3 )troublesome adj. 令人烦恼的；讨厌的a troublesome child 惹烦恼的孩子；a troublesome problem 难题；
-some 是个形容词后缀， 表示“ 充满.. 的”，“ 易于.. 的”， “有.. 倾向的”，“ 令.. 的”，“ 具有.. 的”。加在名词后面， 变为形容词。gladsome 令人高兴的；fearsome 可怕的；playsome 爱玩耍的；burdensome 沉重的；lonesome 孤独的；quarrelsome 好争吵的。
12. She enjoys taking long walks， but soon discovered that there were a number of dogs on the island which were allowed to run free. 她喜欢长距离散步， 但很快她发现岛上有几条狗， 主人不加管
束， 任其乱窜。
1 )enjoy doing 喜欢做某事。doing 是动名词作及物动词enjoy 的宾语。
The cadre enjoys reading revolutionary literature.
这位干部喜欢读革命文学。
The housewife enjoys qua rrelling with her husband.
这位妻子以同丈夫争吵为乐事。
2 )take a walk 散步
3 )which.free 是定语从句， 修饰dogs。
4 )free 在这里是副词， 表示“ 自由地”、“ 无阻碍地”。
a ship sailing free over the sea 在海上顺风行驶的船
13. She carried a rock in her hand and resolved to show no fear as the dogs came running toward her.
她手里攥着石头， 横下一条心在狗扑来之时不表现出惧色。
1 )hand 在这里用的是单数， 表示只有一只手拿着石头。如果用hands 的话， 就表示两只手都拿着石头。
2 )resolve to do 决心， 决定
He resolved to become one with the masses.
他决心同群众打成一片。
According to the circumstances he resolved to go.
根据情况， 他决定离开。
3 )running 是现在分词作状语， 表示行为方式， 逻辑主语是the dogs。
They stood by the roadside， wa tching the pa rade.
他们站在路边看游行。
The crew left the island sa iling towa rd the ha rbour.
船员们离开海岛向港口航行。
14. Ask yourself over and over ，“Will the future change as a result of my worrying about it？”
自己反复问几遍，“ 光担心前途就能有所改变吗？”
1 )over and over = over and over again 反复， 再三Please consider it over a nd over before you make your decision.
请在作出决定前， 反复想想。
2 )as a result of 由于..， 因为..
The sports meeting has been postponed a s a result of the bad weather.
因为天气不好， 运动会已被推迟了。
As a result of his working hard， he had completed the job ahead of schedule. 由于他工作努力， 提前完成了这项工作。
练习答案
课文A 练习
I. 阅读理解：
1. d 2. b 3. d 4. b 5. a
II. 找出下列单词或短语的同义词：
1. pursuit 2. excusable 3. restore 4. equilibrium 5. steady 6. interference 7. incapacity 8. lessen 9. defect 10. intention III. 把下列单词变成名词：
1. necessity 2. emotion 3. achievement 4. weakness 5. approval 6. excuse 7. dependence 8. interference 9. maintenance 10. prevention IV. 完形填空：
married， of， marriage， empty， in， out， love， have， form， full
V. 把下列句子译成英语：
1. Cry is often considered as characteristic of the female.
2. That men don’t cry doesn’t mean that they are unable to cry.
3. In the whole of animated nature， the human being is the only one that sheds tears.
4. It is unnecessary to cry whenever one wants to cry， but one should be able to cry when one needs to cry.
5. It is not a good idea to train little boys not to cry in their early childhood.
词汇练习
I. 用所给单词的正确形式填空， 注意词性：
1. a. disapprove b. disapproval c. approval d. approved 2. a. discouraged b. courage c. encouraging d. encourages e. courageous
3. a. permissible b. permission c. permitted 4. a. organ b. organism c. organic II. 用下列单词的正确形式填空：
1. defects 2. confusion 3. restored 4. capacity 5. dynamic 6. Stability 7. intention 8. interference 9. dependence 10. damage III. 把下列句子译成英语：
1. Honesty is characteristic of children.
2. The father disapproved of the marriage of his daughter to that poor young man.
3. Necessity is mother of invention.
4. Smith returned to his hometown， among other things， to see his mother.
5. They could not in the least understand the principle.
6. With regard to the price， we thought of it to be too high.
课文B 练习
I. 根据课文判断下列句子正确与否：
1. √ 2. √ 3. √ 4. √ 5. √ 6.× 7.× 8. √ 9.× 10. √
II. 根据课文填上所缺的内容：
1. emotional distress 2. the future
3. payoff 4. caring
5. finding out the truth， deal directly with6. considerable attention， self-pity
7. sensibly effective challenge 8. change
9. direct conflict 10. drive， away
词汇练习
I. 从词汇表中选择最恰当的词语完成下列句子。首字母已给出：
1. fulfilled 2. compulsively 3. tension 4. minimize 5. obsessive II. 选择填空：
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. A