《高级英语》课程教学资源（试卷习题）第五册 Unit 4 习题（答案）

Languagework I.Explain the italicized part in the each sentence in your own words. 1.fiddled with.nervously and anxiously 2.saved me out of the difficult situation 3.examined the students'name list 4.without having received sufficient love and not intend ing to show our love towards others 5.a long time (before or after) 6.communicate and make understand II.Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the difference of meaning between them. awkward clumsy Explanation:Both words refer to actions lacking in skill or grace or to the faulty results of such actions.While the defects suggested by clumsy result from lack of muscular co-ordination,skill,talent,or training,awkward suggests similar but less serious defects that stem from disproportion or more especially an unnerved state of mind. 1.venture 2.risked 3.awkward 4.awkward risk venture Explanations:When the purpose is to show courteous disagreement or resolve, venture is often used,but risk contains an added suggestion of damage,loss,or injury not to be lightly ignored. 1.venture 2.risked 3.ventured 4.ventured poignant pathetic Explanation:Both words refer to the compassion,concern,or sympathy that can or should be aroused by viewing the situation of another living thing.Pathetic pertains to compassionate concern or sorrow that is or should be inspired by those less fortunate than oneself.It stresses circumstances in which a sufferer is reduced to abject helplessness.Poignant emphasizes the actual arousing of a bitter-sweet responsiveness that mingles pity and longing or other contradiction emotions.It now also points to an ambivalence inherent in subtle or gentle shades of compassion, wistfulness,or nostalgia. encounter meet Explanation:Meet has a wide range of application:it may mean simply to come upon;it may indicate a previous appointment;it may mean to go to or be at the place of a traveler's arrival;it may refer to a formal introduction or to the making of a new acquaintance;or it may indicate an assembling,as for a conference.Encounter usually strongly implies a casual or unexpected meeting or to meet in conflict of face in battle. III.Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box,using i讴appropriate form. 1.In pursuit of a healthier diet,Americans are eating more fish than they used to. 2.Thank you so much for your help.I hope I'll return the compliment one day

Language work I. Explain the italicized part in the each sentence in your own words. 1. fiddled with .nervously and anxiously 2. saved me out of the difficult situation 3. examined the students’name list 4. without having received sufficient love and not intending to show our love towards others 5. a long time (before or after) 6. communicate and make understand II. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and note the difference of meaning between them. awkward clumsy Explanation: Both words refer to actions lacking in skill or grace or to the faulty results of such actions. While the defects suggested by clumsy result from lack of muscular co-ordination, skill, talent, or training, awkward suggests similar but less serious defects that stem from disproportion or more especially an unnerved state of mind. 1. venture 2. risked 3. awkward 4. awkward risk venture Explanations: When the purpose is to show courteous disagreement or resolve, venture is often used, but risk contains an added suggestion of damage, loss, or injury not to be lightly ignored. 1. venture 2. risked 3.ventured 4. ventured poignant pathetic Explanation: Both words refer to the compassion, concern, or sympathy that can or should be aroused by viewing the situation of another living thing. Pathetic pertains to compassionate concern or sorrow that is or should be inspired by those less fortunate than oneself. It stresses circumstances in which a sufferer is reduced to abject helplessness. Poignant emphasizes the actual arousing of a bitter-sweet responsiveness that mingles pity and longing or other contradiction emotions. It now also points to an ambivalence inherent in subtle or gentle shades of compassion, wistfulness, or nostalgia. encounter meet Explanation: Meet has a wide range of application: it may mean simply to come upon; it may indicate a previous appointment; it may mean to go to or be at the place of a traveler’s arrival; it may refer to a formal introduction or to the making of a new acquaintance; or it may indicate an assembling, as for a conference. Encounter usually strongly implies a casual or unexpected meeting or to meet in conflict of face in battle. III. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box, using its appropriate form. 1. In pursuit of a healthier diet, Americans are eating more fish than they used to. 2. Thank you so much for your help. I hope I’ll return the compliment one day

3.On the carton,the milk is described as"virtually fat-free". 4.He looked embarrassed for a moment,and then quickly regained his poise. 5.Rumors fdevaluation panicked many investors into selling their shares. 6.Tourists are more vulnerable to attack,because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid. 7.The basic premise of their philosophy is tat everyone should be free to do as they please,so long as they do not harm others. 8.The hospital spokesperson said a temporary the-bed facility would open soon. IV.Transform the following sentences by reducing the finite clauses (in italics)into non-finite clause.Make other changes where necessary. 1.She stood up to be seen better. 2.Hearing him talk,you would think he was a celebrity 3.He felt ashamed of having done so little. 4.We shall never make it without hurrying. 5.Here's something for you to do while waiting. 6.We ask every citizen to watch closely for any development in this matter. 7.While waiting at the dentist's,I read the whole story. 8.I feel it will be a rare occasion,occurring only once in many years. 9.Was Cortes the first European to have ever seen the Pacific Ocean. 10.We went via Worseter so as to avoid the traffic jam. 11.I don't remember you speaking on that subject. 12.We think it strange for him to stay a thing like that. 13.The first man to fly non-stop across the Atlantic was John Alcock. 14.He opened his mouth wide as if to speak. 15 Exhausted,the children fell asleep at once. 16.I can't understand him behaving so foolishly. 17.My brother got up early in order to have enough time to pack. 18.His work was so good as to make him internationally famous. 19.United,we will be able to stand;divided,we will fall. 20.I can't imagine anything happening to you. Translation I.Translate each of following sentences into English,using the words or expressions given in the brackets. 1.After a late-night phone call of blackmail from an unknown man,she couldn't manage to pull herself through. 2.We should keep in mind that dining at a greasy spoon is unhealthy. 3.He believes that it's unreasonable for some people to enjoy wealth and privilege by virtue of power. 4.He spoke haltingly about how the scenes of horror in that sci-fi movie struck him. 5.That many youngsters have their hair colored stylishly does not mean that they are belief-starved. 6.At the sight of the treasure lost for ages,tears welled up in his eyes 7.It is noticed that examinations can drive some students out of their mind

3. On the carton, the milk is described as “virtually fat-free”. 4. He looked embarrassed for a moment, and then quickly regained his poise. 5. Rumors f devaluation panicked many investors into selling their shares. 6. Tourists are more vulnerable to attack, because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid. 7. The basic premise of their philosophy is tat everyone should be free to do as they please, so long as they do not harm others. 8. The hospital spokesperson said a temporary the-bed facility would open soon. IV. Transform the following sentences by reducing the finite clauses (in italics)into non-finite clause. Make other changes where necessary. 1. She stood up to be seen better. 2. Hearing him talk, you would think he was a celebrity. 3. He felt ashamed of having done so little. 4. We shall never make it without hurrying. 5. Here’s something for you to do while waiting. 6. We ask every citizen to watch closely for any development in this matter. 7. While waiting at the dentist’s, I read the whole story. 8. I feel it will be a rare occasion, occurring only once in many years. 9. Was Cortes the first European to have ever seen the Pacific Ocean. 10. We went via Worseter so as to avoid the traffic jam. 11. I don’t remember you speaking on that subject. 12. We think it strange for him to stay a thing like that. 13. The first man to fly non-stop across the Atlantic was John Alcock. 14. He opened his mouth wide as if to speak. 15 Exhausted, the children fell asleep at once. 16. I can’t understand him behaving so foolishly. 17. My brother got up early in order to have enough time to pack. 18. His work was so good as to make him internationally famous. 19. United, we will be able to stand; divided, we will fall. 20. I can’t imagine anything happening to you. Translation I. Translate each of following sentences into English, using the words or expressions given in the brackets. 1. After a late-night phone call of blackmail from an unknown man, she couldn’t manage to pull herself through. 2. We should keep in mind that dining at a greasy spoon is unhealthy. 3. He believes that it’s unreasonable for some people to enjoy wealth and privilege by virtue of power. 4. He spoke haltingly about how the scenes of horror in that sci-fi movie struck him. 5. That many youngsters have their hair colored stylishly does not mean that they are belief-starved. 6. At the sight of the treasure lost for ages, tears welled up in his eyes. 7. It is noticed that examinations can drive some students out of their mind

8.She snapped the door shut,leaving for home. II.Translate the following into English. Fanny's mother died of breast cancer at the age of forty-seven,when her daughter was only fifteen,and Fanny's grandmother,because of lung cancer,had passed away in her fifties.That summer,Fanny found herself unable to bear the unsettling quiet of her house during the heavy afternoon.To fill the void,she often took to the shopping center,sat at the doughnut shop counter,trying to drown out the angry shouts of her cancer-stricken mother swirling in her head.She said she would not be a woman waiting to die.Fortunately,Fanny's story seems to have a happy ending,because today both she,who is fifty-four,and her fifteen-year old son,Tom,are healthy

8. She snapped the door shut, leaving for home. II. Translate the following into English. Fanny’s mother died of breast cancer at the age of forty-seven, when her daughter was only fifteen, and Fanny’s grandmother, because of lung cancer, had passed away in her fifties. That summer, Fanny found herself unable to bear the unsettling quiet of her house during the heavy afternoon. To fill the void, she often took to the shopping center, sat at the doughnut shop counter, trying to drown out the angry shouts of her cancer-stricken mother swirling in her head. She said she would not be a woman waiting to die. Fortunately, Fanny’s story seems to have a happy ending, because today both she, who is fifty-four, and her fifteen-year old son, Tom, are healthy