综合教程第一册Unit 3课后练习答案

新世纪综合教程1课后练习答案

Unit  3  

Working with Words and Expressions

1. Listed in the box below are some of the words that you need to be very familiar with. Now work in pairs and make sentences with each of them to see if you have really mastered their usages. You are encouraged to consult a dictionary if you are still not quite sure about their meanings and usages.

▆ Sample sentences for reference:

1) This is really a nice spot for a picnic. We should come here again.

2) These regulations are so complicated that they will only create confusion.

3) This species of plant is becoming increasingly rare.

4) He indicated his willingness with a nod of his head.

5) I gave him some medicine to ease the pain.

6) To be a good research student, you must have a mind for inquiry.

7) My sister has been preaching at me again and again about my untidy habits.

8) You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.

9) The doctors are worried because her breathing has become very shallow.

10) I have wrapped the parcels and they’re ready to be posted.

2. In 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) awkward

2) relief

3) occur

4) opinions

5) disturbing

6) released

7) pausing

8) scattered

9) swallowed

10) wipe

11) treat

12) recall

3. In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.

▆ Answers:

1) became well acquainted with 

2) took us by surprise 

3) gather our thoughts 

4) turned out

5) fight back

6) hang up on

7) ran away

8) take care of

9)  hemmed and hawed 

10)  turned into

11) keep…from

12) soaking up

Increasing Your Word Power

Meanings

1. Complete the multiple choice exercise by choosing the right answer.

▆ Answers:

1)  a. make 

2) e. fluent 

3) c. sturdy

4) e. throw

5) b. create

6) d. desperate

7) d. survive

8) b. sociable

2. Many words in English can be used both as nouns and as verbs. Complete all the sentences using either the noun form or the verb form of the words given inbox. Change the form where necessary.

▆ Answers:

1) focus

2) fears

3) focus

4) attack

5) fears

6) attacks

7) visits…visited

8) touched

9) chat

10) touch

11) match

12) chats

13) match

14) fear

3. Did you notice the suffixes -y, -able in words such as panicky and portable in this unit? The suffix -able can be added to a noun or a verb to form an adjective, and -y can be put after a noun to form an adjective. Now form adjectives by adding -y or -able to the words given in the table and write down the Chinese meaning for each adjective.

▆ Answers for reference:

Nouns/Verbs	Suffixes	Adjectives	Chinese Meanings
fault	-y	faulty	有错误的；有缺点的；不完善的
guilt	guilty	有罪的；有过失的
hand	handy	手边的；方便的
panic	panicky	惊恐的；易恐慌的
pick	picky	吹毛求疵的；爱挑剔的
adapt	-able	adaptable	能适应新环境的；适应性强的
imagine	imaginable	可想象的；想得到的
port	portable	便于携带的；轻便的
predict	predictable	可预言的；可预料的
rely	reliable	可靠的；可信赖的

1) guilty

2) adaptable

3) handy

4) imaginable

5) predictable

6) panicky

7) faulty

8) picky

9) reliable

10) portable

GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT

Observe the following sentences from both Text A and Text B, paying special attention to the use of the past perfective aspect of the verb. Then do the following two tasks.

Task 1: Combine each pair of sentences into one by making use of the past perfect aspect of the verb.

▆ Answers for reference:

1) We rushed to the railway station, but found the train had left.

2) Before I became an English major at an American college, I had learnt some English at high school in China.

3) Kathy had already picked up the tickets by the time I got to the cinema by bike.

4) No sooner had I shut the door than the telephone rang. or: I had no sooner shut the door than the telephone rang.

5) The students did not understand until the teacher had explained the theory in detail.

Task 2: A theft happened in a company last Saturday. John, the person who was on duty, was telling a friend what had happened. Imagine you are John and your partner his friend. Tell him what happened using the following clues. You need to add what is missing and make use of the past perfect aspect of verbs whenever necessary to indicate the sequence of the events.

▆ Answers for reference:

1) I saw the door open

2) the office had been broken into

3) quite a few things had been stolen

4) had already come back to the office

5) the 200 dollars he had locked in his drawer was gone

6) had just bought

7) A few computers in the office had been stolen 

Close

Cloze

Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.

▆ Answers:

1) recent

2) surprise

3) sad/solemn

4) keeping

5) disturbing

6) inquires

7) admitted

8) occurred

9) surgery

10) options

11) tightly

12) soaking

13) scent

14) gatherings

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