现代大学英语第二版精读4-Unit1-Key-to-Exercises
就英法联军远征中国给巴特勒上尉的信-雅安市人事考试网
1 Translate the following expressions.
Into English
1. bang the door
2. cheer
His Majesty
3. contemplate the statue
4.
devise a new method
5. gain a reputation
6. inspire the people
7. sink one's head
8. symbolize the nation
9. warm one's
hands
10. ruin one's health
11. play an
important role
12. settle the issue
Into Chinese
1.永恒的真理
2.文件柜
3.无稽之谈
4.违规行为
5常客
6新鲜空气
7.
格调很高的独白（一个人唱高调）
8 一种固定的观点
9. 言语障碍
10. 可怕的风
11.使人兴奋冲动的爱国激情
12.无情的入侵者
13.首相
14.思维过程（思想方式）
15.国际联盟
16.
一篇条理清楚的文章
17. 一位口译好手
18. 一种不可阻挡的趋向潮流
19.烂苹果
20. 一位点头之交
2. Replace the
parts in bold type in the following sentences with
words and from the text.
1. was utterly
disgusting
2. was given to frequent shopping
sprees
3. saw the folly; fell into the other
fault; cut down
4. walked unsteadily; in
anguish
5. justify; countered by saying; If
anything; ruin
6. vanish of itself; combat;
put in its place
7. stand by himsupport
himback him up; showed his open contempt and
mockery to
8. viewed; symbolized; in eternal
panic lest
9. dismiss lightly; it might be
Nazism all over again
10. too much for; few
and far between; few and far between
ate
the following sentences into English.
1. I
know I could rely on my brother to stand by me
whatever happened.
2. As a rule, the younger
generation tends to be more interested in the
present rather than the past
unlike the older
generation, but both generations will stand to
lose if they do not respect the other's
needs.
3. The Chinese written language has been a
major factor for integrating the whole nation.
4. In traditional Chinese art and literature,
the bamboo and the pine tree always symbolize
moral
integrity and uprightness.
5. Queen
Elizabeth I ruled England for 45 years, and the
nation prospered under her rule.
6. Democracy
means that the majority rules. But that's not all.
Respect for minority's right to
disagree is
also an integral part of democracy. The two rules
are of equal importance.
7. A nation cannot be
strong unless it is well-integrated politically,
economically, culturally as well
as
geographically.
8. The party was boring, so he
slipped out of the room and went home. But the
road was so muddy
after the rain that he
slipped and fell into a ditch.
9. Her health
was such that she would not dare to be exposed to
the sun even in winter 1est she get
sunstroke.
10. I was drowning my sorrow one night in a
small restaurant when he came over to me and
slipped a roll of money in my pocket.
4. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words
or expressions.
1. C
2. A
3. B
5C
6.B
7.A
8. D
9. A
10. A
5. Choose the right
words in their proper forms.
1 2.
sexualsex 3. sexist 4. sexual
2 1.
disinterested 2. uninterested 3.
disinterested
3 1. literally 2. literate
3. literary 4. literary 5. literal
4
1. bulge 2. sticking out 3. bulgingswollen
4. protruding, protruding, bulge 5.
sticking out, swelling 6. jutting out
5 1. slipping 2. slid 3. sliding
4. slip 5. gliding, gliding
6 1.
reputation 2. prestigereputation 3.
reputation
6. Fill in the blanks with
suitable words to make the sentences ironic
1.
beautifully
2. original
3. thick
4.
clean
5. punctual
6. decisive
7. soft
8. rich
9. democratic
10. rise
Grammar
1. Learn to use the presentpast
continuous tense with adverbs of frequency and
find out which of
the following sentences
imply disapproval or annoyance.
1,3,4,8,10
2. Learn the uses of being.
1 Study the
uses of being in the following sentences and put
each into a category listed below.
A note on
the presentpast continuous tense of the stative
verb be:
1) Permanent qualities such as
presentpast tense, e.g. Jim's optimistic. When
a temporary state, often with the implication
of a type of behavior, e.g. You're being far too
optimistic about your future, Jim.
2)
Sometimes there isn't much difference between the
simple past passive form and the past
continuous passive except that the latter is
more emphatic.
1 1, 10
2 5,6
3
3,9,12
4 2, 4, 7
5 8, 11
2
Complete each of the sentences by putting the verb
in brackets in the proper form.
1. is being
robbed
2. were being
3. is being done
4. being
5. are being made
6. was
being repaired
7. was being
8. being
built
9. being
10. being exaggerated
3 Translate the sentences into
English, using being.
1. He is being
investigated for receiving bribes.
2. The
government started airdropping food to areas being
cut off by the flood.
3. People are much
concerned about how the charity money is being
used.
4. The exact locations of the
laboratories are being kept secret for reasons of
security.
5. What's the matter with Jim today?
I think he's being rather rude, not his usual
self.
6. The local public security bureau is
being criticized for being soft on whit crime.
7. The car accident investigator is accused of
being one-sided, favoring the offender.
8. The
project coordinator complains that almost half of
his time is being spent on meetings and
reports.
9. His latest novel being adapted
for TV has been on the New York Times best-seller
list for
forty-two weeks.
10. The
spokesman flatly denied all rumors being
circulated at the moment about the president's
health.
3. Study the grammatical
structure of these involved sentences.
1. This
is a compound complex sentence. The two coordinate
clauses are connected by a
semicolon
Main
clause: Claire withdrew... she did not want... In
the first coordinate clause:
Adverbial clause:
the bath towel slip down any farther (It is
introduced by
coordinate clause:
Adverbial
clause: she had no arms, she was in an... to pull
up again (It is introduced by
2. This is a
complex sentence. Main clause: it set me
watching... and asking... what all the fuss
was about
Subject: it Predicative verb:
set Objects: watching... and asking. One of the
objects
myself...
as the direct object of
anything positivemodifying the main verb
modifier: place of that
heady patriotism
4. Translate the last three paragraphs of the
selection into Chinese.
我们再
以我的汽车维修师说事。每次见到
我，他老是给我讲些笑话。有一次
他从车的发动机罩下抬起头对我说：博士， 一个又聋又哑的家伙到一
家五金店
去买钉子。他伸出两个并拢的手指头放在柜台上，然后用另一只手作3个捶打的
姿势。
售货员给他拿来一把钉锤，他摇了摇头，并指了指他刚才捶打的两个手指
头。这回售货员给他拿来了一些
钉子，他挑选了他需要的型号后就走了。呃，博
士，后来又来了个瞎子，要买剪刀。你认为他会怎么表示
买的东西？”
我顺从地抬起了右手，用食指和中指做了使用剪刀的动作。我的汽车维修师
当即
大笑起来,他说:”你这都不懂，真是个大傻瓜，他张嘴直接说呀。接着他得
意地说：”我今天用这个笑
话考了考我所有的顾客。”
“有人中了你的圈套吧？”
我问。真还有不少。不过我料到你肯定会中圈套。” “为什么呢？”
“因为你他
妈的受过教育呀，博士，所以我知道你脑瓜不可能太机灵。”
令我感到不安的是，他说的还真有些道理.