英语读写Unit 7期末复习

1、第七单元 英译中In so many ways, we now share our homeand our homeswith so many others. From Australia to Zambia, we wear baseball caps and watch Hollywood movies. Markets in Morocco sell radios made in Singapore, and we all watch television and enjoy the same type of programmes. Are people obliged to do th

2、is, or do they simply want to? Yet at heart, while we have learntor have been taught?to like and aspire towards the same things, we recognize a streak of individualism in ourselves, a consciousness of difference, of our own uniqueness. And when life on Earth gets overwhelming, people retreat into th

3、emselves, into their homes. The word home is an emotive one. It's a deliberate choice to call the organization to protect the US from terrorism the Department of Homeland Security. Home doesn't mean just bricks and mortar, translated into house or housing in so many languages. Home is where

4、we hunker down, take off our shoes and switch off from the outside world. It's an inward-looking place, where we should feel safe. Our homes also show our individual sides, through the pictures on the wall, the favourite chair, the souvenirs from visits beyond our homes, our expression of choice

5、, which remain unchanging day to day, symbols of a moment's pause in an ever-changing world我们在许多方面和许多人共享我们各自的家园以及我们大家的家园。从澳大利亚到赞比亚，人们都戴棒球帽，看好莱坞电影。在摩洛哥的市场上可以买到新加坡生产的收音机。我们都看电视，并且都喜欢看同一类节目。人们是必须这样做，还是就喜欢这样做呢？ 虽然我们已经学会了（或被教会了？）喜欢或追求同样的东西，但在内心深处，我们都意识到我们都有一种个人主义的特质，意识到自己与众不同，意识到自己的独特。当世上的生活变得令人无法承受的

6、时候，人们就隐退到自己的内心世界里，隐退到各自的家中。 “家”这个词充满了强烈的感情色彩。保护美国人不受恐怖袭击的那个部门名叫the Department of Homeland Security（国土安全部），这种称呼是经过仔细推敲的。“家”在很多语言中都被译成“房子”或“住宅”，但它不仅仅意味着砖头和灰浆。家是我们可以放松休息的地方，在家里我们可以脱下鞋子，不再受外面世界的烦扰。家是一个让我们倾听心声的地方，是一个可以让我们感觉安全的地方。通过挂在墙上的照片、我们最喜欢的椅子、外出旅游时带回来的纪念品，家显示出我们个性的方面，我们的取舍。这些东西每天一成不变地放在那儿，象征着这个变幻不定的

7、世界中的片刻停顿。第七单元 中译英在毕业典礼上，一家知名IT公司的经验丰富的CTO托马斯克拉克给140名渴望在IT行业干出一番事业的计算机科学专业的学生提出了一些重要建议。在他看来，信息技术不仅仅是组装机器和装置。在这个领域，创新起着关键的作用。所以IT工作者自然要承受巨大的压力，因为他们每天都要想出一些新点子。 但是克拉克也指出，IT行业的最终目标是利润。如果你想在这个领域获得成功，你应该牢记创新并不等同于个人主义。值得注意的是，很多有天赋的年轻人由于狂妄自大，交流能力差，没能发挥他们的潜力，因此没有取得成功。克拉克强调说，你必须学会和不同部门的人合作，这样你才能创造出能被市场接受的产品，你

8、的才华才能绽放。(aspire to; assemble; domain; on a daily basis; ultimate; synonymous with; blossom)In the graduation ceremony, Thomas Clark, a veteran CTO of a renowned IT company, offers some important advice to 140 computer science majors who aspire to pursue a successful career in IT. In his opinion, inf

9、ormation technology is not just about assembling machines and devices; it is a domain where innovation plays the key role. So naturally IT workers have to endure great pressure in their work as they need to come up with new ideas on a daily basis. But Clark also points out that the ultimate goal of

10、IT business is profit. If you want to succeed in this business, you need to keep in mind that innovation is not synonymous with individualism. It is noticeable that because of arrogance and poor communication skills many gifted young men didn't realize their potential, thus failed to achieve suc

11、cess. Clark emphasizes that you must learn to cooperate with people from different departments, and only thus can your talent blossom by creating products that will be accepted by the market.Unit test1. I find jazz music _ to rock and roll. a. prefer b. refer c. preferable d. referee 2. The city was

12、 closed off because of the _, with people fighting in the streets and breaking into stores. a. disagreement b. riot c. complaint d. harmony 3. Ballet dancers are characterized by their _ movements. a. grace b. disgrace c. disgraceful d. graceful 4. In my opinion, the mayor should have quit months ag

13、o; he's completely _ and corrupt. a. moral b. ethical c. immoral d. sincere 5. Sara and Beth are _ twin sisters, so it's easy to confuse them. a. identical b. similar c. matching d. double 6. His _ career goal is to become president of the university. a. preliminary b. ultimate c. critical d

14、. central 7. If the moon were _, I think we would have sent colonists there years ago. a. habit b. habitat c. habitation d. habitable 8. Nothing can prepare you for the _ size of the Great Wall of China. a. immense b. immerse c. eminent d. imminent 9. Use a _ cloth to clean the rust from the old met

15、al. a. course b. cores c. curse d. coarse 10. Look aroundeverything you see is within the king's _. a. birthright b. homeland c. domain d. headquarters 11. We hired a contractor to come _ a new air conditioning system after our old one broke. a. install b. inspect c. increase d. interact 12. Lif

16、e _ in almost every country has increased during the past fifty years. a. expectant b. expense c. expectancy d. expensive 13. After running a marathon, William was very dizzy and felt like he might _. a. howl b. furnish c. faint d. gurgle 14. The toy came in several pieces which we needed to _ toget

17、her. a. dissemble b. resemble c. ensemble d. assemble 15. I can excuse the occasional mistake, but I have no patience for _ errors. a. accidental b. deliberate c. accurate d. infrequent 16. The government has declared war on acts of _ that threaten the safety of its citizens. a. terrorism b. terrori

18、st c. terrorize d. territory 17. After years of ridicule, I have come to _ my parents for giving me such a bizarre name. a. appreciate b. resent c. understand d. offend 18. It takes a long time to learn how to _ Professor Black's interminable lectures. a. ensnare b. ensue c. endear d. endure 19.

19、 _, I didn't think he would be able to finish on time. a. Frankly b. Leisurely c. Heavenly d. Ironically 20. The human body begins to _ very rapidly after death. a. defray b. dismay c. decay d. delay Section B: Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable word.21. Unfortunately, far too many stude

20、nts simply switch and don't pay attention in class.     Your answer Correct answer   off off 22. My sister has a strong hatred rock and roll music.     Your answer Correct answer   of of 23. Before they can widen the road, they need to dig that stretch of highway.     Your answer Correct answer   up up 24. We are, this respect, very similar people.     Your answer Correct answer   in in 25. As an author, I aspire write a worldwide bestseller.     You