现代大学英语精读4课后答案.docx

1、现代大学英语精读4课后答案Key to the Exercises3.15) out of sight 16) in this instance 17) to think well/ill of sb 18) to confront sb with sth 19) to lag behind 20) to confer sth on sb 21) for my money 22) to be too much for sb 23) to make for 24) to set out to do sth 25) few and far between 26) to aspire to 27)

2、at the best of times 28) all over again 29) to do away with 30) to stand to lose 4.Increase your vacabulary with the help of the rules of word-building1) Find the most useful derivatives of the following. satisfy: satisfied, satisfying, satisfactory, satisfaction, unsatisfied, dissatisfied resist: r

3、esistance, resistant, irresistible just: unjust, justice, injustice, justify, justified, justification, justifiable cohere: coherent, coherence, incoherent, incoherence center ( v): center (n. ), central, centralize, centralization, decentralize, decentralization visit: visitor, visitation, revisit

4、(The following words are also related to visit: visible, invisible, visibility, vision, visual, television, supervise) integrate: integration, integrated, integral, disintegrate, disintegration, integrity More Work on theText Vocabulary1.1) into Chinese.1) into Chinese. (1)浴巾 (2) (美)小学 (3)永恒的真理 (4)文

5、件柜 (5)纯属无稽之谈 (6)违规行为 (7)常客 (8)新鲜空气 (9)格调很高的独自(一个人唱高调)(10)一种固定的观点 (11)时事(当前国内外大事) (12)身体障碍 (13)可怕吓人的风 (14)令人厌恶的景象 (15)言语障碍 (16)使人兴奋冲动的爱国激情 (17)无情的人侵者 (18)首相 (19)国际联盟(国联) (20)思维过程(思想方式) (21)条理清楚的文章 (22)一个完整的体系 (23)一位口译好手 (24)一种不可阻挡的趋向 (25)烂苹果 (26)根据事实(启示写成的 (27)一位点头之交 2) into English. (1) to sink ones

6、 head (2) to sink the ship (3) to contemplate the meaning of life (4) to catch the light (5) to ruin ones health (6) to ruin the country (7) to bang the desk (8) to playa prominent role (9) to hold a prominent position (10) a pious Buddhist (11) to gain a reputation (12) to satisfy ones ego (13) to

7、give sb the third degree (14) to devise a teaching method (15) to slide a gun into sbs hand 2.1) Synonyms. (1) to spring (to jump, to leap)(2) lest (for fear that) (3) utterly (completely) (4) to symbolize (to represent) (5) to sink ones head (to lower . )(6) to contemplate (to think/ponder) (7) spe

8、ctacles (glasses) (8) impediment (barrier, obstacle) (9) to collapse (to fall/to tumble down) (10) to ruin (to destroy)(11) to vanish (to disappear) (12) oddly (strangely) (13) to aspire to (to desire/to aim for) (14) to do away with (to eliminate) (15) to stop/give up (smoking) (to quit) (16) defic

9、iency (weakness, fault, shortcoming) (17) folly (stupidity)2) Antonyms. (1) coherent (incoherent) (2) mental (physical) (3) disinterested (interested) (4) hideous (pleasant) (5) settled (unsettled) (6) frequent (infrequent) (7) integration (disintegration) (8) proficient (incompetent) (9) to destroy

10、 (to create) (10) to surpass (to lag behind) (11) remorseless (remorseful) (12) to vanish (to appear) (13) accustomed (unaccustomed) (14) irreverent (reverent) (15) few and far between (many, innumerable, countless, numerous) (6) loyalty (disloyalty) (17) contented (discontented) (18) pre-war (post-

11、war) (19) prominent (unimportant) 3. Translate1) I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened. 2) As a general rule, young people tend to be more interested in the present and the future. 3) Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise. 4) It is our hope to integrate

12、all the courses and teaching materials. 5) The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating our nation. 6) In traditional Chinese art, the bamboo stands for moral integrity and uprightness. 7) The great majority of the people stand for reform. 8) Queen Elizabeth the First ruled E

13、ngland for 45 years, and the country prospered under her rule. 9) The truth is always in the hands of a small minority at first. Thats the rule. 10) Democracy means that the majority rules, but the minoritys right to disagree is also respected. These two basic rules are of equal importance. 11) A na

14、tion cannot be strong unless it is well-integrated economically, politically and culturally as well as geographically. 13) The party was boring, so she slipped out of the room and went home. 14) The road was muddy. He slipped and fell into the river. 15) One day I was drowning my sorrows in a restau

15、rant because I was broke when he came and slipped a roll of money into my hand. 16) The Court of Florida ruled that it was necessary to recount the votes. 17) The idea that the sun moves round the earth ruled ancient scholars for more than a thousand years. 18) The hutongs are an integral part of ol

16、d Beijing. 19) Days slipped by and I still had not made much progress. 20) He weighed every word carefully lest he should make a mistake. 21) Her health was such that she would not go out in the sun even in winter lest she got sunstroke. 4.1)c. 2) A. 3) D. 4) A. 5) B. 6) B. 7) C. 8) B.9) A.10) C.11)

17、D 12) A.13) A.14) B.5.1) (1) sexy (2) sexual (3) sexy (4) sexist (5) sexual 2) (1) uninterested (2) disinterested (3) disinterested (4) disinterested, uninterested 3) (1) Literary (2) literally (3) literate (4) literal (5) literary 4) (1) bulging (2) sticking out of (3) bulging (4) bulging (5) stick

18、ing out of ( 6) protruding, protruding 5) (1) slid (2) slip (3) slipped (4) sliding (5) slip6) (1) prestige (2) reputation (3) reputation (4) prestige 61) decisive 2) sang beautifully 3) robust 4) soft 5) democratic 6) eloquent 7) have lost his appetite. 8) The slice of meat was so thick that it was

19、 quite (transparent). 9) His room was surprisingly clean and tidy. It was almost as clean as (pigsty). 10) Many people are just as original as (parrots). 7(1) their (2) even(3) reason (4) disagree(5) to express(6) thinking(7) for(8) dealing with(9) Staying (10) hungry(11) gains (12) born of (13) can

20、 (14) superficial (15) when III Grammar11) Point out the parallel construction and its grammatical form in each of these sentences. (1) not by thought; by an invisible and irresistible spring in his neck-two prepositional phrases (contrast) (2) unconscious prejudice; 19norance; hypocrisy-three noun

21、phrases (listing) (3) as proficient as most businessmens golf; as honest as most politicians intentions; as coherent as most books that get written-three comparative adjective phrases (listing) (4) all shouting the same thing; all warming their hands at the fire of their own prejudicestwo absolute c

22、onstructions (listing) (5) watching the crowds cheering His Majesty the King; asking myself what all the fuss was about-two present participle phrases (as object complements, listing) (6) prejudices are called loyalties; pointless actions are turned into customs by repetition- two clauses (listing)

23、(7) three coordinate clauses (listing) (8) to appreciate little that which we have; to long for that which we have not-two infinitive phrases as subject (contrast) (9) to be; not to be-two infinitive phrases as subject (choice) (10) give me liberty; give me death-two imperative clauses (choice) (11)

24、 is written without effort; is read without pleasure-two passive verb phrases (contrast)(12) you can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time; you cant fool all of the people all of the time-two coordinate clauses connected by but (series plus contrast) The firs

25、t clause itself contains two parallel constructions-all of the people some time; some of the people all of the time-connected by and (choice) 2) Study and point out the function of the italicized part of these sentences. (1) adjective phrase as subject complement (2) deaf: adjective forming a comple

26、ment to someone with born bitterly determined to find out about sound: adjective phrase as complement to someone (3) adjective phrase as subject complement (4) adjective phrase as attributive modifying good life (an adjective phrase modifying a noun should be placed after the noun) (5) adjective phr

27、ase as subject complement 21) Thomas Edison says that genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. 2) Suzhou is known for its canals, gardens and tree-lined streets. 3) The morning was dark, cold with a little snow in the air. 4) The unemployed man wanted a job rather than

28、 welfare. Or: The unemployed man wanted to find a job rather than to apply for welfare. 5) Crawling down a mountain is sometimes harder than climbing up. 6) The essay is difficult to understand not because there are a lot of technical terms but because there are quite a few involved sentences. Or: T

29、he essay is difficult to understand not because of the technical terms 10 it but because of the involved sentences. 7) For further information, you can either consult an encyclopaedia or surf the Internet. 8) Not only China but also the rest of the world will benefit from her WTO entry. It is a win-

30、win event. Or: As a win-win event, Chinas WTO entry will be of benefit to both China and the rest of the world. 9) The job of the university is not only making specialists of its students but also helping them become civilized citizens. Or: The job of the university is both to make specialists of it

31、s students and to help them become civilized citizens. 10) Going to classes, doing his homework and reading occupy most of his waking hours at college. 31) 20 years later he returned as poor as when he had left. 2) He arrived home from a coast-to-coast journey a bag of bones. 3) The girl stared at her parents, puzzled, troubled and annoyed. 4) The proposal was dismissed as impractical and unfeasible. 5) Just some twenty feet away, crouched the wolf, ready to jump on the boy at any moment. 6) The audie