新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語綜合教程4習(xí)題

1、UnitThreeFameandSuccessEnhanceYourLanguageAwarenessWordsinActionWorkingwithWordsandExpressions1.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.Answers:1)fortune2)dull3)chased4)launched5)accompanied6)intrinsic7)ranks8)publicity

2、9)sufficiently10)image11)target12)transform13)temporarily14)cover15)bored16)audiences17)regard18)acknowledged19)predict2.Intheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthisunit.Completethesentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.Answers:1)thrownout2)andsoon3)fordearlife4)settheirsightson5)wastir

3、edof6)turnaway7)hangon8)inhispresence9)livewith10)nothingbut11)forgood12)setout13)Whatif14)tireofIncreasingYourWordPowerStudythefollowingusagenotesabouttheverbsinthebox.Nowcompleteeachofthefollowingsentenceswiththemostappropriatewordfromtheabovebox.Answers:1)grasped2)wassnatched3)Clasping4)Catch5)se

4、ized6)gripped7)grabbed8)clutch2.Thefollowingtableshowssometypicalverb+nouncollocations,asindicatedbythesymbol.Examinethetablecarefullyandthenfillineachblankinthefollowingsentenceswithasuitableverbfromthetable.Answers:1)reached/secured2)achieved/attained3)attained/reached4)reach/secure5)achieved/real

5、ized/fulfilled6)fulfill/meet/satisfyFillintheblanksinColumnBwithanadjectiveinTextA.ThetargetadjectivemustbeoppositeinmeaningtotheoneinColumnAandmustformacorrectcollocationwiththenouninColumnC.Answers:1)dull2)competitive3)same4)momentary5)specific6)sufficient7)cruel8)humble9)famous10)reasonableGramma

6、rincontextStudythefollowingsentencesandpointoutthegrammaticalfunctionofeachoftheinfinitivephrases.Answers:1)(real)subject2)objectcomplement3)object4)adverbialofpurpose5)adverbialofpurpose6)objecttotheverb“make”7)adverbialofresult8)subject,predicate9)attributivemodifying“ways”10)predicateCompletethef

7、ollowingsentencesbytranslatingtheChineseinbracketsintoEnglish.Answers:1)Tobecomeafamouswriter2)totaketravelerscheckstoemployayoungengineertakethemachineapartTounderstandthesituationcompletelytorisehigherinpositiontofindthatthetrainhadleft10minutesbeforetoapplyforaknownjobopeningtomaketroubleTobemore

8、exactClozeCompletethefollowingpassagewithwordschosenfromthisunit.Theinitialletterofeachisgiven.Answers:1)chase2)reputation3)dedicate/devote4)reward5)sufficiently6)measured7)assure8)Momentary9)celebrity10)target11)frank12)liberty13)illusory14)regardTranslationTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish

9、,usingthewordsandexpressionsgiveninbrackets.Answersforreference:Heattemptedtosavetheenterprisewhichwasonthevergeofcollapsebutfailed.2)Thepresidenthasannouncedthathewillnotseekre-electionattheendofhisfirstterm.Theyoungteacherisskilledatmotivatinghisstudentstostudyhard.Shelovesgivingpartiesanddoessowh

10、enevershecanfindanexcuse.5)Imafraidthatyoullhavetocompetewithatleastfiftypeopleforanadministrativepostinthiscompany.Oneofthemainreasonswhytheyhavemesseduptheirlivesisthattheydidnothaveagoodschooleducationwhenyoung.7)Maryisalreadyfamous,butsheisnothappyatallbecauseshesbeenobsessedwiththoughtsofbecomi

11、ngevenmorefamous.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,peoplenowcanhaveeasyaccesstoeducational,medicalandmanyotherkindsofinformation.Thecompanysinvestmentendedinfailureduetothewrongstrategicdecisionsofthegeneralmanagerandsotheboardofdirectorsdecidedtothrowhimout.Iknowyouaretiredbuttrytohangonalit

12、tlebitlonger.Wewillreachthepeakinhalfanhour.2.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoEnglish.Answersforreference:Manypeoplewanttobefamousbecausefamecanbringthembothhonorandrespectfromthepublic.Inmostcases,famecanalsohelpthemgainwealth.But,afterall,veryfewpeoplecanreallybecomefamouswhilemostpeople,including

13、mostartists,areunlikelytobecomefamous.Itistruethatsomefailureforsomepeopleatcertaintimesintheirlivesdoesmotivatethemtostriveevenhardersoastoachievefinalsuccess.Forexample,ThomasEdison,thefamousAmericaninventor,hadtriedhundredsofmaterialsbeforehefinallyfoundthesuitablefusefortheelectricbulb.However,u

14、nfortunately,formostpeoplefailureistheendoftheirstruggle.Therefore,inmyopinion,successisonethingandfameisanother.Aslongasyouhavetriedyourbest,yourealreadysuccessfulwhetheryouarefamousornot.Theme-RelatedWritingWriteacompositionofnolessthan150wordsonthetopic“FameGoodorEvil?”.Yourpapershouldcoverthefol

15、lowingpoints:theadvantagesofbeingfamousthedisadvantagesofbeingfamousyourattitudetowardsfameSampleessay:FameGoodorEvil?Famehasalwaysbeenpursuedbymanypeoplefortheadvantagesitbringsabout.Famecanassureoneofahighsocialstatus,highregard,greatadmiration,etc.Famecanalsobringonewealthasacelebrityhasmorechanc

16、estoearnbigmoney.Besides,theapplauseandflowersfromfansmayboostonesself-confidenceandincreaseonessenseoffulfillment.However,famecanruinoneslife,too.Itdeprivesoneofhisprivacy.Asapublicfigure,heisoftenchasedbyfansandjournalists,andhisprivatelifeneverescapesthemediasattentionorpubliccuriosity.Famealsoplacesoneundergreatpressure.Hehastoworkinlinewithpublicexpectationsandthus