《高级英语》课程教学资源（试卷习题）第五册 Unit 8 习题（答案）

Languagework I.Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words. 1.a simply groundless prediction far from being correct 2.stumped or baffled;work out 3. come to concentrate on and deal with 4.analyzing it by dividing it into 5.discovered I.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. hazard venture Explanation:Both words mean confronting an uncertain or precarious situation with the intention of hope of obtaining a satisfactory outcome.Venture is used to show courteous disagreement or resolve,while hazard contains an added suggestion of damage,loss,or injury not to be lightly ignored 1.hazard 2.ventured 3.ventured 4.hazarded conventional traditional Explanations:Both words can refer to something that is usually used or has been in use for a long time.Conventional refers to opinions or behavior that are usual or normal,while traditional refers to a preference of older methods or ideas to modern ones.The conventional wisdom about something is the generally accepted view of it. 1.conventional 2.conventional 3.traditional 4.traditional contain include Explanation:Include can indicate clearly defined subdivisions within a whole, and it may not suggest an exhaustive listing of parts elements.Contain can indicate discrete things held or enclosed by a larger object.The two words may be interchangeable when indicating the parts or elements making up a whole Contain,however,can function only when some sense of enclosure within the whole exists. 1.included 2.contained 3.included 4.contain guess suppose Explanation:Both words refer to the tentative adoption of an idea or interpretation in face of incomplete evidence or uncertainty.Suppose is used to present a proposal or opinion in a tentative way,making it come as a suggestion rather than as a directive.When indicating any hazarding of opinion,guess is more likely to suggest a completely arbitrary notion or a lack of information or authority,or even suggest a bluff or a futile groping in the dark without any hope of success,and in contrast here,suppose can suggest a shrewd notion based on some evidence. 1.suppose 2.guess 3.guessing 4.supposed III.Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box, using its appropriate form. 1.This figure is five times the original estimate

Language work Ⅰ. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words. 1. a simply groundless prediction far from being correct 2. stumped or baffled; work out 3. come to concentrate on and deal with 4. analyzing it by dividing it into 5. discovered 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. hazard venture Explanation: Both words mean confronting an uncertain or precarious situation with the intention of hope of obtaining a satisfactory outcome. Venture is used to show courteous disagreement or resolve, while hazard contains an added suggestion of damage, loss, or injury not to be lightly ignored. 1. hazard 2. ventured 3. ventured 4. hazarded conventional traditional Explanations: Both words can refer to something that is usually used or has been in use for a long time. Conventional refers to opinions or behavior that are usual or normal, while traditional refers to a preference of older methods or ideas to modern ones. The conventional wisdom about something is the generally accepted view of it. 1. conventional 2. conventional 3. traditional 4. traditional contain include Explanation: Include can indicate clearly defined subdivisions within a whole, and it may not suggest an exhaustive listing of parts elements. Contain can indicate discrete things held or enclosed by a larger object. The two words may be interchangeable when indicating the parts or elements making up a whole. Contain, however, can function only when some sense of enclosure within the whole exists. 1. included 2. contained 3. included 4. contain guess suppose Explanation: Both words refer to the tentative adoption of an idea or interpretation in face of incomplete evidence or uncertainty. Suppose is used to present a proposal or opinion in a tentative way, making it come as a suggestion rather than as a directive. When indicating any hazarding of opinion, guess is more likely to suggest a completely arbitrary notion or a lack of information or authority, or even suggest a bluff or a futile groping in the dark without any hope of success, and in contrast here, suppose can suggest a shrewd notion based on some evidence. 1. suppose 2. guess 3. guessing 4. supposed Ⅲ. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box, using its appropriate form. 1. This figure is five times the original estimate

2.They have no way to dispose of the hazardous waste they produce 3.Britain is intensifving its efforts to secure the release of three British hostages 4.Translation must always be a process of approximation and compromise. 5.There's a sizzling summer of soccer ahead -we're kicking it off with a series of cracking quizzes. 6.Turning that vision into a reality is not easy. 7.I don't envisage I will take an executive role,but rather become a consultant on merchandise and marketing. 8.Surely it is economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources. IV.Combine each pair of simple sentences into a complex sentence,using proper subordinators. 1.While my wife was mowing the lawn,I was trying to listen to music. 2.If Provided that the weather remains fine,I see no reason why the village fete should not be a success. 3.The lecture hall might be the place where he lost his cell-phone. 4.One of the travelers who was trapped in the cave has already been brought out. 5.It is quite obvious that he was lying. 6.An Australian friend whose acquaintance I made in Sydney last year is coming to see me. 7.He didn't get the prize because sickness kept him away from school 8.You shall not go to the party tonight unless you promise to come back in time. 9.I couldn't understand Lucy because she spoke English too fast. 10.His wife waited up until he came home. Note:A simple sentence contains only one finite clause,so that the structure of a finite clause is identical with that of a simple sentence.A complex sentence has two or more finite clauses,at least one of which is subordinate to a main clause. A main clause is one that can stand alone,i.e.not dependent on another clause.A subord inate clause is usually-and always can be-introduced by a subord inating conjunction.which is also called a subord inator Translation I.Translate each of the following sentences into English,using the words or expressions given in the brackets. 1.Don't let yourself get bogged down in endless exam preparation. 2.I carefully positioned the flower near the window so that it could get plenty of sunlight 2.No one would hazard a guesstimate of when the dispute would come to an end. 3.It seems a lot to spend this month,but we will get in a lot more next month, so it'll balance out over the period

2. They have no way to dispose of the hazardous waste they produce. 3. Britain is intensifying its efforts to secure the release of three British hostages. 4. Translation must always be a process of approximation and compromise. 5. There’s a sizzling summer of soccer ahead — we’re kicking it off with a series of cracking quizzes. 6. Turning that vision into a reality is not easy. 7. I don’t envisage I will take an executive role, but rather become a consultant on merchandise and marketing. 8. Surely it is economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources. Ⅳ. Combine each pair of simple sentences into a complex sentence, using proper subordinators. 1. While my wife was mowing the lawn, I was trying to listen to music. 2. If/ Provided that the weather remains fine, I see no reason why the village fete should not be a success. 3. The lecture hall might be the place where he lost his cell-phone. 4. One of the travelers who was trapped in the cave has already been brought out. 5. It is quite obvious that he was lying. 6. An Australian friend whose acquaintance I made in Sydney last year is coming to see me. 7. He didn’t get the prize because sickness kept him away from school. 8. You shall not go to the party tonight unless you promise to come back in time. 9. I couldn’t understand Lucy because she spoke English too fast. 10. His wife waited up until he came home. Note: A simple sentence contains only one finite clause, so that the structure of a finite clause is identical with that of a simple sentence. A complex sentence has two or more finite clauses, at least one of which is subordinate to a main clause. A main clause is one that can stand alone, i.e. not dependent on another clause. A subordinate clause is usually-and always can be — introduced by a subordinating conjunction, which is also called a subordinator. Translation Ⅰ. Translate each of the following sentences into English, using the words or expressions given in the brackets. 1. Don’t let yourself get bogged down in endless exam preparation. 2. I carefully positioned the flower near the window so that it could get plenty of sunlight. 2. No one would hazard a guesstimate of when the dispute would come to an end. 3. It seems a lot to spend this month, but we will get in a lot more next month, so it’ll balance out over the period

4.He is amazingly incomparably inventive and resourcefil,and plays a major role in my career. 5.After the orchestra had tuned up the conductor.up onto the stage. 6.Modern military aircraft use computers to zero in on their targets. 7.She's come up with a brilliant idea to persuade her boss to double her income. II.Translate the following into English. A good way of ridding yourself of certain kinds of dogmatism is to become aware of opinions held in social circles different from your own.If the people and the newspaper seem mad,perverse,and wicked,remind yourself that you seem so to them.In this opinion both parties may be right,but they cannot both be wrong.This reflection should generate a certain caution. For those who have enough psychological imagination,it is a good plan to imagine an argument with a person having a different bias.This has one advantage,and only one,as compared with actual conversation with opponents; this one advantage is that the method is not subject to the same limitations of time and space. Book five unit 8

4. He is amazingly incomparably inventive and resourceful, and plays a major role in my career. 5. After the orchestra had tuned up the conductor.up onto the stage. 6. Modern military aircraft use computers to zero in on their targets. 7. She’s come up with a brilliant idea to persuade her boss to double her income. Ⅱ. Translate the following into English. A good way of ridding yourself of certain kinds of dogmatism is to become aware of opinions held in social circles different from your own. If the people and the newspaper seem mad, perverse, and wicked, remind yourself that you seem so to them. In this opinion both parties may be right, but they cannot both be wrong. This reflection should generate a certain caution. For those who have enough psychological imagination, it is a good plan to imagine an argument with a person having a different bias. This has one advantage, and only one, as compared with actual conversation with opponents; this one advantage is that the method is not subject to the same limitations of time and space. Book five unit 8