第一课
Vocabulary work 一
1. given
2. at a glance 3. fluency 4. Given 5. hopefully 7. define
8. looked him up 9. no good
10. quoted, context 11. guidance 12. immediate 13. disgust
14. come across 15. put into practice 16. scope 二
1. washed his hands of 2. given
3. putting…into practice 4. was confronted with 5. countering
6. were reduced to eating 7. at a glance 8. took refuge in 9. less practicable 10. countered 11. dedication 12. in disgust 13. relied on 14. for their part 15. gave up 三
1. Without suitable entertainment, these young people often get bored and take refuge in drinking and taking drugs.
2. The school washed its hands of the students’ behavior during the spring recess. 3. The innocent girl was reduced to crying at his cruel remarks.
4. Many difficult words are out of the scope of his learner’s dictionary.
5. The thief admitted his guilt as soon as he was confronted with evidence.
6. The incident should be viewed in the wider context of the political turmoil of that time.
四
1. has come down 2. came to 3. comes out 4. come up with 5. come in 6. came across 7. has come about 8. come off 9. come to 10. give up
11. was given back 12. gave away 13. gave out 14. give in
15. gives off/out cloze
1. express 2. both 3. intended 4. still 5. where 6. personal 7. of 8. them 9. make 10. before 11. still 12. before 13. fluent 14. while 15. enough 16. on 17. in 18. In 19. Find 20. Who 21. carefully 22. to
23. possible 24. make 25. depend 26. than 27. made 28. use 29. phrases 30. above 31. on
32. demonstrate 33. out 34. writing
Passage Translation
To master a large vocabulary is crucial to the fluency in a foreign language. It is showed by the statistics which are unofficial but frequently quoted concerning the Cambridge First Certificate examination that those students with a vocabulary of less than 3,500 words are less likely to succeed in the exam. The latest research also indicates that native speaker of English knows at least 16,000 English words, when he has received education until he’s 18 or more. Unless you are proficient in a language such as Spanish or German, there is no shortcut to a large vocabulary: you have to depend on diligence and dedication. Of course, you can infer from context the meaning of some new words you come across in reading., but often you have to consult a dictionary to clarify the exact meanings. A practical method to learn new words may be reading widely, especially reading those interesting and exciting. Repeatedly, the same books is often beneficial to you: each time you read it you’ll learn different new words, and the familiar context also helps you to engrave these new words on your mind deeply.
第二课
Vocabulary work
一
1． Notions inhabited 2． Denial
3． Independent 4． Realistic 5． Pass for 6． Consequent 7． A handful of 8． As opposed to 9． Urged influential
10． Eternal 11． In search of 12． Cherish 13． Related
14． Denial, was opposed to 15． Haunted 16． Discerned 二
1． Combat 2． Capabilities 3． Eternal 4． Opposed to 5． In search of 6． Stake … on 7． No wonder 8． In the light of 9． Discern
10． Paralyzed 11． Crying out for 12． Awaken to 13． Consequent 14． Sensitive to 三
1． She showed a complete lack of interest in the subject under discussion.
2． Now that she’s got a part-time job, she is financially independent of her family.
3． As a charity, we provide food and shelter for people in need, regardless of the reasons for their need.
4． These stars are barely visible to the naked eyes.
5． The depression that started in mid-1929 was a catastrophe of unprecedented
dimensions for the United States.
6． Even to this day, the hunger he suffered in his childhood still haunts him.
7． Robert overcame his shyness which had formerly paralyzed him in Mary’s presence. 8． The fall in the cost of living is directly related to the drop in the oil price. 四
1. I don’t think it is realistic to turn to him for help. As a matter of fact, he himself is in need of help.
2. More and more people are being awakened to the urgent need of combating air pollution.
3. There are visible signs that some of the time-honored old traditions and values are no longer cherished by the young people. 4. Many of us find the notion of a boundless universe is hard to grasp.
5. There being so many loopholes in the laws and regulations, it is little wonder that a handful of speculators got rich overnight.
6. An unprecedented boom in tourism brought sudden prosperity to the small border town, which was formerly inhabited by only three hundred people.
7. In the light of this information, that country already has the capabilities to make nuclear weapons.
8. Regardless of repeated warnings from his friends, he staked all his money on high-risk ventures. Cloze
1. Other 2. Magazines 3. Consider 4. Times 5. Answered 6. Ways 7. Questions 8. Offer 9. Differ 10. For 11. Themselves 12. To 13. Open 14. Making 15. So 16. Single 17. With 18. Others 19. Young 20. Private 21. Than
22. Curriculum 23. Kinds 24. Should 25. Amount 26. Or 27. Charge 28. What Error Correction 1． Must-can 2． Start-starting 3． Go后加to
4． Learn后加from 5． That-what 6． Are-were 7． You 前加if
8． Imaginative-unimaginative 9． Inspite - despite 10．Way+out
第三课
Vocabulary work 一
1. Accordingly 2. Credits 3. Ideal
4. Honorable 5. Conceive of 6. Defect 7. In short 8. Premise 9. Objective 10. Concept
11. Triumph 12. Induce 13. Vicious 14. Venture
15. As the case may be 16. verified 二
1. ideal 2. objective
3. negative about 4. honorable 5. external
6. as the case may be 7. premise
8. prevailed upon 9. defects 10. accordingly
11. is not consistent with 12. constructed 13. conceive of 14. verify 15. induce 16. vicious 三
1. This medicine is for external use, not to be taken orally.
2. It never occurred to him that people could deliberately do harm to others purely out of malice.
3. At the reception, an atmosphere of warm friendship prevailed there.
4. Many women can identify with the movie’s heroine, who struggles to gain respect and fulfill her ambtions.
5. He claimed credit for the success of this project even though he had contributed very little.
6. Women are often the first to fall victim to rising unemployment at a time of recession.
7. What he does isn’t consistent with her says.
8. I will start working or pursue graduate studies, as the case may be. 四
1. Set up 2. Set aside 3. Set back 4. Set out 5. Set about 6. Set off
7. Was going on 8. Went out 9. Go by
10. Has gone without 11. Go after
12. Went through with 13. Go over 14. Go into 15. Went off
16. Are going in for Cloze
1. As 2. In
3. Confirm 4. Stupid 5. Way 6. Rather 7. That 8. Out 9. Longer 10. How 11. From 12. Sales 13. To
14. Continued 15. More 16. Still 17. Not
18. Self-image 19. Certain 20. From 21. From 22. come
Passage Translation
If you set out to do some business but failed, do not lose your confidence. There are great
differences between that “I failed three times” and that “I am a failure”. As long as you try to learn from you failure instead of holding a negative view about yourself or identifying with failure, you are very likely to succeed in the future. Have you ever thought that those who have failed again and again are always the victims of bad self-image? They failed often because of not external reasons but internal reasons. Countless examples verify that if those people could be prevailed on to change their view and set up positive self-image, their performance would change miraculously. Success can come at any time, whenever you are thirty, forty or when it seems that you have failed all your life. Success in early years is sweet, but the late one is more tasty.
第四课
Vocabulary work 一
1． Blessing 2． Borders 3． Childish 4． Desperation 5． Mercy 6． Signature 7． Steadily 8． Stand out 9． Came over 10．Broke his heart 11．Pay back 12．Flung 13．Consent
14．Hold your tongue 二
1. Held his tongue 2. Blessing to 3. Flung 4. Forgive 5. Thankful 6. Pay you back
7. Did me a bad turn 8. Border 9. Mercy
10. With the consent
三
1. For God’s sake, tell me how you feel about the whole arrangement.
2. Our military forces are fully prepared for the execution of the order of the military commission.
3. They have so far collected more than 5,000 signatures for the petition against the new land development.
4. His condition has gone steadily worse since he was defeated in the presidential election.
5. A feeling of faintness suddenly came over me, so that I had to lie down.
6. It will break your mother’s heart when she finds out that you’re cheated on exams and had been dismissed from school. 7. As an extremely accomplished violinist, he stood out from all the other amateur musicians.
8. His recommending you to the personnel manager did you a good turn. 四
1. Somebody says that the best response to unfair criticisms is to forgive and forget.
2. For God’s sake, why didn’t you call me?
3. I kicked the door open with desperation, and found him lying in the bed unconsciously.
4. The mechanician flung the tools with anger, never to continue.
5. Mark was so childish that he left the meeting just because some representatives contested his ideas.
6. She was thankful that she kept her job when most of her co-workers were laid off.
7. Courage, selflessness and strength
大学英语精读第五册课后习题答案
