1、大学体验英语 3Unit 14. Fill each of the blanks with an appropriate word.I found a tree frog in my studio some months ago. I took it to my greenhouse, as I thought it would be a better place for the frog.But it came back and insisted taking the residencein thestudio. Why? I couldnt get an idea. Then, after
2、 five months of being together, we seemed to be able tocommunicatewith each other. It may sound wired, but I did feel I came to understand what it wanted me to do. The frog came to me probably attracted by the hummingtone of my computer, which sounded like that of other tree frogs, or with amessaget
3、o tell me that frogs were dying around the world because of their sensitivityto the pollution and global climate change. As frogs are an“ indicatorspecies”, what has happened to them may happen to us, if we sit back and do nothing. We must act now, or it would be too late.六、9 / 9audioboundary声音的，听觉的
4、分界线cup (v.)使成杯状（捧起）decadedirectly十年直接的focusovertakespecies集中注意力追上，赶上品种，物种subtle细致的，细微的tone音色，音质1. The essayists languageexpressesrichandsubtlemeanings.散文的语言表达丰富而细微的含义。2. The stockbrokers were overtaken by the sharp drop in the stock market lastTuesday.股票经纪人在上周二股票下降的时候投入的股票。species3. Biologistshavees
5、timatedthatthereare around one million animal and plant livingand growing in the rainforests.生物学家估计，有大约一百万的动物和植物物种生活在热带雨林增长。4. In the United States the cost of living has been steadily rising in the past fewdecades.在过去的十年美国的生活消费稳定的上涨。5. The quickly growingcompany has ambitiousplans to expand beyondn
6、ationalboundaries.快速成长的公司制定了雄心勃勃的扩张计划超出国界。6. That computer store is having a sale ofaudio software; lets go and have a look.电脑商店正在出售的音频软件;让我们去看一看吧。7. To be safe, you may put on your dark glasses to avoid the sun shiningdirectly into your eyes.为了安全起见,你可以戴上你的墨镜避免阳光直射你的眼睛。8. When the kitchen is finishe
7、d, Im going tofocus my attention on the garden shed.当忙完厨房后，我将注意力放在花园。9. In a serious tone of voice, the doctor warned him to keep off sugar.医生用严肃的语气警告他远离糖。cupped10. Sheher hands around the mug of hot coffee to warm them.她双手呈杯状捧起热咖啡来温暖它们。七、Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions
8、from the passage. Change the form where necessary.1. I didnt expect you to be so efficient;at that rate the task will be finished ahead of schedule.我没想到你会这么高效,以这样的速度将提前完成任务。For the sake of2. safety, you must keepall medicines away from children.为了安全,你必须让孩子远离所有的药物。3. When we come to know these new em
9、ployees better, we will assign more suitable tasks to each of them.当我们能够更好地了解这些新员工，我们将指派更适合任务给他们每个人。4. This evening dress is rather expensive since it is made by hand.这晚礼服是相当昂贵的，因为它是由手工制作。5. In the World Cup,England tried to beat its long-term rival Argentina and qualifyfromthe “Group of Death” and
10、vice versa.在世界杯上，英格兰队试图击败它的长期竞争对手阿根廷队从“死亡之组”出线，反之亦然。Unit23. Fill each of the blanks with an appropriate word.It seems the young Albert Einstein was never exactly an ordinary child. When he was given a compass at the age of five, it ignited hisinspiration . Not only was the young Albert passionately
11、curious , he was also remarkablypersistent and would not easily give up on a problem. Alberts development was also stimulated by the company of intelligent adults such as an uncle of his who was an engineer and a medical student who was a friend of the family. Einstein wasinspired to take up mathema
12、tics by Euclidean geometry. His truegenius lay in his ability to expresscomplex ideas in simple language. By the age of twenty-six Einstein had already produced his most famous work, although he never stopped looking for answers.六、Fill the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where nec
13、essary.apparentconvincecuriositydetailfundamental明显的使确信，说服好奇心细节基础的patiencerespondsparkstirultimate耐心回答激起；引起搅拌最后的；最终的1. The theories of relativity have made fundamental changes in our views of the universe.相对论从根本上改变了我们对宇宙的观点。2. That is our ultimateproposal, and no other changes will be considered.这是我
14、们的最终建议,没人能改变我们的想法。3. The forest ire was found to have beensparkedby a cigarette end.森林大火是由一个烟头的火花引起的。4. The speaker had apparentlynoticed that his topic wasnt popular with the audience, so he quickly ended his speech.演言人显然注意到他的话题不受观众的欢迎，所以他很快就结束了他的演讲。5. Ive no patiencewith people who are always comp
15、laining of their misfortune.我对总是抱怨自己的不幸的人已经没有耐心。6. I have never imagined that I would be the object of suchcuriosity.我从来没有想到，我会对这个项目有如此的好奇心。7. The doctors tried to convinceher that she didnt need to feel depressed about her health.医生试图说服她,她不需要对她的健康感到沮丧。8. The police asked him to describe the acciden
16、t in every detail .警察要求他详细描述事故9. The quality guarantee and good after-sale services will certainly meet with positiveresponsesfrom the consumers.质量保证和良好的售后服务一定会满足消费者的积极回应。10. The story of Harry Potter (has) stirred the imagination of children throughout the world.哈利波特的故事(已经)激起了全世界儿童的想象力。七、Complete t
17、he following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage.Change the form where necessary.1. The scoundrel has fooled a lot of people to believing hes a rich man .这个恶棍骗得许多人相信他是个富人2. Isnt this straw hat beautiful? My wifecame upon it on her business trip to chian last year .这个草帽不漂亮么？我的妻子去年到
18、中国出差偶然发现的。3.A group of bystanders was invited tojoin in the game .一些旁观者被邀请去参加比赛。4. Scientists will have to come up with new technologies to improve the worlds food and fuel supplies .科学家们将不得不提出新的技术来提高世界粮食和燃料供应。5. The news of the Presidents warlike speech yesterday pushed the stock market to a sharp
19、rise of up to 120 points .昨天总统的战前动员演讲的新闻推动了股票市场急剧上升到 120 点。Unit33. Fill each of the blanks with an appropriate word.The example of Proctor and Gambles famous Ivory Soap shows the potential that lies in mass marketing and planned advertising and the importance of recognizable brand names. Ivory Soap,
20、 first produced in 1879, was well promoted with clever slogans. These slogans, particularly the idea that the soap is so pure that it floats,proved so successful that they are stillpopular today. At the same time, the use of the radio serial for Ivory promotion gave rise to theexpression “soap opera
21、”, which has become a modern global phenomenon. The development of Proctor and Gamble itself, from a small-scale operation founded by two immigrants to a multinational empire of today serves as a good example to build brand names.5. Fill the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where n
22、ecessary.AttainAttractiveBrandCampaignImport达到，获得吸引力商标战役，活动进口，输入Manufacture用机器制造Market市场，V.在市场上销售Modest一定程度上的Precise精确地Sponsor赞助者1. I dont think that the amount of studying you did in high school would be sufficient for you toattain good marks in university.我认为你在高中学习的量不足够让你在大学取得好成绩。2. Because of the
23、 impact of poor sales in other Asian countries, there has been a modestdecrease in house sales in China this year.由于亚洲其他国家销量不佳的影响，今年中国房屋销售在一定程度上有所下降。3. Some young people find computer games soattractivethat they can hardly pull themselves away to tend to other matters.一些年轻人觉得电脑游戏很有吸引力，他们让自己倾向于其他事情。4
24、. The victim was able to give aprecisedescription of the drunken driver, which was rather helpful to the police.受害者能够精确的描述这个喝醉了的司机，这有助于警察调查。5. Some non-governmental organizations are planning a publiccampaignto awaken people to the problem of noise pollution.一些非政府组织正计划一个公共活动来唤醒人们噪音污染的问题。6. The cost
25、of producing a tube of toothpaste is about 3 yuan, so we willmarketit at 5.50 yuan to ensure our profits.生产一管牙膏的成本约为 3 元,然而我们在市场上出售的价格是 5.50 元,以确保我们的市场利润。7.Mike is now the director of a factory which manufacturescanned food.迈克现在是一个罐头食品厂的主任。8.Plenty of football and basketball clubs are eager to spons
26、oryoung athletes if they show great promise.大量的足球和篮球俱乐部渴望赞助年轻的运动员如果他们展示伟大的承诺。9. The sweaters are made of wool importedfrom Australia.从澳大利亚进口的毛衣是羊毛做的。10. According to a recent survey, youths are beginning to have a lot of influence on the products andbrands their parents choose.根据最近的一项调查显示，年轻人和他们父母的选
27、择在产品和商标方面有一些改变。6.1. She wants to drop out of college and become a singer, but her parentsintention.她想退学成为一名歌手，但她的父母很不赞成她的意向。2. Many great men have risen from poverty;for instance , Lincoln and Edison.许多伟人从贫困中崛起；例如，林肯和爱迪生。3. The number of families with both parents taking full-time jobs is growing;as
28、 a result , children are doing more of the housework.父母都全职工作的家庭越来越多；因此，孩子们应该做更多的家务。4. I can use a computer; butwhen it comes to hardware, I know almost nothing at all.我会使用计算机；但在硬件，我几乎什么都不知道frown very much on her5. It is expected that all the countriesunderthe WTO umbrella should trade on equal terms
29、.据预计，在 WTO 框架下的所有国家都应贸易在平等的条件。Unit43. Fill each of the blanks with an appropriate word.The Italian doctor Severino Antinori has announced plans to offer human cloning facilities in his private fertility clinics. Antinori is alreadyfamous for previous controversies such as helping grandmothers to hav
30、e babies. Yet this time he is not alone inpromoting the idea of human cloning. US scientists are working with him on this project, and areligious group the Raelians have also announced their intention to offer the service. Of course, with so many couplesdesperate for a child yet unable to conceive t
31、hrough traditional IVF treatments, there is noshortage of volunteers. It would probably not work trying to prevent cloning, thus some form of regulation is almost inevitable . At the moment, cloning techniques are far fromperfect and most attempts to clone animals end up in failure .六、Combat战斗Prohib
32、ition禁止Controversy争议Reckless鲁莽的Excessive过度的Regulation管理Instinct本能Stir使奋起Irrational不合理的String系列1. A hacker attacked an e-commerce marketplace site. This is the latest in a string of online break-ins in which credit card numbers were stolen.黑客袭击了电子商务市场的网站。这是在一系列的在线破门而入，信用卡号码被盗的最新。2. The coming of IBMs
33、 CEO caused astir of excitement on the campus.IBM 首席执行官的到来引起了轰动在校园的兴奋。3. Browns comments on the project caused unexpected controversy布朗对这个项目的评论引发了意想不到的争议4. To combat poverty in the city, millions of dollars have been spent on training the unemployed workers.消除贫困的城市，数百万美元都用在训练失业工人。5. You will be over
34、weight if you consumeexcessive amounts of fat.如果你消耗脂肪过多，你会超重。6. The effective implementation of environmental laws and regulations is the responsibility of thelocal government.有效执行环保法律法规是地方政府的责任。7. Trust your instincts and do what you think is right.相信你的直觉，做你认为是对的。8. After 20 hours of non-stop party
35、ing, scores of the bravest or most lives in a three-minute dash from six fighting bulls.reckless men will risk their9. Theprohibition on street begging will be in force next month.禁止街头乞讨将在下个月生效。10. The court gave the heavy sentence, in response not to the facts of the case but to the irrationalpubli
36、c fear.6.1. With no paper qualifications to his name , he failed to get a decent job.他没有书面的资格证明，他没有得到一份体面的工作。2. This high dosage of Vitamin C is an excellent way of helping tokeep at bay nasty colds and viruses.这种高剂量的维生素 C 是保持在海湾的讨厌的感冒和病毒的一个好方法。3. We have exchanged views on everythingunder the sun.4
37、. Taiwans PC makers were said to havejumped the gun by launching a new series of mini laptops.台湾的 PC 厂商都表示，通过推出一系列新的迷你笔记本电脑已经同步。5. Hundreds of fanslined up to get the signature of their favorite singer, but she didnt show up.数百名球迷排队来获得自己喜爱的歌手的签名，但她并没有露面。Unit53. Fill each of the blanks with an approp
38、riate word.This is an amusing short story which illustrates how little people know about their mother tongue sometimes. The narrator is a woman, apassenger in a taxi whose driver is a Pakistani maneager to learn English by asking his passengers about new words. Struggling toexplain the meanings of a
39、 proverb and an idiom, she realizes how little she really knows about thevocabulary of her native language and also wonders what kind of answers other, probably equallyignorant , native passengers might give. In the end she is left hoping that the driver has adictionary and that he will use it to te
40、ach himself rather than depend on the native speakers forexplanations .1. Being the son of a professor does notqualify him for the scholarship consideration.作为一名教授的儿子并不意味着说他有资格获得奖学金。2. The police suspect that it was John who(had) committed the murder.警察怀疑 JOHN 犯了谋杀罪3. So far, the new manager has giv
41、en littlehint that he wont be any different fromthe former one.迄今为止，看不出来新任经理和前任有什么不同。4. From all the indications, it is safe toassume that the prices of cars will go down by large margins.汽车价格有大幅度的下降，这种假定是安全的。5. Some of his instructions are outdated and others are toovague to be understood.一些指令太模糊而不
42、能被理解。6. The local dialect sounds a little peculiar to the people from the north.六、AssumeCommitConfuseHintMislead假设，假定犯罪，做错事困惑暗示误导PeculiarPuzzleQualifyRetreatVague奇怪的迷惑合格的退缩模糊的你的方言对那些来自北部的人来讲有些奇怪。7. The failure of the movie hastened her decision toretreat from the glamorous screen and spend more time
43、 with her family.这电影的失败加速了他的决定从荧幕中退出和他家人在一起。8. The womans headache puzzled the doctor; he couldnt find the cause.这个女人的头痛迷惑了医生，他没能找到原因。9. The state has laws that protect consumers against fraud ormisleading sales practices.这个法律保护了这个地方的人免受欺骗和消费者行为的误导。10. He tried to explain the complicated theory to m
44、e, but I got even more confused by the technical terms in his explanation.他试图把复杂理论解释给我听，但是我被他解释中的术语讲的更困惑了。6. Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage. Change the form where necessary.1. The local governments decision to reduc e unemployment benefits enraged the w
45、orkers who were laid off and theyresorted to violent protest.当地政府要减少事业救济金的决定惹怒了被雇人的暴力反抗。2. Whats the point ofracking your/ones brains for months over something that a good teacher could have explained in minutes?一个好的老师几分钟内就可以解释清楚的，在这个事情上而用好几个月有什么意义呢？ 3.The boy admires his father andhangs on his ever
46、y word.这个男孩很钦佩他的父亲，很听他的话。4. The manager pulled the pencil and pad from his shirt pocket andjotted down every word the customer said.这个经理从他衬衫口袋里拿出一支笔和本子，快速记下了顾客说的每一句话。5. At present, the whole world seems to be at a loss about how to cope with economic globalization.Unit6目前，整个世界对应付经济全球化都不知所措。3. Fill e
47、ach of the blanks with an appropriate word.5. Fill the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.ApproachCoreCounterpartEconomyEfficient方式，方法核心对方，对手经济有效的ExceptionInviteReliefPunctuallyVague例外邀请放松守时的模糊的1. The mayor is scheduled to meet his Americancounterpartduring his 7-day visit to San Francisco.美国市长的日程表上 7 天之内会见三藩市市长。2. Mr. Wilson is quite satisfied with his ne
