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21世纪大学英语第三册 读写教程课后答案(1-4)

读写教程课后答案

1单元

TEXT A

III 1.compulsory 2.relish 3.confidence 4.consequences 5.incentive 6.henceforth

7.invest 8.perceive 9.passion 10.scheming

IV

1.going steady with Richard

2.in time

3.played into his enemy's hands

4.beyond her wildest dreams

5.hung on Michael's every word or hung on Michael's words

6.out of focus

7.feed on

8.the apple of Chris's eye

9.filed into the courtroom

10.poring over their collection

V

1.most obvious:gaze,beam,widen

2.most obvious:betray,sigh,frown

3.most obvious:glorious,revelation,stump

VI

A

1.actress 2.empress 3.goddes 4.mistress 5.waitress 6.lioness

7.priestess 8.heiress

B

1.Goddess 2.waitresses,actresses 3.Lionesses 4.mistresses

VII

a person who is taking an exam 应试者

one to whom something is referred, esp. for decision or settlement 裁判

a person who is appointed to a job or position 被任命者

a person who has been forced to leave his country, home, etc. and seek refuge 避难者，难民

the person to whom a letter, etc. is addressed 收件人

a person who is being trained 受训者

a person who has escaped from somewhere 逃脱者

a person who stays away 缺席者

a person to whom money is or should be paid 受款人

B 1.examinee 2.trainee 3.absentee 4.refugees 5.addressee 6.escapee

VIII

albatross: crane (鹤，鹭), eagle (鹰), pigeon (鸽子), owl (猫头鹰), penguin (企鹅) — all birdspterodactyl:

mosquito (蚊子), cricket (蟋蟀) — all have wings, but they aren't birds; seal:

seal (海豹): donkey (驴), dolphin (海豚) — all mammals; or

seal (海豹): penguin (企鹅) — live both on land and in the water; orseal (印记，图记): crane (起重机), cricket (板球), sponge (海绵状物) — all haveother meanings unrelated to animals

shark:

dolphin (海豚), sponge (海绵) — all live underwater

IX

1.Having too many people on the team slows our work down rather than speeding it up.

2.He wanted to make his living as a teacher rather than as a businessman.

3.In most modern societies women are treated as professional equals rather than [as] servants.

4."Body language" refers to communication through the way you move rather than to speech.

5.He preferred to sit quietly in class rather than risk giving an answer that might be wrong.

6.Andrew is convinced that love rather than money is the key to happiness.

7.Many people nowadays communicate by e-mail rather than (by) phones and faxes.

8.Mrs. Kester made students think for themselves rather than telling them what to think.

X

1.if only to attract more readers

2.if only to have a brief check-up

3.if only to make a good impression on his

4.if only to warn others about how dangerous it is to be so careless

5.if only to stop youself getting so bored at home

XI

1.make itself felt

2.make your views known

3.make myself heard

4.make yourself understood

5.make Anthony interested

XII

上学的孩子们中间有一种普遍的错误想法，即认为他们的老师当年都是些神童。不管怎么说，除了不像一般孩子那样生性贪玩、不愿学习的书呆子之外，还有谁愿意长大后当老师呢?我竭力向我的学生们解释我在他们心目中的形象—— 一个在青春期热衷于书本和作业的人——有一点被扭曲了。相反，我极为憎恨义务教育。我永远都无法接受在鱼儿上钩时不得不去上学的想法。

XIII

1.Tom (was) transferred to our school last year. He hung on Miss Young's every word in class and soon became the apple of her eye.

2.Seeing his daughter graduate from high school, he felt a surge of love and pride that he couldn't express in words.

3.Last year when Mr. Li first began his venture into the stock market, becoming a millionaire was beyond his wildest dreams.

4.On my holiday, I was lucky enough to witness some wild seals feeding on fish. I took several photos of them, but unfortunately they were all out of focus.

5.The prince has been going steady with the actress for three years and nothing can alter their plan to get married next week.

6.It is a complete misconception that the poor do not need compulsory education because they do not even have enough to feed on. Without education, how can poor people ever overcome their poverty?

7.All of David's classmates are completely stumped — no one can work out how he became a top student overnight.

8.It was obvious that her rejection of his proposal hit him hard, but in time he recovered from his wounds.

XIV

CDDCA BBACC BCBBD BCC

TEXT B

IV 1,furious 2,wage 3,coach 4,werdict 5,punishment 6,options 7,license 8,bystanders 9,collision 10,mechanic

V 1,setting on 2,spread out 3,lost my cool 4,picked up 5,make up 6,stood out

2单元

TEXT A

III 1.compulsory 2.relish 3.confidence 4.consequences 5.incentive 6.henceforth

7.invest 8.perceive 9.passion 10.scheming

IV

1.going steady with Richard

2.in time

3.played into his enemy's hands

4.beyond her wildest dreams

5.hung on Michael's every word or hung on Michael's words

6.out of focus

7.feed on

8.the apple of Chris's eye

9.filed into the courtroom

10.poring over their collection

V

1.most obvious:gaze,beam,widen

2.most obvious:betray,sigh,frown

3.most obvious:glorious,revelation,stump

VI

A 1.actress 2.empress 3.goddes 4.mistress 5.waitress 6.lioness 7.priestess 8.heiress

B 1.Goddess 2.waitresses,actresses 3.Lionesses 4.mistresses