英语精读3第二版答案

英语精读3第二版答案

【篇一：现代大学英语精读第二版第三册lesson 2答案】>how reading changed my life

vocabulary

1 translate

into chinese

1). a work of art 一件艺术品

2). bargain basement便宜货；廉价商品区

3) printing press 印刷（机）

4) the source of quotation 引文出处

5) literary criticism 文学批评

6) in the latter half of the century 该世纪后半叶

7) a liberal arts college 文理学院

8) a man of action实干家，说干就干的人

9）intellectual pursuits对知识的追求；学习与研究

10）national character 民族性格

11）domino effect 多米诺骨牌效应

12）a tool for advancement 一种提升的工具，提高（自己）的方

法

13）hale and hearty(美)健壮的，矍铄的

14）the virtues of reading 阅读的益处（好处）

15）a sense of superiority 一种优越感

into english

1) 免予恐惧 be free from fear (panic)

2) 从他父亲那里继承财产 to inherit property from his father

3) 和学生互动 to interact with students

4) 给年轻人作榜样 to set an example for the youths (to act as a model for young people)

5）对挑战作出反应 to react/respond to challenges

6) 反抗压迫 to rebel against oppression

7) 渴望成功to aspire to success

8) 怀疑他们的动机 be suspicious of their motives

9) 认真记住历史教训 commit the lessons of history to memory

10) 向这些人让步 give way to these people

11）将这地区一分为二 to divide this region into two parts

12) 干涉我们的内部事务 to interfere with our internal affairs

13) 主修土木工程 to major in civil engineering

14) 把他们从绝望中救出来to save them from despair

15) 导致经济萧条 to result in economic

recession/slump/depression

3. fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

1) into, in, with, for

2) to, to,

3) of, at, up, in, against

4) to, to, off, to

5) to/for, at, in/with

6) in, to, from

7) among, to, out of

4. translate the following sentences, using words and expressions from the text.

1). i suspected that the book might not be in print. i checked with the bookstore people, and they told me that i was right. the book had been out of print for years.

2). one memorable story in the novel concerns how liu bei tried not to arouse cao cao’s suspicion about his ambitions, because if he did his life would be at stake.

3). when cao cao called him a real hero, liu bei was so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks. but he cleverly covered up his suspicious behavior.

4). the first suspect was th e victim’s son. the police suspected him of murdering his father because the neighbors had heard them fighting on the night of the killing.

5). in learning, the important thing is not to commit everything to memory, but to use your imagination and think creatively as well as critically.

6). he must have been the funniest burglar imaginable. he broke into a house, ate and drank to his heart’s content, and remained dead drunk until discovered the next morning, with a perfectly content look on his face.

7). i have trouble remembering people’s names. i imagine it must result from old age.

8). we often live under many imaginary threats and feel disheartened as a result.

9). i suspect we teachers sometimes underestimate students’ mental capacities. young people as a matter of fact have very imaginative minds.

5. fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions or adverbs.

1)-5) c a ba c 6)-10) a c a b c

grammar

translation

我重读这其中的一些书，想看看自己是否仍然理解这些女主角当年

对我的巨大影响。我发现我仍然理解。

……

然而，娜塔莎、简、乔、凯茜、南希以及布莱特——她们个个都曾

与我进行过心灵交流，并深深打动了我。在成为年轻女人的旅途中，有她们的陪伴真是幸运。她们曾经是，并永远都是，我的一部分。

【篇二：大学英语精读第三册第三版答案】

第三版

unit1

1) accent

2) turn against

3) a couple of

4) takes his time

5) fate

6) confirmed

7) witness

8) subsequent

9) stands a chance

10) trial

1) belief

2) brilliant

3) employment

4) has saved up

5) stood a chance

6) were awarded

7) presumably

8) conducted

9) casual

10) around (which student life) revolves

1) joe wrote to say that he had to put off his visit because of

his illness.

2) despite the noise, they went on working as if nothing were happening.

3) traffic was held up for several hours by the accident.

4) called (up) on to speak at the meeting, i couldnt very well refuse.

5) mrs. stevenson looked in the cupboard and found there was not a single lump of sugar left.

6) it was the rumor that turned joe against his twin brother.

7) we wondered how sara was getting on in her new job.

8) although anne agreed with me on most points, there was

one on which she was unwilling to give in.

9) visitors could photograph almost anything here without having to ask for permission.

10) whether we make an excursion or stay home will depend

on tomorrows weather.

1) uncertain，unafraid，unacceptable，unfamiliar，unequal；

2) unanswered，unattached，unknown，undecided，unexpected；

3) unhappily，unskillfully，unconsciously，unnecessarily，uncomfortably；

4) unsay，undress，untie，unlock，unload。

1) reliable

2) changeable

3) enjoyable

4) exhaustible

5) permissible

6) regrettable

7) breakable

8) imaginable

9) workable

10) applicable

1) countercharge

2) counterattack

3) counterpart

4) counteract

5) countermeasures

6) counterculturists

1) liz sang perfectly in the town hall yesterday afternoon.

2) i saw your brother and his girlfriend walking arm in arm in the park the other day.

3) it began to blow quite hard before midnight.

4) they moved the piano into another room upstairs last evening.

5) come to my office at ten oclock.

6) i was still living alone at home at the time.

7) believe it or not, i ran into your cousin in a shop in new york

【篇三：大学英语精读第三版第三册课后答案】

unit1

1) accent

2) turn against

3) a couple of

4) takes his time

5) fate

6) confirmed

7) witness

8) subsequent

9) stands a chance

10) trial

1) belief

2) brilliant

3) employment

4) has saved up

5) stood a chance

6) were awarded

7) presumably

8) conducted

9) casual

10) around (which student life) revolves

1) joe wrote to say that he had to put off his visit because of his illness.

2) despite the noise, they went on working as if nothing were happening.

3) traffic was held up for several hours by the accident.

4) called (up) on to speak at the meeting, i couldnt very well refuse.

5) mrs. stevenson looked in the cupboard and found there was not a single lump of sugar left.

6) it was the rumor that turned joe against his twin brother.

7) we wondered how sara was getting on in her new job.

8) although anne agreed with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to give in.

9) visitors could photograph almost anything here without having to ask for permission.

10) whether we make an excursion or stay home will depend on tomorrows weather.

1) uncertain，unafraid，unacceptable，unfamiliar，unequal；

2) unanswered，unattached，unknown，undecided，unexpected；

3) unhappily，unskillfully，unconsciously，unnecessarily，uncomfortably；

4) unsay，undress，untie，unlock，unload。

1) reliable

2) changeable

3) enjoyable

4) exhaustible

5) permissible

6) regrettable

7) breakable

8) imaginable

9) workable

10) applicable

1) countercharge

2) counterattack

3) counterpart

4) counteract

5) countermeasures

6) counterculturists

1) liz sang perfectly in the town hall yesterday afternoon.

2) i saw your brother and his girlfriend walking arm in arm in the park the other day.

3) it began to blow quite hard before midnight.

4) they moved the piano into another room upstairs last evening.

5) come to my office at ten oclock.

6) i was still living alone at home at the time.

7) believe it or not, i ran into your cousin in a shop in new york three weeks ago.

8) the old couple were sitting quite happily in the garden at this time yesterday.

1) it turned out that his methods didnt work at all.

2) it turned out that the necklace was not made of diamond, but of glass.

3) it turned out that the lost money had been in the safe all the time!

4) it turned out that the experiment was much more difficult than they had supposed.

5) it has turned out that your nephew is the most suitable person for the job.

6) to his surprise, it turned out that the fashionable young lady he spoke to was a pickpocket.

1) given his age, it was indeed a miracle that he had done so much in so short a time.

3) given that x equals ten, x minus four is six.

4) given good health, he can finish the work in a couple of weeks.

5) given enough manpower and financial support, the goal can certainly be attained.

6) given the chance, paul might make it.

1) fate

2) trial

3) guilty

4) couple of

5) conduct

6) wandering

7) casual

8) confirm

9) temporary

10) brilliant

11) stand a chance

12) employment

13）turn against

1)into

2)at

3)before

4)car

5)station

6)confirmed

7)injured

8)drunk

9)jail

10)charged

11)court

12)dismissed

13)but

14)fine

15)where

16)killing

17)from

18)up

19)fine

20)free

21)not

22)who

23)drunken/drunk

24)or

25)received

26)such

27)why

28)injured

翻译

1) 发言人（spokesman）明确表示总统在任何情况下都不会取消（cancel）这次旅行。

the spokesman made it clear that the president would not cancel the trip under any circumstances.

2) 杰克对书架上那些书一本也不了解，所以他的选择是很随意的。jack didnt know anything about any of the books on the bookshelf, so his choice was quite arbitrary.

3) 随后发生的那些事件再次证明了我的猜疑（suspicions）是对的。(confirm)

the subsequent events confirmed my suspicions once again.

4) 我认为我们应该鼓励中学生在暑假找临时工作。

i think we should encourage high school students to find temporary jobs / employment during their summer holidays.

5) 令我们吃惊的是，这位常被赞为十分正直的州长（governor）竟然是个贪官（corrupt official）。

to our surprise, the governor who had often been praised for his honesty turned out to be a corrupt official.

6) 少数工人得到提升（be promoted），与此同时却有数百名工人被解雇。

a few workers were promoted, but meanwhile hundreds of workers were dismissed.

7) 如果有机会，约翰也许已成为一位杰出的画家了。(given)

given the chance, john might have become an outstanding painter.

8) 数小时后，有人看见那个男孩在林子里瞎转。

several hours later, the boy was found wandering around in the woods.

unit2

1) fruitful

2) evolution

3) limitations

4) versions

5) despite

6) intends

7) in short

8) access

9) nowhere

10) super

11) messy

12) online

1) despite

2) contracting

3) data

4) intended

5) (his) limitations

6) fruitful

7) uncovered

8) definitely

9) view

10) milder

11) notable

12) quest

1) think up

2) bring up

3) took out

4) setting back

5) gives off

6) springing up

7) came to

8) lit up

9) made for

10) left behind

1)made

2)snow

3)shot

4)state

5)beaten

6)wind

7)felt

8)enemy

1)loving

2)man

3)saving

4)record

5)cutting

6)fact

7)raising

8)tone

1)the youngest in his family