新概念英语第二册练习 Lesson 17

Notes to the text

1. in spite of 尽管；虽然

I went out in spite of the rain. In spite of his illness, he came to class. 2. as a young girl as 是介词，后接名词，意为“作为……” He works as a farmer.

He was famous as a lawyer.

Fill in the blanks with as or like:

He has been in the school for ten years. First, he worked ______ a teacher, then the headmaster. She treats(对待) me ______ an old friend when we met for the first time.

Answer the questions orally:

1. What is your aunt Jennifer?

2. How old is she?

3. Does she often appear on the stage as a woman? Why?

Complete the sentences according to the Chinese:

1. 从这儿到火车站至少有5英里。

It is ______ ______ five miles ______ ______ ______ the railway station.

2. 无论多困难，我们将尽全力完成工作。

______ ______ ______ the difficulty, we ’ll ______ ______ ______ ______ finish the work.

3. 那位老太太对待我就象是我的妈妈。

The old lady treats me ______ ______ ______.

4. 有时候她讲话象个三岁的小姑娘。

Sometimes she talks ______ a girl ______ three.

5. 她说长大是很可怕的。

She said that it would be ______ to be ______ ______.

Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. ______ I ______ (have) to write the paper in ink?

2. Where is Tom? He ____________ (must be) upstairs.

3. Tom ____________ (have to) arrive at the station before 9 yesterday morning.

4. ______ you ____________ (have to) leave now?

5. He said he ______ ____________(have to) leave early.

6. 两年前当你是个中学生时，你必须得早起吗？

______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ when you were a middle school student 2 years ago?

7. 昨天我的车坏了，我不得不乘公共汽车上班。

I ______ ______ ______ a bus to work because my car broke down.

8. 我必须今天完成作文吗？ ______ ______ ______ the composition today?

不必。你可以明天做。 No, you ____________. You can do it tomorrow.

as 与 like 不一样。比较: Let me speak to you as a father. Let me speak to you like a father.

Translate the following sentences into English:

1.这个图书馆至少有20万册书。

2.尽管路很远，我们还是决定走着去。

3.他干起活来象个姑娘。

4.我们不得不立即出发。

5.她喜欢穿一身黑衣服露面。

6.他现在只好住在一个小房子里。

7.现在，所有学生肯定在他们的房间里。

8.你明天不必来得太早。

9.他赢了比赛(race)。现在肯定很兴奋。Summary writing: