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新世纪大学英语(第二版)综合教程4Unit1-4
Unit One
Man and Nature
Enhance Your Language Awareness
Words in Action
▆ Working with Words and Expressions
1. In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with the words given. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers:
1) spark 2) compelled 3) bare 4) scrape
5) destruction 6) output 7) retreat 8) tipped 9) miracle 10) eternal 11) pile 12) transfer 13) mass 14) thereby
15) have emerged
16) trigger
17) threaten 18) consumed 19) hollow
2. In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Complete the sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.
▆ Answers: 1) show signs of 2) cope with
3) lives in fear of 4) tough it out 5) cut down
6) from head to foot 7) searched out 8) nothing short of 9) As yet 10) settle in 11) take heart
▆ Increasing Your Word Power
1. You will read six pairs of words which are similar in meaning but are different in usage. Reflect on the differences in usage between the words in each group and fill in each blank with a proper one. Change the
form if necessary. ▆ Answers: 1) temptation 2) attraction 3) chance
4) opportunity 5) states 6) country 7) warned
8) threatened / threatens 9) refuse 10) reject 11) total 12) gross
2. A blend is a word produced by combining parts of other words, such as “comsat” from “communications” and “satellite”. Try to find out what words the following blends are formed from. You may consult a dictionary if necessary. ▆ Answers: Blend Formation Meaning smog smoke + fog 烟雾 blog web + log 博客 brunch autocide breakfast lunch + 早午餐 （早餐和午餐合为一餐） automobile + 撞车自杀 suicide
chunnel motel netizen sci-fi channel + 海峡隧道 tunnel motor + hotel 汽车旅馆 net + citizen 网民 science + 科幻小说 fiction workaholic work + 工作狂 alcoholic wi-fi wireless + 无线网络 fidelity 3. Fill in the blanks in Column B with an adjective in Text A. The target adjective must be opposite in meaning to the one in Column A and must form a correct collocation with the noun in Column C. ▆ Answers:
1) individual 2) contradictory 3) destructive 4) rational 5) primitive 6) synthetic 7) distant 8) pessimistic 9) irreplaceable 10) enormous
Grammar in Context
1. Study the following sentences from Text B and point