现代大学英语精读1Unit 8 课后练习答案

Unit 8

Preview

1.

Listen to the recording of the text and choose the answer that best

reflects your understanding.

1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B 5.A

3.

Read the text again for language and complete the following tasks.

3 Translate the following expressions into Chinese.

1

．给她一顶帐篷

11.

告诉你实话

2

．递给他一件军外套

12.

给他们一个教训

3

．给我们唱首歌

13.

卖给我一辆车

4

．希望你一路顺风／旅途愉快

14.

给我带食物来

5

．给我自己找广

-

介丈夫

15.

把糖递给我

6

．给我们寄个包裹

16.

助我一臂之力

7

．给他提供一个工作

17.

给我们树立榜样

8.

给我买本书

18.

给你做顿饭

9

．给你看张画／照片

19.

给你弄些现款

10.

给你提供一个机会／条件／价位等

Vocabulary

1.

Become familiar with the rules of word formation

1. Give the corresponding nouns for the following verbs.

1. discovery 9. dependence

2

．

Addition 10. amazement

3

．

Display 11. consideration

4. determination 12. reliance

5. entertainment 13. supposition

6

．

Renewal 14. addiction

7. treatment 15. acceleration

8

．

Intrigue 16. schedule

2. Translate the following expressions paying attention to the different

use of the suffix

“

-tive

”

.

1

．积极支持

9

．一项保守的政策

2.

一个富有想象力的主意

10.

一位进步的学者

3

．积极正面的效果

11.

一个引人注目的年轻姑娘

4

．一张表情丰富的脸

12.

生产力

5

．在一种相对的意义上

13.

一个非常敏感的人

6

．一种被动的态度

14.

一门选修课

7

．一个给人深刻印象的展示

15.

一触即发的形势

8

．一项比较研究

3. Give the word that refers to a person coming from that land or area

1. Japanese 12. Korean

2. Italian 13. Egyptian

3. Brazilian 14. Portuguese

4. Iranian 15. Indian

5. Cantonese 16. Nepalese

6. Indonesian 17. Chilean

7. Cuban 18. Russian

8. Vietnamese 19. Mexican

9. Lebanese 20. Romanian

10. Syrian 21. Sudanese

11. Canadian 22 Mongolian

4.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word “addict” or

“consider”

1 addicts 4 consider, consideration

2 addictive, addicted 5 considerate

3 addiction 6 Considerable, considered

2.

Complete the following verb+ noun collections or expressions

1. pitch

2. meal / dish / food 9. people / animals / the

homeless

3. guests / friends 10. people / animals

4. take/ plan 11. test / develop / prove /

study

5 rouse / arouse 12. conquer/ feel

6. faith / library books / friendship 13. make/ take/ accept

/ renew / withdraw

7. hitch 14 nip

8. drive/ travel/ cover 15 touch/ break

3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets.

1. that all

nations

realize

that

global

warming

is

everybody’s bushiness

2. that life is always full of opportunities and challenges/risks

3. that all this has proved that our efforts have not been in vain

4. that the earth moves round the sun

5. that she had been admitted to that university

6. that wives ought to stay at home

7. that the best policy is to tell people the truth

8. that he mentioned the other day that

9.

that our

teacher

once

said

that

he

had

noticed

that

some

students

still

had difficulties with their grammar

4.

Turn

each

of

the

sentences

into

the

passive

voice

following

the

example

given.

1. Thieves,

drug

addicts,

rapists,

and

murderers

are

often

found

lurking

at night in Central Park.

2. The young man was left stranded in the desert.

3. Can the goodwill of our fellow countrymen still be depended on?

4. Wherever he went he was treated with kindness.

5. He was

told

by the

driver

that

he had

been

once

robbed

by a hitchhiker

at knifepoint.

6. Probably

the tent

was

considered

the

most

valuable

possession

in

that

shabby house.

7. His faith in people was renewed by his experience during this trip.

8. Government officials are supposed to be honest and hardworking.

5.

Fill in the brackets with the correct prepositions or adverbs

1

for 2

into 3

after 4

away,

over 5

out

of

6

out,

into 7.

to,

in 8

over,

out

for,

for 9

to,

about,

on,

across

6.

Translate the following sentences into English

1.

The

fuel/gas

ran

out,

but

he

managed

to

make

a

safe

landing

in

rice

fields.

2. There are already quite a few students who are considering running for

the chairman of the Students’ Union.

3.

That

student

who

was

run

over

by

the

horse

carriage

is

now

out

of

danger.

I consider him really lucky.

4.

It

is

said

that

this

well

has

never

run

dry

in

the

past

hundreds

of

years,

and this has been considered a miracle.

5. We are running short of hands. You have just come in the right time.

6.

I’d

rather

have

some

of

our

public

works

run

by

the

state

than

by

private

businesses.

7.

She

warned

me

not

to

make

friends

with

those

who

are

always

running

after

name and money.

8.

We

warned

them

that

what

they

did

was

against/a

violation

of

the

agreement/contract, and we would take legal action.