英语习题答案Unit8

UnitEightExerciseKeyStudent’sBookCommunicationSkills*1.Listentotheconversationtwiceandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.（KeytotheexercisecanbefoundinListeningScript）*2.Listentotheconversationandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.（KeytotheexercisecanbefoundinListeningScript）Listentotheconversationagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1)Maybefriendsorcolleagues.2)ShewasafraidthatthelightningwouldhitherTV.3)TheTVchangedchannelsquicklybyitself.*3.Listentotheconversationandcompletethequestioninnomorethanthreewords.1)AcarvingthatlooksChinese.2)Arobber.3)Hestoleonlyworksofart.*4.Listentotheconversationtwiceandchoosethebestanswers.1)F(Itwasnicejusttovisitquiettownswhereyoucanrelax.2)T3)T4)F(Shegotupearlytoseethesunrise.)5)F("Likemostpeople,allIhaveeverseenofitarephotos,"hesaid.Hedidn‟ttakethephotoshimself.)ListeningComprehension*1.Listentothefollowingquestionsandchoosethebestanswer.1)B*2.Listentothefollowingconversationsandchoosethebestanswer.1)A2)A3)D4)C5)C2)C3)A4)A5)A*3.Listentothefollowingshortpassageandthenfillintheblankswiththemissingwordsorphrases.1）wascovered2)sand3)copy4)northern5)7,0006)earth7)richfarmland8)begrownListentothepassageagainandanswerthequestions.1)Alotofgoodlandshavegonewiththedisappearanceofforests.2)Itwillstopthesandfrommovingtowardstherichfarmlandinthesouth.*4.Listentothefollowingpassageanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.1)F(Shehadasmallgardenandshegrewonlyvegetables.)2)F(Sheplantedvegetablesinthespring.)3)T4)F(Mrs.Smith‟sneighbordidnotbuyhervegetables.)5)TTextA*2.AnsweringQuestions1)ManytraveledfromtheeastoftheU.S.tothewest,andeventuallysettleddownalongthePacificCoastorwesternUnitedStates.Manyhavesaidthatthemostdifficultpartwascrossingthe“GreatAmericanDesert”ofthewest.2)Thereislittlewaterandfewtreesforshadefromtheheat.3)Itisaplaceofgreatbeauty.Talltowersofredandyellowstonesrisesharplyfromtheflat,sandyvalleyfloor.4)TheyarepaintedontherocksinemptydesertareasofLakePowell‟sshore.5)Smallinsects,snakes,andratshavelearnedhowtoliveinthedesertheat.Theyliveintheshade,orunderground,andcomeoutatnightwhenitiscool.Cacti,forexample,needverylittlewater.6)ItisthehottestspotintheWesternHemisphere.Italsohasthelowestaltitudeanddriestclimate.7)ItisthelowestpointintheWesternHemisphere.Inaddition,BadwaterisaflatplainofsaltandmineralslocatedtwohundredyardsfromHighway178.8)Winteristhemostpopulartimebecauseit'scomfortablywarmonthevalleyflooratthattimeandyouonlyneedtobringajacketandgoodhikingboots.9)Theyseemtolovethesunandwanttoexperiencefirst-handoneofthehottestplacesonearth.10)Youshouldkeepthegastankfull.IfyouheadintoDeathValley'sbackcountry,bepreparedwithplentyofwater,food,andfirst-aidequipment.LanguageFocus*1.Words1)average2)boil3)heat4)coast5)underground6)scene7)native8)annual9)service10)therefore★2.Phrases1)firsthand2)onfoot3)Shortlyafter4)plentyof5)athisworst6)shortof7)settledown8)moreandmore9)arecoveredwith10)first-aid★3.Structure1)Few2)afew3)alittle4)little5)little6)afew7)★4.WordFormation8)widen9)hardened.10)soften11)threatens12)golden13)frightening★5.TranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsorphrasesgiveninthebrackets.1)Whenthedryseasonisatitsworst,theaverageannualrainfallisonly70cminthatarea.2)Lackof/Shortofasimplefirst-aidkitmayturnaholidayintoaplaindisaster.3)WhenyougetnearthecommercialareaofLosAngeles,thereareplentyofgasservicesforyou.4)Ifyougoonfootintotheforest,youmayexperiencefirsthandthegreatbeautyofnature.5)Sheinvitedustohernewhouseshortlyaftershesettleddown.6Thisisreallyabeautifulisland.Itisgreenandcoveredwithforests.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.2)在十九世纪，一些美国人从东部州迁移到太平洋沿岸富饶的西部新土地定居。3)红色黄色的石头从平坦、沙质的河谷拔地而起，形成高耸的塔。4)这美景已无数次地被拍摄，用于电影和电视各种各样的广告，诸如汽车和计算机。5)但空旷沙漠中的徒步旅行者有时发现画在岩石上古老的土著美国人的画。6)这意味着指向天空的峭壁有两英里高。7)他们挤满了公园的宾馆和露营园，以能亲身感受地球上最热的地方。GrammarReview*1.Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.1)lying2)prepared3)changing4)broken5)understood6)Written*2.Choosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.1)D2)C3)D4)B5)C6)ATextB*1.Trueandfalsestatements1)T(TheColoradoRiverformedtheGrandCanyonovermillionsofyears.)2)F(Theoldestrocksatthebottomofthecanyonaremorethan1billionyearsold.)3)T(Thewidthvariesfromabout200metersto29kilometersacross.)4)F(Theauthorwritesthat"therearedifferentkindsofplantsandanimalsonoppositesidesofthecanyon.)5)T(Thecanyonlooksspecialatdifferenttimesoftheday,andindifferentseasonsandweather.)6)F(Inwinter,thecanyonispartlycoveredwithsnow.)7)F.(Accordingtotheauthor,"TheviewfromtheSouthRimoftheGrandCanyonisthebest.")8)T(Alongthisrivertherearefivefamoustreescalledthe"TallTreesGrove”,whichareover120metershigh.Theyareprobablythetallestlivingthingsonearth.)9)F(AlthoughtheremaybefewerRedwoodtreesthanyearsago,itisstilllegaltocutthemdown.)10)F(ItreferstothefivetallesttreesalongRedwoodCreek.)*2.Words1)damp2)billion3)beach4)planets5)colorful6)opposite7)ocean8)government9)partly10)sunset103.Phrases1)atthebottomof2)stopthechildrenfrom3)varyfrom4)addto

5)atsunrise6)wentthrough7)atthesametime.8)indanger9)breakdown10)havebeencutdownWorkBookTextRelatedExercises1.Fillinthefollowingblankswiththewordsgiveninthechartandchangetheformswherenecessary.1)land2)officer3)normal4)national5)earth6)brilliant7)western8)commercial9)steep10)area2.TranslatethefollowingphrasesandexpressionsintoEnglish.(FromTextA)1)settledownintherichnewlands2)havesceneryofgreatbeauty3)ThesceneappearsinmoviesandTVcommercials.4)normalsummertemperature5)theannualrainfall6)whentheheatisatitsworst7)experiencefirst-handoneofthehottestplacesonearth8)themostpopulartimefortravel9)keepthegastankfull10)bepreparedwithplentyofwater3.TranslatethefollowingphrasesandexpressionsintoChinese.(FromTextB)1)世上最壮观的自然奇迹2)百万年来，科罗拉多河形成了大峡谷。3)峡谷遥遥相望的两边生存着不同种类的植物和动物。4)峡谷部分覆盖着白雪。5)一片称为“画作沙漠”的色彩斑斓的沙漠

6)乘船顺游而下进入大峡谷7)来自附近海面的湿雾有时悬在空气中。8)一次永生难忘的经历9)低矮灌木和植物被卡车压倒。10)砍树是一大产业。4.Fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordsgiveninbrackets.1)national2)width3)partly4)sandy5)shortly6)information7)Europeans8)comfortably9)equipment10)natural5.Fillintheblankswithanappropriateprepositionoradverb.1)by2)on3)in4)on5)of6)in7)at8)in9)For10)with6.Readthefollowingpassageandcompletetheinformationbyfillingintheblanks.Foreachblankwritenomorethanthreewords.1)ontheirway2)longwaitingline3)livingquarters4)amoonrock5)thetallestbuilding7.Readthefollowingpassage.Thereisanerrorwithoneoftheunderlinedwords.Findtheerrorandwritethecorrectforminthespacegiven.1)Luckily→Unluckily2)sothat→so3)on→in4)to→onlyto5)so→too6)for→after7)less→fewer8)worst→worse9)washing→washed10)anything→nothingExerciseforPRETCOPartIListeningComprehensionSectionA1.B2.C3.D8.B4.B9.D5.DSectionB6.C7.D10.CSectionC11.reasons12.nightclubsandtheaters13.richculturallife14.Carefulplanning15.rushhourPartIIVocabulary&StructureSectionA16.B17.D22.A18.A23.D19.A24.B20.C25.D21.DSectionB26.munication31.tohave32.central33.thinking34.criminals35.sittingPartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)Task136.A37.B38.B39.B40.BTask2

41.B42.A43.B44.D45.DTask346.centerofgambling47.greengrass48.neonlights49.marriedanddivorced50.casinosandshowsTask451.(I)延期汇票52.(C)寄款人53.(L)电汇54.(K)宽限日期(H)原始汇票(D)收款人(B)支票支付(J)逾期汇票55.(M)拒绝承兑而退票(N)由于存款不足而退票Example:Task556.Hecangotoseetheprofessorduringtheofficehoursorbyappointmentifothertimes.57.Alltheinformationfromthetextbookandothersupplementarymaterialstheprofessortalksaboutinclass.58.Onthenextpage.59.Studentsshouldbepreparedbeforetheygotoclassandtheyshouldtakegoodnotesduringclass.60.Studentsarerequiredtodecidethetopicoftheirtermpaperbeforethemid-termexamandthelengthforthepaperfornon-historymajorisfifteenpages.PartIVTranslation-EnglishintoChinese61.C-A-B-D62.D-A-B--C63.A-C-D-B64.A-C-B-D65.联合航空公司2874航班的乘客们请注意。由于芝加哥当地天气的缘故，我们直到2:23才能起航。如果你转机有任何问题，请找出入口处的工作人员。谢谢。如果停航取消，我们会在2:23之前起飞，因此我们恳请你仔细听通知。谢谢。PartVWritingDearsir:IwasveryconcernedwhenIreceivedyourletterofyesterdaycomplainingthatthecentralheatingsysteminyournewhousehadnotbeencompletedbythedatepromised.Onreferringtoourearliercorrespondence,IfindthatIhadmistakenthedateforcompletion.ThefaultisentirelymineandIdeeplyregretthatitshouldhaveoccurred.Wewilldoeverythingpossibletoavoidanyfurtherdelay.Ihavealreadygiveninstructionsthattheinstallationmustbecompletedbynextweekend.Yoursfaithfully,EllenDickListeningScriptsStudent’sBookCommunicationSkillsExpressingSurprise*1.Listentotheconversationtwiceandfillintheblankswiththemissinginformation.1.Woman:Didyouhearaboutthatguywhoclimbedthetallestbuildinginthecity?Man:Thatcan‟tbe.WasitontheTVnewslastnight?Woman:Uh-huh.Thisguycallshimself"theHumanFly".Isupposehegotarrested.Man:Woman:Hesuredid!Itlooksasifhemighthavetogotojail,too!2.Man:Iwaslockedoutofmyapartmentlastnight.Woman:Goodheavens!Howdidthathappen?Ileftthekeysintheapartment.Woman:Thenhowdidyougetin?Iclimbedinfromthewindow.Man:Man:Woman:Youwhat?Oh,my!You'rebrave.3.Man:Goodnews,darling.Ihavewonthelottery.Woman:No,Idon‟tbelieveyou.Yes.Iwon$50,000.Woman:That‟simpossible!Man:Man:We‟llbeabletobuyahouse.Woman:Itsoundslikeadream.4.Woman:HaveyouheardthatOldJohnhasjustgotmarried.Man:Never.He‟snearly90,isn‟the?Woman:Yes,heis.What‟smore,hiswifeis84.Areyousure?Woman:Yes,sheis.Andguesswhat?He‟shersixthhusband.Really?Quiteawoman,isn‟tshe?Man:Man:*2.Listentotheconversationandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.Woman:TheothernightwewerewatchingTVandthestrangestthinghappened.Man:Really?What?Woman:Itwasduringthatstormwehad.Youremember.Man:Yes.Woman:ItrainedheavilyandtherewasalotoflightningandweweregoingtoturnofftheTV.That'swhenthisstrangethinghappened.Ihopethelightningdidn'thityourTV!Man:Woman:Oh,nothingasseriousasthat.But,suddenlytheTVbegantochangechannelsrapidly--allbyitself!Man:I‟msurprised.*3.Listentotheconversationandcompletethequestioninnomorethanthreewords.Woman:Man:Thiscan'tbethehouse!Goodheavens!Lookatthatcarvingonthewall.LooksChinese.It'samoststrangeplace!Goodafternoon!Woman:Caretaker:Man:Whoareyou?Caretaker:Woman:Caretaker:Woman:Caretaker:Woman:Caretaker:I'mthehousecaretaker.I...Ithink.We'vecometothewronghouse.Thewronghouse?Well,I'dhavethoughtitwasdifficulttomistakethishouse.Yes.Whobuiltit?Arobber.Howsurprising!Hewasmostartistic.Hestoleonlyworksofart.*4.Listentotheconversationtwiceandchoosethebestanswers.Man:So,howwasyourholiday?Woman:Itwasnicejusttovisitquiettownswhereyoucanrelax.Didyouhaveafavoriteplacethatyouvisited?Woman:IwouldsaytheGrandCanyon.Really?Whydidthatimpressyou?Man:Man:Woman:First,theairwassoclean.Thecloudsweresofaraway,yetyoufeltthatyoucouldhavetouchedanyoneofthem.Man:Ifindthathardtobelieve.Woman:Wewereadvisedtotryandbethereatsunriseorsunset.Sowegotupearly.Sunrise?Sunset?Why?Man:Woman:Thesearethetimeofthedaywhenthesunprovidesthemostsurprisingcolors,redandorangecolorseverywhere.John,haveyoueverbeenthere?Man:No,Ihaven't.Likemostpeople,allIhaveeverseenoftheGrandCanyonarephotos.ListeningComprehension*1.Listentothefollowingquestionsandchoosethebestanswer.1)Whatdoesaforestmostlyhave?2)Whatboilsat100degreesC?3)Withwhatkindofweatherwillyoubeabletoseethestars?4)Youareonholidayfortwoweeks.ItisnowMay22.Whendidyoustartyourholiday?5)Whatarepeoplewhogotoothercountriesforsightseeingcalled?*2.Listentothefollowingconversationsandchoosethebestanswer.1)Woman:Man:Howmanyclassesdoyouhavetoday?Justoneclassfromthreepmtillsix.Question:2)Man:Howmanyclassesdoesthemanhavetoday?Thereisalongline.Doyouthinktherearestillticketsleft?Woman:Question:3)Woman:Man:Maybenot.Iwillgotothesecondshow.Wheredoesthisconversationmostlikelytakeplace?Whywereyousolateincallingmeback?ProfessorSmithwantedmetogothroughmypaperwithhim.Whatdidn‟tthemancallbackearlier?Question:4)Woman:Man:Iheardthatyouaregoingtoteachaftergraduation.Wheredidyougetanidealikethat?Question:5)Man:Woman:Whatdoyoulearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?Wouldyouliketogotothefootballgametonight?Whywastethetime.Ourteamwillloseagain.Whatdoesthewomanmean?Question:*3.Listentothefollowingshortpassageandthenfillintheblankswiththemissingwordsorphrases.In1620,abouthalfofwhatisnowtheU.S.1wascoveredbyforests.Today,theforestsarealmostgone.Alotofgoodlandhasgonewiththem,leavingonly2sand.Chinadoesn'twantto3copytheU.S.'sexample.Chinahasstartedtoplantmoreandmoretreesinthepastyears.We'vebuiltthe"GreatGreenWall"oftreesacrossthe4northernpartofourcountry.TheGreatGreenWallis57,000kilometerslong,andbetween400and1,700kilometerswide.Itwillstopthewindfromblowingthe6earthaway.Itwillstopthesandfrommovingtowardsthe7richfarmlandinthesouth.More"GreatGreenWalls"areneeded.Treesmust8begrownallovertheworld.GreatGreenWallswillmaketheworldbetter.*4.Listentothefollowingpassageanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.Mrs.Smithhadasmallgarden.Inthespringsheplantedsomevegetablesandlookedafterthemcarefully.Whenthesummercame,theylookedverynice.Oneevening,shelookedathervegetablesandsaid,“TomorrowI‟mgoingtopickthevegetablesandwecanhavethemfordinner.”Butearlynextmorning,hersonranintothekitchenandshouted.“Mom,comequickly.Ourneighbor‟sducksareinourgardenandtheyareeatingourvegetables.”Mrs.Smithranout,butitwastoolate.Allthevegetablesweregone.Shecried.Herneighborfeltverysorry,butthatwastheendofthevegetables.ThenafewdaysbeforeChristmas,theneighborbroughtMrs.SmithapresentItwasabeautiful,fatduckandonitwasapieceofpaperwiththewords,“Enjoyyourvegetables.”WorkBookExerciseforPRETCOPartIListeningComprehensionSectionA1.Whatdoyoudonow?2.Mary,canyouhavedinnerwithmeonTuesdaynight?3.I'msorryIforgottobringyourbook.

4.Doyouthinkthecoloristoobright?5.Areyousurethatwon'tbetoomuchtroubleforyou?SectionB6.Man:Howmuchwilltherepairsonmycarcost?About$600.Woman:Question:7.Woman:Man:Howmuchwillthemanpayforrepairsonhiscar?Didyouseewhatwasleftofthecar?Itwasatotalloss.Iknow,buttothinkthatyouandthekidswerenothurt.Whowashurtintheaccident?Question:8.Man:Woman:Weshouldsetthetableforten.They‟llcometodinewithus.Ok.I‟lldoitrightnow.Question:9.Woman:Man:Whatdotheysetthetablefor?Wouldyouliketohaveacopyofthisarticle?Thanks,ifitisnottoomuchtrouble.Whatdoesthemanmean?Question:10.Man:Woman:Howareyoufeelingtoday?Istillhavethatsameheadacheforthepasttwodays.Whatisthewoman‟sproblem?Question:SectionCEverymonththousandsoftouristsvisitNewYorkcity.TheirreasonsforchoosingNewYorkaremany.SomecometoseehistoricalplacesliketheStatueofLiberty.Othersareattractedbythenightclubsandtheaters.Manyenjoyshoppingintheworld‟slargeststoresandsomecometoNewYorkjustbecauseitisbig.PeoplefromotherpartsoftheUnitedStatesmovetoNewYorkbythethousandseachyear.Somecometogetbetterjobs.Dancers,actors,andpaintersareattractedbythecity‟srichculturallife.Stillothersareboredwithsmalltownlifeandwanttheexcitementofthebigcity.CarefulplanningisneededtomakeyourstayinNewYorkcityasuccess.Besurethatyoudon‟tarriveduringtherushhour.Chooseahotelthatisnearthecenterofthecity.Andbesuretobringplentyofmoney.It‟snofuntoseehundredsofexcitingthingstodoandnothavethemoneytodothem.Test2(forUnitFive-Eight)PartIListeningComprehensionSectionA1.C2.C2.D3.D3.C4.CSectionB1.BSectionC

1.thecountry.2.wasnotsuccessful.3.anexpensivemagazine.4.anattractivephotograph,awonderfuldescriptionPartIIVocabulary&Structure1.counton2.assignments3.maintain4.prevent5.previous6.persuaded7.beneficial8.appreciate9.shortof10.ThereforeSectionBDirections:Completethefollowingsentenceswiththeproperformsofthewordgiveninthebrackets.1.political2.unpleasant3.emotional4.pressure5.decisions6.medical7.energetic8.Association9.Traditionally10.impressionSectionC1.alarming2.receiving3.attached4.surveyed5.willget6.related7.advertising8.focused9.todirect10.talking

SectionD1.because2.While3.that4.which5.how6.until7.When8.although9.whether10.soPartIIIClozeTest3.D1.A6.D2.C7.B4.D9.C5.A8.A10.BPartIVSectionA1.BReadingComprehension2.C3.D3.C4.B4.A5.D5.CSectionB1.B2.ASectionC1.violence2areangry3.religionorlaw4.iswantedfromthem5.somechoicesPartVTranslation过幸福的生活需要一定的运动量已不是什么秘密。经常运动的人往往精力充沛，而精力充沛的人通常很热情，很成功。而且，尽管他们可能负担得起，他们也不会每顿去饭店吃大宴。相反，他们去体育馆锻炼。PartVIWritingDearHelenGreen:Wereceivedyourletterof30thJulyandregretthedelayinthedeliveryoftheapartmentyouorder.ThefaultisentirelyoursandIdeeplyregretthatitshouldhaveoccurred.Whathappenedwasthatoursupplierranoutofstockofthebuildingmaterialsandwethereforehadtosuspendthebuildingworkforquiteafewmonths.Weareverypleasedtoinformyouthatwehavenowgotallthematerialsandourconstructionworkhascontinued.Wepromisethedeliveryofyourapartmentwillbemadeintwomonths.Wedosincerelyapologizefortheinconveniencethishascausedyou.

YoursFaithfully,BillJohnsonListeningScriptsWorkbookPartIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Listentotheshortconversationandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.Theconversationwillbespokentwice.Woman:So,what'syourusualdaylike,Jack?Man:Iusuallygetuparound6:15a.m.Woman:Whydoyougetupsoearly?Ihavetoleavehomeat6:40soIcancatchabusat7:00.Ittakesmeabouttwentyminutestowalktothebusstopfrommyhouse.Woman:Whattimedoyougettowork?Mybustakesaboutanhourtogetthere,butitstopsrightinfrontofmyoffice.Woman:That'snice.Andwhattimedoyougetoffwork?Man:Man:Man:Around5:00.Then