全新版大学英语综合教程4课后答案
Unit 1 Text A
Language Sense Enhancement
1. the fierce resistance
2. the long march
3. the devastating enemy
4. bleak
5. launched
6. military might
7.
mowed down 8. campaign 9. a painful lesson 10. the aid
Language Focus
Vocabulary
I.
1.1) alliance 2)at the cost of 3) stroke 4)limp 5)minus 6) regions 7) declaration 8) siege 9) raw 10) bide his time
11) have taken their toll 12) in the case of
2.1) is faced with 2)get bogged down 3) is pressing on/pressed on 4) drag on 5) get by 6)dine out 7) have cut back 8)
get through
3.1) head to the conquest of cancer in the near future
2) has been brought to a halt by the delayed arrival of raw materials due to the dock worker's strike
3) will/should never get in the way of her career
4) caught the foreign minister off guard
5) of the electronic calculator has rendered the slide rule out of date/obsolete
4. 1) Being faced with/the occupation of/regions
2) crucial to/efficient/to reckon with/weaken/be brought to a halt
3) a heroic/the decisive/turned the tide/siege/by launching
II. More Synonyms in the Context
1)During the First World War, battles occurred here and there over vast areas. Some of the most dramatic fighting
took place in the gloomy trenches of France and Belgium.
2)Elizabeth make careful preparations for the interview and her efforts/home-work paid off.
3)I spent hours trying to talk him into accepting the settlement, but he turned a deaf ear to all my words.
4)Pneumonia had severely weakened her body, and I wondered how her fragile body could withstand the harsh
weather.
III. Usage
1) fall ill 2) lay dead from a heart attack 3) dropped dead from a heart attack 4) fell asleep 5) marrying young 6)
to sit still for longer than a few minutes
Comprehensive Exercises
I.
1.1) invasion 2) stand in the way 3) catching…off his guard 4) launching 5) declaration 6) campaign 7) drag
on 8) reckon with 9) bringing 10) to al halt
2.1) allow 2) reckoned 3) highly 4) forecasts 5) rapidly 6) instant 7) delivery 8) advantage 9) observing
10) powerful
II.
1.1) Mr. Doherty and his family are currently engaged in getting the autumn harvest in on the farm.
2) We must not underestimate the enemy. They are equipped with the most sophisticated weapons.
3) Having been out of a job for 3 months, Phil is increasingly getting desperate.
4) Sam, as the project manager is decisive, efficient and accurate in his judgment.
5) Since the chemical plant was identified as a source of pollution, the village neighborhood committee decided to
close it at the cost of 100 jobs.
2.The offensive had lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground. The division commander instructed our
battalion to get around to the rear of the enemy at night and launch a surprise attack. To do this we have to cross a
marshland, and many of us were afraid we might get bogged down in the mud. Our battalion commander decided
to take a gamble. Luckily enough, thanks to the severely cold weather which had made the marshland freeze over,
we arrived our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear. This had turned the tide of
the battle. The enemy, caught off guard, soon surrendered.
Unit 2 Text A
Language Sense Enhancement
1. care
2. impact
3. orbiting satellites
4. warn of
5. location
6. at any given time
7. vibrate
8. detected
9.
calculate 10. converted
Language Focus
Vocabulary
I.
4.1) expansion 2) automated 3) vapor 4)take control of 5) hazards 6) satellite 7) vibrated 8) magnetic 9)
bunched 10) in the air 11) got/was stuck in 12) approximately
5.1) send out 2) stand up for 3) pass for 4) were closing in on 5)starting up 6)went through 7) fill out 8)
fall into
6.1) incorporates all the latest safety features
2) two trees ten feet apart
3) awarding lucrative contracts to his construction firm
4) the prototype of a new model before they set up a factory to make the cars
5) are correlated in all racial groups
4. 1) the application/ has turned into a reality/ are poised to
2) that vibrate/can detect/frequency
3) lanes/are mounted in/alert a /hazard
II. Word Formation
Clipped Words:
kilogram/memorandum/gymnasium/liberation/doctor/veterinarian/preparatory/
automobile/influenza
Blends: medical care/electronic mail/communications satellite/news broadcast/sky hijack/ European dollar/breakfast
and lunch/television broadcast/Oxford and Cambridge
III. Usage
1) swimming pool 2) drawing board 3) enriched Middle English 4) disturbing change 5) fully developed prototype
6) canned food 7) working population 8) puzzling differences
Comprehensive Exercises
I.
3.1) computerized 2) start up 3) be poised to 4) alert 5) hazards 6) monotonous 7) take control of 8) steer 9)
lane 10) decrease 11) calculate 12) getting stuck in 14) mounted 15) detect 16) vapor 4.1) generates 2) related 3)revolutionized 4) enable 5) opportunities 6) overall 7) manufacturing 8)
dependent 9) interact 10) fatalities
II.
3.1) There was an unusual quietness in the air, except for the sound of artillery in the distance. 2) The expansion of urban areas in some African countries has been causing a significant fall in living standards and
an increase in social problems
3) The research shows that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are closely correlated with
global temperatures
4) The frequency of the bus service has been improved from 15 to 12 minute recently.
5) The diver stood on the edge of the diving board, poised to jump at the signal from the coach.
4.Automobiles have, since their invention, revolutionized transportation, changing forever the
way people travel, and
the
today However, fatalities. highway especially hazards, brought have they hand, other the On business. do
application of computer technology and electronic sensors in designing and manufacturing cars makes it possible to
eliminate most of traffic accidents. For example, electronic sensors mounted in your car can detect alcohol vapor in
the air and refuse to start up the engine. They can also monitor road conditions by receiving radio signals sent out
from orbiting satellites and greatly reduce your chances of getting stuck in traffic jams.
Unit 3
Key to Part II Reading Task
Content Questions:
Pair Work:
1.He runs a manufacturing company.
2.Almost all of them were no.
3.This applicant was ill prepared for the job he was applying for and therefore ill qualified.
4.Prepare to win.
5.They now have to switch jobs frequently.
6.A 90-year-old player who wanted to work on his weakness –backhand court.
7.Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.
8.Because he will mention a cab driver who is different.
9.His efforts to make a difference.
10.He was offered a ride on a day when Minnesota was hit with one of the worst snowstorms in years
and the international airport there was closed for the first time in decades.
11.Because there were no tracks left in the snow, which means he was the first person to take off
from there.
12.Carlson was excited about being first, which is exactly what the writer recommends to job
applicants.
Text Organization:
1.
Part One. Paras. 1-6: An ill-prepared college graduate failed his interview.
Part Two. Paras 7-27: Four pieces of advice on being a successful interviewee. Part Three. Paras 28-31: Make your own tracks in whatever you do.
Suggestions Examples 2.
1) Michael Jordan
1) Prepare to win
2) Never stop learning 2) a 90-year-old tennis player
3) the four-minute mile, the New York 3) Believe in yourself, even when
No one else does. Marathon and the Vietnam veteran
4) Find a way to make a difference 4) a New York cabdriver
Language Sense Enhancement:
(1) checked with (2) interview (3) grill (4) clippings
(8) hand-delivered
(5) be right for (6) follow up (7) indicating
(10) prospective
(9) prepared
Vocabulary:
I.
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. Change the form where necessary.
1) rude 2) physically 3) structure
4) made a difference
5) blurted (out) 7) measurable 8) prospective
6) chuckling
11) took a crack at 10) sparkled 12) partner
9) preparations
2. Use the verb in the brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you have learned and complete the
sentence with it.
1) go after 2) look back on/at 3) be put up 4) stood for
7) be hooked up to 6) follow up
8) closed up
5) build in
3. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in the brackets, keeping the same meaning.
1) grilled her about where she had been all night.
s palace.
's wildest dreams that she could one day dance in the King'2) beyond Cinderella
3) will be in readers' hands soon
4) do your homework before going on an interview
5) was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars
4. Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets.
1) applicants; veteran; the prospective
2) From his standpoint; has made every endeavor to go after
3) as the saying goes; to have a crack at; barely
II. Words with Multiple Meanings
behave