新世纪大学英语（第二版）综合教程2-1-5单元课后题答案

新世纪大学英语(第二版)综合教程2-1-5单元课后题答案

Unit One

Living in Harmony

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 them. Change the form where necessary.

▆ Answers:

bunch 2) amazed 3) shift 4) bundle 5) drop

6) capacity 7) participating 8) style 9) commerce 10) rob

11) symbol 12) appreciated 13) displayed 14) slip 15) conquer

16) roast

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17)

figured

2. In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.

▆ Answers:

in rich contrast to 2) are exposed to 3) risked his life 4) rely on

5) at knife-point 6) stands out 7) runs contrary to

8) flag down 9) picks/picked up 10) took a gamble on 11) pulled away 12) pulled over

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▆ Increasing Your Word Power

1. Collocations

Look at the adverbs listed in the box below, and decide which adverb is needed to collocate with the verb in each sentence. Fill the correct adverb into the blank in the sentence. The same word may be used in more than

one sentence. Consult a dictionary if necessary. ▆ Answers: 1) out 2) over 3) back 4) down 5) over 6) up 7) out 8) back 9) down 10) out 11) up 12) over 13) back 14) out 15) down 16) over

2. Study the different meanings of the word “than” in the following sentences. ▆ Answers for Reference:

1) Action speaks louder than words.

2) Production here needs temperatures lower than 25 degrees Celsius.

3) I like to keep things rather than throw them away. 4) There is nobody here other than me.

5) She’d rather leave her job than (be forced to) work for that boss.

3. Word Building

Now choose the Chinese meaning from Column B that matches each italicized word in Column A. You may consult a dictionary if necessary.