1、Unit 1 Text comprehensionIV.Explain in your own words the following sentences.1. I planned to be observant and silent so that nobody would notice that I was a freshman. 2. For three days, I ate a mixture of junk food by myself. I got the food from a machine placed outside my dorm as if to meet my ne
2、eds. 3. It didnt matter whether you were widely liked or not; you did not have to follow other people so as to be accepted by everybody else. VocabularyI.Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words .1. I had just the feeling of a newcomer to college without the strength only an ex
3、perienced student might possess. 2. My apparent confidence 3. Some food to appease my hunger 4. Going with the tide of the majority was no longer crucial to your success in college 5. Foolish and glaring mistakes II.Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in its appropriate
4、 form.Distress; clutched; pose; sneaked; preoccupation; shackles; curse; deliberation III.Fill in the blank with the appropriate forms of the given words.Assure; discretion; relaxation; humiliate; strategy; embarrassment; maneuverable; maturity IV.Fill in the blank(s) in each sentence with an approp
5、riate phrasal verb or collocation taken from the text.Lived up to; headed for; seek out; has broken out; grope for; trying on; go out to; tipped off V.Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1.vague/indistinct; 2.carefully/meticulously; 3.self-res
6、traint/self-control; 4.clever/intelligent/sensible; 5.manner/behaviour; 6.excited/agitated; 7.sneak; 8.mature/sophisticated VI.Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words.Became popular; respect; keep up; lead to; understand; found;use; start grammarII.Rewrite the following sentences,begi
7、nning each one with a noun phrase or nominal clause. 1.My decision to resign was wise. 2. Their readiness to accept the peace agreement really surprised the diplomatic world. 3. My determination to pass the test helped me. 4. Her failure to get into college disappointed her parents.5. My willingness
8、 to cooperate was appreciated. 6. His refusal to help surprised me. 7.The proposal that we should import more equipment is to be discussed at the meeting. 8. Who can have told you that puzzles me. III .Complete each sentence with what you think the most appropriate of the four choices given.DBCC; AB
9、DB; IV. Combine the two sentences in each group into one,using so that.1. I spent the afternoon seeking out each of my classrooms so that I could make a perfectly timed entrance before each lecture. 2. He wore glassed and a false beard so that nobody would recognize him. 3. The stranger spoke very s
10、lowly so that I could understand what he said. 4. She locked the door so that she would nt be disturbed. 5. John whispered so that others could nt hear him. 6. Please arrive early so that we can start the meeting on time. 7. John has bought a bicycle so that he may save money on bus travel. 8. The l
11、ecturer showed some slides so that he might illustrated his point. V.Complete the following sentences using the words in the box.1-4.although/though; yet; however/though; however/nevertheless/though; 5.although/though; still/nevertheless; 6. despite/in spite of; 7. although/though; 8. however;9. how
12、ever; 10 despite/in spite of; TranslationII.Translate the following sentences into English,using the words and phrases given in brackets.1. It distressed me a great deal to hear the news that he had suffered repeated failures. 2. He assumed an air of cheerfulness, even though he lost favor with his
13、boss. 3. Gulliver met with extraordinary adventures and saw a strange assortment of people. 4. He will be furious with you if you repeat the same mistake. 5. We were all greatly drawn by his frank views, humorous words and genial manner. 6. After the thunderous applause die down, the Nobel Prize win
14、ner began his speech. 7. He is gifted with a sort of insight and foresight, so he rarely runs with the crowed. 8. I feel realities are after all very harsh, so one can hardly live up entirely to his ideals. III.Translate the following passage into Chinese.我上大学的头几天颇为难忘。爸妈驾车离开，将我独自留在校园里，我手足无措。不管如何努力装成
15、熟，我就是摆脱不了大一新生的感觉。我花了好几个小时，搞清了我选修课程所在地各个教室。第二天早上，我坐在教室的前排，打开美国文学选集，抖擞精神准备听课。但老师却说“欢迎选修生物课”，我意识到自己坐错了教室。我用铁一样的意志，摆出了一副生物专业学生的姿态，一直坚持到讲座结束。下课以后，我感到我的胃需要加点营养，于是匆匆赶往自助餐厅。但不幸的是，当我端着餐盘朝桌子走去时，脚底一滑，盘子翻倒，我失去了平衡，扑倒在地。好几天，我倍感羞辱。过后，我渐渐地意识到自己把这种微不足道的小事看得过重了。在大学里，重要的是做自然的“我”，发现真正的“我”，而不是试图把一切做得尽善尽美。 Exercises in i
16、ntegrated skillsI.Dictation There are generally two educational methods: / the lecture method and the group learning method. / In a lecture classroom, / the teacher dominates the class / by doing most of the talking. / Students listen and take notes. / This method is best at passing on content to st
17、udents. / It prepares students for a society / that values discipline and self-control. / The problem is that students forget most of the facts / that they have mechanically memorized. / In contrast, / the teacher of a group learning classroom / appears to have no definite role at all, / wandering a
18、bout from group to group. / Students do not memories information, / but they actively generate their own ideas, / each contributing insights for the success of the group. / This method prepares students for a society/that values creative ideas. / The disadvantage is that / students have not memoried
19、 enough basic facts.II.Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.Comes; others; what; going; not; offer; relate; college; not; learn Unit 2 Text comprehensionIV.Explain in your own words the following sentences.1.He had dedicated all his time to work and had no hobb
20、y at all except that he played a golf game once a month which cant be taken as a hobby anyway. 2.Their daughter said that when they were still small her father had become a company man and her mother had given up every attempt to keep him at home. Vocabulary. Explain the underlined part in each sent
21、ence in your own words. 1. died from self-motivated overwork;2. most likely, the highest position in the company; 3. with no specific skills wanted by employers;4. trying to discover facts about his father; 5.a person suited by nature for heart-attack .Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word
22、taken from the box in its appropriate form. Survived; grabs; discreetly; deceased; obituary; conceivably; board; classics; executives III.Fill in the blank with the appropriate forms of the given words.windowed; nerves; precisionist; competitiveness; execution; presided; marital; accompanied IV.Fill
23、 in the blank(s) in each sentence with an appropriate phrasal verb or collocation taken from the text.died of; stay up; cares for; straightened out; picked out; given up; grabbed at; considered for V.Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1.exact
24、ly ; 2.immediately; 3.slacker,idler,loafer ; 4.outlived ; 5.disconcerted,obashed ; 6.living ; 7.underweight,slim; 8.queue . Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words. disappointed; wait; firmly demanded; read; meant; entered cheerfully; intensifies gradually; became extinct grammarI.Put
25、 the verbs in brackets into the correct form:the present perfect or the present perfect progressive.1. have been playing/have played;2. has been putting /has put; 3. have pulled; 4. have been waiting; 5. have picked ; have grown/have been growing ; 6. has been getting/has go ; has been rising/ has r
26、isen; has come; 7. has been; has been looking; has nt found; 8. has failed; has got; II Choose “a” or “b” to the end each sentence as you see fit.ABBB； AABA； III. Complete the following dialogue with the proper forms of the verbs given.A: have been waiting for; have you been doing;B: have been shopp
27、ing; have bought; A: met; was waiting; B: speaks; A: has he been learning; A: did you say; B：has been studying, was; B：have you gone; A: are saying; B：isnt, have been walking; IV Correct or errors,where found,in the following sentences.1-4 has broken; has been winning; ; has joined; 5-8 have known;
28、; was looking; have been waiting; V.Choose the right word or expression to the connect the two sentences.Even so; yet; however; nevertheless; for example; in contrast; however; also TranslationI.Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1.当然,就像你想象中的那样,他每月打一次高尔夫球,他没有其他的爱好.2.”想了他这么多年了”, 她如此在乎的这个男
29、人,必须放弃她. 3.他是唯一一个能够抓住父亲的人,尝试把父亲留在家里. 4.在葬礼上,60 岁的总裁安慰 48 岁的遗孀说,这位 51 岁的死者对公司的贡献巨大,没有人可以替代他的位置. II.Translate the following sentences into English,using the words and phrases given in brackets.1.My immediate boss is a typical workaholic, for he works for over ten hours each day all the yearround. 2. T
30、he principal attaches much importance to extracurricular activities and he believes that they will help to cultivate students tremendous interest in the external world. 3. He always grabs a shower, a sandwich and then a taxi to go to work every Monday morning. 4. Since you are learning the company,
31、you should straighten out the accounts within the week. 5. He often stays up late at night in order to finish writing his Ph. D dissertation on time. 6. Nothing can replace the profoundest love in ones heart of hearts. 7. He is considered a natural for the post of the president, for he has been an e
32、xcellent vice-president for almost ten years. 8. He is just too common to be picked out from the crowed III.Translate the following passage into Chinese.他是个经典人物，因为他是工作累死的。他们都相信，假如他能多活 5 年的话，将自然被提拔为第一把手。他一直被誉为同事们的典范。他一周工作 6 天，一天工作 10 多个小时。他的兴趣只限于工作。当然，他偶尔锻炼一下，以保持身体健康。他将任何形式的娱乐活动都视作浪费时间。他太忙了，没有时间和孩子们待
33、在一起，结果跟孩子们有点疏远了，至少他的孩子们是这么想的。然而，他对公司来说却十分重要，公司里每个人都爱他，甚至崇拜他，因为在他们眼里，他几乎完美。但是，谁来帮助这孤儿寡母收拾他去世后的残局呢？Exercises in integrated skillsI.Dictation Everyone is under some pressure / in the workplace. / Some external pressures / can be a positive factor, / helping us to be more productive. / Some people actua
34、lly thrive / under short-term added pressure, / and our bodies are designed to meet these short-term demands. / Hormones are released to prepare us / for a “fight or flight” response / to demanding situations. / However, excessive and prolonged stress / can take its toll, / producing a range of phys
35、ical and emotional health problems, / which have come to be grouped as “work-related stress”. / The experience of stress is different for every person. / Some people are affected more than others, / so what is stressful for one person / may not be stressful for another. / It can depend on your perso
36、nality type / and on how you have learned to respond to pressure. .Hours; while; less; from; explain; by; late; difference; policies; taking Unit 3 Text comprehensionIV.Explain in your own words the following sentences.1. People in the united states tend to drive for every purpose, so much that they
37、 have forgotten thatthey still have legs and about what their legs can do. 2. I admitted that I have never realized how poorly equipped our bodies are in this respect. 3.maybe I was the only one who had ever attempted to cross that intersection on foot. VocabularyI.Explain the underlined part in eac
38、h sentence in your own words .1. pleasant/comfortable; practically2.very long; (place of) physical exercises3.was made to realize this4.decided not to have coffee and instead to go(to the bookstore)5.held in mind II.Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in its appropriate
39、 form.Negotiated; debonair; dodging; notion; compact; contortion; thrive; undertakingIII.Fill in the blank with the appropriate forms of the given words.disagreeable; eccentricity; acquainted; ridicule; triumphal; deficiencies; woefully; contorted IV.Fill in the blank(s) in each sentence with an app
40、ropriate phrasal verb or collocation taken from the text.Going about; going through; pops out; pace off; pulled up; dug out; stroll up to; habituated to V.Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. bustling/exciting; 2.old/time-honored; 3.depresse
41、d/downhearted/low-spirited; 4.absurd/ridiculous; 5 indifferent/unconcerned; 6.infuriating/irritating; 7.failure/defeat; 8. again VI.Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words.Encountered; cause; agreed to; limited to; idling about; relied on; tolerate; deserted/abandoned GrammarI.Complet
42、e the sentences with the past perfect progressive of the verbs in brackets.1-4 had been talking; had been working; had worked; had been applying; 5-8 had broken; had been standing; had swallowed; had been; II.Complete the following sentences according to the given situation.1-4 has been empty; had b
43、een working for the company; had been waiting for me for half an hour; had had lunch; 5-8 had left; has been living; had repaired the engine; had told; III Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense.L1-L3 . had seen; returned; did nt have; did nt have; had; done; was; did nt have;L4-L6 did
44、; left; had; was; decided; picked; L7-L8 went; slammed; felt; had reminded; L9-L10 had searched; found; remembered; were; IV.Complete the following sentences with shall,should,will or would.1-5 will; shall; should; would; will;6-10 shall; should; should; would; would; V.Fill in the blank with a word
45、 or phrase taken from the box.1. nowadays; 2. ages ago; 3. lately; just; 4. soon; after a long time; 5. immediately; eventually; 6. once; 7. recently; 8. for weeks; TranslationI.Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1. 我几乎每天都步行到邮局或图书馆或书店，心情特别不错的时候，路过咖啡馆会进去喝一杯卡布奇诺。 2. 为了避免走路，我们愿意承受反常的扭曲之苦。 3
46、. 我肯定，他会慢跑很长的距离，会打壁球，会进行各种有益健康的运动，但我同样也肯定，他一定是开车去那些运动场所的。 4. 当时，这一切显得多荒唐、多令人恼怒，但过后我意识到，我或许是唯一一个有过步行穿过十字路口想法的人。 II.Translate the following sentences into English,using the words and phrases given in brackets.1. The university is one of the most venerable institutions of higher education in the world.
47、 2. If one is deficient in practical experience, he can hardly make himself a success with only what he has acquired in class. 3. I felt exasperated by constant interruptions, for I had to finish writing the monograph by the endof this week. 4. He feels that it is ludicrous to write about a contempo
48、rary topic in an ancient style. 5. The Bund in Shanghai was a place where young couples like to come to coo in the 70s and 80s of the last century. 6. His daughter is very sedate for a girl of about ten, for she likes reading more than playing. 7. The couple strolled hand-in-hand along the country r
49、oad when the sun in its first splendor steeped the earth. 8. The poet was commonly considered as an eccentric romantic genius when alive. III.Translate the following passage into Chinese.大约三年前，我和妻子对大城市的嘈杂生活感到厌倦，因此，决定在一个小镇落户，那里安静宜人。现在我们的生活很好，因为这地方方便，办点事步行去就行。我经常四处走走，心情好的时候，在咖啡店歇一下，喝杯饮料，或者在洲际戏院停住脚步，看一场戏。但是，有些人似乎不理解为的怪癖行为。我喜欢尽可能的多走路，这是大部分人所不能理解的，因为他们太过于依赖车子了。有时，几乎到了荒唐的程度，即便只是 10 分钟的路程，他们仍然喜欢驾车。有时，我在独自散步，他们会问我是否需要搭车。但我认为，车子使腿脚功能退化。在这个社会里，多数人占主导地位。我意识到，我或许是唯一主张短距离步行的人，这也就是我不时遇到麻烦的原因。比如：许多商店把门前清理出来，只容顾客停车，店家关心的只是商业成功。
