新世纪大学英语综合教程B4U7课后练习答案

新世纪大学英语综合教程第四册   

Unit  7

Words in Action1

 Words in Action

Working with Words andExpressions

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

▆ Answers:

1) immediate   2) essential  3)debating    4) cited       5) hence      6) obligation  

7)distinct      8) logical   9) vital       10) revolution  11) unburden 12) privilege

2In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the sentences withthem.  Change the form where necessary.

▆ Answers:

• attend to  2) be carried away 3) fell into  4) broken off  5) weresummoned up 

• 6) be put in touch with

▆ IncreasingYour Word Power

1 You will read six pairs of words which are similar in meaning but aredifferent in usage. Reflect on the differences in usage between the words ineach group and fill in each blank with a proper one. Change the form ifnecessary.

▆ Answers:

1)charge     2) accused      3)abolish         4) cancel    5) senseless         6)meaningless

7)frustrating  8) depressing  9) extra    10) additional  11) classical; classic  12) classic

2  The suffixes –th and –age can formnouns from corresponding verbs or adjectives. 

   Now add –th or -age to the verbs or adjectives given in the table toform nouns.

▆ Answers:

Adjectives	Nouns	Verbs	Nouns
deep	depth	link	linkage
short	shortage	marry	marriage
long	length	pass	passage
true	truth	grow	growth
young	youth	store	storage

  Nowcomplete each of the following sentences with a noun you have just formed.

▆ Answers:

• marriage     2) growth           3) storage          4) depth      5) truth

• youth      7)passage       8) length    9)shortage        10) linkage

3 In each of the followingsentences you are given two confusing words in the brackets. Choose theappropriate one to fill in the blank.

▆ Answers:

1) rarely  2) average  3) entire  4) benefit  5) obligation

6) regard  7) selective 8) meat

Grammar in Context2

Discourse structure

Connective words or phrases can be used topoint out the thought relationship between sentences.

Now choose proper connective words andexpressions from the boxes below to fill in the blanks in the following twoparagraphs.

▆ Answers:

Paragraph 1:

1) First        2) Second           3）Instead    4)Third         5) In contrast

6) Fourth    7) Consequently    8) Finally        9) But

Paragraph 2:

1) For example          2) Similarly        3)Another            4) First

5) then             6) finally       7) Furthermore         8) In like manner

Cloze3

Completethe following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter ofeach is given.

▆Answers:

1) compare     2) understand   3) limited  4) acquaintances  5) enters     6) touch 

7) special      8) poet         9) object   10) forces       11) cultivate  12) depends   

13) consisting  14)contribution  15) intellectual

Translation4

1 Translate the following sentences into English, using the wordsand expressions given in brackets.

▆ Answers forreference:

1)       Underthe circumstances of promoting a socialist market economy inChina,it is essential to strengthen the management of accounting information quality.

2)       Professor Lin told students stories about Washington and Lincoln in respect to the importance of being honest.

3)       People living in the desert area don’t have enough water to drink, letalone using water to irrigate the land.

4)       Dr. Wang has the habit of making notes in themargins while reading a book.

5)       It is interesting that with the passage oftime, some words which have fallen into disuse may sometimes be revived with a newmeaning.

6)       Thereseemed no chance of reaching an agreement, therefore both parties /sides decided to break off negotiations.

7)       College studentsshould be braveenough to face and overcome withconfidence all the obstacles and difficulties they meet with intheir lives.

8)       The sanitary conditions in thisarea have deteriorated to such an extentthat there is widespread danger of diseases.

9)       Extensiveinvestigations and interviews put Miss Smith in touch with a whole range of thepeople of that country and their life styles.

10)    Itis true that we’ve made some progress in our work but we must take care not tobe carried away by our achievements.

2. Translate the followingpassage into English.

▆ Answers forreference:

Lin Yutang was afamous man of letters in modernChina.In his The Art of Reading, he tells us that reading gives a man a certain charm andflavor and only those who read with this object in mind can understand what ismeant by the art of reading. When one begins to think of improving his mind,all the pleasure of reading is gone.

Lin Yutang holdsthat there are nobooks that one absolutely must read. Even if there is a certain book thateveryone must read, there is a given time for it. When one’s thoughts andexperience have not reached a certain point for reading a classic, the book will leave only a badflavor on his palate if he forces himself to read it. He also believes thatalthough there are no books in this world that everybody must read, there arebooks that a person must read at a certain time, in a given place, under givencircumstances, and at a given period of his life.

To him, reading is an act consisting of twosides, the author and the reader. The net gain comes as much from the reader’scontribution through his own insight and experience as from the author’s own.Therefore, Lin Yutang believes that the discovery of a reader’s favorite author is the mostcritical event in his intellectual development.

Theme-Related Writing5

Write a compositionof no less than 150 words on the topic “TheDeclining Popularity of Reading”. Your paper should cover the followingpoints:

1) The importance of reading

2) The causes of the declining interestin reading

3) Possible solution

Sample essay:

The Declining Popularity of Reading

Reading has always been an essentialpart of human civilization. It enlightens us, empowers us with knowledge, andimproves our character and taste. It opens an unknown world to us.

However, there has been anacknowledged global decline of the public interest in reading. Ithink there areseveral causes for this decline. The first is probably the temptation broughtabout by modern technology, seducing people to replace reading withother means of entertainment and relaxation such as computer games, films, TVprogrammes, and online chatting. The second is the social frenzy for money andpower which has drained people of their time and energy, leaving them hardlyany time for reading. The third cause might be the decreasing social awarenessof the importance of reading and, and as a result, less attention is paid toreading.

It is high time that we tookaction to promote reading. Firstly, we should view technological advancements discreetly,and people should be aware that modern means of entertainment can not replace reading.Secondly, the social perception of success must be modified so that peopleshould know that wealth alone does not make a gentleman while reading canimprove one’s character. Thirdly, efforts should be made to enhance public awareness of the importanceof reading. In short, I believe the decline of reading indicates the decline ofa nation and must be addressed.

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