《大英III》期末考试题型

《大英III》期末考试题型

I. Listening 20%

II Reading 40% ：Passage 1（快阅III）Passage 2、3、4为校外出题

III. Cloze 10%:为校外出题

IV. Translation 15%：部分为校外出题

V. Writing 15%: 为校外出题

Unit 1

Sturcture

二．

1．Not everyone agrees on what is right and what is wrong(并非每一个人对什么是对、什么是错都持一样的看法）,nor does everyone agree on what is good and bad for children. 2．Jacques Muller thinks money is the most important thing in the world，but, unfortunately, money isn't everything.(但是遗憾的是，金钱并非一切）

3．Speaking of hamburgers not all Americans like them.(并非所有美国人都喜欢吃）。

4．Not all people share the same interests（人的兴趣不尽相同），but we can still make friends with people who do not have our interests.

Translation

A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive

position and opened / set up a household equipment store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily because of/owing to/due to their desire to improve the quality of their lives.

十年之前，南希做了许许多多美国人梦寐以求的事。他辞去了经理职位，在邻近地区开了一家家用器材商店。像南希那样的人做出这种决定主要是出于改善生活质量的愿望。

Unit 2

Structure

2. 1) Often it is in overcoming hardships that we come to appreciate the value of life.

（我们方懂得珍惜生命的价值）

2)Some scientists believe that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday since

they can increase yields and farmers' incomes, reduce prices and help combat hunger and disease in the developing countries.（人们总有一天会喜欢转基因农作物的）

3)With repeated hackers' attacks on our system, we have come to realize the necessity of hiring

a computer-security expert.（我们逐渐意识到聘请一位计算机保安专家的必要性）

4)Having conducted some surveys in Chinese kindergartens, Howard Gardner came to

under-stand that the Chinese preferred "teaching by holding the hand".（逐渐意识到中国人喜欢‘把着手教’）

Translation

Henson's painful life as a slave strengthened his determination to struggle for freedom.

Shortly after he achieved freedom he became a member of an organization that assisted fugitive slaves. 痛苦的奴隶生活坚定了亨森为自由而战的决心。他获得自由后不久就成了一个帮助逃跑奴隶的组织中的一员。

Unite3

Structure

1.1) It never occurred to me to ask him what was intended by that remark. I thought he was just

joking.

2)It occurred to me that the names of their children—Rose, Lily and Daisy—were the

names of flowers.

3)When he heard her say so, it occurred to him that for convenience he also could contact the

local travel agency and ask them to take care of everything.

4)Has it never occurred to you that the problems in the Middle East are complicated and

difficult to solve?

2.1) If they don't agree to work extra hours for no extra pay, chances are that they will be

dismissed.

2)Research is being carried out on the disease and progress is being made at present. Chances

are that there will be a cure within the next ten years.

3)If you are eating lots of fatty food, chances are that you'll put on several pounds in a matter

of weeks.

4)He left his office an hour ago but hasn't got home yet. Chances are that he's got stuck in a

traffic jam.

Translation

A burglary is reported every 15 seconds in the United States. Statistics show burglars en-tered more

than 2 million homes last year. Actually it is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out.在美国每隔15秒就有人举报一起入室行窃案。统计数据显示去年窃贼光顾了两百多户人家。

Unite 4

Structure

1. 1) Bernard was believed to have been killed in a car-bomb attack a year and a half ago.

2)As a freshman, Jane is so curious about university life that she wants to be involved in all kinds

of campus activities.

3)What worries us most is that little seems to have been done to remedy the trade deficit.

4)He got to the railway station only to be told that the train had already left.

2. 1) His opponent having gained a lead of almost 60,000 votes, the candidate publicly admitted that

he had lost his election bid.

2)All the guests having left his house, the host kicked off his shoes and stretched out on the

couch.

3)His voice (being) almost drowned by the big noise from the audience, the speaker had to stop

his lecture.

4)The roads being wet and slippery after the heavy rain, I drove very carefully.

尚未理解的外星人技术。

Unite 5

Structure

1.1) Fifty years ago it was taken for granted （人们理所当然的认为）that marriage was the goal

of every young woman's inmost thought, and the aim for her of her father and mother.

2)Most young people take tap water for granted （大多数年轻人都把自来水看成是理所当

然的）because they've never lived without it.

3)I'd always seen them together and just took it for granted that they were married.（就想当

然地认为他们已经成婚）

4)It is a very common phenomenon among people that the first gift is regarded with affection

and the second is taken for granted.（第二份礼物便是理所当然的）

2. 1) The 1980s saw the start of the development of some special economic zones in China.

2)The past decade has seen the release of many films, some of them good, some of them bad,

and a few of them very brilliant.

3)The last 100 years have seen the material wealth of humankind explode beyond all previous

imagining.

4)We have been at your service for five years. The future will see us developing new ideas and

plans to suit more of your needs.

Translation

Amid the atmosphere of Thanksgiving, rather than joining his friends in celebration of the holiday, George was immersed in the diary left to him by his father, who died at sea after he completed two successive trips around the world.在感恩节的气氛中，乔治没有跟朋友们一起庆祝节日，却沉浸于阅读他父亲留给他的日记。他的父亲在连续两次完成环球旅行后在海上去世。

Unite 6

Structure

2. 1)I killed the spider by hitting it.

2)The little girl supported herself by selling matches.

3)You can unlock the door by turning the key to the right.

4)She tried to get help by screaming.

Translation

Here and there we see young artists who stand out from other people. They may be in worn out jeans all the year round, or walk barefoot / in bare feet even in winter, or drink to excess, or cling to the fancy of creating a masterpiece without actually doing any creative work. 我们到处能看到“抢眼”的青年艺术家。他们要么一年四季穿着破旧的牛仔裤；要么大冬天也打赤脚；要么饮酒过度；

要么就是抱着创作一部杰作的幻想，实际上并不作任何创作的事。