大学英语3期末复习题

1、十五选十&口语 2.One advantage Albert Einstein s developing mind enjoyed was the opportunity to municate with adults in an intellectual way. His uncle, an engineer, would e to the house, and Albert would join in the discussions.His thinking was also stimulated by a medical student who came over once a

2、week for dinner and lively chats.阿尔伯特? 爱因斯坦的思维发展得益于他有机会与成人进行智力交流。他的叔叔是工程师，经常到爱因斯坦家里来，于是爱因斯坦就有机会参与他们的讨论。爱因斯坦的思想还受到一位医科学生的启迪。此人每星期都来爱因斯坦家一次，与爱因斯坦一家共进晚餐，一起谈天说地。At age 12, Albert Einstein came upon a set of ideas that impressed himas “holy. ” It was a little book on Euclidean plane1 geometry. The concep

3、t that one could prove theorems of angles and lines that were in no way obvious made an “ indescribable impression ” on the young student. He adopted mathematics as the tool he would use to pursue his curiosity and prove what he would discover about the behavior of the universe.爱因斯坦 12 岁的时候发现了一系列他认为

4、是“神圣”的观念。那是一本有关欧几里得平面几何的小册子。原来人可以证明那些不易明显看出的角度和线段的定理。 这个想法给年轻学生爱因斯坦留下了 “难以形容 的印象”。他把数学当做满足自己好奇心并用以证明他后来发现宇宙运行规律的手段。He was convinced that beauty lies in the simplistic. Perhaps this insight was the real power of his genius.Albert Einstein looked for the beauty of simplicity in the apparently plex nat

5、ure and saw truths that escapedothers. While the expression of his mathematics might be accessible to only a few sharp minds in the science,Albert could condense the essence of his thoughts so anyone could understand.他坚信美丽寓于简朴。或许这个悟性才是激发他天分的真正力量所在。阿尔伯特? 爱因斯坦在表象复杂的大自然中寻求简朴的美， 并发现别人看不到的真理。 爱因斯坦用数学公式表达

6、的思想也许只有少数才思敏锐的科学家才能理解，但他却能简洁地阐明自己思想之精髓，使人人都能够理解。6.She knows every nook and cranny in and around Cairo no easy feat. Cairo with its plex system of streets and lanes, its quarters and markets is like a labyrinth invented by ancient storytellers. Hundreds of mosques many of which are masterpieces of Is

7、lamic architecture, old neighborhoods with houses boxed together, huge apartment buildings on the outskirts and the Nile calmly running through it; all are part of this overcrowded city. 她熟知开罗的每一个角落这并非一日之功。开罗的大街小巷、 居民区、集市所构成的复杂体系，宛如古代说书人编造的迷宫。数百座清真寺其中许多是伊斯兰建筑的精华，房子紧紧挤在一起的老街区，郊外巨大的公寓楼群，静静流淌的尼罗河穿城而过所有

8、这些组 成了这座过于拥挤的城市。With a mild sense of humor around a deep core of understanding of human nature, Nagat takes control of my sightseeing schedule. Every morning punctually at nine o clock, I can depend on seeing her short, solid frame outside the hotel lobby, her round face turning into a big smile as

9、soon as she sees me ing down the stairs. Most every day, she wears an earth tone-colored Jellaba. Her movementsare energetic and she doesn t waste any time. Her determined approach seemsto have grown on a bed of economy, on the necessity to get as much done as she possibly can.娜格特熟谙人情，略带幽默。她全权负责我的观光

10、日程安排。每天早上9 点，我肯定能看见她矮壮的身影准时出现在旅馆大厅外。每当她瞥见我走下楼梯，她圆圆的脸上马上会绽放出灿烂的笑容。几乎每天她都穿着一件土 黄色的带风帽的斗篷。 她动作利索， 从不浪费时间。 她做事果断， 似乎是由于经济条件所迫而养成的习惯， 不得不尽可能地多做些事情。7.I grew up in a small, rural town in Pennsylvania. It s one of thoseplaces where everyone knows your name, what you did, what you ate and so on. I was a stra

11、ight-A student and one of the popular kids, liked by all the differentcrowds. Drugs never played a part in mylife.They werenever a question I was too involved and focused on other things.我是在宾夕法尼亚的一个乡间小镇长大的。在那个地方，你叫什么名字，你是干什么的，你吃的是什么， 以及诸如此类的事儿别人都了如指掌。那时，我是一个门门皆优的好学生，是受大家欢迎的一个乖孩子， 人人都喜欢我。毒品与我的生活根本不沾边

12、，我也从来没去想过我别的事情还忙不过来呢。I always dreamed of moving to New York City to study acting and pursue a career in theater. My dream came true when my mom brought me to the city to attend acting school. As you can imagine, it was quite a change from home. 我一直梦想到纽约市去学表演，然后从事舞台演出。后来，我妈带我到那座城市去 上表演艺术学校，实现了我的梦想。你能

13、想象得到，这与家里相比可是大不一样。I was exposed to new people, new ideas and a pletely new way of lifea way of life that exposed me to drugs. Most of the people that I met in the acting school had already been doing drugs for years. I felt that by using drugs, I would bee a part of their world and it would deepen m

14、y friendships with them to newlevels. I tried pot, even a little cocaine, but it was Ecstasy that changed my life forever.我接触到了许多新朋友、新观念， 接触到了一种全新的生活方式这种生活方式也使我开始接触到了毒品。 我在艺术学校遇到的 那些人多数都已经有多年的吸毒经历。 当时我觉得通过吸毒我可以真正融入他们那个世界， 可以加深我与 他们的友情。我试过大麻，甚至还试过一点可卡因，不过，永远改变了我的生活的是摇头丸。1.I have a log cabin in those

15、woods of Northern Wisconsin. I built it by hand and also added a greenhouse to the front of it. It is a joy tolive in. In fact, I work out of my home doing audio production and environmental work. As a tool of that trade I have a puter and a studio.I also have a tree frog that has taken up residence

16、 in my studio.How odd, I thought, last November when I first noticed him sitting atop my sound-board over my puter.I figured that he(and I say he,though I really don t have a clue if she is a he or vice versa) would be more fortable in the greenhouse. So I put him in the greenhouse. Back he came. An

17、d stayed. After a while I got quite used to the fact that as I would check my morning email and online news, he would be there with me surveying the world.Then, last week, as he was climbing around looking like a small gray / green human, I started to wonder about him.翻译1. 记者敦促发言人就此次军事打击作出解释。 (press

18、 for)Reporters pressed the spokesman for an explanation of the military attack.2. 他的竞选演讲未能使选民相信他就是参议员的合适人选。 (convince)His election speech failed to convince the voters that he was the right person for the Senate seat3. 尽管我承认有问题存在，但我并不认为这些问题不能解决。 (while)While I admit that there are problems, I don t

19、agree that they cannotbe solved.4. 他在电视上的第一次辩论给观众留下了深刻的印象。 (impression)His first debate on TV made a deep impression on his audience.5. 一切事物都是互相联系又互相作用的。 (interact with)All things are interrelated and interact with each other.6. 年轻人有时会抱怨无法和父母沟通。(municate with)Young people sometimes plain of being un

20、able to municate with their parents.7. 能在中国云南的一个苗家村落住下来一直是玛丽长久以来的梦想，现在她终于梦想成真了It has been Mary s long cherished dream to take up residence in a Miao village in Yunnan, China. Now her dream has finally e true.8. 家养的动物习惯于依赖人，因此很难能在野外活下来。 (survive)Domestic animals are used to depending on humans, so it

21、 is difficult for them to survive in the wild.9. 他突然有种恐惧感，觉得自己会因为经济不景气而被公司裁员。 (overtake)He was suddenly overtaken by a fear that he would be laid off by the pany because of depression.10. 我估计公交路线上堵车了，因为我都等了 30 分钟也没见一辆车开过去。 (figure)I figure that there is a traffic jam on the route of the bus, for Ive

22、 waited for 30 minutes without seeing one passing by.11. 知道原理是一回事，但要付诸实践又是另外一回事。It s one thing to understand the principle, it s another thing to putit into practice.12. 据报道，慢跑(jogging) 可将患心脏病的可能性减少三分之二。 (less likely)It is reported that jogging makes you three times less likely to suffer from a hear

23、t attack.13. 根据最新调查，半数英国人不清楚欧元与英镑的比值。 (have no idea / in relation to)Almost half of the British people have no idea what the euro is worth in relation to the pound, according to the latest survey.14. 这片土地本应建成一个供大家享用的公园，但现在却立起了几栋公寓楼。The area should have been made into a park for everyone to enjoy but

24、 now some apartment buildings stand there.15. 不知道所有这些相关信息能否凑成一幅关于他的清晰图画。 (add up to)I mwondering whether all the related information could add up to a clear picture of him.16. 他悲叹一声，对我们说他年轻时也曾风光一时。 (breathe a sigh of; have seen a better day)He breathed a sigh of sorrow and told us that he had seen a

25、 better day when he was young.17. 他有极强的责任感，这就是为什么他被选中掌管这个项目。He has a strong sense of responsibility, and that' s why he is chosento take control of the project.18. 不管你去哪里，不管是出差还是去玩， 尽量多了解那个地方总是一个不错的主意。Wherever you go,be it for business or pleasure, it is always a good idea to find out as much as

26、 you can about the place.19. 我们得小心一点，同样的情景可能就要出现。(be about; repeat)Let' s be careful. The situation may be about to repeat itself.20. 事实上，室内空气质量与儿童的健康密切相关，当然与成人的健康也有关系。In fact, the air quality of a house has a great deal to do with children ' s health, and adults ' health for that matter

27、.21. 许多人认为这种药有助于睡眠，而我只能暗自感叹：“要是他们知情就好了。”A lot of people believe that these pills help them sleep. All I can think is,“if they only knew.”22. 他一直在琢磨这个问题，直到把它完全解决为止。(chip away at)He kept chipping away at the problem until he had pletely solved it.23. 这位乡下孩子接触到了城里种种陌生的事物。他感到十分惊讶，仿佛自己进入了未来世界一般。Thecountr

28、y boy was exposed to manystrange things in the city.He felt greatlyshocked as if he had entered a future world.24. 大学毕业才一年，他就从一个追求梦想的青年变成了一个凡事都无所谓的庸人。Within only one year of graduating from college, he went from a student who pursued his dream to a person who didn ' t care about a thing.25. 我已经获

29、准进入那个地区进行采访，这可不是人人都能得到的机会。I have been given permission to do the interview in that area, and that ' s not something that everyone gets.听力1.Listen to the following passage about global warming and try to fillthe blanks. Global warming maybe the most harmful environmental problem1) human beings ha

30、ve created, and the most difficult to solve. Our society is largely 2) powered by the fossil fuels that cause globalwarming. Its growing consequences - ecological disruption, floods, droughts, disease - are convincing more and more people that we must cut down 3) greenhouse pollution .Many people vi

31、ew global warming as a problem too large and too 4) far away for anything they can do to 5) make a difference . However, in reality, there are lots of things we can doto stop, or at least to reduce it.Plant a tree. Trees“6) breathe in ”carbon dioxide, but only as long as they' re living.Install

32、low-low shower heads and faucets.You ' ll use less than half the water without7) decreasing performance .Buy energy-efficient electronics and appliances. Then, turn them off when they ' re not in use.Reduce! Reuse!Recycle!Recycling a stack of newspapers only 8) four inches high will save a g

33、ood sized tree. Mount a local 9)campaign against globalwarming. Educate your munity about how to cut greenhouse gas pollution. Support measures at the national and local levels that increase energy efficiency, and that 10) encourage the use of clean, renewable solar and wind technology.2) Listen to

34、the following passage about how Nobel Prize winners are chosen and try to fill the blanks.Each year the respective Nobel mittees send 1) invitations to thousands of scientists, members of academies and university professors2) around the world , asking them tonominate ( 提名)candidates for the Nobel Pr

35、izes for theing year.These prize nominations must3) reach the respective Nobel mittees of the prize-awarding institutions before February 1of the year for which the nomination is being made. The prize-awarding4) institution forthe Physics and Chemistry awards is the Swedish Academy of Sciences.The n

36、ominations receivedby each mittee are then evaluated with the help of5) specially appointed expertsWhenthe mittees have presented their remendations to the prize-awarding institutions, a 6) vote is taken for the final choice of Laureates (获奖者).The choice of that year ' s Laureates isannounced im

37、mediately after the vote in October each year.The prizes are awarded at the PrizeAwarding Ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden,on December 10 (the Anniversary of Alfred Nobel ' s death). At the Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm,the King of Sweden hands each Laureate a 7) diploma and

38、 a 8)medal . The Ceremony 9) is followed by a banquet at the Stockholm .City Hall for about 1 300 people,10) including 250 students.5. Listen to the following passage about lifelong education and try to fill the blanks.The purpose of education is not only to train youngsters for the1) employment mar

39、ket , but toprepare them for tomorrow ' s society. Because of the rapidly changingworld,one can argue thatchanges will be continuous, which will make lifelong learning necessary for those who expectto 2) handle the changes successfully. While some may argue thattheir education menced when they b

40、egan school and 3) concluded when they pleted it,modern reality suggests that education is a lifelong process, and the classroom is merely the beginning of the education process. The 4) very nature of its definition implies that education is lifelong.Lifelong education5. builds on and affects all ex

41、istin educational providers, and extends beyond the formaleducational providers to include all bodies and individuals6) involved in learningactivities.Lifelong education means enabling people to learn at different times, in differentways, for different purposes 7) at various stagesof their lives and

42、 careers6. Listen to the following passage about traveling and try to fill the blanks.I often find myself trying to explain the attraction traveling 1) holds for me. Traveling,according to manypeople, is often 2) unfortable and even, at least sometimes, dangerous.But one benefit oftraveling is that

43、it creates a perfect atmosphere for the3) observation of life, anenvironment that can lead to better understanding and enlightenment.Many wonderful people and places lie 4) on the road ahead . The fact that there are obstacles as well only makes the journey 5) more rewarding . My life and my memorie

44、s will be enriched after encountering these people and places. That' s a pretty big benefit!Of course I could also enrich my life without traveling very far at all,but there is something about foreign lands that provides 6) an additional fascination .I think most non-travelers are simply too dis

45、tracted by things such as work, home, and friends to devote7) their full attentionto observationof life. I ' m more observant when I ' m on the road and therefore, more alive. I talk to more people and listen to them carefully. I keenly notice everything about my strange new environment. I s

46、ee a lot of humor that can pensate for the misery of8) moving about .7. Listen to the following passage about drug abuse and try to fill the blanks.1) Dependingon the drug, many people report feelings like happiness, confidence, or peace when they takedrugs. But even when they ' re feeling these

47、 things, there's a sense that 2) it 's not real , that the happiness is going to disappear any moment. And3) unfortunately , in most casesthese feelings are followed by depression, anxiety, guilt,embarrassment,loneliness and ayearning for more drugs. Generally, drugs 4) interfere with the ne

48、rvous system ' s basic functions.Sometimes they alter the muscles and how they function too. Besides,almost all drugscan make it tougher to sleep. Somedrugs can cause immediate death, and some can give even healthy people a heart attack 5) brain damage . Using drugs over and over for a long peri

49、od of time can cause lots of medical problems, from lung cancer to liverproblems to 6)brain damage .7)In addition to the physical problems, drugs cause major long-term brain issues. Depression is a serious problem for many addicts. Also, they can really hurt people.Drug addicts almost without except

50、ion start to tell lies, steal money for drugs,sometimes even get 8) violent with people they love. Their biggest ambition bees getting high, instead of setting high goals.填空1. The essayist s language expresses rich and subtle meanings.2. The stockbrokers were overtaken by the sharp drop in the stock

51、 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 decades .5. The quickly growing pany has ambitious plans to expand be

52、yond national boundaries .6. That puter store is having a sale ofaudio software; let ' s goand have a look.7. To be safe, you may put on your dark glasses to avoid the sun shining directly into your eyes.8. When the kitchen is finished, I ' m going to focus my attention on the garden shed.9.

53、 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. The theories of relativity have madefundamental changes in our views of the universe.2. That is our ultimate proposal, and no other changes will be considered.3.

54、 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 plaining of their misfortune.6. I have never imagined that I wou

55、ld be the object of such curiosity .7. Thedoctors tried to convince her that she didn ' t need to feel depressed about her health.8. The police asked him to describe the accident in everydetail9. The quality guarantee and good after-sale services will certainly meet with positive responses from

56、the consumers.10. The story of Harry Potter (has) stirred the imagination of children throughout the world.11. eing the son of a professor does not qualify him for the scholarship consideration.2. The police suspect that it was John who(had) mitted , the murder.3. So far, the new manager has given l

57、ittle hints that he won ' t be any different from the former one.4. From all the indications, it is safe to assume that the prices of cars will go down by large margins.5. Some of his instructions are outdated and others are toovague to beunderstood.6. The local dialect sounds a little peculiar to the people from the north.7. The failure of the movie hastened her decision toretreat from theglamorous screen and spend more time with her family.8. The woman s headache puzzled the doctor; he couldn ' t find the cause.9. The s