答案Unit 8 语言.doc

语言单元 Unit 8 Section A Text One You Are What You Say I. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions provided, making some change when necessary faux-pas is built into endearment leeway corroboration paraphrasable idiosyncrasy consummate girl Friday frivolity apt to pejoratively show up assertive undermine II. Use the appropriate form of the words given in the brackets to fill in the blanks inadequacy engagement assert confirmation subliminal address immature pursuit, pursuit originality, unoriginal fussy IV. Test your general knowledge 1. B. 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C. 7A 8.B. 9. B 10. C 11. D. 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. A V. Proofread the following passage. 1. avoid→to avoid 2. points→points out 3. his→her 4. a→the 5. at→as 6.with→without 7.much→much more 8.are→is 9.were→are 10.are→is Section A Text Two The Story of Human Language I. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions provided, making some change when necessary emotional apocryphal strategy arduous from scratch utterance entrust respond to delicacy birthright account for have taken place accord with resemble mimic II. Use the appropriate form of the words given in the brackets to fill in the blanks 1. underdeveloped, developed 2. amaze 3. creature 4. resemblance 5. dictate 6. considerate 7. generative 8. disregard 9. speculation 10. distinctive V. Proofread the following passage 1. as→for 2. for→on 3. useful→use 4. doubts→doubters 5. science→scientist 6. make→makes 7. in→on 8. theory→theorize 9. with→by 10. whatever→however Section B Text One The World of Doublespeak I. Fill in the blanks with the words and expressions provided, making some change when necessary 1. circumvent 2. ambushed 3. revenue 4. inflate 5. dividend 6. shorthand 7. theft 8. laid off 9. at variance with 10. subject-matter 11. preemptive 12. cover up 13. cynicism 14. fall on 15. subject to II. Use the appropriate form of the words given in the brackets to fill in the blanks insight distaste gr