综合教程1-课后答案

4 You don’t have time to go to the mall. There are many other ways to shop till you drop.

If / When you don’t have time to go to the mall, there are many other ways to shop till you drop.

5 We come home with absolutely nothing. We still feel as if we’ve had an exciting day.

If / When we come home with absolutely nothing, we still feel as if we’ve had an exciting day.

6 You can’t go shopping with a friend. You go with your boyfriend. If / When you can’t go shopping with a friend, go with your boyfriend. word formation

4 Form new words with the following words and the suffixes in the table. alcohol – alcoholism addict – addiction affect – affection / affecting amuse – amusing attend – attendance attract – attraction

combine – combination comfort – comfortable enjoy – enjoyable

excite – exciting / excitable except – exception / excepting intend – intention tempt – temptation / tempting

5 Answer the questions with the words you formed in Activity 4. What’s the word for: 1 a strong need or wish to spend as much time as possible doing a particular activity? (addiction) 2 what something is if it is interesting and full of action especially when you don’t know what’s going to happen next? (exciting)

3 a plan in your mind to do something? (intention)

4 what something is if it is funny or entertaining? (amusing)

5 someone or something that is different in some way from other people or things? (exception)

6 something that makes you feel you would have it or do it? (temptation) 6 Translate the sentences into Chinese.

1 There’s nothing comparable to the feeling of power and importance I get when I go shopping.

购物时，那种地位显赫、身价不凡的感觉真是无与伦比。

2 Psychologists see shopaholism as an addiction which can benefit from treatment. The symptoms include behaviour which is adapted to avoid reality, a loss of control, an illusion of freedom, or a combination of all three.

心理学家认为，购物痴迷症是购物成瘾，通过治疗可以得到缓解。它的症状包括逃避现实、行为失控、幻想自由或三者兼而有之。

3 Linda, Kate and Carina are not exceptions. They’re like many women all over the world, all with stories which have a happy beginning but end in despair. And like all addicts on the road to recovery, they take it one day at a time.

琳达、凯特和卡里纳并不是特例，像世界各地的许多女人一样，她们的故事有一个幸福的开端，却在绝望中结束。像所有的上瘾者一样，购物成瘾的人需要有足够的耐心才能走完康复之路。

4 There are no time limits, there aren’t even any specific objectives, we can just spend the whole day wandering around, trying things on and chatting about nothing in particular.

没有时间的限制，甚至没有特定的目标。我们可以花一整天的时间逛来逛去，试穿、闲聊。 5 But if he agrees to cooperate, the big advantage in shopping with your boyfriend is that he shows you more affection than usual, and will even want to hold your hand. It’s because he knows no one can shop single-handed.

要是你的男朋友答应陪你逛商场，跟他一起购物是大有好处的：他会向你表露更多的爱意，甚至想

牵着你的手，因为他知道，谁也不能一个人逛商场。 7 Translate the sentences into English.

1 一定要先确认把邮票贴牢了，再把信投入信箱。(attach)

Make sure the stamp is firmly attached to the letter before you drop it into the mailbox.

2 很多青少年痴迷网络游戏，这会对他们的身心健康造成损害。(be addicted to) Many youngsters are addicted to net games, which can damage their physical and mental health.

3 她坐在桌子旁边读报，看上去好像什么事也没发生过。(for all the world)

She sat at the table reading the newspaper, looking for all the world as if nothing had happened.

4 我本打算去购物中心购物以缓解压力，但后来我改主意了。我决定好好睡一觉。(change one’s mind)

I had intended to reduce stress by shopping in the mall, but I changed my mind. I decided to have a good sleep instead. 5 议会否决了总统提出的最新经济提案，因为它引起了广泛的批评。(reject; put forward; provoke)

The Congress has rejected the latest economic proposal put forward by the President because it provoked widespread criticism.

Unit 7

Active reading 1

4 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes.

1 She threw the beans into a pan of boiling water. (tossed)

2 I could hear the cheerful sounds of church bells through the window. (tones) 3 My uncle worked in a factory which produced steel. (mill) 4 He piled up the glinting silver coins so the bank clerk could count them. (stacked; cashier)

5 My grandfather gave an important sum of money to my college savings. (significant; fund)

My grandfather gave a significant sum of money to my college fund.

6 My dad’s hard work and motivation and love described our relationship. (determination; defined)

5 Answer the questions about the words and expressions. 1 If someone sees to something, do they (a) take, or (b) refuse to take responsibility for it?

2 If you do something with perseverance, do you (a) keep trying with determination, or (b) do it

because you’ve been told to?

3 If you do something doggedly, do you do it (a) even if it’s difficult, or (b) only when it’s easy?

4 If you get laid off from your job, does it mean (a) you get a better job, or (b) you lose your job?

5 If you want to make something palatable, do you want to make it (a) more quickly, or (b) taste better? 6 Is a gamut of emotions likely to be (a) a single emotion, or (b) a series of emotions? 7 If something holds someone back, is it likely to (a) stop them from doing something, or (b) help them to do something? 8 If someone speaks eloquently, do they (a) use only a few words, or (b) say something in a beautiful way? 9 If someone lectures you on something, do they (a) talk to you seriously to criticize you, or (b) give you

a talk about a serious subject? Active reading 2

Reading and understanding

3 Choose the best way to complete the sentences. 1 Serena is (c)_____________ .

(a) the same age as Venus (b) a little older than Venus (c) younger than Venus (d) a lot older than Venus 2 Whatever she does, Serena wants to__________ (a) . (a) do her best (b) do better than Venus (c) please her parents (d) earn money

3 Serena was encouraged to do well by__________ (d) . (a) her father (b) her mother

(c) the whole family (d) both her parents

4 When they were growing up, the Williams sisters_____________ (b) . (a) didn’t have any money

(b) had to work hard for their success (c) earned a lot of money from their jobs

(Although this is true now, it was not true when they were growing up and didn’t have jobs.)

(d) didn’t need to worry about money

(Serena says they weren’t rich or poor, and they had to earn money for themselves.) 5 Venus is different from Serena because she (d) . (a) is quieter (b) has a stronger sense of humour

(c) is more private (d) says what she thinks 6 The two sisters (c) .

(a) don’t get on with each other (b) are exactly like each other

(c) get on with each other almost all the time

(Yes, they work well together; they have always been close and hardly squabble at all.)

(d) look after each other

(They both say that Venus protects Serena, not vice versa.) Dealing with unfamiliar words

4 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. 1 She is a person who wants to do things perfectly. (perfectionist)

2 Venus and Serena’s talent is something they are born with, but they have also worked very hard to be successful. (innate)

3 He injured his row of bones down the middle of his back when he fell. (spine) 4 My brother is older than me, and when we were at school, he felt very determined to look after me so I wouldn’t be harmed. (protective)

5 She is really friendly and likes meeting people, but I prefer to do things on my own. (outgoing) 6 Grandparents may sometimes allow their grandchildren everything they want and make them selfish if they’re not careful. (spoil)

Grandparents may sometimes spoil their grandchildren if they’re not careful. 7 The weather can affect your feeling of being happy or unhappy. (mood) 8 She was a famous Hollywood person who everyone admires. (legend) She was a Hollywood legend.

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in Activity 4.

1 In their schoolwork and their tennis, the Williams sisters have tried to achieve perfection.

2 You need to be innately talented to play tennis at the most competitive level. 3 Venus isn’t as outgoing as Serena.

4 As the older sister, Venus likes to protect Serena from getting hurt.

5 As the younger sister, Serena could have been spoiled by Venus, and allowed to have or do everything she wanted. 6 Serena understands what kind of mood her sister is in even before she says anything. 7 The specialist doctor treats people with back and spine injuries. 8 Pete Sampras was a legend / legendary tennis player in the 1990s. 6 Answer the questions about the words and expressions.

1 If you get yourself together, do you (a) find something you need, or (b) make yourself calm and

organized before doing something?

2 Is go without likely to mean (a) you don’t have things you need, or (b) you have everything you need?

3 If something comes your way, (a) are you given it by someone because you need it, or (b) do you get it by chance?