新世纪大学英语综合教程4(第二版)_习题问题详解1-4单元.doc

wordUnit ONEEnhance Your Language AwarenessWords in Action▆Working with Words and Expressions1. In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. plete the following sentences with the words given. Change the form where necessary.▆Answers:1) spark2) pelled3) bare4) scrape5) destruction6) output7) retreat8) tipped9) miracle10) eternal11) pile12) transfer13) mass14) thereby15) have emerged16) trigger17) threaten 18) consumed19) hollow2. In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. plete the sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.▆Answers: 1) show signs of2) cope with3) lives in fear of4) tough it out5) cut down6) from head to foot7) searched out8) nothing short of9) As yet10) settle in11) take heart ▆Increasing Your Word Power 1. You will read six pairs of words which are similar in meaning but are different in usage. Reflect on the differences in usage between the words in each group and fill in each blank with a proper one. Change the form if necessary.▆ Answers: 1) temptation2) attraction3) chance4) opportunity5) states6) country7) warned8) threatened / threatens 9) refuse10) reject11) total12) gross2. A blend is a word produced by bining parts of other words, such as “sat〞 from “munications〞 and “satellite〞. Try to find out what words the following blends are formed from. You may consult a dictionary if necessary.▆Answers: BlendFormationMeaningsmogsmoke + fog烟雾blogweb + log博客brunchbreakfast + lunch早午餐 〔早餐和午餐合为一餐〕autocideautomobile + suicide撞车自杀chunnelchannel + tunnel海峡隧道motelmotor + hotel汽车旅馆netizennet + citizen网民sci-fiscience + fiction科幻小说workaholicwork + alcoholic工作狂wi-fiwireless + fidelity无线网络3. Fill in the blanks in Column B with an adjective in Text A. The target adjective must be opposite in meaning to the one in Column A and must form a correct collocation with the noun in Column C.▆ Answers:1) individual 2) contradictory 3) destructive 4) rational 5) primitive 6) synthetic 7) distant 8) pessimistic 9) irreplaceable10) enormousGrammar in Context 1. Study the following sentences from Text B and point out the grammatical function of each of the present participles used as an adverbial.▆ Answers:1) an adverbial of acpanying circumstances2)an adverbial of acpanying circumstances3)an adverbial of result4) an adverbial of result5) an adverbial of manner; acpanying circumstances6) an adverbial of result7) an adverbial of time2.plete the following sentencesby translating the Chinese in the brackets into English, using a present participle as an adverbial.▆ Answers:1) killing thousands upon thousands of people2) raising the average yield by 15 percent3) trying to deduce its operating principle4) Seeing that everyone was bending over his/her book5) Not having heard from his parents for a long time6) leaving the project unfinished7) Turning to the right 8) Not wanting to make the patient nervousCloze▆plete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.▆ Answers:(1) realm(2) elemental(3) obtain(4)stubbornly(5) transferred(6) transformed(7) subdued(8) expansion(9) irreplaceable(10) extinct(11) dynamic(12)verge(13) moderate(14) ecological(15) rationalTranslation1. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.▆ Answers for Reference: 1) The village is so close to the border that the villagers lived in constant fear of attacks from the enemy.2) In only twenty years the country was transformed into an advanced industrial power.3) Seeing the project successfully pleted, those who had invested so much time and energy in it felt very proud.4) Given the current financial situation, it is inevitable that the US dollar will be further devalued.5) There are so many vehicles nowadays that the roads in this area are barely adequate to cope with the present traffic.6) The weather showed no signs of getting better so the government called upon us to get prepared for floods.7) Alice had been confined to bed for over 10 years after the traffic accident, and so her recovery seemed nothing short of a miracle. 8) The students were all very much concerned about the World Cup, spending at least two hours every day watching the live matches on TV.9) Thomas said that his family had settled in Florida more than half a century ago. 10) Ask for help. Don’t tough it out yourself. I learned this lesson early in my life.2.Translate the following passage into English.▆ Answers for reference:Human beings live in the realm of nature. They are not only dwellers in nature, but also transformers of it. With the development of so。