大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案
Unit1
一） 1. bare 2. empty 3. empty 4. bare 5. empty 6.empty 二） 1. shortly 2.track down 3.faint 4.motioned 5.at the sight of 6.feel like 7.slamming 8.rang out 9.contract 10.made for 11.heated 12.emerged 三） 1. host
2. sprang up/rang out 3. impulse 4. came to 5. track down 6. unexpected 7. outgrow 8. widened 9. shortly
10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四）
1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago.
2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation?
3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return.
6. The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away. 五） 1.
Additional advantageous Anxious conditional Courageous curious Dangerous educational Emotional famous Industrial intentional Medical mountionous Musical mysterious National occasional Personal practical 2.
Heated colored pigtailed gifted bearded pointed experienced aged skilled diseased 六）
1.The people questioned gave very different opinions on the issue. 2. Can you see the man climbing on that rock?
3. Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution to the problems discussed. 4. We were woken early by the sound of the birds singing.
5. The chairman made it clear that those objecting should explain their reasons. 6. After a day’s work, I felt I had little energy left. 7. I knew of some of the athletes taking part.
8. The success obtained surprised those who had given up the project as impossible. 七）
1. During the time that 2. As long as 3. Although 4. as long as 5. whereas 6. Although 7. whereas 8. Although
1. They frightened the child into telling the truth.
2. He tricked her into marrying him by pretending that he was the son of a millionaire.
3. My tactless words forced the old gentleman into buying something he could not possibly afford.
4. He finally talked me into accepting his terms.
5. The girl persuaded her father into giving up smoking.
6. Their severe criticism shocked her into realizing her selfishness.
1. Guests are to be back in the hotel by twelve o’clock. 2. An investigation is to be made next week. 3. I am to meet them at the airport.
4. You are to finish your homework before you watch TV. 5. The medicine is to be taken three times a day after meals. 6. Bob and Susan are to get married in October 八） 1.hosts 2.heated 3.argument 4.impulse 5.shortly 6.emerged 7.slam 8.crawled 9.crisis
1.corner 2.attention 3.noticed 4.shining 5.directed 6.there 7.bed 8.snake 9.its 10.feet 11.from 12.however 13.do 14.as
15.forward 16.neither 17.still 18.if
19.through 20.floor 21.pulling 22.under
23.cried 24.out 25.to 26.where 27.made 28.eyes 九）
1.do the cooking 3.hardly thought so 3.settled down 4.half expected 5.equipment 6.boiled over
7.why things were so quiet 8.burning 9.greeted 10.battlefield 十）
1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。 Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word. 2. 出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点意外。
The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American. 3. 约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。 Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone.
4. 当全部乘客都向出口处 (exit) 走去时，他却独自留在座位上，好像不愿意离开这架飞机似的。
While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane.
5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。
The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself. 6. 南希虽然很想参加辩论，但腼腆得不敢开口。
While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth. 7. 你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他？
What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home?
8. 猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下 (lay) 的陷阱 (trap) 方向跑去，脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。
The hunter’s face lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid.
Unit2
1)Besides Except Besides
2)Have received Accepted Received Accept 3)Discovered Was invented Discovered Invented 1) alike
2) asleep 3) alive 4) awake 5) alone 6) astir
1) conflict with 2) superior to 3) resented
4) left behind/left (my car keys) behind 5) error 6) rejected 7) created 8) obtained 9) above all 10) perpetual
1)origin
2)threatening 3)in existence 4)hesitates 5)owes to 6) Acting on 7) leaving to
8) went out of her way 9) has been appointed 10) judgments 11) influence 12) humble
1) Many authors use a false name when they publish their books.
2) The origin of human life on earth is now believed to have been in Africa.
3) The book was translated from Chinese into English under the personal supervision of the author.
4) In spite of the personal participation of the President, the conference failed to produce agreement.
5) Many Americans prefer to travel by car over any other means of transportation.
6) Watches made in your factory are far superior in quality to those turned out in theirs.
1) a wait-and-see attitude 2) a life-and-death struggle 3) a down-to-earth spirit 4) an out-and-out lie
5) an out-of-the-way mountain village