大二下学期复习资料
I. Vocabulary Unit3
1) The view that you should never spend more than earn is fairly typical ofpeople of their generation. 2) The artist stood before the paintings almost dumb with astonishment attheir beauty. 3) In 1963 , after his junior year in high school , Clinton was elected into a government study program for young people in Washington , D. C.
4) William Byrd composed many pieces ofmusic , but his Latin church music is considered his most
glorious work .
5) Government establish welfare systems to provide a safety net to prevent people from suffering the
effects of poverty .
6) You quit that respectable , well-paid job for this unpromising one ? What came overyou ? 7) Many animals face extinction(灭绝) as the result of human interference . 8) Her hope of her husband’s return is fading as years go by .
9) Having worked for three years , Roger decided to enrol on an MBA program and narrowed downhis choice to three famous universities on the East Coast .
10)A frank reply is much more appreciated than beating about the bush(转弯抹角) .
11) Harold is always coming up with these dumb schemes for making money that just get us into trouble . 12)Call me , write to me , email me ; at any rate , let’s keep in touch . Unit 5 1)
He was startled by the sound of the back door opening in the dead of night. 2) 3)
There is nothing serious about the damage ; it is a mere scratch(划痕) on the door of the car. Mom was singing a lullaby to my baby sister while rocking the cradle with a gentle backwards and forward motion . 4) 5) 6)
Tense and hot ,we were really sweating as we waited for them to announce the results. He sat leaning against the back of the seat with his legs stretched out straight in front of him. She’s one of those habitually vain people who keep glancing at themselves in the mirror when they think no one’s looking.
7) Mike is an extremely careless man. On one occasion , it was not until he got to an ATM that it occurred to him he had left his card at home.
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Young children often feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.
Stan tends to be driven by his emotions –he rarely considers the consequences of his actions.
10) She ought to be thoroughly ashamed of herself for talking to her guests in such a rude way. 11) In my mind’s eye , she remains a little girl of six although she’s actually a grown woman now. 12) He had tried to put the unpleasant scene out of his mind , but it kept on recurring to him , especially in dreams. Unit 6
1) Students from countries such as China , which has a drastically different culture and language from
the US , have to absorb a great deal of cultural shock when they first arrive. 2) Persistent(持续的) headache can be a(n) implyof a serious problem , so do not hesitate to contact
your doctor.
3) A miniature garden takes little space but add much beauty to the landscape. 4) It is more than a little ironic that some insurance companies can’t even ensure their own survival. 5) This former chemistry student stumbled into the baking business when he took a part-time job at a bakery and learned the art of bread making in the summer time. 6) I’ll buy whichever decent car model that comes first for a good price. 7) Help! A bee is buzzing in my ear! 8) Some experts say the abnormal weather recently experienced by China was caused by EL Nino. 9) The spokesperson read the statement by the White House in a dry mechanical tone. 10) Shuddering in the cold darkness I hope my husband would come for me soon. 11) Mary did not actually say that she was going abroad ,but she certainly implied that she was. 12) Bob knows little about European art and he is a prudent(谨慎的) guy. I don’t think he is going to take
a leap in the dark. Unit 7
1) Strictly speaking , he is not a southerner. His biography reveals that , though born in the south , he
spent a good part of his childhood years in New England.
2) Right after the Spring Festival , millions of young people drifted from the countryside to the cities to look for work and explore the world.
3) It is obvious that Tom resembles his father both in appearance and in character. 4) There is clear evidence that Japan committed many serious crimes against the Chinese people
when it invaded China during the Second World War.
5) Medical scientists expect it will be many years before cancer is conquered . 6) The novel has a fascinating plot. This explains why it has remained number one on the best-seller