新世纪大学英语第2版综合教程314+8单元练习标准答案.docx

1、新世纪大学英语第2版综合教程314+8单元练习标准答案Unit OnePeople Around UsEnhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action Working with Words and Expressions1. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers:1) crease

2、2) hint3) assured4) awaiting5) hovering6) scrawled7) glistening8) frail 9) sole 10) visible 11) engaged 12) biased13) dreading14) grinning2. In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doin

3、g the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) for fear of 2) pulled up 3) except for 4) get by 5) make a living 6) every so often7) in the background8) Shut off 9) each and every 10) as it is 11) wraps around her little finger12) caught us unawares Increasing Your Word P

4、ower 1. Choose the definition from Column B that best matches each phrasal verb in Column A, paying attention to the V+ Prep./Ad. collocation. Answers: 1) f 2) c 3) d 4) e 5) b 6) g 7) h 8) aFill in each blank in the following sentences with a proper phrasal verb. Change the verb form where necessar

5、y. Answers:1) let out2) clean up3) come through 4) waiting on 5) picked up 6) ended up 7) headed for8) ran through2. The prefixes ex-, fore-, pre- mean “former, before, or in advance” while the prefix post- means “after or later than”. Study the following examples and form words by adding ex-, fore-

6、, pre-, post- to the words given in the table and then complete each of the following sentences with a proper word you have just formed. Change the verb form where necessary. Answers:1) foretell 2) preview3) forerunner4) postscript5) postgraduate6) precondition7) ex-husbandGrammar in Context Task 1:

7、 Combine the given sentences into one by using attributive clauses. Answers for reference: 1) I encountered many people whose lives amazed me. (See Para. 3, Text B) 2) We drove in silence to the address (that/which) she had given me. (See Para. 21, Text B)3) He pushed through the doors and headed fo

8、r the back room where his apron and busing cart were waiting. (See Para. 16, Text A)4) I had seen too many people trapped in a life of poverty who depended on the cab as their only means of transportation. (See Para. 6, Text B)5) Their social worker, who stopped to check on Stevie every so often, ad

9、mitted Stevie and his mother had fallen between the cracks. (See Para. 6, Text A) Task 2: Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English. Be sure to use present particles or past particles to modify nouns. Answers for reference:well-considered decision, fold

10、ed paper, written notice, laptop storing my annual report, a postman delivering express mailCloze Complete the following passage with words chosen from Text A. The initial letter of each is given. Answers:1) reliable 2) syndrome 3) adopted 4) got done with 5) gloomy 6) or something 7) chance 8) come

11、 through 9) barely 10) in good shape11) booth 12) mess 13) scrawled 14) peeking 15) inTranslation Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference:1) What I didnt count on was that over time I would sincerely take pride in being

12、 a social worker.2) Shooting a quick look at the clock on the wall, Grandma let out a cry, “Oh, My dear /My goodness/My gracious, were going to miss the train!”3) At the kindergarten entrance, I always see some kids/children holding firmly on to their parents. Should young parents be sterner towards

13、 their kids/children and leave immediately under these circumstances?4) In the dim street light stood a weeping little girl/ a girl weeping.5) When making donations, rich people should be as considerate as possible in order not to put the recipient in an embarrassing situation.6) Since last month, m

14、y work has been revolving around the routine office duties, so now I am counting the days until the National Day comes, when my friends and I are going hiking in the countryside. Translate the following paragraph into English using the words and expressions in the box below. Answer for reference:Tha

15、t was a time when life was difficult for everyone. My family could barely get by on my small income from driving a cab. One late night I responded to a call for a cab ride. To my surprise, when I arrived at the address, I found it was a frail old lay who was awaiting me. After she got into the cab,

16、I engaged her in conversation. I learnt that she was going to the hospice. Her doctor said she didnt have very long. The old lady told me to drive through the downtown area. She pointed at some old buildings, telling me those were the places where she used to work or live. When the cab finally pulle

17、d up in front of the hospice, I didnt accept her fare. In the rest of the day, I was lost in thought. Though I had to make a living, I lived not for the sole purpose of surviving. When circumstances looked gloomy, the small favour I had done could be a candle light. However faint the light was, it m

18、anaged to warm up a soul and ennobled me as well. I did take pride in that small favour.Unit TwoLoveEnhance Your Language AwarenessWords in Action Working with Words and ExpressionsIn the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Chang

19、e the form where necessary. Answers: curledminimumclipyieldedGivenpreservefascinatedaffectioninteracthastegriefdefiespresenceacquiremanipulaterestraintsIn the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the pro

20、per context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. Answers: let, loose onfit intohold onstate of affairsin the course ofin vainbuild, onin shortreached forgive and take Increasing Your Word PowerThe prefix over- can be added to nouns, verbs, adj

21、ectives and adverbs, meaning “above”, “outside”, “across”, or “too much”. Study the words given in the box and choose the proper word to fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences. Change the form where necessary. Answers: overcoatoverheadoverjoyedoversleptoverweightoverdueovertimeoverwor

22、king Many words in English can be used both as nouns and as verbs. Listed in the following table are some of these words that you have learned in Unit One and Unit Two. Study them carefully and then complete each of the following sentences with one of them as you see fit. Change the form where neces

23、sary. Answers: crushattributesfancybubbledgraspdrizzlinglabelingyieldListed in the box below are some idiomatic expressions formed with the word “hand”. Study them carefully and try to make out their meanings. You may consult a dictionary if necessary. Then translate the given sentences into English

24、, using one of them. Answers:We are short of hands.I still have some money in hand.Give me a hand with this box, please.I often keep a dictionary at hand.The football fans were out of hand.Hand out the pencils to everyone in the class.This ring was handed down to me by my grandmother.Times up. Pleas

25、e hand in your test papers.Please hand on the magazine to your roommates.Im afraid I cant help you. Im a green hand.GRAMMAR IN CONTEXTNow complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English. Make sure that the sentences are in the inverted order. Answers for refe

26、rence: Sitting on the stairs was / On the stairs was sittingOver the wall came / flewRound the corner wasThen finally cameUnder the table was lyingAt / On the top of (On top of) the hill stood Now correct the mistakes in the following sentences, if any. Write NONE under the correct sentence(s). Answ

27、ers for reference: The beaver chews down trees to get food and material to build its home with.Do your parents think Tom is a nice boy to go out with? (Cross out him)The goals for which he has fought all his life seem unimportant to him now.NONE.The essay starts by asking a question, to which the au

28、thor then gives a positive answer.ClozeComplete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given. Answers:hastestate of affairsdistinguishedmeeting of mindsblossominner charmintimacyemotionacquiringidealsadmirationlastingaffectionforgehonoroverwhelmingTrans

29、lation Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference:In either friendship or love / In both friendship and love, you should never expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum.I built all my hopes on his pro

30、mise(s), only to find that he was not a man of sincerity at all.We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain; she failed to survive the disease.Valentines Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect dayto express love to the object of you

31、r / ones affection.In the information era, communications with far-away friends via e-mail can be almost / virtually simultaneous.Love needs to be nurtured, and the “eternal / everlasting love” that we all dream to have is not forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other.Theres a difference between strength and courage. It takes strength to survive. It takes courage to live.She was by nature a very affectionate person, always ready to give a helping hand to others.Translate the follow