新编英语教程4练习册答案

Unit1TEXT¢ñComprehensionAnswersforreference:A.1.Asthesayinggoes,¡°Asyousow,sowillyoureap¡±,whichmeanswhateveramansowshewillreap.ThewriterintendstoconvincethereaderthatmakingNewYear'sresolutionsalsofollowsthismaxim.Themoreresolutionsyoumakeatthebeginningoftheyear,thebetterresultsyouwillhave.2.Hehadreadanumberofbooksonselfª²improvementbeforehemadehisresolutions.Hewroteoutalonglistofresolutions.Hewantedtomakeadifferentmanofhimself¡ªalovingfatherandanidealhusband¡ªbytryingtoattendtoeveryone'sneeds.3.Havingwrittenalonglistofresolutions,helongedtoputthemintopractice,thinkingthattheywouldbeagreatsuccess.4.Judgingfromtheinformationgiveninthetext,hewasaseriousandstrictfathertothechildren.Hedidnotliketobebotheredwithquestions.Henevertreatedthemashisequals.Heshowednointerestintheirfriendsnorinwhattheyweredoing.Havingaquicktemper,hegotexcitedeasilyandoftenyelledatthem.Hedidnotallowanymischievousbehaviourtogoonathome.Hewasoneofthosehusbandswhodidnotliketoliftafingertohelphiswifeanddohouseholdchores.Whathedidinhisfreetimewasenjoyhimselfthoroughly.Hehadagoodtimeatpartiesandlikedtostayoutlateevenifthismeanthehadaheadachethenextday.Athome,whathedidmostofthetimewaseitherwatchafootfallmatchorreadthenewspaper.5.Hetriedtobeconsiderateandhelpful,butfailed.Allhiseffortstobeagoodbusbandwentcontrarytohisexpectations.Thewholefamilywasthrownintodisorderandconfusion.Hiswifewasannoyedbyhisgoodmannersandsmartremarks,thinkingtheywereaffectedandthathewasbeingsarcastioonpurpose.Sheattributedhischeerfulness,goodtemperandthoughtfulnesstonotfeelinghisbestafterstayingoutlate.6.Hewantedtodobetterbutdidnotknowhowtodoitappropriately.OnNewYear'sDay,hewasinaparticularlycheerfulandgoodmood,eagertorenderanyservicetohiswifeandchildren.Hedideverythingofhisownaccord.HewasconsideratetohiswifetotheminutestdetailandhegraciouslycondescendedtoplayjackswithGretchen,buildasnowmanfortheboysandstrikeupaconversationwithKit.Buttheresultineverycaseprovedtobejusttheoppositetowhathehadexpected.Thewriterbehavedlikeachangedman.Whathedidwassuddenlytotallydifferentfromwhatheusedtodo,sohisfamilywasunpreparedforthischange.That'swhy,tothem,hisbehaviourwastoogoodtobetrue¡ªhistemperwastoogoodtobebelieved,andhisthoughtfulnesswastoogreattobenatural.7.Itmeans:¡°Thewholefamilyarehappytoseethatyourhavecometobeyourusualselfagainandyouarebehavingnaturally.Atlasteverythingwillgobacktonormal.¡±B.Referenceversion:1.Quiteobviously,anyonewhowasdeterminedtobeguidedbytherulesofselfª²improvementIcollectedwouldbehappyandhavearicherlife,infiniteaffectionfromhisfamilyandtheloveandrespectofthecommunity.2.Showyourlovereadilyandwillingly.3.Wholeª²heartedandgenuinepraiseisreallyvaluable.4.Joinyourchildrenandtreatthemasyourequals.5.IheardscreamsdownthehalloneafteranotherandIfoundGretchencrying.6.Themostunimportantlighttaskmayturnouttobeworthwhileifitisdealtwitheagerlyandwithinterest.7.IstartedtohaveaconversationwithKitinafriendlywayandtriedmybesttoachievecloseagreementandunderstandingbetweenus.8.Younevertroubledyourselftochatwithpeopleinthepast.Whydoyouwanttostartdoingitnow?TEXT¢òComprehension1.F(Heknewthisbeforehand,buthehadtogotherebecausehefeltthebankwastheonlyplacetokeephismoneysafely.)2.T3.F(Themanagersaid¡°Goodmorning¡±nottoMr.Montgomery,buttothewriter.¡°Goodmorning¡±inthiscaseisnotagreeting,butafarewell,meaning¡°Goodª²bye¡±.)4.F(Theclerkswereatfirstastonished,andthenamused.)5.F(Hewasneververyrich.Allhesavedweresomesilverdollarsinasock.)K1ª±3TEXT¢óComprehension1.C2.B3.A4.C5.AGUIDEDWRITINGSentenceCombinationReferenceversion:ItismuchlesscommonforpeopletocarrycashintheWestthanitisforpeopletocarrycashinChina.OftenitisnotsafetohavelargeamountsofcashonhandintheWest.Mostpeopleusechequesorcreditcardstoavoidcarryingcashwiththem.Chequesarecommonlyusedtopayrent,forutilities,andtelephonebillsandcanalsobeusedtomakepurchaseswhilecreditcardsaremainlyusedtomakepurchases.Creditcardsarepiecesofplastic,usually5.5cm.by8.5cm.Theyareissuedbybanksandstoresthatwantpeopletospendmoremoney.Whenpurchasingsomething,thebuyerwillgivehiscreditcardtotheseller.Thesellerwillchecktheinformationonthecardandrecordit,acceptthecardinsteadofacceptingmoney.Thesellerwillgivethebuyerareceiptandanotherreceiptgoestothebank.Thebankwillthensendabilltothebuyer,usuallyafter30days.COMPREHENSIVEEXERCISES¢ñ.Spelling1.downstairs2.spontaneous3.creativity4.jovially5.wander6.shriek7.chore8.poisonous9.relieve10.interruption11.reckless12.wretched¢ò.DictationTheUnitedStatesisbecomingmoreandmorea¡°cashlesssociety¡±.Peoplearemakingpurchasesbycheque,chargeaccountsorcreditcards,ratherthancarryinglargeamountsofmoneyintheirpocketsorpurses.Normallypeoplepaybychequeattheendofeachmonthatdepartmentstoresandsomefoodmarketsanddrugstores.Theyalsopaymonthlybychequeforrent,telephonecalls,electricity,milk,newspaperdeliveries,andsimilarhouseholdexpenses.Maryhavechargecardstopayforpetrolandservicestationexpensesandcreditcardsforrestaurant,hotel,andtravelcosts.Manyotherpeople,however,prefertopayª²asª²theyª²goandnotaccumulatemonthlybills.Mostpeopleworkoutacombination,pay