现代大学英语精读3(第二版)unit7课后答案

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Pre—classworkH

1.Paraphrase.

1)Thenthetwomenlookedateachotherbrieflayndseverelnd

immediatelMyr.Crowtherwentonwithisreadingw,hileMr.Harraby-Ribston

wentbacktohisseat,satdownagainbreathingbqeuciacuksley,hehad

madesuchanefforttothrowthesuitcaseoutofthewindow.

2)Hewasthekindofmanwholikestotalkandenjoyscompany,andh

guessedthatwhathedidwouldinvariablystartaconversation.

3)Hiscompanionmightgetaconclusiotnhatherewasacorpseinthe

suitcase.Incaseofthat,perhapswouldinformthepolicewhenthetrai

atthedestinationandthenthepolicemenmightaskhimsomeembarrassin

shamefulquestions.

4)ThesethoughtsweremovingaroundquicklyinMr.Harraby-Ribston's

andtheytookawayhishopethathisactioouldgivehimaninteresting

conversation,whichhethoughthedeserved.

5)Althoughhepretendedtobeindifferent,hewasverymuchsurprise

hesawarichgentlemanthrowingasuitcasefromthewindowofamoving

6)Thatchapwasclearlyexpectinghimtoreactviolently,andtheref

Crowtherdeliberatidednotoreactb,ecausehedidn'wtanttogivethat

manthissatisfaction.

7)ButMr.Harraby-Ribstoncouldnolongerremainquiet.Hehadtosp

hewouldburstA.shenaturallywoalhepeakthanbursth,esaid:

"Excuseme,sir,butImustsay,yousurpriseme."

8)Clothes,hairbrushesandsoonareallsomewhatrelatedtomymarr

andwillbringbackmemories,whichIwanttoburyforever.

9)"Yes,that'qsuitetrue!aidMr.Harraby-Ribst,o,bynow,couldn't

controlhisexcitementatall.

2.Learntousereferencebooks.

1)Findtheproperdefinitionsofthefollowinginthetext.

(1)association:thethingsthatrelatedtoit

(2)chicken:ayoungandinexperiencedperson(esp.awoman)

(3)outofthequestion:notpossibleornotallowed

(4)inone'slinet:obethetypeofthingthatsomeoneisinterest

goodat

(5)pitch:degree;orlevel,height

2)Findthesynonymsandantonymsofthefollowinginathesaurus.

(1)particular:synonym:special,fussyantonym:common

(2)charming:synonym:pleasing,attractiveantonym:dull,tedious

3.Word-building.

1)Givethecorrespondingnounsofthefollowingverbs.

(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)Givethecorrespondingnounsofthefollowingadjectives.

(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)unpleasantness

3)Translatethefollowingusingyouracquiredrulesofword-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。

(11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。

MoreWorkontheText

ILVocabulary

1.Translate.

1)tesumeheriting2)tobetraistrue

feelings

3)toarousegreatanger4)tomakeafoolof

oneself

5)toinformeveryoneconcerned6)toreachour

destination

7)tomakeinquiries

pain

9)topitchastone

doingsomething

11)toinfrinmyprivacy

research

13)tolaunchanewproject

afresh

15)toadoptanewmethod

violentreaction

17)toappreciatyeoursupport

missingcar

19)toresenttheunfairtreatment

withallkindsofpeople

2.Givesynonymsandantonyms.

8)tosufferaterrible

10)tomakeapointof

12)toabandonthe

14)tostartone'slife

16)toprovokea

18)torecovene's

20)toinvolvedealing

1)Givesynonyms.

(1)rich,wealthy,well-to-do,well-off,successful,thriving,flou

(2)happening,event,incident,episode,affair,occasion,situatio

(3)todisclose,toreveal,toshow

(4)tothrow,totoss,tocast,tofling,tohurl

(5)strongfeeling,sentiment,passion,excitement

(6)effort,energy,labor,toil,struggle,endeavor

(7)irritated,annoyed,vexed,exasperated

(8)astonisheds,urprise,stounded,startleh,ocked,flabbergasted,

stunned

(9)exactly,just

(10)toalargeextent,greatly,verymuch

(11)clearly,plainly,obviously,certainly,unmistakably

(12)outstanding,striking,spectacular,exceptional,exciting,dra

(13)completely,utterly,entirely,thoroughly

(14)pleasant,delightful,amusing,enjoyable

(15)toinfluence

(16)anew,again,oncemore

(17)thus,therefore,forthisreason,consequently,so

(18)quite,rather

2)Giveantonyms.

(1)advanced,developed,sophisticated,refined,civilized,modern

(2)tolike,toapprove,towelcome

(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,uncommunicative

3.Translate.

1)OurschoolsportsmeetisduetotakeplacenextSaturday.

2)Duetotherepeatedfloodnddroughtsf,arminghasbeenvery

unstableinthatarea.

3)Shesuddenlyrealizedthattheirrentwouldbeduethenextday

4)Theyfinallyidentifiedtheobjectflyingduenorthasaswan.

5)ManypeoplebelievethatinduecourseChinesefarmerswilllea

competesuccessfullyininternationalmarkets.

6)Withduerespect,Idon'tthinkweshouldadoptawait-and-see

7)Accordinothisagreement,thetwocountriesshouldinformeach

otheroftheirmajormilitaryactions.

8)Hewascriticizedbecausehedidnottakeimmediateactionwhen

wasinformedthatthesubmarinehadsunk.

9)AlthoughehadlivedinthislitthluetallhislifeZ,huGeliangwas

extremelywell-informed.

10)Duringtheculturvolutine,oplewerenotonlyencouragedbut

alsoforcedtoinformoneachother.

11)Atthattimescholarsstronglyadvisedustopreservethecity

wewerenotfar-sightedenoughtoadopttheirproposal.

12)Toseehowhelovedhismother,youwouldneverguessthathew

adopted.

13)ThisclassicalnoveldescribesagroupofpeopleintheSongDy

who,likeRobinHood,robbedtherichtohelpthepoor.

14)Theyrobbedherofeverythingshehadandthrewheroutofthe

15)Don'teverreachoutforthingsthatdonotbelongtoyou,be

soonerorlateryouwillbecaught.

16)Ourgoalistobuildasocietythatisrich,freeandjust.B

reachthatdestinationwithoutpainandsuffering.

17)Ihadaterribledream.IdreamedthatIwasrunningafterso

Iwanted.Butitwasalwaysbeyondmyreach.

18)Atthattime,CaoCaobelievedthatfinalvictorywaswithin

reach.Hedidn'tknowthataterribledefeatwaswaitingforhim.

4.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriatewords.

1)up,on2)in3)up4)in5)out

6)up

7)out8)out9)about10)out,down11)

along12)around(round)

5.Translate.

1)Whatinterestedmewas...

(shocked)me.was...

3)Whatworriedmewas...

(troubled)mewas...

5)Whatpuzzled(bewilderemdwas...

mewas...

7)Whatupset(infuriated/ange)as...

mewas...

9)Whatexciteewas...

impressedmewas...

11)Whathumiliatemdewas...

disappointedmewas...

6.Completethefollowingsentences.

1)to2)Asfor

4)on

5)As,fool6)forthatmatter

8)In,by

9)Forall10)Forall

12)up

13)Onthecontrary14)on/for

2)Whatsurprised

4)Whatbothered

6)Whatamused

8)Whatannoyed

10)What

12)What

3)to

7)forthatmatter

11)line

15)Sofaras

16)into,involve

7.Choosetherightwordsintheirproperforms.

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,speed

8.Choosethebestwordorphraseforeachblankfromthefoursupplien

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)the

III.Grammar

1.Understandgrammarincontext.

1)Pointoutunrealconditionalclausesinthesesentences.Ifnoco

stated,sayhowitisimplied.

(1)Ifoneallowedoneselftobesurprisedatanything,howeverinsi

(2)ifthesuitcasehadbeenmine

(3)Thisisanunrealconditionalsentence,inwhichtheconditioni

inthesubject"that"(=turningmywifeout,whichmeansthesame

as"IfIhadturnedmywifeout").

(4)ifyouweretoadoptmymethod

(5)Ifyouhadn'tspokentome

(6)ifyouhadn'tdraggedmeintoconversation(notethatthemain

wouldhavebeenreadingthisbook"isomittedfImaysayso:

(formal,spoken)apolitewayofmakingacomment

(7)Ifhereallyhadkilledhisfather

(8)ifIweretheboyandhadstabbedmyfather

(9)ifyoutalkedforahundredyears

(10)IfIwasontrialformylife

(11)ifIhadn'tknownhewasborninsouthernOhio

(12)asentenceofimpliedcondition:theconditionalclause"ifthe

there/hafdoundthemselvensimilasrituationis"implienthe

sentence

(13)animpliedconditionalsentence:theunrealconditionimpliedi

for"phrase

(14)ifIhadanysense

(15)Ifwe'hadaplacetokeepthe124,000releasedprisoners

2)Pickouptassiveinfinitienarticipgerundsandpoinut

theirgrammaticalfunction.

(1)beingsurprisedbynothing:gerundasprepositionalobject

(2)beingintroduced:participleasobjectcomplement

(3)beingcaught:gerundasprepositionalobject

(4)beingcaught:gerundasobjectofverb

(5)tobeconvinced:infinitiveasobjectofverb

(6)toberecognized,tobelistenedto,tobequoted:infinitives

ofverb

(7)tobetold:infinitiveasobjectofverb

(8)tobereplaced:infinitiveasobjectofverb

(9)tobeseen:infinitiveasobjectofverb

(10)tobeappointed:infinitiveasobjectofverb

2.Practiceusingunrealconditionalclauses.

1)Rewritethesentences.

(1)IfIwereinLondon,IwouldvisitBigBen.

(2)Ifhewerethedirector,hewouldfirethatirresponsiblelibr

(3)Iftheyknewherwell,theywouldunderstandwhyshehaschose

workinthecountryside.

(4)Ifshehadn'tpracticedhard,shewouldn'thavewonthegoldm

(5)Ifshehadtakenherdoctor'sadvice,shewouldn'tbeinhosp

(6)Ifhehadn'tfinishetdheweek'sworklastnighth,ewouldn'bte

playingtenniswithhisbrothernow.

(7)Ifyouhadbeenwithoutajob,youwouldknowwhattheunempl

havetogothrough.

(8)Ifthefirrigadadn'rriventime,thebuildinwgouldhave

beendestroyed.

(9)Theinjuredman'slifemighthavebeensavedifhehadbeens

abetterhospital.

(10)Iftheyhadn'tusedup-to-datceomputers,theywouldn'ave

completedtheinvestigationinjustthreeweeks.

2)Completebytranslatingpartofeachsentence.

(1)theyshouldfailagain

(2)hehadenoughmoney

(3)theworld'spopulationceasedtoincrease,sofast

(4)Ihadknownthatmyfavorieingintarwasgoingtomeetthe

musicfansontheweekend

(5)IwerethePresident

(6)AdolfHitlerhadn'tcomeintopower

(7)theyhadn'timprovedthequalityandthepackingoftheirpro

(8)studentsmightlearnevenbetter

(9)Iwouldhaveactedinthesameway/Iwouldhavedonethesame

(10)thedoctorswouldn'thaveagreed

(11)IwouldurgeCongresstoraise/increasethebudgetforeducat

(12)shewouldn'tbesatisfied

(13)theTaiwanesewouldn'thavefoundhislostyoungerbrotherso

(14)youwouldn'twastefood/wouldn'tbewastingfoodlikethis

(15)theyou,ngwriterwouldn'tknowthemsowellandhewouldn't

portrayedtheirlifesotruthfully

3.Puttheverbsinthecorrectform.

1)hadknown,wouldn'thavegone

2)wereelected,wouldenforce

3)hadn'toverslept,would