大学英语精读第三册课后习题答案

大学英语精读第三版第三册课后习题答案

Unitl.

1)accent9)standsachance6)wereawarded

2)turnagainst10)trial7)Presumably

3)acoupleof8)conducted

4)takeshistime1)belief9)casual

5)fate2)brilliant10)around(whichstudent

6)confirmed3)employmentlife)revolves

7)witness4)hassavedup

8)subsequent5)stoodachance

1)Joewrotetosaythathehadtoputoffhisvisitbecauseofhisillness.

2)Despitethenoise,theywentonworkingasifnothingwerehappening.

3)Trafficwasheldupforseveralhoursbytheaccident.

4)Called(up)ontospeakatthemeeting,Icouldn'tverywellrefuse.

5)Mrs.Stevensonlookedinthecupboardandfoundtherewasnotasinglelumpofsugarleft.

6)ItwastherumorthatturnedJoeagainsthistwinbrother.

7)WewonderedhowSarawasgettingoninhernewjob.

8)AlthoughAnneagreedwithmeonmostpoints,therewasoneonwhichshewasunwillingto

givein.

9)Visitorscouldphotographalmostanythingherewithouthavingtoaskforpermission.

10)Whetherwemakeanexcursionorstayhomewilldependontomorrow'sweather.

1)uncertain,unafraid,unacceptable,unfamiliar,unequal；

2)unanswered,unattached,unknown,undecided,unexpected；

3)unhappily,unskillfully,unconsciously,unnecessarily,uncomfortably；

4)unsay,undress,untie,unlock,unloado

1)reliable7)breakable2)counterattack

2)changeable8)imaginable3)counterpart

3)enjoyable9)workable4)counteract

4)exhaustible10)applicable5)countermeasures

5)permissible6)Counterculturists

6)regrettable1)countercharge

1)Lizsangperfectlyinthetownhallyesterdayafternoon.

2)Isawyourbrotherandhisgirlfriendwalkingarminarmintheparktheotherday.

3)Itbegantoblowquitehardbeforemidnight.

4)Theymovedthepianointoanotherroomupstairslastevening.

5)Cometomyofficeatteno'clock.

6)Iwasstilllivingaloneathomeatthetime.

7)Believeitornot,IranintoyourcousininashopinNewYorkthreeweeksago.

8)Theoldcoupleweresittingquitehappilyinthegardenatthistimeyesterday.

1)Itturnedoutthathismethodsdidn'lworkatall.

2)Itturnedoutthatthenecklacewasnotmadeofdiamond,butofglass.

3)Itturnedoutthatthe"lost"moneyhadbeeninthesafeallthetime!

4)Itturnedoutthattheexperimentwasmuchmoredifficultthantheyhadsupposed.

5)Ithasturnedoutthatyournephewisthemostsuitablepersonforthejob.

6)Tohissurprise,itturnedoutthatthefashionableyoungladyhespoketowasapickpocket.

1)Givenhisage,itwasindeedamiraclethathehaddonesomuchinsoshortatime.

2)Giventhattheyarefreshfromuniversity,theyoungpeoplehavedoneagoodjob.

3)GiventhatXequalsten,Xminusfourissix.

4)Givengoodhealth,hecanfinishtheworkinacoupleofweeks.

5)Givenenoughmanpowerandfinancialsupport,thegoalcancertainlybeattained.

6)Giventhechance,Paulmightmakeit.

1)Fate12)employment9)jail20)free

2)trial13)turnagainst10)charged21)not

3)guilty11)court22)who

4)coupleofl)into12)dismissed23)drunken/drunk

5)conduct2)at13)but24)or

6)wandering3)Before14)fine25)received

7)casual4)car15)where26)such

8)confirm5)station16)killing27)why

9)temporary6)confirmed17)from28)injured

10)brilliant7)injured18)up

11)standachance8)drunk19)fine

翻译

1)发言人(spokesman)明确表示总统在任何情况下都不会取消(cancel)这次旅行。

ThespokesmanmadeitclearthatthePresidentwouldnotcancelthetripunderanycircumstances.

2)杰克对书架上那些书一本也不了解，所以他的选择是很随意的。

Jackdidn*tknowanythingaboutanyofthebooksonthebookshelf,sohischoicewasquite

arbitrary.

3)随后发生的那些事件再次证明了我的猜疑(suspicions)是对的。(confirm)

Thesubsequenteventsconfirmedmysuspicionsonceagain.

4)我认为我们应该鼓励中学生在暑假找临时工作。

Ithinkweshouldencouragehighschoolstudentstofindtemporaryjobs/employmentduring

theirsummerholidays.

5)令我们吃惊的是，这位常被赞为十分正直的州长(governor)竟然是个贪官(corrupt

official)o

Tooursuiprise,thegovernorwhohadoftenbeenpraisedforhishonestyturnedouttobeacorrupt

official.

6)少数工人得到提升(bepromoted),与此同时却有数百名工人被解雇。

Afewworkerswerepromoted,butmeanwhilehundredsofworkersweredismissed.

7)如果有机会，约翰也许已成为一位杰出的画家了。(given)

Giventhechance,Johnmighthavebecomeanoutstandingpainter.

8)数小时后，有人看见那个男孩在林子里瞎转。

Severalhourslater,theboywasfoundwanderingaroundinthewoods.

Unit2

l)BesidesExcept4)awake6)rejected6)Actingon

Besides5)alone7)created7)leavingto

2)Have6)astir8)obtained8)wentoutofher

receivedAccepted

9)aboveallway

ReceivedAccept

1)conflictwith10)perpetual9)hasbeen

3)DiscoveredWasappointed

inventedDiscovere2)superiorto

10)judgments

dInvented3)resented1)origin

11)influence

4)leftbehind/lelt2)threatening

12)humble

1)alike(mycarkeys)3)inexistence

behind

2)asleep4)hesitates

5)error

3)alive5)owesto

1)Manyauthorsuseafalsenamewhentheypublishtheirbooks.

2)TheoriginofhumanlifeonearthisnowbelievedtohavebeeninAfrica.

3)ThebookwastranslatedfromChineseintoEnglishunderthepersonalsupervisionofthe

author.

4)InspiteofthepersonalparticipationofthePresident,theconferencefailedtoproduce

agreement.

5)ManyAmericansprefertotravelbycaroveranyothermeansoftransportation.

6)Watchesmadeinyourfactoryarefarsuperiorinqualitytothoseturnedoutintheirs.

1)await-and-seeattitude1)self-conscious6)hastenedheartened

2)alife-and-deathstruggle2)self-sufficient

3)adown-to-earthspirit3)self-educated1)Inhisyouth

4)anout-and-outlie4)self-respecting2)A17-year-oldyouth

5)anout-of-the-way5)self-supporting3)Theyouthofourcountry

mountainvillage6)self-madehave

6)aface-to-facetalk4)Someyouths

7)adivide-and-ruiepolicy1)frightened5)Youthis

8)up-to-datemachines2)beheightened6)Theyouthofthe21st

centuryhave

9)word-for-wordtranslation3)strengthen

10)anever-to-be-forgotten4)lengthening/

night

5)tobelengthened

1)Althoughadvancedinyears,ThomasEdisonremainedasactiveandcreativeasmanyyoung

people.

2)Whilestillatcollege,MissLeacockhadherfirstnovelpublished.

3)Atigercannotbetamedunlesscaughtveryyoung.

4)Theoldladycarryingabasketfulofeggswasrundownbyataxiwhencrossingthestreet.

5)IamsureMr.White*slatestplay,oncestaged,willprovetobeagreatsuccess.

6)Benisfullyawarethatifnotproperlymanaged,hisshirtfactorywillhavetoclosedowninless

thanayear.

1)Paulcouldnotdance,norcouldhesing.

2)Iwasnotsatisfiedwithherexplanation,norweremyclassmates.

3)MybrotherJoeneverlearnedtoswim,nordoesheintendtostartnow.

4)Theydidn'tinviteme,nordidtheyinvitemyparents.

5)Cathyhadhardlysaidawordsincesupper,norhadherhusband.

6)Mr.Owendidn'tknowthenwhathadhappened,nordidheeverfindout.

1)ItwasJeffersonwhowrotetheDeclarationofIndependence.

2)Itiswithgenuinefeelingthattheauthorpraisesallthatisprogressive.

3)ItwasonthebeachthatMissWhitefoundthechildlyingdead.

4)Itwasbecausethewaterhadrisenthatwecouldnotcrosstheriver.

5)ItwasJim,aheartlessfellow,whowasheardshoutingathismotherinthedeadofnight.

6)ItwasnotuntilItoldherthatMrs.Williamsknewanythingaboutit.

1)PaulconsideredhimselffortunatetohavebeenadmittedtoHarvardUniversity.

2)Don'tyouthinkitgoodforustorememberJefferson'semphasisuponknowledgeasabasisfor

action?

3)Todaypeoplefinditimpossibleforonepersontolearnwhatneedstobeknownaboutall

subjects.

4)Hisdutyfulfilled,Henryfeltagreatweighttakenoffhismind.

5)Aliceconsideredherselfluckythatshewasnotinjuredintheaccident.

6)TheChineseworkingclassmadeitsstrengthfeltbyplayingthemainroleintheMay4th

Movement.

1)before13)away2)Infact

1)action2)aged14)saved3)asecondterm

2)obtain3)following15)was4)shape

3)humble4)Now16)given5)independence

4)origins5)lying17)does6)servedas

5)gooutofone's6)for18)the7)Constitution

way7)that19)done8)honored

6)conflict8)as20)more9)Thenation's

7)actedon9)in21)incapital

8)owemuchto10)that22)and10)celebrated

9)leftbehind11)might

12)life1)guided

翻译

1）会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。

Itwassuggestedatthemeetingthatacommitteeofelevenbeappointedtomakeanew

constitution.

2)这些青年科学家通过现场观察，获得了研究工作所需的第一手资料。

Bymakingon-the-spotobservations,theyoungscientistsobtainedfirst-handinformationthey

neededintheirresearchwork.

3)他很可能会因视力不好而被拒收入伍。

Itisverylikelythathewillberejectedbythearmybecauseofhisbadeyesight.

4)委员会成员在新机场最佳选址(location)这一问题上持有不同意见。

Thecommitteemembershaveconflictingopinionsastothebestlocationofthenewairport.

5)亨利创作的艺术品在许多方面比他兄弟的要好。

Henry'sworksofartaresuperiorinmanyrespectstothoseofhisbrother's.

6)我们产品质量的稳步提高在很大程度上是由于设备有所改进。

Thesteadyriseinthequalityofourproductsowesmuchtotheimprovementofourequipment.

7)吉姆本想按照自己的判断行事，但他没有这样做，因为作为军人他得服从命令。

Jimwouldhavepreferredtoactonhisownjudgment,buthedidn'tbecauseasasoldierhehadto

obeytheorder.

8)如果让我来决定我们是要一个没有自行车的城市呢，还是要一个没有汽车的城市，我会

毫不犹豫地选择后者。

Wereitlefttometodecidewhetherweshouldhaveacitywithoutbikes

oronewithoutcars,Ishouldnothesitateamomenttopreferthelatter.

Unit3

1)wereshortof8)leisure3)inturn11)Havinglittlein

2)attachedany9)awkward4)smelledofcommon

importanceto10)ultimate5)depressed12)disapproval

3)haveappliedfor11Constitute6)suburb13)advertise

4)consistsof12)slim7)stale14)plus

5)vital8)protested

6)range1)salary9)incompetent

7)Judgingby2)prospect10)interview

1)Aresumegenerallyconsistsofpersonalinformation,workexperienceandeducational

background.

2)Intoday*sjobmarket,importanceisattachedtopracticalexperienceaswellasformal

education.

3)Thepayforthistypeofworkrangesfromtentofifteendollarsperhour.

4)Thethoughtofhavingtotaketheexamagaindepressedme./1wasdepressedatthethoughtof

havingtotaketheexamagain.

5)Tonyandhisbrotherhavelittleincommonexceptthattheysharethesameinterestincricket./

Tonyandhisbrotherhavelittleincommonexcepttheirsharedinterestincricket.

6)England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIrelandconstitutetheUnitedKingdom.

1)unlock2)akind-hearted6)awhite-haired

2)unpackedwomangirl1)smells

3)undo3)asimple-minded7)aleft-handedlovely/smellssweet

youngmanperson

4)unfolded2)couldsmell

4)adouble-faced8)ared-tailedbirdcigarettes

5)unsay

guy/adouble-faced9)anarrow-minded3)Smellthemilk

6)undressedfellow

man4)smellsstale

5)along-haired

10)ashort-sighted5)smellsofwine

1)ablue-eyedgirlrabbitwoman

6)cansmell8)smellof2)surprised7)frightening

somethingburningfish/smeltof3)8)winning

fish/smelledoffish

7)wassmellingaexcitedinterested9)

ballofwool4)frightenedamusingthinking

1)5)boredclosing10)lost

surprising/sui*prise

6)closed

1)Therumourproved(tobe)true.3)mostofthestudentsunderstoodthefirst

2)Theexperimentproved(tobe)asuccessinproblem

theend.4)Icouldstophim

3)Thestudentproved(tobe)muchbrighter

thanhehadfirstappeared.1)thelettermusthavebeenwrittenbyasmall

4)Hisexperiencesonthefarmproved(tobe)child

aturningpointinhiswritingcareer.2)theyareprobablyJapanese

3)hemighthavefailedinhisEnglishexam

1)Icouldsay'Thankyou"4)theperformancemustbeagreatsuccess

2)Ihadtimetolookovermyanswers

1)advertised2)apply13)when1)hiring

2)local3)others14)questions2)link

3)slim4)know15)polite3)collegegraduate

4)apply5)16)rest/others4)somewhere

5)disapprovalpreferred/chose/sele17)floor5)findout

Ct

6)consistedof18)placed6)checkedwithhis

6)single

7)attached19)turnuniversity

7)a

importance20)When7)he'dberightfor

8)atthejob

8)Obviously21)noticed

9)behind8)eagerness

9)incommon22)brushed

10)careful9)leftmewithonly

10)salary23)nails

11)tooneotherquestion

11)prospect24)excellent

12)10)callon

25)more

considerate/thoughlf

l)Out

ul

翻译

1.Shegotapostasacashieratalocalbank.Butshewassoonfiredbecausesheprovedtobe

incompetent.

她在当地一家银行找到一份出纳员的工作，但不久因不称职而被解雇了。

2.Itisobviously/clearlyhisyoungassistantwhoisrunningthebookstore.

很明显是他的年轻助手在经营这家书店。

3.Nosoonerhadtheproposalbeenannouncedatthemeetingthanshegottoherfeettoprotest.

这项建议在会上一宣布，她就站起来提出异议。

4.BillhasappliedtoHarvardUniversityforateachingassistantship,buthischancesofgettingit

areslim.

比尔已向哈佛大学申请助教职位，但他得到它的可能性很小。

5.Beingshortoffunds,theyaretryingtoattractforeigncapital.

由于缺乏资金，他们正在想办法吸引外资。

6.Theroomsmellsofstaleair.Itmusthavebeenvacantforalongtime.

这个房间有股霉味，一定是好久没人住了。

7.Asfarashobbiesareconcerned,Janeandhersisterhavelittleincommon.

就业余爱好而言，珍妮和她妹妹几乎没有什么共同之处。

8.Itisself-evidentthattheeducationoftheyoungisvitaltothefutureofacountry.

不言而喻，青年人的教育对于一个国家的未来是至关重要的。

Unit4

1)few1)function8)ahousehold3)arepursuing11)atease

2)Alittle2)word4)ambition12)observe

3)littlecorresponded9)capableof5)fame13)modest

witheachothercarryingout

4)few6)cometo14)application

3)immuneto10)somuchso

5)afewlittletermswith15)curiosity

4)ateasethat

6)afewfew7)workout16)solutions

5)displayed

7)little8)singledout

6)approach1)aseriesof

8)few9)personality

2)approaches

7)puzzle10)takenapart

1)Hewritesexclusivelyforthe"WashingtonPost'*.

2)Thefriendshipyourpeoplehaveforourpeopleimpressedmedeeplyduringmyvisitinyour

country./1wasdeeplyimpressedduringmyvisitinyourcountrybythefriendshipyourpeople

haveforourpeople.

3)IttookJoealongtimetocometotermswiththefactthathewouldnolongerbeabletogo

sailingagain.

4)Jim'sgrandfatherbelievesmoreinfreshairandexercisethaninmedicine.

5)Owingtohispooreducationhewasfrustratedinhisattempttofindagoodjob.

6)MostAmericancitiesarerelativelysmallintermsofpopulationwhencomparedtoChinese

citieslikeShanghaiandBeijing.

1)emotional10)valuable17)sandy4)12)crossroad

2)angry11)central18)originalschoolmaster13)spaceship

3)atomic12)19)curious5)necklace14)superpower

4)exclusivedelightful/delig20)easy6)eyesight15)lifeboat

hted

5)famous7)loudspeaker16)rainstorm

13)feasible

6)jealous8)sunrise

14)fortunate

7)safe1)typewriter9)heartbeat

15)personal

8)simple2)honeymoon10)blood-test

16)capable

9)important3)airport11)motorcycle

1)handbook/handmade/handsaw/handshake/handwork/handwriting

2)housebreaker/housekeep/housekeeper/housearrest/houseinate/housework

3)workbook/workday/workmate/workshop/worksite/worktable

4)bookkeeper/bookmark/bookreview/bookseller/bookshelf/bookstall

5)riverside/roadside/bedside/dockside/inside/outside

6)classroom/livingroom/readingroom/waitingroom/consullingroom/darkroom

1)adropofblood6)ablockofmarble

2)agrainofwheat7)arolloftoiletpaper

3)alengthofrope8)ahelpingofpie

4)alumpofsugar9)ablanketofheavymist

5)aballofstring10)asliceofbeef

1)Joe'sfatherwasseentoreturnafterdark.

2)Thewindwasheardtoroarthroughthetrees.

3)Idon'tthinkTomcanbemadetotaketheboss'sorders.

4)Theyoungmanwasseentoenterthebuildingnexttothebank.

5)WhenshewasinShanghaitheactresswasheardtosayshehadlongthoughtofthiscityasher

secondhome.

6)Aftertheministerofeducationhadfinishedspeakingatthepressconference,hewasmadeto

answerallsortsofquestions.

1)Thedoctoradvised(that)Mike(should)stayinhospitaluntilhewasfullyrecovered.

2)Cathy'sfatherinsisted(that)she(should)takeatwo-weekrestbeforegoingbacktowork.

3)ThechairmanoftheTradeUnionsuggested(that)aspecialcommittee(should)besetupto

lookintotheproblem./ThechairmanoftheTradeUnionsuggested(that)theysetupaspecial

committeetolookintotheproblem.

4)Thecommanderordered(that)ourcompany(should)starttheattackbeforedawn.

5)KnowingJacktobedishonest,Idemanded(that)he(should)tellmenothingbutthetruth.

6)Thedeanofthephilosophydepartmentrequested(that)thevisitingscholar(should)givea

lectureonSartre.

1)bewildered2)with14)place26)nodded5)devote

2)impressed3)listened15)began27)didhimselfto

research

3)modest4)gave16)single28)thought

6)

4)profound5)told17)success29)but

world-famous

5)displayed6)lecture18)people30)order

7)explain

6)ambition7)sure19)shaking31)was

8)youthinkit's

7)singledout8)Why20)followed32)answertwohours

8)puzzle9)for21)before9)thephysical

9)capable10)agreed22)stopped1)childhoodworld

10)atease11)two23)a2)aslowstart10)conquer

12)hall24)listened3)mathematics

Dby13)before25)not4)grewup

翻译

1）那小女孩跑得太快，身体一下失去平衡，跌倒了。

Thelittlegirlransofastthatshewasthrownoffbalanceandfellover/down.

2）他致力于研究工作的精神（devotiontoresearch）给我留下了很深印象，但我对他那些深

奥的理论丝毫不感兴趣。

IwasimpressedbyhisdevotiontoresearchbutIdidnothavetheslightestinterestinhisprofound

theories.

3）千万别说可能会被人误解的话。

Besurenottosayanythingcapableofbeingmisunderstood.

4）我被他们互相矛盾的意见搞糊涂了，不知如何去做才是。

IwassobewilderedbytheirconflictingadvicethatIdidnotknowhowtoact/whattodo.

5）起初，这个复杂问题使他们感到灰心丧气，但经过仔细思考后他们终于研究出了解决办

法。

Atfirstthiscomplicatedproblemfrustratedthem,butafterthinkingitovercarefullytheyfinally

workedoutasolution.

6)体育代表团团长在少先队员向他献上一束鲜花时愉快地笑了。

Theheadofthesportsdelegationbeamedwithdelightwhenayoungpioneerpresentedhimwitha

bunchofflowers.

7)这学期我们都学习得不错，我真不明白为什么我们的英语老师单单表扬了班长一个人。

Ireallydon'tseewhyourEnglishteachershouldsingleoutourmonitorforpraisesincewehave

alldonequitewellthisterm.

8)我相信比较高级的|(higher)|动物是由比较低级的|(lower)|动物进化而来|(developfrom)

I的这一学说。

Ibelieveinthetheorythatthehigheranimalsdevelopedfromthelower

ones.

Unit5

l)h9)tomake6)fromyearto13)ambition3)

2)emattersworseyear14)generouswell-designed

3)a10)consume7)compete15)virtue4)well-read

withfor5)newly-wed

4)g11)bereplaced16)error

8)isessential6)well-meant

5)f12)interior

to

6)d13)has1)fast-growing7)widespread

disappeared

7)b2)fast-moving8)far-fetched

14)cameabout1)poisonous

8)c3)

2)joy

good-looking1)atfirst

1)hasserved3)treacherous

1)makesup4)far-reaching2)firstly/first

as4)religious

2)fraction5)outstanding3)Firstofall

2)maydo5)prosperous

6)ill-fitting4)firstof

3)perspectivesharmto

6)spontaneousall/first

4)fromyearto7)

3)makesup7)humorous

yearhigh-sounding5)firstly

4)convert

8)mysterious8)everlasting6)first

5)poisonoustheminto

9)jealousy7)atfirst

6)liberate5)inall

10)curious

7)creptlikelihood1)ill-planned8)atfirst

11)cautious

8)transparent2)well-paid

12)ridiculous

1)Aballetdancerwhodoesnotpracticeeverydaylosesalotofskill,asdoesamusician.

2)Almostalltheteach