大学英语课后习题

大学英语课后习题 Last revision date: 13 December 2020.U n i t11. The essayist’s language expresses rich and subtle meanings.2. The stockbrokers were overtaken by the sharp drop in the stock market last Tuesday.3. Biologists have estimated that there are around one million animal and plant species living and growing in the rainforests.4. In the United States the cost of living has been steadily rising in the past few decades5. The quickly growing company has ambitious plans to expand beyond nation boundarie6. That computer store is having a sale of audio software; let’s go and have a look.7. To be safe, you may put on your dark glasses to avoid the sun shining into directly your eyes.8. When the kitchen is finished, I’m going to focus my attention on the garden shed.9. In a serious tone of voice, the doctor warned him to keep off sugar.10. She Cupped her hands around the mug of hot coffee to warm them.1. I didn’t expect you to be so efficient at that rate; the taskwill be finished ahead of schedule.2. For the sake of safety, you must keep all medicines away from children.3. When we come to know these new employees better, we will assign more suitable tasks to each of them.4. This evening dress is rather expensive since it is made by hand5. In the World Cup, England tried to beat its long-term rival Argentina and qualify from the “Group of Death” and vice versa1. The theories of relativity have made fundamental changes in our views of the universe.2.That is our ultimate proposal, and no other changes will be considered.3. he forest ire was found to have been sparked by a cigarette end.4. The speaker had apparently noticed that his topic wasn’t popular with the audience, so he quickly ended his speech.5. I’ve no patience?with people who are always complaining of their misfortune.6. I have never imagined that I would be the object of such curiosity.7. The doctors tried to convince her that she didn’t n eed to feel depressed about her health.8. The police asked him to describe the accident in ever detail y9. The quality guarantee and good after-sale services will certainly meet with positive responses from the consumers.10. The story of Harry Potter(has) stirred the imagination ofchildren throughout the world.1. The scoundrel has fooled a lot of people into believing he’s a rich man.2. Isn’t this straw hat beautifulMy wife came upon it on her business trip to China last year.3. A group of bystanders was invited to join in the game.4. Scientists will have to come up with new technologies to improve the world’s food and fuel supplies.5. The news of the President’s warlike speech yesterday pushed the stock market to a sharp rise of up to 120 points.1. I don’t think that the amount of studying you did in high school would be sufficient for you to attain good marks in university.2. Because of the impact of poor sales in other Asian countries, there has been a modest decrease in houses sale in China this year.3. Some young people find computer games so attractive that they can hardly pull themselves away to tend to other matters.4. The victim was able to give a precise description of the drunken driver, which was rather helpful to the police.5. Some non-governmental organizations are planning a publiccampaign to awaken people to the problem of noise pollution.6. The cost of producing a tube of toothpaste is about 3 yuan, so we will market it at 5.50 yuan to ensure our profits.7. Mike is now the director of a factory which manufactures canned food.8. Plenty of football and basketball clubs are eager to sponsor young athletes if they show great promise.9. The sweaters are made of wool imported from Australia.10. According to a recent survey, youths are beginning to have a lot of influence on the products and brands their parents choose.1. She wants to drop out of college and become a singer, but her parents frown very much on her intention.2. Many great men have risen from poverty; for instance, Lincoln and Edison.3. The number of families with both parents taking full-time jobs is growing; as a result, children are doing more of the housework.4. I can use a computer; but when it comes to hardware, I know almost nothing at all.5. It is expected that all the countries under the WTO umbrella should trade on equal terms.1. A hacker attacked an e-commerce marketplace site. This is thelatest in a string of online break-ins in which credit cardnumbers were stolen.2.The coming of IBM’s CEO caused a stir of excitement on thecampus.3.Brown’s comments on the project caused unexpected controversy4.To combat poverty in the city, millions of dollars have beenspent on training the unemployed workers.5.6.You will be overweight if you consume excessive amounts of fat.7.The effective implementation of environmental laws andregulations is the responsibility of the local government.8.Trust your instincts and do what you think is right.9.After 20 hours of non-stop partying, scores of the bravest ormost reckless men will risk their lives in a three-minute dashfrom six fighting bulls.10.The prohibition on street begging will be in force next month.11.The court gave the heavy sentence, in response not to the factsof the case but to the irrational public fear.1.With no paper qualifications to his name , he failed to get adecent job.2.This high dosage of Vitamin C is an excellent way of helping tokeep at bay nasty colds and viruses.3.We have exchanged views on everything under the sun4.Taiwan’s PC makers were said to have jumped the gun bylaunching a new series of mini laptops.5.6.Hundreds of fans lined up to get the signature of theirfavorite singer, but she didn’t show up.1.Being the son of a professor does not qualify him for thescholarship consideration.2.The police suspect that it was John who (had) committed themurder.3.So far, the new manager has given little hint that he won’t beany different from the former one.4.From all the indications, it is safe to assume that the pricesof cars will go down by large margins.5.Some of his instructions are outdated and others are toovagueto be understood.6.The local dialect sounds a little peculiarto the people fromthe north.7.The failure of the movie hastened her decision to retreat fromthe glamorous screen and spend more time with her family.8.The woman’s headache puzzled the doctor; he couldn’t find thecause.9.The state has laws that protect consumers against fraud ormisleading sales practices.10.He tried to explain the complicated theory to me, but I goteven more confused by the technical terms in his explanation.1.The local government’s decision to reduce unemploymentbenefits enraged the workers who were laid off and theyresorted to violent protest.2.What’s the point of racking your/one’s brains for months oversomething that a good teacher could have explained in minutes?3.The boy admires his father and hangs on his every word.4.The manager pulled the pencil and pad from his shirt pocket andjotted down every word the customer said.5.At present, the whole world seems to be at a loss about how tocope with economic globalization.2. Mr. Wilson is quite satisfied with his new secretary becauseshe’s much more efficient than the former one.3. I felt great relief when I heard I had passed the examination.4. The regulations are so vague that they lead to misinterpretation.5. Chinese and mathematics have always been the core subjects in primary and secondary schools in China.6.You are expected to get to the interview punctually or a few minutes early.7.Getting tired of her partner’s all-talk-no-action approach, she decided to take the action all by herself.8.For the purpose of economy, Mary decided to take lunch box to work every day.9.You could not be exempted from the punishment because there can be no exception to the rule.10.Strife at home would invite dangers from abroad.1.We hope the special loan from the bank will pull our companythrough the crisis.2.It is believed that the car the police found at the parking lot of the airport terminal belongs to the gunman.3.He founded the company five years ago and has been managing the business ever since4.The five candidates will speak in turn to introduce themselves to the voters.5.At the wedding party, guests milled about with cocktails in hand, talking and laughing.1. As I came to know more about classical music, my love for it deepened2. The soldiers in the open field were exposed?to the enemy’s gunfire and many of them got killed or wounded.3. I saw a little girl curled up comfortably in an armchair reading a children’s magazine.4. The long climb up the hill made our heart throb5. For many years, the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York will remain a nightmare for the American people.6. Don’t bother about him. What he has said is utter nonsense.7. The explosion at the crowded market place caused great confusion in the small town.8. The doctor felt the patient’s pulse on her wrist and then took her temperature.9. After the intensive training, they became somewhat more confident than they used to be.10. The sight of the rats running about in the house made my flesh creep1. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison, and on top of that, all his property was confiscated.2. The chairman talked and talked, and it seemed as if the meeting would never end.3. Drugs and alcohol have put this young man in a state of utter physical ruin.4. As a leading producer of spare parts for airplanes, our company isa long way ahead of other companies.5. The bank robber has been sentenced to a ten-year imprisonment. If only he had known the consequence before he committed the robbery.1On arriving at the scenic spot, the tourists were warned not to venture on the river in the small boat.2.Let’s go and sit in the middle of the theater so that we can see the screen at a comfortable angle.3.The judges must confine their attention to the facts only, and leave out anything that could be described as hearsay.4.Roy complained to the doctor that he had been in a dazed condition recently.5.Owen and Nancy had been happily married for 2 years before they gradually drifted apart until they separated.6.Mike’s eyes lingered on the digital camera, a new model with all sorts of frills.7.When Bonny stepped into his house and saw it was in a mess, a bewildered expression appeared on his face.8.Pompeii was overwhelmed by dust and ashes from the volcano eruption.9.A lot of innocent people lost their lives during the border conflict.10.The thought of lying terrified her so much that she decided to give up the trip to Europe.1.As my house is the only one by the road built with red bricks, it sticks out and you can’t miss it.2.In those days even bicycles were very dear and hard to come by, and coupons were issued for them.3.The yearly campaign to raise funds for the Red Cross is under way.4.The soldiers were going from one ruined house to another in searcho fsurvivors of the earthquake.5.Many international students suffer from “culture shock” afterthey arrive in a foreign country; it usually takes them about three months to adjust to the new life.。