大学英语精读课后习题5-2.doc

大学英语精读第五册第2单元课后习题答案汇总一、词汇1、notion n. 概念；见解；打算 inhabite adj. 有人居住的 v. 占据（inhabit的过去分词）；居住于The notion （that thought inhabited the heart）was once accepted as a truth. 思想存在于心脏里的观点曾经被认为是事实that引导的是同位语从句）2、denial n. 否认；拒绝；节制；背弃 To say that human rights are not protected in the country is a denial of the obvious truth.说这个国家里人权没有受到保护，便是对明白事实的否认（睁眼说瞎话）3、independent n. 独立自主者；无党派者 adj. 独立的；单独的；无党派的；不受约束的An independent opinion poll of foreign businesses in China published today shows growing confidence in the sustained development of the country’s economy. 对中国的外资企业展开的独立民意调查标明，他们对该国经济的持续发展越来越有信心。

4、realistic adj. 现实的；现实主义的；逼真的；实在论的The book gives us a realistic picture of contemporary life in rural China. 这本书是对当代中国农村生活的现实描绘5、passed for 冒充，假扮；被认为 I can’t imagine how this place passed for a five-star hotel! The service is dreadful. 我无法想象这个地方怎么会被认为是五星级酒店！他们的服务太糟糕了6、consequent n. 结果 adj. 随之发生的；作为结果的The warming of the Earth and the consequent climate change will affect us all. 全球变暖以及随之而来的气候变化将影响到所有的人7、a handful of 一把；少量的；一小部分The little girl scooped up a handful of sand and let it trickle through her fingers. 小女孩捧起一把沙子，然后让沙子从手指间细细流下。

8、as opposed to 与…截然相反；对照This is a book about business practice as opposed（与…相对，而不是） to theory. 这本书是关于商业实践的，不是关于商业理论的9、 urge n. 强烈的欲望，迫切要求；推动力 vi. 强烈要求 vt. 力劝，催促；驱策，推进 Influential adj. 有影响的；有势力的 n. 有影响力的人物He urged his influential friends to help get him a loan. 他敦促他有影响力的朋友们帮他贷款10、eternal adj. 永恒的；不朽的Many people now think there is no such thing as eternal truth, because truth is subject to change as man’s understanding of the universe improves. 现在许多人认为没有永恒真理这样的东西，因为真理是随着人类对宇宙的认识提高而变化的11、descendant n. 后裔；子孙 adj. 下降的；祖传的Most of them are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers. 他们大多是最早的英格兰人和苏格兰人的后裔。

12、cherish vt. 珍爱 vt. 怀有（感情等）；抱有（希望等）Rosa and her groom promised to cherish each other through sickness and health, poverty and richness. 罗莎和她的新郎承诺不管疾病或健康、贫穷或富有，都要珍爱对方13、relate vt. 叙述；使…有联系 vi. 涉及；认同；符合；与…有某种联系The two questions are closely related, but will need to be considered separately. 这两个问题紧密相关，但需要单独考虑14、denial n. 否认；拒绝；节制；背弃The minister of finance made a quick denial of the accusation （that he was opposed to tax reforms）. 财政部长迅速否认了他反对税收改革的指控that引导的是同位语从句）15、haunt n. 栖息地；常去的地方 vt. 常出没于…；萦绕于…；经常去… vi. 出没；作祟That house is thought by many to be haunted, for families that lived in it all ended up in tragedy. 许多人认为那座房子闹鬼，因为住在那里的一家人全都以悲剧告终。

16、discern vt. 识别；领悟，认识 vi. 看清楚，辨别The guest discerned a trace of fatigue in the face of the host. So he quickly took leave. 客人察觉到主人脸上的一丝疲惫，所以很快告别了二、词组1、combat n. 战斗；争论 adj. 战斗的；为…斗争的 vi. 战斗；搏斗 vt. 反对；与…战斗The new prime minister launched a campaign to fight against corruption immediately after he formed the cabinet.新首相在重组内阁后立即发起了一场打击腐败的运动2、 Capability(capabilities) n. 才能，能力；性能，容量Recent research has shown that people experience differences in physical and mental abilities to perform depending on the time of the day.最新研究表明，人们的体力和脑力能力随着一天的不同时刻而不同。

3、 eternal adj. 永恒的；不朽的Some people view life as an unending conflict between the forces of good and evil.有些人认为生活就是善与恶力量之间的永无止境的斗争4、 Oppose to (opposed to) 反对Many people today are against the use of fur for fashion.现今许多人反对用动物皮毛做时装5、 outstanding 优秀的、有影响力的In the past few years there have appeared quite a few excellent basketball players in CBA such as Wang Zhizhi, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.在过去的几年中，涌现出了不少优秀的中国国家队篮球运动员，如王治郅、姚明还有易建联6、 stake on 在...上打赌；把赌注押在...上面The new global positioning system can hardly be inaccurate, or the government would not risk its reputation on backing it.新的全球定位系统几乎不会出错，否则政府不会冒险支撑它的开发。

7、 no wonder 难怪It’s not surprising that you’ve got a headache with so much drinking last night.昨晚喝那么多酒，难怪你会头痛8、 in the light of 根据，按照；当作；由于，鉴于Considering the changed circumstance, he urged that the meeting be postponed to the next week.考虑到情况多变，他强烈建议把会议推迟到下周9、 discern vt. 识别；领悟，认识 vi. 看清楚，辨别They could see a faint light at the end of the tunnel.他们可以看到隧道尽头的光很微弱10、 paralyze (paralyzed) vt. 使麻痹；使瘫痪The drivers’ strike has brought the region’s public transport system to a stop.司机的罢工已使该地区的公共交通系统陷入瘫痪状态。

11、 cry out for (crying out for) 迫切需要As it is, the state-owned enterprises are in great need of qualified management personnel.事实上，国有企业迫切需要有资格的管理人员12、 awake to (awaken to) 意识到；醒悟Many Asian governments did not realize the perils of heavy borrowing from abroad until the recent financial crisis. 在最近的金融危机发生之前，许多亚洲政府没有意识到大量借外债的危险13、 consequent n. 结果 adj. 随之发生的；作为结果的Nola’s long illness and resulting absence put her far behind in her work.诺拉长期生病缺课，导致她学习远远落在别人后面14、 sensitive to 对…敏感，易感觉的A politician who is not keenly aware of the mood of the people is not likely to get many votes.一个不清楚民众情绪的政治家不可能获得很多选票。

三、完型 To most people, education means schools. But education has many other。