大学本科英语专业_《综合教程第二册》课后练习答案.doc

Unit one
1. Thanks to modern technology, the film about that ancient battle gives the audience the illusion of being on the battlefield themselves.
2. That ancient city was devastated by the fire, but fortunately the stone table survived.
3. The videotape and the story by the woman filled them with sympathy for the child who had become an orphan in the earthquake.
4. In that earthquake, we heard many stories of teachers who had refused to leave their students behind and laid down their lives.
5. The construction of the Yu Yuan Garden began in 1558, but it was not completed until 1578 because building went off and on for lack of money.
6. In 1980, when I met up with her, she had just returned from abroad with a master’s degree.
7. It was my first visit to New York, but I managed to find my way to the little firm.
8. It is hard to make it to the top in the movie industry, but as a director Xie Jin did it.
Fill in the blanks with a word or phrase
1. scoffed
2. dilemma
3. collapsed
4. pandemonium
5. reassuring
6. rumble
7. glancing at
8. meet up with
Fill in the blanks with appropriate form
1. panicky
2. descends/descended
3. enjoyable
4. expectation
5. morality

6. persuasion
7. strong
8. energetic
Unit 2
1. Many vain young people are obsessed with fancy cars despite the fact that they are not yet rich enough to afford them.
2. Their marriage finally fell apart when his affair with another woman was found out by his wife.
3. For artistic inspiration, the artist lived in the country for three years, where he denied himself many comforts of life.
4. I’m not sure if we can have the excursion to Chongming Island tomorrow. It is at the mercy of the weather.
5. When he was young he went to Japan to learn medicine, but after he returned to China he changed his mind and pursued a career as a writer all his life.
6. She’s taken up with a man old enough to be her father, which is a disgrace to her parents.
7. Since 1978, our economy has witnessed a rapid development; in contrast that of some developed countries has declined.
8. The earthquake isolated this city from other areas. I’m afraid their food supplies will not hold out through the winter.
Fill the blanks 1
1. delay
2. Feverishly
3. façade
4. confronted
5. premise
6. dreaded
7. automatically
8. awaiting
Fill the blanks 2
1. obsessive
2. moodiness
3. tolerable
4. beneficial
5. satisfying
6. hidden
7. preference
8. criticisms
Unit 3
1. The fans waited anxiously in the rain for two hours before the “super girl” finally showed up.
2. They had been in love for eight years. When they went through many agonies, before they finally got married.
3. I was upset by the loss of my wallet, but I could only console myself-it could have been worse. What if I had lost my passport at the airport?
4. Given his age and inexperience/Given that he was young and inexperienced, his performance in his first movie was excellent.
5. Every time he left on business, the manager would authorize his assistant to act for him, as the business of the company couldn’t wait.
6. The poor old man did not have much to eat, but he kept healthy because he believed in the benefit of doing exercise.
7. Of all the ancient civilizations, only that of China has endured through the ages and is still full of vitality.
8. Like many other writers, this young writer focuses on the eternal theme of love. What sets him apart from others is his keen observations of rural life in China.
Fill in the blanks 1
1. wrapped up
2. fatal
3. fluent
4. has undergone
5. stretch out
6. financed
7. consequences
8. neighborhood
Fill 2
1. insistent
2. depressing
3. consolation
4. inspiration
5. collision
6. diagnosis
7. assurance
8. unconsciousness
Unit 4
Fill 1
1. stepping stone
2. at their peril
3. serve
4. mentality
5. staple
6. facilitating
7. messaging
8. hybrid
Fill 2
1. economy
2. accessible
3. fundamentally
4. homesick
5. negotiable
6. adjusted
7. remoteness
8. complacently
Translation
1. Children may swim here provided that they are accompanied by adults.
2. This American journalist made a fool of himself over his remarks about China, because he’s been out of touch with what’s been happening in the country in the past three decades.
3. Every person has the right to education, regardless of his or her family background, sex, and age.
4. The invention of the Internet, despite the fact that it has given rise to some problems, has greatly facilitated almost every aspect of our life, including education, medicine, and business.
5. Never overlook your travel insurance when you are planning to spend your holiday abroad; otherwise you might find yourself in great trouble if any accident should occur.
6. In the movie that billionaire was faced with a dilemma—either divorce his wife, who would then care out half of his financial empire, or murder her at the risk of being found out by the police.
7. As the husband lost his job in the financial crisis, the new couple had to cut down on a lot of things—furniture, clothes, records, books, and so on.
8. Over thirty years ago, right after the Cultural Revolution, Deng Xiaoping told the people that the only way out lay in reform and opening up to the outside world.
Unit 5
1. This film actor is more inclined than most people to help the handicapped because he himself suffered a stroke ten years ago.
2. The old man is afflicted with rheumatism, but he still goes jogging and mountain-climbing every day.
3. Some of the flaws in the American financial system, which had never received due attention.
4. He held on to his shares of that company when the prices were dropping sharply last year. Now he has made a fortune.
5. Just dismiss the idea from your mind—it’s crazy and not worth thinking about at all.
6. We were all set to leave for the holiday in New York when the 9/11 incident shook the whole world.
7. If you think I have a magic formula to solve the problem, you are bound to be disillusioned.
8. That Japanese company succeeded in penetrating the US TV market.
Fill 1
1. tilted
2. led up to
3. hold on to
4. care for
5. is inclined to
6. make a living
7. follow example
8. to a degree
Fill 2
1. inclination
2. indifferent
3. penetration
4. frailty
5. affliction
6. excellence
7. progressively
8. disillusionment
Unit 6
1. Our group was assigned to decorate the garden while the others were preparing the food in the kitchen.
2. On the battlefield the young man was delighted to meet a long-lost brother who came out of the blue.
3. Who has used up the milk? There is none to put in my coffee.
4. Rumour has it that this painting is fake and that the original one was stolen three years ago.
5. One person may not be able to change much, but working together we’ll be able to make a great difference to our country.
6. Many burglaries took place because the owners failed to take the precaution of locking their doors and windows.
7. The minister flew to the front to negotiate with the rioters in an effort to prevent a civil war.
8. I assumed you knew each other because I saw you talking with each other at the party.
Fill 1
1. running
2. tucked
3. inspected
4. taken precautions
5. with an air of
6. adventurous
7. enraged
8. panicked
Fill 2
1. stiffened
2. errors
3. invasion
4. assumption
5. innocence
6. assignment
7. explosion
8. description
Unit 7
Fill 1
1. define
2. irrelevant
3. correspond to
4. flunked
5. rather
6. makes a point of
7. apt to
8. go round
Fill 2
1. removal
2. climatic
3. salvation
4. proficiency
5. assumption
6. normally
7. resentment
8. disastrous
Translation
1. He was hospitalized with acute appendicitis, with the result that the missed the final examination.
2. As many more people came to the lecture than expected, there were not enough handouts to go round.
3. No matter what a long day he may have, he makes a point of checking his e-mail box before going to bed.
4. Unemployment is found in all countries in the world, but governments vary in their way to handle the problem.
5. Anyone who has come to a foreign country for the first time is apt to find everything around him both strange and interesting.
6. The football fans were very disappointed at the performance of the players of both teams.
7. Never take what he says at face value. Think it over yourself.
8. The doctor’s words removed his fears about the operation.
Unit 8
1. He was hospitalized with acute appendicitis, with the result that the missed the final examination.
2. As many more people came to the lecture than expected, there were not enough handouts to go round.
3. No matter what a long day he may have, he makes a point of checking his e-mail box before going to bed.
4. Unemployment is found in all countries in the world, but governments vary in their way to handle the problem.
5. Anyone who has come to a foreign country for the first time is apt to find everything around him both strange and interesting.
6. The football fans were very disappointed at the performance of the players of both teams.
7. Never take what he says at face value. Think it over yourself.
8. The doctor’s words removed his fears about the operation.
Fill 1
1. focus
2. much the same
3. consciousness
4. threat
5. deserved
6. decomposed
7. revealed
8. frequent
Fill2
1. perusal
2. intensified
3. excessive
4. speculative
5. abundance
6. inclusive
7. emits
8. locally
Unit 9
Fill 1
1. perpetual
2. functions
3. inherent
4. cited
5. approaching
6. flawless
7. vaguely
8. disciplining
Fill 2
1. pursuit
2. deception
3. dedication
4. commercial
5. patriotic
6. fictional
7. disapproval
8. starving