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参考答案（Unit 8—16）
Unit 8 Key to Exercise Vocabulary
3 Give the word that refers to a person coming from that land or area 1. Japanese 2. Italian 3. Brazilian 4. Iranian 5. Cantonese 6. Indonesian 7. Cuban 8. Vietnamese 9. Lebanese 10. Syrian 11. Canadian 12. Korean 13. Egyptian 14. Portuguese 15. Indian 16. Nepalese 17. Chilean 18. Russian 19. Mexican 20. Romanian 21. Sudanese 22 Mongolian
4 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the word “addict” or “consider” 1 addicts 2 addictive, addicted 3 addiction
4 consider, consideration 5 considerate 6 Considerable, considered
2 Complete the following verb+ noun collections or expressions 答案：1. Pitch 2. meal, dish, food 3. guests, friends
4. take, plan 5 rouse 6. faith, library books, friendship 7. hitch 8. drive, travel, cover 9. people
10. people, animals 11. test, develop, prove 12. conquer, feel 13. make, take, accept 14 nip 15 touch, break
3. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets. 答案：
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.
5 Fill in the brackets with the correct prepositions or adverbs 答案：
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 答案：
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 businessmen.
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.
7. Fill in the blanks with the correct word(s) in the brackets. More than one word may be correct. 答案：
1 remember/memorize 2 remember/recall 3 remember/recall
4 remember, special 5 middle 6 center 7 however, visits 8 special, trip 9 particular, tour 10 found, found out
Grammar
2 Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets, using a what-clause. 答案：
1. What farmers what most 2. what they suggested
3. what my parents said to me 4. what they were trying to do 5. what life was all about
6. what they should get out of college 7. what we need 8. what you look like
9. what the village had achieved in the past 30 years
10. what the federal government should not do at the moment
3 Translate the sentences using a what-clause or a present participle phrase 答案：
1. Do what you like without caring about what other people think. 2. We should find out what the students think about the matter. 3. We’ll do what we can to help the earthquake victims.
4. I hope what I have written will be of help to other college students.
5. Being journalism majors, we ought to keep ourselves informed of what is happening around the world.
6. “Stop thief!” a student called, raising his voice.
7. Having nothing more interesting to do, the boy decided to take his alarm clock apart.
8. Wang Lan opened the wardrobe, wondering what she should wear to the interview the next day.
9. The village head went from door to door telling people to leave for a nearby hill. 10. Realizing he’d been deceived, the old man reported the painful experience to the police.
4. Fill in each blank of the passage with one suitable word. 答案：
1 easy 2 away 3 them 4 running 5 However 6 change 7 exercise 8 can 9 anyone 10 that
5 Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentence. 答案：
1. Shortly after the Spring Festival, he returned to Beijing to prepare for a job interview.
2. I don’t like the way some young people speak to their elders/people older than themselves.
3. it was in high school that Tommy first/ for the first time realized he was different from his peers.
4. Turning the corner of the street, we found a new duck restaurant there. / As we turned the corner of the street, a new duck restaurant came into view.
5. What they need most at the moment is encouragement, not merely financial support.
6. Making a presentation in English for the first time, I was so nervous that my knees kept shaking. / When I was making a presentation in English fore the first time, I was so nervous that my knees kept shaking.
7. Being a spoiled child, Jim is rarely popular with other children.
8. While training for the school sports meet, Linda ran at least five kilometers every day.
9. He wrote to inform us that he was leaving for Australia next month.
10. Knowing Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently. / As he knew Grandma had heart trouble, Dad broke the bad news gently.
Unit 9 Key to Exercise Vocabulary
6 Translate the following sentences into English 答案：
1. At first, he was very successful in his business, but then his success turned his head. His partners advised him to be more modest, but he turned a deaf ear to their advice. 2. Jingke was very confident/sure that when he unfolded the map he would be able to kill the Emperor of Qin with the sharp knife/dagger hidden in it.
3. We ought to welcome more and more wealthy people, but our law must make sure that they have made their fortune in honest ways.
4. For years our school has produced many good students, most of whom have important positions in various departments.
5. Due to cultural differences many foreigners are turned off at the sight of dog meat or cat meat.
6. Whenever you have time, turn it over in your mind, will you?
7. She used to consider philosophy dull and boring, but later she found that it turned out to be very interesting.
8. His father had just turned fifty, and his hair has turned gray, but otherwise, he is quite all right.
9. The power of government officials must be checked and balanced. Otherwise those who are supposed to be people’s servants will turn into people’s masters.
10. He believed that it was worth trying because he knew that whatever you do, you must have people’s support.
Grammar
1 Translate the Chinese 答案：
1. no matter what / whatever happens
2. no matter how old/young they are, whatever their age (is) 3. No matter what/ Whatever you say 4. no matter how much it costs
5. No matter where/ Wherever his business took him 6. No matter how / However we tried to reassure her 7. no matter where/ wherever you are in the world
8. no matter how/ however difficult your workmates/ colleagues are 9. no matter how/ however difficult that is
10. no matter what /whatever will happen to them
2 Complete the response to each of the remarks using the wish + that-clause pattern as shown in the examples. 答案
1. I had realized this 2. I could help 3. I had a brother 4. I had his courage
5. We could do more than we did 6. I lived 7. I had better news 8. we could be 9. she had listened to 10. I had been taught 3 Translate the following sentences, using a conditional clause … 答案
1. Wherever he goes, he is recognized.
2. No matter how hard I try, I can’t persuade him to play the part of Hamlet.
3. No matter what you have planned for the future, your parents will support you. 4. The boy hates crime and means to stop it whenever he can.
5. No matter what you decide in the end, this digital dictionary is yours to keep for a semester.
6. No matter how capable and efficient you are, you cannot finish the task on your own in three days.
7. A well-known philosopher once said, ‘ I eat and drink whatever I like, and sleep whenever I cannot keep awake. I am in good health.’ 8.I wish I could go and see my parents whenever I want. 9. I wish I could express openly whatever I feel.
10. I’ll do whatever I can to restore law and order in the region. But I wish the riot had never happened.
4 Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. 答案：
1. since 2. has 3. popular 4. idea/ practice 5. relationships 6. ways 7. tradition 8. among/ with 9. longer 10. text
5 Identify and correct the mistakes in each of the sentences 答案：
1. This free copy is yours no matter whether/ if you buy any of our books. / This free copy is yours whether you buy any of our books or not. 2. Wherever the people want us to go, we’d go there. 3. In some ways we whish we could turn the clock back.
4. On parting, the three of them decided to meet again at the same place in ten years. 5. I wish my parents were as understanding as yours.
6. The hotel treats its guests equally, no matter where they are from.
7. His family and friends are all worried about him, for they haven’t heard from him
现代大学英语精读第二版单元课后答案
