新世纪大学英语第二版综合教程4Unit14Word格式.docx

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17）threaten

18）consumed

19）hollow

3.Intheboxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethesentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

4.

1）showsignsof

2）copewith

3）livesinfearof

4）toughitout

5）cutdown

6）fromheadtofoot

7）searchedout

8）nothingshortof

9）Asyet

10）settlein

11）takeheart

▆IncreasingYourWordPower

1.Youwillreadsixpairsofwordswhicharesimilarinmeaningbutaredifferentinusage.Reflectonthedifferencesinusagebetweenthewordsineachgroupandfillineachblankwithaproperone.Changetheformifnecessary.

1）temptation

2）attraction

3）chance

4）opportunity

5）states

6）country

7）warned

8）threatened/threatens

9）refuse

10）reject

11）total

12）gross

3.Ablendisawordproducedbycombiningpartsofotherwords,suchas“comsat”from“communications”and“satellite”.Trytofindoutwhatwordsthefollowingblendsareformedfrom.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.

Blend

Formation

Meaning

smog

smoke+fog

烟雾

blog

web+log

博客

brunch

breakfast+lunch

早午餐（早餐和午餐合为一餐）

autocide

automobile+suicide

撞车自杀

chunnel

channel+tunnel

海峡隧道

motel

motor+hotel

汽车旅馆

netizen

net+citizen

网民

sci-fi

science+fiction

科幻小说

workaholic

work+alcoholic

工作狂

wi-fi

wireless+fidelity

无线网络

5.FillintheblanksinColumnBwithanadjectiveinTextA.ThetargetadjectivemustbeoppositeinmeaningtotheoneinColumnAandmustformacorrectcollocationwiththenouninColumnC.

6.

1）individual

2）contradictory

3）destructive

4）rational

5）primitive

6）synthetic

7）distant

8）pessimistic

9）irreplaceable

10）enormous

GrammarinContext

1.StudythefollowingsentencesfromTextBandpointoutthegrammaticalfunctionofeachofthepresentparticiplesusedasanadverbial.

1）anadverbialofaccompanyingcircumstances

2）anadverbialofaccompanyingcircumstances

3）anadverbialofresult

4）anadverbialofresult

5）anadverbialofmanner;

accompanyingcircumstances

6）anadverbialofresult

7）anadverbialoftime

2.CompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebracketsintoEnglish,usingapresentparticipleasanadverbial.

1）killingthousandsuponthousandsofpeople

2）raisingtheaverageyieldby15percent

3）tryingtodeduceitsoperatingprinciple

4）Seeingthateveryonewasbendingoverhis/herbook

5）Nothavingheardfromhisparentsforalongtime

6）leavingtheprojectunfinished

7）Turningtotheright

8）Notwantingtomakethepatientnervous

Cloze

▆Completethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromthisunit.Theinitialletterofeachisgiven.

（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,thosewhohadinvestedsomuchtimeandenergyinitfeltveryproud.

4）Giventhecurrentfinancialsituation,itisinevitablethattheUSdollarwillbefurtherdevalued.

5）Therearesomanyvehiclesnowadaysthattheroadsinthisareaarebarelyadequatetocopewiththepresenttraffic.

6）Theweathershowednosignsofgettingbettersothegovernmentcalleduponustogetpreparedforfloods.

7）Alicehadbeenconfinedtobedforover10yearsafterthetrafficaccident,andsoherrecoveryseemednothingshortofamiracle.

8）ThestudentswereallverymuchconcernedabouttheWorldCup,spendingatleasttwohourseverydaywatchingthelivematchesonTV.

9）ThomassaidthathisfamilyhadsettledinFloridamorethanhalfacenturyago.

10）Askforhelp.Don’ttoughitoutyourself.Ilearnedthislessonearlyinmylife.

2.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish.

▆Answersforreference:

Humanbeingsliveintherealmofnature.Theyarenotonlydwellersinnature,butalsotransformersofit.Withthedevelopmentofsocietyanditseconomy,peopletendtobecomelessdependentonnaturedirectly,butindirectlytheirdependencegrows.

Humanbeingsareconnectedwithnatureby“blood”ties.Noonecanliveoutsidenature.However,thepreviousdynamicbalancebetweenmanandnaturehasshownsignsofbreakingdown.Problemssuchasthepopulationexplosion,ecologicalimbalanceandtheshortageofnaturalresourceshavebecomemajorfactorskeepinghumansocietyfrombeingfurtherdeveloped.

ProfessorSpirkinholdsthattheonlychoiceforhumanbeingsisthewiseorganizationofproductionandcareforMotherNature.

Theme-RelatedWriting

▆Writeanessayofnolessthan150wordsonthetopic“MyUnderstandingofEnvironmentalProtection”.Yourwritingshouldcoverthefollowingpoints:

1）therelationshipbetweenmanandtheenvironment

2）theurgencyofenvironmentalprotection

3）waystoprotecttheenvironment

▆Sampleessay

MyUnderstandingofEnvironmentalProtection

Manandtheenvironmentarecloselyrelated.Manreliesontheenvironmentforwater,foodandshelter.Aharmoniousrelationshipbetweenmanandtheenvironmentisessentialforhumansurvivalontheearth.

However,manandtheenvironmenthaveneverbeenonsuchbadtermsastheyarenow.Associetydevelops,man’stransformationofnaturehasseverelypollutedhislivingenvironment.Deforestationleadstochangesinrainfallpatterns,causingdevastatingfloods,droughtsandsandstorms.Thedischargeofchemicalpollutantsendangersourhealthandthelivesofotherbeings.Andmassproductionhasresultedintheshortageofirreplaceablenaturalresourcessuchascoalandoil.Ifwetakenoimmediateandeffectivestepstoprotectourenvironment,humanbeingsmaybethenextspeciestobecomeextinct.

Weshoulddoourbesttoprotectourenvironmentbyplantingmoretrees,takingcareofwildlife,reducingindustrialwastes,usingrenewableenergy,andimposingheavyfinesonenvironmentally-unfriendlyactivities,soastopreservetheenvironmentforfuturegenerations.

（167words）

UnitTwo

ManandTechnology

WordsinAction

1.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

1）productivity

2）

3）phenomenon

4）

5）isolation

6）

7）gradual

8）

9）opponent

10）

11）advent

12）

13）genetic

14）

15）universal

16）

17）extreme

18）

19）nasty

20）

21）boom

22）

23）formal

24）

25）survey

26）

27）Similarly

28）

29）modify

30）

31）rough

32）

3.Intheboxbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouunderstandtheirmeanings?

Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?

Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.

1）atthesametime

3）arestuckwith

5）forcertain

7）makenodifference

9）onaverage

11）whenitcomesto

13）arebetteroff

15）builtinto

17）cometomind

19）closeto

21）infavorof

▆IncreasingYourWordPower

7.Youwillreadsixpairsofwordswhicharesimilarinmeaningbutaredifferentinusage.Reflectonthedifferencesinusagebetweenthewordsineachgroupandfillineachblankwithaproperone.Changetheformifnecessary.

8.

1）exterior

3）external

5）delightful

7）pleasant

9）separate

11）isolate

13）company

15）companion

17）acquire

19）learn

21）ripe

23）mature

9.Fillineachblankwithoneofthewordslistedbelowintheappropriateform,payingspecialattentiontothemeaningandspelling.

10.

1）accept

3）oppression

5）loss

7）excerpts

9）depression

11）loose

13）except

15）expectations

17）lose

19）suppress

11.Wordsthatcomefromthesamerootmaybesaidtobelongtothesamefamily.Gettingacquaintedwitheachmemberofthefamilyisasurewaytoincreaseyourwordpower.Nowcompletethefollowingtablewithwordsofthesamefamily.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.

12.

1）technology

3）eternity

5）miracle

7）relevance

9）analysis

11）luxurious

13）leisurely/leisured

15）subjective

17）prosperous

19）innovative

GRAMMARINCONTEXT

Task1:

Completethefollowingsentenceswithappropriateconnectiveslistedinthefollowingtable.

1）Whatever

3）Although/Though

5）whereas

7）However

9）though/although

11）Granted/Grantingthat

13）as

15）While

Task2:

Translatethefollowingsentencesint