新世纪大学英语综合教程4知识点整理.docxVIP

Book 4 Unit 1The enormous oil spill on Alaska’s North Slope region in 1989 was a(n) disaster（灾难）for Alaskan sea animals.Due to the lack of labor force, even women in this village were compelled（强迫） to work in the coal mines.The travel agency promised to offer foreign travelers everything from historical（历史的）monuments and castles to modern leisure activities.According to the rules set by the company, anyone who is regularly late for work is likely to be disciplined（训练）or dismissed.People in that area are already threatened with environmental destruction（灭亡）since 60% of the forest there has been destroyed.The auto company has seen a huge increase in the output（产量）of private cars this year due to the improved working efficiency.Under the severe attack from enemy aircraft, the troops were forced to retreat（撤退）from the front.Survival of the Fittest is a(n) eternal（永恒的）truth of nature.The military government refused to transfer（转移） power to a democratically elected civilian government.Deforesting and global warming threaten（威胁到）to ruin the current and future state of our environment.U2 1. Patients who had been given the new drug were asked tomonitor（监视）their progress and report to the doctor down to the smallest detail.2. Private space travel is a relatively newphenomenon（现象）. Its difficult at the moment to assess itseffects.3. All of us need to build up relationships with others unless we choose to live in completeisolation（隔绝）from the outside world.4. Since sending her child to the kindergarten, she has been delighted to see a(n) gradual （逐渐的）change in the boys character; he seems less self-centered now.5. Quillswere the chief writing tool from the 6th century until theadvent（出现）of steel pens in the mid 19th century.6. I dont think shes consciously（意思到地） rude to you – she has just lost her new car and feels badabout it.7. The cheap perfume you see on special offer in petrol stations often smells nasty（丑恶的）after acouple of hours.8. The consumerboom（繁荣）of the 1980s led