大学英语二期末考试重点

1、1.I felt that if the day arrived when I was unable to lift one fot up one step and thendrag other painfully after it repeating the process 14 times until,utterly spent,I would be through I could then admit defeat and lie down and die.我感到如果有一天,我不能抬起一条腿跨上一级台阶,然后再痛苦低拖上另一条腿将这个过程重复14遍,知道精疲力竭地爬上去到那时我就会服输并

2、躺下死去2.I believed that in this whole world I alone had been chosen in suffer 我认为这整个世界里,就我一个人被选中去受苦受难3.In the next few frozen seconds the shame and horror of the moment penetrated, andI was sick with an intensity I had never felt before刹那间,时间凝固了,我感到万分的羞愧和震惊4.I realize that I was filled to overflowing

3、with selfpity, selfishness ,andindifference to the need of others. 我意识到我的自艾自怜、自私,以及对他人需求的冷漠,已到了无可复加的地步1.the thought of answering other peoples telephones ,typing other peoples work andwatching other people take credit for my ideas and opinions would throw me into weeklong bouts of depression. 每当我想起给

4、别人回电话、打字,看到我提出的建议和见解却让别人受到表扬时,常常整个星期都会闷闷不乐2.how long could I live like this? Certainly not until I retired这样的生活我能维持多久?3.I steeled myself to travel the road that would lead me to a better understanding ofwho I was and of what I wanted out of life. 我坚定地走下去,这条路将使我更好地了解自己,更好地认清自己生活的目的4.and its not so mu

5、ch the results of the action that have reshaped me (although thatsimportant, tooas it is the realization that I have within myself what it takes to do what I set out to do此外,给我带来新的生活的,与其说是自己努力取得的结果(虽然这也很重要,不如说是由于意识到自己具有潜在的能力可以做自己想做的事1.it is unparalleled in several ways: by the increasing number of u

6、sers of the language ;by its depth of penetration into societies; by its range of function.这一过程在几个方面都是前所未有的:英语使用人数的增加,英语在不用社会渗透的深度,以及英语功用的广度2.what began some 1,500 years ago as a crude language , originally spoken by littleknown German tribes who invaded England, now covers the globe.大约1500年前,英语还只是那

7、些入侵英格兰的鲜为人知的日耳曼部落使用的一种粗俗的语言,如今他却遍及全球3.with this technical and scientific dominance came the beginning of overalldominance by the language, first in Europe and the globally随着他在科技领域主导地位的确立,英语先是在欧洲,继而在全球开始取得全面的主导地位4.while language such as English , German , and French have been internationallanguage be

8、cause of their governments political power, this is less likely to be the case in the 21st century where economics and the shifts in population will have more influence on language.虽然英语、德语和法语这些语言曾经凭着各自政府的政治力量而成为国际语言,这种情况在经济和人口变化对语言的影响更大的21世纪不太可能产生1.and so for the moment on this island we are witness

9、 to the beginnings, as it were, ofthe pollution of our environment.因此目前在这个岛上,不妨说我们是环境开始受到污染的见证人2.their livelihood is involved, and the motor, for all its unpleasant smell , has helpedincrease the fishermans catch so that he can now afford to do away with the far worse outdoor or toilet. 这关系到他们的生计,马达

10、尽管气味令人讨厌,却能帮助渔民增加捕获量,因而他们就可以有钱去掉远比马达气味糟糕的户外厕所3.if the oil is killing the life along the coral heads, what must it not be doing to theplankton at sea which provide 70% of oxygen we breathe如果油污正在毁灭珊瑚顶部的生物,那它对于供给我们70%呼吸所用氧气的海洋浮游生物还有什么影响不会产生呢?4.the technologythe machinewill then indeed have had its ulti

11、mate, mindless, allunintended triumph over man , by destroying the atmosphere he lives in just as surely as you can pinch off a divers breathing tube.那个时候,技术即机器便确实会像掐断潜水者的透气管一样毫不含糊地毁掉人类赖以生存的大气层,无意中不知不觉地取得击败人类的最终胜利1.obviously what the speaker wanted to emphasize was(这位发言人想强调的是theim of these findigs r

12、ather than the process that led to thede findings.2.the CEO never heditates to let his employees know what he is planning for thecompany(他在为公司做计划3.it seems that he is never bothered about what people would think about hisbehavior(别人是如何看待他的行为的4.the scientist will show the audience what a tele-operate

13、d robot can do for a family(遥控机器人能为家庭所做的事1.we are literally crawling there must be some traffic accident ahead(一定是出车祸2.Thomas sounds very knowledgeable about traditional Chinese medicine he musthave had some special training(他一定受过专门训练3.the draft document is complete in virtually every detail it must

14、 have taken himmouths to prepare it (起草这份文件一定用了他几个月4.cathy must have missed the train she should have arrived here two hours ago(凯丝一定误了火车5.What ? It cost you are thousand dollars to fill hollow tooth ? you must beexaggerating!(你一定在夸张6.when mount qomo langma was remeasured in 1987 by a more accurate method ,itwas found tu be 24meters higher than previously believed(比原先认为高出24米 1.the central heating system has proved less effective than originally hoped for (没有最初期望的那么有效2.the new electronic dictionary is sold at