前景实用英语-2期末考试答案
选择题
by __ A. which ___ time
__B. As __ might
time ___ C. when ___ I worked
like ___ D. the way ___ he
anything __ A. that ___ I really
person __ D. whose ___ father
lawn, __ A. which is ___ very
process __ A. by which ___ water smoking, __ C. which ___ he
reason ___ B. why ___ I am
A. But for- his
B. No sooner had tower ___ than ____ it false A. in that they
B. No matter how hard
house C. on condition that you
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kindergarten B. as long as
years ___ B. before ____ it.
efficiently ___ C. unless ____ it
party ___ C. as ____ the
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_ C. Whoever __ wants
accept __ D. whoever _ they
signs _ A. that __ organic
was __ C. that _ she
realized __ D. that _ that
of B. whether they
in B. what _ was
was __ B. that she spoke Spanish _ so
hear _ C. what he was saying __ because hearing _ A. to be held ______ in
us __ D. when to finish _____ the task. better __ B. not eat _____ fruits
contract _ C. to be signed ______ between good _ B. to breathe breathed
unwise _ D. of ______ him
except _ A. wait in silence and hope for the best ___.
reported _ C. to have won ______ the
said _ A. to have been translated ______ into
_ A. To become ______ a teacher
B. Doing ___ sufficient mind __
C. turning up the air conditioner ____?
_A. Having sat ___ on
for ___ B. not being able to ____ inform regret ____ B. to inform ___ you
down ___ D. wondering ____, where
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to ____ A. being charged for parking ___ in Though ___ C. having learned ____ their originality, ____ B. the American musician ___dominated
Task3
someone involved in a practitioner
a period when the recession
to give a lower devalue
spending, using or giving stingy
the property of being shortage
valuable or useful quality asset introducing or using new innovative
to raise somebody/something to upgrade to go to (a person, book, etc.) for consult to become or make (somebody) enroll
to find the origin 3. trace
to join (people or things) 6. associate a food that is 8. ingredient
of or like women 9. feminine (news, films etc.) 10. release
to advise or 1. prescribe
to use (something) up 2. consume
to arrange (something) 4. classify
to put people or 5. categorize necessary; indispensable 7. essential
to become less lessen response to an inquiry feedback having the effect of corrective taking place in reality; actual
to cause danger to endanger carry out the legal execute having holes or cracks leaky draw someone’s attention away distract
a relatively wide magnetic videotape an open or empty gap
to feel love 2. worship
to put the 7. hug respected and admired 8. prestigious to utter a 9. yell
to go beyond 10. exceed
to defeat1. conquer
to state or declare 3. claim
to try to win 4. chase
natural inborn 5. instinct
liking or good 6. sporty safe; protected secure
joined; connected attached far away from other remote
to remove somebody from evacuate attractive; charming appealing
to bring somebody/something restore deserving trust; dependable reliable
of or for commerce commercial outside; coming from outside external
to fall or strike crash
Task4
medical _practitioner_ for
to __upgrade__ it.
economic __recession__.
to ____devalue__ the
to __shortage___ of
and innovative is
important asset in
will enroll new
better consult a
so stingy
to trace the family
his release.
problems associated with
likes feminine things
are categorized by
products to consume
what ingredients they
doctor prescribe any
is essential to success.
will classify these a prescriptionor a doctor
fuel consumption into
a harmony of shape
a traceable service
main categories
the ____leaky__ pipe.
a ____gap__ between
will _____endanger___ your
her _____feedback___ on
The ___feedback_____ price
can ______lessen__ the
me ____distract___ from
onto ____videotape___.
to ____execute___ his
of _____corrective__ effort,
can __yell my name.
a __prestigious university.
can ___claim my baggage
small, ___sporty_, and
they _chase _ people.
by __instinct .
would __exceed_ 200
to __worship_ money.
to _conquer__ cancer.
me _hug__ you good-bye.
a _remote_ and residents
help _restore_ your
and _Commercial__ Bank.
feel _secure__ near
for __external__ use
to ____evacuate___ the residents from the island.
certainly __appealing_.
a __reliable__ and honest
cars __crash__.
an __attached__ picture
Task5选词填空
The _innovation of
always ___valued__ his
employer ___transferred___ him
it __erasable___, you’d
classroom ___disciplinary__ problems.
a prescriptionor a doctor
fuel consumptioninto
a harmony of shape
a traceable service
main categories
being ____partial____ towards
into _____execution___ after
The _____endangered____ species (物种) Please ____correct__ my.
photographers a ______distraction__.
be _offended_ if
the __conquest_ of disease.
international _sporting_ event.
is _defenseless__ before an army.
an __exceedingly__ difficult
more ______profitable___ to
tight ______security___ for
a(n) ______automatic___ washing-machine. a(n) _____unreliable____ man.
the ______evacuation___ of
翻译、
小镇上冒出了很多新工厂。（spring up）Many new factories have sprung up in the town.
问题的关键是缺乏经费。(a shortage of) The heart of the problem is a shortage of funds.
我希望一切会变得顺利。(turn out)
I hope everything will turn out to be all right. 我们怎样才能找到一个真正合适的人来做这项工作呢？(seek out)
How can we seek out a really good person for the job?
书店已决定扩大业务范围, 出售各种唱片和影碟。(branch out)
The book shop has decided to branch out into selling music CDs and movie discs
1. 他对蛇的惧怕源自他孩童时的一次意外事故。
His fear of snakes can be traced back to an accident in his childhood
2. 遇到生词时，你可以求助于词典。
His fear of snakes can be traced back to an accident in his childhood
3. 老师鼓励大家参与讨论。
The teacher encouraged everyone to contribute to the discussion
4. 孩子们常常把火鸡和感恩节联系
在一起。Children often associate turkey with Thanksgiving
5. 缺乏运动让人健康不佳。
A lack of exercise results in poor health.
我认为贵公司能从该计划中获益。
I think your company will benefit from this plan.
我父亲建议你约你老板出来吃顿饭。
My father suggests you ask your boss out to dinner.
把表拆开容易，装起来难。
It’s easy to take a watch apart but difficult to put it together again.
公司只有两个人可以查阅这些文件。
Only two people in the company have access to these documents.
这种风格的衣服已不再流行。
Dresses of this style are no longer in fashion.
上下班高峰期间，我们常常被交
通拥堵所困。(be stuck with)
We are often stuck with
traffic jams during rush hours.
我们必须跨越模仿的阶段，开发
自主品牌。(go beyond)
We must go beyond imitation
and promote our own brands.
在上班的路上，车子突然出了毛
病。(all of a sudden)
On the way to the office, the
car broke down all of a sudden.
不管发生什么情况，我们的计划
不变。(no matter)
No matter what happens, we will not change our plan.
窗帘上的泥干了就把它刷掉。
(brush off)
Brush off the mud on the curtains when it dries.
如果你不想失去这些文件，请将它们备份。（back up）
If you don’t want to lose these documents, please back them up
我们不打算当众撕破他的假面具。（tear off）We don’t intend to tear the mask off his face in public.
万一发生火灾，我们应该立即疏散大楼中所有的人。（evacuate）
We should evacuate all the people in the building immediately if a fire breaks out.
越来越多的人在学习使用电脑和网络。（a growing number of）
A growing number of people are learning to use computers and the Internet.
他们兄弟俩一个爱看电视，而另一个则爱玩电脑游戏。（while）
One of the two brothers likes watching TV, while the other likes playing computer games. 阅读理解
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前景实用英语(二)-unit6教案
三亚航空旅游职业学院 教案编号
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实用英语综合教程2课后习题答案
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《实用英语综合教程1》课后习题答案
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1.Being on my own 2.Friendly people 3.Having Friday of f Exercise 5: 1—8：dfgebahc Exercise 6: 1. open an count 开立账户 close an account with a bank 和银行结账 a checking account 活期存款账户 a savings account 储蓄存款账户 2.adjust to a new life 适应新的生活 adjust to life in a big city 适应大城市的生活 adjust a watch 校准手表 adjust an error 调整误差 3.be located in a business center 坐落在商业中心 located in the city center 坐落在城市中心 located the shop 找到那商店的位置
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前景实用英语 unit 1
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新编实用英语综合教程(第二版)课后翻译习题解
Unit 1 5. 1.她一家商店一家商店的看，最后以她能付出的价格买了她所需要的东西。She shopped around till she got what she wanted at a price she could afford. 2.除了向我要东西，他从不跟我说话。 He never speaks to me other than to ask for something. 3.你永远应该以搞好你的工作为目的。 You should always aim at doing your job well. 4.几个星期来她一直呆在家中照顾有病的父亲。 She has been tied to the house for weeks looking after her invalid father. 5.修建这条路是为了缓解交通拥挤。 The route was designed to relieve traffic congestion. 6.社会是由形形色色的人组成的。有些人很好，有些人很坏，也有些人介乎两者之间。 Society is made up of a wide variety of people; some are good, others (are) bad, and still others (are) in between. Unit 2 5 1.这个星期你每天都迟到，对此你如何解释？ How do you account for the fact that you've been late every day this week? 2.政府已经承诺改善落后地区人民的生活条件。 The government has committed itself to improving the life conditions of the people living in the underdeveloped areas. 3.据最新报道，这次火车交通事故造成多名乘客死亡。 According to the latest report, the train accident resulted in the death of several passengers. 4.多呼吸新鲜空气有助于身体健康。 Plenty of fresh air contributes to good health. 5.他试图竞争学校学生会主席，但是没有成功。 He attempted to compete for the position of chairman of the Students' Union,
21世纪大学实用英语综合教程(第二册)课文翻译及课后答案
Unit One 误会 佚名 有35 美分。在马里兰州的巴尔的摩，他登上一辆公共汽车并径直走 里只 他头发蓬乱，衣着肮脏，口袋 。但是 向了洗手间。他想如果他躲在洗手间里，便可以不付钱就乘车去纽约 “洗手间里有 坐在公共汽车后面的一位乘客看见了他。她拍了拍她前面那位乘客的肩膀 说： 个流浪汉。告诉公共汽车司机。”那位乘客轻轻地拍了一下坐在他前面的人，说道：“告诉公 共汽车司机，洗手间里有个流浪汉。 这口信通过一个又一个的乘客传到了公共汽车的前边。但在这一过程的某个环节，口信 变了。当它传到公共汽车司机那儿时，已经不是“洗手间里有个流浪汉”，而是“洗手间里有 弹”。司机马上在公路边停下车来并用无线电通知了警察。当警察到达时，他们让乘客 颗炸 了15 英里长的交通堵塞。警 成 下车并且远离汽车。然后他们关闭了那条公路。那很快 就造 弹 。 什么炸 察在警犬的帮助下，在公共汽车上搜查了两个小时。当然，他们没有发现 两个发音相似的英语单词给一个想从洛杉矶飞往加利福尼亚州奥克兰的人也造成了麻 烦。他的问题始于洛杉矶机场。他以为听到广播中宣布了他的航班，所以他走向登机门，出 边，但 示了机票并登上了飞机。起飞20 分钟后，这人开始担心起来。奥克兰在洛杉矶的北 。“这架飞机是去奥 是飞机似乎正在向西飞，而当他向窗外望去时，他所能看到的全是大海 ，“不，”她说。“我们去奥克兰—— 气 ?”他问航班服务员。航班服务员倒抽了一口冷 克兰吗 新西兰的奥克兰。” 因为有这么多英文单词发音相似，讲英语者之间的误会并不罕见。并非所有的误会都会 重 。每天讲英语的人会相互问这样 。大多数误会远没有这么严 导致公路关闭或乘客飞错大陆 英语作 为 的问题: “你是说七十还是十七?”“你是说你能来还是不能来?”发音相似的单词对把 。 第二语言的人来说，特别容易让人混淆 一天早晨，一位生活在美国的韩国妇女到上班地点时，她的老板问她：“你拿到盘子了 。老 工作 吗 ?”没“有??”她回答说，心里却在纳闷，不知道他到底是什么意思。她在办公室 板为什么问她盘子的事呢？一整天她都对老板的怪问题感到纳闷，但又不好意思开口问他。 到了5 点，当她准备回家时，她的老板说: “明天请准时上班。你今天早晨迟到了15 分钟”对“ 不起，”她说。“我的车发动不起来，而且??”突然她停止了讲话并开始微笑起来。她这时 才明白老板并没有问她“你拿到盘子了吗？”他问的是“你是不是起来晚了？” Auckland 和Oakland。“一个盘子”和“起晚”。当发音相似的单词引起误会时，也许最好的处理方式 就是一笑了之并从错误中吸取教训。当然，有时候很难笑得出来。那个没到 Oakland 却去了Auckland 的人是不会想笑的。但即使是那场误会，最终的结局也还不错。那 用，还支付了他飞回加利福尼亚的费 家航空公司支付了那人在新西兰的旅馆住房和用餐的费 用。“哦，还好，”那人后来说，“我一直就想要看看新西兰的。” 答案 以下是课后练习 5 1. passengers 2. immediately 3. similar 4. wonder 5. continent 6. traffic 7. misunderstandings 8. embarrassed 9. flights 10. common 11. serious 12. searched 6 1. got on 2. head for 3. tapped on the shoulder 4. pull over 5. resulted in 6. feel like 7. By the time 8. turn out all right 9. in the end 10. instead of 7 1. By the time I got home, I was too tired to do anything active. 2. The two girls look too similar for people outside the family to tell them apart from each other. 3. What in the world does mm stand for? The abbreviations that people use on the BBS are too confusing for me to understand. 4. Because of TV, most people have become too lazy to make the effort to go to the cinema.