新世纪大学英语综合系列教材综合5_Unit_6课后答案

Unit 6

Increase your language proficiency 1

1)rusted

2)dwarfs

3)dwell 4)possessions

5)intensity

6)assembled

7)alert

8)probed

9)fingering

10)awkwardly

2

1)spy on

2)watching for

3)presented itself

4)came loose 5)drew back

6)out of the reach

7)making his rounds

8)by accident

9)No wonder

10)empty of

Increasing your word power

1.

1）The black suit he is wearing for the interview gives him the appearance of being smart and capable.

2) She looked deeply tanned and fit after returning from her trip to Santa Barbara Beach.

3) Her showy dress, with layers of complicated lace and a mixture of bright colors, gives her the look of a richly decorated Christmas tree.

4) Stepping out of the operating room, the surgeon shook his head and said to the waiting relatives, “I’m sorry, there is nothing more I can do.”

5) It is a pity to see acres of big trees cut down on the mountain, leaving

only the stumps rising in the air.

6) “Of course Michael won’t be late; you know how punctual he always is,” she said without the least irony.

7) The coach asked them to play with the ball in whatever way they liked, just to get the feel of it first.

8) Mr. White’s eyes narrowed and his mouth tightened at the sight of the pupil fingering his mobile phone in class.

2.

CAST

2) v. throw off, remove, get rid of

e.g. The children cast off their shoes and ran happily along the beach.

3) v. turn or direct

e.g. Would you just cast an eye over this letter before I put it in the post?

4) v. make a vote in an election

e.g. All the votes in the election have been cast and the counting has begun.

5) n. the actors in a play, film, etc.

e.g. After the final performance, the director threw a party for the cast. CRACK

1)v. cause to break open

e.g. He cracked three eggs into a bowl and mixed them together.

2)V. (of a person’s voice) chang e suddenly in level, loudness, etc.

e.g. Her voice cracked with emotion as she told us how she lived

through the Second World War.

3) v. lose control or effectiveness, esp. as a result of difficulties or pressure

e.g. Some young executives crack under the strain of having to meet tough sales targets every month.

4) n. a very thin mark or opening

5) n. a loud sharp sound

e.g. there was a sharp crack as the branch broke off the tree.

Cloze

1)frosted

2)missing

3)rotting

4)intensity

5)cast 6)sickroom

7)cards

8)impressive

9)ordered

10)instead

11)palm

12)threw

13)discus

14)laugh

15)way

Translation

The patient in Room 542 was unusual. He had the look of vigor and good health, but he was blind, legless, and his deteriorating body was like a rotting log. His life was like a candle in the wind, about to be blown out at any moment. His body was not whole, but he was still impressive. He had been suffering physical pain beyond imagination, but he was always quiet. He always ordered scrambled eggs for breakfast but he never ate

them. Instead, he would throw the breakfast plate against the wall earnestly as if it were a discus. He had no feet but he repeatedly asked the doctor to bring him a pair of shoes. The room he dwelled in was empty of all possessions—no get-well cards, flowers, slippers, none of the usual kickshaws of the sickroom. He seemed to have been cast upon a wild island. Finally, he left the world quietly, with no one beside him. Lying in his bed, his face was relaxed, grave and dignified. Upon his death, was he remembering a time when he was whole? Did he dream of the feet he used to have?

Writing

sample essay

My Favorite Teacher

Mr. Ma Gang is my favorite teacher. He is a short and heavily built man in his late fifties, with close-cropped white hair and a neat mustache. You can easily pick him out from a lineup. He usually wears a grim expression on his face and seldom speaks to others unless spoken to. A year ago when he was introduced to us as our teacher of English, I said to myself, “Gosh, here comes a stern and harsh old man!” indeed, he did look like a Japanese officer in the movies that I had seen.

My first impression of him totally changed after we had the first lesson with him. He was all smiles when talking to us. I still remember how he began his first class: You guys have studied English for quite a

number of years. Do you still need me to teach you English grammar and pronunciation? Definitely not. So from now on don’t call me “Teacher Ma”; call “Coach Ma” instead, for I am not a sage on the stage; I am a guide on the side.

In class Coach Ma always shoots us thought-provoking questions. Whenever a student gives the right answer, he will stick out his thumb and chuckled out a musical “OK”; when he hears an unsatisfactory answer, he will shake his head while blinking his eyelids, as if to say, “Think hard!” in class we do most of the talking either in pairs or in groups while Coach Ma just paces around, listening and observing. He is the conductor while we are all performers in an orchestra.

I like his teaching style a lot and often ask him for English books to read. Last Wednesday, before class began, Coach Ma came over and placed a package on my desk.

“Happy birthday to you !” he whispered.

I was surprise to find that it was a brand new English-English dictionary.

“Use this one inst ead of your pocket English-Chinese dictionary.”

“But how did you know it is my birthday today, Sir?”

“I discovered the secret from one of the compositions you wrote,”

I looked into his face. He wore the same grim expression as usual.