91. You may use the book as you like, _______ you keep it clean.
A. unless
B. so long
C. as long
D. so long as
92. He ________ the world record.
A. failed to break
B. failed to breaking
C. failed breaking
D. failed broken
93. No ________ what you say, _______exists in three states.
A. matter…matters
B. matter…matter
C. matters…matter
D. matters…matters
94. I wonder what time lunch is_______ in your school.
A. given
B. taken
C. served
D. eaten
95. The people in some countries ________ freedom.
A. longed
B. long for
C. longing
D. longing for
96. I ______ all the bookshops in our town for the book I needed but I couldn't get one.
A. hunted
B. found
C. looked for
D. searched for
97. A piece of ______ music will make you happy.
A. fond
B. pleased
C. merry
D. glad
98. ——You seem to get lost. Need help?—— _______
A. Yes, would you please help me with the bag?
B. Help me find my key, please.
C. Yes, give me a hand, please.
D. I'm looking for Zhongshan Road.
99. ——I must apologize for _______ ahead of time.
——That's all right.
A. letting you not know
B. not letting you know.
C. letting you know not
D. letting not you know
100. The students are well _______ the exam. They are sure to get good marks. A. prepared for B. ready for C. prepared D. preparing
101. Yesterday the president spoke on TV to the _______.
A. country
B. nation
C. land
D. state
102. The nurse gave ________ the sweets to the children.
A. up
B. off
C. out
D. in
103. Remember to______ a stamp on the envelope before you post it.
A. put
B. place
C. strike
D. stick
104 John: Do you happen to have twenty dollars with you?
Jack: _______
John: I want to buy a notebook.
A. How do you want it?
B. How much?
C. What for?
D. When can you pay me back?
105. After school was over the boys ________ their books and went home.
A. put in
B. put aside
C. put away
D. put up
106. _______ went to see the film yesterday.
A. Every of them
B. Both they
C. Nobody of them
D. Not all of them
107. The higher the birds flew, _______ we could see them.
A. less clearly
B. the less clearly
C. more clear
D. more clearly
108. With her long beautiful hair gone _______ would be no use for the combs.
A. she
B. they
C. there
D. it.
109. Joe: Why don't you tell me a few things about your country?
Ken: __________
A. Because I can't tell you many things at a time
B. I'm afraid I can't.
C. Sure. What in general are you interested in?
D. I don’t know anything about that. 110. ——You look so worn-out!——i lay ________ all the night.
A. woke
B. awake
C. slept
D. asleep
111. When you ______ the book please return it to the library on time.
A. get through
B. get along
C. look through
D. look up
112. Both the man and his horse ________ after the long ride.
A. gave out
B. worn out
C. tired out
D. run out
113. You _______ last night, but you went to the concert.
A. must have studied
B. might study
C. should have studied
D. would study
114. Teacher: You can't finish the book in less than an hour, I suppose? Student: __________.
A. Yes, I'm sure I can
B. No, hardly
C. Sorry, I can't
D. I don't think I can
115. Tom: My brother will be surprised when he opens this package I'm sending. Jack: Why are you sending him a package?
Tom: __________.
A. It's a new radio
B. It's his birthday
C. It's very expensive
D. It's too late
116. "Have a nice weekend!"
" _________."
A. The same to you
B. You do too
C. The same as you
D. You have it too
117. Joe: Are you taking some gifts with you when you return to America? Dan: I'm planning to do so. Have you any suggestions?
Joe: __________.
A. I'm leaving tomorrow
B. I'm taking a plane
C. Why don't you buy some bamboo works?
D. I posted them to America yesterday 118. ―What happened to the old mail carrier?
―He _______ to a new neighborhood to work.
A. has sent
B. has been sent
C. was sent
D. sent
119. Mary: This handbag isn't yours, is it?
Joan: __________.
A. Yes, it's not mine
B. No, yours is bigger
C. Yes, it's my friend's
D. No, mine is a red one
120. "Hi, haven't seen you for ages! You look fine!"
"__________. You look well, too."
A. Great
B. Thanks
C. Oh, no
D. Not at all
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12、（1分）
When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes, Everything else seems blurry(=unclear). Many people who do a lot of work, such as writing, reading and sewing become near—sighted. Then
People who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm’s length. If they want to do much reading ,they must get glasses, too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatism (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people’s eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
Having two good eyes is important for judging distances. Each eye sees things from a slightly different angle (角度). To prove this to yourself, look at an object our of one eye; then look at the same object out of your other eye. You will find the object’s relation to the background and other things around it has changed. The difference between these two different eye views helps us to judge how far away an object is. People who have only one eye cannot judge distance as people with two eyes.
1. We should take good care of our eyes .
A. only when we can see well
B. only when we cannot see perfectly
C. even if we can see well
D. only when we realize how important our eyes are
2. When things far away seem indistinct(模糊不清) , one is probably .
A. near-sighted
B. far-sighted
C. astigmatic
D. suffering from cataracts
3. The underlined word suffer in the third paragraph probably means .
A. experience
B. imagine
C. feel pain
D. are affected with
4. Having two eyes instead of one is particularly useful for .
A. seeing at night
B. seeing objects far away
C. looking over a wide area
D. judging distances
5. People who suffer from astigmatism have .
A. one eye bigger than the other
B. eyes that are not exactly the right shape
C. a difficulty that can be corrected by an operation
D. an eye difficulty that cannot be corrected by glasses
13、（1分）
Grandma was a wonderful story-teller, and she had a set of priceless, individually (独特地) tailored stories with which American grandparents of her day brought up children. There was the story of the little boys who had been taught complete, quick obedience (服从). One day when they were out on the grassy plain, their father shouted. “Fall down on your faces!”They did, and the terrible prairie(草原) fire swept over them and they weren’t hurt. There was also the story of three boys at school, each of whom received a cake sent from home. One saved his, and the mice ate it; one ate all of his , and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time? —Why, of course, the one who shared his cake with his friends.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Children should obey their parents quickly.
B. Children should share with others.
C. The author remembers many of her grandma’s wonderful stories.
D. The grandma’s stories helped teach the children morals and good manners.
2. Which of the following details supports the main idea of the passage?
A. The children were saved from the fire because they followed directions.
B. Grandma told a story of three boys at school.
C. Each of the three boys got a cake sent from home.
D. The big prairie fire soon spread over to the village.
3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The author was saved from the fire.
B. The author was brought up from his grandmother.
C. Grandma was good at telling children stories.
D. Grandma told stories to children just for fun.
4. All of the following were not praised by the author except ___________.
A. the boy who shared his cake with others
B. the boy who ate up all his cake by himself
C. the boy who kept the cake for the future
D. the boys who didn’t obey their parents
5. According to this passage, the underlined word tailored probably means __________.
A. measured
B. specially prepared
C. cut
D. invented
14、（1分）
The most important use of drifting (漂流) bottles is to find ocean currents. When the position and direction of currents are known, ships can use the forward movement of a current or stay away from currents that would carry them off their course.
Benjamin Franklin was one of the first to use bottles in the study of currents. He wondered why British mall ships needed a week or two longer than U.S. ships needed in order to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Franklin thought the Gulf Stream (墨西哥湾流) might explain this difference.
Franklin talked with captains of U.S. ships. He found that they knew each turn of the Gulf Stream. They used the current in every possible way. From his talks with the captains. Franklin made his first map of the Gulf Stream. Then he checked his map by using sealed (密封的) bottles. The map that he finally made is still used, with only a few changes, today.
1. Why are drifting bottles used?
A. To determine the position of a ship.
B. To find the direction of a current.
C. To predict the direction of a ship.
D. To carry message across the ocean.
2. What led Franklin to talk with U.S. captains?
A. U.S. ships were longer than British ones.
B. British ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.
C. U.S. ships could sail the Atlantic faster than U.S. ones.
D. U.S captains knew more about maps.
3. What did Franklin make after his talks with U.S. captains?
A. A map of the Gulf Stream.
B. A map of the Atlantic Ocean.
C. A map of ocean currents.
D. A map of his first voyage.
4. What did Franklin do in order to make an exact map?
A. He compared his own map with other maps.
B. He talked with many U.S. captains.
C. He used drifting bottles to check his map.
D. Both B and C.
5. The underlined word current in the first paragraph means ______.
A. a stream of water
B. a course of events
C. the flow of electricity
D. the situation of the present time
Reading Comprehension and Gramma Ability Building Section A: One often hears that children should arrive at school “ready to learn.” For most children, the acquisition of reading and math skills starts in the first grade. In states where kindergarten is compulsory, it begins even earlier. Many parents, teachers, and politicians maintain that preschool is the best way to prepare children to learn. There is no real consensus(一致), however, about how this preparation should be achieved. For some, early childhood education relates to the development of the whole child. They think that preschool should encourage exploration and discovery. Group activities teach positive social behaviors such as sharing, kindness, and patience. Time spent alone encourages independence. Learning letters and counting is important only for children who show an interest in them. Advocates（提倡者）of this approach stress that each child is unique and should learn at his or her own pace. Other people refer to research showing that children are ready to absorb basic academic concepts by age 3 or 4. They claim that early introduction to letters and numbers lays the foundation for later academic excellence. Since the 1980s, many people have stressed the value of preschool and point to the success of programs －such as Head Start －that target low-income children. Is there proof that an academic curriculum in preschool will lead to academic success? Studies have not been conclusive. In the short term, evidence suggests that middle-class children who attend preschool are ahead of their peers in maths and language skills, as well as in social skills, when they enter school. However, the same studies show that the gap narrows considerably by the time children reach age 8. Children living in poverty are a different matter. Those enrolled in programs such as Head Start seem to do better than impoverished(穷困的) children who do not attend a preschool. For instance, youngsters in one group enrolled in the program, tracked until the age of 21, earned higher scores on intelligence tests, were more likely to graduate from high school, and demonstrated more interest in higher education. The idea of public preschool raises many issues. Providing Head Start for all children would be a financial burden on communities that already struggle to fund current school programs. Also, where would a sufficient number of teachers trained in early childhood development be found? 1. Advocates of the development of the whole child believe school readiness is _______. 1. showing eagerness in exploration and discovery 2. learning basic skills, such as knowing letters and counting 3. Showing great interest in basic academic concepts 4. demonstration of intellectual, social and emotional skills
教学目标： 1.让学生掌握英语学习中的五种基本句型； 2.学会分辨句子属于哪种句型； 3.懂得使用不同的句型造句； 教学重点与难点： 1.五种句型的分析与理解； 2.句型4（主+动+宾+补）与句型5（主+动+宾+宾）的掌握与比较； 教学方法： 1.ppt演示； 课堂练习： 一、下列的句子属于哪种类型 1. The sun rises 2. She is walking along the lake. 3. I like this book very much. 4. That man seems kind 5. He bought his sister a piano. 6. She kept us waiting for over three hours. 7. Let me give you a hand. 8. We tried to make her happy. 二、请说出五个句子，并说出属于哪种句型 家庭作业： 1.每个句型各举出3个句子 2.翻译句子
导入主题：我们现在能用英语写简单的作文，也可以用英语进行简单的交流与沟通，可是大家知道英语中有多少种基本句型吗？那这些句型分别是什么？ （让学生自由思考、讨论，引出今天的课题，英语学习中的五种基本句型）1.Subject (主语) ＋Verb (谓语) 此句型的特点是:谓语动词是不及物动词,本身能表达完整的意思,后面不需跟宾语,但有时可跟副词、介词短语等作状语。如: He laughed. John has read widely. He lives in London. 2. Subject(主语) ＋Verb (谓语) ＋Object (宾语) 此句型的特点是:谓语动词是及物动词,不能表达完整的意思,必须跟有一个宾语。如: Our team beat all the others. 3. Subject (主语) ＋Link. V(系动词) ＋Predicate(表语) 此句型的特点是:谓语动词是连系动词,不能表达完整的意思,必须加上一个表明主语特征、身份、状态的表语。常见的系动词有:be(是),become(成为),get(变得),turn(变得),grow(变得),look(看起来),feel(感到),smell(闻起来),taste(尝起来),sound(听起来),seem(似乎),keep(保持),stay(保持)等。如: The rose smells sweet. 4. Subject(主语)＋Verb (动词)＋Object (宾语)＋Complement(补语) 此句型的特点是:谓语动词虽然跟有一个宾语,但意思还不完整,必须加上另外一个成分(宾语补足语)对宾语进行补充说明。可以用作宾语补足语的有:名词、形容词、不定式、动名词、分词、介词短语等。如: We must keep our school clean. They made him their monitor. 5. Subject(主语)＋Verb(谓语)＋Indirect object(间接宾语)＋Direct object (直接宾语) 此句型的特点是:谓语动词跟有两个宾语,这两个宾语都是动作的对象或承受者,其中指人的是间接宾语,指物的是直接宾语。当间接宾语放在直接宾语之后时,通常需要加介词for或to。可跟双宾语的动词 有:answer,bring,buy,find,get,give,lend,make,pass,pay,send,show,sing,take,teach,tell, write等。如: Mr. Li told us an interesting story. Would you please give this dictionary to Li Hua？ 【注】S=Subject(主语). V=Verb(谓语动词). P=Predicative(表语). O=Object(宾语).
中学英语语法与篇章阅读理解关系分析 摘要 本文以英语专业本科二年级105名学生为调查对象,运用SPSS软件13. 0版,研究了英语语法与篇章阅读理解的关系。结果表明,语法与阅读理解有较高的相关关系:阅读任务较难时,两者相关性较大;调查对象语法掌握较弱时,两者相关性更大。在这些发现的基础上,文章最后讨论了这一研究对我国英语教学的启示。关键词：语法；篇章阅读理解；SPSS软件；相关研究
引言 近十几年来,人们对语法教学的兴趣有增无减,至今,国外已有大量研究开展(综述可见Norris&Ortega,2001)。这是因为:理论家研究这一问题,可以检验、发展第二语言习得的各派理论;语言教师研究这一问题,可以促进自己的教学工作(Ellis, 2001: 20; Doughty,2003: 259)。随着研究方法的不断改进,研究者们不再满足于思辨式的论述,而是越来越多地采用实证性的研究方法。本研究运用SPSS软件13. 0版(下同),拟对我国高校英语专业学生的语法与篇章阅读理解进行相关分析, 以期探索语法在我国英语阅读教学中的重要性。 1研究动机与研究问题 国外开展的有关研究中,调查对象的母语多为英语或其他西欧语言,调查对象为汉语母语者的研究很少,这点可从Norris与Ortega(2001)的研究中得到佐证;而且,国外研究多对教学方式做出具体规定,甚至教学步骤都非常确定,以便操作变量, 这虽然对理论发展有利,但对教学却不太适合,因为实际教学中教师经常同时采用多种方式(Ellis, 2001: 26)。 英语在我国是一门外语,学习环境同第二语言相比要差,阅读是英语学习的重要输入来源。目前,英语听说的机会虽有大幅增长,但总体而言,这些机会无论在质上还是在量上都无法与阅读相比。而且,阅读还是说与写的基础,从长远看,阅读量小容易使人言之无物,文章空洞,冯慎宇指出:“阅读能力是衡量掌握语言综合能力的一项重要标志。对于众多把英语作为外语的学习者来说,学习阅读,学会阅读, 提高英语阅读的能力,是最终掌握英语、提高整体英语水平的必由之路”(1998:22)。此外,从社会对毕业生英语能力的要求来看,阅读仍然占据重要地位(傅政等, 2001: 17)。就语法与阅读理解的关系,魏耀章(2005)曾做过研究,但其调查对象只有41人,且仅从一个角度讨论,也没有报告自行设计的测试工具的信度、难度等结果分析。鉴于阅读在我国英语教学中的重要地位,本研究拟对以下问题做出试探性的回答: (1)在我国,高校英语专业学生英语语法与篇章阅读理解相关性有多大? (2)语法同较难的阅读任务相关性大还是与相对容易的阅读任务相关性大? (3)较好的语法掌握与阅读任务相关性大还是相对薄弱的语法掌握与阅读任 务相关性大?
常用口语： 1. I’m not myself！我烦透了！ 2. Don’t bother me！别烦我！ 3. Give me five more minutes, please. 再给我五分钟时间，好吗？ 4. How did you sleep? 你睡的怎么样？ 5. Don’t hog the bathroom! 别占着卫生间了！ 6. Don’t hog the shower! 别占着浴室了！ 7. Don’t hog my girlfriend! 别缠着我的女朋友了！ 8. Get outta there! 快出来！ 9. I will treat you. 我请客。 10. What are you in the mood for? 你想吃什么？ 11. Who is gonna drive? / Who’s driving? 谁来开车？ 12. You know what I mean? 你明白我的意思吗？ 13. Could you run that by me again?
你能再说一遍吗？ 14. So what you are trying to say is... 那么，你想说的是…… 15. Whadja do last night? 昨晚你干嘛去了？ Whadja=What did you 16. Didja have a good time? 玩的开心吗？ didja=did you 17. Where wouldja like to go tonight? 今晚你想上哪儿？ Wouldja=Would you 18. I am running late. 我要迟到了。 19. I’ve gotta get outta here. 我得离开这儿了。 20. I’ve gotta catch the bus. 我要去赶公共汽车了。 21. gotta=got to wanna=want to gonna=going to 22. Yo—taxi! 嗨，出租车！ 23. Where to ? (你)要去哪儿？
专业英语四级阅读模拟题23 READING COMPREHENSION TEXT A Police Officer Tidwell left the station just after 8 a.m. on Sunday June 4. He had spent an uneventful night on duty and was looking forward to his day of rest. By habit he took a short cut down the path behind Dugby Hall road and after a minute or two he saw a man climbing down a drainpipe from an open bedroom window of number 29. In silence Tidwell crept into the garden. The man reached the ground and was dusting himself down when he felt his arm gripped. "It's 8:15 on a Sunday morning," said the officer, "and this sort of thing seems an unlikely adventure at such a time. Would you mind explaining?" The man was obviously startled but kept calm. He said, "I know what you're thinking, officer, but it isn't true. This is a funny mistake." "It's part of my job to take an interest in unusual events. I think you've just left this house in a manner other than the customary one. That may be quite innocent, but I'd like to make sure." Tidwell took out his notebook and a pen. "Name, address and occupation and then, please, tell me your story." "Charlie Crane, lorry driver, from Nottingham, 51 Breton Street. My story..." "Yes. What were you doing like a fly on that wall, Mr. Crane?" "Well, I had a breakdown yesterday and had to stay the night here. Bed and breakfast. The landlady's name is Mrs. Fern. She gave me breakfast at seven, and I was out of here in the right way and down at the lorry by half past seven. Only when I felt around for a cigarette, did I realize I'd left $80 in my envelope under the pillow here at number 29. I always put it under my pillow at night. It's a habit I've got into. I even do it at home..." "I see. Why didn't you miss it when you went to pay Mrs... What's her name?" "I'd paid her last night. You've got to pay when you take the room, see? So I came rushing back, but it's Sunday, and she'd gone back to bed, and could I wake her? I rang the bell and banged on the front door for ten minutes before I came round here to the back and spotted my bedroom window is sill open. Up I went, then, up this pipe. It's a trick I learnt in the army. She didn't make the bed, and the money was still there. You know the rest, and I hope you believe it because..." "Mr. Crane, what are you doing here? I thought you'd gone an hour ago." It was Mrs. Fern, speaking
教你“五个绝招”破解英语阅读理解 阅读是增长知识获取信息的主要途径，阅读能力是英语教学的重点。近年来，注重对初中生阅读理解能力的考核已成为中考的一大趋势。阅读理解能力影响并制约听、说、读、写能力的形成和发展，中学英语教学大纲也把培养阅读能力作为一个主要的教学目标。要做好阅读理解，应从以下几方面入手。
第一节动词的时态 一、一般现在时： 1、由when、as soon as、the minute、the moment、till、until等引起的时间状语从句，以及由if、unless、provided that等引起的条件状语从句常常用一般现在时态表示将来的动作，而主句则用 一般将来时态。 例：They will go home for winter vocation as soon as they finish their exams. 2、当表示普遍的真理或者众所周知的客观事实，常常用一般现在时态。例：The earth is round. 地球是圆的。 二、一般过去时：区分三个短语的用法： 1、used to do sth：过去常常做某事。 2、be/get used to doing sth：习惯做某事。 3、be used to do sth：被用于做某事。 三、一般将来时： 1、be to+动词原形：表示安排或计划好了的动作。例：The Third-Ring Road is to be open to traffic before National Day. 2、be about to+动词原形：表示即将发生的动作。例：The lecture is about to begin.讲座即将 开始。 3、一些表示动作趋势，如开始、终结，以及一些表示动作方向，如往来的动词，常常用现在进行 时态表示按照安排将于将来发生的事情，这类动词常见的有如：start，go，leave，come，arrive等。例：We are leaving for Beijing tomorrow. 我们明天动身去北京。 四、进行时态： 重点区分when和while引起的时间状语的用法。 When表示时间上的点，在考试中其引导的时间状语从句多翻译为“这时？”，主句多用进行时态；while引导的时间状语从句多翻译为“正当……时”，该从句用进行时态。例：One of the guards was sleeping when the general came in, which made him very angry. I fell and hurt myself while I was playing tennis. 五、现在完成时：
雅思阅读语法方面三大注意事项 雅思阅读测试就像一团大线球，只要你找到线头，一切就迎刃而解。然后，这个线头在哪里呢？想在雅思阅读中得到一个比较良好的成绩，考生需要具备哪几方面的硬件呢？ 1. 词汇；不管是在雅思阅读还是托福阅读，考查语言水平的一个基本方面就是词汇。而在雅思阅读当中，考生不仅仅需要一定量的词汇，而且在注重词汇的多样性，即同意转化。特别是考生在记一些雅思考试的高频词汇的时候，就更强调这个词相对应的英文同义词。总所周知，中英是有差异的。 2. 语法；语法和词汇一样是考查语言水平的一个基本方面。然后这个方面在雅思阅读考试中相对比较重要。 3. 题型；雅思的题型当然也就是雅思阅读的最重要的特点。考生只有熟知各个题型的特点，换句话说，考生只有了解游戏规则，才能成为最后的赢家。 雅思阅读的语法方面到底要注意哪几个方面呢？ 一．长句的处理 总所周知，雅思阅读的三篇文章都比较长，而且单词也相对比较难。然后最让考生头 痛的就是几乎一半以上的句子都是长句。而所谓的对长句的处理就是指能清楚地知道这个长句的主干在是什么呢，基本上指的就是这个长句的主谓宾或主谓表是什么。这样的话，就大大减轻了考生的负担和压力。因为主干的单词往往都相对而言比较简单，并且，主干上的意思基本上就是作者的要表达的意义。当然，还有一个点是能弄懂长句的比较有立竿见影的好处就是出题者的出题特点。 我们先来看几个例子 1. 题目：Research completed in 1982 found that in the United States soil erosion……(C3T2P2) A reduced the productivity of farmland by20 per cent B was almost as severe as in India and China C was causing significant damage to 20 per cent of farmland
英语最基础的语法句型有哪些 英语语法是针对英语语言进行研究后，英语语法系统地总结归纳出来的 一系列语言规则。英语语法的精髓在于掌握语言的使用。 1 英语五种基本句型结构一、句型1：Subject (主语) ＋Verb (谓语) 这种句型中的动词大多是不及物动词，所谓不及物动词，就是这种动词后 不可以直接接宾语。常见的动词如：work, sing, swim, fish, jump, arrive, come, die, disappear, cry, happen 等。如： 1) Li Ming works very hard.李明学习很努力。 2) The accident happened yesterday afternoon.事故是昨天下午发生的。 3）Spring is coming. 4) We have lived in the city for ten years. 二、句型2：Subject (主语) ＋Link. V(系动词) ＋Predicate(表语) 这种句型主要用来表示主语的特点、身份等。其系动词一般可分为下列两 类： (1)表示状态。这样的词有：be, look, seem, smell, taste, sound, keep 等。如： 1) This kind of food tastes delicious.这种食物吃起来很可口。 2) He looked worried just now.刚才他看上去有些焦急。 (2)表示变化。这类系动词有：become, turn, get, grow, go 等。如： 1) Spring comes. It is getting warmer and warmer.春天到了，天气变得越来越暖和。 2) The tree has grown much taller than before.这棵树比以前长得高多了。
2010年专业四级英语真题（翻译） Passage 4（翻译） Cultural rules determine every aspect of food consumption. Who eats together defines social units. For example, in some societies, the nuclear family is the unit that regularly eats together. The anthropologist Mary Douglas has pointed out that, for the English, the kind of meal and the kind of food that is served relate to the kinds of social links between people who are eating together. She distinguishes between regular meals, Sunday meals when relatives may come, and cocktail parties for relatives and friends. The food served symbolizes the occasion and reflects who is present. For example, only snacks are served at a cocktail party. It would be inappropriate to serve a steak or hamburgers. The distinctions among cocktails, regular meals, and special dinners mark the social boundaries between those guests who are invited for drinks, those who are invited to dinner, and those who come to a family meal. In this example, the type of food symbolizes the category of guest and with whom it is eaten. In some New Guinea societies, the nuclear family is not the unit that eats together. The men take their meals in a men’s house, separately from their wives and children. W omen prepare and eat their food in their own houses and take the husband’s portion to the
1 Sarah Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents the school. Dear Mom and Dad, I’ m afraid I have some very bad news for you. I(be) very naughty since I became a student in the school, and the headmaster is very angry me. He is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. He (not want) me in the school any longer. The trouble started last night I was smoking in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed (smoke) at all. As I was smoking, I heard footsteps (come) towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw cigarette away. (fortunate), the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. Soon the whole building was burning. Now many of the girls are in the hospital. The headmaster says that the fire was all my fault you must pay for the damage. You will be sent a bill from our school for about a million dollars. I’m very sorry about this. Much love, Sarah P. S. (附)None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been! 2. My mom only had one eye. I hated her. There was one day during primary school when my mom came to say hello to me. How could she 1 this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day one of my classmates said, "EEEE, your mom only has one eye!" I wanted my mom to just disappear (消失)'from my life. I told her that day, "If you're only making others laugh at me, why don't you just 2 ?" My mom was silent... I didn't 3 to think about what 1 had said, because I was full of anger. I wanted out of that 4 ，and have nothing to do with her. I studied hard and went to Korea. 5 1 had my own family. 1 was happy with my life and my children. One day, my mom to visit me. When she stood by the door, my children laughed. I shouted at 6 ,“How dare you come to my house and scare (惊吓) my children!' GET .OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!" My mom quietly answered," Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong 7 ," and she went away. One day, I came back for a school reunion (聚会). My neighbors saw me and told me my mom died. They 8 me a letter. My dearest son, I think of you all the time.... I'm sorry that I was an embarrassment to you when you were growing up. You see....when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't 9 you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so 10 of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.
1 Merchant and passenger ships are generally required to have a life preserver for every person aboard and in many cases, a certain percentage of smaller sizes for children. According to United States requirements, life preservers must design, reversible capable of being quickly adjusted to fit the uninitiated individual, and must be so designed as to support the wearer in the water in an upright or slightly backward position. Sufficient buoyancy(浮力) to support the wearer should be retained by the life preserver after 48 hours in the water, and it should be reliable even after long period of storage. Thus it should be made of materials resistant to sunlight, gasoline, and oils, and it should be not easily set on fire.?The position in which the life preserver will support a person who jumps or falls into the water is most important, as is its tendency to turn the wearer in the water from a face-down position to an upright or slightly backward position, with his face clear of the water, even when the wearer is exhausted or unconscious. The method of adjustment to the body should be simple, and self-evident to uninitiated persons even in the dark under the confused conditions, which follow a disaster. Thus, the life be reversible that it is nearly impossible to get it on wrong. Catches, straps, and ties should be kept to a minimum. In addition, the life preserver must be adjustable to the wide variety of shapes and sizes of wearers, since this greatly affects the position of floating and the self-righting qualities. A suitable life also be comfortable to wear at all times, in and out of the water, not so heavy as to encourage to take it off on shipboard while the ship is in danger, nor so burdensome that it hinders a person in the water while trying to swim. 1. The passage is mainly about____. A) the uses of life preservers C) the materials for life preservers B) the design of life preservers D) the buoyancy of life preservers 2. According to the passage, a life be first of all ____. A) adjustable B) comfortable C) self-evident D) self-righting 3. United States Coast Guard does NOT require the life preserver to be made ____. A) with as few strings as possible C) according to each wearer's size B) capable of being worn on both sides D) comfortable and light to wear 4. By “the uninitiated individual” (Para. 1, Line. 4) the author refers to the person ____. A) who has not been instructed how to use a life preserver B) who has a little experience in using a life preserver C) who uses a life preserver without permission D) who becomes nervous before a disaster 5. What would happen if a person were supported by the life preserver in a wrong position? A) The waves would move him backwards. C) He would immediately sink to the bottom. B) The water would choke him. D) He would be exhausted or unconscious. 答案与解析：BDCAD