综合英语B2离线作业

1、浙江大学远程教育学院综合英语b（2）课程作业姓名：梁承玫学 号：712080582007年级：2012秋学习中心：嘉善学习中心unit 1 personalitysection one translation from chinese into englishdirections: translate the following sentences into english.1. 当主席宣读获奖者的名单时，她感到心跳得厉害。翻译：while the chairman was announcing the names of the winners, she felt her heart beat

2、ing fast.2. 校长在上周举行的会议上做了关于网络教育的重要报告。翻译：the president made an important report on online education at the meeting held last week.3. 听到这个消息,他们立即出发去火车站。翻译：having heard the news, they left for the railway station immediately.4. 经理对项目小组上交的年度报告很满意。翻译：the manager was very satisfied with the yearly report

3、submitted。5. 在这样的天气里，我宁愿乘飞机去杭州，而不是坐火车。翻译：in this kind of weather, i would rather go to hangzhou by air than by train.6. 如果恶劣天气持续的话，将会出现更严重的交通问题。翻译：if the bad weather continues, there will be more serious problems in transportation.7. 到达伦敦以后，他发现几乎听不懂别人在谈论什么。翻译：having arrived in london, he found he co

4、uld hardly understand what people were talking about.8. 在传统家庭中，母亲的职责是呆在家里照顾孩子。翻译：in a traditional family, the mothers role is to stay in and take care of the children.section two writing directions: for this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic my advice to pessimists. you shou

5、ld write at least 150 words based on the following two points:1) disadvantages of pessimism;2) ways to overcoming pessimism.my advice to pessimistsit is believed that pessimism often leads to hopelessness, sickness and failure, while optimism usually brings happiness, good health and success. pessim

6、ists also make those around them very miserable. therefore, pessimists should change their way of thinking and overcome the negative aspects of their personalities. here are a few tips for them.1. try to smile more often. a smile has great power. it can chase sadness away. it will make you and other

7、 people feel happy. and it may even make things easier and better. smiling in the morning makes a good beginning for the day. a smile is the most important sign of optimism.2. build up your self-confidence. try to discover as many your personal strengths as you can. then write them all down. read th

8、em several times when you are getting ready to do something or when you are facing difficulties. your list will help you see your abilities.3. change your way of thinking. dont always think that things will go wrong or that if they do there will be terrible results. instead, convince yourself that t

9、hings will improve and that you can work hard to help improve them. if you fail, think about what you have learned from the failure. if you succeed, praise yourself. dont be too modest! there is nothing more encouraging than self-praise.4. try your best to become an optimist.unit 3 social problemsse

10、ction one translation from chinese into englishdirections: translate the following sentences into english.1. 他记得在离开阅览室时，把灯关上了。翻译：he remembered turning off the light when he left the reading-room.2. 你们必须在两周内读完这些书。翻译：you must finish reading these books in two weeks.3. 听到这个消息，没有一个人不感到兴奋。翻译：everybody fe

11、lt excited at the news.4. 他不久就适应了新环境。（adjust to）翻译：he soon adjusted to the new environment.5. 这套设备的花费共计万元人民币。（amount to）翻译：the total cost of the equipment amounts to rmb10,000 yuan.6. 警察要求司机把事故讲述得更详细一些。(in detail)翻译：the policeman asked the driver to describe the accident in greater detail.7. 他是个幽默的人

12、，他的演讲常常给我留下印象。(impress)翻译：he is a humorous man, and i was often impressed by his speech.8、 你应该再努力一点，不要让你的父母失望。(to letdown)翻译：dont let your parents down. you should try harder.section two writing directions: pollution is becoming more and more serious all over the world, and peoples health is threate

13、ned. how to solve this problem remains one of the most important issues for each country. write an essay on the topic the problem of pollution. you should write 150 words. you should base your essay on the following outline.1) 全球污染现象变得日益严重。2) 全世界人民都非常关注这一现象。各国政府也采取了一定的措施来解决这一问题。3) 我们应该怎么做。i read a p

14、iece of news recently. it says that in japan many businessmen are selling fresh air to customers, and now it is becoming increasingly popular. why? fresh air is getting less and less in japan, and so is it in the u. s. a., china, india, etc. in fact, environmental pollution is a very serious problem

15、 the whole world is facing. it is largely caused by the waste products released from artificial substances, industrial production and increased consumption of goods. besides, the use of chemical substances in agriculture also causes environmental pollution. look at the sky, you can see that dense sm

16、oke is being released from the high and big chimneys; those dirty and poisonous substances are flowing into the rivers that we use for drinking water and millions of tons of waste products are heaping around us.indeed, the earth is our home and we have the duty to take care of it for ourselves and f

17、or our descendants. in my opinion, we should work out concrete solutions to the problem of pollution for example, poisonous gas given off by automobiles should be controlled by equipping them with a device which can dispose of waste gas so as to prevent it from polluting air.unit 4 career planningse

18、ction one translation from chinese into englishdirections: translate the following sentences into english.1. 这个会议室不够大,容纳不了300人。翻译：this meeting room is not big enough to hold 300 people.2. 在过去的10年中，许多农民离开老家到北京找工作。翻译：in the past ten years, many farmers have left their homes for beijing to look for job

19、s.3. 为了取得成功，需要从错误中学习。翻译：to achieve success, one must learn from his own mistakes.4. 他的实验充分显示了这项新技术的优势。翻译：his experiment has fully demonstrated the advantages of this new technology.5. 在治疗期间，这个病人应该与其他人隔离开。翻译：this patient should separated from others during the treatment.6. 是信息技术使大众教育成为可能。翻译：it is inf

20、ormation technology that makes mass education possible.7. 你应该按医嘱去服这种药。翻译：you should follow the doctors instructions on how to take the medicine.8. 互联网使每个人在任何地方和任何时候接受教育成为可能。翻译：the internet makes it possible for everyone to receive education anywhere and anytime can receive education anywhere and any

21、time.section two writing directions: for this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write an essay. with the development of high technology and it industry, more and more people prefer to work at home. write an essay on the topic my view on working at home. and you should base your essay on the ou

22、tline below.1) 随着高科技的发展，越来越多的人选择在家工作。2) 选择在家工作的利与弊。3) 我的观点。 you should write at least 150 words for your composition.the revolution in computer and telephone technology has made it a reality for business people to work at home, and this has brought about much convenience and pleasure to people. gene

23、rally, people enjoy working at home for the following benefits. for one thing, they not only save time by not having to travel distance to work every day but save money on transportation and business clothes. for another, suffering less stress from their employers, they think more clearly and can be

24、 more creative in the quiet peaceful atmosphere of their home. most agreeable of all, they have the freedom to decide for themselves how and when to do their job, which permits them to spend more time with their family.while as is often the case, working at home allows of much more freedom than work

25、ing at office, some people who work at home admit there are problems. for example, they can not separate their personal life from their working life. besides, the loneliness from the lack of person-to-person communication and new ideas is more likely to cause some mental illness. then again, there i

26、s a problem of holidays. perhaps, the main problem with working at home is that some people never get a day off.to the above mentioned problem, i believe, there are some solutions. people who work at home should well organize their work schedule, leaving adequate time for making human communication

27、not for the purpose of business but for the sake of relaxation. and these people should bear in mind that it depends on their effort to entertain themselves. in fact, working at home has provided them with much more freedom to participate in social activities.unit 5 languagesection one translation f

28、rom chinese into englishdirections: translate the following sentences into english.1. 不管发生什么,他们都将完成这个实验。翻译：they will carry out the experiment regardless of what no matter whatever happens.2. 孩子们常常想为什么鸟能飞而他们不能飞。翻译：children usually wonder why birds can fly while they themselves cannot.3. 学习新技术的目的在于应用。

29、翻译：the purpose of learning a new technology lies in its application.4. 作为金牌获得者，她在火车站受到了热烈的欢迎。翻译：as a gold medal winner, she was warmly welcomed in the train station.5. 很多年轻人来到北京以实现他们的梦想。翻译：many young people come to beijing to fulfill their dreams.6. 研究小组分成了两个,因为人太多了。翻译：the research group has split i

30、nto two because there are too many people.7. 作为职业女性，她工作的同时还需要照顾家庭和孩子。翻译：as a working woman, she has to work while taking care of the family and the child.8、 一些人比较关注工资，而另一些人更关注事业的发展。翻译：some people care for the salary, while others pay more attention to their career development.section two writing dir

31、ections: to learn a foreign language is very important, but it is not an easy task. do you have any difficulties in learning english? what are they? write an essay on the topic the difficulties in my english learning. you should base your essay on the following outline.1) 学习英语的重要性。2) 你在英语学习中碰到的困难。3)

32、 如何解决这些困难。you should write at least 150 words.most chinese students have difficulties in learning english. the difficulties vary so much from person to person that it is difficult to cite here in a few words. some may have problems in reading. others may have trouble in writing. i also had problems

33、in english learning, but my difficulty seemed to lie in listening. for example, when tested for listening comprehension, i couldnt understand a single sentence, let alone a passage of medium level. in order to overcome the difficulty in my english learning, i made great efforts to find the key to th

34、e problem. i consulted my teacher and found out that i merely didnt have enough time to practice listening. so i bought a tape recorder and listened to it at least two hours a day. in addition, i listened to special english on voa. i also went out of my way to speak to foreigners on the campus whene

35、ver we meet so that i could have the chance to listen to the native speakers. after half a years hard work, i could get 70% of the questions correct in listening comprehension tests. i owe my success to my english teacher. it is him who tells me the correct way to learn english. it is him who always

36、 encourages me when i encounter difficulties and feel disappointed.unit 6 man and animalssection one translation from chinese into englishdirections: translate the following sentences into english.1. 每当他姨妈来访的时候，她总是表现不好。翻译：she always behaves badly when her aunt comes to visit.2. 要不是你们的帮助，我们不会准时完成任务。翻

37、译：if it hadnt been for your help, we wouldnt have been able to finish the task in time.3. 我劝他别去东海岸，因为那里到处是游客。翻译：i warned him off going to the east coast because it was full of tourists.4. 东西便宜并不见得质量就低劣。翻译：the fact that something is cheap doesnt necessarily mean its of low quality.5. 我们会尽最大努力来帮助她做这个工

38、作。翻译：we will do our best to help her with the work.6. 在英语学习中，我们最需要的就是练习。翻译：in learning english, what we need most is to practice.7. 毕业之后，我们仍然通过电子邮件保持联系。翻译：after graduation, we still keep in touch with each other by e-mail.8、 他们受到的教育越多，就越能更好地完成工作。翻译：the better educated they are more education they re

39、ceive, the better they can perform in their work.section two writing directions: for this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic on keeping pets. you should write at least 150 words based on the following outline: 1) pet-keeping is beneficial to people in several ways; 2) pets ma

40、y also bring about some problems; 3) your opinion about keeping pets.nowadays, almost every family has a dog or a cat as a pet.because the can bring us happinese.when we have something uahappy and dont want to tell anyone else,we can always talk with our pets,though perhaps they dont understand at a

41、ll.but if we do so ,we will fell much better,especially when were alone.when adults are busy and have no time to look after their parents.a pet will always a best present to the olds.but,keeping a pet will also bring us quite a lot trouble.for example,most pets are very dirty and they have a lot of

42、diseases with them which will make us ill.sometimes a dog will bite someone who may just want to touch it to express his friendship.in this way pets will also make people unhappy!unit 7 the joy of travelsection one translation from chinese into englishdirections: translate the following sentences in

43、to english.1. 我无法适应新的电脑系统，它太复杂了。翻译：i cant get used to the new computer system, which is too complicated .2. 那是我去过的最好的音乐会之一。翻译：it is one of the best concerts i have ever been to.3. 他一定去过欧洲，因为他对欧洲这么了解。翻译：he must have been to europe before as he knew so much about it.4. 由于受过专门训练，她打字又快又准确。翻译：having rece

44、ived special training, she types quickly and accurately.5. 这个困难促使我动脑筋找出答案。翻译：this difficulty challenges my mind to find an answer.6. 将要出现的新的威胁是失业。翻译：the new threat on the horizon is unemployment.7. 我们有不同的方法表达同样的想法。翻译：we have alternative ways of expressing the same idea.8.他喝酒的老毛病又犯了。翻译：he slipped int

45、o the old habit of drinking.section two writing directions: with the improvement in living standards, more and more people start to go abroad for their holidays. write an essay on the topic the advantages and disadvantages of going abroad for holidays. and you should base your essay on the outline b

46、elow.1) 出国旅游悄然兴起，出国旅游的种种好处；2) 出国旅游的种种弊端；3) 你的看法以及理由。 you should write at least 150 words.many people have started go abroad for their holidays so that they can be more adventurous and visit more unusual places. there are several advantages to going abroad. first of all, you can choose a country wher

47、e you can choose a country where you can be more certain of good weather, and you can follow particular interests and hobbies, which may not be possible in your own country, such as scuba diving or wildlife holidays. in addition to this, you can learn about foreign language skills. however, going ab

48、road has some disadvantages. although you can choose a country with better weather than your own, you may come into contact with unusual illnesses that your body is not used to. while you can follow particular interests and hobbies, you may not be able to speak the language of the people you meet wh

49、o share your interests. what is more, even though you can learn about foreign cultures, you may find it difficult to adapt to these cultures; for example, attitudes to women may be different and difficult to accept. in conclusion, personally, despite the disadvantages i prefer taking holidays abroad

50、 because i have an opportunity to learn more about the world.unit 8 nature and nurturesection one translation from chinese into englishdirections: translate the following sentences into english.1. 传统上,中国青年在长大成家之前一直与父母同住。翻译：traditionally, chinese youths live with their parents until they grow up and

51、marry.2. 汤姆数学很好，而他弟弟更喜欢音乐。翻译：tom is good at maths, while his brother is more fond of music.3. 在现代家庭中，丈夫和妻子都出去工作，挣钱养家。翻译：in a modern family, both husband and wife go out to work to support the family.4. 现在大多数年轻人长大之后,不愿跟父母生活在一起。翻译：nowadays, most young people are unwilling to live with their parents af

52、ter they grow up.5. 我姐姐告诉我,昨晚的节目一点也没有意思。翻译：my sister told me the performance last night was not interesting at all.6. 自从上月与经理的面试以后，玛丽一直在焦急地等待着来自公司方面的结果。翻译：mary has been anxiously waiting for the result from the company since her interview with the manager last month.7. 如果明天下雨的话，我们就要取消野餐。(cancel)翻译：

53、if it rains tomorrow, we will cancel our picnic.9. 大工厂生产的产品正在替代小工厂生产的产品。翻译：goods produced by big factories are taking the place of those by small workshops.section two writing directions: for this part, you are required to write a composition on the topic “which has had more influence on you, heredi

54、ty or environment?” you should write at least 150 words.which has had more influence on you, heredity or environment? this is a difficult question to answer.first, let us examine the influence of heredity. all my classmates call me “fat yu” because i am fat. my father is also fat, so i cant help con

55、necting my fatness with his! although i cant be absolutely sure that it comes from my father, i do think that i probably have a gene which he passed on to me and which determines my body build or shape. i have studied genetics for a long time and more and more facts prove that there is a gene which

56、controls the accumulation of fat in your body. so now i am convinced that i got a “fat” gene from my father.aside from that gene, my father gave me many excellent qualities. for example, i think i am good at abstract thinking. my father is an engineer and he often tells me that he was very good at m

57、ath and physics at middle school and college. so thanks to these genes of his i got into this university.however, i have many other characteristics, which may come from the environment i grew up in. for example, my father and mother are conservative and traditional. they lack a spirit of adventure and they have a hard time understanding many of the new things in china today. i, on the contrary, have the desire to explore and i hope i can become a pioneer of reform. i often have many original thoughts and i