本材料为新视野大学英语4 Unit1--Unit5 Section A课后练习

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Unit 1 ③

1. As the gender barriers (crumbled) , the number of women working as lawyers, doctors, or bankers began to increase significantly from the mid-20th century. 2. With the data collected each year, the owner of the shop can (discern) customer trends and how things like weather and economic indicators affect sales performance. 3. His supervisor pushes and motivates him in such a positive manner that he is not only able to reach but to (surpass) his personal goals. 4. He is a man with a(n) (shrewd) business sense. He has built his initial investment into a substantial and even excessively large fortune. 5. The (conversion) of nuclear radiation directly into electricity was an exciting possibility that was being vigorously explored in many laboratories in the 1950s.

6. I was not only shocked but also disgusted that the report tried to (distort) the scientific facts in such a manner that even some highly-educated people were fooled.

7. Sixty-two and blessed with his mother's skin, the fisherman had withstood a lifetime of exposure to the sun and looked as (radiant) as a man in his forties. 8. French educator Louis Braille invented a simple but (ingenious) code which has had an impact on the lives of generations of people who are blind. 9. The senators didn't expect us to ask such tough questions, and when we finally did, they got (stumped) and didn't know what to say. 10. This newly established university supports the (proposition) that a more diverse higher education system is desirable since it would enhance opportunities for lifelong learning.

Unit 2 ③

1. We need to improve the quality of education so that our children will not leave school (deficient) in literary and reasoning skills.

2. In a society governed by the rule of law, every citizen is subject to possible (prosecution) if he violates the law.

3. The pay gap between average workers and top corporate officers has led to pubic (outrage) as executives receive large packages despite falling share prices.

4. The delicious meal (appeased) our hunger and made us feel warm again after having walked in the snow all day.

5. The military insists on (conformity) in many areas, for example, dress and haircut, with the primary objective of promoting group unity. 6. My daughter used to play with the dog by taking a(n) (strand) of its hair and then spending a long time rubbing, combing and twisting it.

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7. When she left for the party, she took great care to make her necklace and shoes (complement) her dress. 8. It was necessary to provide living places for (transient) immigrants passing through the area on their way to more permanent dwellings. 9. They had just moved in, so they needed to buy a number of kitchen (appliances) , including a microwave oven, a toaster, and a coffee maker. 10. She wanted a beautiful and elegant (outfit) to attend the wedding of a friend, but couldn't find anything satisfactory in the nearby shops.

Unit 3 ③

1. The curtains changed the atmosphere of the house completely and made it into a place of (exquisite) beauty.

2. As the sun (dispersed) the clouds, we enjoyed our afternoon of playing cards in the forest under the clear sky and observing the most spectacular view I have ever seen in my life.

3. The big company (decentralized) their operations last year and opened several regional offices in the country to meet the needs of the market. 4. It is not easy to (deduce) a trend of growth from the available facts since they are quite scarce and not that convincing. 5. Formerly found only in large industrial applications, microwave ovens now have become a standard (fixture) of most modern kitchens.

6. He calls on the public to save in everyday life and believes that (frugality) is the key to battling a culture that rewards mindless consumption.

7. He is suitable for the position as he is young enough to understand what the teenagers think but old enough to (administrate) their programs.

8. When asked about her whereabouts at 9 o'clock that night, she gave a rather (disjointed) response, which caught the detective's attention. 9. (Reviving) the stalled economy and sticking to promises to bring the deficit down next year is proving to be the principal test for the new president.

10. A considerable period of time has to (elapse) before the effects of such security measures as closed-circuit television cameras and cell-phone monitoring become evident in reducing crimes.

Unit 4 ③

1. I will conduct a top-to-bottom review of the state departments, agencies, and commissions, and seek to (consolidate) or to eliminate them where appropriate.

2. To a 10-year-old girl, you need to offer understanding about her wishes and help her (differentiate) between fantasy and reality. 3. When we heard about the (dreadful) suffering of the children and adults, our primary instinct, like millions of others, was to shed tears. 4. It was when we started living together that we found, to our sadness

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and surprise, that we were (incompatible) . 5. It was (alleged) that he had taken a $50,000 bribe before the project was transferred to another company.

6. The budget proposal has been described as \ (bizarre) \and \

7. It seems that what people believe and what researchers have found out about the (correlation) between wealth and happiness are more different than overlapping.

8. Current expenditure in this museum is (negligible) in comparison with the huge amount which foreign museums of similar standing spend. 9. The air and rivers in this area are getting cleaner, and attempts to preserve animal species and their (habitats) have been mainly successful.

10. If you can provide rational and (intelligible) debates from an unbiased point of view, maybe we will all learn something.

Unit 5 ③

1. Although he was not a legal expert, he knew it would not be proper to (fabricate) anything to mislead the public.

2. He does not work full time there, but he has been the (nominal) head of the organization's scholarship program for five years. 3. As Mark walked the sites on that initial trip of the migrants, he found some important (temporal) clues — dated bus tickets, shopping receipts and calendars.

4. In urban planning, it is important to take into consideration the (reciprocal) influence between the transportation network and other facilities, for example shopping centers and medical centers.

5. The label \(denotes) products that meet criteria for lower fat, sugar and sodium (钠) content. 6. The public high school graduation rates in New Mexico and Arizona have been increasing for three (consecutive) years, thanks to an online program that helps students earn missing credits. 7. In the accident at the air show last week, a pilot and 10 (spectators) were killed when a fighter plane crashed into the crowd.

8. The mother was not sure where the boys went, but she did hear them (muttering) something about going out for a movie with friends.

9. This newly released portrait of Planet Earth is actually a (composite) of several pictures taken earlier this month by a new research satellite. 10. You shouldn't feel insulted. We can assure you he meant to be friendly and there was nothing impolite or (malicious) in his words.

Unit 1 ⑦

1. The brick walls of the ruined buildings (were dripping with) green

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