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大学英语综合教程4课后习题答案

【篇一：新标准大学英语综合教程4课后答案】

lass=txt>unit 1

active reading (1)

looking for a job after university? first, get off the sofa

reading and understanding

dealing with unfamiliar words 1 to make progress by moving to the next stage in a series of actions or events (proceed)

2 the process of changing from one situation, form or state to another (transition)

3 not feeling involved with someone or something in a close or emotional way (detached)

4 referring to something which will happen soon (upcoming)

5 to be sitting still in a position that is not upright (slump)

6 to return to a previous state or way of behaving (revert)

7 to say what happened (recount)

it isn‘t easy to make the (1) transition from a busy university student to an unemployed young adult (2) slumped on a bar stool or half watching a mindless television show, wondering if and how their career is going to (3) proceed. many people who have experienced a long period of inactivity like this, when

(4) recounting how they felt at the time, refer to the same strange psychological effect. as the days pass, they begin to feel (5) detached from any sense of pressure to go and look for a job, and tend to regard (6) upcoming interviews as if they were not very important. typically, back at home after three or four years away, they (7) revert to old habits, start seeing old friends, and, in many cases, become dependent again on their parents.

1 i went to a mixed-ability secondary school just outside london. (comprehensive)

2 i got stopped by a policeman who asked to see my driving licence. (cop)

3 have you seen this beautiful from the air view of oxford? (aerial)

4 isabel tightly her bag as she walked down the corridor towards the office. (clutched)

6 i hurt my leg badly a couple of months ago, and it still hasn‘t got better completely. (healed) 1 is a dead-end job one with (a) exciting prospects, or (b) no future?

2 is a tricky problem (a) difficult, or (b) easy to solve?

3 if an activity saps all your energy, do you feel (a) tired, or (b) more active than usual?

4 does a pushy person try to (a) persuade you to do something you don‘t want to, or (b) help you by listening to what you have to say?

5 if you feel apathy, do you want to (a) change the world, or (b) stay at home and do nothing?

1 is fork out (a) a formal, or (b) an informal way of saying to pay for something?

2 if you are in the same boat as another person, are you (a) making the same journey together, or (b) in the same difficult or unpleasant situation?

3 if you feel you have come full circle, do you (a) feel you are back where you started, or (b) feel a sense of satisfaction because you have completed something?

4 if someone takes a soft line, do they deal with a person (a) in

a kind and sympathetic way, or (b) in a lazy way without making a decision?

5 if you strike the right note about something, are you expressing yourself (a) well, or (b) badly?

6 if you do something by all means, do you (a) try your best to do it, or (b) not care about it?

7 if you nudge someone back into the saddle, are you encouraging them to (a) take responsibility again, or (b) take it easy?

8 if you talk through a problem with someone, do you (a) examine it carefully and sensitively, or (b) refer to it quickly and then change the subject?

active reading (2)

if you ask me

dealing with unfamiliar words 1 funny or entertaining (amusing)

2 used for emphasizing that something good has happened, especially because of good luck

(fortunately)

3 an amount of money that a person, business or country borrows, usually from a bank (loan)

4 to take an amount or number from a total (deduct)

5 the most exciting, impressive, or interesting part of an event (highlight)

6 to show that you understand someone‘s problems (sympathize)

7 needing a lot of time, ability, and energy (demanding)

a after three years at university, i‘m now quite heavily in debt.

b i (1) sympathize with you, i know what i t‘s like to have financial problems. but (2) fortunately i didn‘t need to take out a student (3) loan when i was at university, because i had a part-time job.

a what did you do?

b i worked in a restaurant at weekends.

a that must have been very (4) demanding.

b yes, it was. i had to get the right balance between work and study. but the other people who worked there were good fun to be with, so it was quite (5) amusing too. the (6) highlight of the weekend was always saturday night when we worked overtime.

a but i don‘t expect you made a lot of money?

b no, there wasn‘t much after they‘d (7) deducted tax and pension contributions. but it was enough to keep me going.

1 when i was at college i kept all my personal things in an old cupboard.

2 a lot of people who leave university before getting a degree end up in good jobs.

3 i think she‘ll get a good degree, but i wouldn‘t risk my money on the exact result.

4 the money i spent at college was more than what i earned in my part-time job.

5 the chances of my being offered a job after that interview must be quite remote.

6 our business has done very well since we changed our advertising.

7 i think telling the truth and not cheating is always the best policy.

key: (1) belongings (2) dropouts (3) gamble (4) exceeded (5) odds

(6) has thrived (7) honesty

1 if something is not all it’s cracked up to be, is it (a) valid and interesting, or (b) just a little bit disappointing?

2 if someone keeps banging on about something, are you likely to be (a) interested in, or (b) bored by what they say?

3 if there is a lot of hassle in your life, are you likely to feel (a) stressed, or (b) relaxed?

4 if something happens out of the blue, is it (a) unexpected, or

(b) part of your plan?

5 if you say you ended up in a particular job, do you suggest that (a) you have fulfilled your ambition, or (b) it happened almost by chance?

6 are the regulars in a pub (a) the customers who come very often, or (b) the food the pub offers most often?

7 if something is dead easy, is it (a) very easy, or (b) not easy at all?

8 if you treat someone to something, do you (a) buy something nice for them, or (b) behave badly to them?

9 if you cheer a place up, do you (a) make the place look brighter, or (b) make the people in the place happier?

reading and interpreting

1 twelve years at school and three years at university, teachers banging on about opportunities in the big wide world beyond our sheltered life as students, and what do i find?

this shows the informality of an incomplete sentence in the first part, the use of an informal expression (banging on) and a rhetorical question to the reader (what do i find?)

2 try as i might to stay cheerful, all i ever get is hassle, sometimes with people (especially boys, god, when will they grow up?) …

this has the use of an informal word (hassle), an informal exclamation (god) and a question to the reader (when will they grow up?)

3 actually, i had my eye on the course at the london school of economics (lse).

here there is a discourse marker typical of speech (actually) and an informal phrase (had my eye on). 4 i kind of understand it, and not just because my degree is in economics.

here ―kind of‖ is a sort o f discourse marker of informal speech (showing something is general, vague or not definite).

5 i wanted something in finance and investments, because you know, maybe with a job like that, i

could use my degree.

this has a discourse marker of informal speech (you know).

6 ... it‘s true, he really did seem to have three hands.

again here is a discourse marker of informal speech (it‘s true).

7 i talked to him about ... well, about pretty well everything … this has another discourse marker of informal speech (well) and an informal phrase (pretty well).

language in use

1 write the compound nouns which mean:

1 a degree which is awarded a first class (a first-class degree)

2 work in a hospital (hospital work)

3 a ticket for a plane journey (a plane ticket)

4 a discount for students (a student discount)

5 a pass which allows you to travel on buses (a bus pass)

6 a room where an interview is held (an interview room)

7 a period spent in training (a training period)

word formation: noun phrases

1 a career which is rewarding from the financial point of view

(a financially rewarding career) 2 legislation which has been introduced recently (recently introduced legislation)

3 instructions which are more complex than usual (unusually complex instructions)

4 an institution which is orientated towards academic (academically orientated work)

5 work which makes physical demands on you (physically demanding work)

6 information which has the potential to be important (potentially important information)

7 candidates who have been selected after a careful procedure (carefully selected candidates)

8 a coursebook in which everything has been planned beautifully (a beautifully planned textbook)

try as … might

1 i‘m trying to fill this last page, but i just can‘t think of anything.

try as i might to fill this last page, i just can‘t think of anything.

2 i try to be friendly with marta, but she doesn‘t seem to respond.

try as i might to be friendly with marta, she doesn‘t seem to respond.

3 i try hard to get to sleep, but i can‘t help thinking about my family.

try as i might to get to sleep, i can‘t help thinking about my family.

4 he just doesn‘t seem to get the promotion he deserves, even though he keeps trying.

try as he might, he just doesn‘t seem to get the promotion he deserves. / try as he might to get the promotion he deserves, he just doesn‘t seem to get it.

5 i keep trying to remember her name, but my mind is a blank. try as i might to remember her name, my mind is a blank. given that … 1 since i know several languages, i thought i would look for work abroad.

given that i know several languages, i thought i would look for work abroad.

2 xiao li has the best qualifications, so she should get the job. given that xiao li has the best qualifications, she should get the job.

3 since we‘re all here, i think it would be a good idea to get down to some work.

given that we‘re all here, i think it would be a good idea to get down to some work.

4 since it‘s rather late, i think we should leave this last task until tomorrow.

given that it‘s rather late, i think we should leave this last task until tomorrow.

clauses introduced by than

1 she‘s experienced at giving advice. i‘m more experienced. she‘s less experienced at giving advice than i am. / i‘m more experienced at giving advice than she is.

2 you eat too much chocolate. it isn‘t good for you.

you eat too much chocolate than is good for you.

3 she worked very hard. most part-timers don‘t work so hard. she worked harder than most part-timers do.

4 you have arrived late too many times. that isn‘t acceptable. you have arrived late more times than is acceptable.

5 i don‘t think you should have given so much personal information. it isn‘t wise.

i think you have given more personal information than is wise.

collocations

1 highlight a highlight is the most exciting, impressive, or interesting part of an event.

(a) what would you like to be the highlight of your career?

i would like the highlight of my student career to be to receive

a national award for the best student research project.

(b) how can you highlight an important sentence in a text?

you can underline it in pencil or pen or you can use coloured pens or highlighters.

the highlights are when someone scores a goal or prevents

one from being scored.

2 loan a loan is an amount of money someone borrows from someone else.

(a) have you ever taken out a loan?

no, i haven‘t. but my parents have taken out several loans to

buy kitchen equipment.

(b) what is the best way to pay off a loan?

it is best to pay a loan off quickly, although you will still have

to pay some interest.

you have to return it before the date it is due, otherwise you

may have to pay a fine.

3 thrive to thrive means to be very successful, happy or healthy.

【篇二：全新版大学英语第二版综合教程4课后答案全】ext organization p11

of the war

p14 vocabulary i.1.1) alliance

3) stroke 5) minus7)declarations

4) limp 6) regions 8) siege 2) at the cost of

p17 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)1 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.

p18 iii. usage

1) but often it is not until we fall ill that we finally learn to appreciate good health.

2) a rich old lady lay dead at home for two weeks—and nobody knew anything about it.

3) its said he dropped dead from a heart attack when he was at work

4)dont sit too close to the fire to keep warm—you could easily get burned, especially if you fall asleep.

5)in those days people believed in marrying young and having children early. 6)little tom was unable to sit still for longer than a few minutes.

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p19 comprehensive exercises i. cloze (a)

1. invasion 3. conquest 5. launching 7. campaign 9. reckon with

10.bring…to a halt

2. stand in the way 4. catching... off his guard

6. declaration 8. drag on

10. bringing...to a halt

p19-

(b)

1. allow 3. highly 5. rapidly 7. delivery 9. observing

2. reckoned 4. forecasts 6. instant 8. advantage 10. powerful

p20 ii. translation

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.

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 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. luckly enough,thanks to the severe cold weather which made the marsh froze 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.

part iii textb

comprehension check 1. d 3. b

translation

(#je appendix iii)

language practice 1. boast

3. was concerned 5. paid off

7. are contesting 9. holdout

11. responsible for 13. favorable 15. on the eve of 17. complications 19. withstand

2. obstacles 4. call ...off 6. was pinned 8. prior to 10. objective 12. in case 14. due to 16. cancel 18. stiff 20. absent

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part iv theme-related language learning tasks

writing strategy

tick which of the following is more convincing:

____________ it was reported that general eisenhower, though indecisive sometimes, had no

hesitation in ordering the assault on normandy.

_____ √ _____ eisenhowers chief of staff, brigadier general water bedell smith, later wrote:

... he sat there ... tense, weighing every consideration. finally he looked up, and the tension was gone from his face. he said briskly, well, well go. p28 model paper

can man triumph over nature?

when people talk of man triumphing over nature, many things come to mind. one thinks of successes in medicine in the fight against disease, such as the invention of antibiotics and the promise held out by advances in biogenetic engineering. on a broader scale, one thinks of mans success in harnessing new forms of energy from steam power through oil to nuclear power.

yet, nature has often hit back in unexpected ways to these attempts to tame it. new forms of

【篇三：应用型大学英语综合教程四(1-6章)课后习题答

案(上海交通大学出版)】

4. working with words and phrases

(b)1. dull a. someones mind (c)2. pump b. knife (e)3. sweep c. water (a)4. read d. throat (f)5. turkey e. the floor (d)6. sore f. dinner

1. she almost

(choked) to death in the thick fumes.

2. the woman hurried to the bank, only to find that she had left her bankbook at home. she became

(frantic).

(drastic) action had to be taken at

3. the situation for the flood victims was quite dangerous. once.

4. fortunately, the drowned boy was

(resuscitated) by first aid.

(unconscious). she was rushed to hospital.

(surgical) operation.

5. the old lady tripped over a stairway and became

6. many people can have their vision restored by undergoing a

7. because of government

their lowest levels in decades. 8. last night two burglars

9. they have

(intervention) in the mortgage market, interest rates remain near

(broke into) my office and stole one of the computers.

(taken over) our firm by buying up our shares.

(manual) laborin the future?

10. will there be any difference between the mental and the

7. practice: translation

1. after a hectic week treating patients with sore throats and

ear infections at his family practice, the 52-year-old physician was ready for a night of home cooking and fellowship at his churchs annual fund-raising dinner.

reference answer：这位52岁的内科医生在他的家庭诊所忙碌了

整整一个星期，治疗那些患有咽喉疼痛或耳朵感染的病人，这时正

准备在他所属教会的年度筹款晚宴上享受一些家常烹饪，并和教友

相聚。

2. theyd simply heard about the good food and were willing to pay $10 to heap their plates and help pay for the churchs new community center.

reference answer：许多人甚至不是这个教会的会员，他们只是听说这里有美食，愿意花上10美元饱餐一顿，同时为教会的新活动中

心做点贡献。

3. he was relieved to see that his wife had found a clean

paring knife.

reference answer：当他看到妻子给他找到了一把干净的水果刀才放了心。

4. fortunately, her family never went anywhere without an emergency kit containing a manual resuscitator bag, just in case shaun had trouble breathing.

reference answer：庆幸的是，她的家人出门总是带着急救箱，里面有手动苏醒气囊，这是以防肖恩出现呼吸困难而准备的。

5. we are so thankful that in this age of lawsuits, dr. boll was willing to put himself on the line.

reference answer：在这个容易惹上官司的时代，博尔医生敢于冒这样的风险，挺身而出，实在是太让人感激了。

1. luck does not always(come into play) (起作用) in examinations. it is your hard work that matters.

2. with the treatment,(the color returned) (面色恢复) to the womans cheeks.

3. he got a nice dictionary(out of nowhere) (不知从哪里). it was really a great help.

4. my car(wouldnt start) (怎么也发动不起来) this morning.

5. the patient recovered from the surgery with(no signs of infection) (没有感染的迹象).

part 2

1. 走私麻醉品

2. 最后一道障碍

3. 易变质食品

4. 航站大楼

5. 记住

(smuggle narcotics) (the last hurdle) (perishable food product) (airport terminal)

(keep in mind)

(household item)

6. 家用物品

第二单元

part 1

4. working with words and phrases

(g)1. claw a. to say something loud; shout

(h)2. thrilled b. to keep a particular quality, feature, etc. (a)3. call out c. to cause to be attracted and interested

(f)4. give away d. a place made or chosen by a bird to lay its eggs in and to live in (c)5. fascinate e. to fill the dead body of an animal with material and preserve it, so that it

keeps its original shape and appearance

(b)6. preserve f. to reveal something that is supposed to be kept secret

(d)7. nest g. one of the sharp curved nails on the end of an animals or a birds foot

(e)8. stuff h. very excited, happy, and pleased

1. the splendid parade on the 60th national day filled the chinese people with great

2. the

(admiration).

(unsuspecting) giraffe (长颈鹿) was so frightened by the attacking lion that it fell in the

water and was drowned. 3. no sooner had zorro

4. their dialects are

(whistled) than his black horse appeared and carried him away. (vastly) different and thats why they can hardly communicate. (whispering) while he was speaking at the meeting.

(vaguely)

5. the officer punished two of his soldiers for

6. after the accident and a major operation on her wounded head, she could only

remember her family members. 7. her

(slender) figure seemed to prove her workouts had been fruitful.

8. tom sawyer was too nervous to feel the rough wall

to get out of the cave in the dark.

(scratching) at his face when he was trying

9. the local people claim to have seen manifestations of dead people in the

10. the mother was trying to

(hush) the crying baby to sleep.

(haunted) castle.

7. practice: translation1. it was already eight oclock and

sylvia wondered if her grandmother would be angry with her

for being so late.

reference answer：已经是晚上八点了，西尔维娅想，这么晚回家，外婆会不会生气呢？ 2. the child hurried the cow through the

dark forest, toward her grandmothers home.

reference answer：小女孩赶着牛，匆匆穿过阴暗的树林，向外婆

家走去。

3. she felt her heart tremble every time he shot an unsuspecting bird as it was singing in the trees.

reference answer：每当他把一只毫无戒心正在唱歌的小鸟从枝头

打落时，她的心都颤抖不已。

4. the white heron smoothed its feathers and called to its mate, sitting on their nest in a nearby tree.

reference answer：这只白鹭理了理羽毛，对停在附近一棵树上的

鸟巢里的同伴叫了一声。

5. many a night sylvia heard the echo of his whistle haunting the forest.

reference answer：很多个夜晚，西尔维娅仿佛又听见他的口哨声

在树林里回荡。

1. he picked up his bag and[hurried off along the platform] (急

急忙忙地沿着站台走了).

2. he was shaking with fright as if[he had seen a ghost] (就像见了鬼似的).

3. if you had told me earlier, i[wouldnt have signed the contract] (不会签合同).

4. the fireman gave a long sigh as he[caught another flash of red] (又看到一道红光).

5. the businessman spoke so carefully in order not to [give his plan away] (泄露他的计划).

part 2

4. working with words

in sessionfountain permitprecautionpull upsit back vendor

1. the

(vendors) will try to sell you their homemade jewelry and house wares.

(precaution).

2. the trails are well marked, but carrying a map is a wise

3. ancient greece was a

(fountain) of wisdom and philosophy.

(sit back) and relax until

4. were going to be driving by farmland for the next ten minutes, so just

were closer to the city.

5. the driving instructor told me to

6. the meeting is

(pull up) at the post office.

(in session), so we need to keep our voices down.

1. you are strictly forbidden from taking photographs inside the museum. reference answer：博物馆内严禁拍照。

2. for your own safety, we ask that you refrain from putting your arms out of the window. reference answer：为了您的自身安全，请不要把手伸出窗外。

3. please do not stand in front of the white line. reference answer：请站在白线之外。

4. we suggest only carrying small amounts of cash. reference answer：我们建议只带少量现金。

5. it is customary in our country to tip the friendly bus driver. reference answer：给友好的公车司机付小费是我们国家的一种习俗。

第三单元

part 1

4. working with words and phrases (c)1. initiate (e)2. compromise (b)3. eliminate(a)4. explore (d)

5. cast

(h)6. hold back (f)7. weed out (g)8. sign up for a. inquire into

b. do away with

c. start something or cause it to happen

d. throw forcefully

e. reach an agreement with them

f. get rid of

g. register

h. hesitate before you do something

preferably genuine intention initiated eliminate confusion expectation rush into brush... aside for that matter sign up for

1. if this offer is

2. to

(genuine), i will gladly accept it.

weed out

(eliminate) the error message, we must first reduce the possibility of users making errors.

(intention) to remain in my position until a successor is elected.

(confusion).

3. it is my

4. omissions in my recent article must have caused

5. perhaps you shouldnt

6. we have to

7. the trip was

(brush) the idea

(aside) too hastily.

(weed out) unqualified applicants.

(initiated) by the manager of the community centre.

(for that matter), i cant blame him.

8. he doesnt trust his partner.

9. we must not

(rush into) anything without careful planning.

(preferably) in the fresh air.

10. do something creative or take exercise,

7. practice: translation

1. everyday i am excited to talk to him via an instant messenger program on the computer, and we talk for about two hours a night.

reference answer：我每天都非常兴奋地通过一个计算机内的即时消息程序和他聊天，每个晚上要谈上大概两个小时。