现代大学英语精读3-unit-5课后答案

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Unit5

Pre-classWork

1.Paraphrase.

1)No.8:Thesocietyhasnottreatedtheboyverywell.Thereforeweshould

atleasttalkalittlebitbefore

wesendhimtothechair.That'sallIwanttodo.Nothingelse.

2)No.9:I'msurprisedtohearyousaythatasifdishonestyhaseverbeena

characteristicpeculiartoa

specificgroup.

3)No.8:Nobadyhastoprovethekidisinnocent.Accordingtotheprinciple

oflaw,heisinnocentuntile

provenguilty,andhecanonlybeconvictedifhisguiltisbeyondreasonable

doubt.

4)No.4:Thesetwoslapsmayhavebeenbeyondhislimitofendurance.The

boyhasbeenkickedaround

sooftenthathemayhavebeenreachingthebreakingpointwhenthetwoslaps

come.

5)No.8:IfIweretriedincourtandtheverdictwoulddecidewhetherIwould

liveorbeexecuted,Iwould

wantmylawyertotryhisbesttorefutetheprosecutor'sevidencecompletely.6)

No.3:Brother,you'rereallyannoying.Yousathereandvotedguiltyliketherestof

us.Andthen,some

hypocriticalpersonlikeapreachersaidsomethingwithhisaffectedlanguage

andvoice,youjustbegan

toshowyoursympathyfortheboyandthenchangedyourvote.Thisisthemost

disgusting...Isuggest

yougotothechurchorsomeothercharityinstitutiontocontributesome

money,whichwillbemore

directandvirtuous.

2.Learntousereferencebooks.

l)Findtheproperdefinitionofthefollowinginthetext.

(1)charge:toaccusesb.ofsth.esp.formallyinacourtoflaw

(2)term:aperiodoftimes

(3)state:conditionorcircumstances

(4)plain:simply

(5)blade:knife(edge)

(6)jam:tosqueezesth.intoaspacesothatitcannotmoveout

(7)bright:smart,clever

(8)hang:tomake(ajury)unabletoreachaunanimousdecision

(9)given:fixed

2)Findthesynonymsandantonymsofthefollowinginathesaurus.

(1)fantastic:

synonyms:marvelous,extremelygood,wonderful,sensational,terrific,fabulous,

superb,great

antonyms:reasonable,sensible,credible,ordinary,common,moderate(2)

peculiar:

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synonyms:odd,queer,strange,unusual,abnormal,unconventional,

weird,eccentric,bizarre

antonyms:common,general,universal,usual,ordinary,conventional,familiar

3.Word-building.

1)Givethecorrespondingnounsofthefollowing.

(1)handle/handling(2)charge(3)accusation(4)supposition(5)disagreement(6)

mixture/mix(7)refutation(8)provocation(9)commitment(10)divergence

2)Givethecorrespondingverbsofthefollowing.

(I)totry(2)toprosecute(3)tomug(4)toallege(5)toguard(6)tosicken(7)topreach(8)toelevate(9)totear(10)tobear(11)toaccomplish(12)toexcite(13)to

coincide(14)toforge

MoreWorkontheText

II.Vocabulary

1.Translate.

1)intoChinese.

(1)犯严重错误(2)负责处理该案(3)出庭作证

(4)提供证据(5)验明凶器(6)抹去指印

(7)进行盘问(8)付诸表决(9)要求表决

(10)以不记名投票方式表决(11)投票赞成或反对(12)投票认为有罪

(13)作出判决(14)判决某人死刑(15)成功地耍一个花招

(16)堵塞河流

2)intoEnglish.

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(1)toquotetheBible(2)tolistallthereasons(3)todialthephonenumber(4)to

definetheword(5)toserveajailterm(6)toowesomeoneanapology

(7)torefuteanargument(8)totestthesharpnessofaknife

(9)toclearone'sthroat(10)tomissthepoint(11)tosetatimelimit.(12)to

makearule(13)tosplittherent(14)topassagivenpoint(15)totearsomethingto

shreds/pieces(16)togetbacktothepoint

(17)tostab(somebody)intheback

2.Givesynonymsandantonymsofthefollowing.

1)Givesynonyms.

(1)evident,clear,plain,distinct,conspicuous

(2)feeble,weak,inadequate,poor

(3)tocryout,toshout,toscream

(4)normal,usual,common,routine

(5)threat,danger

(6)legaladvisor,lawyer,attorney

(7)proof,materialproof,grounds,fact

(8)disreputablepeople,scum,loafers

(9)dirty,unclean,rotten

(10)disagreement,quarrel,dispute

(11)smart,wise,clever,intelligent

(12)tothrust,tostickin,tostuff

(13)unbelievable,remarkable,amazing

(14)todiffer,todisagree,toseparate

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(15)toachieve,tocarryout,todo,toperform,torealize,toattain,tofulfill(16)

proposal,suggestion,recommendation,plan

(17)disgusting

(18)decision,judgment,opinion

(19)intolerable,unacceptable,unthinkable

(20)trait,quality,feature

2)Giveantonyms.

(1)inaccurate(2)proud(3)calm,cool(4)innocent(5)todeny(6)defense

(7)insensitive(8)strong,solid(9)todisprove,torefute

(10)impersonal(11)dishonest(12)irregular(13)negative(14)abnormal

3.Translate.

1)Ourcompanywasheavilyindebtwhenhetookover.Weowedthebankabout

10million.

2)LaoSong,Ioweyouanapology.TheotherdayIreallybehavedlikea

fool.3)Peopleknowverywellthattheyoweeverythingtheyhavetodaytothereform

andopenpolicy.

4)Whydidtheirboatinvadeourterritorialwaters?Theyoweusan

explanationatleast.

5)HeclaimedtohavetwoPh.Ddegreesfromtwouniversities.

6)Bothsidesclaimedtohavewonthecompetition.

7)TheTaipingstookthecityfinally.Butthebattleclaimedoneoftheirbest

leaders.

8)Thesepatientswontheclaimof50milliondollarsfortheirdamagedhealth.9)

Thisotherwisewonderfulmanagerisawomanizer.

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10)Herotherwiseperfectfamilyonlyhasoneproblem:Herlittledaughteris

handicapped.

11)TheCongresswillvoteonthisnewtaxlawsometimenextweek.The

exacttimehasnotyetbeen

fixed.

12)Bigbusinesswillvoteforthatparty.Theywon'tvoteotherwise.

13)Afteraheateddiscussion,theyfinallyputittoavote.Thevotewasthree

tofourinBush'sfavor.

14)JohnKennedywasthefirstCatholicinUShistorytobevotedintothe

WhiteHouse.

15)Inthestockmarket,peopleoftenvotewiththeirfeet.

16)Theproblemswenowhaveremindusthatsocialjusticeisjustas

importantaseconomicprosperity.

17)Thatdaysheforgottoremindherhusbandtogethiscarfixed.

18)Thestoryremindedmeofmanyterriblethingsthathappenedintheso-

called"culturalrevolution."

4.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateword.

1)down2)in3)on,off4)out5)out6)out

7)over8)over9)awaywith10)with,without11)into,in12)with

6.Choosetherightwordsintheirproperforms.

I)(1)sensible(2)sensitive(3)sensitive(4)sensible

2)(1)excited(2)excitable(3)exciting(4)excited

3)(1)charged,charged(2)accused(3)charge(4)accusation

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4)(1)admitted/acknowledge(2)admit/acknowledge(3)acknowledge(4)

acknowledge

(5)admitted

Translatewithspecialattentiontothedifferentmeaningsofthesamewordor

words

whichhappentohavethesamespelling.

1)你能不能用简单的英语把它说明白一些?

2)xx的雨量集中在xx地区。

3)她相貌平平，但心肠很好。

4)除了武装警察，还有很多便衣。

5)我不明白他为什么这么做，这太愚蠢了。

6)第一季度进口增长了百分之十。

7)我现在居无定所。等我安顿下来马上告诉你我的地址。

8)这个男孩真该五马分尸。(查尔斯·狄更斯)

9)你正是我想找的那个人。(我正要找你!)

10)过了这座桥，再往南走十分钟左右，离这里两个街区远。

11)林黛玉含着眼泪把她所有的诗稿都撕得粉碎，扔到了火里。

12)如果你认为这句话不对，就打个叉。

13)她很生气，因为她知道这最近的路塞车，她就要迟到了。

8.Choosethebestwordorphraseforeachblankfromthefoursuppliedin

brackets.

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(1)Becauseof(2)affairs(3)words(4)already(5)thought(6)between(7)

agreements(8)out(9)transferring(10)relationships(11)public(I2)that(13)

presents(14)arising(15)legallII.Grammar

1.Understandgrammarincontext.

Studythesesentencesandfindoutthegrammaticalfunctionofeachofthe

italicizedgerundphrase.

Thegerundhasexactlythesameformasthepresentparticiple.However,while

thelatterhasthefunctions

oftheadjectiveortheadverb,theformeralwaysfunctionsasanoun.Gerunds

denoteactivitiesina

generalway.Theycannotbeusedwithnumbersandsuchdeterminersas

"this"and"that".

1),2),3)prepositionalobject

4)prepositionalobject

knife-fighting:partofacompoundwordwhichisusedasprepositionalobject

5),6)objectsofverbs"7)going...:objectofverbs

beinghitseveraltimesbyhisfather:prepositionalobject

8)prepositionalobject

9)Keepingtomyself:subject

notformingattachments:prepositionalobject

10)objectofaverbwithapossessivepronounreferringtotheperformance

oftheactionitdenotes

11)prepositionalobject

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12)prepositionalobjectwithapossessivepronounreferringtotheperformer

oftheactionitdenotes

13)prepositionalobject

14)subjectoftheobjectclause

15)dealingin...:objectofaverb:

designing,assemblingandmarketinghisown:objectofaverb

16)prepositionalobject

2.CompletethesentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinbrackets,usingthe

constructionof

preposition+gerundphrases.

1)bytypingmessagestoeachother

2)farfrombeingthecenteroftheuniverse

3)withoutbeingrecognized

4)onarrivingattheairport

5)Afterfinishingcollege

6)withouteverknowing

7)Insteadofspendingherenergyonherstudies

8)bybabysittingforaneighborafterschool

9)beforeleaviqghisoffice

10)fortakinghim.tohospitalintimeforemergencytreatment

ii)In/Whilesortingouthisfather'smanuscript

12)through/fromreadingtheircompositions

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3.Completethesentences.

1)Choosethefightformoftheverbinbrackets--gerundorinfinitive.

(1)watching(2)selling'(3)tolaunch(4)(to)secure(5)wondering(6)tosave(7)

feeling(8)being,being/tobe(9)toanswer(10)having(ll)tosay(12)asking(13)

starting(14)toinvest/investing(15)treating,using2)Choosebetweenthe"noun~to-

infinitive"constructionandthe"noun+of+gerund".

(1)oftelling(2)todo(3)ofwriting-

(4)ofbeingdiscovered(5)toorganize(6)ofmakingmoney/tomakemoney

(7)tothank(8)ofowning(9)tobecome(1O)topractice(11)ofrunningand

dieting(12)oflooking

after

(13)tohelp(14)toopen,(to)read(15)oflivingNote:Thechoicebetweenthe

infinitiveand"of+gerund"isamatterofidiomaticusagesratherthanthat

ofgrammar.Studentsareencouragedtoobservethechoiceofthosenative

speakerswhosewritingscanbe

usedassafemodelsofgoodEnglish.

4.Translatethesentencesusinggerunds.

1)Theoldladyresentsbeingreferredtoasabusybody.

Or:Theoldladydoesnotlikebeingcalledabusybody.

2)"Iappreciateyourofferingtogoandtelltheparentsabouttheaccident."

Theprincipaltoldme.

(Note:"Offer"isalsocorrect.)

3)Thecheatthoughtbeingdressedlikeapolicemanwouldmakeustrust

him.Buthelookedlikea

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swindlerjustthesame.

4)It'simportanttoknowwhatitisthatyoudon'tknow,andaskingquestions

istheway.

5)Foreignjournalistsinthecountryoftencomplainaboutbeingsuspected

ofspying.

6)Ireviewedmylessonsbyfirstreadingthetextsoverandthentryingto

retelltheminmyownwords.

7)Therearemanywaystogetdataintoacomputer.Processingthedatais

accomplishedwithinthecomputer

itself.

8)Beingaguestonatalkshowrequireswit,eloquence,andinsight.9)Today,by

usingtelecommunicationsequipment,CEOscanpresideovermeetingswithout

leavingfrom

theirdesks.

10)Icanunderstandyourhoppingfromjobtojobinsearchofsomething

youreallylovedoing,butyour

rejectingsuchagenerousoffer--no!

5.Puttheverbinbracketsintherightform,addingmodalswherenecessary.

1)looks,shining,seems,looking,seems,taken

2)findingout,isgenerallydivided

3)Protecting,dumped,may/mightendup,flowing,Protecting

4)shopping,be,revealing,shipping

5)canbedescribed,tomake/making,(to)takeon/takingon,aresaid,to

haveentered,totakecareof,

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working,resting,remembering,doing,had,todo

6.Completeeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththemostlikelyanswer.

1)D2)A3)C4)A5)B6)B7)C8)D9)D10)All)B12)A13)C14)C15)B

IV.WrittenWork

TranslatethepassageintoEnglish.

InsomecountriesintheWest,thereisa