写作教程1 答案

Unit One Part V Follow-up Exercises 1.

a.mouse-hearted: →chicken-hearted b.politician: →statesman c.wind:→breeze d.utilize: →drink e.ascertaining: →finding

f.was bombarded with→received a lot of g.opened→drew back h.contain→accommodate i.habits→customs

2. The writer’s attitude changes from negative to positive in each pair of sentences.

3.(1)___(4) experienced, elapsed, attempting, with (5)___(8) take up, made, endeavor, true

4. a. The state attorney said that the man would be prosecuted. b. We suppose that a feferee should be disinterested but not uninterested.

c. Tony can hit a ball farther than I can.

e. The principles behind our constitution are a principal reason for its astounding success.

f. All the band instruments except the tuba will be carried to the auditorium for the music contest.

g. The federal government comprises the legislative, judicial, and executive branches.

h.The whole region was struck by an economic disaster. i.(correct)

j. He was awake to the risk.

5. The first line: principle→principal The second line: stationary → stationery The fourth line: adopted → adapted The fifth line : effect → affect

The sixth line: economic →economical; self-conscience→self-conscious

The seventh line: disinterested→uninterested The ninth line: credible → credulous The eleventh line: continuously → continually 6. a. is

b. is expected c. has d.was/is e. is f. was g. plan h. are i. were j. varu k.improves l.becomes m. is n. is o. have

Answer to Unit 2

2. Translate the following Chinese idioms into English and see if they are literally translated a. play a minor role b. That’s Greek to me. c. belated action/advice

d. Where there is smoke, there is fire. e. an evil creature f. walk into the trap

g. one’s face glowing with health

3. Delete unnecessary words or repeated meaning in the sentences below and make improvemnents. Then compare the two versions and see how the two differ.

a. We must practice economy. /We must reduce unnecessary expenditures.

b. It is essential to control environmental pollution. c. We must arrive at the station on time.

d. Financial wxpenditures should be arranged in order of priority. e. We should speed up constructions of urban housing so as to improve the housing condition.

f. To be allowed to make profits, private capital has to meet two conditions：1) the profits must be legal, and 2)they must not be excessive.

g. During the period of the Tenth Five-Year Plan we must never neglect grain production. Instead,m we must steadily increase it. 4. Reference version|

In feudal China, women had low social status, and were regarded as inferior to men. Thanks to the women’s liberation

movement, women have achieved equal status with men, which is established by the law. But in fact, they still can’t enjoy equal rights with men.

At home, wives are expected to do all the housework, which is obviously unfair.Husband and wife should share the housework and family responsibilities. But in some families husbands usually get angry when they find the cleaning or cooking unfinished by their wives. One can’t help wondering why they don’t it by themselves.

I think women should be spiritually and financially independent if they want real equality. In order to do that , they have to learn as much as men so as to find a good job. Appearance is no longer important to women. It is their ability that can bring them a good job rather than their appearance. So I think the best way for women to win more rights is to receive good education. 5. a._____e ：me, who, I, me/myself

f._____j ：each other’s, who, us, whom, us, whom, Some k______n ：one’s, his, his; his, his

6. a. We are all born into this world as equals, but for various reasons, not all of us are treated as equals. This inequality begins when we reach the age of five, for this is when we will enter elementary school. In school, we are no longer “Mommy’s little darling.” We now have to prove ourselves to the other children and also to our teacher., If we seem

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