大学体验英语综合教程第三版

Unit 1 5 5 FillFill thethe blanksblanks withwith thethe wordswords givengiven below below ChangeChange thethe formform wherewhere necessarynecessary 1 The essayist s language expresses rich and subtle meanings 2 The stockbrokers were overtaken by the sharp drop in the stock market last Tuesday 3 Biologists have estimated that there are around one million animal and plant species living and growing in the rainforests 4 In the United States the cost of living has been steadily rising in the past few decades 5 The quickly growing company has ambitious plans to expand beyond national boundaries 6 That computer store is having a sale of audio software let s go and have a look 7 To be safe you may put on your dark glasses to avoid the sun shining directly into your eyes 8 When the kitchen is finished I m going to focus my attention on the garden shed 9 In a serious tone of voice the doctor warned him to keep off sugar 10 She cupped her hands around the mug of hot coffee to warm them 7 7 TranslateTranslate thethe followingfollowing sentencessentences intointo English English 1 年轻人有时会抱怨无法和父母沟通 communicate with Young people sometimes complain of being unable to communicate with their parents 2 能在中国云南的一个苗家村落住下来一直是玛丽长久以来的梦想 现在她终于梦想成真了 to take up residence It has been Mary s long cherished dream to take up residence in a Miao village in Yunnan China Now her dream has finally come true 3 家养的动物习惯于依赖人 因此很难能在野外活下来 survive Domestic animals are used to depending on humans so it is difficult for them to survive in the wild 4 他突然有种恐惧感 觉得自己会因为经济不景气而被公司裁员 overtake He was suddenly overtaken by a fear that he would be laid off by the company because of depression audio boundary cup v decade directly focus overtake Species subtle tone 5 我估计公交路线上堵车了 因为我都等了 30 分钟也没见一辆车开过去 figure I figure that there is a traffic jam on the route of the bus for I ve waited for 30 minutes without seeing one passing by 6 Translate the following sentences into Chinese paying special attention to the italicized parts 1 This initiative out competes its competitors in the rough and tumble of the marketplace Answer 这一举措在竞争艰难而残酷的市场上胜过了所有对手 2 The generation gap shows clearly on spending young people would spend on all kinds of stuff while elders tend to economize Answer 代沟明显表现在消费上 年轻人什么都会去买 而老年人则喜欢节俭 3 The invention of machinery had brought into the world a new era the Industrial Age Money had become king Answer 机器的发明使世界进入了一个新纪元 工业时代 金钱主宰了一切 4 Every life has its roses and thorns Answer 每个人的生活都有酸甜苦辣 5 Dr McKinley broke his neck to make the public aware of the grave environmental problems Answer 麦肯立博士竭尽全力唤起公众对严峻的环保问题的关注 6 I was extremely terrified by that news Answer 那条消息让我毛骨悚然 7 She used so many technical terms in her speech that the audience could make neither head nor tail of it Answer 她在演讲中用了许多术语 听众听得莫名其妙 8 These problems are too complicated to be explained clearly in a few words Answer 这些问题盘根错节 三言两语说不清楚 Uint 2 4 4 OneOne wordword isis wronglywrongly usedused inin eacheach ofof thethe followingfollowing sentences sentences UnderlineUnderline thethe wrongwrong wordword andand writewrite outout thethe correctcorrect oneone 1 The spokesman was merely given a condense version of the document so he didn t know much about the details condensed 2 Stout s curious in science was sparked by the fascinating stories about Nobel Prize winners curiosity 3 When there is too much smoke in the room the devise would automatically turn on the alarming system device 4 Anyone without patience and persistent is unlikely to make a good researcher persistence 5 There is convinced evidence that stress is partly responsible for his failing health convincing 5 5 FillFill thethe blanksblanks withwith thethe wordswords givengiven below below ChangeChange thethe formform wherewhere necessary necessary pparentconvincecuriositydetailfundamental patiencerespondsparkstirultimate 1 The theories of relativity have made fundamenta changes in our views of the universe 2 That is our ultimate proposal and no other changes will be considered 3 he forest ire was found to have been sparked by a cigarette end 4 The speaker had apparently noticed that his topic wasn t popular with the audience so he quickly ended his speech 5 I ve no patience with people who are always complaining of their misfortune 6 I have never imagined that I would be the object of such curiosity 7 The doctors tried to convince her that she didn t need to feel depressed about her health 8 The police asked him to describe the accident in every detail 9 The quality guarantee and good after sale services will certainly meet with positive responses from the consumers 10 The story of Harry Potter has stirr the imagination of children throughout the world 7 Translate7 Translate thethe followingfollowing sentencessentences intointo English English 1 记者敦促发言人就此次军事打击作出解释 press for Answer Reporters pressed the spokesman for an explanation of the military attack 2 他的竞选演讲未能使选民相信他就是参议员的合适人选 convince Answer His election speech failed to convince the voters that he was the right person for the Senate seat 3 尽管我承认有问题存在 但我并不认为这些问题不能解决 while Answer While I admit that there are problems I don t agree that they cannot be solved 4 他在电视上的第一次辩论给观众留下了深刻的印象 impression Answer His first debate on TV made a deep impression on his audience 5 一切事物都是互相联系又互相作用的 interact with Answer All things are interrelated and interact with each other 6 TranslateTranslate thethe followingfollowing sentencessentences intointo Chinese Chinese payingpaying specialspecial attentionattention toto thethe underlinedunderlined parts parts 1 He had the patience and determination that kept him at things longer than most others Answer 他有耐心和毅力 使他做事时坚持的时间比其他大多数孩童都长 根据上下文 增加原文中省略的词语 2 Basically the theory proposed among other things that the maximum speed possible in the universe is that of light Answer 就其基本内容而言 这一学说提出的论点包括 光速是宇宙中最快的速度 增加修饰语 以示强调 3 and Zewail would hear from the world Two thousand e mails would zoom his way within a few days Answer 扎威尔将收到世界各地的来信 短短几天时间里 2000 封电子邮件接踵而至 增加量词 修饰语以及原文上下文 中所省略的部分 4 But first the 53 year old man would share the news with his family Answer 但是 这位 53 岁的科学家将首先与家人共享这条喜讯 增加量词以及原文上下文中所省略的部分 Unit 3 5 Fill the blanks with the words given below Change the form where necessary attain attractive brand campaign import manufacture market modest precise sponsor 1 I don t think that the amount of studying you did in high school would be sufficient for you to attain good marks in university 2 Because of the impact of poor sales in other Asian countries there has been a modest decrease in house sales in China this year 3 Some young people find computer games so attractive that they can hardly pull themselves away to tend to other matters 4 The victim was able to give a precise description of the drunken driver which was rather helpful to the police 5 Some non governmental organizations are planning a public campaign to awaken people to the problem of noise pollution 6 The cost of producing a tube of toothpaste is about 3 yuan so we will market it at 5 50 yuan to ensure our profits 7 Mike is now the director of a factory which manufactures canned food 8 Plenty of football and basketball clubs are eager to sponsor young athletes if they show great promise 9 The sweaters are made of wool imported from Australia 10 According to a recent survey youths are beginning to have a lot of influence on the products and brands their parents choose 7 Translate the following sentences into English 1 思想是通过语言来表达的 by means of Answer Thoughts are expressed by means of language 2 我今年买的新书多得难以数清 keep count of Answer I have bought so many new books this year that it s really difficult for me to keep count of them 3 这位老太太确信 今天她儿子会回家来为她庆祝生日 feel assured Answer The old lady feels assured that her son will come back home today to celebrate her birthday 4 他妈妈坚持说他每月的零用钱不能超过 100 元 exceed Answer His mother insisted that his pocket money should not exceed 100 yuan per month 5 上个月我们买了一辆车 是用我的名字登记的 register Answer We bought a car last month which was registered under my name 3 Complete the definitions of the following commercial terms by choosing from the words in the table and using them in proper forms to complete the sentences A Complete the definitions with the words given in the table reduction specific consumer money home shop 1 distributor an agent who supplies goods to stores and other businesses that sell to consumers 2 retailer a person or business that sells goods to customers in a shop 3 revenue money that a business or organization receives over a period of time especially from selling goods or services 4 discount a reduction of the usual price of something 5 niche market a speciic area of marketing which has its own particular requirements customers and products 6 household appliance a piece of equipment especially electrical equipment used in people s home s B Complete the sentences with the commercial terms above 1 To out compete our competitors we invest 20 of our annual revenue in new technologies 2 Their wholesale price was six dollars but the retailer would sell for twelve or more 3 You get an extra 5 discount if you buy your software online 4 As the sole distributor of Haier products in the UK Home Electricals has spared no efforts on expanding the market 5 Ever since the blooming of online B2C and C2C businesses it has been no longer easy to find a profitable niche mark 6 Most materials used to manufacture household a such as microwave ovens and television sets can be recycled 6 Translate the following sentences into Chinese and use the omission technique to deal with the underlined parts if necessary 1 There was no snow but the leaves were gone from the trees and the grass was dead Answer 天未下雪 但叶落草枯 2 Instead of one old woman knocking me about and starving me everybody of all ages knocked me about and starved me Answer 那时打我并且使我挨饿的不只是一个老太婆 而是老老少少各式各样的人 3 We can measure the amount of water in a pot but we can t measure its heat We don t have an instrument for that Answer 我们能测量罐内的水量 但不能测量水的热度 我们还没有这种仪器 4 As the temperature increases the volume of water becomes greater Answer 温度增高 水的体积就增大 5 His telescope and his experiments were always bringing him new surprises and he made notes of his work every day Answer 他的望远镜和实验总是给他带来惊奇的新发现 他每天都把工作情况记录下来 Unit 4 5 Fill the blanks with the words given below Change the form where necessary combatcontroversyexcessiveinstinctirrational prohibitionrecklessregulationstirstring 1 A hacker attacked an e commerce marketplace site This is the latest in a of online break ins in which credit card numbers were stolen 2 The coming of IBM s CEO caused a of excitement on the campus 3 Brown s comments on the project caused unexpected 4 To poverty in the city millions of dollars have been spent on training the unemployed workers 5 You will be overweight if you consume amounts of fat 6 The effective implementation of environmental laws and is the responsibility of the local government 7 Trust your and do what you think is right 8 After 20 hours of non stop partying scores of the bravest or most men will risk their lives in a three minute dash from six fighting bulls 9 The on street begging will be in force next month 10 The court gave the heavy sentence in response not to the facts of the case but to the public fear Answer 1 string 2 stir 3 controversy 4 combat 5 excessive 6 regulations 7 instincts 8 reckless 9 prohibition 10 irrational 7 Translate the following sentences into English 1 这支乐队 20 世纪 80 年代凭借那张专集一举成名 shoot to fame Answer The band shot to fame in the 1980s with that single album 2 冒一下险吧 你可能还是会输 但赢的机会却增加了 2 Answer Take a risk and you may lose again but you would have improved your chances to win 3 科学家正极力研究治愈艾滋病 AIDS 的良方 push to the limits Answer Scientists are pushing themselves to the limits in their research for finding a cure for AIDS 4 现在我们知道了网络的意义 鼠标一点就能知晓天下大事 point Answer Now we see the point of the Internet we can get information from all over the world just by clicking the mouse 5 一些人认为政府迟早会将克隆人类的研究纳入规范 regulate sooner or later Answer Some people believe the government will regulate the research of human cloning sooner or later 6 Translate the following sentences into Chinese paying special attention to the underlined parts 1 We place the highest value on our friendly relations with developing countries Answer 我们高度地珍视同发展中国家的友好关系 2 He is not only responsible for the sales of the products but also responsible for advertising Answer 他不仅要负责产品的销售 还 要负责广告宣传 3 I went to see him but he had been out Answer 我去看他 可他已经出去了 4 He is no smoker but his father is a chain smoker Answer 他倒是不抽烟 但他爸爸却一支又一支不停地抽 5 We had a long discussion before we reached an agreement Answer 我们讨论了很久才达成协议 Unit 5 5 Fill the blanks with the words given below Change the form where necessary assume commit confuse hint mislead peculiar puzzle qualify retreat vague 1 Being the son of a professor does not him for the scholarship consideration 2 The police suspect that it was John who the murder 3 So far the new manager has given little that he won t be any different from the former one 4 From all the indications it is safe to that the prices of cars will go down by large margins 5 Some of his instructions are outdated and others are too to be understood 6 The local dialect sounds a little to the people from the north 7 The failure of the movie hastened her decision to from the glamorous screen and spend more time with her family 8 The woman s headache the doctor he couldn t find the cause 9 The state has laws that protect consumers against fraud or sales practices 10 He tried to explain the complicated theory to me but I got even more by the technical terms in his explanation Answer 1 qualify 2 had committed 3 hint 4 assume 5 vague 6 peculiar 7 retreat 8 puzzled 9 misleading 10 confused 7 Translate the following sentences into English 1 知道原理是一回事 但要付诸实践又是另外一回事 it s one thing it s another Answer It s one thing to understand the principle it s another thing to put it into practice 2 据报道 慢跑 jogging 可将患心脏病的可能性减少三分之二 less likely Answer It is reported that jogging makes you three times less likely to suffer from a heart attack 3 根据最新调查 半数英国人不清楚欧元与英镑的比值 have no idea in relation to Answer Almost half of the British people have no idea what the euro is worth in relation to the pound according to the latest survey 4 这片土地本应建成一个供大家享用的公园 但现在却立起了几栋公寓楼 should have done Answer The area should have been made into a park for everyone to enjoy but now some apartment buildings stand there 5 不知道所有这些相关信息能否凑成一幅关于他的清晰图画 add up to Answer I m wondering whether all the related information could add up to a clear picture of him 6 Translate the following sentences into Chinese paying special attention to the underlined parts 1 When I walked out of the terminal I was facing the same crowd of taxi drivers milling about in front of every airport the world over Answer 走出机场大楼我就看到外面好多出租汽车司机在穿梭走动 这 一现象 在世界各地的机场都是一样的 2 Mr Myles still smiled but his voice had a little bit of irritation in it unusual to Rob Answer 迈尔斯先生仍然面带微笑 可是他的口气却有点不耐烦了 罗布很少见到这种情况 3 No wonder the sight of elegant buildings along the canals reminded me of Paris Amsterdam and Venice Answer 难怪 一看见沿河而立的精美建筑时 我就想起了巴黎 阿姆斯特丹和威尼斯 4 I know now what a joy knowledge can be independent of anything you do with it Answer 现在我意识到知识给人的巨大乐趣 这与如何使用知识无关 5 She wanted to tell John how surprised she was at his knowledge but embarrassment made her hold her peace Answer 她本想告诉约翰 她没有料到他的知识竟有如此渊博 但又觉得有些不好意思 没有说出口 5 Fill the blanks with the words given below Change the form where necessary approach core counterpart economy efficient exception invite relief punctually vague 1 The mayor is scheduled to meet his American during his 7 day visit to San Francisco 2 Mr Wilson is quite satisfied with his new secretary because she s much more than the former one 3 I felt great when I heard I had passed the examination 4 The regulations are so that they lead to misinterpretation 5 Chinese and mathematics have always been the subjects in primary and secondary schools in China 6 You are expected to get to the interview or a few minutes early 7 Getting tired of her partner s all talk no action she decided to take the action all by herself 8 For the purpose of Mary decided to take lunch box to work every day 9 You could not be exempted from the punishment because there can be no to the rule 10 Strife at home would dangers from abroad Answer 1 counterpart 2 efficient 3 relief 4 vague 5 core 6 punctually 7 approach 8 economy 9 exception 10 invite 7 Translate the following sentences into English 1 他悲叹一声 对我们说他年轻时也曾风光一时 breathe a sigh of have seen a better day Answer He breathed a sigh of sorrow and told us that he had seen a better day when he was young 2 他有极强的责任感 这就是为什么他被选中掌管这个项目 take control of Answer He has a strong sense of responsibility and that s why he is chosen to take control of the project 3 不管你去哪里 不管是出差还是去玩 尽量多了解那个地方总是一个不错的主意 be it or Answer Wherever you go be it for business or pleasure it is always a good idea to find out as much as you can about the place 4 我们得小心一点 同样的情景可能就要出现 be about repeat Answer Let s be careful The situation may be about to repeat itself 5 事实上 室内空气质量与儿童的健康密切相关 当然与成人的健康也有关系 for that matter Answer In fact the air quality of a house has a great deal to do with children s health and adults health for that matter 6 Translate the following sentences into Chinese and pay special attention to the underlined parts 1 It was almost yet the streets were bathed in a soft shimmering light 2 She is very busy at home She has to take care of the children and do the kitchen work 3 There is always someone who is concerned about your progress 4 If we do a thing we should do it well 5 There were people here from all over the country Many of them are from the South Answer 1 时近午夜 大街仍沐浴在闪烁的柔和的光线中 2 她在家里既忙着带孩子 又要下厨房 3 总有人在关心你的进步 4 我们要干就要干好 5 这里有从全国各地来的人 其中有许多是南方人 5 Fill the blanks with the words given below Change the form where necessary confusion creep curl deepen expose nightmare pulse somewhat throb utter 1 As I came to know more about