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unit大学英语综合教程答案
unit大学英语综合教程答案

BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Vocabulary

1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.

1) It was already a [wreck] when two weeks later the police found his stolen car and he had to buy a new one.

2) With great patience, the clerk showed the elderly lady how to check the [balance] in her bank account on an ATM (自动出纳机).

3) If you look out of the window on the left side of the bus, you'll see that we're now [approaching] the Tower of London.

4) There'll certainly be some problems, but nothing that you can't [handle].

5) People who [discard] litter in the streets should be fined heavily.

6) Successful businessmen today are likely to be young, aggressive (有进取心的), and well-educated. [Above all], they are willing to take risks to achieve success.

7) During those difficult years, the family lived almost entirely on a [diet] of cabbages.

8) What are we going to [do with] the food left over from the party

9) We [checked on] Tom's age by getting his birth record.

10) We'll go out as soon as I've [cleaned up] the kitchen.

11) For women lawyers in the United States, their [weekly] earnings are on the average much less than those of male lawyers.

12) I won't get involved in a deal like this — it's against all my [principles].

2. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The first part has been written for you.

1) They gave up their efforts to look for survivors (幸存者) after determining that all the people in the sunken ship had died. (abandon)

Efforts [to look for survivors were abandoned after it had been determined that all the people in the sunken ship had died / to look for survivors were abandoned after it was determined that all the

people in the sunken ship had died].

2) To my amazement, Bob left a well-paid job to travel around the world. (amaze)

I [was amazed that Bob left a well-paid job to travel around the world].

3) As her business is small and she could provide no guarantee, many

a bank has refused her request for a loan. (turn down)

Her request [f or a loan has been turned down by many a bank as her business is small and she could provide no guarantee].

4) People often misunderstand her because she is not precise in expressing her thoughts. (precision)

She doesn't [express her thoughts with precision, so people often misunderstand her].

5) We are firm in our decision to modernize our country in the shortest possible time. (determination, weaken)

Nothing [will weaken our determination to modernize our country in the shortest possible time].

3. Complete the following, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary.

1) You can spend hours wandering around the department stores, leisurely (悠闲地) inspecting the items [for sale], or [hunting for] some antiques along the sidewalks, where you'll most likely [be amazed by] the variety of things on display. (hunt, for sale, amaze) 2) The local government encourages laid-off (下岗的) workers to learn another trade and [become skilled] workers. Besides, it has done a lot to help [handle their] financial troubles by creating re-employment opportunities and by providing business startup [loans]. (loan, skilled, handle)

3) The farmer was a man of good moral [character]. For years, he had built up a reputation for kindness [by calling on]his needy neighbors and trying to be helpful. He was very much respected in the neighborhood and hundreds attended his funeral when [he passed away]. (call on, character, pass away)

BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Confusable Words

1. personal personnel

(1) Teachers find it important to encourage their pupils to read for [personal] discovery and growth.

(2) The board of education is responsible for hiring teachers and other school [personnel].

2. sometime sometimes some time

(1) Scientists put a message on two spacecraft to communicate with our unknown neighbors in space and to let them know that [sometime], somewhere, our blue planet was the home of fairly intelligent people.

(2) [Sometimes] I stay late in the library after school.

(3) It will take quite [some time] before scientists find any evidence of life in space.

(4) We really should meet {sometime} soon to discuss the details of the plan.

BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Comprehensive Exercises

1. Complete the following passage with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary.

Few people in Italy thought that Tony Trivisonno would be able to create such a good life for himself. The friend he had [sponsored] (1) to join him was certainly amazed when he saw the farm. Yet right from the start Trivisonno showed a [determination] (2) to get on. When Crawford [turned] (3) him away, he [assumed] (4) Trivisonno would not come back. But he did. Later, when Crawford gave him a job in his factory, he worked hard and showed he had the [capacity] (5) to take on [skilled] (6) work. With Crawford's help he managed to get a [loan] (7) for a house on the basis of [character] (8) alone, no down payment needed. Next he went [for sale] (9) for a farm. When he found one, he was able to [send for] (10) his family and his dreams were ready to come true.

2. Read the following passage carefully until you have got its main idea, and then select one appropriate word for each gap from the box following the passage.

The American Dream used to go something like this: arrive in this country for an unskilled job with small pay. Save and [save] (1) until you can open a small business — in [recent] (2) years, a take-out restaurant or a dry cleaner. Buy a [modest] (3) house in the suburbs. Send the children to college and hope they [grow] (4) up to be doctors. In the past decade, that [dream] (5) has changed.

For many [immigrants](6) today, the new version of the dream goes more like this: arrive in America for a high-tech job with good pay, invest and invest until you can open your own [business] (7). Buy a huge house in an exclusive (高级的) suburb. And if you don't have a(n) [engineering] (8) degree Work like crazy, get a tech-related job and [invest] (9) a large part of your wages into stocks until you — don't wait for your kids — are [rich] (10).

BOOK 1 - Unit 4 - Language Focus - Translation

1. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases in brackets.

1) 据报导,联合国斡旋者(mediators)制定出了他们希望双方都能接受的方案。(work out)

[It is reported that UN mediators have worked out a plan which they hope will be acceptable to both sides.]

2) 多丽丝小心翼翼地在森林里行走,害怕遭到大蛇攻击。(giant)

[Doris walked in the forest cautiously, afraid of being attacked by giant snakes.]

3) 地震、台风和其他自然灾害(disaster)无法防止,但可采取行动保护生命财产。(property)

[Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters cannot be prevented, but action can be taken to protect life and property.]

4) 我买了一期新的我最喜欢的体育杂志就赶紧回家,急着想读之自娱。(amuse)

[I bought a new issue of my favorite sports magazine and hurried home, anxious to amuse myself reading it.]

5) 海伦缺乏信心。我从未遇到过像她那样没有自信的(unsure of oneself)人。(confidence)

[Helen lacks confidence. I've never known anyone so unsure of herself.]

2. Translate the following passage into English, using the words and phrases given below.

托尼大学毕业后决定自己开业。一开始好多家银行都拒绝了他的贷款要求。但他毫不泄气,继续一个个拜访银行家寻求帮助。有一位银行家被他的决心和乐观精神所打动,最终答应贷款给他。如今他成了一位富商。在谈到所取得的令人惊奇的成就时,托尼说重要的是创造机遇而不是等待机

遇。

[After graduating from college, Tony decided to start his own business. At the beginning, many a bank turned down his request for a loan. But he was not a bit discouraged, and continued to call on one banker after another seeking help. Impressed by his determination and optimism, one banker finally agreed to loan him the money. Now he has become a wealthy businessman. Talking about his amazing achievement, Tony says that it is important to create rather than wait for opportunities.]

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