现代大学英语第二版精读2unit4keytoexercisesthemaninthe
华南理工研究生院-湖南公安高等专科学校
Key to Exercises Lesson 4 The Man in the
Water
Vocabulary 1
1 incompetence
2 immoral
3 impossible
4
incomplete
5 impersonal
6 indirect
7 indirect
8 immovable
9 immortal
10 impolite
11 informal
12
improper
13 impartial
14 impatient
15 incorrect
16 incapable
17
insignificant
18 impractical
19
imperfect
20 insensitive
21
impermissible
22 impenetrable
23
indifferent
24 immovable
25 invisible
26 immodest
27 immature
28
invaluable
29 invariable
30
immeasurable
2）Guess the meaning of
the following suffixes
(1) -ee
Referee; employee; payee; divorcee; trainee
(2) -eer
volunteer; pioneer; engineer;
profiteer;
(3) -ess
Stewardess; actress;
conductress; tigress; lioness; duchess; countess;
mistress; princess; hostess;
3) Translate the following expressions paying
special attention to the
compound nouns in
bold type made of verbs+adverbs.
经济起飞
欢送会
梦想复辟
可耻的出卖
后续讨论
产品用后就扔的现代经济
脸上涂脂抹粉化妆品用得太多
8. 严重的精神崩溃
9 . 给了个表示许可的信号
10. 怀疑这是有意掩盖真相
我们叫个外买吧
在那个军事接管以后
给学生一些讲义
改革的好处
这联盟最后的破裂
学校中途撤学的人
第二天清晨仍能感觉酒后头昏宿醉
出来参加投票的人不多
2
1 employer
2 unfasten
3 badevil
4 unidentified
5
concernedcaringinterestedsympathetic
6
immovable
7 impersonal
8
irresponsible
9 selfishness
10
individual
personalspecificprivate
11
shallow
12 undress
13 slightly
somewhatin part
14 deny
15 groom
3
1 air crashesair
collision and other disasters
2 human
nature and character
3 the tail section of
a jet plane
4 huge chunks of ice
5
a floatation ring
6 fasten the seat belt
7 cultural conflictclash
8 Flight 911
9 mechanical failure
10 human tragedy
11 harsh remarks
12 make a distinction
between good and evil
13 presidential
monuments
14 typicalclassic circumstance
15 universal character
16 a public hero
17 emotional impact
18 a moment of high
traffic
19 enduring wonder
20 Air
Florida
21 Congressional Budget Office
22 mass casualties
4
1 refer to;
known as
2 in reality; as ever; responsible
for
3 brought; to tears; sticks
4
worth; refer to; On the other hand; make a careful
distinction
5 came to the conclusion; for
6 takes off; on behalf of
7 to be sure;
care about; rise to the occasion
8
responsible for; account for
5
1 to;
as
2 on; to
3 to; of
4
on; in; under
5 according to; over
6 with; at; at
7 against; for; to
8 on, to
9 on, to
10 InOwing
toBecause of; of
6
1 The
fact that he was able to avoid the seemingly
inevitable crash made
him a national hero.
2 Of the four students who risked their lives
to try to drag the drowning
children to shore,
two never returned.
3 The Japanese are known
for their long life span. They believe they
owe this to their eating habitsthe composition
of their diet, which
contains a lot of fish
products.
4 I know Harris. I couldn’t imagine
a man like him making such stupid
remarks.
5 After testing her loyalty many times, he is
now going to give her the
most dangerous task.
6 I hear that Lincoln delivered an extremely
powerful speech on that
occasion. Whatever did
he actually say?
7 That this time they must be
ready to challenge death was clear to
everybody. But no one regretted this move.
8 As accidents go As far as accidents are
concerned, this one was not
special: a crazy
young man drives a car on a university campus and
kills
a young woman student. What is unusual
is the fact that the man dares to
challenge
the people who want to take him to Public Security
Bureau,
because his father is a local police
officer.
9 Every timeWhenever we decide on a
financial policy, we have to make
a clear
distinction between short-term interests and long-
term interests.
10 Although it was early
October, people could already be seen driving
across the frozen river.
Respond
to or rewrite each of the remarks, using an
appositive clause
and the words in brackets.
1. The boy’s fear that he would fail the
examination is totally
groundless.
2. I
have athe feeling that the farmer’s wife doesn’t
like the way
some young people behave.
3.
A year after the plane crash, the couple still
clung to the hope that
their son would one
day return home.
4. I think the
police’s opinion that the victim was partly
responsible
for theft is ridiculous.
5.
The international community welcomes the news that
the two countries
have decided to return to
the negotiating table.
6. A lot of scientists
don’t think the result of their research is
absolute proof that global warming isn’t
really happening.
7. Ted decided to join the
team, for he came to the conclusion that he
had more to gain than lose.
8. Our
department head seems to have accepted the fact
that women
generally have better communication
skills.
1) anybody (usually in
questions) somebody (when you expect a “yes”
answer
2) anybody else’s
3)
Everybody
4) everyone, Nobody
5) no
one else
6) No one
7) anyone (in
questions)
8) someone else
9)
Everyone, no one
10) Nobody
Using
anything, something, everything, nothing.
1)
everything
2) something (when “yes” is
expected) anything
3) nothing
4)
something, anything
5) something
6)
nothing
7) anything
8) Something,
anything
9) something
(10) nothing
Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.
(1) made
(2) while
(3) scheduled
(4) took
(5) takeoff
(6) by
(7) But
(8) dangerous
(9) turn
(10) Something
Q Translate the
sentences using the word in brackets and an
appositive clause.
1. The fact that he is
somebody’s relative won’t change our opinion
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
of him.
The wives of the
miners trapped in the pit for three days were
overjoyed
by the news that their men had all
been rescued.
We must accept the possibility
that we might be wrong.
There’s little hope
that the patient will survive.
The faculty
shares the opinion that the majority of this
year’s
freshmen are promising.
In spite of
our economic growth, we should bearkeep in mind
the fact
that ours is still a developing
country.
We should hear his explanation before
we jump to the conclusion that
he’s to blame.
There aren’t many people who still cling to
the idea that man should
conquer nature rather
than live in harmony with it.
Q Identify and
correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentences.
1. Everyone in our class went to the
international book fair.
2. Every one of their
new products became popular soon after it was
launched.
3. The Chinese Delegation
expressed the hope that the two sides would
soon stop fighting in the area.
4. I don’t
like the way (in which) he speaks to his patients.
5. Is there anyone in the office?
6. I
think it was the director’s fault, and nobody else
is responsible
for the disaster.
7. Has
anyone got anything important to say?
8. Lee
Ying can’t be in the library. I saw her going to
the sports ground
just a moment ago.
9. If
the firefighters hadn’t been caught in a traffic
jam, they would
have arrived an hour earlier.
10. Not only did the medical team save many
earthquake victims, but they
also helped them
to recover from the shock.