综合英语课后习题

1、Book 4Unit 1I. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.1. She wouldnt want to _ them _ the suffering of a huge ceremony.2. The famous orator _ the public to promote his newly-published book which could add to his reputation.3. At that perio

2、d, South Africa _ a period of unchangeable events as the Blacks were fighting for quality.4. _, we should not be surprised about some of Mrs. Thatchers comments, bearing in mind the party she belonged to.5. Parley _ general pressure from the society and bitterly took the child to a specialist.6. The

3、 world is changing rapidly, our plans must change accordingly. Otherwise, we should _ with the harsh market economy.7. Martins upbringing shaped his whole life, with so many _ every now and then.8. Julia has been made to undergo physical and psychological _ for her inability in having children.II. T

4、ranslation exercises1. 我安排他们在小酒吧见面，但那个小伙一直都没有来。(turn up)2. 你无法仅凭表象判断形势是否会变得对我们不利。(tell from appearance)3. 那个士兵每次打仗都冲锋在前，从而赢得了国家最高的荣誉。(stand in the gap)4. 主席讲话很有说服力，委员会其他成员都听从他的意见。(yield to)5. 他们现在生活富裕了，但也曾经历坎坷。(ups and downs)6. 这次演讲我将说明两个问题。(address oneself to)7. 我们正筹划为你举办一次盛大的圣诞聚会。(in somebodys hon

5、or)8. 听到那个曲子，我回想起了儿童时代。(throw ones mind back)Key:I.1. putthrough2. addressed himself to3. was going through4. Throwing our minds back to5. yielded to6. close an account7. ups and downs8. misfortunes1. 2. I had arranged for them to meet each other at the pub but the young man never turned up.3. You c

6、annot tell merely from appearance whether things will turn out unfavorable to us or not.4. The soldier, who stood in the gap in every battle, gained the highest honors of the country.5. The chairman spoke so frequently that the rest of the committee yielded to his opinion.6. They are well-to-do now,

7、 but along the way they had their ups and downs.6. There are two questions to which I will address myself in the lecture.7. We are planning a big Christmas party in your honor.8. Hearing the tune threw my mind back to my childhood.Unit 2I. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase tak

8、en from the box in its appropriate form.1. As I was about to leave the restaurant, a young man _ to me and said, “May I help you?”2. Not satisfied with the present position in the company, he is trying to _ a much greater role for himself.3. Women tend to _ their success _ external causes such as as

9、sistance from friends.4. Ronalds success _for his place in Germanys world championship team.5. My job is to challenge, but not threaten them. So I must be careful not_ their toes.6. A young lady and her little son were seriously injured when a car _ them on a crossing.7. Loss of weight _ directly _

10、the rate at which the disease is progressing.8. In contemporary society, most farmers have bank managers _ in order to secure their financial balance.II. Translation exercises1. 那只鸽子被夹在树叉里，不一会儿就跌落下来。(wedge sth/sb.in)2. 驾车人该付多少钱需要根据他对别人车子造成损坏的程度而定。(be proportional to)3. 你只有伏在地上慢慢爬过一条狭长的通道才能进入山洞。(inch

11、)4. 他一面结结巴巴地说着道歉的话，一面羞怯地朝门口走去。(sidle)5. 他尽力向我解释说不是因为我工作不好而解雇我, 而是因为公司支付不了我的工资。(take pains to)6. 年轻士兵的入伍给军队带来了新的希望并鼓舞了士气。(infuse into)7.一旦大一些的男孩子声称草坪属于他们,别的孩子就不敢去玩了。(stake a claim to)8. 跟在她身后的人让她心神不安,她不由得加快了脚步。(make sb. uneasy)Key:I.1. sidled up2. carve out3. attributeto4. staked a claim5. to tread o

12、n6. plowed into7. isproportional to8. breading down their necksII.1. The pigeon was wedged in the fork of a branch but fell off after a while.2. The payment that the motorist will have to make will be proportional to the amount of damagehe has done to the other persons car.3. You can only enter the

13、cave by inching through a narrow tunnel on your stomach.4. She stammered some apology as she sidled towards the door.5. He took pains to explain to me that I was being dismissed not because I didnt do my work well but because the company could not pay my wages.6. The enlistment of young soldiers inf

14、used new hope and morale into the army.7. Once the older boys stake a claim to the lawn, no other boys dare go on it.8. The man following her made her uneasy and she couldnt help quickening her steps.Unit 3I. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in the proper form.1. Joh

15、ns mind if always full of fantasies. He dreams of changing the world_.2. Edward Stuart became a brilliant scholar, but only_ his health.3.The corporation was determined to push forward the policy of reform, but the new system _ great difficulties at the start.4. In order to gain the utmost amount of

16、 benefit, this corporation _ the exceptional opportunities open in exports.5. It presented in satirical terms points made _ by catholic writers, which proved to be a great success.6. Two tennis courts and a swimming pool_ the regular members of the club, but the season tickets are only valid for thr

17、ee months.7. According to the Federal Bureau of Inspection, a man seen hanging around the area _the shooting could have been involved in the assassination of the President.8. An opposition statesman said he hoped the agreement _ them _ about the futility of violence.II. Translation exercises:1. 15年来

18、，医生们一致用抗癌药治疗这种疾病，这些药就像大锤一样打垮患者体内的防御力量。（equivalent of ）2. 无可否认，香烟会使人上瘾。而一旦你上了瘾，就很难戒除这个习惯了。(addict)1. 在日本人生产的一种电子游戏中，玩游戏的人可以模仿爱滋病人患者从染上艾滋病毒知道死亡的经历。(simulate)1. 我肯定，他说你可以用这笔钱继续学习音乐时认真的。(in earnest)2. 我们只能以牺牲质量为代价来提高生产率，但这可能会损害公司的声誉。(at the expenseof )1. 探险者遇到了几乎难以逾越的峡谷。(confront with)2. 一名外语教师如果要在中学任教，

19、他最起码要持有正规教育院校颁发的穴位证书。（at thevery least ）1. 我很快觉察到我无法使他改变想法。（perceive）Key:I.1. for the better2. at the expense of3. was confronted with4. took advantage of5. in earnest6. are available for7. prior to8. would givepause to thinkII.1. For the past 15 years, doctors have tried to treat this disease with

20、anticancer drugs, equivalent ofa hammer, to beat down the bodys defense forces. 2. Theres no denying that smoking is addictive. And once you are addicted, its very difficultto get rid of the habit.3. In a Japanese-made video game, players can simulate the experience of AIDS from HIVinfection until d

21、eath.4. Im sure he was in earnest when he said that you could use this money to continue your study ofmusic5. We can only increase production at the expense of quality, which could ruin the companysreputation.6. The explores were confronted with an insurmountable valley.7. A teacher of foreign langu

22、age should possess at the very least a graduate degree from a certifiededucation school or institute if he is to teach high school.8. I soon perceived that I couldnt make him change his mind.Unit 4I. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in the proper form.1.John _ if the

23、 firm needs an Information Technology engineer because he can encode programs for the firm.2. The old mans face _ the lines of pressure and exhaustion that have accumulated over the years.3. The Johnsons thought this relative had come just for a short visit, but it seems he is staying _.4. The root

24、of all these events _ the feudal system that had existed for thousands of years.5. _ history seems to be impossible to be repeating itself. Otherwise, human beings cannot make any progress at all.6. The company actually _ in 1945 in the war-demolished city of London with the fund of the commonwealth

25、.7. This tribe has lingered on the _ of civilization for centuries, but slight advances have yet been made.8. The two parties have decided to settle the economic disputes between them_ in case these matters will influence their further co-operation.II. Translation exercises1. 他们的牛都打上了字母C的烙印。 （be bra

26、nded with）2. 本赛季Brooks真正发挥了一个得分手（goal scorer）的作用。 （come into ones own）3.一场经济危机正在威胁着那个国家。（hang over）4. 他是真正发号施令的人物，但他总是躲在幕后。（in the background）5.派出信使后，我们所能做的就只有等待了。 （dispatch）6. 你只要一叫，他马上就到。（in a flash）7.他们在战争的阴霾下整整生活了17年。 （in the shadow of ）8.这些是现存的最后7头东北虎，如果人类不加以保护的话，这一种群的老虎将濒临灭亡。 （in existence）Key

27、:I.1. will come into his own2. is branded with3. for good4. lay in5. In certain respect6. came into existence7. outskirts8. once and for allII.1. Their cattle were branded with the letter C.2.In this season Brooks has really come into his own as a goal scorer.3. An economic crisis is hanging over th

28、at country.4.He is the man who really gives the order, but he always remains in the background.5.After dispatching the messenger, what is left for us t o do is nothing but to wait.6.You just have to call and hes here in a flash.7.They have lived in the shadow of war for totally seventeen years.8.The

29、se are the last seven Northeast Tigers in existence .If human beings failed to protest them,the tigers of this species would face extinction.Unit 5I. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.1. At the critical moment of presidential election

30、, the candidate urged his supporters to _.2. When you have made up your mind, _ a particular day when you will not be under much stress.3. From the age of 52 onwards, General Jackson was not engaged in _ at all.4. He actually enjoys his newly-bought Jaguar and has decided to start _ it _.5. It is sa

31、d to see him go because it really _to the way we conduct our daily affairs.6. After the death of her only son, she went on occasional drinking _.7. Invitation to have dinner together is usually treated as a means of achieving _ with another person in eastern culture.8. In his research, professor Dan

32、es found the _ human beings to fight after theyve been defeated.II. Translation exercises1. 你的批评近于粗暴。(border on)2. 失业人员都应该得到政府的帮助。(count as)3. 总的来说，我对这项实验是相当满意的。(on the whole)4. 一个人的外表会影响别人对他的看法。(make a difference)5. 广告倾向于把妇女描绘成非常传统的角色。(portray)6. 刚刚继承了一大笔遗产的孪生姐妹急不可耐地炫耀她们的珠宝首饰。(show off)7. 公众关注的中心再次

33、转移到了城市环境的变化问题。( shift focus)8. 相比之下，甚至最新式的飞机也显得笨拙和缓慢。(in contrast)Key:I.1. hand together2. pick on3. soldiering4. showingoff5. will make a difference6. binges7. intimacy8. resiliencyII.1. Your remarks border on rudeness.2. Any unemployed person counts as deserving government help.3. On the whole I a

34、m quite satisfied with the experiment.4. A persons appearance makes a difference in how others judge him.5. Advertising tends to portray women in very traditional roles.6. Having inherited a considerable wealth, the twin sisters were eager to show off their jewelry.7. Public interest has once again

35、shifted focus to the changes in the urban environment.8. In contrast, even the most modern aircraft look clumsy and slow.Unit 6I. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.1. All the people of the country _ offering the highest standards to t

36、he man who had used up all his talents for the welfare of the people.2. The medical expert who had just immigrated to our country _ the research of gene grouping.3. Los Angeles is confident and alive after the disastrous earthquake, _ all the qualities of a civilized city.4. Under the protection of

37、their well-furnished residence, they _ not _most diseases common to urban populations.5. The murderer was about to be hanged. Before the execution, _ he confessed all the crimes he had committed.6. As university campuses become increasingly multi-ethnic, they offer _ the conflicts society will face

38、tomorrow.7. The railway company decided to extend a branch line to Newcastle to _ coal direct _ other cities.8. The CEO _ his attention _ the practical matters relating to forming a company specializing in securities.II. Translation exercises1.大厅里回响着小号独奏的乐曲声。 （resonate with)2. 我想象得出母亲在听到儿子死讯时那张苍白的脸。

39、 （in ones minds eye）3.他走路的样子使我想起他父亲也是这样走路的。（remind of）4. 我把日期搞错了，所以到达的日期不对了。（mix up）5.听到女儿被牛津大学录取，她心中充满了自豪。 （swell）6. 从理论上说，全体公民都有权直接获取信息，而不必等政府或媒体的过滤。（have access to）7.在此次总统选举中，民主党发动了一场拉拢女性选民的宣传活动。 （launch ）8.他继承父亲的产业后，便沉溺于声色全马之中。 （be immersed in）Key:I.1. took pride in2. was immersed in3. resonatin

40、g with4. hadbeen exposed to5. in his minds eye6. a glimpse of7. conveyto8. turnedtoII.1. The hall resonated with the notes of the trumpet solo.2. I saw, in my minds eye, the pale face of the mother when she heard the news of her sons death.3. His walk reminds me of the way his father used to walk.4.

41、 I mixed the dates up and arrived on an wrong day.5. Her heart was welled with pride when she learned that her daughter was accepted by Oxford University.6. Theoretically speaking, the whole population have direct access to information without waiting for being filtered by the government or the medi

42、a.7. The democrats have launched a campaign to win women votes over in this presidential election.8. After he inherited his fathers estate, he was immersed in all kinds of pleasure.Unit 7Exercises1. When people are asked what kind of housing they need or want, the question _ a variety of answers.A)

43、defies B) magnifiesC) mediates D) evokes2. If you want to set up a company, you must _ with the regulations laid down by the authorities.A) comply B) adhereC) confirm D) accord3. Although there are occasional outbreaks of gunfire, we can report that the rebellion has in the main been _.A) canceled B

44、) destroyedC) suppressed D) restrained4. Since the two countries couldnt _ their differences, they decided to stop their negotiations.A) rectify B) obligeC) reconcile D) obscure5. The presidential candidate _ his position by winning several primary elections.A) enforced B) enrichedC) intensified D)

45、consolidatedDACCDUnit 8Exercises1. The fuel of the continental missile is supposed to be _ by this device.A) ignited B) lightedC) fired D) inspired2. Mike just discovered that his passport had _ three months ago.A) abolished B) expiredC) amended D) constrained3. Frankly speaking, your article is ver

46、y good except for some _ mistakes in grammar.A) obscure B) glaringC) trivial D) rare4. There was once an _ idea that the earth was flat and motionless.A) absurd B) intrinsicC) eternal D) offensiveABCAUnit 9Exercises1. Certain species disappeared or became _ as new forms arose that were better adapte

47、d to the Earths changing environment.A) feeble B) extinctC) massive D) extinguished2. His _ directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.A) ambiguous B) complicatedC) arbitrary D) intricate3. Franklin D. Roosevelt argued that the depression stemmed from the American economy

48、s _ flaws.A) underlining B) vulnerableC) vulgar D) underlying4. Some studies confirmed that this kind of eye disease was _ in tropical countries.A) prospective B) prevalentC) provocative D) perpetual5. Because of a long drought, the farmer was _ about the prospect of a good yield.A) doubtless B) dub

49、ious C) realistic D) cautious6. The United Unions Conference on Drug Abuse, which took place earlier this year in Vienna, was a very _ meeting.A) protective B) overwhelming C) compulsory D) productive7. Dont pay much attention to youthful beauty which is only _.A) efficient B) transient C) obedient

50、D) residential8. The flooding of large areas of land is _ on the heavy rain which lasted five consecutive days.A) resultant B) productive C) consequent D) conspicuousB ADBBDBCUnit 10Exercises1. I am afraid that you have to alter you _ views in light of the tragic news that has just arrived.A) indiff

51、erent B) distressingC) optimistic D) pessimistic2. Although he has had no formal education, he is one of the _ businessmen in the company.A) shrewdest B) sternestC) nastiest D) alertest3. Stop shouting! I cant hear the football _.A) judgment B) interpretationC) commentary D) explanation4. The cultures of China and Japan have shared many features, but each has used them according to its national _.A) engage