Translation XI.

1. In the process of creating the genetic map, these scientists realized that cooperation was more than

an attractive option; it was a responsibility.

2. Their research findings were nothing less than a miracle. As a result of their findings, new light has

been shed on the history of human genes.

3. In fact, only hard work in combination with proper methods will give you an advantage over others.

4. The judge said the punishment would serve as a warning to others.

5. The risk of infection is confined to those who have close contact with the patients.

6. From such an analysis we are in a better position to understand what has happened and what to do

about it. X11.

1．作为一个负责的生产厂家，我们不仅仅关注环境；我们还积极参与环境保护。

2.当然，她最后还是离开，去结婚了，但我敢肯定的是：她对工作尽职尽责，从不允许自己的

职业重点受到影响。

3.除了学业上的成绩，你迄今为止最大的成就是什么？ 4.观察和实验的目的是为了验证或阐明某些理论，只有那些被视为与任务相关的观察才应该被

记录下来。

5.不管现在身处何地，黑人都是非洲人的后裔，但是数百年来，由于种种原因，他们的遗传基

因已经变得多样化且非常复杂。

6.实际上，他们都同意这种观点：法律的变化引起了社会本质的变化以及社会中人与人之间关

系的变化。 Cloze XIII.

1 ．A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5．D 6.C 7．B 8．A 9. D 10. C 11，B 12.A 13.A 14.B 15．D 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.B

Unit8

Section A

Comprehension o f the text I.

1. They hid behind their curtains and peered at the travelers cautiously.

2. It means that the small town was a stage where the different travelers who passed by were actors

revealing themselves to the audience-the villagers.

3. Probably there were different ways of greetings between them, so there might be some misunderstandings or inappropriate responses.

4. Because she wanted to sing and dance so much that she thought the money was given as a discouragement rather than an encouragement.

5. When she left her hometown of Eatonville for Jacksonville at thirteen, she experienced a huge change and she was aware that she was black.

6. It means that she was not emotionally disturbed by the fact that she was a descendent of slaves. She

felt good about herself.

7. The writer compared herself to a brown bag of mixed items propped up against a wall with other bags.

8. As is described, the contents revealed are nothing but common objects. It suggests that for ordinary

people, no matter whether they are white or black, they share something in common. Vocabulary III.

1. cautiously 2. bribing 3. disapprove(d) 4. tendency 5. permanent 6. depression 7. fragrance 8. guarantee 9. exclusively 10. generously IV. .

1. peering at 2. be broken off 3. disapproved of 4. prop up 5. In the main 6. in company with 7. in that 8. pay the price 9. belong to 10. more or less V

1. L 2.O3. H 4. D 5.1 6. E 7. N 8. K 9. G 10. B Collocation
VI.

1 ．plans 2. lifestyle 3. fact 4. policies 5. rules

6. concentration 7. world 8. voice 9. inheritance 10. content Word Building VII.

1. dued 2. demobilized 3. deregulated 4. decentralized

5. destabilizing 6. depersonalized 7. de-emphasize 8. decoded VIII.

1. retirees 2. interviewees 3. trainee 4. employees 5. escapees 6. addressee 7. devotee 8. divorcee sentence structure IX

1. I know she isn't really interested in window-shopping, but she doesn't mind waiting while I have a look.

2. If people don't mind my not having a degree, I could give a few music lessons!

3. People don't mind paying a lot more for good software because they can see the benefits of

using it.

4.1 don't mind if people perceive me as arrogant. You need certain degree of it to succeed.

5. We don't mind if it takes time for people to express their hopes, goals, fears, and needs in their lives. X.

1. No friends came to see her; she shut herself off, in the old familiar world of bedroom and drawing room.

2. No cigarette end could give us any clue to or sign of anyone having ever been there.

3. No gas, no water and no electricity in the hospital! How could you expect the children to survive this?

4. No other information is given about the book itself, although there is a brief biographical, note about the writer.

5. No effort has been made to investigate the \three years.

Translation XI.

1. 1 don't mind his staying out so late as long as he behaves himself.

2. 1 prefer his plan to others in that I think no plan is more practical than his.

3. They broke off business relations with that company as it suffered huge losses in the last fiscal year

and went bankrupt.

4. Now that you don't like him, why did you invite him to your birthday party in the first place? 5. Though we knew our chances to win were slim, we were more or less depressed when we lost in the game.

6. Perhaps this was the price that has to be paid for progress-who knows? XII.

1.我不在乎他们否定我的计划，但在内心深处我仍渴望得到他们的支持。 2.彼得宣布他不想与她们中任何一个女孩一起唱歌或跳舞，他没给任何理由。

3.我们尊敬的是那些奉献时间、友谊和才能的人，而不是那些一心只为自己谋求私利的人。 4.看来我生意遭到一了巨大损失，这是我不听父母忠告所付出的代价。

5.他们只是顺便又提到了这一点：在我去那个国家旅行时，会有一位翻译一直在我身边。 6.即使当父母强烈反对子女的行为方式时，他们拒绝接受的是那种行为方式而不是子女本人，

澄清这一点十分重要。 Cloze XIII.

1 ．B 2.C 3．B 4. D 5．A 6. D 7．A 8.B 9.B 10.C 11 ．A 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.B 16.D 17.C 18.D 19.D 20.A Structured Writing

XV

Small in size and light in weight, electronic dictionaries are convenient to use．They are easy to carry and

students can take them anywhere they go. Whenever they come across a new word in reading, they can

find out its meaning wi the help of an electronic dictionary. An electronic dictionary usually contains

the information of several paper dictionaries．When students have one such dictionary, they actually

have more than one dictionary in hand．Meanwhile，electronic dictionaries are time-saving. They save

students from turning pages over to find the word．Instead, they only need to key in the word and the

meaning will appear on the screen. Considering all the above factors，no wonder more and more students

are using electronic dictionaries nowadays