翻译和选词填空专项练习

翻译专项练习

Unit 1

1.The older New England villages have changed relatively little_________________________(除了一两个加油站有所变化)in recent decades.

2. _______________________ (食用太多的脂肪会导致)heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

3. ____________________ (是我们的长期政策) that we will achieve unity through peaceful means.

4. As one of the world's highest paid models, she _______________ (为她的脸投保了500万美元).

5. ________________________ (多亏大量的食品输送) from the entire globe, these countries have for many years not felt any population pressure.

Unit 2

1. I'd _______________ (考虑到他的名望) with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.

2. Only under special circumstances __________________________ (允许新生参加补考)．

3. We ________________________ (认为我们的皮肤理当如此) until it is burned beyond repair.

4. Some women __________________________ (可能会在工作中挣得很高薪水) instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.

5. Peter, __________________________ (那个整天一直在开车的人)，suggested stopping at the next town.

Unit 3

1. American football and baseball are __________________________ (通过电视转播而变得为英国人所知)．

2. ________________ (尽管他很喜欢她), he does get annoyed with her sometimes.

3. All their attempts to ___________________ (把那个小孩从那座着火的楼里营救出来)were in vain.

4. She keeps a supply of candles in the house ___________________ (以防停电)．

5. Not until the game had begun ______________________(他到达运动场)．

Unit 4

1. We don't know why so many people in that region__________________________(喜欢穿那种颜色暗淡的衣服) .

2. He must have had an accident, __________________________(否则他那时应该已经到达这里了)．

3. The growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of training and retraining schemes, _________________________________(允许更多的女性利用工作机会)．

4. I didn't know the word, so__________________________(我得查字典)．

5. There are signs__________________________ (餐馆变得更受许多家庭的欢迎了)．

Unit 5

1. It was in the 1960s__________________________(两国的贸易达到了最高点)．

2. ______________________ (无论我们遇到怎样的困难)，we'll help one another to overcome them.

3. He always did well at school every now and then. _____________________ (尽管得做兼职) every now and then.

4. Without proper lessons, you could __________________________ (染上许多陋习)when playing the piano.

5. I suggested he__________________________(适应他的新环境)．

Unit 6

1. I was halfway back to the cottage where my mother lived __________________________ (就在那时那男的追上了我)．

2. __________________________(温度下降得这么迅速), we couldn't go on with the experiment.

3. In the southern part of the United States __________________________(有许多废弃的矿镇) built in the last century.

4. __________________________(火势最终被控制住了), but not before extensive damage had been caused.

5. By the time he arrives in Beijing, __________________________(我们都已经在这待了两天了).

Unit 7

1. When I woke up, I found myself__________________________躺在床上).

2. Jack wishes that__________________________(他学的是贸易而不是历史)when he was in university.

3. Fifty years ago, wealthy people__________________________(喜欢以猎捕野生动物为乐胜过) going sightseeing.

4. Though__________________________(他在美国出生并在那里被抚养大), he can speak fluent Chinese.

5. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert even if __________________________(那意味

着要排整夜的长队).

Unit 8

1.Medical researchers are painfully aware that there are many problems______________(他们至

今还没有答案)

2.______________________ (大多数父母所关心的) is providing the best education possible for

their children.

3.You’d better take a sweater with you_____________________________________________ (以

防天气变冷)

4.Throught the project, many people have received training and__________________________

(决定自己创业)

5.The anti-virus agent was not known___________________________________(直到一名医生

偶然发现了它)

Unit 9

1. Tom should__________________________(明事理，不至于找迪克帮忙).

2. __________________________(打碎的玻璃杯怪不着孩子们), because the room was too dark.

3. None of us__________________________(期望主席在晚会上露面), because we thought he was still in hospital.

4. There was a big hole in the road __________________________(影响了交通).

5. He is quite sure that_______________________(对他来说完成任务是不可能的) within two days.

Unit 10

1. I have kept that portrait__________________________(我每天能看到的地方), as it always reminds me of my university life.

2. ______________________ (我们经理正在拜访一个重要客户)and he will be back this afternoon.

3. But for the help of their group, __________________________(我们在调查中就不会取得成功).

4. If people feel hopeless, they don't bother________________________(获取他们成功所需的技能).

5. During the process, great care has to be taken_______________ (以便使得精致的丝绸不被弄坏).

选词填空专项练习

Unit 1

As war spreads to many corners of the globe, children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace education __47__. The children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the __48__ of peacemakers. The Children’s Movement for Peace in Colombia was even nominated (提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. groups of children __49__ as peacemakers studied human rights and poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogota known as The Schools of Peace.

The classroom __50__ opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with __51__, peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that caring and respect for each person empowers children to take a step __52__toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many online resources that are __53__ useful when helping children along the path to peace. The Young Peacemakers Club, started in 1992, provides a Website with resources for teachers and __54__ on starting a Kindness Campaign. The World Centers of Compassion for Children International call attention to children’s rights and how to help the __55__ of war. Starting a Peacemakers’Club is a praiseworthy venture for a class and one that could spread to other classrooms and ideally affect the culture of the __56__ school

Unit 2

Years ago, doctors often said that pain was a normal part of life. In particular, when older patients __47__ of pain, they were told it was a natural part of aging and they would have to learn to live with it.

Times have changed. Today, we take pain __48__. Indeed, pain is now considered the fifth vital sign, as important as blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate and pulse in __49__ a person’s well-being. We know that chronic (慢性的) pain can disrupt (扰乱) a person’s life, causing problems that __50__ from missed work to depression.

That’s why a growing number of hospitals now depend upon physicians who __51__ in pain medicine. Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain, which can help us treat the pain better, but we also help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social __52__ related to chronic pain. Such comprehensive therapy often __53__ the work of

social workers, psychiatrists (心理医生) and psychologists, as well as specialists in pain medicine.

This modern __54__ for pain management has led to a wealth of innovative treatments which are more effective and with fewer side effects than ever before. Decades ago, there were only a __55__ number of drugs available, and many of them caused __56__ side effects in older people, including dizziness and fatigue. This created a double-edged sword: the medications helped relieve the pain but caused other problems that could be worse than the pain itself.

Unit 3

The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S. society in many ways. Many in-home jobs that used to be done __47__ by women—ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing __48__ work—still need to be done by someone. Husbands and children now do some of these jobs, a __49__ that has changed the target market for many products. Or a working woman may face a crushing “poverty of time”and look for help elsewhere, creating opportunities for producers of frozen meals, child care centers, dry cleaners, financial services, and the like.

Although there is still a big wage __50__ between men and women, the income working women __51__ gives them new independence and buying power. For example, women now __52__ about half of all cars. Not long ago, many cars dealers __53__ women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they come back with their husbands. Now car companies have realized that women are __54__ customers. It’s interesting that some leading Japanese car dealers were the first to __55__ pay attention to women customers. In Japan, fewer women have jobs or buy cars—the Japanese society is still very much male-oriented. Perhaps it was the __56__ contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers.

Unit 4

EI Nino is name given to the mysterious and often unpredictable change in the climate of the world. This strange __47__ happens every five to eight years. It starts in the Pacific Ocean and is thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds (信风)，which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds. As the trade winds lessen in __48__, the ocean temperatures rise, causing the Peru current flowing in from the east to warm up by as much as 5℃.

The warming of the ocean has far-reaching effects. The hot, humid (潮湿的) air over the ocean causes severe __49__ thunderstorms. The rainfall is increased across South America. __50__ floods to Peru. In the West pacific, there are droughts affecting Australia and Indonesia. So while some parts of the world prepare for heavy rains and floods, other parts face drought, poor crops and __51__.

El Nino usually lasts for about 18 months. The 1982-83 El Nino brought the most __52__ weather in modern history. Its effect was worldwide and it left more than 2,000 people dead and caused over eight billion pounds __53__ of damage. The 1990 El Nino lasted until June 1995. Scientists __54__ this to be the longest El Nino for 2,000 years.

Nowadays, weather experts are able to forecast when an El Nino will __55__, but they are still not __56__ sure what leads to it or what affects how strong it will be.

Unit 5

When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English .Education soon became a __47__. “I couldn’t understand anything,”he said. He __48__ from his teachers, came home in tears , and thought about dropping out.

Then Mrs. Malave , a bilingual educator, began to work with him while teaching him math and science in his __49__Spanish.“She helped me stay smart while teaching me English ,”he said .Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he __50__ confidence and began to succeed in school.

Today, he is a __51__ doctor, runs his own clinic ,and works with several hospitals .Every day ,he uses the language and academic skills he __52__ through bilingual education to treat his patients.

Roberto’s story is just one of __53__ success stories. Research has shown that bilingual education is the most __54__ way both to teach children English and ensure that they succeed academically. In Arizona and Texas, bilingual students __55__ outperform their peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif. , implemented bilingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state average and college __56__ rates of more than 90%.In E1 Paso ,bilingual education programs have helped raise student scores from the lowest in Texas to among the highest in the nation.

翻译专项练习答案

Unit 1

1. except for a gas station or two / one or two gas stations

2. Eating too much fat can contribute to

3. It is our consistent policy

We find it difficult to prevent people from doing that.

It's no use talking without doing.

It's a well-known fact that the development of a country depends on the quality of its younger generation.

4. had her face insured for five million dollars

5.Thanks to the enormous flow of food

Unit 2

1. take into account his reputation

2. are freshmen permitted to take the make-up test

allow / permit sb. to do sth.

never, hardly, not, not only, little, seldom, often, many a time, not until, rarely, in vain, scarcely / hardly... when ; no sooner... than:

Never have I seen him before.

Hardly had 1 reached the bus stop when the bus started.

only: Only then did I realize that I was wrong.

Only in this way can you learn from your friends.

not a, nothing, nobody, no one, many a 和many等:

Not a single word did Mr. Li speak. / Nothing did I know about the matter.

3. take our skin for granted

4. could have made a good salary in a job

5.who had been driving all day

Unit 3

1. known to the British through televised transmissions

?be known for... He is known for his talent for music.

?be known as... : Lu Xun is known as a writer.

be known to.. . : The fact is known to all.

2. Much as he likes her / Although he likes her very much

3. to rescue the child from the burning building

rescue sb. From

4. in case of power failure

5. did he arrive at the sports ground

Unit 4

1. like to wear dresses of sueh dull colors

2. or he would have been here

he must have had an accident,

If I were you, I would study hard.

If I had studied hard, I would have passed the exam.

If you were to go to the party, you would enjoy it.

If I had studied hard, I would pass the exam now.

Without / But for your help, I would not have succeeded.

Were I you, I would study hard.

3. allows more women to take advantage of employment opportunities

4. I had to refer to a dictionary

5. that restaurants are becoming more popular with families

be popular with

Unit 5

1. that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point

It is /was... that

Yesterday my mother threw a bad egg at the manager. It was yesterday that my mother threw a bad egg at the manager. It was my mother who / that threw a bad egg at the manager. It was a bad egg that my mother threw at the manager yesterday. It was at the manager that my mother threw a bad egg yesterday.

2. Whatever / No matter what difficulties we may come across

no matter what whatever / no matter what difficulties;

3. in spite of having to do part-time jobs

5.( should ) adapt himself to his new conditions

Unit 6

1.when the man caught up with me

2. With the temperature falling so rapidly

3. are many abandoned mining towns

abandoned to

In came a man with a white beard. /Hardly did I think it possible. here, there, now, then, thus, out, in, up, down 和away 谓语是be, come, go, lie, run 和rush

There comes the bus. / Away went the boy. / Out rush the children.

Here it is. / There she comes!

4. The fire was finally / at last brought under control

bring sth. Under control, get sth. un der control ；sth. is under control

5. we will have stayed here for two days

Unit 7

1. lying on the bed

2. he had studied business instead of history

3. liked hunting wild animals for fun more than

4. he was born and brought up in America

5. it means standing in a queue all night

Unit 8

1. (that/which) they haven't found solution to

2. What most parents concern

3. in case it (should) turn cold.

4. decided to launch their own enterprise

5. until a doctor discovered it by chance.

Unit 9

1. know better than to ask Dick for help

know better than to do sth.

?none other than : The first speech was given by none other than Mr. Smith.

?not so much as：甚至不。。。连。。。都没有I have not so much as heard of him, much less know him.

?other than ：The truth is quite other than what you think.

?still less : He knows little of mathematics, and still less of chemistry.

?much more ：John likes music, much more dancing.

?As good as : The house was as good as new.

?as good as or better than : The facilities of the older hospital are as good as or better than those of the new hospital.

?as good as, if not better tha n: Ann's work is as good as, if not better than, ours.

2. The children were not to blame for the broken glass

be not to blame for

3. expected the chairman to turn up at the party

4. which held up the traffic

5. it's impossible for him to fulfill the task

it is + for sb. to do sth.

Unit 10

1. where I can see it every day

in the place where / in which I can see it every day

He found the books where he had put it.

He found the books in the place where he had put it.

The news that we heard is not true.

The news that he won the prize is not true.

It is the place where they lived before.

It is in the place that they lived before.

2. Our manager is calling on an important customer now

3. we would not have succeeded in the investigation

4. to acquire the skills they need to succeed

5. to protect the delicate silk from damage

protect sth.from

选词填空答案Unit1

47. E 48. C 49. O 50. F 51.L

52. I 53. J 54. G 55.A 56.K

Unite 2

47. L 48. G 49. I 50. D 51.O

52. F 53. B 54. M 55. J 56.C

Unite 3

47. O 48. K 49. G 50. J 51.C

52. N 53. M 54. I 55.H 56.D

Unite 4

47. F 48. B 49.E 50. L 51.K

52. J 53 .N 54. A 55.O 56.I

Unite 5

47. E 48. I 49. F 50. D 51.J

52. B 53 L 54. H 55.C 56.G