大学专业英语综合教程Unit7TheMonster课后练习答案

1、Text comprehensionI. CII. 1. T2. F3. F4. T5. TIV. 1. He almost had no sense of responsibility. 2. He wrote large numbers of letters begging for money. In some letters he was servile without shame, and in other letters he loftily offered his targeted benefactor the privilege of contributing to his su

2、pport. If the recipient refused to accept his offer, i.e. refused to lend him money, he would fly into a rage. 3. He would use influence from as many people as possible in order to meet some admirer of his who was only too glad to offer him his help. 4. Since Wagner was driven by such tremendous for

3、ces, it is no wonder that he didnt behave like a normal human being.VocabularyI. 1. person with extremely excessive self-pride 2. with all their talents combined in him 3. in a bad temper; unwell or annoyed 4. without 5. use as much influence of his as possible (from behind the scenes) 6. make conce

4、ssionII. 1. pulled wires2. be content with3. rolled into one4. between the lines of5. sink into6. innocent of7. out of sorts8. lay my hands onIII. 1. callousness2. tormentor3. inconceivable4. arrogantly5. gloomy6. tragedy7. delusion8. loftyIV. 1. A2. B3. C4. A5. C6. B7. A8. DV. 1. humbleness (modest

5、y)2. amazing (stunning, miraculous) 3. cold-blooded (inhumane, merciless)4. void 5. ethical (moral, principled, scrupulous)6. parody (caricature)7. exhilaration (bliss, ecstasy)8. proudly (self-importantly)VI. 1. company2. controlled3. imprecise4. out of fashion5. immediately6. coverGrammarI. 1. at2

6、. on3. to4. at5. from6. of7. in; for; at8. on; of; of9. over10. on; under; out ofII. 1. C2. A3. B4. C5. D6. D7. B8. DIII. Both John and I wanted to go to the movies, but we could not agree which picture we should go to see. A new picture was showing at the Palace and another at the Globe. Neither Jo

7、hn nor I had seen either of these pictures. I wanted to see the one at the Globe, but John didnt.IV. 1. My cousin, John, who has a beautiful tenor voice, is appearing at the Royal Festival Hall, where I am going to meet him after the concert. 2. The roller coaster, which made its appearance in 1884,

8、 is till one of the most exciting rides in an amusement park. 3. As I could not find a British-made ballpoint pen, I bought a French one, which was expensive although it was an extremely simple pen. 4. Everybody who is interested in brass rubbings should visit our village church because it contains

9、some beautiful brasses which date from the 14th century. 5. Despite free medical treatment being availble to everybody in the country, there are still a number of private hospitals, which are mostly patronized by foreign visitors who do not want to wait for a bed in a National Health Service hospita

10、l. 6. Crochet, which used to be a favourite pastime in Victorian times, is back in fashion because clothes have become so expensive that it is worthwile to make them. 7. Clanging its bell, the empty cable car approaches, swaying as though slightly drunk. 8. We arrived by plane from Denver, a 16-minu

11、te flight that culminated in a breathtaking touchdown at a tiny airport tucked in among the Rocky Mountains.V. 1. The child is lonely; he would be happier if he had someone to paly with. 2. I have some letters to write. 3. He was the first man to leave the burning building. 4. The pilot was the only

12、 man to survive the crash. 5. The last one to leave the room must turn out the lights. 6. That is the largest ship to be built. 7. My files are all over the place. I wish I had a box to keep them in. 8. I dont much care for cooking my self; if I had a family to cook for Id be more interested.Transla

13、tionI. 1. 任何人只要有一丝半点的不同意见，即使再微不足道，也足够让他高谈阔论几个钟头，用他那十分累人的雄辩从多面认证自己是正确的，结果是他的听众目瞪口呆，两耳震聋，为了息事宁人，只好顺从他。 2. 他发出几十封哀求信，有时不知廉耻地向人献媚，有时他又会将对自己的支持作为某种特权高傲地赏赐给他希望得到的资助人，一旦这份荣耀被人拒绝，他又会深感被人冒犯。 3. 如果有人仰慕他的作品，能够并且愿意为他所用，他就会动用各种关系，想尽办法见上一面；可是他又人因为表示出某种愚蠢的、毫无意义的傲慢和无视而树立死敌。 4. 这简直就是一个让人难以言表的奇迹，他那可怜的大脑和身体竟然没在在如此强大的创

14、造力的折磨下崩溃，这个恶魔挣扎着，抓挠着要挣脱出来，撕扯着，尖叫着，想要他把内心的音乐谱写出来。II. 1. For the sake of your family, you should look before you leap and not take so many risks. 2. I feel a bit out of sorts after last nights heavy drink. 3. His father pulled endless wires and got him a position in an inflated government department.

15、4. If you read his letter carefully, you can find his real intention between the lines. 5. I knew I was downright rude to him, but I found excuses for myself. 6. Many of the oustanding figures of the past were exceptionally versatile men. Leonardo da Vinci, for instance, rolled a painter and an inve

16、ntor into one. 7. He finally killed himself after being under the torment of insomnia for many years. 8. He was dumb with amazement.III. 2001年7月7日，耶路撒冷举行的一场音乐会在以色列引起了轩然大波。世界著名指挥家丹尼尔巴伦博伊正在率领德国管弦乐团在以色列艺术节上演瓦格纳的音乐，而瓦格纳是一个反犹太的德国作曲家，也是希特勒最欣赏的音乐家。建国以来的50多年里，以色列一直都有这么一条不成文的禁忌-不公开演出瓦格纳的任何作品。因为对许多以色列犹太 和二战大屠杀的幸存者来说，瓦格纳的音乐是和希特勒政权紧紧联系在一起的。尽管瓦格纳的作品