全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程4课后练习答案

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Vocabulary I.

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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 4. 1) applicants … veteran … the prospective

2) From his standpoint … has made every endeavor to go after 3) as the saying goes … to have a crack at … barely

II. Words with Multiple Meanings

1. behave 2. keep (used to avoid repetition) 3. clean 4. get along

5. perform/complete 6. perform/complete 7. study 8. be enough

9. be acceptable

III. Usage

1. There is so much to say and it is hard to know where to begin. OK, I’ll talk about myself first.

2. Thank you very much, John, for your beautiful Christmas card. By the way, I have something here for you.

3. The new computer language can be quite easily understood by anyone who can read the daily newspaper. Now, why is this an advantage?

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.

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Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze

1. 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

2. 1) encouraging 2) inquiry 3) relevant 4) samples 5) references 6) advice 7) preparing 8) seriously 9) probably 10) exhibit

II. Translation

1. 1) Despite the inadequate 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.

4) If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many friends home, I would have made better preparations. You see, I have barely enough food and drinks for a snack.

5) People gave generously upon learning that new school rooms with stronger structures were to be built in the earthquake-stricken area. 2. Well begun, half done, as the saying goes. It is extremely important for a job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment. From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a differences in his chance of success.

I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000 dollars a year in a large 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

Vocabulary

I.

1. 1) advantageous 2) let alone 3) witnessing … vanishing 4) landmark 5) entitled 6) displace

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7) Establishment 8) patriotic … strengthen 9) contradictions 10) aspires 11) divorced 12) pendulums 2. 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

3. 1) makes no / little difference whether we go there by train or by bus

2) overtaken General Motors as the world’s biggest car maker 3) at odds with his wife over money matters 4) been at the forefront of nanotechnology research 5) let alone cook a meal

4. 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 WTO World Trade Organization 世界贸易组织 GDP gross domestic product 国生产总值 ATM automated teller machine 自动出纳机 VAT value-added tax 增值税 CAD computer-aided design 计算机辅助设计 IT information technology 信息技术 IDD international direct dialing 国际直拨 MTV music television 音乐电视 Radar radio detecting and ranging 雷达 IOC International Olympic Committee 国际奥委会 VIP very important person 贵宾，大人物 Laser light amplification by stimulated 激光 emission of radiation CPU central processing unit 中央处理器 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

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1. 1) academics 2) networking 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 2.

1. aided 2. effects 3. distances 4. connected 5. invested 6. features 7. prevailing 8. qualitatively 9. volume 10. Distinguishing

II. Translation

1. 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.

2. Globalization has great implications for young Chinese. For example, young farmers are moving on a large scale to urban areas to look for jobs. And for those young people who aspire to study abroad or work in foreign-invested enterprises, English has become increasingly important. At the same time, a considerable number of overseas Chinese students have returned home in recent years, for they hold an optimistic outlook for the long-term growth of the Chinese economy. The Internet has strengthened the links between Chinese young people and those elsewhere. They follow the latest trend and copy foreign fashions. Some of them don’t seem to care for traditional Chinese virtues, let alone carry them forward, which has given rise to worries that the traditional Chinese culture might one day vanish.

Unit 5

Vocabulary I.

1. 1) In a way 2) in accordance with 3) vacancy 4) in good condition

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