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第五单元练习册答案
TEX
T
Ⅰ
Comprehension
A. Give an
exact reference as evidence that each of the
following statements is wrong. (P63)
1. The 2nd paragraph is totally devoted
to explaining why the author has not got a home
phone.
He also explains
why he doesn’t
like to use a public
telephone box.
2.
When
the
writer
writes
that
he
does
not
like
the
telephone,
he
means
only
home
and
office
phones.
He
doesn’t
like
public
telephones,
either. He
thinks
that
using
a
public
phone
box
is
a
horrible
thing to do.
3. In the 3rd
paragraph the writer seems to indicate that
usually people don
’
t answer
the telephone
when they are busy with
something else.
He says no matter how
busy anyone is or what he is doing, he will try to
answer the telephone
because he thinks
there may be some important news or message for
him.
4. In the 5th paragraph the writer
claims that it is convenient to have
one
’
s number listed in the
telephone directory.
He thinks it unwise for anyone to have
his name and telephone number printed in the
telephone
directory.
5. In
the 5th paragraph the writer implies that
Shakespeare, the Bible and the telephone directory
can be found anywhere.
He indicates that a telephone directory
can be found in more places than Shakespeare or
the Bible.
6. In
the 6th paragraph the writer suggests
that one needs a telephone in case of
emergency.
He says that
even in case of emergency it is not necessary to
have a telephone, because in England
one is seldom far from a telephone.
B. Explain the following in
your own words. (P64)
1.
... or pose as unusual.
.
.. or pretend to be
uncommon / out of the ordinary.
2. ...
flavored with cheap
face
-
powder and
chain
-
smoking ...
...
filled
with
the
odour
of
women
’
s
low
quality
face
-
powder
and
the
smell
left
behind
by
the
ceaseless smoking of
cigarettes ...
3. Are you
strong
-
minded enough to
…?
Do you have
enough strong will power to ...?
4.
…,
only to be told that
…?
..., then you
are just told that ...?
5.
“
The truth will
out.
”
No matter
how hard you try to hide it, people will learn the
facts sooner or later.
6. a book more
in evidence than Shakespeare or the Bible
…
a book which
can be seen in more places than Shakespeare or the
Bible ...
7.
…
to
escape from some idle or inquisitive chatterbox,
or somebody who wants something for
nothing
…
1
... to keep
away from some lazy or curious gossip, or from
somebody who wants something but
not to
offer anything in return.
8.
…
or from some reporter bent
on questioning you
…
... or from some reporter who is
determined to question you ...
9.
…
your back is chilled by
the cold looks of somebody
…
...
somebody’s cold stare
behind your back is sufficient to give you a
shudder
...
10.
…
there are two things for
which the English seem to show particular aptitude
…
The English
seem to be especially talented in two areas ...
TEX
T
Ⅱ
True (T) or False (F) (P65)
1. The
Washington
Post
takes the side of the appliance
manufacturers.
F
The
Washington Post
just
describes for the readers the
“
< br>smart
”
appliances the
manufacturers plan
for the consumers.
2. The author thinks what the
manufacturers have planned is nonsensical and
ridiculous.
T
3. The smart
refrigerator, in the
author
’
s mind, should be
able to warn its user of not overeating.
T
4. We
don
’
t want our weight
transmitted to the gym because we
don
’
t believe the bathroom
scale.
F
Because no one
would like to see their own weight or have it
known by others.
5. The author has a
feature-packed telephone with 43 buttons which may
communicate with the
dead.
F
The author jokingly complains about
having so many buttons on his phone and his
ignorance of
their use.
6.
The Owner
’
s Manual
instructions are written by professionals and are
thus very helpful.
F
The
Owner
’
s
manual
Instructions
seem
to
be
written
by
and
for
nuclear
physicists
because
the
instructions
are full of technical terms and very hard to
understand.
COMPREHENSIVE
EXERCISES (P70)
Ⅰ
.
Spelling (P70)
1. breathe
2.
irritate
3. indiscreet
4. inquisitive
5. fatal
6. obstinacy
7. essential
8. chain-smoking
9. aptitude
10. justify
11. evidence
12. unventilated
Ⅱ
.
Dictation (P70)
Man has a
big brain. He can think, learn and speak.
Scientists used to think that humans were
different from animals because they can
think and learn. They know now that animals can
learn
—
dogs,
rats,
birds
and
even
worms
can
learn.
Scientists
are
now
beginning
to
understand
that
humans
are
different
from
animals
because
they
can
speak.
Animals
cannot
speak.
They
make
2
noises
when
they
are
afraid,
or
angry,
or
unhappy.
Apes
are
our
nearest
cousins.
They
can
understand
some
things
more
quickly
than
human
beings,
and
one
or
two
have
learned
a
few
words, but they are
still different from us. They cannot join words or
make sentences. They cannot
think like
us because they have no language, as we mean it.
They can never think about the past or
the
future.
Language
is
a
wonderful
thing.
Man
has
been
able
to
develop
civilization
largely
because he has language. Every child
can speak his own language very well when he is
four or
five
—
but no animal learns to speak. How do children
learn? Scientists do not really know. What
happens when we speak? Scientists do
not know. They only know that man can speak
because he
has a big brain.
Ⅲ
.
Listening Comprehension
A.
True (T) or False (F)? (P71)
For false
statements, write the facts.
1.1)
At first
Dr. Johnson
’
s secretary
didn
’
t know who was calling.
T
2)
Dr. Johnson talked to Mr. Burton in his
office.
F
Dr. Johnson had
gone home but he wanted to talk to Mr. Burton over
the phone.
3)
Mr. Burton didn
’
t
repeat Dr. Johnson
’
s home
phone number on the phone.
F
He
did.
2.1)
The
woman was polite while answering the call.
F
She was impolite.
2)
The man apologized for having dialled
the wrong number.
T
3.1)
Mrs.
Smith
’
s secretary offered to
take a message for John Lee.
T
2)
John Lee
forgot to give the secretary his phone number.
F
He gave the secretary his
phone number.
3)
The secretary
asked John Lee to repeat his phone number.
F
She repeated John Lee’s
phone number wrongly, so John Lee said his
phon
e number again.
Script:
(
听力内容
)
Telephone
Calls
1. A: Hello.
B: Hello.
Is that Dr. Johnson’s office?
A: Yes, it is. May I help you?
B: Yes, I’d like to speak to Dr.
Johnson, please.
A: Dr.
Johnson had to go home this afternoon. May I ask
who’s calling?
B: This is
David Burton.
3
A: Oh, yes, Mr. Burton. Dr. Johnson
said he was anxious to talk to you and asked me to
give
you his home phone number.
B: Just a moment, please. I need to get
a pen. Yes, what’s his number?
A: His number is 981-7723.
B: That’s 981
-7723.
A: That’s right.
B: Thank you very much.
A:
Not at all. Good-bye.
B: Good-bye.
2. Woman: Hello.
Man: Hello,
is that Mr. Jackson’s office?
Woman: Who?
Man: George
Jackson.
Woman: Nobody here by that
name.
Man: Sorry, I must have dialled
the wrong number.
3. Woman: Good
morning, A & T Computer Co.
Lee: Good
morning. May I speak to Mrs. Smith?
Woman: Which Mrs. Smith is that? We
have several.
Lee: Mary Smith.
Woman: I’m sorry she isn’t in at the
moment. May I take a message for you?
Lee: Yes, I wanted to talk to her about
buying some computer time. My name is
John Lee. I’m
with the
Physics Department at New York City University. My
number is 1-224-4509.
Woman: 224-4590?
Lee: No. 4509.
Woman: OK.
I’ll tell her as soon as she comes in.
Lee: Thank you. Good-bye.
Woman: Good-bye.
Ⅳ
. Translation
A.
Translate the following sentences from Chinese
into English.
（
P72
）
1.
史密斯太太认为妇女理应下厨
房做饭，所以从不允许家里任何人来取而代之。
Mrs.
Smith took it for granted that a woman was
supposed to do cooking in the kitchen and would
never allow anyone in the family to
take her place.
（这里的
“认为理应”
可以用
“
tak
e sth. for granted
”
来表示；
“取而代之”
可以用
“
t
ake one
’
s
place
”表示。
）
2.
他不受人们的欢迎，主要是因为他往往在别人最需要他助
一臂之力时逃之夭夭。
The
major
reason
for
his
unpopularity
was
that
he
would
flee
away
when
his
help
was
most
needed.
（这里的“主要原因”
可以用“
the
major reason
”
表示；
“
要他助一臂之力”可以简化为“
his
help
”
。
）
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