新世纪大学英语综合教程4(第二版)_习题答案_U2

UnitTwoManandTechnologyEnhanceYourLanguageAwarenessWordsinAction▆WorkingwithWordsandExpressions1.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.▆Answers:1)productivity2)phenomenon3)isolation4)gradual5)opponent6)advent7)genetic8)universal9)extreme10)nasty11)boom12)formal13)survey14)Similarly15)modify16)rough2.Intheboxbelowaresomeoftheexpressionsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Doyouunderstandtheirmeanings?Doyouknowhowtousetheminthepropercontext?Nowcheckforyourselfbydoingtheblank-fillingexercise.Changetheformwherenecessary.▆Answers:1)atthesametime2)arestuckwith3)forcertain4)makenodifference5)onaverage6)whenitcomesto7)arebetteroff8)builtinto9)cometomind10)closeto11)infavorof▆IncreasingYourWordPower1.Youwillreadsixpairsofwordswhicharesimilarinmeaningbutaredifferentinusage.Reflectonthedifferencesinusagebetweenthewordsineachgroupandfillineachblankwithaproperone.Changetheformifnecessary.▆Answers:1)exterior2)external3)delightful4)pleasant5)separate6)isolate7)company8)companion9)acquire10)learn11)ripe12)mature2.Fillineachblankwithoneofthewordslistedbelowintheappropriateform,payingspecialattentiontothemeaningandspelling.▆Answers:1)accept2)oppression3)loss4)excerpts5)depression6)loose7)except8)expectations9)lose10)suppress3.Wordsthatcomefromthesamerootmaybesaidtobelongtothesamefamily.Gettingacquaintedwitheachmemberofthefamilyisasurewaytoincreaseyourwordpower.Nowcompletethefollowingtablewithwordsofthesamefamily.Youmayconsultadictionaryifnecessary.▆Answers:1)technology2)eternity3)miracle4)relevance5)analysis6)luxurious7)leisurely/leisured8)subjective9)prosperous10)innovativeGRAMMARINCONTEXTTask1:Completethefollowingsentenceswithappropriateconnectiveslistedinthefollowingtable.▆Answers:1)Whatever2)Although/Though3)whereas4)However5)though/although6)Granted/Grantingthat7)as8)WhileTask2:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.▆Answersforreference:1)Thoughitwasraininghard,yettheywentonplayingfootball.2)Youwillhavetoattendthecommencementwhetheryouarefreeorbusy.3)Sheleavesherbedroomwindowsopen,howevercolditis.4)Wewillmakeatripevenif/thoughtheweatherisbad.5)Nomatterwho/Whoeveryouare,youmustabidebythelaw.6)Difficultasthejobwas,theydecidedtoacceptit.7)NomatterwhatIsayorhowIsayit,healwaysthinksI’mwrong.8)Sheseemstohaveareadyanswer,whenever/nomatterwhenIaskheraquestion.ClozeCompletethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromthisunit.Theinitialletterofeachisgiven.▆Answers:1)emphasize2)opposite3)improved4)luxuries5)benefited6)obviously7)consciously8)fractures9)eternal10)groundbreaking11)entitled12)correlation13)depends14)exclusivelyTranslation1.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.▆Answersforreference:1)Hereallyknowsalotabouttheory,butwhenitcomestoactualwork,heseemstobequiteignorant.2)Thelatestsurveyshows/showedthatthemajorityofthecitizenssupport/supportedthegovernment’splantobuildanewlibrary.3)Thetwocountriescouldreachagreementsuccessfullyonscientificandtechnologicalcooperationbecauseseveralfactorsfavorabletotheircooperationhadbeenatwork.4)IsawthefilmwhenIwasintheprimaryschool,butthetitlejustwon’tcometomindforthemoment.5)Hehasbeenstuckwithheavydebtthoughheworksabouttwelvehourseverydayonaverage.6)Isitnecessarytoknowhisheight?Tome,itisnotrelevanttowhetherhecanbeagoodlawyerornot.7)Thecupboardisbuiltintothewallsothatitbothsavesspaceandisconvenienttouse.8)Theseworkersearnmorethanwedo,buttheothersideofthecoinisthattheirjobismoredangerous.9)Helenmajorsineconomicsattheuniversityandatthesametimeshestudiesphilosophyashersecondmajor.10)Whatismostimportantisthatyoumustfindoutandsolvetheproblemsbyyourselves.ItmakesnodifferencewhetherIgothereornot.2.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish.▆Answersforreference:Nowadays,manypeopleareenjoyingthebenefitsbroughtaboutbymaterialandtechnologicaladvancesunimaginableinpreviouseras.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,people’sstandardoflivingisgettinghigherandhigher.People’slifeexpectancyhassoared,too.However,oddlyenough,manypeopledonotfeelhappierthantheyusedtobe.Itcanbeseenthatthereisnoclosecorrelationbetweenpeople’sincomeandtheirhappiness.Happinesscannot,afterall,beboughtwithmoney.Althoughthemajorityofpeoplearenotverysatisfiedwiththeirlives,theyarehappytobealive,andthemoretimetheyliveonearth,thebetterofftheyfeelthey’llbe.Whatisimportantisthatmaterialwealthisfarfromenough.Peopleneedspiritualhappiness,too.Theme-RelatedWritingWriteanessayofnolessthan150wordsaboutatechnologicalinvention.Yourwritingshouldcoverthefollowingpoints:1)abriefdescriptionoftheinvention2)thepositiveimpactoftheinventiononpeople’slife3)thenegativeimpactoftheinventiononpeople’slife4)youropinion▇Sampleessay:TheImpactoftheMobilePhoneonPeople’sLivesAmongthemanytechnologicalinventions,themobilephoneimpressesmemost.Themobilephonebringsconsiderableconveniencetoourlives.Itnotonlyenablesustokeepintouchwitheachotheralmostanytimeandanywherebutalsohelpsussolveproblemsordobusinessefficiently.Inemergencies,amobilephonecanevenbealife-saver