. belief standard VII 1-f cupboard silkworm 2. watch for7. agree on 3. resistant to8. attach labels to10. In addition to 4.9.4. put 9. if2. message 5. idea 7. knowledge 10. habit3. argument 8. reputation橱柜 5-g bloodstain cabinet-maker 8-j steamboat shirtsleeves4.9.2-I motorcycle 4-k teardrop 血迹 i 细木工匠 汽船 衬衫袖子 摩托车 3-l) 泪滴 6-a sawdust 锯木屑 9-b arrowhead 箭头 7-e 10-h11-d windowpane 窗玻璃 VIII 1. encourage 2. enlarge enable 5. endanger 6. enlightened 7. ensure enacted10. endear12-c manservant 男佣人 3. encircles 8. enforce 9.4.IX1. so that the baby would not catch cold2. so that more people would vote for him3. so that his father might forgive him for his failure in the math exam4. so that it would go on smoothly5. so that you can judge for yourselfX1. She cycled from Shanghai to Beijing, which is pretty difficult for a woman of 50.2. He wore his swimming things in the office, which shocked his boss a great deal.3. They ran out of drink, which actually didn ' t bother me because I wasn t drinking.4. They will win the match, which will please my brother.5. She borrowed a book on literature, which suggests that her literature teacher was having some influence on her.XIWe should try our best to forecast earthquakes so that destruction of property caused by them could be prevented as much as possible. A farmer noticed large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water, which, he said, indicated the possible occurrence of an earthquake. Keep an English-English dictionary handy, and when you cannot understand a word with accuracy, you may refer to it any time.If necessary, people who live in the area where an earthquake is about to occur may sleep in tents.A master ’ s degree does make a great difference to a student who wants to get a job.In addition to the knowledge about earthquakes, the book tells us how to prepare for them.XII1 .由于在地震中遇难的人大局部都是被倒塌的建筑物砸死的,所以一定要改良建筑结构,以便它们能够抵御地震的力量.2 .人们应该在家里和工作地点储藏些水和食物,这在可能发生地震时是特别必要的.3 .在日本和中国,人们长期以来一直相信通过观察动物行为可以预测地震.4 .除了努力改良建筑结构之外,地震多发地区的人们还应该在其他几个方面为可能发生的大地震做好准备.5 .明智的做法是每个家庭都制定地震应急方案,而且所有的家庭成员都应该知道在地震过后的混乱中如何离开那个地区.6 .由于剩下的几条可用线路将会很忙,所有的家人都应该往往在远离地震区域的某个朋友或亲戚家中打报平安.XIII1 B2 C3 A4 B5 C6 D7 A8 C9 D 10A 11B 12 B 13 D14 C 15 D 16 B 17 A1. seaward: going toward the sea2. backward: directed toward the back, the beginning, or the past;returning; behind in development3. earthward: toward the earth4. outward: toward the outside; away; on the outside, appearing to be true but perhaps not really true5. southward: going toward the south6. northward: going toward the north7. homeward: going toward home8. inward: moving toward the inside; on the inside; of the mind or spirit VIII2. intermingle 4. interdependent6. intermarriage 8. interactive Unit 7III 1. modernizepunctually 6. maximum classification IV 2. interpret 5. conservation3. distributing 7. exported 8. conquer 9.10. recreation1. by name2. in high gear3. turned outtimes 5. as to8. on the subject of6. stem from in the interest of VD G N AVI1. life politics 6. garden interview VII 7. put in 10. work onB I 2. economy 5. country7. industry 10. meetings M E 3. conversation 8. literature4.4. At 9. JL4.9.1. interchangeable interconnected 5. interplay interpersonal 3.7.IX1. As to what actually happened to the headquarters2. As to where I should go to further my study3. as to how different they are and why we want to keep them both4. as to whether or nor I should remain at the college working as a teaching assistant5. as to whether the old hard ware is to be replaced by new hardwareX1. There is no use trying to help those who do not help themselves2. it is no good trying to solve the issue between the nations by means of war3. There is no sense refusing to accept it4. There is no point in having a load of money5. there is no harm in spending sometime thinking about what sort of career you might wish to pursueXIAn interesting question therefore remains as to how far Microsoft can go with Gates as its CEO.There' s/It ' s no use complaining since nothing ever changes as the result of a complaint. What s important is to take measures to prevent similar events from happiness.Learn to accept the fact that some people you thought were friends turn out to be enemies.As you would expect from the book s title, there are many references to what kind of man Gates is.The prosperity of the company stems from hardworking and thrifty of the entire staff. He said nothing at all on the subject of the play which was put on for the first time Saturday night.XII1 .至于那天晚上他是怎么死的,事实上我无法解释,而且也许不会有任何可能的解释了.2 .做了一件事然后说自己本来不想那样做是没有用的;如果你不想做,你就不会做了.3 .微软公司正在研究降低其产品本钱的方法, 以便开展中国家的人也能买得起.4 .苹果公司也愿意将其局部软件与微软公司的产品捆绑在一起, 以促进其销售.5 .与评价父亲不同,人们评价母亲依据的是其为母之道的成功或失败.对于母亲来说,一切都取决于孩子最终成为什么样的人.6 .人们会发现这个网站很有价值,由于我们投入了大量时间准备网站的信息.XIII1 A2 B3 C4 B5 A6 D7 B8 D9 C 10A 11 D 12B 13 D14 C 15 A 16 C 17 D 18 C 19 A 20 D。
Unit 3你能证明地球是圆的吗?来试试看吧!你将依靠你自己的智力还是不得不引用专家的观点呢?我们为什么相信地球是圆的?乔治·奥韦尔记得在什么地方——我想是在《圣女贞德》序言中——肖伯纳评论说,今天我们比在中世纪时更加轻信,更加迷信。
而作为现代轻信的例证,他举出地圆说这一广为传播的信念。
肖伯纳说,普通人举不出一条理由来说明为什么相信地球是圆的。
他全盘接受这一理论,只是因为这一理论中有一种迎合20世纪心态的东西。
当然,肖伯纳是夸大其词了,但他说的也确实有些道理,这一问题值得进一步探讨,因为它会帮助人们看清现代知识的真实情况。
我们究竟为什么会相信地球是圆的呢?我说的不是数千位天文学家、地理学家之类的人,他们可以用观察到的事实或用理论上的根据来证实这一点,我指的是如同你我之辈的报纸的普通读者。
至于“地平说”,我相信我能够加以驳斥。
如果你在天气晴朗的日子站立海边,你可以看到船桅和烟囱沿着地平线移动而不见船体本身。
只有假设地球表面呈曲线状,这一现象才能得到解释。
但不能由此推断地球是球形的。
设想另一个称做“地球卵形说”的理论吧,这一学说声称地球形如蛋状。
对此,我能说什么加以反驳呢?面对“地球卵形说”者,我能打的第一张牌是,可以根据太阳和月亮来类推。
“地球卵形说”者立即回敬道,我无法根据自己的观察得知那些天体是球形的。
我只能得知他们是圆的,而它们完全可能呈扁平的圆盘状。
我对此无言以答。
此外,他还会说,我凭什么理由认为地球一定与太阳和月亮的形状相同?对此,我同样无法解答。
我的第二张牌是地球的影子: 月食期间,地球投在月亮上的影子看上去呈圆形物体状。
但“地球卵形说”者马上要问,我怎么知道月食是由地球的影子造成的呢?回答是,我并不知道,我只是照搬报刊文章和科普小册子上的说法而已。
小小交锋受挫,于是我打出一张王牌“Q”: 专家的看法。
英国格林威治皇家天文台台长总该是权威了,他告诉我说地球是圆的。
“地球卵形说”者用他的“K”牌压倒我的“Q”牌。
天文台台长的话我检验过没有?再说,我知道怎么个检验法吗?这时候,我打出我的“爱司”。
是的,我确实知道一个检验方法。
天文学家能预报月食,这一点表明他们关于太阳系的看法是非常可信的。
因此,令我高兴的是,我接受他们关于地球形状的论断是有道理的。
如果“地球卵形说”者反驳道——我以为他反驳得有理——认为太阳绕地球转的古代埃及人也能预言月食,那我的“爱司”牌便立刻化为乌有。
我只剩下一张牌: 航海。
人们可以扬帆绕地球航行而到达他们的目的地,其航程的计算,就是以地球是球形的假定为依据的。
我相信这一下可以彻底击败“地球卵形说”者了。
不过即便如此,他还可能有某种回击的办法。
由此可见,我认为地球是圆的,其根据是相当不牢靠的。
然而这却是一点极其基本的知识。
在别的大多数问题上,我只得更早地依赖专家的理论,且更少有办法检验他的结论了。
我们的知识,其绝大部分都停留在这一水平上。
它不是依靠推理或实验,而是依赖权威。
可是,不这样,又有什么别的法子呢?知识的范围如此广博,一旦越出其专业范围,专家也会变成一无所知。
对大多数人来说,如果要他们证明地球是圆的话,就连我上面概述的这些相当无力的论据,他们也不愿提供出来。
他们一开始就会说: 谁都知道地球是圆的。
要是再加追问,就会生气了。
在某种程度上讲,肖伯纳是说对了,如今是一个轻信的时代。
究其缘由,部分在于,我们现今必须掌握的知识实在太多了。
Unit31) cited 2) as for 3) exaggerate 4) Statements 5) preface 6) justified 7) horizon8) authority 9) follow up 10) advanced 11) and so forth 12) threw light on/shed light on 13) pressing 14) burden1) refuted 2) swallowed 3) predict 4) outlined 5) proof 6) For the sake of 7) advanced 8) cited 9) In a way 10) cast 11) promptly 12) appealed to1) rested on 2) fall back on 3) appeal to 4) followed 5) up 6) was straying from7) aimed at 8) bring out1) If the door was not opened by force, it follows that the burglar had a key2) Children tend to be credulous because they have not had much experience in the real world.3) The information the police had just obtained threw light on the mystery of the stolen antiques.4) The three-month military training may well work a change in his living habits.5) If this is the case, he is fully justified in blaming her.1) a band worn around the ankle 2) a little brook 3) a little star 4) a little stream1) forecasts 2) forefathers 3) foresight 4) foregoing 5) forerunner 6) forecast/foretell1) sun solar 2) dental 3)mental 4) paternal maternal 5) moon lunar6)annual 7)night nocturnal 8)aural 9)fraternal 10)eye ocular1) John won't like it but Jack will.2) She was poor but honest.3) I've explained more than once and I'm not going to again.4) Is it a color or black and white film?5) Having washed and changed, Linda went out on to the verandah.6) His aunt and uncle had to work long hours to keep body and soul together.7) Do you want to buy seats in the orchestra or the balcony?8) I should have lent her the money and helped her out of the difficulty.9) Joe hid his face behind his newspaper lest he should have to speak to acquaintances and expose his uneasiness.10) When Sarah was finally reunited with her children at the airport they kissed and hugged each other.1) Because he is good, it doesn't follow that he is bright.2) Just because she failed the exam, it doesn't follow that she has no brains.3) Joan has been to France many a time, but it doesn't follow that she has obtained a good command of French.4) It's true that Ben's got a better job, but it doesn't follow that he'll be paid more.1) I'm sure Jim will come if asked.2) No artistic creation can achieve greatness if divorced from life.3) This hotel, if not well managed, will yield little profit.4) Joe was shocked to learn that his illness could result in total blindness if left untreated.1) To her horror, Mrs. Pride saw her neighbour killed in broad daylight.2) To our amazement, we heard the 70-year-old man had beaten the young athlete in the match.3) To his surprise, Ted found that his learned cousin knew very little about the subject.4) To her great relief, Mrs. Dane found her husband unhurt in the traffic accident.5) To my deep regret, I won't be able to attend the ceremony.6) To their dismay, the travellers found that the bridge had been washed away.1) starts off 2) superstitious 3) promptly 4) exaggerates 5) fall back on 6) authorities 7) aim at 8) outlines 9) throwing light on 10) rests on 11) credulous 12) burden1) where 2) by 3) you 4) don't 5) come 6) That's 7) change 8) over 9) even10) reason 11) understate 12) someone 13) task/thing 14) way 15) no 16) much17) no 18) position 19) those 20) can 21) an 22) little 23) on 24) hope翻译1) 萧伯纳在他一个剧本的前言中提出这样的看法:今天人们比在中世纪时更加迷信。