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大学英语4辅导资料十五

主 题：Unit 5 课后部分习题的答案与讲解 学习时间：2010年7月26日－8月1日

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Exercise 1 Fill in the blanks with words or expressions chosen from the following list. Change the form where necessary.

at times deceive utter

brutal suspicion in the first place distort keep...in the dark refrain from conceal in the eyes of betray

go to great lengths corruption in the long run for one’s own sake contrary to promote tolerate bring...to a close

1. Her suggestion may sound reasonable to you, but in the eyes of everybody else I’m afraid it may seem ridiculous.（也许他的建议在你听来有道理，可是在别人的眼里，它简直太可笑了。）

2. Some doctors believe it is brutal to tell dying patients the truth about their condition because they may become so distressed as to commit suicide.（有的医生认为把病情告诉垂死的病人太残忍，因为这些病人可能会非常沮丧以至于自杀。）

3. We note with satisfaction that all these activities have helped to promote mutual understanding and friendship between our two countries.（我们满意地看到，所有这些活动已经促进了我们两国之间的理解和友谊。）

4. Contrary to the belief of some doctors, even very old and sick people want to know the details of their illness so that they can prepare for death in their own special way.（和一些医生的想法相反，即使年纪很大，病情很重的人也想知道他们病情的细节，这样他们就可以以自己独特的方式为死亡做准备。） 5. Corruption in government is not tolerated in any country that wants to achieve rapid economic growth and improve the life of its citizens.（在任何一个希望经济快速增长，人们生活水平提高的国家，政府中的腐败都不可容忍。）

6. Mary betrayed her friends by going back on her words.（玛丽违背诺言，背叛了她的朋友。）

7. The author brings the first chapter of his book to a close by giving a brief account of the advances science has made since liberation.（作者通过简略地介绍解放以来科学界所取得的成就来结束他著作的第一章。）

8. Naturally, we do not like being kept in the dark about anything that has a great deal to do with ourselves.（自然，我们不喜欢在与自己紧密相关的问题上被蒙在鼓里。）

9. It pays in the long run to introduce new techniques.（从长远来看，引进新技术是值得的。）

10. Mrs. Queen gave us a distorted account of what had happened; that’s why we no

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longer believe in the sincerity of her utterances.（格林太太对发生的事作了歪曲的描述，这就是我们不再相信她真诚的原因。）

11. In every country, parents always remember the first time their child utters the word “Mama” or “Dad”.（在所有家里，父母都记得他们的孩子第一次叫“爸爸”“妈妈”的样子。）

12. At times the oral English class was noisy with everyone participating in an activity at the same time, but at others, the class just sat there and didn’t say anything.

Exercise 2 Replace the italicized parts in the following sentences with words or expressions from the text:

1. It was clear enough that they would not always endure the old lady’s rudeness. 答案：tolerate（显而易见，他们不是总能忍受这老太太的无礼。）

2. Mrs. Anderson did everything possible to keep her son from getting mixed up in such dreadful things.

答案：went to great lengths（安德逊太太竭尽全力阻止她儿子卷进这些可怕的事情里。）

3. The new machine was made useless by mishandling.

答案：was rendered （这部新机器因为使用不当报废了。）

4. Mr. Pope has lost his good reputation in the opinion of his friends as a result of the scandal.

答案：in the eyes of（柏蒲先生因为这桩丑闻丧失了他在朋友们中的好名声。） 5. The runaway kept his identity secret by wearing a mask and sunglasses. 答案：concealed（这个逃跑者为了隐瞒身份戴上了面具和太阳镜。）

6. When the children saw their father come back from the coal mine, they could hardly keep themselves from crying because they were so happy to know he was unhurt in the terrible accident.

答案：refrain from（当孩子们看到父亲从煤矿上回来时，他们禁不住喜极而泣，因为父亲在这场可怕的事故中没有受伤。）

7. The two policemen, who rushed to the scene the minute they received the report, asked many questions about the accident.

答案：concerning（这两位警察一接到报告就冲到现场，问了许多有关这场事故的问题。）

8. Jimmy realized before it was too late that excessive drinking would do harm to his health.

答案：injure （吉米认识到酗酒对他的身体有害时还不算太晚。） 9. It is easy to fall into bad habits but very difficult to break away from them. 答案：slip into（不知不觉中养成坏毛病很容易，可是要改掉这些坏毛病很难。） 10. Sometimes even a one-day vacation from work is enough to allow us to regain our strength and return to work fit and ready to do a better job.

答案：recover（有时候只要放一天假，我们就能够休息过来，精神抖擞地重返岗位把工作做得更好。）

11. I hope that for his own good he’s told her the truth.

答案：for his own sake （我希望他把真相告诉她是为了他自己好。）

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12. The birds also attack crops when the opportunity appears. 答案：arises（只要有机会，鸟类也会糟蹋庄稼。）

13. He thanked them for the pleasure of their company and then said goodbye. 答案：took his leave （他感谢过他们愉快的陪伴后，就告知离开了。）

14. I found the newspaper job rather boring; it had me doing the same thing every day. 答案：day after day （我觉得干新闻报纸这一行非常无聊，我每天不得不做些完全一样的事。）

15. Mom was against us going on vacation alone.

答案：objected to （妈妈反对我们自己去度假。）

Exercise 3 Complete the following sentences with appropriate phrasal verbs formed from the verbs given below:

go shelter press differ contribute slip hope refrain 1. English differs from French in many respects. （英语在许多方面不同于法语。） 2. Cigarette smoking is a major factor contributing to lung cancer. （吸烟是致肺癌的主要原因。）

3. The climbers had to shelter from the snowstorm in a mountain hut put up by hunters.（登山者不得不住在猎人们搭起的一间山间小屋中躲避暴风雪。） 4. Mark decided to go a long, long trip away from these troubles.（马克决定作一次长途旅行以远离所有这些麻烦。）

5. Norman slips into the irritating habit of interrupting others when they talk to him. （诺曼养成了一个讨人厌的习惯，别人和他讲话的时候，他总打断人家。） 6. Ned hung about the entrance the whole morning, hoping a chance to speak to the director. （耐德整个上午都在门口晃来晃去，希望有机会和导演说句话。） 7. Owen found it difficult to refrain from arguing with his brother who often had very queer ideas. （欧文发现很难不和他的兄弟吵架，他兄弟总有些稀奇古怪的念头。）

8. The sales department keeps pressing for extra staff, but they seem no nearer to getting them.（销售部一直催要额外人手，可是看起来并没有在这上面取得多大成功。）

Exercise 4 Complete the following sentences, using “contrary to”: 1. My sister’s view is contrary to him.（我妹妹的观点和他的相反。）

2. They persuaded Joe that what he wished to do was contrary to the moral principle. （他们劝说乔让他意识到：他希望做的违背了道德准则。）

3. Things turned out quite contrary to what he had predicted. （事情的结果和他当初预测的完全相反。）

4. Contrary to what they anticipated, the play has proved to be very successful. （这个剧非常成功，这和他们当初预想的相反。）

5. Contrary to my advice, he insisted on leaving the next morning.（他不听我的建议，执意要在第二天清晨离开。）

Exercise 5 Join each pair of the following sentences by changing one of them into a subordinate clause:

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Model: How should they bring their affairs to a close and take leave? They can not make a decision about that.

They can not make a decision about how they should bring their affairs to a close and take leave.

1. At early dawn the retired professor was seen strolling near there. The monument stood there.

答案：At early dawn the retired professor was seen strolling near where the monument stood.（凌晨的时候有人看见这位退休的教授在纪念碑那里散步。） 2. Peter has a slight headache sometimes.

He has always been in good health except that.

答案：Peter has always been in good health except that he has a slight headache sometimes.（彼得身体一向很好只是有时候有点轻微的头痛。） 3. How can we improve our study habits? I am thinking of that.

答案：I am thinking of how we can improve our study habits. （我在想我们如何才能改进我们的学习习惯。）

4. Is Henry the right person for the job? We are still uncertain as to that.

答案：We are still uncertain as to whether Henry is the right person for the job.（我们还是不确定亨利是不是这个工作的适当人选。） 5. I have an arrangement with my bank.

By the arrangement they let me use their money and repay them next month.

答案：I have an arrangement with my bank by which they let me use their money and repay them next month. （我和我的银行商定，他们让我用他们的钱，下个月再还他们。）

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