新视野大学英语(第四册)课后答案与课文翻译
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Unit 1
Section A. The Temptation of a Respectable Woman
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 8
1． Her husband expected his friend, Gouvernail, to stay about one or two weeks in their home.
2． He was a boring and withdrawn person with a strange personality.
3． She decided to leave for her aunt’s house and wouldn’t come back till Gouvernail left their home.
4． A once ambitious person, Gouvernail now became one with the mere desire to enjoy a genuine life now and then.
5． His tones of voice and personal charm.
6． She was afraid that she could not resist being attracted by Gouvernail.
7． He mistook his wife’s feeling towards Gouvernail for pure dislike.
8． She had overcome both her misunderstanding of and her subtle feelings towards Gouvernail.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 8
1． Idle
2． melting
3． imposes
4． penetrate
5． presence
6． nuisance
7． nonsense
8． keen
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 9
1． run down
2． taken seriously
3． drinking in
4． in no sense
5． made excellent observations on
6． counted on
7． for my part
8． make a fuss
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. V, p. 9
1． sanctions
2． Restrictions
3． fine
4． limits
5． problems
6． tax
7． duty
8． responsibility
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VI, p. 10
1. justify
2. glorify
3. exemplifies
4. classified
5. purified
6. intensify
7. identify
8. terrified
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VII, p. 10
1. bravery
2. jewellery
3. delivery
4. machinery
5. robbery
6. nursery
7. scenery
8. discovery
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VIII, p. 11
1. She said it might have been all right, if the weather had been good.
2. Mrs. Baroda said she might have liked Gouvernail if he had been like the others.
3. If I had been there, I could have helped you.
4. He could have got tickets if there had been some cheap ones.
5. Mrs. Baroda might have yielded to the temptation if she hadn’t been a respectable and sensible person.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IX, p. 11
1. “You were different then.” “So was she.”
2. “You used to say he was a man of wit.”
“So he is.”
3. “You’ve made a mistake here.”
“Oh, so I have. Thank you.”
4. “Children should behave themselves.”
“So should adults.”
5. “This glass is cracked.”
“Oh, so it is. I hadn’t noticed.”
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. X, p. 12
1. He imposed his company upon her in spite of her repeated hints of hoping to be left alone.
2. His friends can never count upon how he is going to act under given conditions, as he is always full of surprises.
3. Don’t make a fuss about such a small thing because that is the last thing I expected.
4. Besides being an upright and respectable woman Mrs. Baroda was al
so a very sensible one.
5. She had never known her thoughts to be so confused, unable to gather anything from them.
6. From Gouvernail’s talk, Mrs. Baroda came to know that his periods of silence were not his basic nature, but the result of moods.
7. To Gaston’s delight, his wife had finally overcome her dislike for Gouvernail and invited Gouvernail to visit them again wholly from herself.
8. Mrs. Baroda felt confused with Gouvernail’s puzzling nature and found it hard to penetrate the silence in which he had unconsciously covered himself.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. XI, p. 12
1. 在一起呆了几天，她仍感到对这个客人很陌生，只得大部分时间让丈夫陪着他。
2. 加斯顿拉了拉妻子的衣袖，双手搂着她的腰，快乐地望着她那充满困惑的眼睛。
3. 他在她身旁的长凳上坐下，丝毫不曾想到她可能会反对他坐在那儿。
4. 他的话变成了一串毫无意义的动词、名词、副词和形容词，她陶醉在他的声音里。
5. 那晚，巴罗达太太很想把自己的一时荒唐告诉丈夫—也是她的朋友，但还是忍住了。
6. 他照例说了些诸如这个季节的夜风对身体不好之类的话。后来，望着茫茫夜色，他开始谈了起来。
7. “噢，”她笑着，在他唇上印了长长的温柔的一吻，“我一切都已经克服了！你会看到的，这次我会对他很好。”
8. 而现在他只求能生存，只是偶尔才能体验到一丝真正的生活的气息，就像此刻这样。
Section B. The Obligations and Responsibilities to Marriage
XVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. B
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 24
1. obligation
2. continuity
3. sacrifice
4. acknowledged
5. passion
6. scattered
7. worship
8. elastic
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 24
1. in; in
2. in/by
3. to
4. on
5. at
6. behind
7. to
8. from
Unit 2
Section A. Charlie Chaplin
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 37
1. He lived a poor and miserable life during his childhood.
2. Possibly because he left Britain when he was young and never came back; most figures he created were not of a gentleman-like British style.
3. His dress and behavior were not English.
4. It was the first movie in which Chaplin used voice for the characters.
5. Using his physical senses to invent his art as he went along without prepared script.
6. We can find that from the characters he created, such as the flower girl and the French wife killer.
7. She brought stable happiness to him and became the center of rest in his life.
8. Comic
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 37
1. coarse
2. corresponded
3. doubtful
4. roused/sparked
5. execute
6. relief
7. applause
8. immense
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 3
8
1. for
2. against
3. up
4. with
5. up
6. to
7. down
8. between
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. V, p. 38
1. temptation
2. change
3. urge
4. policies
5. pressures
6. arrest
7. demand
8. attempts
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VI, p. 39
1. artist
2. terrorist
3. novelist
4. activists
5. biologist
6. idealist
7. capitalists
8. tourist
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VII, p. 39
1. Terrorism
2. industrialism
3. ageism
4. idealism
5. criticism
6. heroism
7. racism
8. Modernism
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VIII, p. 40
1. If I had known that you were coming, I would have met you at the airport.
2. If he had tried to leave the country, he would have been stopped at the frontier.
3. If we had found him earlier, we could have saved his life.
4. If I had caught that plane, I would have been killed in the air crash.
5. If he had been in better health, he could have written more books.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IX, p. 40
1. With so much going on at the office, it is a wonder to find that Mr. Lawrence has much time left for anything else.
2. It is a surprise to us to find that television enjoys its greatest competitive advantage on information.
3. It is a possibility for us to expect that the students will get the new facts in the lecture confused with their existing knowledge.
4. It is a fact to know that we have run out of water and food.
5. It is a relief to learn that the driver controlled the car during the stormy weather.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. X, p. 41
1. Other writers might have written stories about London. But only he could have created the character David, who gave his creator permanent fame.
2. China has provided more applause, more honor and, of course, more profit where this scientist is concerned than any other countries.
3. He had an urge to execute this skill perfectly.
4. This physical transformation, plus the skill with which he executed it again and again, are surely the secrets of Chaplin’s great comedy.
5. But that shock roused his imagination. Chaplin didn’t have his jokes written into a script in advance; he was the kind of comic who used his physical senses to invent his art as he went along.
6. He also had a deep need to be loved—and a corresponding fear of being betrayed. The two were hard to combine and sometimes— as in his early marriages—the collision between them resulted in disaster.
7. It’s doubtful whether she can find her way into perfect acting, though she never loses her faith in her own ability.
8. It was a relief to know that he finally finished the book before his death, which was regarded as a fitting memorial to his life as a writer.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. XI, p. 41
1. 但只有查理?卓别林才能塑造出了不起的喜剧角色“流浪者”，这个使其创作者声名永驻的衣衫褴褛的小
人物。
2. 尽管如此，卓别林的喜剧乞丐形象并不显得那么像英国人，甚至也没有劳动阶级的特色。
3. 但假如他在早期那些短小喜剧电影中能操一口受过教育的人的口音，则他是否会闻名世界就值得怀疑了，而英国人也肯定会觉得这很“古怪”。
4. 随着事业的发展，他感到了一种冲动要去发掘并扩展自己身上所显露的天才。
5. 没有生命的物体特别有助于卓别林发挥自己艺术家的天赋。
6. 然而即使是这种以沉重代价换来的自知之明也在他的喜剧创作中得到了表现。
7. 由于沃娜本人出生在一个被各种麻烦困扰的大家庭，她对卓别林生活中将面临的挑战也做好了充分准备，因为当时有毫无根据的流言说他俩是马克思主义的同情者。后来在他们自己的有那么多天才孩子的大家庭中，卓别林有时会引发争吵，而她则成了安宁的中心。
8. 但是人们不禁会感到，卓别林一定会把这一奇怪的事情看作是对他的十分恰当的纪念。他以这种方式给这个自己曾带来那么多笑声的世界留下了最后的笑声。
Section B. The Political Career of a Female Politician
XVI. Read the following statements carefully, and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. T
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 53
1. fierce
2. witnesses
3. voted
4. scandal
5. politics
6. abuse
7. jealous
8. refresh
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 53
1. Could we take a walk? I feel like a little exercise.
2. Ms. Mbogo had made a bold decision: she ran for mayor of Embu, Kenya. (run for)
3. Some leaders in Kenya were afraid of losing their power, so they tried everything to shut Kenyan women out of politics.
4. She decided long ago that she would study the subject in earnest as soon as she left school.
5. He was arrested because he was paid to spy on our air bases.
6. After almost four hours of fierce negotiation, the president had the upper hand.
7. Road accident victims make up almost a quarter of the hospital’s patients.
8. Ms. Mbogo’s victory was of great significance because all her male colleagues voted her in.
Unit 3
Section A. Longing for a New Welfare System
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 66
1. He means that a welfare client is believed to lie to get a little extra welfare money and those caseworkers know it well.
2. He has chosen to live an honest life by drumming up some business outside and drawing cartoons for magazines.
3. They know clearly that they are being made fools of by some of their clients, and they feel they are entitled to have clients bow to them as compensation.
4. He doesn’t think those caseworkers are to blame so he isn’t being bitter.
5. Because he believes it practically requires
people to lie.
6. He had to call a caseworker he called Suzanne first. After giving a little lecture, Suzanne was supposed to notify the medical worker, who would certify that there was a problem. Then the medical worker called the wheelchair repair companies to get the cheapest bid. Then the medical worker alerted the main welfare office. They considered the matter for days before calling back and approving the repair, if he was lucky.
7. The system so easily lends itself to abuse by the welfare givers as well as by the clients.
8. He dreams of a new system that will encourage the clients and help them to develop their talents, rather than seek to convict them of cheating.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 66
1. convicted
2. donation
3. bleeding
4. entitled
5. profile
6. pension
7. thrive
8. receipt
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 67
1. up
2. to
3. back
4. of
5. around
6. into
7. for
8. to
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. V, p. 67
1. pressure
2. hardships
3. pain
4. defeat
5. delay
6. hunger
7. conditions
8. temper
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VI, p. 68
1. longish
2. animal-like
3. selfish
4. honey-like
5. ball-like
6. boyish
7. yellowish
8. goodish
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VII, p. 68
1. politicians
2. technician
3. comedian
4. musicians
5. physicians
6. electricians
7. beautician
8. magician
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VIII, p. 69
1. The wanted man is believed to be living in New York.
2. Many people are said to be homeless after the floods.
3. Three men are said to have been arrested after the explosion.
4. The prisoner is thought to have escaped by climbing over the wall.
5. Four people are reported to have been seriously injured in the accident.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IX, p. 69
1. He tried sending her flowers, but it didn’t have any effect.
2. I don’t regret telling her what I thought, even if I upset her.
3. She remembered reading a biography about Charlie Chaplin, which described him as a Marxist.
4. We regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you employment.
5. He welcomed the new student and then went on to explain the college regulations.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. X, p. 70
1. You are legally entitled to take faulty goods back to the store where you purchased them, but you are supposed to account for why you want to do so.
2. You only need to fill out a form to get your membership, which entitles you to a discount on goods.
3. One year ago, the car dealer tried to drum up buyers by offering good services. Now, his business is thriving.
4. The crime was looked into carefully before he was convicted of murder.
5. I called the Freeway Service Patrol for help after my car broke down on the freeway. Twenty minutes later, they came to my rescue and left a $$ 150 receipt.
6. Faced with t
he threat of losing their jobs, these workers yielded to the management’s advice and went back to work .
7. The middle-aged man who took the boy bled the father for $$20,000 as a compensation for the loss of his company.
8. The man living on welfare began to set up his own market, one step at a time and his business is thriving.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. XI, p. 70
1. 每个人都觉得靠社会福利救济的人在骗人。
2. 但即使我抵抗不住这种诱惑，我投稿的那些大杂志也不愿给自己惹麻烦。
3. 社会工作者心底里知道许多救济对象在欺骗他们，因此他们觉得，作为补偿，他们有权让救济对象点头哈腰。
4. 她这是在暗示我：得哀求她了。但是我却将她顶了回去。
5. 苏珊娜试图就修理轮椅的问题训斥我。由于福利部门不愿花钱好好地修，所以我的轮椅经常坏。
6. 我当然得经常用我的轮椅。我是一个工作很积极的人，又不是植物人。
7. 如何逐渐脱离福利照顾，这在法律条款中没有明确规定。
8. 我们需要一位律师来捍卫福利救济对象的权利，因为这一福利体制不仅容易使救济对象滥用权力，也很容易使福利提供者滥用权力。
Section B. A Blind Man Helped Me See the Beautiful World
XVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions
1. even though
2. annoyed
3. struck me
4. out of tune
5. motionless
6. just as
7. hardly
8. satisfaction
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 81
1. skimmed
2. steer
3. chartered
4. angle
5. overhead
6. magic
7. realm
8. stack
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 82
1. Only a few crumbling (破裂的) walls bear witness to the past greatness of the city of Aksum.
2. At first he was way ahead of me, but I’m slowly but surely catching him up.
3. I was loaded with many parcels (包裹), unable to walk any faster.
4. The place was deserted and there was no sign of human beings living there.
5. These instruments should be switched on and checked before we start our work.
6. My friend was dressed in a black coat whereas I had gone there in jeans.
7. All those connected with the mission were in prayer for her, but her life was not spared.
8. May I excuse myself/be excused for a while, Mr. Davis?
Unit 4
Section A. The Telecommunications Revolution
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 95
1. The living standards in the developing world will be greatly improved.
2. The author refers to those places without telecommunications facilities such as telephones, which hinders exchange of information.
3. Because advanced communications and subsequent widespread access to information technologies enable the developing regions to shorten the process of changing from labor-intensive assembly work to industries that involve engineering, marketing and design.
4. Because they
believe it is in bad need of any phones and it lacks experience in weighing costs and choosing between technologies.
5. First, it sold a 30% stake in its national phone company to two Western companies to quicken the import of Western technology. Second, it had leased rights to a Dutch-Scandinavian group of companies to build and operate an advanced digital mobile phone system.
6. Wireless. For it’s cheaper to build radio towers than to string lines across mountain ridges and it is a reliable service.
7. Because customers there talk two to four times as long on the phone as people in North America.
8. Because mobile phones make it possible for them to keep contact with each other even when they are caught in the traffic jams.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 95
1. recession
2. disposal
3. condensed
4. strategic
5. revenue
6. persist
7. utilities
8. desperate
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 96
1. lags far behind
2. are stuck with
3. going for
4. remain in contact
5. keep pace with
6. at your disposal
7. dates from
8. only scratch the surface of
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. V, p. 96
1. sales
2. health
3. will
4. trade
5. education
6. growth
7. understanding
8. idea
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VI, p. 97
1. superpower
2. superabundant
3. supermarket
4. super-speed
5. super-computers
6. superman
7. superstar
8. super-efficient
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VII, p. 97
1. auto-timer
2. auto-racing
3. auto-focus
4. autograph
5. auto-reverse
6. autopilot
7. autobiography
8. auto-industry
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VIII, p. 98
1. Concentrate on indoor delights rather than outdoor fights and you’ll be much better appreciated.
2. As a result of the development of the information superhighway many people may eventually be able to work at home rather than go to an office.
3. Some people say that this term pupils’ achievements will be measured by a formal test rather than by their teachers’ assessment.
4. They argued that their products should be developed on the basis of need rather than profit.
5. During weekends the businessmen may spend some time establishing friendship and mutual trust rather than discussing any particular item of business.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IX, p. 99
1. Petrol now is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago
2. Theirs is about three times as big as ours
3. Latin American customers talk two to four times as long on the phone as people in North America
4. the fee for cell phones is typically twice as much as for calls made over fixed lines
5. can transmit 250,000 times as much data as a standard telephone wire
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. X, p. 99
1. By installing the latest wireless transmission systems, a parade of urban centers and industrial zones from Beijing to Budapest are stepping directly
into the Information Age.
2. Widespread access to information technology promises to condense the time required to change from labor-intensive assembly work to industries that involve engineering, marketing and design.
3. Modern communications will give countries like China and Vietnam a huge advantage over countries stuck with old technologies.
4. There is little dispute that communications will be a key factor separating the winners from the losers.
5. The economy of the country is stuck in recession and it barely has the money to scratch the surface of the problem.
6. Businesses eager for reliable service are willing to pay a significantly high price tag for a wireless call.
7. Having an operation there is like having an endless pile of money at your disposal.
8. For countries that have lagged behind for so long, the temptation to move ahead in one jump is hard to resist.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. XI, p. 100
1. 一个将会大大提高发展中国家生活水准的转变正方兴未艾。
2. 所有这些发展中地区都把先进的通信技术看作一种能跨越经济发展各阶段的方法。
3. 问题是，它的国内电话系统是一堆生了锈的20世纪30年代的老古董。
4. 通信工程也是上海实现其成为一流金融中心这一梦想的关键。
5. 整个拉丁美洲对无线电通信的需求和使用已急速增加。
6. 泰国也在求助于无线电通信方式，以便让泰国人在发生交通堵塞时能更好地利用时间。
7. 移动电话在商界成为时尚，使人们在交通堵塞时也能与外界保持联系。
8. 总有一天，他们将能在信息高速公路上与美国和西欧并驾齐驱。
Section B. The Information Superhighway
XVI. Read the following statements carefully, and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according to the text.
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. T
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 111
1. transmit
2. insuring
3. format
4. feedback
5. correspondence
6. vacuum
7. Synthetic
8. diagrams
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 111
1. differ on
2. refer to
3. be compared to
4. specialize in
5. make routine
6. come up with
7. has access to
8. Some concrete steps should be taken
Unit 5
Section A. Choose to Be Alone on Purpose
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 124
1. All 22 million of people live alone, which suggests that it is an overwhelming phenomenon in the United States.
2. Because they can find inspiration in solitude.
3. The more capable the person is of thinking on his own, the less his need for staying with others.
4. It depends. If he lives with them, the friends’ temporary leaving will be received as a welcome change. However, if he lives alone, the temporary absence of friends will leave him nothing but the feeling of emptiness.
5. The need to talk is the most basic
need of a solitary person.
6. He may call friends to tell them important things, or talk to himself, his pets, the television, or even to strangers in the supermarket.
7. He should stay rational, settle himself in a comfortable and pleasant way and wait for anything happy that may happen.
8. As ordinary people’s solitary condition of living differs from that of the great minds like the poets and philosophers, they should cherish the thought that “since we are here, we may as well stay and make the best of it”.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 124
1. dictate
2. choked
3. humble
4. justice
5. waterproof
6. slippery
7. poetry
8. supreme
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 125
1. cast out
2. all by himself
3. stay up late
4. was fond of
5. at one sitting
6. filled up with
7. speaks highly of
8. have sought out
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. V, p. 125
1. idea
2. offer
3. proposal
4. belief
5. request
6. control
7. promotion
8. products
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VI, p. 126
1. underestimated
2. underpaid
3. overslept
4. Underdeveloped
5. overestimated
6. overcharged
7. underweight
8. overloaded
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VII, p. 127
1. simplified
2. electrician
3. recovery
4. underwent
5. autobiography
6. underline
7. terrorist
8. over-react
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VIII, p. 127
1. The more openly you and your doctor can talk together, the better the service your doctor will be able to give you.
2. The more Renee Henry learnt about the therapy, the more she became convinced that it was right for her.
3. The more a nation’s companies locate factories abroad, the smaller will be the country’s recorded exports.
4. The less exercise you do, the more unfit you will become, and the harder everyday tasks will seem.
5. Remember that the less processed a food, the higher its mineral and vitamin content.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IX, p. 128
1. You might as well go there to see whether there is the information you need
2. We might as well call it freedom
3. You may as well ring and tell them you’re going to visit them
4. We might / may as well walk home
5. We might / may as well find an easier one to read
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. X, p. 128
1. Poets and philosophers all speak highly of themselves for seeking out solitude, from which they can draw inspiration.
2. A humble person tends to suffer from solitude, feeling himself inadequate company, longing for others to be around.
3. The widowed old lady was so lonely that she would talk at length to the strangers in the supermarket about her pets.
4. The condition of loneliness rises and falls, but our need to talk goes on forever — the need of telling someone the daily succession of small observations and opinions.
5. To a person living alone, it’s important to stay
rational and settle down and make himself comfortable, and find some grace and pleasure in his condition.
6. If you live with other people, their temporary absence can be refreshing.
7. Scientific surveys show that those who live alone talk at length to themselves and their pets and the television.
8. It’s important to stop waiting and settle down and make ourselves comfortable, at least for the time being.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. XI, p. 128
1. 孤独或许是这里的一种民族弊病，它比起其他任何过错更加令人难以启齿。而另一方面，故意选择独处，拒绝别人的陪伴而非为同伴所抛弃，这正是美国式英雄的一个特点。
2. 孤独的猎人，孤独的探险者，在鹿群和狼群中间冒险，去征服广袤的荒野，这时他们并不需要有人陪伴。梭罗独居在湖畔的小屋，有意抛弃了城市生活。现在，这成了你的个性。
3. 独处的灵感是诗人和哲学家最有用的东西。 他们都赞成独处。
4. 也许你已经注意到，这些艺术家类型的人，大多是到户外独处，而家里则自有亲人们备好了热茶，等着他们回家。
5. 美国的独处高士是梭罗。我们钦佩他，并非因为他倡导自力更生精神，而是因为他孤身一人在瓦尔登湖畔生活，这是他自己想要这么做的。他独居在湖畔的树林中。
6. 其他人不在的时候你可以放飞你的灵魂，让它充满整个房间。你可以充分享受自由。你可以随意来去而无需道歉。
7. 重要的是要在我们自身的条件下发现一些优雅和乐趣，不要做一个以自我为中心的英国诗人，而要像一个被关在塔楼里的公主，耐心地等待着我们的童话故事进入快乐的结局。
8. 毕竟，事已至此，这或许不是我们所期望的局面，但眼下我们不妨称之为家吧。 不管怎么说, 没有什么地方比家还好。
Section B. Roommate Conflicts
XVI. Read the following statements carefully, and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according to the text.
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. T 8. F
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 141
1. vibrate
2. holy
3. tolerate
4. stale
5. disorder
6. chew
7. abstract
8. exclaimed
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 141
1. When he received the admission notice from the university, he knew it was time he struck out on his own.
2. His roommate always turns up the CD player to the highest point, which makes him miserable.
3. Every time she tried to argue with her identical twin Katie, she ended up crying her eyes out.
4. Serious violence has sprung from the conflict over insignificant, irritating differences.
5. There are many people who believe sincerely that you can train children for life without resorting to punishment.
6. Alan signed a dorm contract with his roommate to head off possible co
nflicts.
7. He was required to fill in a form before the job interview.
8. Her husband used to slap her around, which led to the breakup of her marriage.
Unit 6
Section A. Bribery and Business Ethics
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 153
1. Because they don’t know how serious the problem of bribery is.
2. He will bribe the officials.
3. Because these practices are likely to be morally wrong and may be certain forms of bribery.
4. These companies may be required to reveal such information by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), whose duty is to collect certain information about enterprises so as to protect investors.
5. They wanted to avoid an unfavorable conclusion drawn from the investigation of their possible violations of U.S. business laws.
6. They might make large payments to ruling families or their close advisers, or make donations to party bank accounts.
7. It refers to a rare edition of a book with $$20,000 slipped within its page.
8. It favors a code of conduct and has proposed a council for managing the code, which can distinguish between commissions paid for real services and exaggerated fees that really amount to bribes.
9. No. Because its members have different opinions about the duties of the ICC.
10. Yes, More than 300 U.S. companies, for example, admitted that they had made questionable payments.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 153
1. Substantial
2. procedural
3. negotiation
4. rejected
5. withdrawn
6. commissions
7. financed
8. secure
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 154
1. by
2. in
3. of
4. to
5. up
6. on/upon
7. with
8. in
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. V, p. 154
1. commitment
2. value
3. regret
4. implications
5. strength
6. oppositions
7. decline
8. sense
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VI, p. 155
1. foresight/forethought
2. forewarned
3. foreground
4. postgraduate
5. post-race
6. foresaw
7. post-Christmas
8. post-election
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VII, p. 156
1. e-shopper
2. e-merchant
3. e-journal
4. e-classroom
5. e-commerce
6. e-mail
7. e-dictionaries
8. e-cash
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VIII, p. 157
1. It’s pointless to go there next Monday — there’s a public holiday.
2. It is probable that we’ll be late.
3. It is interesting to see different cultures and ways of life.
4. It is really astonishing that she refuses to talk to you.
5. It is important that she comes straight to me when she arrives.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IX, p. 157
1. Suppose you object to carrying out a particular management order and you are afraid of the manager, what would you do?
2. Suppose you have just got married and you are employed for three years to work abroad, how would you explain it to your newly married wife?
3. Suppose someone couldn’t understand why you didn’t arrest Har
ry, would you decide to remove the doubts?
4. Suppose by accident your tenant fails to pay the rent, is it fair that you would throw him out?
5. Suppose you are a very heavy smoker and you are anxious to break the habit, where could you get the help?
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. X, p. 157
1. We would not stand by and let bribery in various forms be on the increase.
2. While lending you the substantial sum of money, I made it clear to you that if you couldn’t pay it off in time, you might be accused of taking bribes.
3. Competition of financial power has become a fact of political life; but if you receive questionable political contributions for this reason, you will soon be under investigation.
4. To secure major arms deal contracts, they have made a substantial donation to the bank account of the party in power.
5. He hit upon a good method to speed up the progress of the experiment, but opinions differed among members of the group on it.
6. It’s difficult to enforce the new law because people are not ready to act on it.
7. We think it’s the business of the United Nations troops to enforce a ceasefire in that area, while the job of the local government is to prepare to restore law and order.
8. Having made this decision, she joined the organization, which is in support of woman’s rights.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. XI, p. 158
1. 他们通常没意识到在很多国家，形形色色的贿赂行为正日益增多。在某些国家，这已成为人们几百年来的生活方式。
2. 现在的问题是：你是被迫掏钱呢，还是坚持原则？
3. 很容易产生这样的印象：贿赂以及其他可疑开支正日渐增多。的确，这似乎已成为商界的一个事实。
4. 这一事实的披露，使克莱斯勒与其他300多家美国公司一样，向美国证券交易委员会承认自己近年曾有过某种形式的支出，像贿赂、额外打折等等。
5. 据闻其他国家也是如此，向外国公司施压，要他们向党派组织的账户捐款。
6. 第二大类包括为促使政府加快对某些工程项目的正式批准而作的支出。
7. 这些准则试图区分真正为服务所付的佣金和事实上等同于贿赂的过高费用。
8. 在一家知名英国报纸上，最近有位作者指出 “企业已陷入贿赂的蛛网”，人人都 “贪赃枉法”。
Section B. The Biggest Threat to the Role of Police Officers
XVI. Read the following statements carefully, and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. F 8. F
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 167
1. tackle
2. imitated
3. dimmed
4. fake
5. impressive
6. encountered
7. equivalent
8. widespread
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 168
1. up
2. away
3. up
4. up
5. up
6. out
7. to
8. on
Unit 7
Section A. Research
into Population Genetics
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 178
1. The book concludes that despite surface features, the “races” are remarkably alike under the skin.
2. Luca Cavalli-Sforza, a Stanford professor, and his colleagues.
3. In human blood: various proteins that serve as markers to reveal a person’s genetic makeup.
4. Because they share such superficial characteristics as skin color and body shape. But the discoveries indicate that Australians are most distant from the Africans and most closely resemble the Southeast Asians.
5. It confirms that Africa was the birthplace of humanity and thus the starting point of the original human movements.
6. Their genes show the Khoisan may be a very ancient mix of west Asians and black Africans, rather than being directly descended from the most primitive human ancestors.
7. All Europeans are thought to be a mixed population, with 65% Asian and 35% African genes.
8. It is the latest raw material of the medical industry. And in addition, it can be used to weaken conventional notions of race that cause racial prejudice.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 178
1. discounted
2. biased
3. variation
4. feature
5. Confronted
6. migrated
7. descended
8. exploiting
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 179
1. The scientists announced last year that one of the genes that played a part in determining the intelligence had been identified, but to date the results have yet to be confirmed.
2. They seem to think that building a new road will improve the traffic problem, but in effect, it will make it worse.
3. It’s amazing that the scientists created nothing less than the first genetic map of the world.
4. As of today Dr. Carey will be in charge of a long-term study of children who are unusually good at math.
5. The best way to lose weight is proper diet in combination with regular exercise.
6. Many women in the city have taken low-paid, so-called part-time work in addition to their child-rearing and community care activities.
7. Their research into better parenting and educational techniques sheds new light on the fact that more boys have unusual mathematical abilities than girls.
8. It is now known that this illness is not only confined to any one group in society.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. V, p. 179
1. secret
2. experiences
3. characteristics
4. idea
5. information
6. success
7. prejudices
8. equality
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VI, p. 180
1. privacy
2. intimacy
3. frequency
4. fluency
5. secrecy
6. urgency
7. consistency
8. dependency
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VII, p. 181
1. politics
2. classics
3. electronics
4. economics
5. psychology
6. methodology
7. technology
8. biology
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VIII, p. 182
1. Being healthy is more than a question of not being ill.
2. I was more than a little put
out; I was totally shocked.
3. This story is more than interesting; it is educational, as well.
4. Hepworth is much more than a filmmaker; he had learnt to find stories that would have genuine popular appeal.
5. It was more than a misjudgment: it revealed the extent to which the religious intellectuals’ theory of the church was outdated.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IX, p. 182
1. What was needed was nothing less than a new industrial revolution.
2. This is nothing less than a call to arms to restore the vitality of the American dream.
3. Their dream was nothing less than a revolutionary project to bring computers and ordinary people together.
4. The experience of sightseeing in the wonderful island is nothing less than exciting and I am moved to tears.
5. He was much concerned that she should not be tired, or bored and he wanted to make sure that the holiday would be nothing less than perfect for her.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. X, p. 182
1. We have received three anonymous letters from Palestine to date, in addition to one suspicious package.
2. Their dream was nothing less than a more equal society where there is no racial prejudice.
3. He read more than Shakespeare’s plays; he liked modern music.
4. His fate in the last election, she said, would serve as a reminder to all politicians that popularity does not last.
5. In effect, only hard work in combination with proper methods will always give you an advantage over others in study.
6. Technology itself, and its effective use, is not to be confined to the traditional science subjects.
7. Since the truth of this report was discounted, I was not in a position to publish it for you.
8. Many software companies have adapted general programs to the new operating system.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. XI, p. 183
1. 它对人类在基因层面上的差异作了迄今为止最为广泛的调查。
2. 实际上，那种认为某一种群比另一种群的基因更优越的理论是毫无科学根据的。
3. 为了确保种群的“纯正”，这项研究将对象限定于其目前的生活区域仍与1492年以来相同的那些群体，即在来自欧洲最初的大规模迁移之前。这实际上就是一幅真实的哥伦布驶向美洲时期的世界人口基因分布图。
4. 我们眼中看到的人种差异，例如欧洲人与非洲人的差异，主要是人类从一个大陆向另一个大陆迁移时为适应气候所产生的。
5. 结合对远古人骨的研究，这一图谱证实了非洲是人类的诞生地，因而也是人类迁移的始发地。
6. 这些发现，再加上现代非洲人与非非洲人之间的巨大基因差距，说明了从非洲人种群开始的分支是人类家谱上最早的分支。
7. 除了揭示人种的起源以外，基因信息也是医学界可用的最新原料。医学界希望能用人类脱氧核糖核酸（DNA）制成特别的蛋白质，这
些蛋白质具有某种抗病药物的价值。
8. 保护土著人权益活动家们担心科学家可能会利用土著人谋利：从当地人血样中提取的基因物质可被用于商业目的，却不给DNA提供者以足够的报酬。
Section B. Geniuses and Better Parenting
XVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions
1. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. B 6.C 7. B 8. C
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 193
1. supervised
2. fatigue
3. guarantee
4. explore
5. sophisticated
6. identified
7. steer
8. beneficial
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 193
1. up
2. out
3. up
4. in
5. over
6. up
7. in
8. into
Unit 8
Section A. Slavery Gave Me Nothing to Lose
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 204
1. They hid behind their curtains and looked through them at the travelers cautiously.
2. The small town was a stage where actors were the different travelers who passed by and revealed themselves to the audience—villagers in different aspects. In a child’s eye, it was a play, bringing to her a lot of pleasure.
3. Probably there were different ways of greetings between them, so there might be some misunderstandings or some inappropriate responses.
4. She wanted to sing and dance so much that she thought the money should have been given as a discouragement rather than an encouragement.
5. After she was thirteen and left her hometown of Eatonville, and then she experienced a huge change. She was aware that she was black.
6. It expresses the author’s attitude or her state of mind that she was not emotionally disturbed by the fact that she was a descendent of slaves. She felt good about herself.
7. The author felt like a brown bag of mixed items propped up against a wall.
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.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 204
1. cautiously
2. bribing
3. disapproved
4. tendency
5. registered
6. depression
7. propped
8. guaranteed
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 205
1. peering at
2. be broken off
3. disapproved of
4. propping up
5. In the main
6. in company with
7. in that
8. at her elbow
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. V, p. 205
1. experiencing
2. resist
3. advocate
4. indicate
5. notice
6. undergo
7. welcome
8. caused
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VI, p. 206
1. devalued
2. demobilized
3. deregulated
4. decentralized
5. destabilizing
6. depersonalized
7. deskilled
8. decoded
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VII, p. 207
1. retirees
2. interviewees
3. trainee
4. employees
5. escapees
6. addressee
7. devotees
8. divorcee
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VIII, p. 207
1. I know she isn’t really intere
sted in window-shopping, but she doesn’t mind waiting while I have a look.
2. If people don’t mind my having no degrees, I could give a few music lessons!
3. People don’t mind paying much more for good software because they can see the benefits of using it.
4. I am big for my age and I didn’t mind if he thought I was a young man.
5. We don’t mind if it takes time for people to express their hopes and goals and their fears and needs in their lives.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IX, p. 208
1. No friends
2. No cigarette end
3. No gas, no water and no electricity
4. No other information
5. No effort
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. X, p. 208
1. Up to yesterday, we had no idea whether the war would break out or not.
2. Someone is always at my elbow reminding me that I am a descendent of slaves, but it fails to register depression with me.
3. I do not want to tell you that story; I have just mentioned that in passing.
4. I prefer his plan to yours in that I think it is more practical.
5. The disapproval registered on her face was so real that even I would have thought it genuine.
6. They broke off the business relations with that company as it suffered huge losses in the last financial year and went bankrupt.
7. Perhaps this was the price that has to be paid for the progress in the first place— who knows?
8. When she was preparing her luggage, the bag was emptied and refilled several times.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. XI, p. 208
1. 本地的白人骑着风尘仆仆的马匹，而北方来的旅游者则驾着汽车沿着乡下的沙土路一路驶来。
2. 小镇的人胆小的就躲在窗帘后小心翼翼地偷看他们，胆大的则会走出屋外看着他们经过，感到很开心，就像这些旅游者看到这村庄也感到很有乐趣一样。
3. 不仅在镜中，也在内心深处，我变成了永远不黑不白的棕色人—— 就像那最好的鞋油，不会被抹掉，也永不褪色。
4. 对我表现出的任何一点欢乐的苗头，他们都不赞同。但我仍然是他们的佐拉，我是属于他们，属于周围的旅馆，属于那个地方，属于每一个人的佐拉。
5. 我似乎已发生了巨大的变化， 我再也不是伊顿维尔的佐拉了，我现在成了个小黑妞。
6. 占据国内舞台的中心可真刺激，而台下的观众则不知是喜是忧。
7. 我没有老是感到自己是有色人种。甚至现在我感觉自己还是在伊顿维尔小镇上的懵然无知的佐拉。
8. 也许当初上帝这个装袋者往我们各自的皮袋子中填塞时正是这么做的，谁知道呢？
Section B. Why Are Women Afraid of Wrinkles
XVI. Read the following statements carefully, and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according to the text.
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. T
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 219
1. appeal
2. pou
red
3. denied
4. renew
5. stimulated
6. perceived
7. accelerate
8. controversy
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 219
1. look into
2. poured out
3. beat back
4. When it comes to
5. have to do with
6. specialize in
7. was tied up with
8. symbolic of
Unit 9
Section A. Make Euro Disney More European
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 231
1. Because he believed that the company’s dress and appearance code offended individual liberty and violated French labor law.
2. To show that the company faces some of the delicate cultural issues like this while it gets ready to open its theme park near Paris.
3. To show that the company faces some of the delicate cultural issues like this while it gets ready to open its theme park near Paris.
4. It made an extraordinary series of tax and financial concessions in order to attract it.
5. They have had a negative attitude towards the project and have criticized it.
6. The Disney management has been criticized as being culturally insensitive.
7. The Disney management has tried to make Euro Disneyland unique in a manner appropriate to its European home. For example, European legends and fairy tales figure prominently in the creative development of the theme park. What’s more, the direction signs will be in French as well as in English and some performers will chat in French, Spanish and English.
8. Its short distance to Paris.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 231
1. violated
2. stretch
3. contended
4. invasion
5. figured
6. attendance
7. concessions
8. unique
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 232
1. Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday’s talk.
2. Mothers are well-known for putting the needs of the family before their own.
3. The government seemed to be untroubled about having such a huge symbol of American culture, Disneyland, in its capital.
4. The workers demanded the company to give up its dress code or they would take it to court.
5. The idea of a high speed train in France was born about 20 years before the first TGVs came into service.
6. The company has changed its original design of the theme park in response to criticisms of its cultural blindness by the local intellectuals.
7. Some employees of Euro Disneyland would like to comply with the company’s rules and shave off their moustaches rather than losing their jobs.
8. The author believed that the Disney organization focused a bit too much on the issue of hair.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. V, p. 232
1. peace
2. attention
3. solution
4. advice
5. opportunity
6. guidance
7. permission
8. challenge
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VI, p. 233
1. endurance
2. tolerance
3. defiance
4. attendance
5. acceptance
6. admittance
7. Reliance
8. Observance
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VII, p. 234
1. unanimous
2. unify
3. unicycle
4. unique
5. uniform
6. unite
7. union
8. unity
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VIII, p. 234
1. For all the concept of the theme park closely based on the original Magic Kingdom in California and Walt Disney World in Florida, Euro Disneyland will be unique in a manner appropriate to its European home.
2. For all its American name, the theme park looked European.
3. For all the high attendance levels, the company sustained a net loss for the financial year.
4. For all the changes, the prime emphasis in the retail market, so far as movies are concerned, still seems to be on the past, and predominantly on the mainstream Hollywood past.
5. For all sharp criticism of it, the article was widely read and well appreciated.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IX, p. 235
1. He was compelled to spend most of the time talking to Mrs. Harlowe rather than to her daughter.
2. I believe it is important to invest in new machinery rather than to deposit the money in bank.
3. We ought to check up the results of the research project rather than just accept what he says.
4. He always prefers starting early and making necessary preparations rather than leaving everything to the last minute.
5. It ought to be your boss to sign the contract rather than you.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. X, p. 235
1. When he shaved his beard off, he looked ten years younger.
2. The delay is a perfect illustration of why we need a new computer system.
3. For all her privilege and wealth, life had not been easy and the experiences of childhood sufferings had left a deep mark on her life.
4. So far, 150 have been tested, and the full statistical results will be available soon.
5. The company has changed some of its working practices in response to criticism by government inspectors.
6. Tonight’s program focuses on the way homelessness affects the young.
7. It happened in a flash, although in retrospect everything seemed to occur in slow motion.
8. The issue was expected to figure importantly in their discussion.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. XI, p. 235
1. 迪斯尼公司正准备五个月后在巴黎以东20英里(32公里)的地方修建一个主题公园，而这一案子正说明了公司面临的一些文化方面的棘手问题。
2. 迪斯尼管理层正在为这一主题公园组织一支他们称为 “演职人员” 的12,000人的队伍。管理方说所有的雇员，从刷瓶工到总裁，他们的工作都类似于演员，都得服从关于仪表的规定。
3. 公司发言人说，不管怎样，至今还没有人把胡子看得比工作还重要。 正如一个新来的 “演职人员” 所说： “你必须相信你这份工作的意义，不然的话日子不好过。”
4. 主题公园本身只不过是这一巨大综合项目的一部分。综合项目包括住房、办公楼，以及将一直延续到下一世纪、包括影视拍摄
设施在内的度假胜地开发。
5. 如果欧洲迪斯尼乐园获得成功——迄今为止在法国开设的主题公园都不成功——到本世纪末很可能会再建第二甚至第三个主题公园。
6. 迪斯尼管理层强调这一传统，显然这是对有人暗示迪斯尼管理层在文化传统方面麻木不仁的回应。
7. 欧洲迪斯尼乐园距巴黎不远，这肯定颇具吸引力。任何人厌倦了那里的美式或仿冒的欧式文化了，就可乘快速列车，不到一小时就可到达罗浮宫，一瞬间就从米尼老鼠身边来到了蒙娜·丽莎面前。
8. 东欧的开放对迪斯尼来说又是一大收获，他们认为几百万人将会把迪斯尼乐园作为其首次西欧之旅的首选之地。
Section B. Not to Expect Profits Soon from Euro Disney
XVI. Read the following statements carefully, and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according to the text.
1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.F
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 245
1. adjustments
2. acceptance
3. acknowledged
4. sustained
5. Preliminary
6. reversal
7. variation
8. temporary
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 245
1. According to the survey, students and children accounted for more than 50% of the visitors to Euro Disneyland last year.
2. These employees thought banning moustaches and beards amounted to violating their individual rights.
3. Most of the student guides work for the theme park on a voluntary basis.
4. The theme park is gearing up for the invasion of tourists in the coming summer vacation period.
5. Uncertainty again hangs over the company’s current financial conditions and many stockholders are selling its shares.
6. Manufacturing companies spend millions of pounds trying to convince customers that their products are superior to those of other companies.
7. The union representative argued that the practices of banning moustaches, excess weight and short skirts were not in line with French labor law.
8. The stock prices of the company are too high now, but they are going to be all right in the long term.
Unit 10
Section A. How to Cultivate “EQ”
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. II, p. 258
1. Because he believes that knowledge is useless until it is applied. And application of knowledge takes judgment.
2. The ability to adapt./The adaptive skills.
3. Accept a highly personal practice to improve the four adaptive skills: raising consciousness, using imagery, considering and reconsidering events to choose the most creative response to them and integrating the perspectives of others.
4. Thinking differently on purpose. It involves noticing what you are feeling and thinking and escaping the conditioned confines of one’s past.
5. Because by doing this they can improve their performance.
6. Because your view of the world is limited by your genes and experiences you’v
e had and by integrating the perspectives of others you can enlarge your senses.
7. The author believes that our ability to think and reason is not confined to the brain but is distributed throughout the body’s universe of cells and we think with our hearts, brains, muscles, blood and bones.
8. By saying this, the author means without cultivating emotional intelligence, the academic training is useless.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. III, p. 258
1. incorporate
2. triggered
3. perspectives
4. cultivating
5. confine
6. capacity
7. Controversial
8. consciousness
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IV, p. 259
1. to
2. at
3. to
4. aside
5. to
6. on/upon
7. away
8. of
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. V, p. 259
1. atmospheric
2. blood
3. intense
4. public
5. financial
6. enormous
7. outside
8. personal
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VI, p. 260
1. multicolored
2. multicultural
3. multimedia
4. multinational
5. multi-dimensional
6. multimillion
7. multiparty
8. multipurpose
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VII, p. 261
1. semi-permanent
2. semi-finals
3. semi-automatic
4. semi-detached
5. semi-darkness
6. semi-official
7. semi-skilled
8. semi-retired
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. VIII, p. 262
1. They smiled almost continuously, no matter what was said.
2. I told him to report to me after the job was completed, no matter how late it was.
3. No matter where you go, you’ll find Coca-Cola.
4. No matter when you die, whether you’re a hundred and twenty or whatever, you can get the sum that you’re assured of according to the legal document.
5. He is a very skilled and brilliant player and also a proper gentleman on the tennis court. No matter whom he plays with, whether a low ranked or high ranked player, he has great respect for them.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. IX, p. 262
1. So advanced was his method that no one could match him.
2. So rapid is the rate of progress that advance seems to be following on almost a monthly basis.
3. So successful was he that offers flowed in from publishers and editors on both sides of the Atlantic.
4. So effective was their network that workers were able to organize two unusual nationwide protests.
5. So serious was the famine that the United Nations sent food and water supplies to the area.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. X, p. 262
1. I’ve been sorting through these old papers to see what can be thrown away.
2. They went on working, taking no note of the passage of time.
3. He had been speaking nothing less than the truth when he put down what he had seen.
4. As you get older you begin to reflect on the uncertainty of life.
5. The use of telephone is confined to business calls alone.
6. I kept at it and finally finished at 3 o’clock in the morning.
7. In the act of bending down, he slipped and hurt his back.
8.
Day centers for the elderly make a valuable contribution to the overall public service.
《读写教程 IV》: Ex. XI, p. 263
1. 提高意识程度。我把这看作是思考中有目的的独辟蹊径。这是指注意自己感受到什么，在想什么，摆脱掉往日带给自己的种种限制。
2. 这就是奥林匹克滑雪赛手在进入起跑门之前所做的。他们闭上眼，摆动身体，在头脑中先把整个滑雪道跑一遍，这能提高他们在实际比赛中的表现。
3. 每当发生重要事情时，要尽可能多方面地看问题，甚至作超乎寻常的理解，然后照着最有利于自己理想的那种理解去做。
4. 学会吸纳他人有用的观点就等于是一种扩大自己的见识的方式。
5. 习惯的力量——严格说就是头脑里已建立的思维方式——会妨碍你操练这些技能。
6. 我们现在知道，思想活动并不局限在脑部，而是遍布全身范围的细胞中。
7. 他说任何两个人都不可能对外界有完全一样的看法。个人的体验都是独一无二的，以至人们对外界的理解都不相同。
8. 但最新的研究似乎表明，缺乏情感成熟和自我了解这一软件，单靠纯学院式的培训这一硬件是没有用的。
Section B. EQ Plays a Role in Personal Success
XVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions
1.B 2.A 3. A 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.B
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 272
1. implications
2. dimmed
3. dependable
4. notion
5. enhance
6. adjust
7. virtually
8. ingredients
《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 272
1. shy away from
2. counts for
3. are blessed with
4. substitute the new ones for them
5. gave in to temptation
6. When it comes to
7. on sight
8. held out for