1. Don’t have him for a friend. He’s ____ a criminal.
A) anything but B) but for C) rather than D) nothing but
2. There are several characteristics of the book ____ special attention.
A) worthy B) worthy of C) worth of D) worthless
3. What one wears does not always ____ what one does but gives clues to one’s taste for life.
A) go on B) go with C) go by D) go after
4. I am very much ____ to hear that Mr. Smith is so seriously ill.
A) frightened B) frustrated C) disappointed D) distressed
5. We should make a clear ____ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion.
A) separation B) selection C) distinction D) division
6. It is highly desirable that every effort ____ to reduce pollution in Beijing.
A) was made B) be made C) will be made D) would be made
7. I would appreciate ____ it a secret.
A) your keeping B) you to keep C) that you keep D) that you will keep
8. He came to the meeting ____ her serious illness.
A) in case of B) in spite of C) instead of D) on account of
9. The long drought caused a(n) ____ shortage of water in this region.
A. urgent
B. acute
C. dense
D. rigid
10. The annual income of one school teacher in this place was ____ at $900 on average.
A. budgeted
B. predicted
C. assessed
D. accounted
11. He is an artist, so these economic terms are not familiar _________ him.
A. with
B. of
C. to
D. on
1. The president, together with his wife , ______ coming to the small town next week.
A. are
B. will
C. is
D. would be
2. We took ______________ from the storm in a barn.
A. shade
B. shelter
C. shadow
D. sheath
3.This class is only _____________with English language.
A. related
B. have do
C. concerned
D. dealt
4. Charles is shy and does not take the ____ in making acquaintances.
A. presentation
B. initiative
C. strategy
D. introduction
5. It’s quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have a good manner and ____ knowledge.
A. intensive
B. expansive
C. extensive
D. expensive
6. W e don’t accept cheques; you have to pay in ____.
A. cash
B. coin
C. money
D. dollar
7. The older generation have always ____ on some of the ideas of the young.
A. frowned
B. criticized
C. disapproved
D. objected
8. Happiness does not necessarily ________ wealth.
A. go after
B. go with
C. go on
D. go out
9. T eenage mothers often have no ____ but to live with their parents.
A. option
B. chance
C. selection
D. scope
10. Of course the farmer’s house is not ____ with yours. His is just a small cottage whereas yours is like a palace.
A. competent
B. competitive
C. comparative
D. comparable
11. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson ____ buying some expensive equipment.
A. to
B. About
C. into
D. on
12. This boy is able to repeat from memory ____ 200 short poems.
A. up to
B. up till
C. as
D. as far
1. A parent may ____ his child to do his lessons by threatening to suspend his allowance.
A. compel
B. promote
C. exert
D. impose
2. ____ of all the staff, I would like to wish you a happy retirement.
A. In honor
B. In place
C. On behalf
D. On account
3. The factory strike was settled when the union and management reached a ____ on the question of wages.
A. bargain
B. harmony
C. compromise
D. comprehension
4. This new printer is ____ with all leading software.
A. compatible
B. competitive
C. cooperative
D. comparable
5. When he tried to make a ____, he found that the hotel he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.
A. complaint
B. claim
C. reservation
D. decision
6. Don’t ____ to contact me if you need any more information.
A. pause
B. postpone
C. hesitate
D. frighten
7. She ____ from the report to support her point.
A. derived
B. repeated
C. sought
D. quoted
8. The football match had to be ____ owing to the bad weather.
A. cancelled
B. advanced
C. arranged
D. held
9. The manager lost his ____ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A. mood
B. temper
C. mind
D. passion
10. When I caught him ____ I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.
A. cheating
B. cheat
C. to cheat
D. to be cheating
11. Y ou see the lightning ____ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.
A. the instant
B. for an instant
C. on the instant
D. in an instant
12. He made a ____ to build a successful business on his own in this district.
A. disposal
B. hint
C. perspective
D. resolve
1. I am _____________ to sleeping late.
A. good
B. accustomed
C. fond
D. like
2. In the ____ of the project not being a success, the investors stand to lose up to $30 millions.
A. face
B. time
C. event
D. course
3. She is not a competent driver and can’t ____ with driving in heavy traffic.
A. tackle
B. handle
C. cope
D. do
4. He _______ himself to the cold weather.
A. adapted
B. used
C. adopted
D. rejected
5. The doctor __________ him to smoke.
A. asks
B. suggests
C. forbids
D. bans
6. The general public _______ to the use of drugs.
A. reject
B. object
C. against
D. oppose
7. An application to join this scheme places you under no obligation ____.
A. indeed
B. eventually
C. whatsoever
D. apart
8. Not having seen each other for a long time, the two sisters ____ warmly.
A. embraced
B. enclosed
C. engaged
D. exchanged
9. Switzerland is well-known for its impressive mountainous ____.
A. views
B. scenes
C. sights
D. scenery
10. Y ou simply can’t ____ a phone if you’re in business.
A. do away with
B. do without
C. give away
D. give out
11. Children and old people do not like having their daily ____ upset.
A. habit
B. routine
C. practice
D. custom
12. ____ students often find it difficult to live in America at first.
A. Chinese
B. Abroad
C. Overseas
D. Domestic
1. I want to give up because I can’t see a _____ chance of success.
A. slip
B. slim
C. tiny
D. few
2. Y ou should be very ____ to your teachers for their generous help.
A. satisfactory
B. thanking
C. considerate
D. grateful
3. W e’ll ____ you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.
A. compensate
B. Remedy
C. supplement
D. return
4. W e did not send you an invitation, as we took it for ____ that you would be coming.
A. obliged
B. granted
C. awarded
D. consented
5. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become ____.
A. hurt
B. damaged
C. spoiled
D. harmed
6. Children are ____ to have some accidents as they grow up.
A. obvious
B. indispensable
C. bound
D. doubtless
7. In your days at school you’ll be given a test to help the teacher to ____ you to a class at your level.
A. locate
B. assign
C. deliver
D. place
8．This country is _____ desert land．
A．large B．at large C．by and large D．1argely
9．Failures _____ him in his determination to succeed．
A．hard B．hardened C．harder D．Hardly
10. We were pleased to note that the early morning delivery didn’t ____ to the traffic jam of the busy city.
A. aid
B. amount
C. add
D. attribute
1. _______ what extent can we trust him?
A. For
B. At
C. T o
D. By
2. What you said yesterday is not ________ with what you said just now.
A. constant
B. insistent
C. persistent
D. consistent
3. Jack and Bill are twins, but the _______ is taller than the former.
A. later
B. late
C. first
D. latter
4. The lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion is ____ in her appearance but rude in her speech.
A. elaborate
B. excessive
C. elegant
D. exaggerated
5. It is very ______ of you to make all the necessary arrangement for me.
A. considerable
B. considerate
C. thoughtfully
D. thankful
6. He was ________ Nobel Prize for his achievement in literature.
A. rewarded
B. Paid
C. awarded
D. devoted
7. The children in remote parts of the country still have no _______ to internet.
A. access
B. Way
C. use
D. approach
8. It seems that young children have less prejudice _________ each other than adults
do.
A. for
B. With
C. against
D. on
9. In production cheaper materials are being ____ for the better, more expensive kind.
A. discarded
B. replaced
C. converted
D. substituted
10. These small white houses are ____ of the Greek islands.
A. peculiar
B. special
C. characteristic
D. exclusive
11. Fluency in three languages ____ her for work in the European Parliament.
A. qualifies
B. enables
C. credits
D. deserves
12. The man in the corner ____ to having told a lie to the manager of the company.
A. declined
B. refused
C. admitted
D. confessed
13. High interest rates ____ people from borrowing money from the bank.
A. discourage
B. dismiss
C. disappoint
D. disgust
14. The house was ____ from the road by a small wood.
A. located
B. constructed
C. concealed
D. emerged
1. Hard work together with perseverance _________ to his success.
A. attributed
B. Distributed
C. contributed
D. devoted
2. Y ou can’t get there ______ by swimming.
A. more than
B. as
C. less than
D. other than
3. The committee recommends he_______ the new financial manger.
A. will be
B. is
C. shall be
D. be
4. There are always some parts of your life ______ which you can have little or no
control.
A. through
B. over
C. for
D. by
5. He ________ knowing anything about the corruption.
A. refused
B. rejected
C. desired
D. denied
6. A good boss always ____ responsibility to his assistants.
A. removes
B. delegates
C. refers
D. leases
7. Allen placed too much ____ on sports and paid little attention to his studies.
A. concern
B. interest
C. hobby
D. emphasis
8. Y ou cannot imagine how I feel ____ with my duties sometimes.
A. overflowed
B. Overwhelmed
C. overthrown
D. overturned
9. Sport provides a(n) ____ for a teenager’s feelings of aggression or frustration.
A. exit
B. exhaust
C. outlet
D. leak
10. The ____ for making application is tomorrow, so you’d better send in your form today.
A. date
B. agenda
C. terminal
D. deadline
11. Our taxi was caught in a traffic ____, so we were late for the show.
A. knot
B. block
C. lock
D. jam
12. Books are ____ to scholars.
A. indispensable
B. Bound
C. accustomed
D. indifferent
1. It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it will prove to be worth the money ____.
A. in the long run
B. in conclusion
C. at long last
D. at the end
2. W e prefer to discuss the plan fully____ it in practice hurriedly.
A. than put
B. to put
C. rather than put
D. to putting
3. After she became a lawyer, she decided to ____ in contract law.
A. study
B. specialize
C. learn
D. contribute
4. This expert will ____ his remarks to e-business this time.
A. coordinate
B. render
C. confine
D. depict
5. Can we ever _____ hunger from the world?
A. eliminate
B. throw
C. stop
D. prevent
6. The profit-sharing plan is designed to ____ the staff to work hard.
A. mount
B. mould
C. motivate
D. motion
7. Many university courses are not really ____ to the needs of students or their future employers.
A. associated
B. related
C. geared
D. qualified
8. The store had to ____ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A. lay out
B. lay off
C. lay aside
D. lay down
9. At yesterday’s party, Elizabeth’s boyfriend amused us by ____ Charlie Chap lin.
A. modeling
B. following
C. imitating
D. copying
10. Y our usual teacher has lost his voice and ____ I am taking his place today.
A. nevertheless
B. however
C. accordingly
D. moreover
11. ____ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake.
A. Accumulated
B. Assembled
C. Gathered
D. Collected
12. A ____ of robbers broke into the bank and took away all the money.
A. bunch
B. school
C. rank
D. gang
13. There was a good deal of ____ to the introduction of foreign cultures.
A. obstacle
B. Challenge
C. block
D. resistance
14. Did the people ____ approve of the government’s policy?
A. in all
B. in public
C. at large
D. at best
15. It has always ____ me why you believe the Earth is flat.
A. confused
B. misled
C. puzzled
D. wondered
16. The Prime Minister will give details of the plan at a press ____ today.
A. report
B. discussion
C. convention
D. conference
17. T here is still a (an) post available. Y ou can apply for it.
A. empty
B. bare
C. vacant
D. open
18. is estimated that China’s export this year will exceed that of the last year.
A. This
B. That
C. What
D. It
19. “Don’t to contact us if you need our help,” said the receptionist.
A. dread
B. afraid
C. hesitate
D. object
20. ________ what you intended, I should not have wasted my time trying to explain matters
to you.
A. I had realized
B. Had I realized
C. Realized had I
D. Had realized I
21. It’s my advice that she _________ right now, or she might be late for the plane.
A. start B) starts C. would start D) will start
大学英语精读第二册（第三版）book2Unit1答案上海外语教育出版社 一） 1. bare 2. empty 3. empty 4. bare 5. empty 6.empty 二） 1. shortly 2.track down 3.faint 4.motioned 5.at the sight of 6.feel like 7.slamming 8.rang out 9.contract 10.made for 11.heated 12.emerged 三） 1. host 2. sprang up/rang out 3. impulse 4. came to 5. track down 6. unexpected 7. outgrow 8. widened 9. shortly 10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四） 1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation? 3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return.
第一单元 1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间 那场争执就此结束。 Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word. 2. 出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气 感到有点意外。 The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American. 3. 约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。 Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone. 4. 当全部乘客都向出口处(exit) 走去时，他却独自留在座位上，好像不愿意离开这架飞机似的。 While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane. 5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。 The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself. 6. 南希虽然很想参加辩论，但腼腆得不敢开口。 While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth. 7. 你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他 What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home 8. 猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下(lay) 的陷阱(trap) 方向跑去，脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。 The hunter’s face lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid 第二单元 1) 会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。 It was suggested at the meeting that a committee of eleven be appointed to make a new constitution. 2) 这些青年科学家通过现场观察，获得了研究工作所需的第一手资料。 By making on-the-spot observations, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work. 3) 他很可能会因视力不好而被拒收入伍。 It is very likely that he will be rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight. 4) 委员会成员在新机场最佳选址(location) 这一问题上持有不同意见。 The committee members have conflicting opinions as to the best location of the new airport. 5) 亨利创作的艺术品在许多方面比他兄弟的要好。 Henry's works of art are superior in many respects to those of his brother's. 6) 我们产品质量的稳步提高在很大程度上是由于设备有所改进。 The steady rise in the quality of our products owes much to the improvement of our equipment. 7) 吉姆本想按照自己的判断行事，但他没有这样做，因为作为军人他得服从命令。Jim would have preferred to act on his own judgment, but he didn't because as a soldier he had to obey the order.
我们像在暖房里种花那样养孩子是错误的。我们必须让他们接触各种社会问题，因为不久他们就将作为公民来应对这些问题。 It was wrong to raise our children the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. We must expose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens. 随着时间的推移，我们不可避免地会越来越多地卷入国际事务。而冲突必然会发生，因为国家之间总有不同的观点和利益。 As time goes on we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exists different views and interests among nations 我们为我们的成就而骄傲，我们有理由感到骄傲。但是我们永远不能变得狂妄，不然我们就会失去我们的朋友。 We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise we will lose our friends. 信息现在唾手可得。一个普通的电脑就能储存一个普通图书馆的信息。 Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of a small library. 那家建筑公司没有资格操作这个项目。他们没有任何法律文件能证明他们具备必要的专门技术。我们必须找一个专门建造歌剧院的公司。 That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legal document to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a company that specializes in building theatres. 这些智囊团不作决策。他们力图提出一些对决策者十分有用的新主意和深刻的分析。These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetrating analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers. 国内生产总值不是一切。如果人民的生活质量没有真正改善的话，我们国家就不能说已经现代化了。 The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been modernized unless the quality of our people?s lives is really improved. 虽然那时候我们在很多方面都很困难，但作为孩子我们仍然幸福，因为有干净的空气、水；江河湖泊里有很多鱼、螃蟹，黄鳝；田野里有花，有树，有鸟。 Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields.
翻译 Unit1 1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。 Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word. 2. 出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点意外。 The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American. 3. 约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。 Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone. 4. 当全部乘客都向出口处(exit) 走去时，他却独自留在座位上，好像不愿意离开这架飞机似的。 While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane. 5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。 The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself. 6. 南希虽然很想参加辩论，但腼腆得不敢开口。 While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth. 7. 你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他？ What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home? 8. 猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下(lay) 的陷阱(trap) 方向跑去，脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。 The hunter’s face lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid. Unit 2 1) 会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。 It was suggested at the meeting that a committee of eleven be appointed to make a new constitution. 2) 这些青年科学家通过现场观察，获得了研究工作所需的第一手资料。 By making on-the-spot observations, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work. 3) 他很可能会因视力不好而被拒收入伍。 It is very likely that he will be rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight.
Vocabulary 1 –ent 2–ent 3-ant 4–ent 5 -ant 6 -ant 7–ent 8 -ant 9 -ant 10–ent 11–ent 1 2 –ent 1 3 -ant 1 4 –ent 1 5 –ent 1 6 –ent 1 7 –ent 1 8 –ent 1 9 –ant Accountant; assistant; defendant; dependant; attendant (n.) 2 classification identification intensification justification simplification certification glorification specification globalization specialization Americanization industrialization urbanization idealization centralization marketization nationalization privatization permission discussion admission profession commission confession remission impression emission oppression submission compression transmission expression omission depression 3 1 sensitive, sensible, senseless, sensibility, oversensitive, insensitive 2 technical, technically, technician 3 specially, specialty, specialize
大学英语精读第二册课后习题答案Unit1 一） 1. bare 2. empty 3. empty 4. bare 5. empty 6.empty 二） 1. shortly 2.track down 3.faint 4.motioned 5.at the sight of 6.feel like 7.slamming 8.rang out 9.contract 10.made for 11.heated 12.emerged 三） 1. host 2. sprang up/rang out 3. impulse 4. came to 5. track down 6. unexpected 7. outgrow 8. widened 9. shortly
10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四） 1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation? 3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return. 6. The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away. 五） 1. Additional advantageous Anxious conditional Courageous curious Dangerous educational Emotional famous Industrial intentional Medical mountionous Musical mysterious National occasional Personal practical 2. Heated colored pigtailed gifted bearded pointed experienced aged skilled diseased 六） 1.The people questioned gave very different opinions on the issue. 2. Can you see the man climbing on that rock? 3. Several days passed before they came up with a satisfactory solution to the problems discussed.
1.Not very far from Naples, a strange city sleeps under the hot Italian sun. It is the city of Pompei i, and there is no other city quite like it in all the world. Nothing lives in Pompeii except crickets a nd beetles and lizards, yet every year thousands of people travel from distant countries to visit it. 1. 在离那不勒斯不远的地方，一座奇特的小城寂静的沉睡在意大利炙热的骄阳之下。那就是庞培城。全世界再没有任何一个城市和庞培城相像。在庞培城中，除了蟋蟀、甲虫和蜥蜴之外，别无其他生物，然而每年都有成千上万的人从不同国度不远万里前来参观。 2.Pompeii is a dead city. No one has lived there for nearly two thousand years----not since the su mmer of the year A.D. 79, to be exact. 2.庞培是一座死城。确切的说自从公元79年的那个夏天开始，两千年来没有人在这里生活过。 3.Until that year Pompeii was a prosperous city of 25,000 people. Nearby was the Bay of Naples, an arm of the blue Mediterranean. Rich men came down from wealthy Rome to build seaside vill as. Farmlands surrounded Pompeii. Rising behind the city was the 4000-foot Mount Vesuvius, a gr ass-covered slope where the shepherds of Pompeii took their goats to graze. Pompeii was a busy city and a happy one. 3.直到那年夏天庞培成还是一座拥有25000人的繁荣城市，离那不远就是蓝色地中海之臂的那不勒斯湾。一些有钱人从富有的罗马城来到这里建造海边别墅。庞培城的周围有农田环绕。在这座城市的背后矗立着4000英尺高的维苏威火山。绿草覆盖的山坡上，牧羊人赶着他们的羊群在吃草。庞培城是一座繁忙而又充满幸福感的城市。 4.It died suddenly, in a terrible rain of fire and ash. The tragedy struck on the 24th of August, A.D. 79. Mount Vesuvius, which had slept quietly for centuries, erupted with savage violence. Tons of hot ash fell on Pompeii, hiding it from sight. For three days the sun did not break through the clou ds of volcanic ash that filled the sky. And when the eruption ended, Pompeii was buried deep. A c ity had perished. 4.可是，在一阵可怕的火与灰的袭击中，这座城市灭亡了。这个悲剧发生在公元79年的8月24日。维苏威火山。这座沉睡了几世纪的山脉，突然剧烈的爆发了。数以吨计滚烫的火山灰落到了庞培城遮住了人们的视线。3天以来阳光都无法穿过被火山灰充斥的云层。当喷发结束的时候，庞培城被深深的掩埋了。这座城市也就消失了。 5. Centuries passed, Pompeii was forgotten. Then, seventeen hundred years later, it was discover ed again. Beneath the protecting shroud of ash, the city lay intact. Everything was as it had been t he day Vesuvius erupted. There were still loaves of bread in the ovens of the bakeries. In the wine shops, the wine jars were in place, and on one counter could be seen a stain where a customer h ad thrown down his glass and fled. 5.几个世纪过去了，庞培城几乎被遗忘了。不过，1700年后，人们又重新发现了它。在火山灰的保护下，这座城市完好无损的躺在那里。一切都是维苏威火山喷发那天的样子。面包店烤箱里依然有尚未出炉的面包，在卖红酒的店里，酒坛子依然放在原处，在柜台前，人们扔下酒杯逃命的痕迹清晰可见。 6. To go to Pompeii today is to take a trip backward in time. The old city comes to life all around y ou. You can almost hear the clatter of horses’ hoofs on the narrow streets, the cries of children a nd the laughter of the shopkeepers. The sky is cloudlessly blue, with the summer sun high in the s ky. The grassy slopes of great Vesuvius rise to the heavens behind the city, and sunlight shimmers on the waters of the bay a thousand yards from the city walls. Ships from every nation are in port and strange languages can be heard in the streets. 6.今天，去庞培可以称得上是一次体验时光倒流的旅行，古老的城市在你的周围仿佛又重新充满了活力。你几乎能听到狭窄街道上的马蹄声，孩子们的哭闹声和店主们的笑声。蔚蓝的
Vocabulary 1.Bare adj 赤裸的 2.Impulse n. 冲动 impulse on 3.Unexpected adj 意外的 4.Contract v 收缩，合同 5.At a sight of 一看见 6.Appoint v 任命 be appointed 7.Hesitate v 犹豫 not hesitate to do sth 8.Origin n 血统，出生 9.Humble 地位低下，谦逊 modest 谦虚 10.Judgment n 判断 judging by 11.Existence n 存在 12.Superior adj 较好的 be superior to/ in 13.Besides 除….之外还有 except 除….外没有 14.Apply v 申请 apply to sb for 15.Mumble v 含糊的说 16.Attach to 把…联系在一起 attach importance to 17.Capable 有能力，潜力做某事 competent 有能力胜任某事 18.Protest v 抗议，反对 19.Prospect n 展望 20.Consist of 组成 21.Few/a few little/a little 22.Pursue v 忙于，从事 23.Conclude v 推断出 24.Encounter v 意外遇见 25.Anticipate v 预见 26.Conceit n 自负 27.In practice 在实践中 28.In advance 预先，事前 29.Possess v 占有 30.Evidence n 证据 31.Accident 事故，偶然意外，不幸 Event 历史事件 Incident 事件，小事 32.dwell on 老想着 33.rise go down 34.butterflies in the stomach 35.it’s the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. A spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and major who says they haven’t. 席间，一位年轻的女士同一位少校展开了激烈的讨论。年轻女士认为，妇女已经有所进步，
The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is s taring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the nat ive boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy's eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room. Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bo wl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thi ng -- bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. Unit2 Jefferson's courage and idealism were based on knowledge. He probably knew more than any other man of his age. He was an expert in agriculture, archeology, an d medicine. He practiced crop rotation and soil conservation a century before t hese became standard practice, and he invented a plow superior to any other in existence. He influenced architecture throughout America, and he was constantly producing devices for making the tasks of ordinary life easier to perform. Of all Jefferson's many talents, one is central. He was above all a good and ti reless writer. His complete works, now being published for the first time, will fill more than fifty volumes. His talent as an author was soon discovered, and when the time came to write the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia in 1776, the task of writing it was his. Millions have thrilled to his words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…" Unit3 While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fe aring as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an i nterview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minut e bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter to feel nervous. Unit 4 As a boy and then as an adult,I never lost my wonder at the personality that was Einstein .He was the only person i knew who had come to terms with himself and the world around him .He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this :to understand within his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logic and simplicity in its functioning .He knew there were answers beyond his intellectual reach .but this did not frustrate him .He was content to go as far as he could.
大学英语精读第二册课文翻译 (全) UNTH 2-1 It is humorous essay. 这是一篇幽默的文章。 But after reading it you will surely find that the author is most serious in writing it. 但是读过之后你将会发现作者写这篇文章的时候是很严肃的。 Ts There Life on Earth? 地球上有生命吗？ Art Buchwald 阿特.布奇沃德 There was great excitement on the planet of Venus this week. 金星上本周异常热闹。 For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the plant Earth, 那里的科学家首次成功地将一颗卫星送上了地球， and is has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since. 从此卫星便一直不断地发回信号和照片。 The satellite was directed into an area know as Manhattan 卫星被发射到一个叫曼哈顿的地区(named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. （它是用金星上伟大的天文学家曼哈顿教授的名字命名的, Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago). 两万光年前是他首次用望远镜发现了该地区）。 Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, 由于良好的天气条件以及高质量的信号， Venusian scientists were able to get valuable information 使得金星上的科学家们能够获得宝贵资料as to the feasibility of a manned flying saucer landing on Earth. 有关载人飞碟能否在地球上着陆。 A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology. 一次有关记者招待会在金星理工学院举行。 "We have come to the conclusion, “我们得出以下结论，based on last week's satellite landing," Prof. Zog said, 根据一周进行的卫星地球着陆，”佐格教授说，"that there is no life on Earth." 地球上不存在生命现象。”
大学英语精读第二册（第三版）book2Unit1答案一） 1. bare 2. empty 3. empty 4. bare 5. empty 6.empty 二） 1. shortly 2.track down 3.faint 4.motioned 5.at the sight of 6.feel like 7.slamming 8.rang out 9.contract 10.made for 11.heated 12.emerged 三） 1. host 2. sprang up/rang out
3. impulse 4. came to 5. track down 6. unexpected 7. outgrow 8. widened 9. shortly 10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四） 1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation? 3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return. 6. The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away. 五） 1. Additional advantageous Anxious conditional
Book2 Unit10答案 1) hostess 2) god 3) prince 4) aunt 5) nephew 6) cow 7) girl student 8) lady 9) lion 10) policewoman 11) hero 12) actress 1) like 2) as 3) like 4) like 5) as 6) like 7) As 8) Like 1) reluctant 2) fished out 3) ignored 4) nothing but 5) made out 6) only too 7) much of an 8) quit 9) exhausting 10) measure 11) rewarding 12) brief 13) dramatically 1) criticized 2) profits 3) live on 4) alert 5) passed on 6) investment 7) performance
9) routine 10) shrugged off/ignored 11) discouraged 12) comment 13) complicated 14）consistent 1) Heavy smokers generally shrug off the warning that smoking is harmful to health. 2) Pleased with his students' progress, Professor Tyler gave them a pat on the back on more than one occasion. 3) We have come to know it is important to apply theory to practice. 4) When first learning to speak Spanish, I was often embarrassed at my errors in pronunciation. 5) The prospect of working under a conceited man made him reluctant to take the job. 6) Have you any idea of how the management reacted to Sam's suggestions for improvement? 1) pressure 2) illness 3) preparedness 4) boldness 5) effectiveness 6) departure 7) willingness 8) carelessness 9) hopelessness 10) exposure 11) darkness 12) friendliness 13) coldness 14) frankness 15) pleasure 16) nervousness 17) greatness 18) cold-bloodedness 1) darkness 2) pleasure 3) carelessness 4) coldness 5) pressure 6) departure 7) frankness 8) hopelessness 9) effectiveness