综合英语第四单元练习答案

《综合英语》第四单元

练习答案及详解

Part II Text A

Vocabulary I. 1. 1) wreck 译文 两个星期后当发现他那辆被偷的车时 已经破旧得几乎成

了一堆破铜烂铁了 所以他不得不再买一辆新车

2) balance 译文 这个职员用极大的耐心教这位老妇人怎么样在自动提款机上

查询自己银行帐户的余额

3)approaching 译文 如果你从汽车左面的窗户向外看 你会发现我们现在离

伦敦塔越来越近了

4)handle 译文 肯定会有一些问题 但没有什么是你不能解决的

5)discard 译文 在街上乱丢垃圾的人应该受到重罚

6)have worked out 译文 据报道 联合国斡旋者已经制定出一个计划 希望两

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方都能接受

7) Above all 译文 当今社会 成功的商人往往都是年轻有为 有进取心 又受

过良好的教育 最重要的是 他们愿意接受冒险来取得成功

8) passed away 译文 自从我丈夫五年前去世以来 我一直自己养活自己

9) diet 译文 在那些艰苦的年代 这个家庭几乎完全天天靠吃卷心菜为生

10) do with 译文 我们要怎样处理聚会剩下的食物呢

11) confidence 译文 海伦很缺乏自信心 我从没遇见过象她这样对自己没有信

心的女孩

12) cleaned up 译文 等我把厨房打扫干净我们就出去

13) property 译文 台风 洪水和其它自然灾害是不能避免的 但是我们可以采

取措施来保护我们的生命和财产

14)weekly 译文 对于美国的女律师 她们平均每周的薪水是接近300 美元

要少于男律师的薪水

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15)amuse 译文 我买了一本笑话书 好让我在坐火车的时候看

2. 1) Efforts to look for survivors were abandoned after it had been/was determined that all

people in the sunken ship had died.

2) I was amazed that Bob left a well-paid job to travel around the world.

3) Her request for a loan has been turned down by many a bank as her business is small and

she could provide no guarantee.

4) The home network system on display was found to be very helpful in freeing people from

trivial housework.

5) Nothing will weaken our determination to modernize our country in the shortest possible

time.

3. 1) You can spend hours wandering around the department stores, leisurely inspecting the

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items for sale, or hunting for some antiques along the sidewalks, where you will most likely

be amazed by the variety of things on display.

2) The local government encourages laid-off workers to learn another trade and become

skilled workers. Besides, it has done a lot to help solve their financial troubles by creating

reemployment opportunities and by providing business startup loans.

3) for years, the farmer had built up a reputation for kindness by calling on his needy

neighbors and trying to be helpful. He was very much respected in the neighborhood and

hundreds attended his funeral when he passed away.

II. Confusable Words

1. 1) personal 2) personnel

2. 1) sometime 2) Sometimes 3) some time 4) sometime

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III. Euphemism

1.d 2. e 3. h 4. c 5. g 6.a 7. b 8. f

Structure 1. 1) Every day, the kids came home from school dusty and hungry.

2) The newly-appointed director walked to his office cheerful and confident.

3) Ben hurried home , anxious to watch the football league game on TV.

4) Jenny opened the door quietly, afraid of waking the baby up.

2. 1) “---snow pretty soon,”

Correction : “---it is going to snow pretty soon,”

2) “When winter come ,you give me job clearing snow at the factory.”

Correction : “When winter comes, please give me the job of clearing snow at the

factory.”

3) “I like a buy a house “

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Correction : “I’d like to buy a house.”

4) “Mr. Craw, I sell my house!”

Correction : “Mr. Crawford, I have sold my house!”

5) “Mr. Craw , I buy a farm.”

Correction : “Mr. Crawford, I’ve bought a farm.”

Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze

(A)

1. create 2. sponsored 3. amazed 4. determination 5. away

6.capacity 7.loan 8.character 9.hunting 10.send for

(B)

1.with 2.until 3.in 4.or 5.kids/children

6.up 7.dream 8.more 9.for 10.open

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11.house 12.don’t 13.and 14.you

II. Translation

After graduating from college, Tony decided to start his own business. At the

beginning, many a bank turned down his request for a loan. But he was not a bit

discouraged, and continued to call on one banker after another seeking help. Impressed

by his determination and optimism, one banker finally agreed to loan him the money.

Now he has become a wealthy businessman. Talking about his amazing achievement,

Tony puts great emphasis on the important of creating, rather than waiting for

opportunities.

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