现代大学英语第二版精读2 Unit 4 Key to Exercises The Man in t

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 bad/evil ?4 unidentified

? 5 concerned/caring/interested/sympathetic ?6 immovable ?7 impersonal ?8 irresponsible ?9 selfishness ?10 individual/

personal/specific/private ?11 shallow ?12 undress ?13 slightly/

somewhat/in part ?14 deny ?15 groom ?3

?1 air crashes/air 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 conflict/clash ?8 Flight 911

?9 mechanical failure ?10 human tragedy ?11 harsh remarks

?12 make a distinction between good and evil ?13 presidential monuments ?14 typical/classic 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 In/Owing to/Because 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 habits/the 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 time/Whenever 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 a/the 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.

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?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 of him.

2. The wives of the miners trapped in the pit for three days were overjoyed by the

news that their men had all been rescued.

3. We must accept the possibility that we might be wrong. 4. There’s little hope that the patient will survive.

5. The faculty shares the opinion that the majority of this year’s freshmen are

promising.

6. In spite of our economic growth, we should bear/keep in mind the fact that ours is

still a developing country.

7. We should hear his explanation before we jump to the conclusion that he’s to

blame.

8. 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.

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