综合教程第一册Unit 8课后练习答案

新世纪综合教程1课后练习答案

Unit  8  

Working with Words and Expressions

2.In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Completethe following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.

▇ Answer:

1)  hooked

2)  cultural

3)  block

4)  barely

5)  whipped

6)  fairly

7)  tolerate

8)  wane

9)  balance

10) female

11) relatives

12) follower

13) identify

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

▇ Answers:

1)      found our way

2)      take my turn

3)      get the floor

4)      hungered for

5)      hang on to

6)      far too

7)      give up

8)      gave away

9)      face to face

10)  poured her heart out

11)  open up

12)  get the upper hand

13)  was flooded with

14)  whipped … intoline/shape

Increasing Your Word Power

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

▇ Answers:

1) e

2) c

3) b

4) a

5) d

6) e

7) b

8) e

2. Match the verbs in the left column with the nounsand phrases in the right column. Put the corresponding letter in the blankfollowing each word.

▇Answers: 

1)     c

2)     b

3)     e

4)     d

5)     a

3.Did you notice the prefixes un-, in-, im-, dis- in words that you have comeacross from Units 1-8, such as unfamiliar, inescapable, impatient, disrespectful.These prefixes can be used in front of adjectives to produce an oppositemeaning. In addition to un-, in-, im-, and dis-, the prefixes il- and ir- also fall into this category.Now complete the following table with the prefixes mentioned above.

Adjectives	Prefixes	Adjectives (with opposite meaning)
agreeable	dis-/il-/im- in-/ir-/un-	disagreeable
competent	incompetent
dependent	independent
fortunate	unfortunate
honourable	dishonourable
logical	illogical
legal	illegal
moral	immoral
perfect	imperfect
regular	irregular
reliable	unreliable
responsible	irresponsible

▇Answers: 

1)     immoral

2)     dishonourable

3)     illegal

4)     unreliable

5)     disagreeable

6)     illogical

7)     incompetent

8)     independent

9)     irresponsible

10) unfortunate;unfortunate

GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT

Task 1: Combine each pair of sentences into onecontaining an adverbial of concession by using the word in brackets.

▇Answers for reference:

1)Try as he would, he fell short of his parents’ expectations.

2)Though he was tired out after a day of hard work, he stayed up late to watchthe FIFA World Cup final.

3)While I disapprove of what you say, I will defend to the death your right tosay it.

4)Even though there is no evidence to suggest that they spread viruses, theEuropean Union has banned imports of dairy products from other countries.

5)Despite the visible graphic warnings on cigarette packets, some smokers turn ablind eye to the potential hazards of smoking.

Task 2: Complete the following sentences bytranslating the Chinese in brackets into English beginning with the word orphrase that has been given.

▇Answers for reference:

1) He wasfound guilty of graft and corruption and was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonmenteven though he was a high-ranking official.

2) Peoplefrom all walks of life, whether they are young or old, rich or poor, shouldextend helping hands to those in the flood-stricken areas.

3) Nomatter how rough and dangerous the road is, the future will always be beautifulso long as hope remains.

4) For all his remarkable achievements, he remainedmodest and humble.

5)Granted that a major breakthrough in artificial intelligence has been achieved,the computer can never replace the human brain in the long run.

Close

▇ Answers:

(1) gender

(2) compete

(3) boasting

(4) masculine

(5) feminine

(6) concerned

(7) influence

(8) reflects

(9) commands

(10) bossy

(11) status

(12) earning

(13) gossip

(14) emphasize

Translation

1)      This school is more concerned with the educationof students’ morality and social responsibility than with their academicachievements.

2)       Incontrast to the educational mission of the technical school, which is to impartknowledge solely, the university’s educational mission is to generate knowledge.

3)       Intoday’s society, a majority of people hunger for wealth, reputation, status andpower.

4)       Many people still find it difficult to give upsmoking even though they know its harmful effects.

5)       Whenstudents enter colleges and universities, they will need to grapple with issues of balancing increased freedom and responsibility.

6)       These advertisements appeal particularly towomen’s desire for a fairer skin.

7)       Manyelderly people are not interested in tinkering with computers, so books onartificial intelligence may very often turn them off..

8)       We reached the inevitable conclusion that hestole the money.

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