大学英语综合教程3第一单元练习答案

上外综合教程第三册第一单元练习答案

Integrated Course Book 3 Unit 1

Vocabulary

I. 1. 1) On balance 2) resist budget

3) haul 4) wicked 5) illustrated 6)

7) lowering 8) boundary 9) involved 10) economic 11) blasting 12) just about

2.

1) cut back / down 2) pick up 3) get by 4) get through 5) face up to

6) turn in 7) making up for 8) think up

3.

1) While farming, Benneker pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy.

2) Misused words often generate misleading thoughts.

3) We attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work.

4) A person who thinks that money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money. 5) A person surely has to face a good many bitter disappointments before he gets through life. 4.

1) their indoor, a profit, to invest in

2) device, the improvement, on a global scale

3) stacked, temptation, never dined out

II. Confusable Words

1.

1) house 2) Home 3) home, family 4) household

2.

1) doubt 2) suspected 3) doubted 4) suspected III. Word Formation

5) suspect

1) rise 2) final 3) regular 4) cash 5) hows, whys

6) upped 7) yellowed 8) bottled 9) lower 10) search

Comprehensive Exercises

Cloze I.

1. gets by 2. temptation 3. get through 4. improvements 5. aside from

6. suspect 7. supplement 8. profit 9. stacking

II.

1. replaced 2. consider 3. quit 4. world 5. tough 6. fuels 7. provide 8. luxuries

9. balance 10. ideal

Sentence Translation

1. We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it’s fairly minor.

2. My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over (responsibility for) my upbringing at that point.

3. The toys have to meet strict / tough safety requirements before they can be sold to children.

4. Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of news and opinion.

5. When it comes to this magazine, it is /carries a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.

Passage Translation

A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened / set up a household equipment store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily because of / owing to / due to their desire to improve the quality of their lives.

However, to run a small business is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed. Once she could not even pick up the phone bill.

Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.

Text B

Comprehension Check

1—6 a c d b a c

Translation

1. 什么？你说那听起来不像你府上的生活？ 其实，不仅仅是你一个人这么想。事实上，大多数人可能都跟你一样这么想的。

2. 例如，《交给比弗吧》一剧中妈妈戴着珍珠项链、穿着高跟鞋做家务。爸爸整个周末都穿着西装，系着领带。

3. 要是电视网或有限电视没有中意的节目，录像制品商店可以提供好莱坞制作的品质迥异的各种节目：新近发行的电影、动画片、“成人电影”、体育锻炼节目、旅游、体育级入门指南录像带。

4. 如今，妈妈在看她的有线电视销售服务节目的时候，爸爸可能想租一部动作片。而在姐姐想看《辛普森一家》时，弟弟妹妹却在玩《让我们炸毁土星》的电子游戏。

Language Practice

1. 1) g 2) f 3) e 4) d 5) b 6) h 7) a 8) c

2. 1) roast 2) cable 3) at one time 4) get along 5) missed out on 6) commute

7) taken over 8) make sense 9) go with 10) dizzy 11) gasped 12) networks