Word Building
VIII
1.encourage 2.enlarge 3.encircles 4.enable 5.endanger 6.enlightened 7.ensure 8.enforce 9.enacted 10.endear IX
1.so that the baby would not catch cold 2.so that more people would vote for him
3.so that his father might forgive him for his failure in the math exam 4.so that it would go on smoothly 5.so that you can judge for yourself
Sentence Structure X
1.She cycled from Shanghai to Beijing, which is pretty difficult for a woman of 50. 2.He wore his swimming things in the office, which shocked his boss a great deal. 3.They ran out of drink, which actually didn’t bother me because I wasn’t drinking.
4.They will win the match, which will please my brother.
5.She borrowed a book on literature, which suggests that her literature teacher was having some influence on her. Translation XI
1. We should try our best to forecast earthquakes so that destruction of property caused by them could be prevented as much as possible.
2.A farmer noticed large schools of fish swimming near the surface of the water, which, he said, indicated the possible occurrence of an earthquake.
3.Keep an English-English dictionary handy, and when you cannot understand a word with accuracy, you may refer to it any time.
4.If necessary, people who live in the area where an earthquake is about to occur may sleep in tents. 5.A master’s degree does make a great difference to a student who wants to get a job.
6.In addition to the knowledge about earthquakes, the book tells us how to prepare for them.
XII
1.由于在地震中遇难的人大部分都是被倒塌的建筑物砸死的，所以一定要改进建筑结构，以便它们能够抵御地震的力量。
2.人们应该在家里和工作地点储备些水和食物，这在可能发生地震时是特别必要的。 3.在日本和中国，人们长期以来一直相信通过观察动物行为可以预测地震。
4.除了努力改进建筑结构之外，地震多发地区的人们还应该在其他几个方面为可能发生的大地震做好准备。 5.明智的做法是每个家庭都制定地震应急计划，而且所有的家庭成员都应该知道在地震过后的混乱中如何离开那个地区。
6.由于剩下的几条可用电话线路将会很忙，所有的家人都应该往住在远离地震区域的某个朋友或亲戚家中打电话报平安。
Cloze XII
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.A 11.B 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.D 16.B 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.D
Section B
Reading Skills: I.
1.Because things in nature, large or small, new or old, are judged in comparison with other things involved.
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2.About five billion years ago. 3.About three million years ago. 4.From Paragraph 6 to Paragraph 9. 5.From Paragraph 10 to Paragraph 13. Section B
Comprehension of the Text II.
1.Things in nature are large or small, new or old, only in agreement with the measures and the comparisons involved. This is obvious in Paragraph 2.
2.A billion years later, the planet had cooled, and the continents and the great bodies of water had formed. This can be seen in Paragraph 3.
3.Despite their short time on Earth, however, people have brought about enormous changes to the surface of the planet – changes far out of proportion to the interval of time they have occupied it. This is clear in Paragraph 5.
4.As the number of people on Earth increases, it becomes increasingly hard for the population to survive on the resources of the land. This is obvious in Paragraph 7.
5.People are only a very small fraction of all living things on the planet. Yet their numbers create a drain on resources that can’t be renewed. This is clear in Paragraph 8.
6.Human activities can cause or speed up permanent changes in natural systems. This is obvious in Paragraph 10. 7.In spite of rapid population increase and industrial growth, some groups of people, often in remote areas, have been able to live in peace with the planet, This can be seen in Paragraph 11.
8.Now that they are aware of the causes of the sickness of our planet, they seek ways to help the Earth, to give back what they take away. This is clearly presented in the last paragraph. Vocabulary: III.
1. outcome 2. permanent 3. exceeding 4. likewise 5. accelerate 6. retain 7. ignorant 8. shortage 9. duration 10. protective IV
1.Now that I am retired, I find I am spending more and more time on charity work, which I am very happy to take part in.
2.His suggestions are in harmony with the aims of the project.
3.In other words, 95% of the students have passed the entrance examination and been admitted to universities. 4.We go abroad for a week or ten days every year, but I think we have a very simple life compared with many. 5. Since coal is formed from plants, which are chemically very complicated, its own chemical make-up is very complex.
6. During his stay in the countryside, he took to smoking. 7. The father was ignorant of the boy’s secrets.
8. The earthquake that took place last week brought about ten thousand deaths and destruction of half of the buildings in the area.
9. The lawyer said to the old man: ―If you die before you have made a will, the law will decide the distribution of your property, which may not be in accordance with your wishes.‖
10. The changes that have taken place over the past several years – both in terms of the marketplace and in the changing expectations of our patients –– increasingly require that our physicians be kind to their patients.
unit 7 Section A
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Vocabulary III.
1.modernize 2.interpret 3.distributing 4.punctually 5.conservation 6.maximum 7.exported 8.conquer 9.classification 10.recreation IV.
1.by name 2.in high gear 3.turned out 4.At times 5.as to 6.stem from 7.put in 8.on the subject of 9.in the interest of 10.work on V.
1. D 2. G 3. N 4. B 5. I 6. M 7. E 8. J 9. L 10. A Collocation VI.
1.life 2.economy 3.conversation 4.politics 5.country 6.garden 7.industry 8.literature 9.interview 10.meetings World Building
VII.
1.seaward: going toward the sea
2.backward: directed toward the back, the beginning, or the past; returning; behind in development 3.earthward: toward the earth
4.outward: toward the outside; away; on the outside, appearing to be true but perhaps not really true 5.southward: going toward the south 6.northward: going toward the north
7.homeward: going toward home
8.inward: moving toward the inside; on the inside; of the mind or spirit VIII.
1.interchangeable 2.intermingle 3.interconnected 4.interdependent 5.interplay 6.intermarriage 7.interpersonal 8.interactive
Sentence Structure
IX.
1.As to what actually happened to the headquarters 2.As to where I should go to further my study
3.as to how different they are and why we want to keep them both
4.as to whether or not I should remain at the college working as a teaching assistant 5.as to whether the old hardware is to be replaced by new hardware X.
1. There is no use trying to help those who do not help themselves
2. it is no good trying to solve the issue between the nations by means of war 3. There is no sense refusing to accept it
4. There is no point in having a load of money
5. there is no harm in spending some time thinking about what sort of career you might wish to pursue Translation XI.
1.An interesting question therefore remains as to how far Microsoft can go with Gates as its CEO.
2.There’s / It’s no use complaining since nothing ever changes as the result of a complaint. What’s important is to take measures to prevent similar events from happening.
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3.Learn to accept the fact that some people you thought were friends turn out to be enemies. 4.As you would expect from the book’s title, there are many references to what kind of man Gates is. 5.The prosperity of the company stems from hardworking and thrifty of the entire staff.
6.He said nothing at all on the subject of the play which was put on fro the first time Saturday night. XII.
1.至于那天晚上他是怎么死的，事实上我无法解释，而且也许不会有任何可能的解释了。 2.做了一件事然后说自己本来不想那样做是没有用的；如果你不想做，你就不会做了。 3.微软公司正在研究降低其产品成本的方法，以便发展中国家的人也能买得起。 4.苹果公司也愿意将其部分软件与微软公司的产品捆绑在一起，以促进其销售。
5.与评价父亲不同，人们评价母亲依据的是其为母之道的成功或失败。对于母亲来说，一切都取决于孩子最终成为什么样的人。
6.人们会发现这个网站很有价值，因为我们投入了大量时间准备网站的信息。 Cloze XIII.
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.D 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.A 16.C 17.D 18.C 19.A 20.D
Section B
Comprehension of the Text II.
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.D 8.C Vocabulary III.
1.abolished 2.bribing 3.arrested 4.propose 5.vote 6.amend 7.regulating 8.discriminate 9.reverse 10.witness
IV.
1.with 2.to 3.at 4.for 5.in 6.in 7.aside 8.as 9.on 10.of Unit 8 Section A Vocabulary
III.
1. mount 2. resembles 3. implication 4. prohibits 5. deliberate 6. debate 7. classified 8. guidelines 9. split 10. generated Exercises on Web course only:
11. categories 12. breed 13. commission 14. draft 15. confusion IV.
1. within reach 2. fall into 3. in terms of 4. get around 5. regardless of 6. referred to 7. What if 8. in the first place 9. concerned about 10. identical to Exercises on Web course only:
11. in the wake of 12. comparable to 13. puzzling over V.
1. K 2. E 3. M 4. O 5. F 6. H 7. N 8. A 9. I 10. B Collocation
VI.
1. duties 2. emotions 3. interests 4. experience 5. responsibility 6. love 7. characteristics 8. memories 9. information 10. belief
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Word Building
VII.
1. transposition 2. transatlantic 3. transmigrants 4. transformed 5. transnational 6. transoceanic 7. transshipped 8. transported VIII.
1. nonexistent 2. non-stop 3. non-art 4. non-college
5. non-productive 6. non-profit 7. non-fiction 8. non-violent Sentence Structure IX.
1.What if I say no
2.What if they don’t know
3.What if we can’t finish it on time 4.What if this happens to us someday 5.What if he has lied to us
X.
1. The Bosnian peace talks are continuing in Geneva today with the new proposals at the top of the agenda. 2. All of Southern Africa is suffering from a severe drought with Mozambique and Zimbabwe among the worse-hit countries.
3. The Europe Summit in Paris is drawing to an end with the US in danger of being completely isolated. 4. With the King in prison, the chief commander came to power and ruled the country. 5. With stability itself under threat, the reforms deserve all the support they can get.
Translation XI.
It sounds like a good idea, but what if it’s a trick?
Cities and towns in this area suffered a lot from the earthquake with Jiujiang and Ruichang among the worst-hit. He complained that they should not have got involved in it in the first place. For Mary’s sake, I can lend you my car to get around your transport problem.
In theory it’s feasible to clone a child to harvest organs, but in practice it would be psychologically harmful to the child. He published an article under the name of Braver which stresses the idea that the process of cloning animals would work for humans as well.
XII.
你说你不会把时间浪费在约会上，但如果遇到吸引你的男子，你会怎么办呢？
为了帮助艾滋病患者，需要有新的措施，地方社团、非政府机构、政府和国际组织之间要建立密切的合作关系。 上周，该国际传出消息说，他们正密切关注该地区的情况。
在导致数百人死亡的污染事件发生之后，政府开始起草环境保护指导方针。
正如这篇文章的作者所警告的，克隆人类可能是一件使人更加悲伤而非更加高兴的事。 在一些西方国家，有些父母准备克隆孩子，目的是进行非致使非致命器官的移植。 Cloze XIII.
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. C 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. A 15. B 17. D 18. A 19. D 20. B
Section B
Reading Skills I.
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新视野大学英语读写教程第二版第三册课后答案（完整版）
