大学英语精读课后习题(共6页)

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上一、词汇1. suspicious adj. 可疑的；不可信的The Marlows were alwals suspicious about their neighbours,often fussing about nothing.马洛总是怀疑他们的邻居,经常发牢骚。2. out of the question 不考虑，没商量，不可能After such a confrontation between the two partier,any reconciliation would be out of the question.这两个政党在这样对峙后,任何和解是不可

2、能的。3. forging 伪造He got the money dishonestly,by forging his brotherss signature on a check.他靠在支票上伪造他兄弟的签名不诚实地得到这笔钱。4. frowns 皱眉，不同意The older generation often frowns on the ideas of the young.老一辈经常在年轻人的想法上不认同。5. beyond the reach ofThe price of this brand is ten times that of other brands and this is

3、totally beyond the reach of ordinary people.这个品牌的价格是其他品牌的十倍,这完全超出普通人的能力。6. surged up上涨Anger surged up within him when he heard of the injustice.当他听到不公后十分愤怒。7. scorn 嘲笑Despite her sincere apologies for her mistake,Jennys colleagues would not forgive her and treated her with scorn and disdain.尽管她很真诚地为

4、她的错误道歉，但珍妮的同事没有原谅她,对她嘲笑和鄙视8. supervising 监督The architect knew that his clients were very particular about the new house he had designed for them,and he was careful in supervising the building all along the way.建筑师知道他的客户很挑剔他设计的新房子,所以他一直小心地监督建造9. bold 大胆的As a strong leader,John is bold enough to make

5、tough decisions whenever there is a need.作为一个强有力的领导者,约翰可以大胆到足以在需要时做出艰难的决定。10. crude 粗糙的；天然的，未加工的；粗鲁的I longed to understand her struggles,but in her broken English she was only able to paint a crude picture of her life.我渴望了解她的挣扎,但她蹩脚的英语只能描述一个粗糙的人生11. moodThis week is too terrible a time for me to be

6、in the mood to play,what with semester exams coming up next week.这周对我来说在这样的心情下去玩是个太糟糕的时间了,因为学期考试在下周。12. thumbing 翻阅；以拇指拨弄；作搭车手势；笨拙地摆弄On the train Stan, thumbing through the magazine,caught a glimpse of a photo of Jenny the top fashion model.在火车上斯坦,翻阅杂志,瞥见珍妮顶级时装模特的照片。13. commercial商业的；营利的；靠广告收入的

7、Her first commercial venture was opening a beauty parlor in the central business district of the city.她的第一个商业风险是在城市的中央商务区开美容院。14. on errands使命、差事The ten-year-old girl was often sent out on errands by her mother.十岁的小女孩经常被她的母亲派出去办事。15. clear ofThanks to the lesson of the Titanic ,ship captains travell

8、ing in icy waters took extra care to stay clear of icebergs.由于泰坦尼克号的教训,船长在冰水旅行时格外小心避开冰山。16. nothing less than 无异于He had hoped for a fair trial in the small town where he grew up,but what he got was nothing less than an old-fashioned mob lynching.他希望他长大的小镇做出公正的审判,但是他得到的却是不亚于对待一个老式的私刑的暴民的判决。二、同义替换1. s

9、lashed Last night, the prisoner took a drugs overdose and slashed his wrists and groin with a smuggled razor blade.昨晚,囚犯因药物过量,用走私的刀片割伤了他的手腕和腹股沟。2. denouncedKennedy denounced Catholic rule over the state and said that,though a Catholic himself,he believed in the separation of church and state.肯尼迪抨统治国

10、家的击天主教，并宣称就算是天主教徒也坚信教会和国家的分离。3. revivedThe little girl was nearly drowned ,but we revived her.小女孩几乎淹死了,但我们救活了她。4. convictionIt is our conviction that stability and unity must be maintained if the reforms under way are to be successful.这是我们的信念,如果正在进行的改革是成功的必须维护安定团结。5. superviseWe need someone to supe

11、rvise the night shift.我们需要有人来监督夜班。6. posed造成，形成；摆姿势；装模作样；提出讨论He was posed a serious problem by saying that the factory will need twice as much coal as it is now consuming if the plan under consideration is adopted.他提出了一个严重的问题,如果正在考虑的计划被采用，工厂需要像现在这样煤炭消费的两倍,。7. patronsThe gallery estimates it lost abo

12、ut 90 percent of its patrons during the civil war.在内战期间画廊估计损失了大约90%的顾客。8. ArethroughAre you through writing the term paper yet?Bob asked Mary.你在写学期论文了吗?鲍勃问玛丽。9. mockedHis sense of humor kept him from feeling hurt when his friends mocked his flamboyant style of dress and speech.当他的朋友嘲笑他的华丽的服装和语言风格时，他

13、的幽默感使他不会感到受伤。10. sufficientNext time you decide to start a huge project like that,you had better first evaluate whether or not you have sufficient time and money.下次你决定开始一个巨大的项目时,你最好先评估你是否有足够的时间和金钱。11. addressed himself to投入David now addressed himself to the task of browsing the website to find the i

14、nformation.大卫现在浏览网站查找信息。12. on earth到底Now that weve come to depend on her so much,what on earth are we going to do when grandma goes home next week?既然我们已经这么依赖她,奶奶下周回家前我们到底要怎么办吗?13. fit into属于Nancy is neigher a liberal nor a conservation,but has such an unusual mix of beliefs and values that she does

15、ns seem to fit into any of the usual categories.南希既不是自由派,也不是保守派,但有这样一个不寻常的信仰和价值观,她似乎是没有适合任何常见的类别。14. doubtfulMost teachers in our school are doubtful about having parents working as classroom assistants.我们学校的大多数教师质疑家长做助教。三、短语1. call inThey decided to call in a doctor,because the old man had had a st

16、roke and his life was in danger.他们决定叫医生进来,因为老人有中风和他有生命危险。2. callupI tried to call you up last night,but no one answered the phone.昨晚我试着给你打电话了,但是没有人接电话。3. called on/uponThe government called on the people to be economical of oil consumption.政府呼吁人们节约石油消耗。4. call offHealth phoned me to say that because

17、 of some emergency he had to call off our appointment.Health打电话给我说,因为一些紧急情况他不得不取消我们的约会。5. called onOur representative,Mr Brown,called on an important customer on the West Coast last week and renewed a contact.我们的代表,布朗,上周在西海岸拜访了一个重要客户,重新接触。6. called forth 使 出现The emergency called forth reserves of en

18、ergy whick she did not know she possessed.7. call for/will call for要求、需求These new problems in our economy call for entirely new measures.8. called down 祈求，调用The old man called down curses on those who had robbed him.老人祈求诅咒那些抢劫了他的那些人9. lie up 因为疾病躺床上John must lie up for a few days until his leg mends

19、.约翰必须在床上躺几天,直到他的腿康复。10. lie overWe already have our hands full.Let the matter lie over till next week.我们已经忙得不可开交。让这件事暂时搁置到下周。11. lies behind为某事之理由 是的原因What lies behind the recent Cabinet changes is the need to get rid of certain unpopular ministers.最近的内阁变化的原因是是需要摆脱某些不受欢迎的部长。12. lie ahead ofHe though

20、t of the prospect of continuing hardship that might lie ahead of him.他想到未来可能在前方的持续困难。13. lying down默认We have no intention of lying down under these accusations.我们不打算默认这些指控。四、完形填空I did not discuss my reading with Mr Falk,who had lent me his library card;it would have meant talking about myself and th

21、at would have been painful.I smiled each day,fighting desperately to maintain my old behaviour,to keep my dispositon seemingly sunny.But/Nevertheless/However some of the white men discerned that I had begun to brood.Wake up there,boy!Mr Olin said/exclaimed one day.Sir! I answered/replied for lack of

22、 a better word.You act like youve stolen something,he said.I laughed in the way I knew he expected me to laugh ,but Iresolved to be more conscious of myself,to watch my every act,to guard and hide the new knowledge that was dawning within/inside/on me.Mrs Moss,my landlady,asked me on Sunday morning:

23、Son,what is this you keep on reading?Oh,nothing.Just novels.What you get out ofem?Im just killing/passing time,I said.I hope you know your own mind,she said in a tone which implied that she doubted if I had a mind.I knew of no Negroes who read the books I liked and I wondered if any Negroes ever tho

24、ught of them.I knew that there were Negro doctors,lawyers,newspapermen,but I never saw any one fo them. When I read a Negro newspaper I never caught the faintest echo of my preoccupation in/from its pages. I felt trapped and occasionally,for a new days, I would stop reading.But a vague hunger would

25、come over me for books,books that opened up new avenues of feeling and seeing,and again I would forge another note to the white librarian.Again I would read and wonder as only the naive and unlettered can read and wonder,feeling that I carried a secret,criminal burden about with me each day.五、翻译高考落榜

26、的消息对我简直是个沉重打击。我开始怀疑自己要当作家的理想是否能够变成现实，我还担心父母得知这一消息后会对我大发雷霆。但结果他们连眉头也没有朝我皱过，反倒鼓励我自学成才。他们对我说，只要我努力学习，只要抱有条条大路通罗马的信念，我的理想一定能实现。说实话，他们的鼓励话语对我恢复信心帮助极大。到心情好一点时，我在社区图书馆接了一份工作。我在业余时间广泛阅读，越读越渴求获得知识。有一天，写作的冲动在我胸中翻腾。但当我试着写时，什么也写不出来。我发现要写作，仅有愿望是远远不够的。我得在现实生活中了解人们，这样才能熟悉他们，进而描写他们。The news that I had failed in the college entrance examination was nothing less than a heavy blow to me. I became doubtful whether my dream to be a writer could ever be translated into reality.