现代大学英语精读1第二版8-16单元课后答案

young child suddenly came up with a brilliant idea.

4. 那时候我们遇到的最大的困难是没有粮食，所以从未有过减肥的想法。

The biggest difficulty we came across / up against was lack of food. Therefore it never came to our mind that one day we might have to live on a diet. 5. 我从来没有听说过这个说法。你是在哪里碰到的？

I have never heard of this expression. Where did you come across it? 6. 这座庙的油漆已经开始剥落，该重新刷一下了。 The paint of the temple is coming off. It needs repainting.

7. 这里的水不深，只到一般人的胸口。他们很容易从这里过河来。

The water here was not deep. It only came to an ordinary man‘s chest. So they could easily come across the river here.

8. 大门突然开了，跳出来一条狗。它开始冲我吼叫，直到它主人出来才安静下来。

The door opened suddenly and out jumped a dog. It started barking at me and didn‘t quiet down until its master came out.

9. 那片美丽的草地不见了，一个大饭店取而代之。

Gone was the beautiful meadow, and in its place stood a big hotel.

10. 我们现在最紧迫的事情是保护那些被恐怖分子扣留的中国人的性命。

Our most urgent need is to protect the life of those Chinese who were kidnapped by the terrorists.

Grammar

2 Rewrite the sentence by inverting the subject and main verb. 答案

1. Along a wall of the study stood three floor-length bookcases.

2. It was midnight, but now and then, from the distance, came bangs of firecrackers. 3. In a corner of the park lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

4. Present at his 90th birthday party were people from all walks of life, along with over a hundred former students.

5. Gone are the days when the big powers could order other countries about.

3 Translate the following sentence using when/ before or inversion 答案：

1. It was a couple of days before the children recovered from the horror of the road accident.

2. It was revising my essay on computer and was about to finish when the screen went blank due to power failure.

3. The school is located at the foot of a hill. Beyond the hill lies a large stretch of rice fields.

4. It won‘t be long before Jim begins to regret having lost a friend like you. 5. ―It‘s pleasant to touch the land,‖ whispered the farmer.

6. The family had just put their winter clothes away when the area was hit by a snowstorm.

7. In the center of the Tian‘anmen Square stands the Monument to the People‘s

Heroes.

8. It wasn‘t long before a number of economists realized the world would soon be face with a serious global financial crisis.

9. They were leaving for Thailand when they were told the trip had been cancelled. 10. Gone are the days when China could not make big planes on its own.

4 Fill each blank of the passage with ONE suitable word. 答案

1. social 2. typical 3. have 4 depending 5. life 6. cubs 7. that 8. trained 9. on 10 such

5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences. 答案

1. The miners demanded that the accident be looked into.

2. I was reading China Daily on the Internet when the light went out.

3. We hurried to the stadium only to be told (that) the football game had been cancelled.

4. It might be years before you can work your way up to the head of the department. 5. The passengers had just fastened their seat belt when the plane began dipping wildly.

6. It was quite some time before the boy could see everything around him clearly. 7. On by training hard can an athlete hope to break a world record.

8. In front of the bookshelves stood a desk on which pens and pieces of paper lay about.

9. Where have you been? I‘ve been looking for you the whole morning.

10. In the 21st century, the computer is / computers are playing a more and more important role in our everyday life.

Unit 12 Key to the exercise Vocabulary

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word in the brackets. 答案：

1. simplified 2. authorized, organize 3. normalization 4. industrialization, urbanized 5. modernization, classified 6. legalized, justified, civilized 7. intensify, unification

8. nationalized 9. notified, computerized 10. globalization, idealized

3. Complete the following sentences 答案：

1. a. success / luck b. I had more time c. I were ten years younger

2. a. everybody is here b. are college students

c. we have become one of the world‘s largest economies

3. a. we put environmental protection before GDP b. gave more attention to critical thinking 4. a. the grammar exercises

b. helping you with c. help us with 5. a. what the book says is always correct

b. take it for granted c. take it for granted

6. a. say b. plan my time c. kiss/ thank, criticize 7. a. like fish b. did go c. did smoke

4. Rewrite the following sentences, replacing the parts in bold type with words and expressions from the text. 答案：

1. strange 2. to be bursting with

3. the habit of… clung to him still, slipping into, check

4. can‘t take anything for granted, take it for granted that we will be able 5. Come to think of it

6. But come to think of it / But now that I think about it

7. Now that people all seem to have more money than before, I do hate, nowadays 8. manage to (dig), Come to think of it

9. but now that I am, will slip back easily in time

5. Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs. 答案：

1. in, in 2. of, of, instead of 3.with, to, as 4. to, as 5. Unlike, for 6. in, off, of/about/with 7. as, to, up 8. in with

6 Translate the following sentences into English 答案：

1. 你是怎样将身体保养得这么好？说起来，我还从来不知道你生过病。你的秘密法宝是什么？

How do you manage to keep fit? Come to think of it, I have never known you to be sick. What‘s your secret?

2. 我小时候一直讨厌做家务。我甚至理所当然地认为这是女人做的事情。现在我真为自己以前的态度后悔。

I always hated to do household chores when I was a boy, taking it for granted that they were only for women. Looking back, I really feel sorry for my past attitude.

3. 他的大房子包括两座分开的建筑，分别设计成不同的风格，中间有个暗道连接起来。

His big house contains two separate buildings designed in different styles and connected with / by a secret passage.

4. 年轻人总希望有更多的权利和财富，老年人则希望他们能年轻三十岁。那样，

他们就会成为世界上最幸福的人。但对于我，我的幸福是不需要条件的。

Young people always wish they had more power and money, whereas old people always wish they were thirty years younger. Then they would all become the happiest people on earth. As for me, I am happy unconditionally.

5. 前些日子我无意中听到几个外国人在评论我们有些同胞在国外旅游时的不良举止，我很难为情。我觉得我们有些坏习惯真要改改了。

The other day I overheard some foreigners talking about how some of our people behaved while they were traveling overseas. They made me so ashamed. I think we really have to change some of our habits.

6. 现在我们的公交系统有了如此大的改进，私家车实在不值得买了。

Now that our public transportation system has improved so much, private cars are really not worth buying.

7. 现在你很少看到年轻人在街上游荡，人们都是行色匆匆。但有时候我真希望我们能放慢一点速度。

Nowadays you seldom see young people loitering in the streets. People always seem to be in a hurry. Sometimes I do hope we can slow down a little bit.

7. Fill in the blanks with the correct form or the words given below. 1. worth 2. worthwhile 3. worthy 4. worth 5. now/nowadays 6. now 7. nowadays

8. look 9.gaze 10. staring 11. glanced 12. glanced 13. hay 14. wild herbs to eat 15. grass 16. weeds 17. received, accepted 18. will accept 19. received 20. lovely, beloved/loving 21. beloved 22. loving 23. cry/ weep 24. crying 25. sobbing Grammar

2. Complete the sentence using the proper conjunction from the box below. 答案：

1. as if/ as though 2. before 3. as long as 4. even though 5. Even if 6. now that 7. as long as 8. as if/ though 9. Even though 10. Now that

3. Translate the following sentences into English 答案：

1. I love autumn—it‘s a season of harvest.

2. I didn‘t recognize my best friend at high school until he removed his sun glasses. 3. It takes courage to ask what others regard as ―stupid‖ questions.

4. The children looked as if they hadn‘t had a wink of /any sleep last night.

5. It must be exciting to report on / cover such sports events as the Olympic Games and the World Cup.

6. My house guest behaves as if she were the owner of the house.

7. Even if the country is gradually recovering from the financial crisis, it may be some time before its economy gets back on its feet.

8. ―As long as I‘m in charge,‖ said the president of the university, ―I will make sure