大学英语综合教程4答案

　　英语答案

　　大学英语综合教程四

　　Unit 1

　　I. Vocabulary

　　1.

　　1) alliance 2) at the cost of

　　3) stroke 4) limp

　　5) minus 6) regions

　　7) declarations 8) siege

　　9) raw 10) bide his time

　　11) have taken their toll 12) in the case of

　　2.

　　1) is faced with 2) get bogged down

　　3) is pressing on / pressed on 4) drag on

　　5) get by 6) dine out

　　7) have cut back 8) get through

　　3.

　　1) The rapid advance in gene therapy may lead to the conquest of cancer in the near future.

　　2) Production in many factories has been brought to a halt by the delayed arrival of raw materials due to the dock workers’ strike.

　　3) The Red Army fought a heroic battle at Stalingrad and won the decisive victory against the Germans.In fact, this battle turned the tide in the Second World War. During this famous battle, the Soviet troops withstood the German siege and weakened the German army by launching a series of counterattacks.

　　英语答案

　　II. More Synonyms in Context

　　1) During the First World War, battles occurred here and there over vast areas. Some of the

　　most dramatic fighting took place in the gloomy trenches of France and Belgium.

　　2) Elizabeth made careful preparations for the interview and her efforts / homework paid off.

　　3) I spent hours trying to talk him into accepting the settlement, but he turned a deaf ear to all my

　　words.

　　4) Pneumonia had severely weakened her body, and I wondered how her fragile body could withstand the harsh weather.

　　III. Usage

　　1) But often it is not until we fall ill that we finally learn to appreciate good health.

　　2) A rich old lady lay dead at home for two weeks—and nobody knew anything about it.

　　3) It's said he dropped dead from a heart attack when he was at work.

　　4) Don't sit too close to the fire to keep warm—you

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　　could easily get burned, especially if you fall asleep.

　　5) In those days people believed in marrying young and having children early.

　　6) Little Tom was unable to sit still for longer than a few minutes.

　　Structure

　　1.

　　1) To his great delight, Dr. Deng discovered two genes in wild rice that can increase the yield by

　　30 percent.

　　2) To her great relief, her daughter had left the building before it collapsed.

　　3) To our disappointment, our women's team lost out to the North Koreans.

　　4) We think, much to our regret, that we will not be able to visit you during the coming Christmas.

　　2.

　　1) These birds nest in the vast swamps (which lie to the) east of the Nile.

　　2) By 1948, the People's Liberation Army had gained control of the vast areas north of the Yangtze River.

　　3) Michelle was born in a small village in the north of

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　　France, but came to live in the United

　　States at the age of four.

　　4) The Columbia River rises in western Canada and continues/runs through the United States for

　　about 1,900 kilometers west of the Rocky Mountains.

　　Comprehensive Exercises

　　I. Cloze

　　(A)

　　1. invasion

　　3. Conquest

　　5. launching

　　7. campaign

　　9. reckon with (B)

　　1. allow

　　3. highly

　　5. rapidly

　　7. delivery

　　9. observing

　　II. Translation

　　1) Mr. Doherty and his family are currently engaged in 2..reckoned 4.forecasts 6.instant 8.advantage 10.Powerful 2. stand in the way 4. catching...

　　The offensive had already lasted three days, but we had not gained much ground. Our troops engaging the enemy at the front were faced with strong/fierce/stiff resistance. The division commander instructed our battalion to get around to the rear of the enemy and launch a surprise attack. To do so, however, we had to cross a marshland and many of us were afraid we might get bogged down in the mud. Our battalion commander decided to take a gamble. We started under cover of darkness and pressed on in spite of great difficulties. By a stroke of luck, the temperature at night suddenly dropped to minus 20 degrees Celsius and the marsh

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　　froze over. Thanks to the cold weather, we arrived at our destination before dawn and began attacking the enemy from the rear. This turned the tide of the battle. The enemy, caught off guard, soon surrendered.

　　Unit 2

　　I. Vocabulary

　　1.

　　1.expansion 2. automated 3. vapor 4. take control of

　　5. hazards 6. satellite 7.vibrated 8.magnetic

　　9. bunched 10. in the air 11. got stuck in

　　12.approximately

　　2.

　　1. send out 2. stand up for 3. pass for

　　5. starting up

　　8. fall into 4. were closing in on 6. went through 7. fill out

　　3.

　　1) the application, remote, has turned into a reality, are poised to

　　2) that vibrate, can detect, frequency

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　　3) lanes, are mounted in, alert a, hazard

　　II. Word formation

　　Kilogram Medical care

　　Electronic mail Memorandum

　　Gymnasium

　　Liberation

　　Doctor Communications satellite News broadcast Sky hijack

　　European dollar

　　Breakfast and lunch

　　Television broadcast

　　Oxford and Cambridge Veterinarian Preparatory Automobile influenza

　　III. Usage

　　1) swimming pool

　　2 ) drawing board

　　3 ) enriched Middle English

　　4 ) disturbing change

　　5 ) fully developed prototype

　　6 ) Canned foods

　　7 ) working population

　　8 ) puzzling differences

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　　Comprehensive Exercises

　　I. Cloze

　　1) computerized 2) start up 3) be poised to

　　4) alert

　　5) hazards 6) monotonous 7) take control of 8) steer

　　9) lane 10) decrease 11) calculate 12) eliminate

　　13) getting stuck in 14) mounted 15) detect

　　16) vapor

　　1) generates 2) related 3) revolutionized 4) enabled

　　5) opportunities 6) overall 7)manufacturing 8) dependent

　　9) interact 10) fatalities

　　II. Translation

　　1) There was an unusual quietness in the air, except for the sound of artillery in the distance.

　　2) The expansion of urban areas in some African countries has been causing a significant fall in living standards and an increase in social problems.

　　accidents. For example, electronic sensors mounted in your car can detect alcohol vapor in the air and refuse to start up the engine. They can also monitor road conditions by receiving radio signals sent out from orbiting satellites and greatly reduce your chances of getting stuck in traffic jams.

　　Unit 3

　　I. Vocabulary

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　　1) rude 2) physically 3) structure 4) made a difference

　　5) blurted (out) 6) chuckling 7) Measurable

　　8) prospective

　　9) preparations 10) Sparkled 11) took a crack at

　　12) partner

　　1) go after 2) look back at/on 3) be put up 4) stood for

　　5) build in 6) follow up 7) be hooked up to 8) closed up

　　1) grilled her about where she had been all night

　　2) beyond Cinderella’s wildest dreams that she could one day dance in the King’s palace

　　3) will be in readers' hands soon

　　4) do your homework before going on an interview.

　　5) was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars.

　　1）applicants, veteran, the prospective

　　2）From his standpoint, has made every endeavor to goafter

　　3) as the saying goes, to have a crack at, barely

　　4. I’m going to work out the outline and will let you know how it goes.By the way, I will see you in February, as I plan to attend your seminar in Shanghai.

　　5. OK, you got the job.Now, how to maximize your profits with as little effort as possible?

　　6. Chris is back from Australia.Incidentally, those pictures you sent me are wonderful.

　　Comprehensive Exercises

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　　I. Cloze

　　(1) Prospective (2)As I see it

　　(3) done your homework (4) beforehand

　　(5) Endeavor (6) structure

　　(7) Partners (8) Respond

　　(9) take a crack (10) from the standpoint

　　(11) make a difference (12) follow up

　　(1) encouraging(2) inquiry(3) relevant (4) samples

　　(5) references (6) advice(7) preparing (8) seriously

　　(9) probably (10) exhibit

　　II. Translation

　　1) Despite thein adequate length of the airstrip in this emergency landing, the veteran pilot managed to stop the plane after taxiing for only a short while.

　　2)Grilled by the reporters, the movie star eventually blurted(out) that she had undergone two plastic surgeries.

　　3) We have the technology and our partner has the capital.Working together, we’ll have the future in our hands.

　　computer software company. He told me that from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no endeavor to learn as

　　much about his prospective employer as possible don’t have much of a chance of success.

　　Unit 4

　　英语答案

　　I. Vocabulary

　　1) advantageous 2) let alone

　　3) witnessing/vanishing 4) landmark

　　5) entitled 6) displace

　　7) Establishment 8) patriotic/strengthen

　　9) contradictions 10) aspires

　　11) divorced 12) pendulums

　　1) come to 2) dozed off

　　3) believed in 4) was set apart

　　5) take in 6) sucks in

　　7) clean up 8) turn away

　　1) For me, it makes no/little difference whether we go there by train or by bus.

　　2) Toyata has overtaken General Motors as the world’s biggest car maker.

　　3) Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Chambers was at odds with his wife over money matters.

　　4) Henry has been at the forefront of nanotechnology research.

　　5) She doesn’t even know how to boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal.

　　英语答案

　　a) is increasingly/to accelerate/their investment

　　b) economy/make an earnest/domestic/strike a balance between

　　c) a handful of/be endorsed by/on a large scale

　　II. Word formation

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　　III. Usage

　　1) An unusual present, a book on ethics, was given to Henry for his birthday.

　　2) The reason(he gave) that he didn’t notice the car till too late was unsatisfactory.

　　3) Football, his only interest in life, has brought him many friends.

　　4) Cloning had been raised as a possibility decades ago, then dismissed, something that serious

　　scientists thought was simply not going to happen anytime soon.

　　Comprehensive Exercises

　　I. Cloze

　　(A)

　　1. academics http://www.wendangwang.comworking

　　3.a variety of 4.growth

　　5. vanish 6.facilitate

　　7. endorsing 8.outlook

　　9. sweeping aside 10.patriotic

　　11. erasing 12.strike a balance

　　(B)

　　英语答案

　　1. aided

　　3.distances

　　5. invested 2.effects 4. connected 6. features

　　7. prevailing 8. qualitatively

　　9. volume

　　II. Translation

　　1) Due to his pessimistic outlook on the European economy, John has moved his assets from Europe to elsewhere.

　　2) I like hiring young people. They are earnest learners and committed to work.

　　3) Unlike her girl friends who center their lives on their children, Mary cares more about her personal growth.

　　4) Why is it that a considerable number of colleagues are at odds with you?

　　5) The Chinese government has introduced a variety of policies to strengthen cooperation with developing countries.

　　Globalization has great implications for young Chinese. 10. Distinguishing

　　worries that the traditional Chinese culture might one day vanish.

　　Unit 5

　　I. Vocabulary

　　1) In a way 2) in accordance 3) vacancy

　　4) in good condition

　　5) transparent 6) rub 7) spicy

　　8) hitherto

　　9) with (a) bad grace 10) instinct 11) pawned

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　　12) current

　　1) turned up 2) will stick to 3) brought back

　　4)go about

　　5) driving at 6) put away 7) over 8) took aback

　　1) has a very weak constitution --- she may not be able to survive the operation.

　　2) was taken aback by the insurance company’s rejection of my compensation claim

　　3) was something of a surprise when we ran into each other in a place like that.

　　4) needs trimming/ to be trimmed ---it’s getting too long.

　　5) are often deceptive

　　1) Oddly enough /went broke /wrinkled / he had gone all to pieces

　　2) definite / is capable of /her vanity

　　3) too mild / sipping / stroke

　　II. Usage