新视野大学英语读写教程4课后习题答案(7)

新视野大学英语读写教程4课后习题答案

conditions to my medical worker. Then the medical worker called the wheelchair repair companies

to get the cheapest bid and informed the main welfare office at the state capital．It took them another

several days to consider the matter. When they finally got my wheelchair repaired，I had been confined

to bed for more than half a month．

Section B

Reading Skills

I.

1. "The stacks of paper" is being personified as someone who can bear witness to something.

2. "Western ears" symbolize people from Western countries.

3. "A gallery of human faces" symbolizes a gathering of people of different origins.

4. As we know a portrait does not have life. It is in a figurative way to say "a living portrait".

5. The word "like" tells us that this part is a simile, comparing hats to small crowns.

6. "Two tiny birds" are clearly a metaphor for the girl's two small hands, showing that it was with

loving care that the blind man held the girl's hands.

Comprehension of the Text

II.

1. The stacks of paper bore witness to a huge amount of work waiting to be done, even though I had

been working seven days a week.

2. I remember feeling annoyed at this dense collection of humanity.

3. Then the truth struck me. He was blind.

4. As we waited for our drinks, the blind man said, "The music seems out of tune to our Western ears,

but it has charm."

5. They are motionless, waiting for the performance to start.

6. The first performance ended just as we finished dessert, and I excused myself and went to talk to

the theater manager.

7. A few minutes later he was standing next to one of the dancers, her little crowned head hardly

reaching his chest.

8. About a week after our trip, the chairman told me the Chinese executive had called to express great

satisfaction with the trip.

Vocubulary III.

1. skimmed 2. steer 3. chartered 4. angle 5. veil

6. magic 7. realm 8. annoy 9. dense 10. highlighted

IV.

1. Many of these poems bear witness to his years spent in India, England, and China.

2. The other players in the team are better than me, but I'm slowly catching up.

3. 1 was loaded with many parcels, unable to walk any faster.

4. The place was deserted and there was no sign of human beings living there.

5. These instruments should be switched on and checked before we start our work.

6. My friend was dressed in a black coat whereas I was in jeans.

7. All those connected with the mission were in prayer for her, but her life was not spared.

8. May I excuse myself for a while, Mr. Davis?

9. Have you ever noticed that at yesterday's concert one of the violinists was out of tune?

10. All too soon it was over and we left feeling we had just skimmed the surface of this fascinating

topic.