with numbers.
6. I’m sorry I forgot his birthday: the date just completely slipped my mind. 7. In the end our choices came down to going or staying.
8. The old man had a stroke, which condemned him to bed in the hospital for about half a year.
Unit 6
Section A. How to Prepare for Earthquakes
《读写教程 III》: Ex. II, p. 158
1. They have wired the Earth and sea to detect movements.
2. They have traditionally watched animals and plants for warning signs of earthquakes. 3. They are killed by falling buildings.
4. They design buildings so that the building’s columns and horizontal beams are of equal
strength, and vertical support columns are inserted deep into solid soil.
5. They should regularly check and reinforce their homes, place heavy objects in low positions,
attach cupboards and cabinets to walls, and fasten doors so that they will not open accidentally during an earthquake.
6. People in these regions should have supplies of water and food at home and at work. It is best
to store several gallons of water per person. It is also important to have something that can clean water and kill bacteria, so water from other sources can be made safe to drink. Store one week’s food for each person. Earthquake survival supplies include a radio receiver, a torch, extra batteries, first-aid supplies, a spade, a tent, some rope, and warm clothing.
7. To have all of the family members call to check in with a friend or relative who lives more
than a hundred miles away.
8. Education concerning how to survive an earthquake. 《读写教程 III》: Ex. III, p. 158 1. withstand 2. detected 3. resistant 4. handy 5. chaos 6. forecast 7. precaution 8. occurrence
《读写教程 III》: Ex. IV, p. 159 1. come out of 2. watch for 3. resistant to 4. put out 5. After all,
6. make much a difference to 7. agree on
8. attach labels to
《读写教程 III》: Ex. V, p. 159 1. principal 2. considerable 3. continual 4. great
5. environmental 6. growing 7. global 8. exclusive
《读写教程 III》: Ex. VI, p. 159 1+f → cupboard 碗厨 2+i→ motorcycle 摩托车 3+l → silkworm 蚕
4+k → teargas 催泪毒气 5+g → bloodstain 血迹 6+a → sawdust 锯木屑 7+e → tortoise-shell 龟壳 8+ j→ steam-engine 蒸汽机 9+b → arrowhead 箭头
10+h → shirt-sleeves 衬衫袖 11+d → window-pane 窗玻璃 12+c→ manservant 男佣人
《读写教程 III》: Ex. VII, p. 160 1. encourage 2. enlarge 3. encircles 4. enable 5. endanger 6. enlightened 7. ensure 8. enforce 9. enacted 10. endear
《读写教程 III》: Ex. VIII, p. 161 1. so that the baby would not catch cold 2. so that more people would vote for him
3. so that his father might forgive him for his failure in the math exam 4. so that it would go on smoothly 5. so that you can judge for yourself 《读写教程 III》: Ex. IX, p. 161
1． She cycled from Shanghai to Beijing, which is pretty good for a woman of 50. 2． He wore his swimming things in the office, which shocked his boss a great deal. 3． They ran out of drink, which actually didn’t bother me because I wasn’t drinking.
4． They will win the match, which will please my brother.
5． She borrowed a book on literature, which suggests that her literature teacher was having some
influence on her.
《读写教程 III》: Ex. X, p. 161
1． The world has learned something concerning earthquake prediction from the Chinese, who
have noted that before an earthquake, some animals would change their normal behavior. 2． As most of the people who die in earthquakes are killed by falling buildings, building
structures must be improved so that they can withstand the power of earthquakes. 3． Besides working to improve building structures, people in areas where earthquakes are
common should also prepare for the possibility of a great earthquake in several other aspects. 4． Keep an English-English dictionary handy, and when you cannot interpret a word with
accuracy, you may refer to it any time. 5． It is sensible for every family to make earthquake emergency plans and all the family
members should know how to leave the area during the chaos following an earthquake. 6． As the few remaining working telephone lines will be very busy, all of the family members
should call to check in with a friend or relative who lives far away from the earthquake-stricken area. 7． People who live in the areas where earthquakes are a common occurrence should build houses
that are resistant to ground movement. 8． A farmer noticed large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water, which, he said,
indicated the possible occurrence of an earthquake. 《读写教程 III》: Ex. XI, p. 162
1． 在日本和中国，人们长期以来一直相信地震是可以预测的。 2． 中国人的传统做法是观察动植物以获取地震的警示信号。 3． 他们还注意到，蛇会爬出地洞，狗会狂吠不已，甚至那些平常很安静的狗也会叫个不停。 4． 所以，建造具有抗震能力的楼房成为关注的重点。
5． 高架桥的水泥柱先前只是在内部埋设钢条，如今外面也包上了钢板。
6． 同时，贮备一些可以净化水和消灭病菌的东西也很重要，这样就可以放心饮用其他来源
的水了。
7． 大家应该商定一个地震区外的会合点——可能是在几英里外的某个市镇 。
8． 教育人们如何在地震中幸存下来，应该是所有政府规划和地震研究项目的重点所在。
Section B. Changes in the Balance of Nature
Reading Skills
1. In Paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. You can get the answer by reading the first sentence of these
paragraphs very quickly.
2. About 5 billion years ago. (Para. 3) You can have the answer by just skimming for the words
“the Earth” and “formed”.
3. About 3 million years ago. (Para. 4) You can get the answer by just skimming for the words
“the first human beings”.
4. Section 2. You get the answer only by noticing the spacing and reading the headline of the
section.
5. Section 3. You have the answer only by noticing the spacing and reading the headline of the
section.
XVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions 1. in agreement with 2.cooled
3. out of proportion to 4. hard
5. can’t be regenerated 6. speed up 7. in peace with 8. aware of
《读写教程 III》: Ex. XVII, p. 174 1. rotates 2. flourishing 3. exceeded 4. abuse 5. accelerate 6. retain 7. ignorant 8. opposed
《读写教程 III》: Ex. XVIII, p. 175
1. Now that I am retired, I find I am spending more and more time on voluntary charity work,
which I am very happy to take part in. 2. His interests are in harmony with mine.
3. In other words, 95 percent of the students have passed the entrance examination and been
admitted to universities.
4. We go abroad for a week or ten days every year, but I think we have a very simple life
compared with many.
5. Since coal is formed from plants, which are chemically very complicated, its own chemical
make-up is very complex.
6. During his stay in the countryside, he took to smoking.] 7. The father was ignorant of the boy’s secrets.
8. The earthquake that took place last week brought about ten thousand deaths and destruction of
half of the buildings in the area.
Unit 7
Section A. A Rose IS a Rose
《读写教程 III》: Ex. II, p. 189
1. “Red roses say ‘I love you’,” says Gerald Hager. 2. They help those people save money.
3. Some are dressed in work clothes, and some in expensive suits and overcoats. 4. By holding prices down through controlling every link in the rose chain.
5. Because of severe foreign competition.
6. The trend is that imported roses are sold across the entire breadth of the industry, from big
flower shops to street-corner stands.
7. They are trying to work with their overseas rivals instead of fighting them.
8. A recent frost killed 25% of Colombia’s rose crop and consequently . rose growers had the
good luck to make a lot more money on this Valentine’s Day as there was less competition from overseas rivals.
《读写教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅲ, p. 189
1. circulates 2. distributes 3. released 4. margin 5. launched 6. discount 7. chased 8. bankrupt
《读写教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅳ, p. 190 1. go out of style
2. Opinions ranged from … to 3. have left over 4. hold down 5. go down
6. looks like raining 7. offered to 8. nothing but
《读写教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅴ, p. 190 1. power 2. excitement 3. heat 4. jobs 5. profits 6. energy 7. electricity 8. production
《读写教程 Ⅲ》: Ex. VI, p. 191 1. seaward: going towards the sea
2. backward: directed towards the back, the beginning, or the past; returning; behind in
development
3. earthward: towards the earth
4. outward: towards the outside; away; of the outside, appearing to be true but perhaps not really
true
5. southward: going towards the south
6. upward: going up; increasing, getting higher 7. homeward: going towards home
新视野大学英语读写教程第三册课后答案及翻译
