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1.发言人(spokesman)明确表示总统在任何情况下都不会取消(cancel)这次旅行。
The spokesman made it clear that the President would not cancel the trip under any circumstances.
2.杰克对书架上那些书一本也不了解,所以他的选择是很随意的。
Jack didn't know anything about any of the books on the bookshelf, so his choice was quite
arbitrary.
3.少数工人得到提升(be promoted),与此同时却有数百名工人被解雇。
A few workers were promoted, but meanwhile hundreds of workers were dismissed.
4.我已经把我的简历(résumé) 寄往几家公司,但尚未收到回复。
I have sent off my résumé to several corporations, but haven't yet received a reply.
5.她的结论是建立在对当前国际情况进行了认真的分析的基础上的。
Her conclusion is built / based on a careful analysis of current international affairs.
6.我们满怀期望地来参加会议,离开时却大失所望。
We came to the meeting full of expectations, yet we left very disappointed.
7.暂时他只得接受了一份给一家化妆品公司发促销传单的活儿。
At the moment he has to take the job of distributing leaflets to promote products for a cosmetic
company.
8.认为约翰会因为他的失礼(being impolite)而向他们正式道歉,那就错了。
It is wrong to assume that John will formally apologize to them for being impolite.
9.这一丑闻(scandal)对正在力争赢得大选的工党(the Labour Party)来说, 无疑是一件尴尬的
事。
This scandal will undoubtedly be an embarrassment to the Labour Party, which is trying hard to
win the election.
10.我正在努力地写学期论文(term paper),可是我的小妹妹却不断冲进我的房间打扰我。 (at
work on ...)
I was hard at work on a term paper, but my baby sister kept interrupting me by bursting into my
room.
11.汽车早已开走看不见了,珍妮 (Jenny) 还站在大门口凝视着路的尽头。
Jenny was still standing at the gate gazing at the end of the road long after the car was out of sight.
12.就我所知,他们相互感情上疏远已有一些时间了。
As far as I know, they have been emotionally detached from each other for some time.
13.一般来说,通过增加供给或减少需求可以降低物价。
In general, prices may be brought down by increasing supply or decreasing demand.
14.像平常一样,他在开始洗漱(get washed)前,将收音机调至早晨七点的新闻广播。
As usual, he tuned his radio for the news broadcast before he began to get washed.
15.在该市,因吸毒(drug abuse)和赌博(gambling)而引发的罪行在发展,当地政府似乎
找不出对付这一问题的办法。
In that city crime born of drug abuse and gambling is on the rise, and the local government seems
unable to figure out a way to cope with it.
16.情况确实是如此,有些人一生中很早就获得成功,而另一些人则要工作很长时间方能实
现自己的目标。
It is true that some people achieve success very early in life, while others must work a long time
before attaining their goals.
17.他坚持认为这次实验的失败主要由于准备不足(inadequate)。
He maintained that the failure of the experiment was largely due to inadequate preparation.
18.如今研究人员提倡我们应该每天花些时间将自己想要达到的目标投射到心灵的屏幕上。
Researchers now recommend that we take time every day to project our desired goals onto the
screen in our minds.
19.事实上,对于这次海难(shipwreck)报纸上的说法不一。
In fact, there are different accounts of the shipwreck in the newspapers.
20.据说这一地区早在两千年前农业就很先进。
It is said that the area was well advanced in agriculture as early as 2,000 years ago.
21.瞧他是如何操作这机器的,然后就照着做。
Watch how he operates the machine and then do likewise.
阅读
I. A couple of years ago I spent the day at an elementary school in New Jersey.
can we infer from the first paragraph about teachers?
They have a very hard job to do.
dose the author say teaching is tougher than writing a column?
Teaching demands full attention.
do new teachers find out after some practice?
They have to work during vacations to make ends meet.
can infer from the 4 paragraph that the author thinks ?
measures should be taken to keep teachers in their jobs.
does the author thinks of merit pay?
It is not suitable for the teaching profession.
II. I was born with a disability that affects my sense of balance,causing me to walk with a
limp.
did children stare at the author when he was young?
He walked in an uneven way.
can be inferred from the passage that in the 1970s,disabled children ?
were not accepted by their peers.
disabled,the author ?
looks at life as a challenge.
ing to the author,his disability ?
has given him a better understanding of life.
did the author decide to become an advocate for the disabled?
Their rights are still being ignored.
III. I’m coming off this plane,and landing at London airport.
flew to London to ?
live with her aunt.
Edmond greeted her,Daisy felt ?
anxious
waited till everyone was gone before greeting Daisy because ?
he had never seen Daisy before.
did Edmond look like in Daisy’s eyes?
A lost dog.
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did not make any comment about Edmond smoking because ?
she did not want to make a fool of herself.
IV. I don’t know why we are here.
can learn from the first two paragraphs that the author of this passage was ?
a disabled person.
author was scared because ?
he was afraid of catching typhus.
ing to the author,at Auschwitz ?
death was a daily occurrence.
author thought he was taken to Auschwitz because ?
he was a handicapped Jew.
can be inferred from the passage that ?
members of a family were separated from each other at Auschwitz.
V. One of the first productive daydreamers may have been Archimedes.
ing to the author,Archimedes was the first man in history ?
to solve a scientific problem while daydreaming.
ing to some scientists,many discoveries were made when the inventors ?
were in a relaxed state of mind.
ing to the passage,daydreaming is viewed by many today as ?
a waste of time.
benefit from daydreaming,the most important thing is ?
to write down the ideas that pop up in your mind.
ams can be dangerous if ?
you can’t tell what is practical and what is not.
VI. We live in an era when modern technology has relieved us of almost every task our
grandparents once performed—from chopping wood to carrying water.
saying“to many children physical work is a wholly foreign idea”,the author means ?
many children are not familiar with physical work.
does the author’s friend mean by saying“I’m not sure my generation ever really grew up”?
The younger generation grew up quite selfish.
does the author mean by saying “the pendulum has swung too far the other way”?
Children do too little physical work nowadays.
4..How did the author’s parents react to his complaints about never-ending work?
They took no pity no him.
does the author think of children doing physical work?
It helps children build up their character.
词汇
1. Large-scale studies are needed to (confirm) the encouraging results we have obtained so far.
2. is starting the first training program himself,and his methods of teaching will be used
in all (subsequent) training programs.
3. Whoever disobeys the company’s safety regulations shall be (dismissed) on the spot.
4. This is a very formal is not appropriate to wear (casual) pants or skirts.
5. All the questions the police asked (revolved around) what she had been doing on the night of
the robbery.
6. The noise (turned out) to be just the dogs fighting for a bone in the courtyard.
7. Our system has been designed to give the user quick and easy (access) to the required
information.
8. So far only a dozen people who had direct contact with live chickens have (contracted) the bird
flu.
9. Many young women do aerobics every day in their (quest) to achieve the perfect body.
10. The official (version) of events is that the police were attacked and were just trying to defend
themselves.
11. (Despite) the warning that smoking kills,the number of smokers does not seem to drop in our
country.
12. Why did you have to (bring up) the subject of religion since you know the guests are sharply
divided on it?
13. If schoolchildren are allowed to work at their own (pace),their performance will generally
improve.
14. Clara was (compelled) to sell her late husband’s paintings to pay her debts.
15. To attract foreign investors,you have to (convince) them that their investment will have
profitable returns.
16. I don’t think I can ever (repay) my teachers for their devoted work,but I can in my turn do my
best for my students.
17. The conference was an attempt to (stimulate) discussion of the problem of widening gaps
between the rich and the poor.
18. The lawyer outlined the case to him,being careful not to (leave out) anything important.
19. The clerk held my passport four inches from his face and (strained) to read it.
20. The wounded woman got to her feet and made a (grab) at the kitchen knife at the sink.
21. The designers made the most (elaborate) water gardens to match the houses,with
canals,fountains and cascades.
22. Suggesting something which he or she can do (adds to) the child’s sense of achievement.
23. If these problems are not (spotted) early in their training ,they can be a real danger to
themselves and to their instructors.
24. In order to reach (maximum) physical fitness for the coming match,he cut out all social
activities and concentrated on his training.
25. We can’t (assume) the suspects to be guilty simply because they’ve decided to remain silent.
26. The professor (skipped) the whole chapter,saying it was not difficult for us to study it by
ourselves.
27. Tourism authorities (responded) quickly to reports of the attack,claiming that it was
accidental and that crime against tourists was quite rare in the scenic areas.
28. It is rarely useful to try and adjust fully to the time-zone transition before the journey,since this
will (interrupt) your life-style too much.
29. To (qualify) for the position,applicants would need to have a phD degree and 3 years’ working
experience.
30. We must come to a decision and take action quickly,for time is (running out) faster than we
think.
31. Here,as in most other parts of the hilly county,one school served for up four or five (scattered)
villages.
32. Work (commenced) on the construction site last April and was completed within fifty-two
weeks.
33. As to this product,the technical obstacles to be (overcome) for designing are much less than
for manufacture.
34. The doctor told me I had to expect such things at my age and simply (prescribed) some
vitamin pills.
35. I (gazed) upwards and could see a few stars twinkling in the sky;one seemed much brighter
than the others.
36. Lucy stood at the gate waving to her departing daughter until the car is (out of sight).
37. The Party should be able to respond to these (urgent) needs more effectively than any other
organization and provide clear leadership.
38. The weed in pool should be left untouched until the young frogs have (departed).
39. The woman and three children were now laughing and I was pleased about that,as they had
looked (scared) when I entered their house a few moments before.
40. Few gardens are large enough to (accommodate) a full-grown tree like oak or beech.
41. With the spread of vast computer data banks,it will soon be possible to (identify) individu-als
walking along a street,whether or not they have committed a crime.
42. In a few hurried situations I forgot to switch on,and missed the picture opportunity while
trying to (figure out) why the camera wasn’t working.
43. Lack of zinc (supposedly) causes a range of problems,although little scientific evidence
supports the link.
44. I am happy in that I have (attained) what you would call success and what I consider good.
45. It is a common belief that Britain (maintains) the best university system in Europe.
46. The mood of the conference is plainly (hostile) to a fixed exchange rate and in favor of letting
the currency float where it will in free-market fashion.
47. Our nation has pursued for decades the policy that has (substituted) machines and technology
for human lives.
48. The statistics show that those who prefer electronic banking (amounted to) 45 per cent.
49. He (took in) the scene in front of him and immediately called in the police.
50. As the shortage of skilled workers grows,the competition to (recruit) new employees is likely
to intensify.
51. He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was (upset) by the news.
52. There were a few so-called rooms but they were (scarcely) large enough to qualify as such.
53. The (sheer) pressure of life pushes people into having less time to communicate with each
other.
54. Planning color schemes involves choosing and balancing colors which will (contrast) or
harmonize in a pleasing way.
55. Nazism (fed on) the dark myths of racial purity and the glories of a supposedly great history.
56. The (trend) toward milder winters is beginning to concern many fruit farmers,as research
confirms that many fruit tree will be confused by the changing climate.
57. It should be noted that the (interval) between marriage and the birth of the first child has
lengthened since the early seventies.
58. In this island country,tourism (generates) about half of its Gross Domestic Product.
59. The motor industry people now expect the decrease in sales that showed through last month to
(accelerate) in the remaining months of the year.
60. On land,the weight of plants far (exceeds) the weight of the animals that feed on them.
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