大学英语综合教程第1册第2版 Unit1-5 答案(3)

9. Although she is only eight years old, the little girl is already very good at calculating fractions. No wonder her parents feel proud of her.

10. All the neighborhood have heard of the news, but you haven’t. Don’t you think it is strange?

Exercises for Integrated Skills

II.

1. fun 6. who

2. game 7. at

3. watch 8. radio 4. millions 9. value 5. popular

10. amusement

Writing

1. It is reported that graduate students’ salaries are not as high as expected and some cannot earn as much as university students.

2. Although/Though/While it is easy to do a good deed once, it is difficult to do good deeds all one’s life.

3. Einstein is famous for E=mc²; Edison is famous for the invention of the light bulb.

4. All over the country, people sell products over the Internet. These people are making impressive profits.

5. Americans shake hands when they meet each other while the Japanese bow.

6. Mother’s Day is always on a Sunday. Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday.

7. My bicycle broke down, so I need to buy a new one.

8. Formal courses at the graduate level are now being taken by many elderly citizens. Some schools even offer them special programs.

9. While time often erases bad memories, one of my best friends never forgets anything; she even remembers things that happened over five years ago.

10. I don’t know whether I should take a part-time job. I am too confused to decide.

Key to Unit 3

Text comprehension

XII.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Explain in your own words the following sentences.

A gracious manner adds great splendour to your image.

I dare say the note my guest sent me didn't take long to write.

The simple phrase "Excuse me" made most of your irritation disappear.

Being punctual has always been considered a virtue, both in the past and at present; it has not become outdated.

5. You shouldn't accept the other person's presence without thinking of how much it means

to you.

6. Good manners can be communicated from one person to another.

Vocabulary

I.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.

become different from what it should be like

displaying gratitude by waving a hand or nodding the head; move out onto the main road be of great significance

who receives the thank-you remark produce a far-reaching effect practice good manners

II.

Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box in its

appropriate form.

4. infectious 5. bet

2. Punctuality 3. routine

6. terrific 7. board 8. valued 9. count

10. cherishes

11. irritations

III. Choose a word or phrase that best completes each of the following sentences. 1—4 D A B B 5 – 8 C A D A

IV. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in its appropriate form and note the difference in meaning between them.

7. (To praise someone or something is to express approval for their achievements or qualities;

compliment often applies to praise given insincerely as an empty formality or as a self-interested gesture, as well as to a genuine admiration, and this word often appears in the structure "compliment somebody on something.") a. praised b. compliment c. praise d. complimented

8. (Enjoy is to find pleasure and satisfaction in doing something, and often appears in the

structure of "enjoy oneself," meaning "take pleasure in a situation one is in." Appreciate means "be thankful or grateful for something," as well as "like or value something for its good qualities.") i. appreciated j. enjoyed k. enjoying l. appreciated

9. (The differences between these two words can be very subtle. While precious emphasizes the

fact that something is valuable, rare and important, and should not be wasted, lost or used badly, priceless refers to something that is worth a lot of money, or that cannot be calculated in monetary terms.) a. priceless b. priceless c. precious d. precious

10. (Notice suggests the taking in, almost by chance, of a small detail that may yet be important

to some larger pattern. It can also be used in the imperative as a call to attend to some small detail that might otherwise be overlooked. See is a general word to suggest an accidental or deliberate viewing of an occurrence and it carries few connotations beyond those the context may give it.) b. see c.Notice d. see e.noticed

XIII. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the

sense it is used.

5. thanks (recognition) 6. activeness (liveliness, briskness,

eagerness)

7. fashionable (graceful, elegant) 8. selfish (mean, ungenerous)

9. nice (courteous, polite, friendly)

10. leisurely (relaxed, idle, unoccupied, lazy) 11. annoyance (vexation, displeasure,

dissatisfaction)

12. promptness (timekeeping, reliability)

XIV. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate form of the given

capitalized word in brackets.

7. unfriendly 8. boyhood

9. understanding 10. reception

11. disappearance 12. decision 13. differing 14. elevated

Grammar

II. Complete the sentences using the "as…as" construction or the comparatives of the adjectives given.

1. older than 5. more exciting than 9. more selective 2. more interested 6. as complicated 10. nicer 3. as crowded as 7. easier than 11. as unlucky as 4. as pale as 8. as expensive as 12. more difficult

III. Complete the sentences using a comparative form.

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