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全新版大学英语综合教程4(第二版)习题答案

Unit 1

Vocabulary

I.

1. 1) alliance 2) at the cost of

3) stroke 4) limp

5) minus 6) regions

7) declarations 8) siege

9) raw 10) bide his time

11) have taken their toll 12) in the case of

2. 1) is faced with 2) get bogged down

3) is pressing on / pressed on 4) drag on

5) get by 6) dine out

7) have cut back 8) get through

3. 1) lead to the conquest of cancer in the near future

2) has been brought to a halt by the delayed arrival of raw materials due to the dock workers’ strike

3) will/should never get in the way of her career

4) caught the foreign minister off guard

5) of the electronic calculator has rendered the slide rule out of date/obsolete

4. 1) Being faced with … the occupation of … regions

2) crucial to … efficient … to reckon with … weaken … be brought to a halt

3) a heroic … the decisive … turned the tide … siege … by launching

II. More Synonyms in Context

1) During the First World War, battles occurred here and there over vast areas. Some of the most dramatic fighting took place in the gloomy trenches of France and Belgium.

2) Elizabeth made careful preparations for the interview and her efforts / homework paid off.

3) I spent hours trying to talk him into accepting the settlement, but he turned a deaf ear to all my words.

4) Pneumonia had severely weakened her body, and I wondered how her fragile body could withstand the harsh weather.

III. Usage

1) fall ill

2) lay dead at home for two weeks

3) dropped dead from a heart attack

4) fell asleep.

5) marrying young

6) to sit still for longer than a few minutes

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

1. 1) invasion 2) stand in the way

3) Conquest 4) catching ... off his guard

5) launching 6) declaration

7) campaign 8) drag on

9) reckon with 10) bringing ... to a halt

2. 1) allow 2) reckoned

3) highly 4) forecasts

5) rapidly 6) instant

7) delivery 8) advantage

9) observing 10) powerful

II. Translation

1. 1) Mr. Doherty and his family are currently engaged in getting the autumn harvest in on the farm.

2) We must not underestimate the enemy. They are equipped with the most sophisticated weapons.

3) Having been cut of a job/Not having had a job for 3months, Phil is getting increasingly desperate.

4) Sam, as the project manager, is decisive, efficient, and accurate in his judgment.

5) Since the chemical plant was identified as the source of solution, the village neighborhood committee decided to close it down at the cost of 100 jobs.

2. The offensive had already lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground. The division commander instructed our battalion to get around to the rear of the enemy at night and launch a surprise attack. To do so, however, we had to cross a marshland and many of us were afraid we might get bogged down in the mud. Our battalion commander decided to take a gamble. By a stroke of luck, thanks to the severely cold weather which made the marshland freeze over, we arrived at our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear. This turned the tide of the battle. The enemy, caught off guard, soon surrendered.

Unit 2

Vocabulary

I.

1. 1) expansion 2) automated 3) vapor 4) take control of 5) hazards 6) satellite 7) vibrated 8) magnetic

9) bunched 10) in the air 11) got/was stuck in 12) approximately 2. 1) send out 2) stand up for 3) pass for 4) were closing in on

5) starting up 6) went through 7) fill out 8) fall into

3. 1) incorporates all the latest safety features

2) two trees ten feet apart

3) awarding lucrative contracts to his construction firm

4) the prototype of a new model before they set up a factory to make the cars

5) are correlated in all racial groups

4. 1) the application … remote … has turned into a reality … are poised to

2) that vibrate … can detect … frequency

3) lanes … are mounted in … alert a … hazard

II. Word Formation

Clipped Words Blends

kilo kilogram Medicare medical care

memo memorandum email electronic mail

gym gymnasium comsat communications satellite lib liberation newscast news broadcast

doc doctor skyjack sky hijack

vet veterinarian Eurodollar European dollar

prep preparatory brunch breakfast and lunch

auto automobile telecast television broadcast

flu influenza Oxbridge Oxford and Cambridge III. Usage

1. swimming pool

2. drawing board

3. enriched Middle English

4. disturbing change

5. fully developed prototype

6. Canned foods

7. working population 8. puzzling differences

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

1. 1) computerized 2) start up 3) be poised to 4) alert 5) hazards 6) monotonous 7) take control of 8) steer 9) lane 10) decrease 11) calculate 12) eliminate 13) getting stuck in 14) mounted 15) detect 16) vapor

2. 1) generates 2) related 3) revolutionized 4) enabled

5) opportunities 6) overall 7) manufacturing 8) dependent 9) interact 10) fatalities

II. Translation

1. 1) There was an unusual quietness in the air, except for the sound of artillery in the distance.

2) The expansion of urban areas in some African countries has been causing a significant fall in living standards and an increase in social problem.

3) The research shows that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are closely correlated with global temperatures.

4) The frequency of the bus service has been improved from 15 to 12 minute recently.

5) The diver stood on the edge of the diving board, poised to jump at the signal from the coach.

2. Automobiles have, since their invention, revolutionized transportation, changing forever the way people live, travel, and do business. On the other hand, they have brought hazards, especially highway fatalities. However, today the application of computer technology and electronic sensors in designing and manufacturing cars makes it possible to eliminate most of traffic accidents. For example, electronic sensors mounted in your car can detect alcohol vapor in the air and refuse to start up the engine. They can also monitor road conditions by receiving radio signals sent out from orbiting satellites and greatly reduce your chances of getting stuck in traffic jams.

Unit 3

Language Sense Enhancement

1. (1) checked with (2) interview (3) grill (4) clippings

(5) be right for (6) follow up (7) indicating (8) hand-delivered (9) prepared (10) prospective

Vocabulary

I.

1. 1) rude 2) physically 3) structure 4) made a difference 5) blurted (out) 6) chuckling 7) measurable 8) prospective

9) preparations 10) sparkled 11) took a crack at 12) partner

2. 1) go after 2) look back at/on 3) be put up 4) stood for

5) build in 6) follow up 7) be hooked up to 8) closed up

3. 1) grilled her about where she had been all night

2) beyond Cinderella's wildest dreams that she could one day dance in the King’s palace

3) will be in readers’ hands soon

4) do your homework before going on an interview

5) was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars

4. 1) applicants … veteran … the prospective

2) From his standpoint … has made every endeavor to go after

3) as the saying goes … to have a crack at … barely

II. Words with Multiple Meanings

1. behave

2. keep (used to avoid repetition)

3. clean

4. get along

5. perform/complete

6. perform/complete

7. study

8. be enough

9. be acceptable

III. Usage

1. There is so much to say and it is hard to know where to begin. OK, I’ll talk about myself first.

2. Thank you very much, John, for your beautiful Christmas card. By the way, I have something here for you.

3. The new computer language can be quite easily understood by anyone who can read the daily newspaper. Now, why is this an advantage?

4. I’m going to work out the outline and will let you know how it goes. By the way, I will see you in February, as I plan to attend your seminar in Shanghai.

5. OK, you got the job. Now, how to maximize your profits with as little effort as possible?

6. Chris is back from Australia. Incidentally, those pictures you sent me are wonderful.

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

1. 1) prospective 2) As I see it 3) done your homework

4) beforehand 5) endeavor 6) structure

7) partners 8) Respond 9) take a crack

10) from the standpoint (11) make a difference 12) follow up

2. 1) encouraging 2) inquiry 3) relevant 4) samples

5) references 6) advice 7) preparing 8) seriously

9) probably 10) exhibit

II. Translation

1. 1) Despite the inadequate length of the airstrip in this emergency landing, the veteran pilot managed to stop the plane after taxiing for only a short while.

2) Grilled by the reporters, the movie star eventually blurted (out) that she had undergone two plastic surgeries.

3) We have the technology and our partner has the capital. Working together, we’ll have the future in our hands.

4) If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many friends home, I would have made better preparations. You see, I have barely enough food and drinks for a snack.

5) People gave generously upon learning that new school rooms with stronger structures were to be built in the earthquake-stricken area.

2. Well begun, half done, as the saying goes. It is extremely important for a job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment. From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a differences in his chance of success.

I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000 dollars a year in a large computer software company. He told me that from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no endeavor to learn as much about his prospective

employer as possible don't have much of a chance of success.

Unit 4

Vocabulary

I.

1. 1) advantageous 2) let alone

3) witnessing … vanishing 4) landmark

5) entitled 6) displace

7) Establishment 8) patriotic … strengthen

9) contradictions 10) aspires

11) divorced 12) pendulums

2. 1) come to 2) dozed off

3) believed in 4) was set apart

5) take in 6) sucks in

7) clean up 8) turn away

3. 1) makes no / little difference whether we go there by train or by bus

2) overtaken General Motors as the world’s biggest car maker

3) at odds with his wife over money matters

4) been at the forefront of nanotechnology research

5) let alone cook a meal

4. a) is increasingly … to accelerate … their investment

b) economy … make an earnest … domestic … strike a balance between

c) a handful of … be endorsed by … on a large scale

Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

1. 1) academics 2) networking

3) a variety of 4) growth

5) vanish 6) facilitate

7) endorsing 8) outlook

9) sweeping aside 10) patriotic

11) erasing 12) strike a balance

2.

1. aided

2. effects

3. distances

4. connected

5. invested

6. features

7. prevailing 8. qualitatively

9. volume 10. Distinguishing

II. Translation

1. 1) Due to his pessimistic outlook on the European economy, John has moved his assets from Europe to elsewhere.

2) I like hiring young people. They are earnest learners and committed to work.

3) Unlike her girl friends who center their lives on their children, Mary cares more about her personal growth.

4) Why is it that a considerable number of colleagues are at odds with you?

5) The Chinese government has introduced a variety of policies to strengthen cooperation with developing countries.

2. Globalization has great implications for young Chinese. For example, young farmers are moving on a large scale to urban areas to look for jobs. And for those

I.

1. 1) In a way 2) in accordance with 3) vacancy 4) in good condition 5) transparent 6) rub 7) spicy 8) hitherto

9) with (a) bad grace 10) instinct 11) pawned 12) current

2. 1) turned up 2) will stick to 3) brought back 4) go about

5) driving at 6) put … away 7) turning … over 8) took … aback 3. 1) has a very weak constitution --- she may not be able to survive the operation. 2) was taken aback by the in surance company’s rejection of my compensation claim

3) was something of a surprise when we ran into each other in a place like that.

4) needs trimming/ to be trimmed --- it’s getting too long.

5) are often deceptive

4. 1) Oddly enough … went broke … wrinkled … he had gone all to pieces

2) definite … is capable of … her vanity

3) too mild … sipping … stroke

II. Usage

1. Except for

2. except that

3. except

4. except when

5. except to

6. except what

7. except where

8. except that

Comprehensive exercises

I. Cloze

1. 1) insane 2) current 3) candid 4) capable 5) was taken aback 6) in good condition 7) constitution 8) go all to pieces

9) gone broke 10) vacancy 11) mild 12) deceptive

2. 1) suspected 2) pleading 3) confirmed 4) stunned 5) lucrative 6) jewellery 7) wealthy 8) urge 9) spell 10) arrested

II. Translation

1. 1) I have an instinct that Henry will seek to join the expedition, because he is something of an adventurer.

2) He is capable of sticking to the task at hand, even if he is exposed to noises.

3) The trademark was registered in accordance with the laws hitherto in force.

4) Oddly enough, many people volunteered to help organize the meeting, but only

a few turned up.

5) The teacher’s affectionate words, along with his candid comments, changed the way Mike perceived the society and himself.

2. For my own part, I find that appearances are all too often deceptive. For instance, you might be wrong if you judged by appearances only people like Edward Hyde Burton. In appearance, he seemed a man all of a piece. He was a tiny little fellow with white hair and mild blue eyes, gentle and candid. Nevertheless, he turned out to be very cruel. He insulted and fooled Lenny who was down and out and made him commit himself to an insane venture. What was still more surprising was that he was completely indifferent to Lenny’s death. Without doubt, Burton was a man with a heart of stone.

Unit 6

Vocabulary

1. 1) appliances 2) comparative 3) multiply

4) distribution 5) prosperity 6) decorate

7) famine 8) large quantities of / a large quantity of 9) streamline

10) fax 11) pointed the way to 12) bewildered

2. 1) eat into 2) cling to 3) stand out / stood out 4) wears away 5) set about 6) switch off 7) will be turned loose 8) poured in

3. 1) is forecast to be below average next year, which at the moment is 4 percent.

2) to enter the building and find the baby girl proved futile as rescuers were driven

out by the heat and flames.

3) was urged to divert some of its attention from expanding production and get more involved with issues of market demand.

4) can really eat heavily into your profits when you are selling suits at £900 and dresses at £2,000.

5) has toiled endlessly over the exercise machine for the last twenty years in order to keep her body in shape.

4. 1) reaction to … discontent … provoked

2) Convention … evading tax … the confines of

3) a burden … are always on the go / seem forever on the go … to cope

II. Confusable Words

1. 1) nervousness 2) tension 3) stress … stress 4) tension

2. 1) honorary 2) Honorable 3) honorable

4) honorary 5) honorable 6) Honorary

III. Usage

1) Dealing with the extinction crisis is no simple matter. Is it sensible, we may ask, to spend large sums of money to save some species – be it an elephant or an orchid –in a nation in which a large proportion of the population is living below the poverty line?

2) This new technology could be used anywhere large numbers of people need to be quickly screened --- at airports, train stations, bus terminals or border crossings. However, experts suspect, there is also the risk that people will learn to fool the machine the same way they try to fool polygraph readings by controlling their breath or taking drugs to relax themselves.

3) With a high percentage of marriages ending in divorce, often due to financial difficulties, you would say that money is a big factor in making a good marriage. But, believe it or not, it isn’t money that ensures you a happy marriage; it is your philosophy of life that does.

4) Not all the risks on the Internet are sexual, you know. Sites promoting violence are just a click away, and may include instructions for making bombs and other destructive devices.

Comprehensive Exercises

1. 1) switch off 2) obliged 3) on the go 4) cope

5) shortage 6) large quantity of 7) pouring in 8) by nature

9) fraction 10) futile

2. 1) advantage 2) wisely 3) faithfully 4) waking 5) includes

6) schedule 7) sticking 8) priorities 9) set 10) respect Translation

1. 1) They are exploring the new frontiers of medical science in an attempt to find remedies for incurable diseases/ cures for diseases that are beyond remedy so far.

2) Her unique teaching methods apart, Ms Wilson, my math teacher, never tried to cram knowledge into my head.

3) The regular weather forecast by the Central TV Station keeps us up with the changes of weather wherever we go on a trip.

4) The appalling explosion started a big fire and caused the partial collapse of the building.

5) In the modern world, there are more ways than ever to waste away time, and all kinds of distractions are eating into our precious time.

2. Today we are under constant pressure to work longer hours, to produce more, and to possess more. Lots of people hold the wrong perception that happiness lies in working hard and earning well / good money.

Many women today feel the same stress to work and get ahead and, at the same time, to nurture their offspring and shoulder the burden of domestic responsibilities. Research shows that workaholism tends to distance us from our immediate families. It forces us to toil longer and longer hours, leaving a minute fraction of our time to be physically and emotionally available to our loved ones. Intimacy among family members is doomed to die in the process.

Unit 7

Vocabulary:

I.

1. 1) divined 2) nerves 3) solidarity 4) sacred … mourn

5) coated 6) perish 7) hijack 8) grief

9) farewell 10) take revenge on 11) revolves 12) denounced 2. 1) drop… off2) applied for 3) went off 4) are gaining on

5) bring down 6) blotted out 7) think back on 8) picking at

3. 1) brought down the American housing market in 2008

2) what will happen after his son steps into his shoes?

3) not in the mood to go out

4) long before the market began to show signs of weakness

5) mourn the loss of the tranquil life we had in the countryside

4. 1) in the aftermath of … to blot our … the tragic

2) armed … at dust … accomplices … explosives

3) in the space of … no illusion

II. Collocation:

1. a little of

2. a few; most of / many of

3. much

4. few

5. many

6. many of

7. much of

8. little

9. few of 10. Some

III. Usage:

1. As the boy grew older

2. she sings as beautifully as a nightingale / sings like a nightingale

3. they don’t see themselves as servants of the people

4. As she had left her key in the office

5. Just do as you are told

6. Areas once regarded as rural

7. as they do in China

8. As he was brave and loyal as well

Comprehensive Exercises:

I. Cloze

1. 1) mood 2) tragic 3) in the … aftermath of

4) chaos 5) toppling 6) solidarity 7) take revenge on

8) thinking back on 9) mourning 10) perished

2. 1) crashed 2) horrible 3) harsh 4) protect 5) remove

6) utterly 7) truly 8) justify 9) rewarded 10) devastating II. Translation

1. 1) Some high-ranking officers of the armed forces started a coup, toppling the government and throwing the country into chaos.

2) The falling market shattered the illusion about getting rich quickly.

3) Thinking back on the history of World War II, we can see that the formation of the Allies was the natural product of the development of political and military circumstances then.

4) Paul felt stung when Jim called him a religious fanatic. But as he was in no mood for a quarrel/not in a quarreling mood, he simply pretended not to hear it.

5) People say that time heals all wounds. But for those who have lost their loved ones in the event, will time fill up the void in their hearts?

2. Today, long after the earthquake shook/hit my tome town, I can still recall, in crystal detail, what I saw as I ran out of my home with my parents. The building just across the street toppled right before our eyes, debris flew everywhere and a cloud of choking dust blotted out the sun. Horror-stricken people ran in all directions, crying and screaming.

Now, many years after that tragic event, a new town has risen on the wreckage of the old one. In the town square, a memorial has been build to remember those killed in the disaster. It seems the wounds in people’s hearts have healed, but the memory will linger.

Unit 8

Vocabulary

I.

1. 1) heap 2) was smeared 3) warmed 4) dissolve

5) thrash 6) out of the way 7) hollows 8) tangled

9) get his hands on 10) opaque

11) at the edge of … illumined 12) hop

2. 1) take … apart 2) result from 3) run out of 4) feed on

5) come forward 6) woke up 7) focused on 8) settled over 3. 1) was dying to see the movie bases on it

2) as a rule, the sheer distance mutes all sounds from the ground

3) fuss too much over details

4) slumped into an armchair (feeling) completely exhausted

5) was reputed to be the wittiest woman of her time

4. 1) swarmed to … the spectacular … paddled

2) in the heart of … out of the range of … trailing over … gliding in

3) Day after day … strip … the heaving … slap

II. Confusable Words

1. 1) worth 2) worthy 3) worthwhile

4) worth … worth 5) worthwhile 6) worthy

2. 1) lone 2) alone 3) alone

4) lonely 5) lonely 6) alone … lonely

III. Usage

1. ice-cream

2. teas

3. wines

4. cloth

5. soap

6. beer

7. fuels

8. soils

9. sugars 10. grass Comprehensive Exercises

I. Cloze

1. 1) are dying to 2) in the heart of 3) tangled 4) paddles

5) loop 6) out of sight 7) in flocks 8) hopping

9) gliding 10) opaque 11) thrashing 12) darting

13) swarms 14) spectacular

2. 1) running 2) fancy 3) incorporate 4) exploring

5) guide 6) adventure 7) rarely 8) diverse

9) survive 10) lucky

II. Translation

1. 1) Janet was just the kind of girl Mike knew he could trust, so he bared his heart to her on their first date.

2) At first the girls played on the fringe of the dark forest, now laughing, now screaming, but before long they were out of sight.

3) The moment the football players disembarked from the plane, they saw a fleet of cars waiting for their arrival.

4) Carson condemned his opponent for using misleading information to smear his character.

5) Alex gave the policeman a wallet stuffed with banknotes. He said he had found it on the curb when he hopped off his school bus.

2. Last Wednesday, my classmate Caroline and I visited Zhouzhuang, a well-known town looped all around by streams. When we arrived at the town, Caroline was so excited that she darted towards the first bridge she saw and began singing loudly there. Suddenly her voice hushed when she found that she had startled a flock of ducks not too far from us. Now as Caroline was dying for a boat ride, we decided to tour the town by boat. Now loud, now soft, Caroline talked to all the creatures in the stream and was fussing about everything while I looked at the boats gliding over the water in silence. Though we did not see anything spectacular, we enjoyed every minute in the town that lies out of the range of the heavy traffic and noise of the large city. Zhouzhuang is worth visiting and, time permitting, I’d like to go there again.

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