新世纪大学英语综合教程B4U4课后练习答案

新世纪大学英语综合教程第四册   

Unit  4

Words in Action1

▇Working with Words andExpressions

1 In theboxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete thefollowing sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.

■Answers:

1) mass           

2) gambled     

3) voluntary   

4) hunted       

5) classified

6) abolished   

7) division      

8) senseless    

9) fashions     

10) coordination

11)declarations                           

12) committed                             

13) necessity                             

14) moderately  

15) slightest

16) considerable  

17) evaluate  

18) derived

2In the boxes below are some of the expressions you havelearned in this unit. Complete the sentences with them. Change the form wherenecessary.

■Answers:

1) stands/stood a chance 

2) ruled out         

3) consist /consists of      

4) gone through

5) in the strict sense         

6) At a guess                    

7) earns a living               

8) coincide with

9) gone in for                   

10) got their teeth into

▆ Increasing Your Word Power

1 Word Building

Did you notice thesuffix -ary and -ory in words such as “voluntary” and “satisfactory” in Texts Aand B? The suffix -ary or -ory can be added to a noun to form an adjective. Nowadd the suffixes of -ary or -ory to the nouns in the following table to formadjectives, then translate them into Chinese.

▆Answers:

nouns	suffixes	adjectives	Chinese  meaning
planet	-ary / -ory	planetary	行星的
congratulation	congratulatory	祝贺的
contradiction	contradictory	矛盾的，对立的
custom	customary	通常的，习惯的；惯例的
document	documentary	公文的，文件的
explanation	explanatory	解释的；说明的
imagination	imaginary	想象中的，虚构的
introduction	introductory	介绍的，导言的
legend	legendary	传说（中）的，传奇的
migration	migratory	迁徙的，移居的
vision	visionary	有远见的；不实际的

1) imaginary   

2) congratulatory                            

3) Migratory  

4) documentary                              

5) legendary

6) introductory                               

7) contradictory                              

8) explanatory

2 Study the following usage notesand then complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate word fromthe box.

▆ Answers for reference:

1) vocation 

2) posts 

3) trade    

4) job 

5) work 

6) profession   

7) career   

8) position

3 Underline the mistakes in thefollowing sentences, paying special attention to the use of prepositions. Writedown your corrections in the space provided. If there is no mistake, write “NoMistake”.

▇Answers:

1) (    of   ) Natural disasters are inevitable and they areindependent onman’swill.

2) (  against ) This incidentcan byno means justify their discrimination forthe black people.

3) (   for   ) My son has little aptitude of sport but he excels in music.

4) (   with  ) The deceased musician was buried in his home village in accordance tohis wishes.

5) (   over  ) The mayor (市长) presided on the ceremony to lay thefoundation stone of the new museum.

6) (   of    ) Truth be told, I am envious about his fame and success though Ialways pretend otherwise.

7) (   in    ) The old man’s will was signed at the presence of two witnesses—hisyounger sister and one of his favourite students.

8) ( NoMistake ) When Britain declared war onGermany, Jack’s grandpa joined thearmy and his  grandma was frightened forhis safety all the time.

9) (   of     ) The marketing strategy that I designed proved successful and my bosswas very appreciative for my efforts.

10) (NoMistake ) The new theatre is very spacious, but unfortunately, it is difficultof access for wheel-chair users.

11)(   for     ) Edward Snowden was on a plane bound toMoscow when he got to know that his passport had been revoked (吊销) by the US government.

12)(   of    ) Professor Peterson is very contemptuous for the so-called“popular” writers, whom he describes as talentless and worthless.

Grammar in Context2

1 Turn the following complex sentences into simplesentences.

▇Answers for reference:

1) I don’t remember having borrowed/borrowing anythingfrom you.

2) She’ll stay here for a couple of weeks before goingon to New York.

3) The prospect of Professor Smith’s coming to see uscheered us all.

4) Jim, a man of strong character, naturally didn’tgive in.

5) Arriving at the school gate, he found hisclassmates had already assembled.

2 Replacethe that-clause in each of the sentences with a prepositional phrase.

▇Answers for reference:

1) He was afraid of falling behind the others.

2) We were all amused at Henry’s running after the dogin his slippers.

3) Have they informed you of the change in the plan?

4) We’re grateful to you for having given us so muchhelp.

5) We assured them of our willingness to cooperatewith them.

Cloze3

▇Answers:

(1) enjoy        

(2) physical    

(3) compelled 

(4) necessity   

(5) support

(6) mental      

(7) idealize     

(8) status        

(9) values       

(10) classified

(11) essential  

(12) mind       

(13) attitude   

(14) fortunate

Translation4

1 Translate thefollowing sentences into English, using the words or expressions given inbrackets.

▇ Answers for reference:

1) Asmore and more details of her private life were disclosed by the media, she wascompelled to resign her post as general manager (or: resign as general manager/resign from the post of general manager) of the company.

2) She isvery satisfied with her new job as it coincides with her interests.

3) Ibought this shirt because the pricet was reduced from 300 yuan to 80 yuan.

4) Tobring her children up, the mother really went through all kinds of hardships.

5) Thepolice have ruled out murder in the case of the old lady’s death.

6) Themunicipality (municipal government) promised to take effective steps as soon aspossible to solve the problems of air pollution.

7) I didnot go in for the Campus Tennis Championships held last month because of myinjured leg.

8）If you can get the support of the majorityof the girls, you stand a good chance of winning the election and becomingChairman of the Students Union.

9) Notall the books he wrote were as successful as this one so I recommend that youborrow it from the library and read it.

10) Atthe 2004 Athens Olympic Games Liu Xiang won the championship of the men’s110-meter hurdle and broke the world record, which had been previously held byan American athlete.

2 Translate the following passage intoEnglish.

▇Answers for reference:

Somepeople think that they’ve fulfilled their tasks as long as they go on duty andcome off duty on time. They never think about what is meant by “work” and whythey should work at all. In fact, “work” involves such qualities as wisdom,enthusiasm, imagination and creativity.

To dohis work well, a worker must have a spirit of dedication, and be capable ofbearing hardships and standing hard work. In addition, he should haveinitiative and creativity. Having initiative means the worker should be readyto grasp every opportunity to display his outstanding ability.

Inaddition, a worker should make clear the nature and significance of the work hedoes, be responsible for whatever he is doing and plunge himself into the workwith vigorous enthusiasm. If he can do so, he will find a job no longer aburden but an indispensable part of his life. Whatever he does, he can alwaysfind values and pleasure in the work and achieve extraordinary results inotherwise ordinary work.

Theme-Related Writing5

Write a composition ofno less than 150 words on the topic “My Career Choice”. Your writing shouldcover the following points:

1) the kind of job youprefer to do

2) factors youconsider when choosing the job

3) conclusion

▆ Sample Essay:

My Career Choice

When it comes to the choice of career, differentpeople consider the matter from different perspectives. Personally I prefer tobe a teacher.

I have three reasons for my decision. The first reasonis that the profession of teaching is in agreement with my personality. Beingan outgoing, patient and understanding person, I think I am able to communicatewith my students and understand their feelings easily, which constitutes animportant factor in ensuring success in teaching. The second reason is that Iam interested in the job. It would always give me great joy and satisfaction tosee the happy faces of my students, to share my knowledge and life experiencewith them and to participate in their process of growing up. The third reasonis related to my occupational attitude. I always believe that school teachersall over the world are respected for their profound knowledge and higher socialstatus. I have always held my teachers in respect and I hope I would berespected as a teacher, too, in the future.

I think teaching is an ideal career for me. Being auniversity student now, I will work hard to realize my dream.

(198 words)

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