Unit One
Key to exercises Section A Vocabulary III
1 charge 2 convention 3 efficient 4 obtain 5 competent
6 assessing 7 fulfill 8 conducting 9 consequently 10 significance IV
1 behind 2 at 3 in 4 out 5 to 6 to 7 in 8 with 9 but 10 for V
1 L 2 C 3 D 4 N 5 O 6 A 7 E 8 G 9 I 10 K Word Building VI
1 commitment 2 attraction 3 appointment 4 impression 5 civilization 6 composition 7 confusion 8 congratulation 9 consideration 10 explanation 11 acquisition 12 depression VII
1 advisable 2 desirable 3 favorable 4 considerable 5 remarkable 6 preferable 7 drinkable 8 acceptable Sentence Structure VIII
1 much less can he write English articles 2 much less can he manage a big company 3 much less could he carry it upstairs 4 much less have I spoken to him 5 much less to read a lot outside of it IX
1 Having meals at home can cost as little as two or three dollars, whereas eating out at a restaurant is always more expensive.
2 We thought she was rather proud, whereas in fact she was just very shy.
3 We have never done anything for them, whereas they have done so much for us.
4 Natalie prefers to stay for another week, whereas her husband prefers to leave immediately. 5 Some praise him highly, whereas others put him down severely. Translation X
1. 她连水都不愿喝一口，更别提留下来吃饭了。
She wouldn't take a drink, much less would she stay for dinner. 2. 他认为我在对他说谎，但实际上我讲的是实话。
He thought I was lying to him, whereas I was telling the truth. 3. 这个星期你每天都迟到，对此你怎么解释？
How do you account for the fact that you have been late every day this week? 4. 他们利润增长，部分原因是采用了新的市场策略。
The increase in their profits is due partly to their new market strategy.
5. 这样的措施很可能会带来工作效率的提高。
Such measures are likely to result in the improvement of work efficiency. 6. 我们已经在这个项目上投入了大量时间和精力，所以我们只能继续。
We have already poured a lot of time and energy into the project, so we have to carry on. XI
1. I don't think that he would commit robbery, much less would he commit violent robbery. 我认为他不会抢劫，更不用说暴力抢劫了。
2. Men earn ten dollars an hour on average, whereas women only seven dollars. 男工平均工资每小时10美元，而女工每小时才7美元。
3. Once the balance in nature is disturbed, it will result in a number of possible unforeseeable effects.
自然界的平衡一旦遭到破坏，就会带来很多不可预知的影响。
4. The final examination is close at hand; you'd better spend more time reading. 期终考试迫在眉睫，你最好多花点时间看书。
5. What is interesting is that consumers find it increasingly difficult to identify the nationality of certain brands. This is due partly to globalization and partly to changes in the location of production. 有趣的是，消费者发现越来越难以辨别某些品牌的原产国。其部分原因来自于全球化带来的影响，部分原因是由于产地的变化。
6. A recent survey showed that women account for 40 percent of the total workforce. 最近一次调查表明，妇女占总劳动力的40%。 Cloze XII
1 C 2 B 3C 4 A 5 D 6 B 7C 8D 9 A 10 C 11 D 12 C 13C 14 B 15 A Structured Writing Sample Writing:
A larger and larger part of society is expressing its concern about environmental protection. Active in their concern, teachers and students hold specific meetings to discuss environmental protection. Also, city planners take environmental problems into serious consideration. And, though reducing pollution can be expensive, factories often take every possible measure to do their part. Many people are concerned and active because air and water pollution affects everyone and makes it difficult for cities to survive and businesses to make a profit. Section B Vocabulary III
1 utilize 2 reject 3 considerable 4 temporary 5 acceptable
6 recognition 7 alleviate 8 appreciate 9 furthermore 10 interact IV
1 interact with 2 gone through 3 deal with 4 recovered from 5 adjusting to 6 familiar to 7 In spite of 8 were tired of 9 prevented from 10 came to
Key to exercises
Section A Vocabulary III
1 promising 2 amusing 3 lowered 4 persisted 5 rank
6 swear 7 unfair 8 presence 9 frowning 10 approximately IV
1 on 2 upon 3 on 4 in 5 by 6 to 7 in 8 of 9 on 10 out V
1 O 2 K 3 D 4 H 5 J 6 E 7 M 8 G 9 B 10 A Word Building VI
1 observe—observer: one who observes a person or an event 2 ski—skier: skier: one who skis
3 visit—visitor: one who visits somebody or some place 4 learn—learner: one who learns something
5 report—reporter: one who reports on persons or events for a newspaper 6 drink—drinker: one who often drinks alcohol, esp. too much VII
1 tropical 2 musical 3 occasional 4 environmental 5 global 6 dangerous 7 natural 8 central Sentence Structure VIII
1 They didn’t lose heart despite lots of frustration.
2 Despite the heavy rain, the boys played football in the yard all afternoon. 3 I will try my best despite the slim chances of success.
4 Despite a thorough search for the escaped prisoner in the mountain, no sign of him was found. 5 Despite their increased income, their life became poorer because of the rising prices. IX
1 nor do I think it necessary to do so 2 nor would they go to my sisters
3 nor do we have her telephone number
4 nor would I like to go to work immediately 5 nor would I Translation X
1. 尽管她是家里的独生女，她父母也从不溺爱她。
Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents. 2. 迈克没来参加昨晚的聚会，也没给我打电话作任何解释。
Mike didn't come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an explanation. 3. 坐在他旁边的那个人确实发表过一些小说，但决不是什么大作家。
The person sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer. 4. 他对足球不感兴趣，也从不关心谁输谁赢。
He has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins or loses.
新视野大学英语读写教程2(第二版-外研社)课本习题答案
