4. original 5. responsible 6. relative 7. halfway 8. startled 9. simply 10. back and forth 11. joined in 12. just as 13. knocked down 14. came to a halt 15. Even if 16. fell apart V
1. unconsciously 2. response 3. previous 4. suitable 5. even though 6. disagree 7. topic 8. calling on
9. switched 10. and so on 11. in line 12. take turns VI
1. Excellence 2. independence 3. intelligence 4. significance 5. patience 6. silence 7. violence 8. differences 9. distance 10. confidence VII
1. disappeared 2. disorder 3. dishonest 4. disobey 5. disagree
6. disadvantages 7. discomfort 8. dislike 9. disbelief 10. dissatisfied VIII (A)
1. Whoever is most qualified 2. Whoever has money 3. Whoever holds it 4. whoever is not with him 5. whoever would take the job 6. Whoever fears to face his own past (B)
1. Whatever they have 2. whatever decisions he makes 3. Whenever the weather is bad 4. wherever he goes
5. Whichever direction you turn to 6. however hard she tried
IX
1. No wonder it’s freezing cold today 2. No wonder there is no picture on the screen 3. No wonder many career women are not married 4. No wonder they asked so many questions
5. No wonder it has become a best-seller of this spring 6. No wonder US students are anxious about math XII
1. Referring to the differences between American English and British English, he said, “The United States and Britain are two different countries after all.”
2. Professor Smith encourages his students to think for themselves. He often says, “I am just as happy, even if you challenge me or completely disagree with me.”
3. We called on him to take part in our conservation about pop music, but as soon as he joined in, he introduced a new topic and referred to the NBA finals of the previous week.
4. The driver is responsible for this accident. His car knocked down a tree and a man on his bike.
5. Since our production of radios came to a halt, we have switched to the production of mobile phones.
6. Our original plan was to see such famous sights as the Great Wall, the Palace Museum and the Summer Palace in Beijing.
7. It’s no simple matter to learn a foreign language well. Even though I have learned English for a few years, I still can’t express myself effectively in the language.
8. I don’t want you simply to agree or disagree with me – I need someone who can give me good advice, ideas, and so on.
Text B Exercise I
1. academic 2. intelligence 3. reflects 4. Social 5. predicted 6. context 7. advantage 8. attitude 9. traits
10. communication 11. distinguish 12. represented 13. influences 14. mature II
1. getting…across 2. come out 3. Because of
21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册-课后答案
