大学英语精读第四册第三版课后习题答案.docx

1、大学英语精读第四册第三版课后习题答案大学英语精读第四册第三版课后习题答案大学英语精读第四册第三版课后习题答案Unit11) thoughtful.2) might as well/may as well/could as well.3) draw your attention to4) marvelous5) settle for6) done with7) Competitivecompetitive8) pains/pained9) bonus10) shrink11) delivery12) overheard13) sour14) for rent15) stack16) reprod

2、uce4) addressee5) a person who is absent6) a person who is being trained7) a divorced person8) a person who is appointed1) output2) breakdown3) setup4) Takeoff5) drawbacks6) breakthrough7) cutback8) takeover1) paper, store, shop, case, cream2) making, keeping, bathing, conditioning, walking3) market

3、, way, stop, board/smith, ground4) pill, water, material, point, machine5) pour, look/put/come, come,6) out, back/up, through/down/out1) a dozen years2) dozens of times3) two dozen passengers4) dozens of phone calls5) three dozen boxes6) a dozen bottles/a dozen bottles of wine1) a great deal of pain

4、 has been caused by evils which have never happened2) the elderly lady Miss Morris quarrelled with was none other than her future mother-in-law3) this essay is well-written except for a few grammatical mistakes4) I just caught the train in time5) You cant eat your cake and have it too1) You ought to

5、 know better than to go swimming straight after a meal.2) Uncle Rob should have known better than to trust that treacherous son of his.3) Sally is old enough to know better than to spend all her money on fancy goods.4) Miss Miller certainly knows better than to explore the desert all alone.5) His co

6、llege sons should have known better than to try to get the best out of their employees by threatening them with bodily harm.6) You ought to know better than to go out in this freezing weather in those thin clothes. Youll get frozen.1) delivery2) a piece of cake3) inquire4) pulling up5) stacks6) dead

7、line7) marvelous8) enable9) cut into10) settle for11) settled our accounts12) minimum13) known better than1) advertisement/ad2) read3) No4) like5) words6) towards7) which8) sizes9) sitting10) water11) bottle12) one13) started14) passed15) run/pass16) into17) coming18) if19) quit20) hour21) wrote翻译1)

8、 我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。We were informed that the Minister of Finance was to give us an audience /receive us the next day.2) 我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。I thought it odd that he didnt seem to remember his own birthday.3) 学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是至今大部分学生却几无进展。Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers,

9、but most students have hardly made a dent in the work so far.4) 看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。(pain)It pained the headmaster to find the number of students shrinking.5) 在那个国家一般用现金付账，但支票变得普遍起来了，不久会代替现金作为人们结账的一种方式。Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and wil

10、l, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their accounts.6) 该公司声称，这条河流的污染不是它造成的。The company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.Unit21) bull2) horse3) dog4) dog5) tiger6) tiger7) lioness8) goose9) fowl10) cock11) duck1) practical2) scarcity3) extern

11、al4) raise5) rise6) waste7) deficiency8) minimum9) draw10) insufficient11) reduce12) freeze1) fundamental2) deposited3) in the form of4) in good condition/in condition5) currencies6) resources7) lowering8) conceived9) Rhythm10) reserve11) romantic12) productivity13) dependent14) internal1) mature2)

12、reserve3) deposit/deposit enough money4) currency5) ample6) fundamental7) given birth to8) somewhat9) an excess10) expended11) safeguard12) conceive1) drew on/draws on2) depend on3) slowingdown4) put on5) turndown1) The country is trying to be/become less dependent on foreign aid.2) It amused us to

13、see the actors beard fall off.3) The rhythm of life is made up of a cycle of birth, youth, maturity, and death.4) Conservation of our mineral resources is highly important because they can never be replenished.5) Parking spaces in this city are scarce on Saturdays.1) man-eating2) earth-shaking3) bod

14、y-building4) labor-saving5) fact-finding6) record-breaking7) tone-setting8) paper-cutting1) biochemistry: the science that deals with the chemical processes of living animals and plants; biological chemistry2) biocide: any substance poisonous to life3) bioconversion: the conversion of biological was

15、te, garbage, and plant material into energy, fertilizer, and other useful products4) biophysics: the branch of biology which applies the laws of physics to explain the phenomena of biology5) ecoactivity: any project or undertaking to combat pollution or improve the quality of the environment6) ecoca

16、tastrophe: a large-scale or world-wide disaster resulting from uncontrolled use of pollutants7) ecocide: the destruction of the earths environment or ecology through the uncontrolled use of pollutants8) ecospecies: a group of organisms only somewhat fertile with organisms of related groups, usually

17、considered equivalent to a species1) All children in that country are2) all her life/her whole life3) Whole Indian tribes in the region were killed off.4) the whole staff/all the staff5) all the time/the whole time6) this whole business/all this business1) in the case of Tom: he was ill.2) A case in

18、 point is Dujiangyan, which was built about 2000 years ago.3) in the case of my two college sons, they try to live on their parents as long as possible.4) A case in point is the successful launching of space shuttles.5) A case in point is the chimp, who can learn to paint like a small child.1) He do

19、es not lend his books to everybody.2) She is not always so cooperative.3) Not all his stories make interesting reading.4) This plant is not to be found everywhere.5) The exhibits are not all of them worth looking at.1) go round2) romantic3) fundamental4) dependent5) resources6) abundant7) deposited8

20、) scarce9) slowing down10) pull through11) draw on12) in good condition13) give birth to1) with2) on3) future4) as5) to6) cycles7) rhythms8) from9) body10) other11) studying12) over13) that14) effects15) direction16) take17) one翻译1) 比尔已是个成熟的小伙子，不再依赖父母替他做主。Bill is a mature young man who is no longer

21、dependent on his parents for decisions.2) 这个地区有大量肉类供应，但新鲜果蔬奇缺。There are abundant supplies of meat in this region, but fresh fruit and vegetables are scarce.3) 工程师们依靠工人们的智慧发明了一种新的生产方法，使生产率得以提高。Drawing on the wisdom of the workers, the engineers invented a new production method that led to increased p

22、roductivity.4) 他花了许多时间准备数学考试，因此当他获知自己只得了个B时感到有点失望。He spent a lot of time preparing for his math exam. Hence he was somewhat disappointed to learn that he got only a B.5) 我们有充裕的时间从从容容吃顿午饭。We have ample time for a leisurely lunch.6) 地方政府不得不动用储备粮并采取其他紧急措施，以渡过粮食危机。The local government had to draw on its

23、 grain reserves and take other emergency measures so as to pull through the food crisis.Unit31) cited2) as for3) exaggerate4) Statements5) preface6) justified7) horizon8) authority9) follow up10) advanced11) and so forth12) threw light on/shed light on13) pressing14) burden1) refuted2) swallowed3) p

24、redict4) outlined5) proof6) For the sake of7) advanced8) cited9) In a way10) cast11) promptly12) appealed to1) rested on2) fall back on3) appeal to4) followed5) up6) was straying from7) aimed at8) bring out1) If the door was not opened by force, it follows that the burglar had a key2) Children tend

25、to be credulous because they have not had much experience in the real world.3) The information the police had just obtained threw light on the mystery of the stolen antiques.4) The three-month military training may well work a change in his living habits.5) If this is the case, he is fully justified

26、 in blaming her.1) a band worn around the ankle2) a little brook3) a little star4) a little stream1) forecasts2) forefathers3) foresight4) foregoing5) forerunner6) forecast/foretell1) sunsolar2) dental3)mental4) paternalmaternal5) moonlunar6)annual7)nightnocturnal8)aural9)fraternal10)eyeocular1) Joh

27、n wont like it but Jack will.2) She was poor but honest.3) Ive explained more than once and Im not going to again.4) Is it a color or black and white film?5) Having washed and changed, Linda went out on to the verandah.6) His aunt and uncle had to work long hours to keep body and soul together.7) Do

28、 you want to buy seats in the orchestra or the balcony?8) I should have lent her the money and helped her out of the difficulty.9) Joe hid his face behind his newspaper lest he should have to speak to acquaintances and expose his uneasiness.10) When Sarah was finally reunited with her children at th

29、e airport they kissed and hugged each other.1) Because he is good, it doesnt follow that he is bright.2) Just because she failed the exam, it doesnt follow that she has no brains.3) Joan has been to France many a time, but it doesnt follow that she has obtained a good command of French.4) Its true t

30、hat Bens got a better job, but it doesnt follow that hell be paid more.1) Im sure Jim will come if asked.2) No artistic creation can achieve greatness if divorced from life.3) This hotel, if not well managed, will yield little profit.4) Joe was shocked to learn that his illness could result in total blindness if left untreated.1) To her horror, Mrs. Pride saw her neighbour killed in broad daylight.2) To our amazement, we heard the 70-year-old man had beaten the young athlete in the match.3) To his surprise, T