unit 1-大学英语综合教程答案

BOOK 1 - Unit 1 - Language Focus - V

ocabulary

1. Alan was always in trouble with the police when he was young but he's now a

[respectable]

married man.

2. The people who had been hurt in the car accident lay screaming in

[agony].

3. Because his condition's not serious they've

[put]

his name

[down]

on the hospital waiting

list.

4.

The

second

part

of

the book

describes

the

strange

[

sequence]

of

events

that lead

to

the

King's fall from power.

5. When I saw my little boy crying bitterly over the death of his pet dog, I could hardly [

hold

back

] my tears.

6. They are going to

[distribute]

those clothes and blankets among the flood victims (

受害者

).

7. Linda managed to support herself by working [

off and on]

as a waitress.

8. Parts of my childhood are so

[vivid]

to me that they could be memories of yesterday.

9. People often

[associate]

the old days with good times, and seem to forget the hardship they

suffered.

10. Andrew

[finally]

decided, after much thought, to leave his job.

11. Jane's worried she won't be able to

[turn in]

her paper on time.

12. The President came under attack from all sides for his inability to

[tackle

] the country's

severe social problems.

2. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The

first part has been written for you.

1. They have sent George to the newspaper's Paris office. (assign)

-----George

[has been assigned to the newspaper's Paris office].

2.

What

the

man

told

us

was

well

beyond

what

was

usual,

so

I

didn't

know

whether

to

believe him or not. (extraordinary)

------The

man's

story

[

was

so

extraordinary

that

I

didn't

know

whether

to

believe

him

or

not].

3.

A

clear

picture

was

formed

in

her

mind

of

how

she

would

look

in

twenty

years'

time.

(image)

----She had

[a clear image of how she would look in twenty years' time] .

4. On an order from the officer the soldiers opened fire. (command)

-----When the officer [

gave the command the soldiers opened fire].

5. We'll keep producing bikes as long as they remain in demand. (turn out)

----As long as people keep

[buying bikes we'll keep turning them out]

3. Complete the following, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes

where necessary.

1. Mr. Green has a

[reputation]

as a dull lecturer. He's [

rigid

] and old-fashioned, and doesn't

seem to have the faintest idea of how

[to inspire

]. (inspire, reputation, rigid)

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2.

David's

essays

are

long

[and

tedious

]

to

read.

[

What's

more],

his

arguments

are

often

based on

[out of date ideas

]. (out of date, what's more, tedious)

3. I was pleasantly surprised at my ability to [

compose]

an essay that the professor chose to

read to the class. It was without doubt one of the happiest moments in my school [

career]

,

but

I

did

my

best

to

[

avoid

showing

]

pleasure.

When

the

professor

offered

me

his

congratulations, however, I could

[hardly hold back]

a smile. (career, avoid, compose, hold

back)

BOOK 1 - Unit 1 - Language Focus - Synonyms in Context

Put into each gap a word from the text similar in meaning to the word(s) in italics.

1. Many people know who wrote the song, but it seems none has any idea of who

[composed]

the music.

2. The first time she met the class, Miss White wore a

[severe]

black dress and plain black

shoes.

3. Our neighbor's seven-year-old son has got a severe pain in his chest. Last night we heard

him crying off and on in

[agony].

4. My cousin first met his future wife Ruth in very unusual circumstances

—

they were both

trying to get into the same taxi. I often think the whole thing was quite

[extraordinary].

5. The policeman asked the old lady to try to

[recall]

as much about the accident as possible,

but

all

she

could

remember

was

seeing

a

car

racing

in

her

direction

and

her

husband

knocked down.

6. In the old days orders from the head of a family had to be obeyed. His wish was taken as a

[command]

.

7. When my car was stopped by the police I was sure I had broken some traffic rule or other

without realizing it. Then I heard one of them say I [

was violating]

the law by not wearing a

seat belt.

8. Jim did not

[anticipate]

any trouble, but we considered everything carefully and expected

the worst.

BOOK 1 - Unit 1 - Language Focus - Collocation

Can you put an appropriate preposition into each gap in the following sentences?

1. My sister was

angry

[

at

] finding me asleep instead of doing my share of the housework.

2. Adam is so

hungry

[for

] success that he'll spare no efforts to achieve it.

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