现代大学英语精读3_unit_7课后答案.doc

练习答案Preclass work H1. Paraphrase. 1) Then the two men looked at each other briefly and severely and immediately Mr. Crowther went on with his reading, while Mr. Harraby-Ribston went back to his seat, sat down again breathing quickly, because he had made such an effort to throw the suitcase out of the window. 2) He was the kind of man who likes to talk and enjoys company, and had guessed that what he did would invariably start a conversation. 3) His companion might get a conclusion that there was a corpse in the suitcase. In case of that, perhaps would inform the police when the train arrived at the destination and then the policemen might ask him some embarrassing and shameful questions. 4) These thoughts were moving around quickly in Mr. Harraby-Ribstons mind, and they took away his hope that his action would give him an interesting conversation, which he thought he deserved. 5) Although he pretended to be indifferent, he was very much surprised when he saw a rich gentleman throwing a suitcase from the window of a moving train. 6) That chap was clearly expecting him to react violently, and therefore Mr. Crowther deliberately decided no to react, because he didnt want to give that man this satisfaction. 7) But Mr. Harraby-Ribston could no longer remain quiet. He had to speak, or he would burst. As he naturally would rather speak than burst, he said: Excuse me, sir, but I must say, you surprise me. 8) Clothes, hairbrushes and so on are all somewhat related to my marriage and will bring back memories, which I want to bury forever. 9) Yes, thats quite true! said Mr. Harraby-Ribston, who, by now, couldnt control his excitement at all. 2. Learn to use reference books. 1) Find the proper definitions of the following in the text. (1) association: the things that related to it (2) chicken: a young and inexperienced person (esp. a woman) (3) out of the question: not possible or not allowed (4) in ones line: to be the type of thing that someone is interested or good at (5) pitch: degree; or level, height 2) Find the synonyms and antonyms of the following in a thesaurus. (1) particular: synonym: special, fussy antonym: common (2) charming: synonym: pleasing, attractive antonym: dull, tedious, ugly 3. Word-building. 1) Give the corresponding nouns of the following verbs. (1) resumption (2) betrayal (3) pretense (4) robbery (5) reference (6) refreshment (7) allowance (8) abandonment (9) infringement (10) affection (11) involvement (12) temptation (13) recovery (14) resentment (15) adoption (16) provocation (17) hesitation (18) astonishment (19) entertainment (20) appreciation 2) Give the corresponding nouns of the following adjectives. (1) violence (2) infallibility (3) prosperity (4) curiosity (5) distraction (6) privacy (7) annoyance (8) satisfaction (9) insignificance (10) triviality (11 ) weariness (12) certainty (13) frankness (14) anxiety (15) freshness (16) pride (17) reticence (18) unpleasantness3) Translate the following using your acquired rules of word-building.(1)也许他的块头儿使他没有成为抢劫的理想目标。(2)这是一辆德国造的汽车。(3)他们不允许我再试一次。(4)在这个问题上我没什么发言权，因为对此我实在什么都不知道。(5)这刀伤挺厉害，我缝了12针。(6)她那天狠狠地摔了一跤。(7)他从中得到了很大的乐趣。(8)我现在处境十分困难。我不知道到哪里去弄这笔钱。(9)他是唯一知道内情的人。(10)那场比赛结果打平。(1 1)你认为他们下一步会怎么走?(12)那些渔民对他们的大丰收非常高兴。(13)他们最近的考古发现会使历史学家不得不改写历史。(14)她逐渐对这种语言有了一种感觉。(15)他做鸡饲料生意。(16)这些年轻人充满了干劲。(17)在这样重要的问题上，每个人都必须有一个明确的立场。(18)那个谣言造成了一次银行挤兑，从而迫使很多银行停业。 More Work on the TextIL Vocabulary1. Translate. 1) to resume her writing 2) to betray his true feelings 3) to arouse great anger 4) to make a fool of oneself 5) to inform everyone concerned 6) to reach our destination 7) to make inquiries 8) to suffer a terrible pain 9) to pitch a stone 10) to make a point of doing something 11) to infringe on my privacy 12) to abandon the research 13) to launch a new project 14) to start ones life afresh 15) to adopt a new method 16) to provoke a violent reaction 17) to appreciate your support 18) to recover ones missing car 19) to resent the unfair treatment 20) to involve dealing with all kinds of people2. Give synonyms and antonyms. 1) Give synonyms. (1) rich, wealthy, well-to-do, well-off, successful, thriving, flourishing (2) happening, event, incident, episode, affair, occasion, situation (3) to disclose, to reveal, to show (4) to throw, to toss, to cast, to fling, to hurl (5) strong feeling, sentiment, passion, excitement (6) effort, energy, labor, toil, struggle, endeavor (7) irritated, annoyed, vexed, exasperated (8) astonished, surprised, astounded, startled, shocked, flabbergasted, stunned (9) exactly, just (10) to a large extent, greatly, very much (11) clearly, plainly, obviously, certainly, unmistakably (12) outstanding, striking, spectacular, exceptional, exciting, dramatic (13) completely, utterly, entirely, thoroughly (14) pleasant, delightful, amusing, enjoyable (15) to influence (16) anew, again, once more (17) thus, therefore, for this reason, consequently, so (18) quite, rather 2) Give antonyms. (1) advanced, developed, sophisticated, refined, civilized, modern (2) to like, to approve, to welcome (3) indifference (4) unpleasant, unattractive, disgusting, repulsive, repellent (5) single, unmarried, alone, divorced (6) cooked, well-cooked, well-done (7) concern, involvement, warmth, closeness (8) important, weighty, significant (9) talkative, voluble, chatty (10) latter, succeeding, following, subsequent, present (11) strong, sharp, powerful (12) dissatisfaction, discontent (13) vigorous, tireless, active, energetic (14) fallible (15) unsociable, unfriendly, withdrawn, cold, uncommunicative3. Translate. 1) Our school sports meet is due to take place next Saturday. 2) Due to the repeated floods and droughts, farming has been very unstable in that area. 3) She suddenly realized that their rent would be due the next day. 4) They finally identified the object flying due north as a swan. 5) Many people believe that in due course Chinese farmers will learn to compete successfully in international markets. 6) With due respect, I dont think we should adopt a wait-and-see policy. 7) According to this agreement, the two countries should inform each other of their major military actions. 8) He was criticized because he did not take immediate action when he was informed that the submarine had sunk. 9) Although he had lived in this little hut all his life, Zhu Geliang was extremely well-informed. 10) During the cultural revolution, people were not only encouraged but also forced to inform on each other. 11) At that time scholars strongly advised us to preserve the city wall. But we were not far-sighted enough to adopt their proposal. 12) To see how he loved his mother, you would never guess that he was adopted. 13) This classical novel describes a group of people in the Song Dynasty, who, like Robin Hood, robbed the rich to help the poor. 14) They robbed her of everything she had and threw her out of the car. 15) Dont ever reach out for things that do not belong to you, because sooner or later you will be caught. 16) Our goal is to build a society that is rich, free and just. But we cant reach that destination without pain and suffering. 17) I had a terrible dream. I dreamed that I was running after something I wanted. But it was always beyond my reach. 18) At that time, Cao Cao believed that final victory was within his easy reach. He didnt know that a terrible defeat was waiting for him.4. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. 1) up, on 2) in 3) up 4) in 5) out 6) up 7) out 8) out 9) about 10) out, down 11) along 12) around (round)5. Translate. 1) What interested me was. 2) What surprised (shocked) me. was. 3) What worried me was. 4) What bothered (troubled) me was. 5) What puzzled (bewildered) me was. 6) What amused me was. 7) What upset (infuriated/angered) me was. 8) What annoyed me was. 9) What excited me was. 10) What impressed me was. 11) What humiliated me was. 12) What disappointed me was.6. Complete the following sentences. 1) to 2) As for 3) to 4) on 5) As, fool 6) for that matter 7) for that matter 8) In, by 9) For all 10) For all 11) line 12) up 13) On the contrary 14) on/for 15) So far as 16) into, involve7. Choose the right words in their proper forms. 1) (1) company (2) company (3) companion (4) companion 2) (1) hideous (2) tedious (3) tedious 3) (1) such (2) so (3) so (4) such 4) (1) rate (2) speed/rate (3) pace/speed (4) pace/speed (5) speed, speed8. Choose the best word or phrase for each blank from the four supplied in brackets. (1) serves (2) As (3) except (4) stare (5) common (6) make (7) even (8) away (9) type (10) simply (11) presence (12) may (13) conveys (14) seen (15) theIII. Grammar1. Understand grammar in context. 1) Point out unreal conditional clauses in these sentences. If no condition is stated, say how it is implied. (1) If one allowed oneself to be surprised at anything, however insignificant (2) if the suitcase had been mine (3) This is an unreal conditional sentence, in which the condition is implied in the subject that (=turning my wife out, which means the same as If I had turned my wife out). (4) if you were to adopt my method (5) If you hadnt spoken to me (6) if you hadnt dragged me into conversation (note that the main clause I would have been reading this book is omitted) if I may say so: (formal, spoken) a polite way of making a comment (7) If he really had killed his father (8) if I were the boy and had stabbed my father (9) if you talked for a hundred years (10) IfI was on trial for my life (11) if I hadnt known he was born in southern Ohio (12) a sentence of implied condition: the conditional clause if they had been there/had found themselves in similar situations is implied in the sentence (13) an implied conditional sentence: the unreal condition implied in the but for phrase (14) ifI had any sense (15) If wehad a place to keep the 124,000 released prisoners 2) Pick out passive infinitives, present participles and gerunds and point out their grammatical function. (1) being surprised by nothing: gerund as prepositional object (2) being introduced: participle as object complement (3) being caught: gerund as prepositional object (4) being caught: gerund as object of verb (5) to be convinced: infinitive as object of verb (6) to be recognized, to be listened to, to be quoted: infinitives as object of verb (7) to be told: infinitive as object of verb (8) to be replaced: infinitive as object of verb (9) to be seen: infinitive as object of verb (10) to be appointed: infinitive as object of verb2. Practice using unreal conditional clauses. 1) Rewrite the sentences. (1) If I were in London, I would visit Big Ben. (2) If he were the director, he would fire that irresponsible librarian. (3) If they knew her well, they would understand why she has chosen to work in the countryside. (4) If she hadnt practiced hard, she wouldnt have won the gold medal. (5) If she had taken her doctors advice, she wouldnt be in hospital now. (6) If he hadnt finished the weeks work last night, he wouldnt be playing tennis with his brother now. (7) If you had been without a job, you would know what the unemployed have to go through. (8) If the fire brigade hadnt arrived in time, the building would have been destroyed. (9) The injured mans life might have been saved if he had been sent to a better hospital. (10) If they hadnt used up-to-date computers, they wouldnt have completed the investigation in just three weeks. 2) Complete by translating part of each sentence. (1) they should fail again (2) he had enough money (3) the worlds population ceased to increase, so fast (4) I had known that my favorite singing star was going to meet the music fans on the weekend (5) I were the President (6) Adolf Hitler hadnt come into power (7) they hadnt improved the quality and the packing of their products (8) students might learn even better (9) I would have acted in the same way/I would have done the same (10) the doctors wouldnt have agreed (11) I would urge Congress to raise/increase the budget for education (12) she wouldnt be satisfied (13) the Taiwanese wouldnt have found his lost younger brother so soon (14) you wouldnt waste food/wouldnt be wasting food like this (15) the you, ng writer wouldnt know them so well and he wouldnt have portrayed their life so truthfully3. Put the verbs in the correct form. 1) had known, wouldnt have gone 2) were elected, would enforce 3) hadnt overslept, would have arrived 4) had told, would have agreed 5) had paid, wo