大学英语之基础英语综合教程第二册Unit 7 exercise keys

Vocabulary I 1. essence: inner nature; indispensable quality; the most important part 本质，实质，精髓 . His works reflect the essence of fascism. 他的作品反映出法西斯的本质。

2. deadly sins: sins leading to damnation (In Christianity the phrase specifically refers to “the seven sins”: pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy, and sloth )

3. misleading: making you think or act wrongly 误导，误入歧途

. He deliberately misled us about the nature of their relationship. 关于他们究竟是什么关系，他故意给我们留下错误印象。

This sentence has misled us into thinking that the answer was wrong. 这句话误使我们认为那个答案是错误的。

4. conventional task: task traditionally required of students 传统任务

. This conventional task is so easy that even a pupil can finish it. 这个传统任务是如此简单，甚至小学生都能完成。

5. in short supply: far from enough 供给不足，缺乏

. The water and food for disaster area is in short supply. 这些水和食物给灾区是远远不够的。Potatoes are in short supply because of the bad harvest. 由于收成不好，现在马铃薯供应不足。

II define irrelevant correspond to flunked rather

makes a point of apt to go round

III Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.

1. His vision was nearly restored to normal after the removal (remove) of the tumor in his brain. 2. The major issue of the conference was how to cope with the severe consequences resulting from the climatic (climate) changes on our planet.

3. This company is in trouble and the latest plan for its salvation (salvage) has few supporters. 4. It is said in the job ad that those who apply for the vacancy should have proficiency (proficient) in at least two languages.

5. Don’t rely on the information she gave you — it’s pure assumption (assume) on her part. 6. The age of college students normally (norm) ranges from 18 to 22.

7. The government’s inaction to curb inflation and unemployment caused strong resentment (resent) among the public.

8. The Sichuan earthquake turned out to be the most disastrous (disaster) one the country has witnessed in the past one hundred years.

remove v. 消除，除去；脱掉 removable a. 可除去的，可移动的 removal n. 移动，移居；除去 . 我们的家已从北京迁到上海。

Our home has removed from Beijing to Shanghai. 他脱下帽子表示敬意。

He removed his hat as a sign of reverence.

climate n. 气候；风气 climatic a. 气候上的

. 她很快就适应了这种多变的气候。

She adapted herself quickly to the changeable climate.

salvage v. 打捞，抢救

salvageable a. 可抢救的，可打捞的 salvation n. 得救，拯救；赎罪 . 房子里没有什么东西可救的了。

There is nothing that is salvageable in the building. 天气干旱了这么久，这场雨成了农民的救星。

After so much dry weather, the rain has been the farmer’s salvation.

proficient a. 熟练的，精通的 proficiency n. 熟练，精通 . 我可以说对唱歌很在行。 I’d say I am quite proficient at singing.

assume v. 假定，设想；承担；认为 assuming conj. 假定，假如 assumption n. 假定，设想 . 我以为你能讲流利的英语。

I assumed you could speak English fluently. 假定那是真的，我们现在该怎么办

Assuming that it is true, what should we do now

norm n. 标准，规范 normal a. 正常的，正规的 normality n. 常态

normalize v. 使正常，使标准化

. 过了几天，洪水才退，生活恢复了正常。

It was several days before the floodwater sank and life returned to normal. 我们的关系正常了。

Our relationship has been normalized.

resent v. 憎恨，生气 resentment n. 怨恨，愤恨 resentful a. 不满的 resentfulness n. 怨恨，愤恨 . 我非常讨厌别人侵占我的时间。.

I bitterly resent the encroachment on my time. 他对所受的待遇感到忿恨。

He is resentful at the way he has been treated.

disaster n. 灾难

disastrous a. 灾难性的

. 这场灾难过后，许多人既没有食物又没有住处。

After the disaster there were many who wanted food and shelter. 国家的经济形势非常糟糕。

The economic condition of the country is disastrous. IV

B D C C B D B D

V. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.

1. The essence of success is that there’s never enough of it to go round in a zero-sum game where one person’s winning must be offset by another’s losing … Synonym: balanced, compensated

2. The level of your proficiency has been determined by your performance of rather conventional tasks …

Antonym: unconventional

3. But they are important: crucially so, because they are always in short supply. Antonym: abundant, plentiful

4. If you value these characteristics in yourself, you will be valued — and far more so than those whose identities are measured only by little marks on a piece of paper. Synonym: evaluated, assessed

5. There were a lot of us then: older than the norm, in a hurry to get our degrees and move on …

Synonym: average

6. It is important to recognize that human beings, despite differences in class and educational labeling, are fundamentally hewn from the same material and knit together by common bonds of fear and joy …

Synonym: essentially, basically

7. But these distinctions should never be taken seriously in human terms … Antonym: lightly, frivolously

8. Even in achievement terms, your B label does not mean that you are permanently defined as a B achievement person. Antonym: temporarily

VI Prefix

Write in each space one word that has the same prefix as underlined in each given word. 1. interfere international ____ 3. circumstances ____ circumference 5. control conform 7. unlock undo

1. Explanation: inter-: between

. interaction, interdependent, interconnect

2. Explanation:

trans-: across or beyond

. transplant, transform, transatlantic

3. Explanation:

circum-: surrounding

. circumcision, circumlocution, circumspect

4. Explanation:

neo-: new, in a later form

. neonatal, neo-fascist, neo-Georgian

5. Explanation:

con-: strengthen or reinforce . convince, constrain, conquer

6. Explanation:

anti-: opposed to, against . antiwar, antihero, antidote

7. Explanation:

un-: in verbs that describe the opposite of a process . unfold, unload, unbend, uncut

2. transcend ___ translate

4. neocolonial neoclassical 6. antibiotic antisocial

8. outnumber outshine

8. Explanation:

out-: greater, better, further, etc. . outgrow, outlive, outwit

Grammar 1. Disjunct

A disjunct is a type of adverbial that expresses information that is not considered essential to the sentence it appears in, but which is considered to be the speaker’s or writer’s attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the sentence.

More generally, the term disjunct can be used to refer to any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence. Such elements usually appear peripherally (at the beginning or end of the sentence) and are set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma (in writing) and a pause (in speech). . Honestly, I couldn’t believe it. Unfortunately, Kim has had to leave us.

I Rewrite the following sentences using proper disjuncts.

It is odd enough that he did not raise any objection to the plan.

She was so wise to spend the money.

It is regrettable the book was not well served by its proof-readers.

It is strange enough that the burglar should not have taken the diamond away.

It is sad that one of the problems with being on public radio is that people tend to think you’re being sincere all the time. Key:

Unfortunately, we have run out of stock.

Hopefully, the report will go out to shareholders no later than June 1. Oddly enough, he did not raise any objection to the plan. Rightly, you returned the money.

Luckily, this had attracted the attention of TV network executives. Fortunately, all went well.

Strangely enough, the burglar didn’t take the diamond away.

It is hoped that the report will go out to shareholders no later than June 1.

II

1. It was right that they protested against it. / They were right to have protested against it.

2. It was foolish that the boy didn’t say a single word. / It was foolish of the boy not to say a single word. / The boy was foolish not to say a single word.

3. It was wise that John sent the man away. / It was wise of John to have sent the man away. / John was wise to have sent the man away.

4. It was sad that the storm destroyed the entire tobacco crop. 5. It was remarkable that Mrs Jensen consulted her lawyer. 6. It is regrettable that James refuses to speak.

7. It is lucky that my assistant has arranged for the matter to be considered by an ad hoc working party.

8. It is hoped that a proposal will be ready in time for our next meeting.

III Relative words

Relative words are used to refer to a noun mentioned before and of which we are adding more information. They are used to join two or more sentences in the way we call “relative sentences”. . I know many boys who / that play rugby.

The shirt which / that Carl bought has a stain on the pocket. This is the boy whose mother works for the BBC.

Barnstaple has a very old covered market where I bought some lovely old plates. Sunday is the day when people usually don’t go to work.

If the verb in the relative clause needs a preposition, we usually put it at the end of the clause: . The music which / that Julie listens to is good.

Sometimes, the preposition can also be placed before the relative pronoun. . My brother met a woman with whom I used to work.

It was the stream in which the elephant and the mouse preferred to swim.

Notice that we cannot use who or that after a preposition, for the relative pronoun now serves as the object of the preposition. Key:

which / that, when, by which on which that for whom with whom to whom of which at which

IV.

where, where what, which what why where When why

which, which, what Key:

However Whatever whatever Wherever Whichever Whoever However

Translation

whenever, whenever

I

不管我们的标准是什么，这个标准现在提高了，结果使你对自己没能得到更高的分数而感到失望。

由于缺乏更精确的衡量工具，我们至多只能把B看作一个模糊的符号，表示对你掌握某一科目的程度的判断，不过这种判断的准确性很值得怀疑。

人的阶段属性和教育背景不尽相同，但凡是人都是血肉之躯，都有同样的恐惧感和欢愉感，同样的痛苦感和成就感，这些共通的感受把他们连为一体；认识到这一点十分重要。

然而和你们毕业离校之后将要进入的那片荒蛮无路、起伏跌宕的乡野相比，在校读书就如同一条狭窄坦直、界限分明的公路。

III. Translation exercises

1. 他因急性阑尾炎住院治疗，结果连期末考试都没参加。（with the result that） Translation:

He was hospitalized with acute appendicitis, with the result that he missed the final examination.

2. 前来听讲座的人远远超出原来的计划，分发给大家的讲义不够了。（go round） Translation:

As many more people came to the lecture than expected, there were not enough handouts to go round.

3. No matter what a long day he may have, he makes a point of checking his e-mail inbox before going to bed.

4. Unemployment is found in all countries in the world, but governments vary in their way to handle the problem.

5. 第一次来到异国的人往往会感到自己周围的一切既陌生，又有趣。（be apt to） Translation:

Anyone who has come to a foreign country for the first time is apt to find everything around him both strange and interesting.

6. The football fans were very disappointed at the performance of the players of both teams. 7. 他的话，你得好好想一想，千万不要他说什么就信什么。（take at face value） Translation:

Never take what he says at face value. Think it over yourself.

8. The doctor’s words removed his fears about the operation.

Exercises for integrated skills 1. Dictation

Professors may establish social relationships with students / outside of the classroom, /

but

in the classroom they maintain the instructor’s role. / A professor may have coffee one day with students / but the next day expect them to meet a deadline / for the submission of a paper or to be prepared for a discussion or an exam. / The professor may give extra attention outside of class / to a student in need of help / but probably will not treat him or her evaluating schoolwork. / Professors have several roles in changes, / they must appropriately adapt their behavior

differently / when it comes to

relation to students; / they may be and attitudes. /

counselors and friends as well as teachers. / Students must realize / that when a teacher’s role

2. Cloze

Student life at American universities is chaotic during the first week of each quarter or

semester. Registering (1) for classes, becoming familiar with the buildings on campus, buying

During

this

later encounter in

books, (2) adding and dropping classes, and paying fees are confusing for everyone. busy period there is (3) little time for students to anticipate (4) what they will the classroom.

International students, accustomed to their countries’ education expectations, must adapt to

around

the silent

new classroom norms in a (5) foreign college or university. Whereas in one country prayer may be acceptable in a classroom, in another it may be (6) forbidden. In some classrooms during a class period. In (9) others, students may talk, eat, and smoke during understand a new educational system.

world students must humbly (7) obey their teacher’s commands and (8) remain absolutely

lectures as well as

criticize a teacher’s methods or even contradict his or her statements. It is not always (10) easy to

V Oral activities Giving a talk

Suppose you are a B student, and this is disappointing to your parents, who always expect you to be a straight-A student. In a recent English test you got a B again. Now talk to your parent, exchange ideas about grades with him / her, and try to persuade him / her into believing that while grades do mean something, they are not everything.

For reference:

You may use the following words or expressions in your talk:

norm, repute, put … in perspective, take … at face value, be apt to, proficiency, flunk, resent, shift, determine, assumption, successful, indicate, correspond to, represent, measurement tool, be determined by, judgment, make distinctions, achievement

Having a discussion

It is not unusual nowadays that some students who did not do well at school turn out to be very successful in life after leaving school while some A students are far less successful. Thus some people believe that grades are not as important as they seem. Do you agree or disagree with their opinion

Give three reasons to support yourself. Then form two opposing groups to debate the issue.

Viewpoints for reference:

— I agree with their opinion. First, one’s grade can mean one’s achievement in study but can not represent a judgment of his basic ability or of his character such as courage, virtue, wisdom which are important to one’s success. Second, the classification of grade, which is created by man, is not a precise measurement tool to indicate one’s overall proficiency. Third, to judge whether a student is excellent or not, we should consider the combination of moral qualities, intellectual ability, physical fitness and aesthetic appreciation.

— I disagree with their opinion. First, A students tend to get A’s. Their A grade means that they have successfully completed courses of study with a high level of proficiency, which will lay a solid foundation for their future success. Second, A students’ characters such as courage, diligence and persistence contribute to their good performance at school. Those characters are also good cornerstone of their future success. Third, when A students graduate from school, they are more favored by employers and are given more job opportunities with which they may enjoy greater possibility of success.

VI Writing Practice

Paragraph development — Classification

In our daily life we are constantly organizing things in one way or another. Classification is the grouping of items into categories according to some consistent principle. Most families of things can be divided or classified according to several different principles. The key to good classification writing is to use a single rule of division for each part. Classification is done of things that belong to one family, things that have something in common, but the purpose of classification is to compare and contrast them, showing their differences, so that the reader might have a better understanding of them. Classification is extensively used in technical writing, but the strategy can also be used for nontechnical purposes. Original and interesting classification for rhetorical effect can surprise the readers and capture their attention.

Words and expressions often used for classification include, among many others, the following: include, comprise, contain, have, be sorted into, be classified into, differ in, be divided into, be a type of, fall under, belong to, be a part of, fit into, be grouped with, and be associated with.

Exercises: Write two paragraphs based on the following topic sentences with the classification strategy.

1. High school teachers tend to sort their students into the following categories: perpetual studier, average studier, crammer and never studier. Ideas for reference:

The perpetual studier studies until really late at night.

The average studier studies sufficiently but doesn’t work more than necessary. The crammer studies only when the threat of taking that class over is very great. Sample:

The perpetual studier is a rare breed indeed. They usually write about three pages of notes a day regardless of how much material the teacher covers. They don’ t talk to anyone except to answer questions. When a perpetual studier goes home, before he does anything else, he takes out all his

books and begins studying for the classes that he has the next day. He studies until really late at night, stopping only once or twice for a quick snack. The majority of students fall into a category called the average studier. This person studies sufficiently but doesn’t work more than necessary. When he studies for a test, he will look over the notes taken, reread appropriate pages in the textbook, and study with a friend sometimes. Overall, he may put in anywhere from two to six hours a day studying during the week leaving Friday and Saturday for his social life and then spend from four to eight hours studying on Sunday. The third type of studier is the crammer. This type of person studies only when the threat of taking that class over is very great. When he studies for a test, he doesn’t begin until the night before or the morning of the test. He spends most of his time doing anything that doesn’t have to do with school. Their homework is last on their list of things to do. But before they do such a deed, they will rack their brains trying to think of something else to do. Cleaning the room even takes precedence over homework — not to mention sleep. It can be argued, of course, that there should be a fourth category — the never studier, one who quite literally never studies not even at the very last minute. But then, this person doesn’t remain classified as a student for very long.

2. In Shanghai, the most popular English language examinations include, among others, TEM 4, TEM 8, Interpreter Certificate, TOFEL, and IELTS. Ideas for reference:

There are regional differences between the five tests. The five tests differ in their compulsoriness.

Testees are also divided on the purposes for which they take the five tests. Sample:

In Shanghai, the most popular English language examinations include, among others, TEM 4, TEM 8, Interpreter Certificate, TOEFL, and IELTS. There are some differences between these tests. The first three, TEM 4 (short for “Test for English Majors Band 4”), TEM 8 and Interpreter Certificate, are domestic tests, and among them Interpreter Certificate is a local one, peculiar to the city. Both TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and IELTS (International English Language Testing System) are international tests, organized by the American and British educational authorities respectively. The five tests differ in their compulsoriness. The first two are compulsory: almost all college English majors are required to take them; the other three fall under the optional group. Besides, testees are also divided on the purposes for which they take the five tests. They sit in the two mandatory tests for their bachelor’s degree, while the Interpreter Certificate is popular because it helps when a holder of it is looking for a job. Unlike them, participants in the two international English tests are usually planning to receive higher education in English-speaking countries.

VII Listening Exercises

Listen to the report — “Go to the Head of the Class.” Write in the second column of the table below the five ideas that can help you leap to the top of the class. Then listen to the report again, and write in the third column of the table the key words and phrases that best illustrate each idea. The first one is already given as an example. 1 2 Make reading automatic. key to school success / take practice / automatic reader / read with expression / read with a sense of meaning Win equal opportunity in same classroom / different educations / no the classroom. equal-opportunity education / discuss with the teacher / let the teacher know what’s on your mind 3 Learn to think. Have classmates help. Educate at home. lower mental process – rote learning / higher mental processes – problem-solving, analyzing, interpreting / improve thinking skills / gain in rote learning teamwork / cooperative learning / reward / peer pressure / bonuses / self-esteem / value of cooperation / better attitudes toward classmates home / better predictor of success / great impact / homework and reading / given priority / parents / encourage and praise / family members / talk and do things together 4 5

After listening, discuss the following two questions.

1. Do you agree with the saying “Inside almost every poor to average student, there’s a smart kid yearning to get out”

2. What can you do to help bring your “smart kid” out

Script

Go to the Head of the Class

How smart are you How much can you learn How high can you climb Until now, schoolchildren seemed frozen in place. An average student in second or third grade paddled along, just fair to middling, until graduation from high school. A poor student languished at the bottom of each successive class. Studies showed that more than four out of five students began and ended schools at the same level of performance.

It doesn’t have to be that way. Benjamin Bloom, a professor of education at the University of Chicago, supervised two separate research projects. In each, students were selected at random and provided with private teachers. With this one-to-one instruction, below-average students climbed to better-than-average, while average students outperformed 98 percent of the boys and girls in conventional classrooms.

Bloom identified and tested five remarkable simple ideas aimed at reproducing in the classroom the most effective components of one-to-one instruction: attention, feedback, support, encouragement, and self-esteem.

Here are the five ideas that can help you leap to the top of the class:

1. Make reading automatic. Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practicing until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. And you do the same thing when you learn to read. You are not an automatic reader until you can read with expression, with a sense of meaning of the sentences rather than read one word at a time, without expression or meaning.

2. Win equal opportunity in the classroom. Sitting in the same classroom, different students get very different educations. Teachers often tend to give most of their attention to a handful of students, usually the top third of the class. If you think that you are not getting an equal-opportunity education, discuss it with your teacher. Let your teacher know what’s on your mind. Just raising the question will make your teachers take a closer look at what they’re doing.

3. Learn to think. Are you learning to remember information — or to use it Do you memorize a math

formula, or do you learn how it applies to all the circles of your life According to Bloom, about 95 percent of today’s teaching focuses on the “lower mental process” — rote learning of grammar, multiplication tables, historical names and dates. Most teachers spend very little time on the “higher mental processes.” — problem-solving, analyzing and interpreting. When you improve your thinking skills there is a gain in rote learning too. Knowing what an idea or a principle means, and how it can be applied, helps you learn better and remember longer.

4. Have classmates help. More and more schools are trying teamwork or, as educators call it, “cooperative learning.” There are a number of ways to organize these teams, but two things are essential. First, youngsters need a reward — praise, a certificate of recognition — for doing well as a team. Second, the teams’ success must depend on how well each member learns. It’s the good side of peer pressure. There are also important bonuses to team study. Self-esteem goes up. Students learn the value of cooperation and develop better attitudes toward classmates with different social backgrounds or physical handicaps.

5. Educate at home. According to the experts, what happens in your home is a better predictor of success in school than in any . or achievement test. The home environment has great impact on how a child learns. It is as important as the quality of teachers or curriculum. In the homes of top achievers, homework and reading are given priority over play or television; parents encourage their children’s intellectual interests and praise school achievement. Family members talk together and do things together.

Inside almost every poor to average student, there’s a smart kid yearning to get out. With these ideas, we can help to unlock that potential.