《大学英语自学教程》（上册）课后习题答案
4.You'll find that some words in English are easier to memorize than others. 5.The Atlantic Ocean is just half as large as the Pacific Ocean. 6.The nearer an object is to you,the bigger it seems. 7.Classified advertisement is the simplest one.
8.You should read as many English books as you can in college.
9.The Grand Banks is one of the most famous fishing areas in North American. 10.Our life is much better than ever before.
Unit 12
Text A
Exercises for the Text I.
1.b 2.d 3.c 4.d 5.c II.
1.dispute 2.self-assurance 3.supreme 4.peculiar 5.decade 6.quotation 7.represent 8.discard 9.distant 10.authoritative III.
1.Someone 2.a few 3.No one 4.few 5.anyone 6.one
7.anything 8.either 9.neither 10.each IV.
1.A good dictionary should give new uses to old words regularly.
2.The writing and compiling of every entry in dictionary is based on a certain principle.
3.The task of writing a dictionary begins with the reading of vast amounts of literature and making cards.
4.Not all dictionaries have authority.
5.I once got into a dispute with an Englishman over the pronunciation of a word and offered to look it up in the dictionary. Vocabulary Exercises I.
1.a.usage b.use c.Used d.use
2.a.authoritative b.author c.authority 3.a.edition b.edit c.editor
4.a.historical b.historian c.history 5.a.state b.stated c.statement II.
1.dispute 2.peculiar 3.reveal 4.illustrates 5.stack 6.statement 7.usages 8.decade 9.literary 10.influence
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III.
1.It is widely believed that languages change and develop constantly. 2.She is regarded as the best doctor in the town.
3.The books in the library are arranged according to their authors' names. 4.The children are deeply influenced by their parents. 5.They dispute the authenticity of my conclusion. 6.The child was brought up in a remote willage.
7.When you come across new words,you needn't always look them up in the dictionary. 8.Once you have got into a bad habit,it is difficult for you to get rid of it.
9.To the best of my knowledge,the view that the fish is the best food to the brain is not ridiculous. Text B
Exercises for the Text I.
1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.T 9.F 10.T II.
1.quarters 2.life skill
3.stumbling block
4.title,chapter headings,section titles,headings 5.maps,charts,graphs,pictures 6.ideas,actions,thouthts,feelings 7.content and meaning
8.context clues,the words around it 9.alert
10.comfortable,productive,rewarding Vocabulary Exercises
I.
1.a 2.c 3.b 4.e 5.d II.
1.survival 2.Opportunity 3.concentration 4.challenge 5.impression 6.scanned 7.aware of 8.alert to 9.Emphasis 10.keep up with Grammar Exercises
I.
1.with a prupose 定语 2.without your help状语 3.like a man状语
4.in the United States定语；of three types表语
5.in the sales department定语；for the advertising表语
6.For centuries状语；from being discovered by the people of Europe定语补足语；by the people of Europe 状语；of Europe定语 7.in better spirits宾语补足语
8.in the sky定语；like a mirror表语
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《大学英语自学教程》（上册）课后习题答案
9.to vistors 状语
10.of any use表语；in random order主语补足语
11.with a higher profiviency定语；on words 状语；in meaning 状语
12.In some kinds of work状语；of speed定语；by the amount of work done and not by the hour状语；of work done定语
13.due to his careless use of the gun表语；of the gun定语 14.as love apples主语补足语；in love主语补足语 15.in San Francisco instead of Los Angeles宾语补足语
16.for what it can use in building its nest状语；in building its nest状语 17.from carbon状语；in all living things主语补足语
18.in what ways 状语；of the plant定语；from that of animals状语；of animals定语 19.of telecommunication staellites定语；for transmitting telephone calls表语
20.In English定语；to every educated person状语；at home or in the marker place状语 II.
1.of 2.to 3.from 4.from 5.for 6.in 7.with 8.of 9.from 10.with 11.at 12.for 13.in 14.by 15.with
16.By,for 17.with 18.to,at 19.to,at 20.in,from III.
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.A 10.B
Unit 13
Text A
Exercises for the Text I.
1.a 2.c 3.c 4.d 5.b II.
1.agent 2.policy 3.adequate 4.occur 5.remind 6.ignorance
7.complex 8.entirely 9.fundamentals 10.concepts III.
1.evil 2.sell 3.inadequate
4.expensive 5.unfortunate 6.impossible 7.finally 8.unsafe 9.illness 10.hide IV.
looking for / address / familiar with / guide / places of interest / sum / period / If / am looking forward to / Sincerely V.
1.Insurance reminds us that we live in an unsafe world.
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《大学英语自学教程》（上册）课后习题答案
2.There are three reasons why people are unwilling to discuss insurance. 3.We should not depend entirely on the agent when buy insurance.
4.Although accident,illness,and death are not pleasant subjects,we should face them. 5.An American pays as much as $ 2,000 for health insurance every year. Vocabulary Exercises I.
1.a.consumers b.consumed c.consumption 2.a.safety b.safe c.unsafe 3.a.lose b.lost c.loss
4.a.intelligent b.intelligence c.intelligently II.
1.effective 2.evil 3.inadequate 4.sum 5.complex 6.agent
7.miracle 8.protection 9.opposite 10.possibility III.
1.When a stranger is at your door,you should be on guard.
2.In effect,we spent as much time in looking for this book as we did in reading it. 3.Her letter reminds me of the good days we once spent together.
4.Except a few insurance professionals,most of the people don't understand completely what insurance is.
5.This method has been proven to be still effective. 6.At best he can do only half as much as last year.
7.It suddenly occurred to me that he hadn't paid his income tax for two months. 8.He majors in Motor Engineering in this college. Text B
Exercises for the Text I.
1.F 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.T 6.T 7.F 8.T 9.F 10.F II.
1.what money is and how to measure it 2.the unit of account 3.the double coincidence 4.deferred payment 5.in the future 6.specifies
7.fairly constant 8.converred 9.decrease
10.the transaction costs Vocabulary Exercises I.
1.a 2.c 3.d 4.e 5.b II.
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.D
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《大学英语自学教程》（上册）课后习题答案
III.
1.reduced 2.ruled out 3.conscious of 4.in terms of 5.doubled Grammar Exercises I.
1.the,×,the 2.The,×,× 3.a,the 4.×,a,×,the
5.the,the,the,the, 6.a,the 7.An,the,a 8.a,the
9.the,the,the 10,The,the 11.a,× 12.The,×,the,the,an 13.the,the,an 14.an,the,× 15.The,the 16.The,the 17.the,× 18.×,the 19.the,× 20.the,the,the,the II.
a ,a ,an ,The ,the ,the ,the ,the / the ,the ,the ,the ,the ,the ,The ,a ,× / the ,the ,the ,the / a,the ,the ,the
Unit 14
Text A
Exercises for the Text I.
1.d 2.c 3.c 4.b 5.d II.
acceptable manners
1.giving up somoking in a public place 2.asking permission before smoking 3.being polite and show respect 4.being nice to other people
5.no loud talking in public places unacceptalbe manners
1.failing to be impressed by a friend's collection of stamps 2.yawning when a sportman tells you about his recent record 3.falling asleep when friends show you their favorable pictures 4.talking at movies
5.talking with your mouth full III.
1.impression 2.kindness 3.ignorance 4.behavior 5.majority 6.awareness 7.attraction 8.danger 9.possibility 10.protection IV.
1.They are not aware that such behavior will bother other. 2.Behave yourself in public places.
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