现代大学英语第三册课后习题答案解析

Lesson One Your college Years

Answers: Vocabulary: I.

Translate.

1) into Chinese.

(1).政治上的成熟(2).认同危机 (3)遗传工程(4)偶然事件 (5)青春期(6)每天工作日程 (7)处理日常生活的能力(8)异性 (9)生活方式

2) into English。

(1) to acquire knowledge (2)to define the world

(3) to resent the treatment (4)to frustrate the students (5) to drug one’s feet (6)to process knowledge (7) to narrow the gap (8)to expect better results (9) to present facts

II. Give synonyms and antonyms of the following. 1) Give synonyms.

(1)objective, purpose, end (2)to increase/to enlarge/to grow (3)clear (4) choice (5)main/chief/principal/leading (6)strong feeling

2) Give antonyms

(1)masculine (2)independence (3)incompetent

(4)to narrow (5)to exclude (6)mistrust/distrust (7)to discourage (8)indistinct/unclear/vague

III. Translate

1) She intends to apply for that academic position.

2) Many people have observed that , without effective checks , we have a tendency

to abuse our power. 3) Some countries refuse to get involved in this disputeand they resent any foreign

interference.

4) According to the agreement , all business policiesshould apply to everybody

without any prejudice.

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You have to take into consideration the local conditions when you apply

these

technologies.

5) Based on his careful observation of the children’s behavior he came to the

conclusion that learning is a nature pleasure.

6) The government is determined to severely punish all the corrupt officials

involved.

IV. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word.

1) C 2)B 3)B 4)D 5)B 6)A 7)D 8)B 9)A

V. Choose the right word in their proper forms.

1)

(1) object (2) objectives (3) objective (4) objective (5) objects

2)

(1)requires (2) requires (3)acquire (4)acquire (5)inquire

3)

(1) anxious (2)anxiously (3)eager (4)eager/anxious (5)eager/anxious

VI. Grammar

1) Translate these sentences into English.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

More and more old people are learning how to surf/use the Internet. We must bear in mind that there is no shortcut in learning.

I’d like to have a chat with you about your term paper sometime this week. They all remember where they were when they heard the shocking news. Whenever you face a decisions you have three choices: do what you please; do what others do; or do what is right.

(5)

2) Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer.

(1)C (2)B (3)A (4)C (5)A

Lesson Two Discovery of a Father

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Answers Vocabulary:

I. Translate the following into Chinese (1) 经营一家五金电（2）拒绝赊帐 （3）忍受侮辱（4）打碎窗户 （5）编造故事（6）同情穷人 （7）喝了几口啤酒（8）活跃气氛 （9）啪的一下把某物放在桌上

II. Give synonyms and antonyms of the following. 1) Give synonyms (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

hut, shack, tool-house, outbuilding

comical, funny, ridiculous ,absurd, laughable, amusing bankrupt, penniless, impoverished

to defeat, to beat, to conquer, to overcome to break into pieces, to shatter, to destroy to stick, to holdfast, to hang on to, to hold on to

2) Give antonyms. (1) (2)

distant, formal, remote

grateful, thankful, friendly, pleasant, amiable,

appreciative (3) (4)

interesting, exciting loudly, loud, noisily

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(5) sober

III. Translate

(1)The World Expo to be held in shanghai next year covers an area of about 200000 square meters..

(2)That school charges the students about three thousand yuan a year. But that dose not cover food and lodging

.(3)These papers showed how their manager tried to cover up the financial crisis of the company.

(4)We must always remember not to waste our limited water resources

.(5)He was so absorbed in his work that he often did not even remember to eat his meals.

(6)You can’t get it on credit. You have to pay cash. (7)European Culture is a three-credit course conducted in English.

(8)So how does our new boss strike you? He seems quite a nice guy to me.

IV. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word 1)A 2)C 3)B 4)D 5)A

Grammar

I .Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets, using participles as complement or attribute.

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(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

her name called herself understood him flying came running

badly damaged in an earthquake last year going in and out of, their hair done

II .complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer

1) D 2) A 3) C 4) C 5) C

Lesson Three Michael Dell’s Two-Billion –Dollar Dream

Answers:

I. Oral Work

II. Vocabulary Test

1. Give synonyms and antonyms of the following

(1) to fasten

(2) to make fun of (3) company (4) producer

2) Give antonyms

(1) insufficient (2) reluctant (3) netting (4) about

2．Choose the right words in their proper forms.

1)（1）mock

(2) laughs ， laughs 2) (1) worthy

(2) worth

III. Grammar Work

Would ensure changed was improved was was made was had would change

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IV. Written Work

Answer the question in about 150 words

How do you account for Michael Dell’s success when he first started his company?

Dell, a multibillionaire and the founder of PC company of the same name transformed a dorm room operation at the University of Texas to one of the world’s largest corporation .But what are the reasons of such great success when he first started his company?

Firstly, Michael had the entrepreneurial spirit. At age 12, he traded stamps by advertising in stamp magazines. He offered a national stamp auction through the mail .Four years later; He created a venture for selling newspaper subscriptions through target marketing, and bought a B. MW with the $18,000 he earned. These experiences are of great help.

Secondly, success is being efficient. Michael saw an opportunity for bypassing the middleman, who adds little value to the products and sells custom-built PCs directly to end users.

Hard work is also important, Dell once credited his own success to the fact that his parents expected their three sons to learn and work hard-and draws a lesson from this.

As the reasons mentioned above, he makes the impossible seem natural, and his modest demeanor masks an unimaginable and limitless drive for success.

V. Translation

1) The mission was put off before the rocket was launched.

2) Sport is important because it concerns the health of the people of a nation ,and not because it is a profitable business.

Lesson Four Wisdom of Bear Wood

Answers

I. Oral Work

II. Vocabulary Test

1. Give synonyms and antonyms of the following 1)Give synonyms (1)to wander (2) to give up (3)great (4)scared

2)Give antonyms (1)minor (2) unhappy (3)thin

2.Choose the right words in their proper forms.

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1)

(1)crawl (2) creep 2)

(1)tone (2) tune

III. Grammar Work.

Put appropriate prepositions in the blanks

at in like for to with out of to of By of in

IV. Written Work

Answer the question in about 150 words.

Since their first encounter, Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow gave the narrator too many precious memories and the narrator also learned and got a lot from Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow. When they met in Bear Wood for the first time, Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow gave him a welcoming smile that instantly put him at ease. After Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow introduced herself, she extended her fine hand to him in a more equal and valued way. Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow made delicious tarts for the narrator. Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow also taught him something about birds, insects, plants and trees. In a word, his encounter with Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow brought him too many valuable memories that would accompany and affect him during his lifetime. So he regarded it as a legacy. What his cross-age friendship left him was the most precious, rare thing—an enduring and rewarding friendship.

V. Translation

1) She says that she just doesn’t fell inclined to work today. 2) I am inclined to look at things from the bright side.

Lesson Five Twelve Angry Men (Part One)

Answers ⅠOral Work

Ⅱ.Vocabulary Work.

1. Translate the expressions 1）into Chinese

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(1) 犯严重错误 (2）处理案件 (3）出庭作证 (4）提供证据 (5）验明凶器 (6）抹去指印 (7）进行盘问 (8）付诸表决 (9）要求表决

2) into English

(1)to quote the Bible (2) to list all the reasons (3)to dial the phone number (4)to definite a word (5) to serve a jail term (6) to apologies sb for sth (7)to refute argument (8)to test the sharpness of a knife (9)to clear one’s throat

2. Choose the right words in their proper forms.

●(1) sensitive (2) sensitive (3)sensitive (4)sensible

●(1) excited (2) excitable (3)exciting (4)excited

●(1)charged accused (2)accused (3)charge (4)accusation

●(1)admitted (2)acknowledge (3)acknowledge (4)admit (5) admitted

Ⅲ.Grammar Work

1) Choose the right form of the verb in brackets—gerund or infinitive

(1)watching (2) selling (3) to launch (4)secure (5) wondering (6)to save (7) feeling (8)being to be/being (9)to answer (10)having

2)Choose the right answer.

(1)D (2) A (3)C (4) A (5)B

Ⅳ.Translation.

(1)Our company was heavily in debt when he took over .We owed the bank

about 10 million.

(2)Lao Song, I owe you an apology. I really behaved like a fool that

day.

(3)People know very well that they owe everything they have today to

the reform and policy.

(4)Why did their boat invade our territorial waters? They owe us an

explanation at least.

(5)He claimed to have two Ph.D. degrees from two universities. (6)Both sides claimed to have won the competition .

(7)The Taiping took the city finally. But the battle claimed one of

their best leaders.

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(8)These patients won the claim of 50 million dollars for their damaged

health.

(9)This otherwise wonderful manager is a womanizer.

Lesson Seven The Rivals

Answers

I. Oral work

II. Vocabulary

1. Choose the right words and put it in the proper form （1） company ; company ;companion ; companion （2） hideous; tedious ; tedious （3） such; so ; so ; such

2. Complete the following sentences.

(1) to (2) As for (3) to (4) on (5) As

(6) for that matter (7) for that matter (8) In (9) For all (10) For all

III. Grammar Work.

1. Complete by translating part of each sentence.

(1) they should fail again (2) he had enough money

(3) the world’s population ceased to increase so fast

(4) I had known that my favorite singing star was going to meet the music fans on the weekend. (5) I were the President

2. Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer.

(1) c (2) b (3) d (4)a (5) d (6) c (7) d (8) a (9) b (10) c

IV. Written Work Write a short paragraph explaining the title of the story “The Rivals”.

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Lesson Eight “We’re Only Human”

Answers I. Oral work. II. Vocabulary test.

Choose the best word or phrase for each blink from the four supplied in brackets.

(1)exact (2)leading (3)searching (4)had been marching (5)over

(6)reach (7)where (8)all (9)feeling (10)when

(11)being (12)almost (13)than (14)like (15)up

III. Grammar Work.

Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer. 1) B 2) C 3) B 5) D 6) A 7) B 8) A 9) B 10) D 11) B 12) B 13) C 14) D 15) B

IV. Written work.

Write a short essay of about 200 words on the topic “ What it Means to Be Human” You are expected to

1. Provide a definition of the word “human”;

2. List two or three key qualities that convey what it means to be fully human; 3. Use examples to illustrate each quality.

Lesson Nine A Dill Pickle

Answers I. Oral Work

II． Vocabulary Test 1. Translation

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1) to peel the potatoes 2) to decorate the rooms 3) to lift the veil

4) to unbutton the collar

2．Put in appropriate words

1) hate 2)absurd

III. Grammar Work.

Rewrite the following sentences or the italicized parts, using rhetorical questions.

1. (Who)says it’s easy?

2. (How)does he know how long 15seconds is?

IV. Written Work

Write a short passage of about 160-200words on any of following topics. 1. The changes Vera found in her former lover when they met again six years later .

2. Why Vera broke off with her lover six years ago and how she realized that it was impossible for them to pick up their romantic relationship when they met again. (for your reference)

The reason for Vera to break off their relationship six years before and after was that the man was to self-engrossed and insensitive to show his concerns to others, what’s more, he even blamed this self-involvement on Vera’s part as well. During the conversation, the man concentrated most on himself, taking a lot about his traveling experience around the world, totally ignoring the obvious fact that Vera was now living in a plight. In all, it is the man’s total incomprehension of Vera’s feeling and his overdue self-involvement that made Vera determined to break off their relationship and leave him again in the end.

V. Translation

1. They are stretched their necks to see what was happening . 2. The desert stretches for nearly a hundred miles.

Lesson Ten Diogenes and Alexander

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Answers: I. Oral work. II. Vocabulary test.

1.Translate the following into Chinese 1) 年久失修的防御工事

2）（美国历史上的）擅自占有土地的人所搭的临时简陋房子 3）储物罐 4）易于变质的商品 5）社会习俗

6）摇摇晃晃，头重脚轻的酒鬼 7）隐士居住的山洞 8）当前的风云人物 9）英雄人物

10）一种带有使命感的神态 11）看人时如火炬的眼光 12）战争恐慌

13）如雨点一般的石头 14）一小撮捣乱分子

2. Choose the right words in their proper forms. 1) (1) matter (2) affairs (3) matters (4) matter (5) affairs (6) affairs

2) (1) empty (2) bare (3) hollow (4) empty (5)

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vacant

III. Grammar work

Complete each of the following sentences with the most likely answer .

1) D 2) A 3) C 4) B 5) C 6) B 7) D 8) A 9) C 10) B 11) D 12) D 13)A 14) C IV. Written work

Describe Alexander’s visit to Diogenes in about 150 words and end the account with a sentence or two commenting on the behavior of both.

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