新世纪大学英语第二版综合教程4Unit14.docx

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新世纪大学英语第二版综合教程4Unit14

UnitOne

ManandNature

EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness

WordsinAction

▆WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

1.Intheboxesbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowing

sentenceswiththewordsgiven.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▆Answers:

1）spark

2）compelled

3）bare4）scrape

5）destruction

6）output7）retreat8）tipped9）miracle

10）eternal

11）pile

12）transfer

13）mass14）thereby

15）haveemerged

16）trigger

17）threaten

18）consumed

19）hollow

2.Intheboxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethesentences

withthem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▆Answers:

1）showsignsof

2）copewith

3）livesinfearof

4）toughitout

5）cutdown

6）fromheadtofoot

7）searchedout

8）nothingshortof

9）Asyet10）settlein11）takeheart

▆IncreasingYourWordPower

1.Youwillreadsixpairsofwordswhicharesimilarinmeaningbutaredifferentinusage.Reflectonthe

differencesinusagebetweenthewordsineachgroupandfillineachblankwithaproperone.Change

theformifnecessary.▆Answers:

1）temptation

2）attraction

3）chance

4）opportunity

5）states6）country7）warned

8）threatened/threatens

9）refuse10）reject11）total12）gross

2.Ablendisawordproducedbycombiningpartsofotherwords,suchas“comsat〞from

“communications〞and“satellite〞.Trytofindoutwhatwordsthefollowingblendsareformedfrom.

Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.

▆Answers:

BlendFormationMeaningsmogsmoke+fog烟雾

blogweb+log博客

brunchbreakfast+lunch早午餐〔早餐和午餐合为一餐〕

autocideautomobile+suicide撞车自杀

chunnelchannel+tunnel海峡隧道

motelmotor+hotel汽车旅馆

netizennet+citizen网民

sci-fiscience+fiction科幻小说

workaholicwork+alcoholic工作狂

无线网络

wi-fiwireless+fidelity

3.FillintheblanksinColumnBwithanadjectiveinTextA.Thetargetadjectivemustbeoppositein

meaningtotheoneinColumnAandmustformacorrectcollocationwiththenouninColumnC.▆Answers:

1）individual

2）contradictory

3）destructive

4）rational5）primitive

6）synthetic

7）distant

8）pessimistic

9）irreplaceable

10）enormous

GrammarinContext

1.StudythefollowingsentencesfromTextBandpointoutthegrammaticalfunctionofeachofthe

presentparticiplesusedasanadverbial.▆Answers:

1）anadverbialofaccompanyingcircumstances

2）anadverbialofaccompanyingcircumstances

3）anadverbialofresult4）anadverbialofresult

5）anadverbialofmanner;accompanyingcircumstances

6）anadverbialofresult7）anadverbialoftime

2.CompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebracketsintoEnglish,usinga

presentparticipleasanadverbial.

▆Answers:

1）killingthousandsuponthousandsofpeople

2）raisingtheaverageyieldby15percent

3）tryingtodeduceitsoperatingprinciple

4）Seeingthateveryonewasbendingoverhis/herbook

5）Nothavingheardfromhisparentsforalongtime

6）leavingtheprojectunfinished

7）Turningtotheright

8）Notwantingtomakethepatientnervous

Cloze

▆Completethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromthisunit.Theinitialletterofeachisgiven.

▆Answers:

（1）realm

（2）elemental

（3）obtain

（4）stubbornly

（5）transferred

（6）transformed

（7）subdued（8）expansion

（9）irreplaceable

（10）extinct（11）dynamic

（12）verge（13）moderate

（14）ecological

（15）rational

Translation

1.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.

▆AnswersforReference:

1）Thevillageissoclosetotheborderthatthevillagerslivedinconstantfearofattacksfromtheenemy.

2）Inonlytwentyyearsthecountrywastransformedintoanadvancedindustrialpower.

3）Seeingtheprojectsuccessfullycompleted,thosewhohadinvestedsomuchtimeandenergyinitfeltvery

proud.

4）Giventhecurrentfinancialsituation,itisinevitablethattheUSdollarwillbefurtherdevalued.

5）Therearesomanyvehiclesnowadaysthattheroadsinthisareaarebarelyadequatetocopewiththe

presenttraffic.

6）Theweathershowednosignsofgettingbettersothegovernmentcalleduponustogetpreparedforfloods.

7）Alicehadbeenconfinedtobedforover10yearsafterthetrafficaccident,andsoherrecoveryseemed

nothingshortofamiracle.

8）ThestudentswereallverymuchconcernedabouttheWorldCup,spendingatleasttwohourseveryday

watchingthelivematchesonTV.

9）ThomassaidthathisfamilyhadsettledinFloridamorethanhalfacenturyago.10）Askforhelp.Don’ttoughitoutyourself.Ilearnedthislessonearlyinmylife.

2.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish.▆Answersforreference:

Humanbeingsliveintherealmofnature.Theyarenotonlydwellersinnature,butalsotransformersofit.

Withthedevelopmentofsocietyanditseconomy,peopletendtobecomelessdependentonnaturedirectly,but

indirectlytheirdependencegrows.

Humanbeingsareconnectedwithnatureby“blood〞ties.Noonecanliveoutsidenature.However,the

previousdynamicbalancebetweenmanandnaturehasshownsignsofbreakingdown.Problemssuchasthe

populationexplosion,ecologicalimbalanceandtheshortageofnaturalresourceshavebecomemajorfactors

keepinghumansocietyfrombeingfurtherdeveloped.

ProfessorSpirkinholdsthattheonlychoiceforhumanbeingsisthewiseorganizationofproductionand

careforMotherNature.

Theme-RelatedWriting

▆Writeanessayofnolessthan150wordsonthetopic“MyUnderstandingofEnvironmental

Protection.〞Yourwritingshouldcoverthefollowingpoints:

1）therelationshipbetweenmanandtheenvironment

2）theurgencyofenvironmentalprotection

3）waystoprotecttheenvironment

▆Sampleessay

MyUnderstandingofEnvironmentalProtection

Manandtheenvironmentarecloselyrelated.Manreliesontheenvironmentforwater,foodandshelter.A

harmoniousrelationshipbetweenmanandtheenvironmentisessentialforhumansurvivalontheearth.

However,manandtheenvironmenthaveneverbeenonsuchbadtermsastheyarenow.Associety

develops,man’stransformationofnaturehasseverelypollutedhislivingenvironment.Deforestationleadsto

changesinrainfallpatterns,causingdevastatingfloods,droughtsandsandstorms.Thedischargeofchemical

pollutantsendangersourhealthandthelivesofotherbeings.Andmassproductionhasresultedintheshortage

ofirreplaceablenaturalresourcessuchascoalandoil.Ifwetakenoimmediateandeffectivestepstoprotect

ourenvironment,humanbeingsmaybethenextspeciestobecomeextinct.

Weshoulddoourbesttoprotectourenvironmentbyplantingmoretrees,takingcareofwildlife,reducing

industrialwastes,usingrenewableenergy,andimposingheavyfinesonenvironmentally-unfriendlyactivities,

soastopreservetheenvironmentforfuturegenerations.

（167words）

UnitTwo

ManandTechnology

EnhanceYourLanguageAwarenessWordsinAction

▆WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

1.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentences

withthem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▆Answers:

1）productivity

2）phenomenon

3）isolation4）gradual5）opponent

6）advent7）genetic

8）universal

9）extreme

10）nasty11）boom12）formal13）survey14）Similarly

15）modify

16）rough

2.Intheboxbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouunderstandtheir

meanings?

Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?

Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingthe

blank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.

▆Answers:

1）atthesametime

2）arestuckwith

3）forcertain

4）makenodifference

5）onaverage

6）whenitcomesto

7）arebetteroff

8）builtinto

9）cometomind

10）closeto11）infavorof

▆IncreasingYourWordPower

4.Youwillreadsixpairsofwordswhicharesimilarinmeaningbutaredifferentinusage.Reflectonthe

differencesinusagebetweenthewordsineachgroupandfillineachblankwithaproperone.Change

theformifnecessary.

▆Answers:

1）exterior

2）external

3）delightful

4）pleasant

5）separate

6）isolate

7）company

8）companion

9）acquire

10）learn

11）ripe12）mature

5.Fillineachblankwithoneofthewordslistedbelowintheappropriateform,payingspecialattention

tothemeaningandspelling.

▆Answers:

1）accept

2）oppression

3）loss

4）excerpts

5）depression

6）loose7）except

8）expectations

9）lose

10）suppress

6.Wordsthatcomefromthesamerootmaybesaidtobelongtothesamefamily.Gettingacquaintedwith

eachmemberofthefamilyisasurewaytoincreaseyourwordpower.Nowcompletethefollowingtable

withwordsofthesamefamily.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.

▆Answers:

1）technology

2）eternity3）miracle4）relevance

5）analysis6）luxurious

7）leisurely/leisured

8）subjective9）prosperous

10）innovative

GRAMMARINCONTEXT

Task1:

Completethefollowingsentenceswithappropriateconnectiveslistedinthefollowingtable.

▆Answers:

1）Whatever

2）Although/Though

3）whereas4）However

5）though/although

6）Granted/Grantingthat

7）as

8）While

Task2:

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

▆Answersforreference:

3.Thoughitwasraininghard,yettheywentonplayingfootball.

4.Youwillhavetoattendthecommencementwhetheryouarefreeorbusy.

5.Sheleavesherbedroomwindowsopen,howevercolditis.

6.Wewillmakeatripevenif/thoughtheweatherisbad.

7.Nomatterwho/Whoeveryouare,youmustabidebythelaw.

8.Difficultasthejobwas,theydecidedtoacceptit.

9.NomatterwhatIsayorhowIsayit,healwaysthinksI?

mwrong.

10.Sheseemstoh