致用大学英语

1、Unit 2Part I VocabularyLearn the new words from the table below and choose the best answers from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.词汇音标词性中文释义例句meddle/'medl/v.干预；干涉；管闲事Believe me, the government wont meddle with the tax system.我向你保证，政府绝不会干预税收制度的。minority/maI'nXOrEti/n.少数；少数人；少数民族The governme

2、nt should respect the rights of ethnic minorities. 政府应该尊重少数民族的权利minute/maI'nju:t/a.细微的；极小的The detective studied the fingerprints in the minutest detail. 那侦探仔仔细细地研究了各个指纹miracle/'mIrEkl/n.神迹；奇迹；不平凡的事The doctors said her recovery was a miracle. 医生说她的康复是个奇迹.。mislead/;mIs'li:d/v.误导；引入歧途The ca

3、ndidates promises misled many voters.候选人的承诺使许多选举人上当受骗。missing/'mIsIG/a.缺少的；丢失的The chairman took the form and figured out the missing information.主席拿起表格，辨认出了其中缺失的信息。mist/mIst/n.薄雾；水汽All flights were cancelled yesterday because of the thick mist.昨天，所有航班因浓雾而取消。mistress/'mIstrEs/n.主妇；女主人She is t

4、he mistress of the house. 她是这所房子的女主人。mixture/'mIkstSE/n.混合；混合物The city was a mixture of old and new buildings. 该市是新旧建筑物的混合体。mobile/'mEUbaIl/a.非固定的；可移动的；流动的There is a mobile library on the corner of the street.街角处有个移动图书馆。mode/mEUd/n.方式；样式Flying is still the safest mod

5、e of travel.乘飞机仍然是最安全的旅行方式。model/'MXdL/n.模范；模型；模特儿He bought his son a model aeroplane as birthday gift.他给儿子买了一个飞机模型作为生日礼物。moderate/'mXdErEt/a.适度的；温和的They propose moderate tax cuts for the middle class.他们建议适当削减中产阶级的纳税。modern/'mXdn/a.现代的，近代的Modern members of the

6、60;euro cannot easily quit it.现代的欧元区国家无法轻易离开欧元区。modest/'mXdIst/v. 有节制的；谦虚的Her modest manner left me a good impression.她谦虚的举止给我留下深刻的印象。modify/'mXdIfaI/v.更改，修改；修饰An alternative to medication would be to modify current s

7、ituation.其他代替药物的疗法也许有望改变现状。moisture/'mXIstSE/n. 潮湿，湿气；温度A faint moisture appeared upon the window. 窗上蒙上了一层稀薄的水汽。molecule/'mXlIkju:l/n.分子A molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.水分子由两个氢原子和一个氧原子构成。monument/'mXnjumEnt/n.纪念碑（馆、像等）；历史遗迹This monument wa

8、s erected in memory of F.D. Roosevelt.这座碑是为纪念富兰克林·D.罗斯福而建立的。mood/mu:d/n.心情，情绪；（动词的）语气The beautiful sunny morning put me in a happy mood.阳光明媚的早晨使我心情愉快。1. Lily is a fashionable girl and favors the latest _ of clothes.A. method B. mode C. motive D. mobile2. Advanced technology is one of the featur

9、es of _ society.A. modern B. medieval C. working D. agricultural3. Collins was in no _ for further debate.A. method B. mood C. delight D. circumstance4. He had always been _ and prudent and remained so after he had become famous, which won him g

10、reat respect.A. rude B. arrogant C. smart D. modest5. You can then deploy the _ versions on either the same server or a different one. A. broken B. working C. modified D. modifyingPart II ListeningSection AChoose the right answers

11、 for the 5 short conversations from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.1. A. The man is fat.B. The man needs a new racket.C. The man also needs new tennis shoes. D. The man spent too much on tennis.2. A. She likes chemistry. B. She hasnt got a partner yet. C. She is too tired of chemistry. D. She is

12、 too busy to work on her homework3. A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student.C. Boss and secretary. D. Sister and brother.4. A. He is tired. B. It was the first time he had been abroad. C. He had never been on a warship. D. He has been on the warship before.5. A. He is happy. B. He is worried.C. He

13、 is tired. D. He is mad.Section BChoose the right answers for the 2 long dialogues from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.Dialogue 11. A. On March 8. B. On March 11C. On the second Monday in March D. On the first Friday in March 2. A. A single room. B. A double room. C. A&#

14、160;suite.D. Both B and C.3. A. $ 150. B. $135. C. $180. D. $200.Dialogue 21. A. Shell travel with her roommates. B. Shell stay with her parents.C. Shell go to visit her friends family. D. Shell stay at home to have a rest.2. A. He will prepare gifts for his baby. B. He will trav

15、el alone.C. He will visit her sister. D. He will take care of her sisters baby.3. A. People will get bad luck in railway stations.B. There are lots of people on trains and buses.C. The services of public traffic are not so good as usual.D. The flight ticket price will be increased. 4. A. She will fl

16、y home since she booked the ticket one month ago.B. She will try to buy a ticket at the railway station and go home by train.C. She will take a bus.D. She will drive home by herself.Section CChoose the right answers for the 2 passages from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.Passage 1 1. A. Most peop

17、le drink alcohol during the holiday seasons.B. If you drink alcohol, you will feel uncomfortable next morning.C. Darker drinks can help avoid heavy head.D. Lighter drinks can help avoid heavy head.2. A. Headaches. B. Nausea. C. General discomfort. D. Clear head.3. A. Those who got drunk on bourbon r

18、eported worse hangovers.B. Those who got drunk on vodka reported worse hangovers.C. Bourbon drinkers sleep worse than vodka drinkers.D. Vodka drinkers performed worse than bourbon drinkers on tasks that required careful attention for decision-making.Passage 2 1. A. Weight and the accompanying health

19、 problems.B. Money.C. Family relationship.D. Education.2. A. Side-effect-free. B. Prescription-free. C. High price. D. Zero calories.3. A. Adults. B. Teenagers. C. Babies. D. Toddlers.4. A. The water drinkers lose more weight than the ones who werent prescribed water.B. The water drinkers lose less

20、weight than the ones who werent prescribed water.C. The water drinkers lose the same weight as the ones who werent prescribed water.D. The water drinkers lose no weight at all.Section DFill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. The Influence of LifeIn the early times when human bei

21、ngs (1)_ and gathered food, they were not in control of their environment. They could only (2)_ with their surroundings as the other lower animals did.When they learned to make fire, however, they became (3)_ of altering their environment. To provide themselves with fuel, they cut down trees. They a

22、lso (4)_ clearings in forests to increase the (5)_ of grass and to provide a greater grazing area for the (6)_ animals that human beings fed upon. This development led to (7)_ and the domestication of animals. Fire provided the means for cooking plants which had (8)_ been inedible. Only when the pro

23、cess of meeting the (9)_ need for food reached a certain level was it possible for humans to follow other pursuits such as setting up families, (10)_ societies and founding cities.Section EListen to the speech, and then imitate it with your partners.Gettysburg AddressAbraham LincolnFour score and se

24、ven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.Now, we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are m

25、et on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrat

26、e, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedi

27、cated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before usthat from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion; tha

28、t we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.Part III SpeakingSection AFill in the blanks with the sentences in t

29、he table and practice the dialogues with your partner.Dialogue 1 A: Hi, there!B: Hi, Alex.A: Youre so happy today. Any good news?B: Yeah, Im very happy with the laptop I bought yesterday. I finally have my own one. I can do lots of things with it: sending email, chatting, watching movies, listening

30、to music, etc. 1 A: Good on you! I have lots of fun with the Internet, too. 2 Its so informative. B: It is a lot more fun than just sitting at a desk, reading a book. 3 and I said,“Boy! Theres a lot of great information out there.”And best of all it is fun, interesting, and very graphic.A: The Inter

31、net is a great resource for finding any kind of information you can think of. When you research a topic, there are hundreds of thousands of websites related to it online. 4 B: Thats right. In my opinion, 5 , and to pare down your thoughts. Look at this, I can easily find the useful information I nee

32、d for my papers. A. Every morning I read the latest news online.B. Its fast and convenient.C. Thats really amazing!D. the trick is how to focus on what youre looking forE. I first discovered the Internet on my home computerDialogue 2Hollys worried about her single mother who is often frustrated by l

33、ove. Her friend Amy introduced Uncle Ben who is like an expert in love to her.Ben: on the phone Why wouldnt she be mad, huh? Well, theres only one thing you can do: flowers. And you cant go cheap, either. Nope. A dozen, long-stemmed.Amy: He knows about females.Bar Tender: He knows more about females

34、 than I know about . females.Ben: 1 Holly: He doesnt actually believe that, does he?Ben: But who am I to know? Call me tomorrow, and 2 . Bye. hangs up the phone and speaks to Holly Yes, I do believe that. Dont you?Holly: That flowers always work?Ben: Yeah.Holly: Not if the guys a loser! The flowers

35、arent gonna change anything. Flowers are just flowers, right?Ben: Wow, your friends so cynical.Amy: 3 Ben: You know what? This is for you. picks up a yellow rose from vaseHolly: Why?Ben: Because a flower like this is perfect. And giving a woman a dozen of them? Well, its like saying . 4 And its out

36、there. Dont give up. Youll find it. Holly: Really? A yellow rose says all of that, huh?Ben: Actually a yellow rose is for your sick grandma. Girls chuckle. For a woman, a red rose. But if you really want to knock her socks off, you give her an orchid. Holly: Why? What do orchids say?Ben: You ever se

37、en an orchid? How it floats in the water; 5 When a woman gets an orchid . its . well, she feels like . shes floating on a cloud of infinite possibility.A. there is such a thing as perfect.B. let me know how it worked outC. so delicate and beautiful.D. Sounds like shes not into romance.E. In my opini

38、on, roses always work. Always.Section BListen to the classic article and imitate, paying attention to the tones and the pronunciation. Word Tipsstroll /streUL/ v. 散步；溜达idly /'aIdli/ ad. 闲散地unintelligible /;VnIn'telIdZEbl/ a. 难懂的enormously /I'nX:mEsli/ ad. 巨大地；极大地scintillation /;sIntE'

39、;leISEn/ n. 妙趣横生adequate /'QdIkwEt/ a. 足够的；合格的untoward /Vn'tO:d/ a. 异常的；意外的descendant /dI'sendEnt/ n. 后代The Pleasant FamilyWhen in an hour they crowded into a cab to go home, I strolled idly to my club. I was perhaps a little lonely, and it was with a touch of envy that I thought of the

40、pleasant family life of which I had had a glimpse. They seemed devoted to one another. They had little private jokes of their own which, unintelligible to the outsider, amused them enormously. Perhaps Charles Strickland was dull judged by a standard that demanded above all things verbal scintillatio

41、n; but his intelligence was adequate to his surroundings, and that is a passport, not only to reasonable success, but still more to happiness. Mrs. Strickland was a charming woman, and she loved him. I pictured their lives, troubled by no untoward adventure, honest, decent, and, by reason of those t

42、wo upstanding pleasant children, so obviously destined to carry on the normal traditions of their race and station, not without significance. They would grow old insensibly; they would see their son and daughter come to years of reason, marry in due coursethe one a pretty girl, future mother of heal

43、thy children；the other a handsome, manly fellow, obviously a soldier; and at last, prosperous in their dignified retirement, beloved by their descendants, after a happy, not unuseful life, in the fullness of their age they would sink into the grave.Part IV ReadingSection ASelect one word for each bl

44、ank from a list of choices given in the word bank following the passage.Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were 1 to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who the

45、se people may be: your roommate, neighbor, professor, long-last friend, lover or even a complete 2 who, when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some 3 way.And sometimes things happen to you and at the time they may seem horrible, painful and 4 , but i

46、n reflection you realize that without overcoming those obstacles, you would have never realized your potential, strength, will power or heart. Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness and sheer s

47、tupidity all occur to test the 5 of your soul. Without these small testswhether they are events, illnesses or relationshipslife would be like a smoothly paved, straight, flat road to nowhere. It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.The people you meet who affect your life, a

48、nd the successes and downfalls you experience, help to 6 who you are; even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.If someone hurts you, betrays you or breaks your heart, 7 them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the impor

49、tance of 8 cautious to whom you open your heart to. If someone loves you, love them back 9 , not only because they love you, but because they are teaching you to love, and they are opening your heart and eyes to things you would have never seen or felt without them.Make every day count. Appreciate e

50、very moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again.Talk to people you have never talked to before, and actually listen. Let yourself fall in love, break free and set your sights 10 . Hold your head up because you have every right to. Tell

51、yourself you are a great individual and believe in yourself: for if you dont believe in yourself, no one else will believe in you, either. You can make of your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.People are like tea bagsyou have to put them in hot water before yo

52、u know how strong they are.A. profound B. being C. unfair D. hurt E. meant F. forgive G. high H. stranger I. low J. create K. difficult L. limits M. shortage N. unconditionally O. hateSection B Choose the best answers from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.Passage 1 It used to be that people were p

53、roud to work for the same company for the whole of their working lives. Theyd get a gold watch at the end of their productive years and a dinner featuring speeches by their bosses praising their loyalty. But todays rich capitalists have regressed to the “survival of the fittest” ideas and their loya

54、lty extends not to their workers or even to their stockholders but only to themselves. Instead of giving out gold watches worth a hundred or so dollars for forty or so years of word, they grab tens and even hundreds of millions of dollars as they sell for their own profit the company they may have b

55、een with for only a few years.The new rich selfishly act on their own to unfairly grab the wealth that the country as a whole has produced. The top 1 percent of the population now has wealth equal to the whole bottom 95 percent and they want more. Their selfishness is most shamelessly expressed in d

56、ownsizing and outsourcing because these business maneuvers dont act to created new jobs as the founder of new industries used to do, but only out jobs while keeping the money value of what those jobs produced for themselves.To keep the money machine working smoothly the rich have bought all the politicians from the top down. The president himself is constantly leaving Washington and the business at the nation because he is summoned to “fundraising dinners” where fat cats pay a thousand or so dollars a plate to worm their way into government not through service