大学英语综合教程4Unit2教程答案.docx

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大学英语综合教程4Unit2教程答案

UnitTwo

ManandTechnology

EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness

WordsinAction

▆WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

1.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▆Answers:

1）productivity

2）phenomenon

3）isolation

4）gradual

5）opponent

6）advent

7）genetic

8）universal

9）extreme

10）nasty

11）boom

12）formal

13）survey

14）Similarly

15）modify

16）rough

2.Intheboxbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouunderstandtheirmeanings?

Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?

Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▆Answers:

1）atthesametime

2）arestuckwith

3）forcertain

4）makenodifference

5）onaverage

6）whenitcomesto

7）arebetteroff

8）builtinto

9）cometomind

10）closeto

11）infavorof

▆IncreasingYourWordPower

1.Youwillreadsixpairsofwordswhicharesimilarinmeaningbutaredifferentinusage.Reflectonthedifferencesinusagebetweenthewordsineachgroupandfillineachblankwithaproperone.Changetheformifnecessary.

▆Answers:

1）exterior

2）external

3）delightful

4）pleasant

5）separate

6）isolate

7）company

8）companion

9）acquire

10）learn

11）ripe

12）mature

2.Fillineachblankwithoneofthewordslistedbelowintheappropriateform,payingspecialattentiontothemeaningandspelling.

▆Answers:

1）accept

2）oppression

3）loss

4）excerpts

5）depression

6）loose

7）except

8）expectations

9）lose

10）suppress

3.Wordsthatcomefromthesamerootmaybesaidtobelongtothesamefamily.Gettingacquaintedwitheachmemberofthefamilyisasurewaytoincreaseyourwordpower.Nowcompletethefollowingtablewithwordsofthesamefamily.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.

▆Answers:

1）technology

2）eternity

3）miracle

4）relevance

5）analysis

6）luxurious

7）leisurely/leisured

8）subjective

9）prosperous

10）innovative

GRAMMARINCONTEXT

Task1:

Completethefollowingsentenceswithappropriateconnectiveslistedinthefollowingtable.

▆Answers:

1）Whatever

2）Although/Though

3）whereas

4）However

5）though/although

6）Granted/Grantingthat

7）as

8）While

Task2:

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

▆Answersforreference:

1）Thoughitwasraininghard,yettheywentonplayingfootball.

2）Youwillhavetoattendthecommencementwhetheryouarefreeorbusy.

3）Sheleavesherbedroomwindowsopen,howevercolditis.

4）Wewillmakeatripevenif/thoughtheweatherisbad.

5）Nomatterwho/Whoeveryouare,youmustabidebythelaw.

6）Difficultasthejobwas,theydecidedtoacceptit.

7）NomatterwhatIsayorhowIsayit,healwaysthinksI’mwrong.

8）Sheseemstohaveareadyanswer,whenever/nomatterwhenIaskheraquestion.

Cloze

Completethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromthisunit.Theinitialletterofeachisgiven.

▆Answers:

1）emphasize

2）opposite

3）improved

4）luxuries

5）benefited

6）obviously

7）consciously

8）fractures

9）eternal

10）groundbreaking

11）entitled

12）correlation

13）depends

14）exclusively

Translation

1.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.

▆Answersforreference:

1）Hereallyknowsalotabouttheory,butwhenitcomestoactualwork,heseemstobequiteignorant.

2）Thelatestsurveyshows/showedthatthemajorityofthecitizenssupport/supportedthegovernment’splantobuildanewlibrary.

3）Thetwocountriescouldreachagreementsuccessfullyonscientificandtechnologicalcooperationbecauseseveralfactorsfavorabletotheircooperationhadbeenatwork.

4）IsawthefilmwhenIwasintheprimaryschool,butthetitlejustwon’tcometomindforthemoment.

5）Hehasbeenstuckwithheavydebtthoughheworksabouttwelvehourseverydayonaverage.

6）Isitnecessarytoknowhisheight?

Tome,itisnotrelevanttowhetherhecanbeagoodlawyerornot.

7）Thecupboardisbuiltintothewallsothatitbothsavesspaceandisconvenienttouse.

8）Theseworkersearnmorethanwedo,buttheothersideofthecoinisthattheirjobismoredangerous.

9）Helenmajorsineconomicsattheuniversityandatthesametimeshestudiesphilosophyashersecondmajor.

10）Whatismostimportantisthatyoumustfindoutandsolvetheproblemsbyyourselves.ItmakesnodifferencewhetherIgothereornot.

2.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish.

▆Answersforreference:

Nowadays,manypeopleareenjoyingthebenefitsbroughtaboutbymaterialandtechnologicaladvancesunimaginableinpreviouseras.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,people’sstandardoflivingisgettinghigherandhigher.People’slifeexpectancyhassoared,too.

However,oddlyenough,manypeopledonotfeelhappierthantheyusedtobe.Itcanbeseenthatthereisnoclosecorrelationbetweenpeople’sincomeandtheirhappiness.Happinesscannot,afterall,beboughtwithmoney.

Althoughthemajorityofpeoplearenotverysatisfiedwiththeirlives,theyarehappytobealive,andthemoretimetheyliveonearth,thebetterofftheyfeelthey’llbe.Whatisimportantisthatmaterialwealthisfarfromenough.Peopleneedspiritualhappiness,too.

Theme-RelatedWriting

Writeanessayofnolessthan150wordsaboutatechnologicalinvention.Yourwritingshouldcoverthefollowingpoints:

1）abriefdescriptionoftheinvention

2）thepositiveimpactoftheinventiononpeople’slife

3）thenegativeimpactoftheinventiononpeople’slife

4）youropinion

▇Sampleessay:

TheImpactoftheMobilePhoneonPeople’sLives

Amongthemanytechnologicalinventions,themobilephoneimpressesmemost.

Themobilephonebringsconsiderableconveniencetoourlives.Itnotonlyenablesustokeepintouchwitheachotheralmostanytimeandanywherebutalsohelpsussolveproblemsordobusinessefficiently.Inemergencies,amobilephonecanevenbealife-saver.Besides,itsmulti-functionsaddeaseandcolortoourlives.Withamobilephone,wecanreceivemail,readnews,listentomusic,playgames,andtakepictures.

Yet,themobilephonehasitsdisadvantages,too.Mostofushaveexperiencedthenuisanceofunwantedorwrongcalls.Weareinconveniencedbycallsonoccasionswhenweleastexpectone.Besides,thetechnologyinfrastructuretosupportmobilecommunicationhasconsumedvaluablenaturalresourcesandcausedsignificantenvironmentalproblems.Itisreportedthatelectromagneticradiationwavesfromthephonemayresultinhealthproblems.

Despiteitsnegativeside,theadvantagesofthemobilephoneoutweighitsdisadvantages.Ibelievethatwithadvancesinscienceandtechnology,improvedandsafermodelsofmobilephoneswillsurelyserveusstillbetter.（184words）