Unit-1-練習(xí)答案新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語綜合教程

UnitOne

PeopleAroundUs

EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness

WordsinAction

■WorkingwithWordsandExpressions

1.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

crease

hint

assured

awaiting

hovering

scrawled

glistening

frail

sole

visible

engaged

biased

dreading

grinning

2.Intheboxesbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

forfearof

pulledup

exceptfor

getby

makealiving

everysooften

inthebackground

Shutoff

eachandevery

asitis

wraps…aroundherlittlefinger

caughtUs.^un^wares

■IncreasingYourWordPower

1.ChoosethedefinitionfromColumnBthatbestmatcheseachphrasalverbinColumnA,paying

attentiontotheV+Prep./Ad.collocation.

Fillineachblankinthefollowingsentenceswithaproperphrasalverb.Changetheverbformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

letout

clean…up

comethrough

waitingon

pickedup

endedup

headedfor

ranthrough

2.Theprefixesex-,fore-,pre-mean“former,before,orinadvance”whiletheprefixpostmeans“afterorlaterthan”.Studythefollowingexamplesandformwordsbyaddingex-,fore-,tphree,post-tothewordsgiveninthetableandcompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaproperwordyouhavejustformed.Changetheverbformwherenecessary.

■Answers:

foretell

preview

forerunner

postscript

postgraduate

precondition

ex-husband

GrammarinContext

Task1:Combinethegivensentencesintoonebyusingattributiveclauses.

■Answersforreference:

Iencounteredmanypeoplewhoselivesamazedme.(SeePara.3,TextB)

2)-Wedroveinsilencetotheaddress(that/which)shehadgivenme.(SeePara.21,TextB)

Hepushedthroughthedoorsandheadedforthebackroomwherehisapronandbusingcartwerewaiting.(SeePara.16,TextA)

Ihadseentoomanypeopletrappedinalifeofpovertywhodependedonthecabastheironlymeansoftransportation.(SeePara.6,TextB)

Theirsocialworker,whostoppedtocheckonStevieeverysooften,admittedStevieandhis

motherhadfallenbetweenthecracks.(SeePara.6,TextA)

Task2:CompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinthebracketsintoEnglish.Besuretousepresentparticlesorpastparticlestomodifynouns.

Answersforreference:

well-considereddecision,foldedpaper,writtennotice,laptopstoringmyannualreport,apostmandeliveringexpressmail

Cloze

CompletethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromTextA.Theinitialletterofeachisgiven.

Answers:

reliable2)syndrome

4)gotdonewith5)gloomy

7)chance8)comethrough

10)ingoodshape11)booth

13)scrawled14)peeking

3)adopted

6)orsomething

9)barely

12)mess

15)in

Translation

■TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.

■Answersforreference:

WhatIdidn’tcountonwasthatovertimeIwouldSinCerelytakePrideinbeingasocialworker.

Shootingaquicklookattheclockonthewall,Grandmaletoutacry,“Oh,Mydear/Mygoodness/Mygracious,we'regoingtomissthetrain!”

Atthekindergartenentrance,Ialwaysseesomekids/childrenholdingfirmlyontotheirParents.Shouldyoungparentsbesternertowardstheirkids/childrenandleaveimmediatelyunderthesecircumstances?

Inthedimstreetlightstoodaweepinglittlegirl/agirlweeping.

Whenmakingdonations,richpeopleshouldbeasconsiderateaspossibleinordernottoputtherecipientinanembarrassingsituation.

Sincelastmonth,myworkhasbeenrevolvingaroundtheroutineofficeduties,sonowIamcountingthedaysuntiltheNationalDaycomes,whenmyfriendsandIaregoinghikinginthecountryside.

■TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglishusingthewordsandexpressionsintheboxbelow.

■Answerforreference:

Thatwasatimewhenlifewasdifficultforeveryone.Myfamilycouldbarelygetbyonmysmallincomefromdrivingacab.OnelatenightIrespondedtoacallforacabride.Tomysurprise,whenIarrivedattheaddress,Ifounditwasafrailoldlaywhowasawaitingme.AftershegotintoThecab,Iengagedherinconversation.Ilearntthatshewasgoingtothehospice.Herdoctorsaidshedidn'thaveverylong.Theoldladytoldmetodrivethroughthedowntownarea.Shepointedatsomeoldbuildings,tellingmethoseweretheplaceswheresheusedtoworkorlive.WhenthecabfinallypulledUPinfrontofthehospice,Ididn'tacceptherfare.Intherestoftheday,Iwaslostinthought.ThoughIhadtomakealiving,Ilivednotforthesolepurposeofsurviving.Whencircumstanceslooked-gloomy,thesmallfavourIhaddonecouldbeacandlelight.Howeverfaintthelightwas,itmanagedtowarmupasoulandennobledmeaswell.Ididtakeprideinthatsmallfavour.

Theme-RelatedWriting

■Dooneofthefollowingwritingtasksafterclass.

SupposeyouwereFrannie,theheadwaitress,inTextA.WriteashortstoryaboutSteviefromyourperspective.

Readthefollowingnewspaperclippingandwriteashortessayonthequestion:

ShouldWeOfferSeatstoElderlyPeopleontheBusduringRushHours?

■SampleEssayforTask1:

WeallknewSteviewasmentallyhandicapped,soeveryone,especiallyourbosshimself,doubtedwhetherhewouldbeacapablebusboyinthetruckstoprestaurantwhereIworkedastheheadwaitress.However,ourworriesweregraduallyremovedoneweeklater.Smilingandhard-working,Steviewonoverallourtruckerregularsaswellasusemployees.

LaterwelearntthatSteviebadlyneededthejobbecausethemoneyheearnedmadeitpossibleforhismotherandhimtolivetogether;otherwisehewouldbesenttoagrouphome.SoyoucanimaginehowworriedSteviewaswhenhehadtotakesick

leaveforheartsurgery.Hewasafraidthathewouldlosehisjob.Aftertheoperation,intheweekbeforehereturned,hecalled10timestomakesurethathecouldstillhavethejobback.Atthattime,whatconcernedmemostwashowSteviecouldhandlethehugemedicalbills.

Butsomethinghappenedwhichcompletelycaughtmeunawares.Ourregularcustomers,thosewarm-heartedtruckers,weresogenerousthatthey,togetherwiththeircompanies,contributedover$10,000forStevie.ThatThanksgivingDaywasabigdaywhenSteviewasbacktoworkandwhenthemoneywaspresentedtoStevieasasurprisegift.Icriedabitwhilepeoplewerecheeringfortheoccasion.

Now,Stevieisstillworkinghere.OurbossthinksthatStevieisthebestworkerhehaseverhired.

■SampleEssayforTask2:

ShouldWeOfferSeatstoElderlyPeopleonthe

BusDuringRushHours?

Iamamazedtoreadwhatabloggersaysaboutofferingbusseatstotheelderly.Heclaimsthat“it’s

theyoungwhoneeditmore”becausetheygotoworkearlyinthemorningandfeelexhaustedafteraday’swork.Thebloggeralsoarguesthatitisunfairtoofferseatstotheelderlysincetheyalreadyenjoyfreerides,andfurthersuggeststhatduringrushhoursseniorcitizensbedeniedsuchtreatment.

Icouldneverbringmyselftoagreewiththeblogger.Takinggoodcareoftheelderlyisauniversallyacceptedstandardofconduct.Inmyopinion,offeringseatstooureldersisnotjustanindicationofgoodmanners;itisamo