新世纪大学英语综合教程4课后答案unit6

... ... The Answers to Book4---Unit6

Enhance Your Language Awareness

(I) Working with Words and Expressions

1. (1) commonplace (2) enduring (3) dim (4) command

(5) imperfection (6) insensitive (7)abandon (8) finite

(9) mean (10)weaving (11) additional (12) aspirations

(13)gratitude (14)endless (15) faithful (16)committed

2. (1)live on (2)dawned upon (3) live by

(4) is invested with (5) hold fast to (6) All to

(7) step aside (8) set out (9) to and fro

(10) work at

(II) Increasing Your Word Power

1.(1) take effective measures (2) anew kind of explosive

(3) the only alternative (4) defensive weapons

(5) an impressive speech

(6) a comparative study of Chinese and western cultures

(7) take the imitative to donate blood (8) a creative musician

(9) a distant relative (10) a constructive proposal

2.

Verbs + -ive Verbs + -ive

alternate alternative compare comparative

create creative defense defensive

construct constructive effect effective

explode explosive impress impressive

initiate initiative relate relative

Adjectives Verbs Adjectives Verbs

additional add pleasant please

beautiful beautify prosperous prosper

contradictory contradict radiant radiant

deaf deafen relentless relent

different differ respectful Respect

intensive intensify sparkling sparkle

minimal minimize wonderful wonder

opposite oppose withered wither

3. (1) provide care （for）;receive care; take care; take care of

(2) give sb. A chance; have a/ the chance; stand a chanc（e of）...

... （3）show concern for; express concern about; voice on’es concern

(4) agree to one’s demand; give in to one’s demand; give up a demand; make

demands on; meet a demand; satisfy a demand

(5) accumulate experiences; acquire an experience; gain experience; learn

from experience

(6) be filled with fear; be seized with fear; express fear; live in fear (of); for

fear of ; for fear that(clause)

(7) accept gift; exchange gifts with; give a gift; present sb. with a gift; receive

a gift

(8) arouse hope; boost one’s hope; bring/give hope to sb.; fulfill a/ the hope;

lose hope; raise one’s hope

（9）build up one’s strength; develop/ find /gain/gather/save on’es strength

(10) carry out a test; conduct a test; do /give a test; put sb. through a test; run a

test

Grammar

1 （1）to (2) for (3) for (4) to (5)in （6）with

（7）between （8）to （9）of （10）for （11）of （12）for

2

(1) Emma is an expert in/ on organic farming.

(2) There is a greater demand for cars these days.

(3) The computer has had a great impact on our modern life.

(4) Henry has a talent for making people laugh.

(5) Many people in this country are demanding a reduction in taxes.

(6) I really have confidence in my best friend, and I can turn to for help when in an

emergency.

(III) Cloze

(1) with (2)sense (3)faithful (4) commit (5) aspirations

(6) gratitude (7) dawns (8)accumulated (9) nourishment

(10) preoccupied (11) flowers (12) tendered (13) weave (14) elevate

(IV) Translation

3. Sentence translation

(1) The ambassador to the U.N. was invested withfull authority to deal with all the

foreign affairs concerning his country on behalf of his government.

(2) All the way on the train I had been preoccupied with the result of the term

examination until the conductor reminded me of the arrival of my destination

(3) Although her husband’s name did not appear on the list of the people who got

killed in the traffic accident, she kept walking to and fro, anxious to see him back

home sooner.

(4) I was setting out totranslate the contract into English when it dawned uponme

tat both parties involved were Chinese companies.

(5) At the party, people sang and dancedwith abandon, totally forgetting the troubles...

... in their lives.

(6) With the great aspirations to become an astronaut, Jacksoncommitted himself to

the 2-yearstrenuous constitution training.

(7) His paintings, drawing on timeless fairy storie,sexemplifiedthe European’s taste

of that period.

(8) The bus driver didn ’t want to take any responsibility for the accident and so he

took every means toput the blameon the passengers on board.

(9) He not only risked his own life to save the old man from the burning house but

madesomeroom in his own house for him to settle down.

(10) From childhood, she tried to live by the teachings of her parents and gradually

accumulateda set of standards of conduct.

4. Paragraph Translation

What is truth? Truth is the correct reflection of people’s knowledge about the

objective world and its laws. Truth makes people full of hope and life full of brilliance

and glory. Therefore, many people regard the pursuit of truth as the ultimate goal of

their lives to the truth and make understanding contributions to mankind.