新标准大学英语综合教程3课后练习答案Unit4.docx

1、新标准大学英语综合教程3课后练习答案Unit4新标准大学英语综合教程3课后练习答案-Unit-4Unit 4Reading 1Language points1 Work in corporate America (Title)Corporate America is a general term given to a large non-government-owned organization or company in the United States, eg a bank, a marketing research company etc. It has both positive a

2、nd negative connotations. Positively, it means that a company or an organization produces wealth and improves peoples living standards in a free market and competitive society by people working together to achieve the goals. This mainly refers to financial gains and success. Negatively, it seems to

3、indicate the promotion of self-interest, financial gains, greed and irresponsibility in the workplace.2 It is not surprising that modern children tend to look blank and dispirited when . (Para 1)To look blank means that modern children show no sign of understanding or emotion about the corporate wor

4、kplace, they seem unresponsive and have blank looks.Someone who is dispirited does not have the hope, enthusiasm or interest that they had earlier; they are in low spirits or downhearted.3 The parent could take his offspring to his place of business and let him watch while he repaired a buggy or bui

5、lt a table. (Para 2)A buggy is a vehicle used for babies and toddlers by carers (parents, grandparents and adults in caring professions), to push them around. It is also called a pushchair. In the US, it is called a stroller.4 When a child asked his father could answer in terms that a child could co

6、me to grips with, such as “I fix steam engines” or “I make horse collars”. (Para 3)The expression come to grips with normally means to face up to a problem, situation or difficult job and deal with it. Here, it means that someone gets to understand something that is difficult or unpleasant. It has t

7、he similar meaning as to come to terms with, tackle, handle, manage etc.Horse collars are made of leather and fit around animals necks to allow them to pull heavy things. When horses are used to pull carts or carriages they wear horse collars. Here, in corporate America, this is a deliberate image o

8、f something very old-fashioned, just like steam engines.5 How can he possibly envision anyone analyzing a system or researching a market? (Para 5)The word envision is a verb which means to show a visual scene in your mind, to imagine something that is outside your experience, which has not happened

9、or does not exist.6 Even grown men and it is a safe bet that the average systems analyst is as baffled about what a space salesman does at the shop as the average space salesman is about the tools needed to analyze a system. (Para 6)The expression it is a safe bet means that the speaker or writer is

10、 sure about something (they would be willing to risk money to confirm it).A space salesman deals with the arrangements for the use of space in offices and other places: How many rooms might be needed for what purposes, what sorts of work people do in particular offices and how the office furniture a

11、nd equipment can best be arranged for the maximum effectiveness, how much it costs to rent or use office accommodation in different parts of a city . But probably, a space salesman mainly deals with people who want to rent office space.In this sentence the writer is saying he is quite sure that neit

12、her the systems analyst nor the space salesman knows about each others work and what they actually do.7 The machines that make things make them in such a fashion that they will quickly fall apart in such a way that repairs will be prohibitively expensive. (Para 7)The expression in such a fashion mea

13、ns in a particular way or manner.The cost is prohibitively expensive when it prevents you from buying something, as it is beyond the limits of what you can afford. Or, we may say the cost is prohibitive.The sentence means that the machines make things in such a way that they will break or fall into

14、pieces so that they cant be cheaply repaired. It is implied that the things are made to be short-lasting so that the manufacturers can sell more later.8 The handful of people remotely associated with these machines can, of course, tell their inquisitive children “Daddy makes junk”. (Para 8)Inquisiti

15、ve children are those who like to ask lots of questions, especially things that adults do not want to talk about.9 Most of the workforce, however, is too remote from junk production to sense any contribution to the industry. (Para8)The sentence means most workers are distant from the process of junk

16、 production so they do not feel that their work has any part in it.10 Others telephone to ascertain the whereabouts of paper. (Para 12)The expression ascertain the whereabouts of something means to find out where something is.11 Back at the office, the father orders the paper retyped and reproduced

17、in quintuplicate, and then sent to another man for comparison with paper that was reproduced in triplicate last year. (Para 16) The word quintuplicate means that something is made into five copies. To quadruplicate means to make into four copies; triplicate three copies; and duplicate two copies.Dea

18、ling with unfamiliar words4 Match the words in the box with their definitions.1 old, broken or useless things (junk)2 relating to large companies, or a particular large company (corporate)3 to not approve of someone or something (disapprove)4 to form a picture of someone or something in your mind (v

19、isualize)5 an agreement in which you risk an amount of money by saying what you think will happen (bet)6 to find out something (ascertain)7 the space at the left or right side of a page where words are not usually printed or written (margin)8 to discuss something with other people in order to reach

20、a decision (confer)9 important, respected, and admired (eminent)10 to twist your face into an expression that shows you are angry (scowl)5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in Activity 4.1 Its not easy to visualize what life was like in the age of the steam engine.2 If you di

21、sapprove of these plans, you should let me know exactly what you find wrong with them.3 Thomas room is full of junk like broken electrical equipment and old computer parts he doesnt need.4 My bet is that this type of job wont give you much satisfaction.5 Were going to need some time to confer with o

22、ur lawyers before we make a decision.6 The margins of the pages in this document have all been written on.7 We cant accept your application, without ascertaining the authenticity of your qualifications.8 It was a corporate decision to close the bank, not the choice of any individual.9 Shes a very ni

23、ce person, and a very eminent professor.10 Why is he scowling at me? What have I done?6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the following words. You may need to make other changes.1 A curious child is often eager to inquire about the jobs their parents do. (inquisitive)An inquisiti

24、ve child is often eager to inquire about the jobs their parents do.2 Most people think the decision they took is impossible to understand. (incomprehensible)3 Could you write down any ideas you have during the meeting on this piece of paper? (jot)4 You are very careful about noticing details if you

25、can remember exactly what the manager was wearing.(observant)5 Im afraid we dont know the place where Helen is right now. (whereabouts)Im afraid we dont know the whereabouts of Helen.6 Dont be unhappy and lacking in enthusiasm. Im sure one of the applications will be successful.(dispirited)7 Id like

26、 to buy an open top car, but theyre all so terribly expensive. (prohibitively)7 Answer the questions about the expressions.1 If you look blank about something, do you (a) understand, or (b) not understand it?2 If you come to grips with a problem, do you (a) start to deal with it, or (b) stop thinkin

27、g about it?3 When something falls apart, is it (a) in the wrong place, or (b) broken?4 When something wears out, does it (a) not look very nice, or (b) become old and unusable?5 If you mull over a problem, do you (a) think carefully about it for a long time, or (b) quickly solve it?6 Do people somet

28、imes say “It beats me” because they (a) understand, or (b) dont understand something?Active reading (2)Language points1 Theres nothing new about our obsession with the new, says Dominic Sandbrook. (Introduction)Obsession is an emotional state in which someone or something is so important that you ar

29、e always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people.2 We live in a world of unprecedented, dazzling change. (Para 1)The word unprecedented means never having happened or existed before, eg an unprecedented situation, an unprecedented change.3 Thanks to globalization, national f

30、rontiers are collapsing around us, while technological innovations are fundamentally reshaping our lives in ways we can barely comprehend. (Para 1)Because of the situation of globalization that the whole world is developing a single complex economy, communication system and culture it seems that the

31、re are no national borders and new technologies are influencing our lives in basic ways which we cannot really understand.4 So run the clichs, anyway. (Para 2)A clich refers to a phrase or idea that is boring because people use it a lot, and it is no longer original and sounds empty. The expression

32、so run the clichs means these are the clichs you often hear.5 But it is only our obsession with novelty, ignorance of deeper historical patterns and arrogant insistence on our own importance that leads us into this kind of talk. (Para 2)Historical patterns refer to major events in history which make patterns because they are related to each other or similar.6 Yet there is a good case that we do not, in fact, live in very interesting times at all. (Para 2)A case here is a set of facts