1、New Horizon College English,新视野大学英语,Book Four,Unit One,Book Four,Vocabulary III. Fill in the blanks with the words givenbelow. Change the form where neces-sary.chase minute cruelty idle sustainworship justify drown contaminateaccuse object fine discount distinct,Book Four,1. Hundreds of workers sat
2、_on thefactory floor waiting for the assemblyline to start again. 2. To some of our problems there was more than one right answer, so wewere looking at the students reason-ing as to how they got it and if they,idle,Book Four,could _ the answer they had. 3. Consumers expect to find the brand availabl
3、e at a(n) _and are unpleasantly surprised to find a higher price. 4. The European Union is made up of 27 nations with _cultural, linguistic and economic roots.,justify,discount,distinct,Book Four,5. Police found _traces of blood on the car seats. 6. Despite his promise to eliminate cronyism (任人唯亲),
4、he was openly _of giving government positions to friends and relatives. 7. But I would like to accept his kind offer if he did not _to my sharing the seed with my friend, Mary, who was an experienced,minute,accused,object,Book Four,grower and had a beautiful rock garden. 8. The pollution from the fa
5、ctories continues to _the river and also poses health threat to people living nearby. 9. We believe its possible to _growth through the use of different kinds of energy that will allow for lower carbon emissions. 10. The people loved her so much that they nicknamed her “Evita“, and long after her,co
6、ntaminate,sustain,Book Four,death, many Argentines continue _ to her. IV. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where neces-sary.participate in run a risk of other thanaccuse. of pay for object to come uponat ones worst at best end up,worship,Book Four,The President de
7、fended the government policy, _the media _misin-forming the people. 2. The less you spend, the less youll owe, and the less likely youll _bankrupt. 3. Darby was looking for a way to improve the image of the company when he _ the idea of inviting students from the local universities to visit the comp
8、any.,accusing,of,end up,came upon,Book Four,4. As far as I can remember, this was their mother_ : Her voice was strident (刺耳的), and she was ready to be angry at anyone. 5. If you dont take care of your body now, youll _it dearly when youre older. 6. If they failed to complete the project on schedule
9、, they would _being dismissed.,at her worst,pay for,run a risk of,Book Four,7. In our university, students are also encour-aged to make use of the Arts Center and to _music and drama. 8. In many cases, optional subjects _ science are available, such as business studies. 9. The young artists parents
10、_his giving up his day job for fear that he might fail in his quest for fame.,participate in,other than,object to,Book Four,10. Some people think that most pills offer either no real improvement or,_ ,only moderate improvements.,at best,Book Four,V. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by sel
11、ecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. Have you even know Word Bankanyone famous? If so, A) desperateyou may have found that B) disappointingthey are remarkably C) worshippingsimilar to the rest of us. D) bankrupt,Book Four,You may have even heard
12、E) fancythem _ to people F) protectssaying there is anything G) protestsdifferent about them. “Im H) similarlyreally just a normal guy,” I) wake_ an actor who J) contesthas recently rocketed into K) objectthe spotlight. There is, of L) cruelty,object,protests,Book Four,course, usually a brief M) dig
13、nityperiod when they actual- N) originallyly start to believe they are O) altitudeas great as their _fanssuggest. They start to wear _ clothesand talk as if everyone should hear what they have to say. This period, however,does not often last long. They fall back,worshipping,fancy,Book Four,to realit
14、y as fast as they had _risen above it all. What will it feel like to soar to such _ and look down like an eagle from up high on everyoneelse? And what will it feel like to have flown so high only to _ from yourdream and realize you are only human?,originally,altitude,wake,Book Four,Some only see the
15、 _in losing something they had gained. They oftenmake _attempts to regain what they lost. Often these efforts resultin even greater pain. Some become _ financially and emotionally. The only real winners are those who are,cruelty,desperate,bankrupt,Book Four,happy to be back on the ground with theres
16、t of us.,Book Four,Collocation VI. Collocation is the way words combine in a language to produce natural-sounding speech and writing. In Eng-lish we say “strong wind” but “heavyrain”. Instead of saying “receive thetelephone”, “open a check”, “receivean operation”, “crowded traffic”, we,Book Four,say
17、 “answer the telephone”, “write out/make out a check”, “have/undergo anoperation”, “busy/heavy traffic”. Studythe example taken from the text and thinkabout what else we can “endure”. Com-plete the sentences by filling in the rightword with the help of the first letters.,Book Four,e.g Fames spotligh
18、t can be hotter thana tropical jungle-a fraud is quicklyexposed, and the pressure of so much attention is too much for mostto endure. 1. News came that the relieving force would not be able to come accordingto the time schedule, the soldiers there,Book Four,had to endure the de_. 2. Youd have to end
19、ure the unbearablep_ when the doctors are coming onthe way to your help. 3. He goes on to speak of the har_heendured; the thirst, the hard work, theopposition, the homelessness and abuse.,lay,ain,dship,Book Four,4.You can hardly imagine what su_we endured during those trying days. 5. He was frequent
20、ly threatened by ban-dits and once nearly murdered; he wasinjured several times; he endured fe_and starvation from hot summers andcold winters.,ffering,ver,Book Four,6. David realized when he had to endurede_, he had to quit and abandon hiscompany to throw himself on the mer-cy of his opponents. 7.
21、Social fund to relieve poverty is slow incoming and small farmers have beencompelled to sell land as they could nolonger endure po_,feat,verty,Book Four,8. The racial discrimination is strong inthe district and the colored have to en-dure the unfair tre_ and the biasagainst them on every level of th
22、e judi-cial system. 9. The residential area is surrounded byrestaurants and people have to endure,atment,Book Four,the no_ if loud music, particularly disco-type music. 10. For years the father endured the ag_ of suspense in silence, for henever knew when or where he couldmeet his wife and son, or w
23、hether hewould be able to be with them again.,ise,ony,Book Four,Word Building VII. The suffix ify can be added to adj.or nouns to form verbs that describethe process by which a state, quality, or condition is brought about. Studythe example below and notice thespelling changes.,Book Four,simple + if
24、y simplify: make something simplebeauty + ify beautify: make someoneor something beautifulStudy the words ending with ify givenbelow and complete the following sen-tences with them. Change the form wherenecessary.,Book Four,classify purify justify intensifyterrify glorify identify exemplify 1. Tom t
25、ried to _ his absence fromthe meeting by claiming that he hadbeen ill that day. 2. The poem wasnt written to give a realistic account of the war but to_ those men who were killed,justify,glorify,Book Four,in the war, giving some comfort to theirfriends and relatives. 3. This painting perfectly _then
26、aturalistic style which was so popu-lar at the time. 4. The books in our library are _according to subject matter.,exemplifies,classified,Book Four,5. The water here has to be _ be-fore you can drink it. 6. With more companies bidding on theproject, the competition is bound to_. 7. Im so familiar wi
27、th the students that Ican _ them by their footsteps.,purified,intensify,identify,Book Four,8. I was _by the bull and wantedto run off the field.,terrified,Book Four,VIII. The suffix ery/ry can be added to nouns or adjectives to form new nounswith the meaning of “ a group or col-lction of” or “the st
28、ate or character of”. The suffix ery/ry can also be added toverbs or nouns to form new nouns with the meaning of “a place where something happens or is made”, or re-,Book Four,ferring to an action. For example:brave + ry bravery machine + ry machinerybake + ry bakeryrob + ery robberyStudy the words
29、ending with ery/ry given below and complete the followingsentences with them.,Book Four,robbery delivery discovery braverynursery machinery scenery jewelry1. These young people were awardedmedals for their remarkable _. 2. They were all fond of _, and somewore rings and some fine gold chains.,braver
30、y,jewelry,Book Four,3. It was clear that the minister was theright man to speak at the dinner; his_ was faultless. 4. There was no electricity because the_ had failed again. 5. The _ was committed while we were away for the weekend.,delivery,machinery,robbery,Book Four,6. Their two children have bee
31、n going toa _ since they were small babies . 7. They climbed the hill and stopped at the top to enjoy the _. 8. Every since the _ of AIDS there has been a growing concern about our ability to confront it successfully.,nursery,scenery,discovery,Book Four,Sentence Structure IX. Complete the following
32、sentences bytranslate the Chinese into English,using the expression “other than”. 1. We never go to church _(除了去参加葬礼和婚礼之外).,other than for,funerals and weddings,Book Four,2. I have no ambitions _ (除了过一种独立的生活之外). 3. He insists the designs have no greatmeaning _(除了它们很吸引他的眼球之外) 4. He doesnt eat pork, _
33、,other than to live,an independent life,other than that they appealed,to his eye,but other than that,Book Four,_ (但除此外，他什么都吃) 5. I dont know the exact location of thechurch, _(除了知道它在市中心的某个地方).,hell eat just about everything,other than that its somewhere,in the town center,Book Four,X. Complete the f
34、ollowing sentences by translating the Chinese into English, using “would/need/should/might/musthave done” structure. 1. With all this work on hand, he _(昨晚不应该去看电影).,shouldnt,have been to the cinema last night,Book Four,2. I _(会告诉他答案)had it been possible, butI was so busy then. 3. They hurried there
35、only to find the meeting canceled. In fact, _(他们根本不需要去 4. If Henry did not attend the conference,would have told him the answer,they neednt,have gone there at all,Book Four,last night, he _(一定是有很多工作要做). 5. Philip _(可能受了重伤) in the car accident.,must have had too much,work to do,might have been injure
36、d seriously,Book Four,Translation XI. Translate the following sentences intoEnglish. 1. 这种植物只有在培育它的土壤中才能很好地成长。(other than),The plant does not grow well in soils other than the one in which it has been developed.,Book Four,2. 研究结果表明，无论我们白天做了什么事情，晚上都会做大约两个小时的梦。(mayhave done),Research findings show tha
37、t we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we may have done during the day.,Book Four,3. 有些人往往责怪别人没有尽最大努力，以此来为自己的失败辩护。(justify sth. by)4. 我们忠于我们的承诺：凡是答应做的，我们都会做到。(remain true to),Some people tend to justify their failure by blaming others for not trying their best.,We remain tru
38、e to our commitment: What- ever we promised to do, we would do it.,Book Four,5. 连贝多芬的父亲都不相信自己儿子日后有一天可能成为世界上最伟大的音乐家。爱迪生也同样如此，他的老师觉得他似乎过于迟钝。(discount; be true of),Even Beethovens father discounted the possibility that his son would one day become the great musician in the world. The same is true of Ed
39、ison, who seemed to his teacher to be quite dull.,Book Four,6. 当局控告他们威胁国家安全。(accuse sb.of sth.),They were accused by the authorities of threatening the state security.,Book Four,XII. Translate the following sentences into Chinese. If you move into any place other than your own private home, make sur
40、e youknow what the rules are about pets if you have one.,出入除自己家以外的任何场所时，如果你 带有宠物，一定要了解有关宠物的规定。,Book Four,2. Some women could have made a goodsalary in job instead of staying at home,but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.,一些女性完全可以不待在家里，而是去工 作，挣一份不错的工资。但是为了家庭， 她们放弃了工作。,Book Four,3. H
41、ow can you justify such rudeness? You will pay heavily for that because they have sued you for damaging their good name.,你怎么为这样粗鲁的行为辩护？你将会为 此付出沉重的代价，因为他们已经以诋毁 名誉的罪名起诉你了。,Book Four,4. Criticism can be of great use; we may not like it at the time, but it can spur us on to greater things.5. His uncompr
42、omising behavior, to whichthe public objected, left him bankruptemotionally and financially.,批评有其重要作用；我们可能当时不喜欢它， 但是它能激励我们去做更伟大的事情。,Book Four,6. Even if you fail, dont let failure harm you, dont let failure take over. Remen-ber failure is a necessary step in learn-ing; it is not the end of your lear
43、ning, but the beginning.,他毫不让步的行为遭到公众的反对，这使得 他陷入了精神上的崩溃，经济上破产的境地。,Book Four,即使你失败了，也不要被失败伤害，更不要 被失败左右。记住：失败是学习过程中必要 的一步，它不是学习的结束，而是学习的开 始。,Book Four,Cloze XIII. Read the following passage carefullyand choose the best word or phraseto fill in each blank.“so you want to be a rock and roll star?”asked
44、the musician, Bob Dylan. You havedecided to _ fames spotlight. And,seek,Book Four,you will not be _ otherwise. What is it that _ you? Is it the _ fans? Or is it simply to berecognized for being truly _ atsomething? This is all quite _ . I should warn you, though. It isdifficult to _ the publics favo
45、r. These people will grow _ so easily.,persuaded,lures,worshipping,fantastic,understand-,able,sustain,bored,Book Four,Even _ you should succeed, you might not be happy. Once you win in your _ of fame, complaints will fol-low. For example, people will say thatyour work fails to show _ in its appeal.
46、You see, their enthusiasm will soon _. I should also tell you,if,conquest,continuity,dissolved,Book Four,that there will be plenty of people whowill want to _ you during your brief stay at the top. Friends? Sure, _ you have money youll havefriends who will suck everything you haveout of you. And don
47、t forget to watch youragent _ . You might need a good,exploit,as,long as,closely,Book Four,lawyer and an accountant, but they toowill want their _ of the pie-makingmoney out of you.I see, you understand the _ of the situation. However, your chase forfame cant be _ by my pes-simistic outlook. Go ahead then. Dont,
