现代大学英语第二版精读4Unit2SpringSowingKeytoExercises.doc

精读4 Unit 2 课后练习答案Vocabulary1. Into English1. assert ones manhood 6. rub his eyes2. cross ones mind 7. munch her bead and butter3. measure the ground 8. overpower that feeling of dread4. secure ones food 9. carry a long way5. scatter the darkness 10. bend their backsInto Chinese1. 燃烧着的煤 6. 一家之主2. 他那长满雀斑的脸 7. 一颗怦怦直跳的心3. 淡淡的八字须 8. 一组山间小屋4. （不好的）事情迫在眉睫 9. 一块狭长的地5. 一位精明的妇女 10. 一副凶猛严厉的表情3.1. Zhuge Liang pretended to be very calm and succeed in hiding the fact from Sima Yi that the city was really ungrounded. He proved himself worthy of the admiration he had received.2. He knew that a bloody battle was imminent and his army was terribly outnumbered. So he pretended to be retreating quickly to the rear. Actually he was laying a trap for the enemy troops.3. Social Darwinists asserted that we can compare human society to the animal world. It did not cross their minds that human beings could be different from other animals. They relied on their brain rather than their instinct.4. These mass-produced chickens can not compare with the chickens we used to raise at home. Chicken farms may have increased the output, but they have robbed the chickens of their good taste.5. The financial bubbles finally burst, causing a serious crisis that swept over the whole world.6. Thanks to our price edge, our exports to that region increased by 30% compared with the same period the previous year.7. The reporters were all bursting with questions. But the government spokesman/spokesperson said that all she knew was that people were watching a play when some thirty armed terrorists burst into the theater.8. When the prisoners burst out singing, the prison warden was frightened.9. The area is dotted with factories. It also has holiday inns dotted around the whole island. But there are already signs that many local people will rebel against this trend.10. He declared that all the rebels would be pardoned if they laid down their arms.41 B2 A3 C4 C5 B6 D7 D8 C9 A10 D51.1.bosom, brest, bosom2. chest3. chest4. brest,bosom5. breast6. breast21. jump/leap2. leaped3. skip, jumped/sprang4. jumping5. hopping/jumping, leaping/skipping6. skip/jump31. verge2. verge3. border4. edge5. brim6. rim7. edge41. swearing2. curse, curse3. abused4. calling names/ name-calling51. rubbing 2. scraped3. scratch4. scraped5. scratched6. rub, scrape6ScatteredSpreadSprayedSpreadingScattered6.1. clearly/evidently/obviously whole-heartedly/heartily/greedily/hungrily2. fiercely/furiously/feverishly3. gruffly/sharply/rudely/roughly4. doubtlessly/undoubtedly/unquestionably/undeniably/ indisputably proudly/arrogantly/boastfully5. cruelly/brutally/heartlessly/mercilessly/pitilessly/remorselessly/savagely/ruthlessly6. oddly/strangly7. coolly/calmly/evenly/placidly8. convincingly/persuasively/rationally completely/entirely/wholly/thoroughly9. greatly/ dramatically/considerably/enormously/immenselyGrammar1. if2. suppose/ supposing3. If4. only if5. If6. even if 7. unless8. Suppose/Supposing9. If10. If 2. 2.1. As the saying goes, theres no smoke without fire.2. Theres no denying that the film has no equal in cinema history.3. I warned him about the danger involved, but he paid no heed to my warning.4. Theres no generally accepted definition of happiness.5. These are no ordinary students; they are going to be trained as astronauts.6. There are no easy or painless solutions to the companys financial problems.7. Away from home for the first time, college students have to do day-day chores themselves. Its no bad thing.8. The two sides are so far apart on key issues that theres no telling how long the talks could drag on.9. Thats the kind of holiday I dream of no telephone, no TV and no worries.10. Some of the nations top economists say that they see no sign of economic recovery in the country.4此时此刻西里尔 博吉斯先生装扮成一位身着袍服的牧师，除此之外， 倒也看不出他有什么邪恶阴险之处。他的职业是古董家具经销商，在伦敦切尔西区国王大道有自己的店铺和展示厅。他的卖场不大，通常生意做得也不大，不过由于他能以极低极低的价格买进，又以极高极高的价格卖出，每年都能小赚一把。博吉斯先生天生会做生意，无论是买还是卖，他都能一下看准各类客户的心态，以最佳方式应对他们。对长者，他既老成持重而又讨人喜欢；对富人，则巴结献媚；对虔诚的圣徒，他态度严肃庄重；对弱者，则派头十足说一不二；对寡妇，他会淘气调皮，故作天真；对老处女，佯装幽默，低级挑逗。他很清楚自己有这个才能，一有机会就肆无忌惮地加以使用。往往在他淋漓尽致的表演后，他真的只能拼命克制自己才能不站到一边，在剧场的观众发出如雷掌声时， 向观众鞠躬表示谢意。尽管博吉斯先生具有这种小丑般的特性，但他不是个傻瓜。事实上有人说他对法国、英国和意大利的家具的了解不比其他伦敦人少。此外，他的鉴赏力也惊人的好，即使遇到一件真品，他也能很快看出设计品位不高而拒不收购。