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1、现代大学英语精读4_课后答案 Key to the Exercises 3.15) out of sight 16) in this instance 17) to think well/ill of sb 18) to confront sb with sth 19) to lag behind 20) to confer sth on sb 21) for my money 22) to be too much for sb 23) to make for 24) to set out to do sth 25) few and far between 26) to aspire to 2

2、7) at the best of times 28) all over again 29) to do away with 30) to stand to lose 4.Increase your vacabulary with the help of the rules of word-building 1) Find the most useful derivatives of the following. satisfy: satisfied, satisfying, satisfactory, satisfaction, unsatisfied, diatisfied resist:

3、 resistance, resistant, irresistible just: unjust, justice, injustice, justify, justified, justification, justifiable cohere: coherent, coherence, incoherent, incoherence center ( v): center (n.), central, centralize, centralization, decentralize, decentralization visit: visitor, visitation, revisit

4、 (The following words are also related to visit: visible, invisible, visibility, vision, visual, television, supervise) integrate: integration, integrated, integral, disintegrate, disintegration, integrity More Work on theText Vocabulary 1.1) into Chinese.1) into Chinese. (1)浴巾 (2) (美)小学 (3)永恒的真理 (4

5、)文件柜 (5)纯属无稽之谈 (6)违规行为 (7)常客 (8)簇新空气 (9)格调很高的独自(一个人唱高调) (10)一种固定的观点 (11)时事(当前国内外大事) (12)身体障碍 (13)可怕吓人的风 (14)令人厌恶的景象 (15)言语障碍 (16)使人兴奋冲动的爱国激情 (17)无情的人侵者 (18)首相 (19)国际联盟(国联) (20)思维过程(思想方式) (21)条理清晰的文章 (22)一个完整的体系 (23)一位口译好手 (24)一种不行阻挡的趋向 (25)烂苹果 (26)依据事实(启示写成的 (27)一位点头之交 2) into English. (1) to sink o

6、nes head (2) to sink the ship (3) to contemplate the meaning of life (4) to catch the light (5) to ruin ones health (6) to ruin the country (7) to bang the desk (8) to playa prominent role (9) to hold a prominent position (10) a pious Buddhist (11) to gain a reputation (12) to satisfy ones ego (13)

7、to give sb the third degree (14) to devise a teaching method (15) to slide a gun into sbs hand 2.1) Synonyms. (1) to spring (to jump, to leap) (2) lest (for fear that) (3) utterly (completely) (4) to symbolize (to represent) (5) to sink ones head (to lower .) (6) to contemplate (to think/ponder) (7)

8、 spectacles (glaes) (8) impediment (barrier, obstacle) (9) to collapse (to fall/to tumble down) (10) to ruin (to destroy) (11) to vanish (to disappear) (12) oddly (strangely) (13) to aspire to (to desire/to aim for) (14) to do away with (to eliminate) (15) to stop/give up (smoking) (to quit) (16) de

9、ficiency (weakne, fault, shortcoming) (17) folly (stupidity) 2) Antonyms. (1) coherent (incoherent) (2) mental (physical) (3) disinterested (interested) (4) hideous (pleasant) (5) settled (unsettled) (6) frequent (infrequent) (7) integration (disintegration) (8) proficient (incompetent) (9) to destr

10、oy (to create) (10) to surpa (to lag behind) (11) remorsele (remorseful) (12) to vanish (to appear) (13) accustomed (unaccustomed) (14) irreverent (reverent) (15) few and far between (many, innumerable, countle, numerous) (6) loyalty (disloyalty) (17) contented (discontented) (18) pre-war (post-war)

11、 (19) prominent (unimportant) 3.Translate 1) I knew I could expect my brother to stand by me whatever happened. 2) As a general rule, young people tend to be more interested in the present and the future. 3) Both sides will stand to lose if they do not compromise. 4) It is our hope to integrate all

12、the courses and teaching materials. 5) The Chinese written language has been a major factor for integrating our nation. 6) In traditional Chinese art, the bamboo stands for moral integrity and uprightne. 7) The great majority of the people stand for reform. 8) Queen Elizabeth the First ruled England

13、 for 45 years, and the country prospered under her rule. 9) The truth is always in the hands of a small minority at first.Thats the rule. 10) Democracy means that the majority rules, but the minoritys right to disagree is also respected.These two basic rules are of equal importance. 11) A nation can

14、not be strong unle it is well-integrated economically, politically and culturally as well as geographically. 13) The party was boring, so she slipped out of the room and went home. 14) The road was muddy.He slipped and fell into the river. 15) One day I was drowning my sorrows in a restaurant becaus

15、e I was broke when he came and slipped a roll of money into my hand. 16) The Court of Florida ruled that it was neceary to recount the votes. 17) The idea that the sun moves round the earth ruled ancient scholars for more than a thousand years. 18) The hutongs are an integral part of old Beijing. 19

16、) Days slipped by and I still had not made much progre. 20) He weighed every word carefully lest he should make a mistake. 21) Her health was such that she would not go out in the sun even in winter lest she got sunstroke. 4.1)c. 2) A. 3) D. 4) A. 5) B. 6) B. 7) C. 8) B.9) A.10) C.11)D 12) A.13) A.1

17、4) B. 5.1) (1) sexy (2) sexual (3) sexy (4) sexist (5) sexual 2) (1) uninterested (2) disinterested (3) disinterested (4) disinterested, uninterested 3) (1) Literary (2) literally (3) literate (4) literal (5) literary 4) (1) bulging (2) sticking out of (3) bulging (4) bulging (5) sticking out of ( 6

18、) protruding, protruding 5) (1) slid (2) slip (3) slipped (4) sliding (5) slip 6) (1) prestige (2) reputation (3) reputation (4) prestige 6 1) decisive 2) sang beautifully 3) robust 4) soft 5) democratic 6) eloquent 7) have lost his appetite. 8) The slice of meat was so thick that it was quite (tran

19、sparent). 9) His room was surprisingly clean and tidy.It was almost as clean as (pigsty). 10) Many people are just as original as (parrots). 7 (1) their (2) even (3) reason (4) disagree (5) to expre (6) thinking (7) for (8) dealing with (9) Staying (10) hungry (11) gains (12) born of (13) can (14) s

20、uperficial (15) when III Grammar 1 1) Point out the parallel construction and its grammatical form in each of these sentences. (1) not by thought; by an invisible and irresistible spring in his neck-two prepositional phrases (contrast) (2) unconscious prejudice; 19norance; hypocrisy-three noun phras

21、es (listing) (3) as proficient as most businemens golf; as honest as most politicians intentions; as coherent as most books that get written-three comparative adjective phrases (listing) (4) all shouting the same thing; all warming their hands at the fire of their own prejudicestwo absolute construc

22、tions (listing) (5) watching the crowds cheering His Majesty the King; asking myself what all the fu was about-two present participle phrases (as object complements, listing) (6) prejudices are called loyalties; pointle actions are turned into customs by repetition- two clauses (listing) (7) three c

23、oordinate clauses (listing) (8) to appreciate little that which we have; to long for that which we have not-two infinitive phrases as subject (contrast) (9) to be; not to be-two infinitive phrases as subject (choice) (10) give me liberty; give me death-two imperative clauses (choice) (11) is written

24、 without effort; is read without pleasure-two paive verb phrases (contrast) (12) you can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time; you cant fool all of the people all of the time-two coordinate clauses connected by but (series plus contrast) The first clause its

25、elf contains two parallel constructions-all of the people some time; some of the people all of the time-connected by and (choice) 2) Study and point out the function of the italicized part of these sentences. (1) adjective phrase as subject complement (2) deaf: adjective forming a complement to some

26、one with born bitterly determined to find out about sound: adjective phrase as complement to someone (3) adjective phrase as subject complement (4) adjective phrase as attributive modifying good life (an adjective phrase modifying a noun should be placed after the noun) (5) adjective phrase as subje

27、ct complement 2 1) Thomas Edison says that genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. 2) Suzhou is known for its canals, gardens and tree-lined streets. 3) The morning was dark, cold with a little snow in the air. 4) The unemployed man wanted a job rather than welfare. O

28、r: The unemployed man wanted to find a job rather than to apply for welfare. 5) Crawling down a mountain is sometimes harder than climbing up. 6) The eay is difficult to understand not because there are a lot of technical terms but because there are quite a few involved sentences. Or: The eay is dif

29、ficult to understand not because of the technical terms 10 it but because of the involved sentences. 7) For further information, you can either consult an encyclopaedia or surf the Internet. 8) Not only China but also the rest of the world will benefit from her WTO entry.It is a win-win event. Or: A

30、s a win-win event, Chinas WTO entry will be of benefit to both China and the rest of the world. 9) The job of the university is not only making specialists of its students but also helping them become civilized citizens. Or: The job of the university is both to make specialists of its students and t

31、o help them become civilized citizens. 10) Going to claes, doing his homework and reading occupy most of his waking hours at college. 3 1) 20 years later he returned as poor as when he had left. 2) He arrived home from a coast-to-coast journey a bag of bones. 3) The girl stared at her parents, puzzl

32、ed, troubled and annoyed. 4) The proposal was dismied as impractical and unfeasible. 5) Just some twenty feet away, crouched the wolf, ready to jump on the boy at any moment. 6) The audience sat open-mouthed, watching the conjurers performing all sorts of tricks. 7) The detective was lying awake in

33、bed, thinking how they could capture the wanted man alive. 8) The talk show host was pleased that he had paed through the crowd unrecognized. 9) Sincere, compaionate, forgiving, Linda is the soul of the true, the good and the beautiful. 10) Diogenes was lying in the sunshine, shoele, bearded, and ha

34、lf-naked, but contented and happy. 4 1) You can force a student to attend claes, but you cannot force him to think. Or: You can force a student to attend claes, but not to think. 2) The study of literature can help you to understand not only other people but also yourself. 3) You can improve your wr

35、iting by reading good models and by practicing writing. 4) In the Middle Ages, people believed that the eatth was flat and that it was the center of the universe. 5) I can afford neither the time nor the money to play golf with those big cheeses. 6) Xiao Jin could not decide whether to apply for gra

36、duate studies right after college or to get a job first. 7) Love cures people-both those who give it and those who receive it. 8) Excellent firms dont believe in perfection, only in constant improvement and constant change. 9) Many things cannot be learned in the claroom, such as planning ones time,

37、 working on ones own and managing ones own affairs. 10) In the past ten years people, especially old people, have been concerned more about their health than about their income. 5 1) looks, being complimented, will say, has come, felt, was, was always looking for, to hurt, was called, believed, hear

38、d, would come, take, replace, might/would happen, to make, would/might get, to fool, would say. 2) became, should be removed, (I) ve learned, wouldnt really want, is, provides, isnt, dies, crashes, will lay, have been lying, find, rotting, sprout, goes on. 6 1) C. 2) D. 3) B. 4) D. 5) A. 6) C. 7) B.

39、 8) A. 9) C. 10) B. 1l)C. 12) D.13) A.14) B.15) D.16) A. Translate 2）into English 1) into Chinese (1) to gain new insights (1) 专业的历史工作者 (2) to revise ones ideas (2) 基于常识的反应 (3) to trace the cause (3) 事物的这种状况 (4) to begin from this premise (4) 看法不一的历史学家 (5) to open fire on/at (5) 已经打算好了的现成的东西 (6) to

40、give equal weight to sth (6) 一个个人喜好不同的问题 (7) to support a certain view (7) 迥然不同的观点 (8) to influence the government (8) 民间故事 (9) to destroy the balance of power (9) 书面文件 (10) to form an alliance (10) 过去的遗留物 (11) to repay the loans (11) 人的动机和行为 (12) to contemplate war (12) 困难和精细 (13) to fill in the ga

41、ps (13) 商船 (14) to conclude the quest (14) 一旦发生潜艇战 (15) to view sth from a certain perspective (15) 一个粗糙的理论 (16) to benefit from the comparison (16) 好战的行为；斗争行为 (17) to eliminate from the comparison (17) 宣扬机器 (18) to dig into the problem (18) 德国外交部长 (19) to be immersed in a vast sea (19) 实力平衡 (20) to

42、 stem from a different point of view (20) （事物的）因果 (21) to be destined to do sth (21) 海岸炮兵 (22) to ignore the fact (22) 终极关怀 (23) to make an aumption (23) （事物的）近因 (24) to defeat the enemy (24) 人们常说的一句话 (25) to win back ones lost territory (25) 不会出错的说明 (26) to sink a boat (26) 肯定有效的模式 (27) to intercep

43、t the secret meage (27) 永不停止的探究 (28) to piece together evidence (28) 一个难以达到但又非常迷人的目标 (29) to approximate the truth (30) to master new techniques 1.Give synonyms and antonyms of the following. 1) synonyms (1) elusive : puzzling, baffling (2) intriguing: fascinating (3) evident: clear, plain, obvious,

44、 noticeable (4) ultimate: final, last (5) to revise: to correct, to change, to alter, to modify, to rewrite (6) to probe: to dig into, to investigate, to look into (7) belligerent: warlike, warring, aggreive, hostile (8) in addition to: besides, apart from, plus (9) in the event of: in the case of,

45、should sth occur (10) nonethele: neverthele, in spite of that, just the same (11) to conclude ( the quest) : to end (the search / probing) (12) to denote: to refer to (13) persuasively: convincingly (14) more or le: on the whole, generally speaking (15) moreover: in addition, besides, apart from that, whats more (16) by way of: through 2) antonyms (1) to be faulted: to be praised (2) exhilarating: depreing (3) unquestioned: doubtful (4) validity: unsoundne, weakne (5) premise: conclusion (6) motivation: effect (7) proportionate: disproportionate (8) pro-British: anti