新世纪大学英语综合教程第二版习题答案单元精选版

新世纪大学英语综合教程第二版习题答案精编

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Unit ONE

Enhance Your Language Awareness

Words in Action

▆ Working with Words and Expressions

1.In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in

this unit. Complete the following sentences with the words given. Change the form where necessary.

▆ Answers:

1) spark

2) compelled

3) bare

4) scrape

5) destruction

6) output

7) retreat

8) tipped

9) miracle

10) eternal

11) pile

12) transfer

13) mass

14) thereby

15) have emerged

16) trigger

17) threaten

18) consumed

19) hollow

2.In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have

learned in this unit. Complete the sentences with them.

Change the form where necessary.

▆ Answers:

1) show signs of

2) cope with

3) lives in fear of

4) tough it out

5) cut down

6) from head to foot

7) searched out

8) nothing short of

9) As yet

10) settle in

11) take heart

▆ Increasing Your Word Power

1.You will read six pairs of words which are similar in

meaning but are different in usage. Reflect on the

differences in usage between the words in each group and fill in each blank with a proper one. Change the form if necessary.

▆ Answers:

1) temptation

2) attraction

3) chance

4) opportunity

5) states

6) country

7) warned

8) threatened / threatens

9) refuse

10) reject

11) total

12) gross

2. A blend is a word produced by combining parts of other

words, such as “comsat” from “communications” and

“satellite”. Try to find out what words the following

blends are formed from. You may consult a dictionary if

The target adjective must be opposite in meaning to the one in Column A and must form a correct collocation with the noun in Column C.

▆ Answers:

1) individual

2) contradictory

3) destructive

4) rational

5) primitive

6) synthetic

7) distant

8) pessimistic

9) irreplaceable

10) enormous

Grammar in Context

1.Study the following sentences from Text B and point out the

grammatical function of each of the present participles used as an adverbial.

▆ Answers:

1) an adverbial of accompanying circumstances

2) an adverbial of accompanying circumstances

3) an adverbial of result

4) an adverbial of result

5) an adverbial of manner; accompanying circumstances

6) an adverbial of result

7) an adverbial of time

2. Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese

in the brackets into English, using a present participle as

an adverbial.

▆ Answers:

1) killing thousands upon thousands of people

2) raising the average yield by 15 percent

3) trying to deduce its operating principle

4) Seeing that everyone was bending over his / her book

5) Not having heard from his parents for a long time

6) leaving the project unfinished

7) Turning to the right

8) Not wanting to make the patient nervous

Cloze

▆Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.

▆ Answers:

(1) realm

(2) elemental

(3) obtain

(4) stubbornly

(5) transferred

(6) transformed

(7) subdued

(8) expansion

(9) irreplaceable

(10) extinct

(11) dynamic

(12) verge

(13) moderate

(14) ecological

(15) rational

Translation

1. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.

▆ Answers for Reference:

1) The village is so close to the border that the villagers lived in constant fear of attacks from the enemy.

2) In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power.

3) Seeing the project successfully completed, those who had invested so much time and energy in it felt very proud.

4) Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollar will be further devalued.

5) There are so many vehicles nowadays that the roads in this area are barely adequate to cope with the present traffic.

6) The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get prepared for floods.

7) Alice had been confined to bed for over 10 years after the traffic accident, and so her recovery seemed nothing short of a miracle.

8) The students were all very much concerned about the World Cup, spending at least two hours every day watching the live matches on TV.

9) Thomas said that his family had settled in Florida more than half a century ago.

10) Ask for help. Don’t tough it out yourself. I learned this lesson early in my life.

2. Translate the following passage into English.

▆ Answers for reference:

Human beings live in the realm of nature. They are not only dwellers in nature, but also transformers of it. With the development of society and its economy, people tend to become less dependent on nature directly, but indirectly their dependence grows.

Human beings are connected with nature by “blood” ties.

No one can live outside nature. However, the previous dynamic balance between man and nature has shown signs of breaking down. Problems such as the population explosion, ecological imbalance

and the shortage of natural resources have become major factors keeping human society from being further developed.

Professor Spirkin holds that the only choice for human beings is the wise organization of production and care for Mother Nature.

Theme-Related Writing

▆ Write an essay of no less than 150 words on the topic “My Understanding of Environmental Protection”. Your writing should cover the following points:

1) the relationship between man and the environment

2) the urgency of environmental protection

3) ways to protect the environment

▆ Sample essay

My Understanding of Environmental Protection Man and the environment are closely related. Man relies on the environment for water, food and shelter. A harmonious relationship between man and the environment is essential for human survival on the earth.

However, man and the environment have never been on such bad terms as they are now. As society develops, m an’s transformation of nature has severely polluted his living environment. Deforestation leads to changes in rainfall

patterns, causing devastating floods, droughts and sandstorms. The discharge of chemical pollutants endangers our health and the lives of other beings. And mass production has resulted in the shortage of irreplaceable natural resources such as coal and oil. If we take no immediate and effective steps to protect our environment, human beings may be the next species to become extinct.

We should do our best to protect our environment by

planting more trees, taking care of wildlife, reducing industrial wastes, using renewable energy, and imposing heavy fines on environmentally-unfriendly activities, so as to preserve the environment for future generations.

(167 words)

Unit Two

Man and Technology

Enhance Your Language Awareness

Words in Action

▆ Working with Words and Expressions

3.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)productivity

2)phenomenon

3)isolation

4)gradual

5)opponent

6)advent

7)genetic

8)universal

9)extreme

10)nasty

11)boom

12)formal

13)survey

14)Similarly

15)modify

16)rough

4. In 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 proper context Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the

form where necessary.

5.

▆ Answers:

1)at the same time

2)are stuck with

3)for certain

4)make no difference

5)on average

6)when it comes to

7)are better off

8)built into

9)come to mind

10) close to

11)in favor of

▆ Increasing Your Word Power

1.You will read six pairs of words which are similar in

meaning but are different in usage. Reflect on the

differences in usage between the words in each group and

fill in each blank with a proper one. Change the form if necessary.

▆ Answers:

1)exterior

2)external

3)delightful

4)pleasant

5)separate

6)isolate

7)company

8)companion

9)acquire

10)learn

11)ripe

12)mature

2. Fill in each blank with one of the words listed below in

the appropriate form, paying special attention to the

meaning and spelling.

▆ Answers:

1)accept

2)oppression

3)loss

4)excerpts

5)depression

6)loose

7)except

8)expectations

9)lose

10)suppress

3.Words that come from the same root may be said to belong to

the same family. Getting acquainted with each member of the family is a sure way to increase your word power. Now

complete the following table with words of the same family.

You may consult a dictionary if necessary.

▆ Answers:

1)technology

2)eternity

3)miracle

4)relevance

5)analysis

6)luxurious

7)leisurely / leisured

8)subjective

9)prosperous

10)innovative

GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT

Task 1: Complete the following sentences with appropriate connectives listed in the following table.

▆ Answers:

1)Whatever

2)Although / Though

3)whereas

4)However

5)though / although

6)Granted / Granting that

7)as

8)While

Task 2: Translate the following sentences into English.

▆ Answers for reference:

1)Though it was raining hard, yet they went on playing

football.

2)You will have to attend the commencement whether you are

free or busy.

3)She leaves her bedroom windows open, however cold it is.

4)We will make a trip even if / though the weather is bad.

5)No matter who / Whoever you are, you must abide by the

law.

6)Difficult as the job was, they decided to accept it.

7)No matter what I say or how I say it, he always thinks

I’m wrong.

8)She seems to have a ready answer, whenever / no matter

when I ask her a question.

Cloze

Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.

▆ Answers:

1)emphasize

2)opposite

3)improved

4)luxuries

5)benefited

6)obviously

7)consciously

8)fractures

9)eternal

10)groundbreaking

11)entitled

12)correlation

13)depends

14)exclusively

Translation

1.Translate the following sentences into English, using the

words and expressions given in brackets.

▆ Answers for reference:

1)He really knows a lot about theory, but when it comes to

actual work, he seems to be quite ignorant.

2)The latest survey shows /showed that the majority of the

citizens support / supported the government’s plan to build a new library.

3)The two countries could reach agreement successfully on

scientific and technological cooperation because several factors favorable to their cooperation had been at work.

4)I saw the film when I was in the primary school, but the

title just won’t come to mind for the moment.

5)He has been stuck with heavy debt though he works about

twelve hours every day on average.

6)Is it necessary to know his height To me, it is not

relevant to whether he can be a good lawyer or not.

7)The cupboard is built into the wall so that it both saves

space and is convenient to use.

8)These workers earn more than we do, but the other side of

the coin is that their job is more dangerous.

9)Helen majors in economics at the university and at the same

time she studies philosophy as her second major.

10)What is most important is that you must find out and solve

the problems by yourselves. It makes no difference whether

I go there or not.

2.Translate the following passage into English.

▆ Answers for reference: