新世纪大学英语第2版综合教程3(14单元)练习答案

1、unit onepeople around usenhance your language awareness words in action working with words and expressions1. in the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. complete the following sentences with them. change the form where necessary. answers:1) crease2) hint3) assured4) awaitin

2、g5) hovering6) scrawled7) glistening8) frail 9) sole 10) visible 11) engaged 12) biased13) dreading14) grinning2. in the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. do you know how to use them in the proper context? now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercis

3、e. change the form where necessary. answers: 1) for fear of 2) pulled up 3) except for 4) get by 5) make a living 6) every so often7) in the background8) shut off 9) each and every 10) as it is 11) wraps around her little finger12) caught us unawares increasing your word power 1. choose the definiti

4、on from column b that best matches each phrasal verb in column a, paying attention to the v+ prep./ad. collocation. answers: 1) f 2) c 3) d 4) e 5) b 6) g 7) h 8) afill in each blank in the following sentences with a proper phrasal verb. change the verb form where necessary. answers:1) let out2) cle

5、an up3) come through 4) waiting on 5) picked up 6) ended up 7) headed for8) ran through2. the prefixes ex-, fore-, pre- mean “former, before, or in advance” while the prefix post- means “after or later than”. study the following examples and form words by adding ex-, fore-, pre-, post- to the words

6、given in the table and then complete each of the following sentences with a proper word you have just formed. change the verb form where necessary. answers:1) foretell 2) preview3) 4) postscript5) postgraduate6) precondition7) ex-husbandgrammar in context task 1: combine the given sentences into one

7、 by using attributive clauses. answers for reference: 1) i encountered many people whose lives amazed me. (see para. 3, text b) 2) we drove in silence to the address (that/which) she had given me. (see para. 21, text b)3) he pushed through the doors and headed for the back room where his apron and b

8、using cart were waiting. (see para. 16, text a)4) i had seen too many people trapped in a life of poverty who depended on the cab as their only means of transportation. (see para. 6, text b)5) their social worker, who stopped to check on stevie every so often, admitted stevie and his mother had fall

9、en between the cracks. (see para. 6, text a) task 2: complete the following sentences by translating the chinese in the brackets into english. be sure to use present particles or past particles to modify nouns. answers for reference:well-considered decision, folded paper, written notice, laptop stor

10、ing my annual report, a postman delivering express mailcloze complete the following passage with words chosen from text a. the initial letter of each is given. answers:1) reliable2) syndrome3) adopted 4) got done with 5) gloomy6) or something7) chance 8) come through 9) barely10) in good shape11) bo

11、oth 12) mess 13) scrawled14) peeking15) intranslation translate the following sentences into english, using the words and expressions given in brackets. answers for reference:1) what i didnt count on was that over time i would sincerely take pride in being a social worker.2) shooting a quick look at

12、 the clock on the wall, grandma let out a cry, “oh, my dear /my goodness/my gracious, were going to miss the train!”3) at the kindergarten entrance, i always see some kids/children holding firmly on to their parents. should young parents be sterner towards their kids/children and leave immediately u

13、nder these circumstances?4) in the dim street light stood a weeping little girl/ a girl weeping.5) when making donations, rich people should be as considerate as possible in order not to put the recipient in an embarrassing situation.6) since last month, my work has been revolving around the routine

14、 office duties, so now i am counting the days until the national day comes, when my friends and i are going hiking in the countryside. translate the following paragraph into english using the words and expressions in the box below. answer for reference:that was a time when life was difficult for eve

15、ryone. my family could barely get by on my small income from driving a cab. one late night i responded to a call for a cab ride. to my surprise, when i arrived at the address, i found it was a frail old lay who was awaiting me. after she got into the cab, i engaged her in conversation. i learnt that

16、 she was going to the hospice. her doctor said she didnt have very long. the old lady told me to drive through the downtown area. she pointed at some old buildings, telling me those were the places where she used to work or live. when the cab finally pulled up in front of the hospice, i didnt accept

17、 her fare. in the rest of the day, i was lost in thought. though i had to make a living, i lived not for the sole purpose of surviving. when circumstances looked gloomy, the small favour i had done could be a candle light. however faint the light was, it managed to warm up a soul and ennobled me as

18、well. i did take pride in that small favour.unit twoloveenhance your language awarenesswords in action working with words and expressionsin the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. complete the following sentences with them. change the form where necessary. answers: curledm

19、inimumclipyieldedgivenpreservefascinatedaffectioninteracthastegriefdefiespresenceacquiremanipulaterestraintsin the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. do you understand their meanings? do you know how to use them in the proper context? now check for yourself by doing

20、 the blank-filling exercise. change the form where necessary. answers: let, loose onfit intohold onstate of affairsin the course ofin vainbuild, onin shortreached forgive and take increasing your word powerthe prefix over- can be added to nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, meaning “above”, “outsi

21、de”, “across”, or “too much”. study the words given in the box and choose the proper word to fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences. change the form where necessary. answers: overcoatoverheadoverjoyedoversleptoverweightoverdueovertimeoverworking many words in english can be used both

22、as nouns and as verbs. listed in the following table are some of these words that you have learned in unit one and unit two. study them carefully and then complete each of the following sentences with one of them as you see fit. change the form where necessary. answers: crushattributesfancybubbledgr

23、aspdrizzlinglabelingyieldlisted in the box below are some idiomatic expressions formed with the word “hand”. study them carefully and try to make out their meanings. you may consult a dictionary if necessary. then translate the given sentences into english, using one of them. answers:we are short of

24、 hands.i still have some money in hand.give me a hand with this box, please.i often keep a dictionary at hand.the football fans were out of hand.hand out the pencils to everyone in the class.this ring was handed down to me by my grandmother.times up. please hand in your test papers.please hand on th

25、e magazine to your roommates.im afraid i cant help you. im a green hand.grammar in contextnow complete the following sentences by translating the chinese in the brackets into english. make sure that the sentences are in the inverted order. answers for reference: sitting on the stairs was / on the st

26、airs was sittingover the wall came / flewround the corner wasthen finally cameunder the table was lyingat / on the top of (on top of) the hill stood now correct the mistakes in the following sentences, if any. write none under the correct sentence(s). answers for reference: the beaver chews down tre

27、es to get food and material to build its home with.do your parents think tom is a nice boy to go out with? (cross out him)the goals for which he has fought all his life seem unimportant to him now.none.the essay starts by asking a question, to which the author then gives a positive answer.clozecompl

28、ete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. the initial letter of each is given. answers:hastestate of affairsdistinguishedmeeting of mindsblossominner charmintimacyemotionacquiringidealsadmirationlastingaffectionforgehonoroverwhelmingtranslation translate the following sentences int

29、o english, using the words and expressions given in brackets. answers for reference:in either friendship or love / in both friendship and love, you should never expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum.i built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not a man

30、of sincerity at all.we took mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain; she failed to survive the disease.valentines day is an annual holiday celebrated on february 14, a perfect dayto express love to the object of your / ones affection.in the information era, c

31、ommunications with far-away friends via e-mail can be almost / virtually simultaneous.love needs to be nurtured, and the “eternal / everlasting love” that we all dream to have is not forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other.theres a difference between strength and courage. it takes

32、 strength to survive. it takes courage to live.she was by nature a very affectionate person, always ready to give a helping hand to others.translate the following paragraph into english, using the words and expressions in the box below. answers for reference:after dinner, we all sat around the heart

33、h. aunt susan was still in the grief of losing uncle robert. in her soft voice she told us about their past years. uncle robert joined the army shortly after they were engaged. given the critical situation at the time when lots of army men didnt return alive, you can imagine how much horrified aunt

34、susan was every day, and how much overjoyed she was to see uncle robert back safe and sound from the european battlefield. then they got married and brought up five children. for all those years, their affection for each other grew stronger in the course of overcoming difficulties and hardships in l

35、ife. i was fascinated by aunt susans story, which was totally different from my ideal of love. they practiced, in their daily life, giving and sharing instead of pursuing passion and romance, or making complaints. amazingly, such love lasted through their whole life.unit threefriendshipenhance your

36、language awarenesswords in actionworking with words and expressions3. in the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. complete the following sentences with them. change the form where necessary. answers:a) boundb) unfoldedc) possessingd) has surpassede) appointedf) virtuesg) ha

37、d correspondedh) gazedi) keenj) graspedk) groundedl) sensiblem) commitmentsn) regulating4. in the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. do you know how to use them in the proper context? now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. change the form where necess

38、ary. answers: 1) distinguish between 2) checked up on3) torn down4) make a fortune5) all of a sudden6) lost track of7) casting an eye over8) broke up9) take pleasure in10) described as11) turned up12) in so far as13) is under arrest14) pass on15) as to increasing your word power1. the preposition “a

39、s” is often used together with some verbs to describe the fact that sb./sth. has a particular function, role or job. translate the following into chinese, paying attention to the “verb as” collocation. answers: 1) acceptas 接受为2) respect as尊重为3) defineas把定义为4) describe as把描述成5) picture as把想象成6) regar

40、d as把看作7) seeas把看作8) view as把看作now complete the following sentences by using the “verb + as” collocation. 1) him both as a father and as a writer2) myself as a swan dancing on the lake3) the challenge as an opportunity to test his courage4) me as one of their family members5) it as a joke6) mark as

41、being in his late teens, tall and friendly to everyone7) as the greatest painter of his time8) love as a way of life, while others define it as a way to feel2. did you notice the suffix “-al” or “-ial” in the words “trial” and “arrival” in this unit? the suffix “al” or “-ial” can be added to verbs t

42、o form nouns. put down the noun forms of the following verbs in the space provided. answers: 1)arrivearrival2)trytrial3)approveapproval4)betraybetrayal5)buryburial6)dismissdismissal7)disposedisposal8)proposeproposal9)refuserefusal10)removeremoval11)survivesurvival12)withdrawwithdrawalnow fill in the

43、 blanks in the following sentences by choosing the proper words with the suffix “al” or “ial” from the above table.1) refusal2) arrivals3) removal4) dismissal5) survival6) proposal7) disposal8) approvalgrammar in context1. in unit 2 and unit 3 you find the following sentences containing “no matter w

44、hat”, “whenever” and “whatever.”now complete the following sentences by translating the chinese in the bracket into english, using “no matter what (who, which, how, etc.)” or “whatever (whoever, whichever, however, etc.) .” answers for reference: 1) whichever tent you are not using now2) whoever com

45、es /come first 3) whichever / whatever condition our captain thought was the best4) wherever / no matter where i go5) whatever wishes their child/children expresses/express6) however disappointed / no matter how disappointed you may feel about the surroundings/ environment/situation 7) whoever break

46、s it 8) whenever he concentrates on a problem2. the structure “it isthat/who” is used to achieve emphasis, as shown in the following sentences taken from text a.now correct the mistakes in the following sentences, if any. write none under the correct sentence(s). answers for reference: 1) it is not

47、luck but hard work that led him to todays success.2) prof. moen argues that it is energy that makes the world go round.3) it was not until he had proved he was honest that he won the familys trust.4) it was clearly the headmaster himself who/that opened the door for me.5) noneclozecomplete the follo

48、wing passage with words and phrases chosen from text a. the initial letter of each target word is given. answers:1) classical2) notion3) utility4) ground5) occurs6) goodness7) as to8) possesses9) bound10) mirror11) virtuous12) commitment13) moral excellencetranslation 1. translate the following sent

49、ences into english, using the words and expressions given in brackets. answers for reference:7) the friendship grounded on common / shared interest does not break up easily. / it is not easy for the friendship grounded on common /s hared interest to break up.8) children must learn to distinguish bet

50、ween violence and bravery / courage in computer games.9) there spring up so many new things every day in the world that it is no longer sensible to expect a person to know / keep track of everything.10) laws do not regulate such things as betrayal to friends; that is why there is what we call / is c

51、alled “the court of morality”.11) todays culture is described as “fast-food culture”. whatever they may be/are doing, people just pursue the greatest / maximum satisfaction within the shortest time.12) as the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. if you want something, go and earn / w

52、ork for it.a) translate the following paragraph into english using the words and expressions in the box below. answers for reference:as is commonly acknowledged / it is commonly recognised that humans are social animals. living together in a community, we naturally expect to have friends. as to what

53、 friendship is, we have read different definitions given by aristotle, an ancient greek philosopher, and cicero, a roman statesman. no one will deny that some people make friends simply for mutual utility. once the ground for such friendship disappears, the friendship also breaks up. however, a lot

54、more people long for “soul pals” those who possess virtues and with whom we can go through trials and tribulations together. such friendships keep us away from greed and violence and inspire us to have the courage of our convictions. such is what we call “true friendship”. it is in the company of su

55、ch friends that we find ourselves surpassing our old selves and becoming better persons / people.unit foursportsenhance your language awarenesswords in action working with words and expressions 1. in the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. complete the following sentences with them. change the form where necessary. answers: 1) narrowly 2) proceeded3) features 4) crawl 5) spun6) flashed 7) qualify 8) despite 9) congratulate10) consultant11) compete 12) disciplined 13) confessed 14) tripped 2. in the boxes below are some of the expressions you