阅读教程 4 Unit 4 答案

KeysUnit 11. In the Frozen Waters of Qomolangma, I Learned the Value of Humility Comprehension Exercises1.Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. B2. D3. A4. B2.Put the following into Chinese1．我在想，如果出现意外，那么我那冻僵的身体需要多长时间才能沉到4.2公里深的海底呢?我紧接着意识到，对于一个仅着一条泳裤、试图游完这象征性的1公里人来说，下水前还能有什么比这更糟的念头吗？我的内心深处在颤抖，感到非常恐惧。

2. 我在珠穆朗玛峰上学到了两个基本的经验教训，第一，过去有用的东西并不意味着今天一定有用。

第二，不同的挑战需要不同的心态去应对。

现在，无论我做什么事情，都要先问问自己我需要何种心态来成功地完成任务。

3. 我们已经以某种方式生存了如此之久，我们已经以某种方式消费了如此之久，我们已经以某种方式在地球上居住了如此之久，但这并不意味着，我们过去所做的决定今天依然正确。

4. 我在世界屋脊上的游泳改变了我，在一定程度上，我希望它证明一切皆有可能。

只要我们谨慎合作，我们就有可能进行谦逊的对话，并超越对话，付诸行动。

2. Taking Lessons from What Went WrongComprehension Exercises1.Decide on the best choice to answer or complete each of the following.1. B2. A3. C4. C2.Put the following into Chinese1.他们说，灾难会带来惨痛的教训，因为在技术上取得成功的原因往往是随机的、不可见的，而造成某个失败的原因通常是可以被找到、被证明和被修复的，从而达到改进的目的。

Unit 1 Animals and Their RightsREADING1Check Your Vocabulary A1.d2.b3.g4.e5.h6.c7.a8.i9.fCheck Your Vocabulary B1.Many children at first refuse to eat animal flesh. They later become to eating itjust because their parents persuade them to eat it.2.There are two different and conflicting attitudes towards animals; they arecarefully separated so that the contradiction between the two hardly causes trouble.3.Pictures and stories deliberately avoid presenting the real situation in ourmodern farms. Children, therefore, are kept from seeing the reality.4.The difficulty will be that non-vegetarian parents do not let their children knowabout the gruesome side of the story, as they are afraid to refuse to eat meat at meals.5.Unfortunately, non-vegetarian parents will strongly disapprove of their children’sunwillingness to eat meat.READING2Check Your Vocabulary A1. malevolent2.misdirected3.alleviate4.simulation5.potent6.arouse7.placate8. apathetic9.therapy 10.alternative 11.expedient 12.vilifiedREADING3Check Your Vocabulary A1.balance2.attached department3.wickedness; evils4.pressure5.claim that are has evidence or seen what has happened6.a place where birds are protected and allowed to live freely7. the power to carry out legal judgment8. dirty 9.not having to perform 10.crimesCheck Your Vocabulary B1.When his animals are being experimented on, the act does not take effect.2.Your experimenter is not defying law.3.Researchers at Louisiana University launched an eight-year, $2 million projectfunded by the Department of Defense. They use tools to hold cats firmly and they then remove cat’s skulls and shoot in the head.4.The experimenters claim that their purpose for this kind of experiment is to find away of curing brain-wounded soldiers so that they can later go back to military service.5.Psychologists used medical operations to turn around the eyes of young cats.6.There is other evidence showing that cats were not adequately anesthetizedwhile experimenters cut their eye muscles; animal experimentation was done by people who were not trained and did not have licenses to operate on animals;and mother cats were so agitated by experiments on them that they ate their babies.READING4Check Your Vocabulary A1.denounced2.confinement3.inflicted4.defied5. consensus6.defianceUnit 2 Crime and PunishmentREADING1Check Your Vocabulary A1.minor: people who are under the age of 182.brutally: cruelly3.sympathy: feeling of pity4.severe: harsh5.innocent: not guilty of a crime6.proponent: supporter7.controversy: argument, opposing viewsCheck Your Vocabulary B1.convicted2. Commit3.proponent4.abused5.penalty6. controversies7.brutal8.severe9.executed 10.appealingREADING2Check Your Vocabulary A1.Now we can enjoy the benefits and list in what ways we benefit from his death.2.There must be some other benefit by fastening Harding into a chair in a smallroom and poisoning him to death with gas.3.Now even people who are eloquently in support of executing people, such asArizona Attorney Grant woods, who attract a lot of public attention, believe that the death penalty will keep people from committing crimes.4.But even killing a small number of murders will have great impact on people.5.Perhaps the benefit we get from killing Harding is not easy to see.Check Your Vocabulary B1.reaping2.abolish3.counted up4.serves5.revenge6.free up7.strapped8.tangible9.figured 10.barbaricREADING3Check Your Comprehension B1.Her voice and facial expressions show that she is sometimes deep in sorrowsometimes furious beyond her control.2.This sense of justice, like many other basic beliefs, is such a necessary elementfor us to maintain our psychological health that we take for granted and hardly ever become aware of its existence until one day justice is severely violated.3.People’s opinions greatly differ as to what is the proper way for correctingpunishing wrong/criminal behavior.4.Europeans are quite passionate when coming to the issues of taking toughmeasures on political violence.Check Your Vocabulary B1. oscillating2. tremulous3.manslaughter4.slain5.reconcile6.sorely7.equilibrium8.rehabilitationREADING4Check Your Comprehension B1.I carefully examined Ton y’s bed to see if he had dirtied it with his body fluids.2.When I looked at the sickly man, I could not imagine that he used to be clean andneat, serious, and determined and that he robbered a bank and killed a cop.3.Many people in the underworld believed that Tony should have done somethingfor his partners, but he did nothing. This had hurt his partners. The underworld people believed that Tony’s partners had been betrayed.4.Words had gone around that Tony’s wife was murdered that because theunderworld wanted revenge against Tony for the death of his three crime partners.5.The lights shining in the window made the hollows in his dark face look deeper,making his look somewhat evil.Check Your Vocabulary B1.executed2.underworld3.copping out4.eerily5.malevolent6.luminous7. vent8.intelligbleUnit3 Gun Ownership and CensorshipREADING1Check Your Comprehension B1. (The figures and cases of gun accidents and killing) surely will make people think twice before they insist on having their rights to own guns.2. If it takes longer time to own a gun, then it will reduce the chances of people who use guns to harm or kill other people on impulse.3. A gun safety program should be made a must for gun owners, especially those who buy guns for the first time.4. Opponents of gun control also think that gun control is similar to censorship. However, with censorship, when I cannot speak certain things, my quality of life may be lowered, but I will still be alive.Check Your Vocabulary A1.bear/keep2.ensure/assure3.place4.protect/enjoy5.enforce/pass6.face7.enjoy/gain/exercise/ensure/assure8.exerciseCheck Your Vocabulary B1.viciously2.antique3.mandatory4.bloodshed5.infringed6.perception7.institute8.legitimateitia 10.censorshipREADING2Check Your Comprehension B1. Houses where people live are far apart. Few vehicles are on the roads. The landscape around you is empty and bare, so that you will not be able to find anywhere to hide when in danger.2.Even when I was inside my car, I was still liable to be attacked, and withoutprotection.3.I drove over to him and told him it was a private and legally protected place.4.I am not the type that gets excessively worried about my own security, nor am Iwilling to take risks, but I thought I needed more protection than what I had.5.Just those words and actions spoke in threats and violence, my gesturing with thepistol was a reply in the same rude and violent style, the only way that they could understand.6.I am a pacifist by nature. That peaceful nature inside me makes me sad at thethought that perhaps women can only be free and equal when they are armed. Check Your Vocabulary A1. convinced2.precautions3.stroll4.opinions5.tactic6.vulnerable7.explorationbat9.concealed 10.slash 11.belligerent 12.rock 13.desolate 14.wieldCheck your Vocabulary B1.swerved2.trespassing3.saddened4.slashed5. paranoid6.prowlingREADING3Check Your Comprehension B1.The policeman recognized that the person who threatened and followed me wasalso reported to have done the same thing someone else years ago and he immediately took me away from my house.2.At the court, I learned that the person who threatened to rape and kill me wasmentally ill, but somehow was neglected and not placed in a mental hospital. 3.In this part of the countryside of the Michigan, people are keen on keeping andusing guns.4.When you keep a gun to protect yourself, you live in constant fear and worry.5.I was not killed, but I changed.Check your Vocabulary1.idyllic2.assailant3.paranoia4.deterrent5.flinch6.close-knit7.propelled 8.incarceratedREADING4Check Your Comprehension B1.That day my husband Jim Brady-------the press secretary of Ronald Reagan, was(permanently crippled by the assassin’s bullet and therefore) added to the list of the victims of American handgun war.2.Under the circumstance, Congress votes for a salary increase for all thecongressmen.3.The National Rifle Association expects the public to appease their anger so thatthere would be no more anger directed at the policymakers.4.Like me , people in the nation who make sure that laws are obeyed, who put theirlife in danger for us every day, are not willing to hand a handgun to another assassin like John Hinckley.5.Jim Brady knows that it is important to have a waiting time (for people who applyfor purchasing guns). He knows that as he is living through the agony and suffering of his gun wound.Check Your Vocabulary A1.legacy2. spree3.endorsed/endorses/will endorse4.assaults5. outraged6.gratified7.carnage8.escalate9.legislate Check Your Vocabulary B1.alarming/appalling2.easy3.growing/alarming4.mindless5.appalling/deadly6.deadly7.vast/growing8.convictedUnit5 Motivation or unhealthy Experience (Competition)READING1Check Your Comprehension Bpetition plays such an important role in our culture that it is common to seeeven adults shouting and swearing on Sunday afternoons (when watching baseball games). This is ridiculous and I feel bad about it.2.From my own experience, I don’t think we can develop deep and fullrelationships by trying to compete and win against a common enemy.3.If my success means that I have to be better than others, I don’t think I’ll everhave real satisfaction because I have to keep thinking of how to outdo others, which is very unpleasant and exhausting.4.Even when I reach the top position, I will not feel safe as all those below me willbe waiting to outdo me and try to grab the position from me.5.I start to see that my confidence in my personal value and worth is dependent onhow much better I am than so many others in so many activities.6.Only when we begin to realize that there is no such a thing as healthycompetition can we begin to live more normal and richer lives.Check Your vocabulary B1.contradicition2.exclusive3.conditional4.outweigh5.incalculable6.induce7. treadmill8.unjustifiable9.hysteria 10.outweighREADING2Check Your Comprehension B1.Your knew that one had healthy self-esteem when he/she could enjoy competingin a hobby,which he/she was not good at.2. A true competition is one in which you don’t know for sure whether or not you’llbe able to achieve your aim.3.For many of us, competition is an additional ingredient that keeps our lifeinteresting, makes us alert and active, and enables us to be more creative and productive.4.It can become a good part of our life and exerts a great (massive) influence onhow we live.5.Parents must also set an example of how to compete pleasantly in their ownlives.Check Your Vocabulary1.pervasive2.defective3.promote4.sabotaged5.narcissistic6.graceful7.toxic8.stellarREADING3Check Your Comprehension Bpetition can be fun, but we may be overenthusiastic and unreasonable aboutit.2.Candidates who sit in a test performance in order to join certain bands can getundeniably violent and aggressive.3.Feel free to find a gift of yours, develop it, and embarrass those who dare tochallenge you.4.If competition isn’t fun and people find themselves feeling extremely worriedabout an event they are competing in, then why not stop going through it? Check Your Vocabulary1.disrespectful2.outdo3.audition4.responsibility5.scared5.dread 7.gripes 8.vicious 9.depress 10.ironicREADING4Check Your Vocabulary A1. take on2.subject someone to3.at full speed4.at all costs5.pit—against6. in charge7.step in8.disservice9.distortedCheck Your Vocabulary B1.downplay2.realms3.ostracism4.paralysis5.impose6.ethic7.temperament8.steerUnit6 Me and Another Me (Human Cloning)READING1Check Your Vocabulary A1.News about cloning breakthroughs is usually reported disapprovingly, yet on thearrival of CC last week. These disapproving voices could hardly be heard-------they were covered up by a chorus of gentle and loving reports from the press crops, who were charmed by CO’s cuteness.2.So far in the clone debate the emotional aspect has been largely overlooked, yetthe arrival of CC brings it into force.3.With the arrival of CC last week, the cloning debate, which began in 1997 whenDolly was cloned, became heated and important again.4.The Texas lab’s success rate is as low as 1 out of 87, but it is not surprising oruncommon in cloning work. Generally, one successful clone means dozens of dead embryos in the lab.5.It is hard to say how much of an animal’s personality is genetically written andhow much is decided by environment, so temperament of a clone pet is also a matter of chance.6.They regarded CC as a test of how much people can tolerate human cloningethically, and they worry because this trial experiment has been received so well. Check Your Vocabulary B1.subtext2.surrogate3.hostility4.well-heeled5.duplicate6.felines7.toss-up8.split9.fused 10.confoundedREADING2Check Your Comprehension B1.Academics and the public felt disturbed at last week’s news of the first clonedsheep, since it seems possible that human beings might be the next species to be cloned.2.Human dignity would indeed be violated if a cloned individual was judged to beinferior, and entitled to less rights or importance than other humans.3.The fact that infertile couples have other choices does not give the right toprevent them from trying cloning.4.Democratic societies generally only ban things when there is convincing evidenceof harm that they may bring.5.If cloned humans are not safe in our world, the rest of us are not safe either. Check Your Vocabulary1.grow out ofe up with3.prompt/turn out4.stock5.take advantage of6.make a chanceyers ofREADING3Check Your Vocabulary B1.skeptical2.cracked3.plundered4.hurdle5.ominously6.breached7.flinched8.apprehension9.draconian 10.loomedREADING4Check Your Vocabulary1.vindicated2.spawned3.defective4.suttle5.misconception6.justified7.superficial8.term9.crucial。

新世纪大学英语系列教材（第二版）Unit 8Part IExercisesI. Reading for information 。

A. Reading to find main ideas1.A2. DB. Reading to find major details3.C4. AC. Reading to find relevant facts5.C6.BII. TranslationTranslate the following sentences into Chinese.1 Katia Eliad, a Paris-based artist, was stuck in a rut. She felt blocked in her creativity, out of touch with herself and for some inexplicable reason unable to use green or blue in her abstract paintings.巴黎艺术家凯蒂亚·艾利亚德陷入停滞。

她的创造力受阻，不能发挥自己的才智，不知何因无法在抽象画中用绿色和蓝色。

2 This year will be filled with his music, but it will also be a time to re-examine the contradictions and conflicting interpretations of his brief 35-year life.今年会充满莫扎特的音乐，但今年也会重新审视莫扎特短短35年的一生带来的矛盾和冲突的看法。

3 That notion was first given scientific support in a 1993 article in Nature, which found that college students who listened to the first movement of Mozart’s Sonata in D Major for Two Pianos performed better on a spatial reasoning test that involved mentally unfolding a piece of paper.《自然》杂志1993年的一篇文章首次给这个说法提供了科学依据，该文章指出，在一项要求在大脑里想像如何展开一页纸的空间推理测试中，听了莫扎特“D大调双钢琴奏鸣曲”第一乐章的大学生取得了更好效果。

新交际英语阅读教程4答案张文忠1、The firm attributed the accident to（）fog, and no casualties have been reported until now. [单选题] *A. minimumB. scarceC. dense(正确答案)D. seldom2、I always get ______ grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.（）[单选题] *A. bestB. better(正确答案)C. goodD. well3、8．—Will she have a picnic next week?—________. And she is ready. [单选题] *A．Yes, she doesB．No, she doesn'tC．Yes, she will(正确答案)D．No, she won't4、This pair of shoes only _______ me 10 yuan. [单选题] *A. spentB. tookC. paidD. cost(正确答案)5、How _______ Grace grows! She’s almost as tall as her mother now. [单选题] *A. cuteB. strongC. fast(正确答案)D. clever6、I always make my daughter ______ her own room.（）[单选题] *A. to cleanB. cleaningC. cleansD. clean(正确答案)7、Mike and his friend are going to the _______ to see the new action movie tonight. [单选题] *A. book shopB. restaurantC. concertD. cinema(正确答案)8、He kept walking up and down, which was a sure（）that he was very worried. [单选题] *A. sign(正确答案)B. characterC. natureD. end9、—It’s too noisy outside. I can’t fall asleep.—I can’t, either. We have to ______ new ways to solve the problem.（）[单选题] *A. come up with(正确答案)B. get on withC. make up withD. catch up with10、He does ______ in math.（）[单选题] *A. goodB. betterC. well(正确答案)D. best11、_____ of the land in this area _____ covered with forest. [单选题] *A. Two-fifth; isB. Two fifth; areC. Two fifths; is(正确答案)D. Two fifths; are12、His understanding made a deep impression_____the young girl. [单选题] *A.on(正确答案)B.inC.forD.with13、We got up early this morning and took a long walk after breakfast. We walked _____ the business section of the city. [单选题] *A. amongB. betweenC. through(正确答案)D. upon14、We often go to the zoo _______ Saturday mornings. [单选题] *A. atB. inC. on(正确答案)D. of15、Medicines are to be taken according to the doctor’s advice. [单选题] *A. 发放B. 提取C. 配方D. 服用(正确答案)16、Jim wants to hang out with his friends at night, but his parents don’t allow him ______ so. （）[单选题] *A. doB. doneC. to do(正确答案)D. doing17、It’s raining outside. Take an _______ with you. [单选题] *B. life ringC. cameraD. umbrella(正确答案)18、This is _________ my father has taught me—to always face difficulties and hope for the best. [单选题] *A. howB. whichC. that(正确答案)D. what19、40．—________ apples do we need to make fruit salad?—Let me think…We need three apples. [单选题] *A．How longB．How oftenC．How muchD．How many(正确答案)20、—What can I do to help at the old people’s home?—You ______ read stories to the old people. （）[单选题] *A. could(正确答案)C. shouldD. would21、He went to America last Friday. Alice came to the airport to _______ him _______. [单选题] *A. take; offB. see; off(正确答案)C. send; upD. put; away22、We ______ boating last weekend.（）[单选题] *A. goB. went(正确答案)C. are goingD. will go23、?I am good at schoolwork. I often help my classmates _______ English. [单选题] *A. atB. toC. inD. with(正确答案)24、_______, Mr. Smith. [单选题] *A. Here your tea isB. Here is your tea(正确答案)C. Here your tea areD. Here are your tea25、Mr. Wang is coming to our school. I can’t wait to see _______. [单选题] *A. herB. him(正确答案)C. itD. them26、55．There is a ________ on in the bookshop. Let's go to buy some books. [单选题] * A．movieB．matchC．sale(正确答案)D．concert27、If people _____ overanxious about remembering something, they will forget it. [单选题] *A. will beB. would beC. wereD. are(正确答案)28、31．A key ring is used __________ holding the keys. [单选题] *A．toB．inC．for (正确答案)D．with29、78．According to a report on Daily Mail, it’s on Wednesday（）people start feeling really unhappy. [单选题] *A. whenB. whichC. whatD. that(正确答案)30、It’s raining heavily outside. Don’t leave _______ it stops. [单选题] *A. whileB. sinceC. until(正确答案)D. when。

1. Though he had apologized, she raised a query on his sincerity.A. trust（信任）B. request（请求；需要）C. examination（考试）D. question（问题；疑问）译文：虽然他已经道歉了，她还是对他的诚意提出了质疑。

2. Discipline in Mr. Brown's class becomes very slack.A. strict（严格的；绝对的；精确的）B. loose（宽松的；不精确的）C. serious（严肃的；认真的）D. uncontrollable（无法管控的）译文：布朗先生班上的纪律变得很松弛。

3. We couldn't believe that the joke was a nasty hit at him.A. malicious（恶毒的）B. lethal（致命的）C. footy（无足轻重的）D. gentle（温和，文雅的）译文：我们不敢相信这个笑话是对他的恶毒攻击。

4. The winner's complacent smile annoyed some people.A. scornful（轻蔑的）B. humorous（幽默的）C. contented（满足的，心安的）D. ironical（讽刺的）译文：胜利者自满的微笑惹恼了一些人。

5. This make-over has to start with the most basic societal unit-the family.A. task（任务；工作）B. improvement（提高；改进）C. measure（措施；测量）D. change（改变）译文：这种转变必须从最基本的社会单元——家庭开始。

6. A Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Accreditation System will be putinto practice in California next school year.A. Primary（首要的）B. Eiementary（基本的；初级的）C. Higher（更高的，较高的）D. Graduate（毕业的）译文：明年，加州将实行私立高等教育和职业教育认证制度。

新世纪大学英语阅读教程4答案（1-6单元）Unit 1PartⅠⅠ. 1-6 ADCABDⅡ.1. 我进入寿险这一行，做得还算不错。

我有幸与几个最棒的寿险推销员一起被指任为一委员会委员。

一时间我吓得要命。

2. 一般的成功人士为了将来的收获，甘坐冷板凳且推迟享受。

反观诸多快速成功者，他们期望太多且渴望一蹴而就。

当回报不能立刻兑现时，他们就变得灰心丧气，愁苦不堪。

3. 我一直在找寻那些有天赋、能自律的人。

然后培养他们的爱心和忠诚。

我招募他们，激励他们，每当我们取得成绩时，我与他们一起分享荣誉。

4. 有一次，一场盛大的开幕典礼定于周末举行，而我们的大部分家具还在商店与批发商两地之间的卡车上，距这里有数天的车程，于是我们便到外面以零售价购买了价值5000美元的货品。

这样做吞噬了我们大部分的利润，可我们不能让建筑商失望。

5. 美国总统亚伯拉罕·林肯本可能被他貌似的平凡所击垮。

他出身贫寒，外表丑陋，然而却颇有建树，给世人眼中的“平凡”赋予新的涵养和尊严。

Ⅲ.1. set their sights high; achieve their goals2. is little related to; university-educated fast-trackers; self-discipline3. overpowering ego; bring out their best in people4. broaden their knowledge base5. stick with; keep your wordPart Ⅱ1. Soccer matches are all about scoring goals and being winners. In everyday life, many humans also want to achieve goals and to be winners in the game of life.2. Words about character and attitude like belief, excitement, confidence, effort and so on.3. This is because great soccer managers are praised and popular when their teams win. They are criticized and even dismissed when their teams fail to win. They know the heights of elation and the depths of despair.4. He used the humor of exaggeration to deal with the criticisms of the media.5. No, he doesn’t. He believes in the power of the team rather than the individual.Unit 2PartⅠⅠ. 1-6 CBDABCⅡ.1. 等等！我不管谁把那块馅饼切成两块，但不论谁切，都得给另一方挑选的权力。