Unit 5
Key to Exercise Vocabulary
1. Write down the part of speech of the following words as well as their suffixes.
Noun suffixes: -ian, -ist, -ity, -th Adjective suffixes: -al, -ed, -ist, -ous, -y, -cal
2. Translate the following participle phrases into Chinese. 1．一件撕破的夹克 16. 被打败的敌人（败兵之将）
2．冰封的河流 17. 导弹
3．书面文件 18. 上述各个理由 4．满意的表情 19．进口机器
5．一个受尊敬的教授 20. 为数不多的上帝的选民
6．苦笑 21. 一个受伤的士兵
7. 他有限的词汇 22. 事先准备好的讲话 8．压低的价位 23. 开水 9．归国华侨 24. 退休工人 10. 深谋远虑的举动 25．罐头食品 11. 破裂的家庭 26. 已经完成的形式 12. 干果 27. 一位有经验的教师 13. 一个松花蛋 28．敌占区
14. 发达国家 29. 在打一场已经失败的战争
15. 已经上了锁的门
2. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets according to the sentence patterns in bold.
1. that he decided to devote his whole life to teaching in his home village after he finished school
2. that he soon lost his power (or was overthrown)
3. that people generally agree that few major/big
issues/problems can be resolved without China’s participation 4. with a gun in his hand
5. with a page boy standing on either side of him and a few elderly soldiers sweeping the ground outside the city gate 6. With the roaring river in front and the enemy soldiers following closely 7. to keep calm
8. To be a professor means
9. To know a lot of names, persons and events in the past does not necessarily mean
3. Fill in the blacks with the correct prepositions or adverbs. 1 for, on 2 against, out 3 to, in 4 with, to 5 of, of
6 of, in spite of, on 7 of, in 8 Upon, into 9 in, with 10 to/with
(Note: upon my word短语今天已经不常用。今天，在口语中，人们可能会说”God!”, “My word!”, “Oh, dear!” “Dear me!”
之类)
4. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate phrase in the brackets. Change the form if necessary.
1. springing up/ going up (两者均可。前者更生动些)
2. go about/ go over（两者均可，但前者指开始某项工作，后者指该计划本身要仔细审阅一下，意思有所不同）
3. went out 4 going on 5 went off 6 goes with, go to
7 goes under, goes for 8 go into
9 going, go to, go for, go along with, went crazy 10 go with, go together
5. Translate the following sentences into English 1. 这是个难得的机会。你要是让它从身边溜掉就太傻了。
This is a wonderful opportunity. You would be foolish to let it slip by.
2. 我们的出口和去年相比增加了百分之二十。
Compared with last year, our exports have increased by 20%. (or …are up by 20% / …have gone up by 20%)
3. 因为没有更好的词，我们姑且称之为“走后门主义吧”吧。 For want of a better word, let’s call it “backdoorism”. 4. 这个年轻人喜欢修理摆弄东西。他可以说是个万金油。（什么都会一点的人）。
This young man is fond of fixing things. He is something of Jack of all trades.
5. 和他们父母一代相比，今天的年轻人认为他们是比较现实的一代。 Compared to their parents’ generation, young people today consider them to be a more practical generation. 6. 他气得脸色发青，决定将这场抗议运动扼杀在萌芽状态。
His face turned/ went blue with anger. He was determined to nip the mass protest in the bud.
7. 这说来话长， 但是今天我不想去研究这件事的历史了。
It is a long story, but I won’t go into the history today.
现代大学英语精读1unit5课后练习答案
