现代大学英语 精读1 U7-U10课后答案

Unit 7 Inter-lesson (I) Answers to Exercises

1 Put in the, a/an, or a 0 when no article is needed.

1. A, a 2. a 3. The, the 4. 0,0 5. the, the 6. a 7. 0, the, the, The 8. The, a , 0 9. A, 0 10. The, an, 0, a, the, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 // 0, 0, The, a, a, 0, a, 0, 0, the, 0, 0, 0

2 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets.

1. goes 2. is having, won?t be 3. will stay 4. had 5. has just offered, told, am/was, need/needed

6. arrived, were 7. has happened, have been trying 8. is, find, are 9. arrived, had begun

10. were still sleeping, was, were barking, began

3 Put into these compound sentences a conjunction (and, but, or, so) and a comma.

1. I did not know a single one, and none of them knew me. 2. I clung to my father?s hand, but he gently pushed me from him. 3. One of our daughters is working in a textile factory in Bangkok, and the other has a jib in a store.

4. The harvests were poor at first, but they soon improved. 5. Send them away, or I?ll shoot and take my chances!

6. I opened the account myself, so why can?t I withdraw any money? 7. Our piece of land is small, and it is no longer fertile. 8. No, we two haven?t changed much, but the village has.

9. But there is no more rose in my garden, so I shall sit lonely and my heart will break.

10. I know, times have changed, but certain things should not change. 11. Sometimes, they get bullied, and it is like a knife piercing my heart. 12. “Press closer, little Nightingale, or the Day will come before the rose is finished” cried the Tree.

4 Put into the passage punctuation marks:….

My sister and I are three and a half years apart in age, but a world apart in the way we live our lives. She is conservative and quiet. I take too many risks, and the only time I?m really quiet is when I?m sleep. I?ve spent most of my adult life apologizing to my sister and the rest of my family for being different, for embarrassing them by something I wear, something I do or something I say.

5 Paraphrase these sentences, paying special attention to the underlined parts.

1. Our path: life at school Not totally sweet: not just fun (not) unclouded: (there were) work to do and unpleasant things to face. Method used for paraphrasing: replacing abstract words with concrete ones

Paraphrase: school wasn?t just fun; there were work to do and unpleasant things to face. 2. suggested: showed Authority: a person in charge Paraphrase: The way the man looked showed he was the man in charge there.

Method: finding out the exact meaning of words or phrases in the context 3. it: hearing (that) my children are badly treated Is like a knife piercing my heart: gives me great pain Paraphrase: Whenever I hear (that) my children are badly treated, I feel great pain.

Method: replacing similes or specific words with general words. 4. fit the description of any secret agent: was like a secret agent (described in spy novels)

Paraphrase: Ausable wasn?t like any secret agent in spy novels Fowler had read.

Method: explaining phrases in everyday language

5. The occasion: the fact that the villager was serious about the rock being the center of the world

Show of recognition: agreeing with them in some way on my part: from me Paraphrase: As the villagers were serious about the rock being the center of the world, I felt I had to show I agree with them for the sake of politeness.

Method: explaining abstract words (occasion, recognition) in concrete everyday expression.

Answers to Test Paper

I. Spelling

1. rivalry 2. variety 3. stretch 4. whisper 5. pierce

6. scarcity 7. scent 8. interfere 9. ridiculous 10. jewelry

11. conscious 12. genius 13. ignorance 14. potential 15. automatic

16. mysterious 17. passable 18. blossom 19. marvelous 20. philosophy

II. Word Formation

1 overcrowded 2 withdrawals 3 Amazingly 4 determination 5 doubtful 6 wordy 7 good-natured 8 telecommunications 9 curiosity 10 disagree

III. Cloze

1 has 2 meeting 3 at 4 hours 5 alone 6 lecture 7 weekends 8 Among 9 way 10 that

IV. Translation Chinese to English

1. He doesn?t seem to have the courage to speak out about what?s happening in the factory.

2. The couple told the reporter that they had nothing to complain about. 3. Compared with our old place, our new apartment/house seems like a palace.

4. It is surprising that it has taken people so long to take advantage of this win-win opportunity.

5. The guests told the host that they had spent a very enjoyable evening at the party chatting with old friends.

6. I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I had left my purse at home.