高级英语课后答案（期末考试总复习）
Unit 1 A Class Act
2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.
1). Johnny is so ingenious (ingenuity) — he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinary materials.
2). So what is his prescription (prescribe) for success?
3). I cannot allow any relaxation (relax) of the rules.
4). All pupils are expected to attend the school asmbly (asmble).
5). She has the most adorable (adore) two-year-old daughter.
6). To the mortification (mortify) of the show’s organizers, t he top performers withdrew at the last minute.
7). She was wearing a black suit trimmed (trim) with white.
8). I didn’t know what to say — I just offered a few words of consolation (console).
9). I didn’t want to lo my composure (compo) in front of her.
10). She looked a bit dejected (dejection) when she was told that she hadn’t got the job.
3. Fill in the blank(s) in each ntence with a phra taken from the box in its appropriate form.
drag into | speak up for | rife with | of one’s own accord
ration out | single out | trudge through | beside onelf
in place | on the warpath | e through | comply with
1). The office was rife with rumors.
2). Ann rationed out the cake between the children.
3). The arrangements are all in place for the concert next Thursday.
4). There are rious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.
5). The cour would take me three years to complete, but I was determined to e it through.
6). She has often spoken up for the rights of working mothers.
7). If there was one thing she couldn’t face in the morning it was her mother on the warpath.
8). He was beside himlf with grief when she died.
9). Don’t drag me into your argument! It has nothing to do with me.
10). I spent the whole weekend trudging through this report, and I still haven’t finished reading it.
11). She came of her own accord. No one asked her to come.
12). It’s not fair the way my sister is always singled out for special treatment.
IV. Translation
1).这家公司是由几名有事业心的年轻人创立的。(enterprising)
→ The company was started by a couple of enterprising young men.
2). 那是他唯一一次自己在午夜前睡觉的，因为他实在太累了。(of one’s own accord)
→It was the only time when he went to bed of his own accord before midnight, becau he was really too tired.
3). 经过长时间的仔细酝酿，书才得以完成。(meticulous)
→ Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.
4). 她从头到脚穿着一身黑。(be attired)
→ She was attired from head to foot in black.
5). 为攒我们去度假的钱，我节衣缩食整整一年。(scrimp and save)
→I’ve been scrimping and saving all year to pay for our holiday.
6). 我知道他是好意，但我希望他别来管我们。(well-meaning)
→I know he’s well-meaning, but I wish he’d leave us alone.
7). 当有人指出他犯了错误时，他非常生气。(indignant)
→ He became very indignant when it was suggested he had made a mistake.
8). 说了多少次了，安东尼，刀子和叉子要放入中间的抽屉！(umpteen)
→I’ve tol d you for umpteen times, Anthony, knives and forks go in the middle drawer! 9). 缝纫恐怕不是我的专长。(forte)
→I’m afraid wing isn’t one of my fortes.
10). 观众热烈的欢迎使她十分高兴。(buoy)
→ She was buoyed by the warm reception her audience gave her.
Unit 5 A Few Kind Word for Superstition8
2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.
1). I don’t think you understand the gravity (grave) of the situation.
2). The tone of the letter was placatory (placate).
3). They are forced to live in deplorable (deplore) conditions.
4). She claimed that the ri in unemployment was just a further manifestation (manifest) of the government’s incompetence.
5). Religious obrvances (obrve) such as fasting can be hard to follow.
6). The report absolved (absolution) her from all blame for the accident.
7). The fruit was prerved by submersion (submerge) in alcohol.
8). I divined (divination) from his grim expression that the news was not good.
9). The past two years have en a proliferation (proliferate) of TV channels.
10). She’s neurotic (neurosis) about her weight — she weighs herlf three times a day.
3. Fill in the blank(s) in each ntence with a phra taken from the box in its appropriate form.
within the bounds | depth | yearning | hasten
root out | make an appearance | give a damn
have a hold on | come by | stand aloof
1). Ms Campbell has been appointed to root out inefficiency in this company.
2). Their company has a strong hold on the computer market.
