大学英语精读第五册第2单元课后习题答案汇总
一、词汇
1、notion n. 概念；见解；打算inhabite adj. 有人居住的v. 占据（inhabit的过去分词）；居住于The notion（that thought inhabited the heart）was once accepted as a truth.
思想存在于心脏里的观点曾经被认为是事实。（that引导的是同位语从句）
2、denial n. 否认；拒绝；节制；背弃
To say that human rights are not protected in the country is a denial of the obvious truth.
说这个国家里人权没有受到保护，便是对明白事实的否认（睁眼说瞎话）。
3、independent n. 独立自主者；无党派者adj. 独立的；单独的；无党派的；不受约束的
An independent opinion poll of foreign businesses in China published today shows growing confidence in the sustained development of the country’s economy.
对中国的外资企业展开的独立民意调查标明，他们对该国经济的持续发展越来越有信心。
4、realistic adj. 现实的；现实主义的；逼真的；实在论的
The book gives us a realistic picture of contemporary life in rural China.
这本书是对当代中国农村生活的现实描绘。
5、passed for 冒充，假扮；被认为
I c an’t imagine how this place passed for a five-star hotel! The service is dreadful.
我无法想象这个地方怎么会被认为是五星级酒店！他们的服务太糟糕了。
6、consequent n. 结果adj. 随之发生的；作为结果的
The warming of the Earth and the consequent climate change will affect us all.
全球变暖以及随之而来的气候变化将影响到所有的人。
7、a handful of 一把；少量的；一小部分
The little girl scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers.
小女孩捧起一把沙子，然后让沙子从手指间细细流下。
8、as opposed to 与…截然相反；对照
This is a book about business practice as opposed（与…相对，而不是）to theory. 这本书是关于商业实践的，不是关于商业理论的。
9、urge n. 强烈的欲望，迫切要求；推动力vi. 强烈要求vt. 力劝，催促；驱策，推进
Influential adj. 有影响的；有势力的n. 有影响力的人物
He urged his influential friends to help get him a loan.
他敦促他有影响力的朋友们帮他贷款。
10、eternal adj. 永恒的；不朽的
Many people now think there is no such thing as eternal truth, because truth is subject to change as man’s understanding of the universe improves.
现在许多人认为没有永恒真理这样的东西，因为真理是随着人类对宇宙的认识提高而变化的。
11、descendant n. 后裔；子孙adj. 下降的；祖传的
Most of them are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers.
他们大多是最早的英格兰人和苏格兰人的后裔。
12、cherish vt. 珍爱vt. 怀有（感情等）；抱有（希望等）
Rosa and her groom promised to cherish each other through sickness and health, poverty and richness.
罗莎和她的新郎承诺不管疾病或健康、贫穷或富有，都要珍爱对方。
13、relate vt. 叙述；使…有联系vi. 涉及；认同；符合；与…有某种联系
The two questions are closely related, but will need to be considered separately.
这两个问题紧密相关，但需要单独考虑。
14、denial n. 否认；拒绝；节制；背弃
The minister of finance made a quick denial of the accusation （that he was opposed to tax reforms）.
财政部长迅速否认了他反对税收改革的指控。（that引导的是同位语从句）
15、haunt n. 栖息地；常去的地方vt. 常出没于…；萦绕于…；经常去…vi. 出没；作祟
That house is thought by many to be haunted, for families that lived in it all ended up in tragedy.
许多人认为那座房子闹鬼，因为住在那里的一家人全都以悲剧告终。
16、discern vt. 识别；领悟，认识vi. 看清楚，辨别
The guest discerned a trace of fatigue in the face of the host. So he quickly took leave. 客人察觉到主人脸上的一丝疲惫，所以很快告别了。
二、词组
