新世纪大学英语综合教程4(第二版)-习题答案-U3

UnitThreeFameandSuccessEnhanceYourLanguageAwarenessWordsinActionWorkingwithWordsandExpressions1.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.▆Answers:1)fortune2)dull3)chased4)launched5)accompanied6)intrinsic7)ranks8)publicity9)sufficiently10)image11)target12)transform13)temporarily14)cover15)bored16)audiences17)regard18)acknowledged19)predict2.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethesentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.▆Answers:1)thrownout2)andsoon3)fordearlife4)settheirsightson5)wastiredof6)turnaway7)hangon8)inhispresence9)livewith10)nothingbut11)forgood12)setout13)Whatif14)tireof▆IncreasingYourWordPower1.Studythefollowingusagenotesabouttheverbsinthebox..Nowcompleteeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththemostappropriatewordfromtheabovebox.▆Answers:1)grasped2)wassnatched3)Clasping4)Catch5)seized6)gripped7)grabbed8)clutch2.Thefollowingtableshowssometypicalverb+nouncollocations,asindicatedbythesymbol√.Examinethetablecarefullyandthenfillineachblankinthefollowingsentenceswithasuitableverbfromthetable.▆Answers:1)reached/secured2)achieved/attained3)attained/reached4)reach/secure5)achieved/realized/fulfilled6)fulfill/meet/satisfy3.FillintheblanksinColumnBwithanadjectiveinTextA.ThetargetadjectivemustbeoppositeinmeaningtotheoneinColumnAandmustformacorrectcollocationwiththenouninColumnC.▆Answers:1)dull2)competitive3)same4)momentary5)specific6)sufficient7)cruel8)humble9)famous10)reasonableGrammarincontext1.Studythefollowingsentencesandpointoutthegrammaticalfunctionofeachoftheinfinitivephrases.▆Answers:1)(real)subject2)objectcomplement3)object4)adverbialofpurpose5)adverbialofpurpose6)objecttotheverb“make”7)adverbialofresult8)subject,predicate9)attributivemodifying“ways”10)predicate2.CompletethefollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinbracketsintoEnglish.▆Answers:1)Tobecomeafamouswriter2)totaketraveler’schecks3)toemployayoungengineer4)takethemachineapart5)Tounderstandthesituationcompletely6)torisehigherinposition7)tofindthatthetrainhadleft10minutesbefore8)toapplyforaknownjobopening9)tomaketrouble10)TobemoreexactClozeCompletethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromthisunit.Theinitialletterofeachisgiven.▆Answers:1)chase2)reputation3)dedicate/devote4)reward5)sufficiently6)measured7)assure8)Momentary9)celebrity10)target11)frank12)liberty13)illusory14)regardTranslation1.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.▆Answersforreference:1)Heattemptedtosavetheenterprisewhichwasonthevergeofcollapsebutfailed.2)Thepresidenthasannouncedthathewillnotseekre-electionattheendofhisfirstterm.3)Theyoungteacherisskilledatmotivatinghisstudentstostudyhard.4)Shelovesgivingpartiesanddoessowhenevershecanfindanexcuse.5)I’mafraidthatyou’llhavetocompetewithatleastfiftypeopleforanadministrativepostinthiscompany.6)Oneofthemainreasonswhytheyhavemesseduptheirlivesisthattheydidnothaveagoodschooleducationwhenyoung.7)Maryisalreadyfamous,butsheisnothappyatallbecauseshe’sbeenobsessedwiththoughtsofbecomingevenmorefamous.8)Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,peoplenowcanhaveeasyaccesstoeducational,medicalandmanyotherkindsofinformation.9)Thecompany’sinvestmentendedinfailureduetothewrongstrategicdecisionsofthegeneralmanagerandsotheboardofdirectorsdecidedtothrowhimout.10)Iknowyouaretiredbuttrytohangonalittlebitlonger.Wewillreachthepeakinhalfanhour.2.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish.▆Answersforreference:Manypeoplewanttobefamousbecausefamecanbringthembothhonorandrespectfromthepublic.Inmostcases,famecanalsohelpthemgainwealth.But,afterall,veryfewpeoplecanreallybecomefamouswhilemostpeople,includingmostartists,areunlikelytobecomefamous.Itistruethatsomefailureforsomepeopleatcertaintimesintheirlivesdoesmotivatethemtostriveevenhardersoastoachievefinalsuccess.Forexample,ThomasEdison,thefamousAmericaninventor,hadtriedhundredsofmaterialsbeforehefinallyfoundthesuitablefusefortheelectricbulb.However,unfortunately,formostpeoplefailureistheendoftheirstruggle.Therefore,inmyopinion,successisonethingandfameisanother.Aslongasyouhavetriedyourbest,you’realreadysuccessfulwhetheryouarefamousornot.Theme-RelatedWritingWriteacompositionofnolessthan150wordsonthetopic“Fame—GoodorEvil?”.Yourpapershouldcoverthefollowingpoints:1)theadvantagesofbeingfamous2)thedisadvantagesofbeingfamous3)yourattitudetowardsfameSampleessay:Fame—GoodorEvil?Famehasalwaysbeenpursuedbymanypeoplefortheadvantagesitbringsabout.Famecanassureoneofahighsocialstatus,highregard,greatadmiration,etc.Famecanalsobringonewealthasacelebrityhasmorechancestoearnbigmoney.Besides,theapplauseandflowersfromfansmayboostone’sself-confidenceandincreaseone’ssenseoffulfillment.However,famecanruinone’slife,too.Itdeprivesoneofhisprivacy.Asapublicfigure,heisoftenchasedbyfansandjournalists,andhisprivatelifeneverescapesthemedia’sattentionorpubliccuriosity.Famealsoplacesoneundergreatpressure.Hehastoworkinlinewithpublicexpectationsandthusbecomestheslaveofhisownsuccess.Sofameisadouble-edgedswo