112学期大学英语4期末复习

1、15-16-2大学英语4-4期末复习VocabularyI . 1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary.The waitress was so rude that Jane didn t tip （给/、费） her.Racing takes everything you ve got -intellectually（智力方面地），emotionally（情感方面地），and physically（身体方面地）.Although the stru

2、cture of the building hasn t suffered （受损害）,the surface （ 表面）is badly damaged.She received an increase in pay and it hasmade_a_difference_ in herattitude towards work.（她工资增加了，这使她对工作的态度发生了大的变化）She appeared very nervous one evening. I asked her what was wrong, and she blurted_out_ that she had fallen

3、in love with Phil.I looked at Tom s pictures and found some of them so amusing （有趣 的）and funny that I couldn t help chuckling .Your goals have to be measurable so you ll know to what extent you are making progress.Salespeople often try to learn about the needs of theprospective（预期的， 可能的） buyer to ma

4、ke themselves more persuasive（有说月艮力Wehave only five months to makepreparations for the trip to the South Pole （南极）.Prof. Lee s eyes sparkled with enthusiasm（眼中闪烁着热情洋溢的光芒）as she talked about how her new teaching method worked（产生效果）in her College English class.In mysenior year （大四）I took_ a_crack_ at

5、writing a novel, but without much success.（freshman; sophomore; junior; senior ）To reduce weight, I am now learning to play golf with my businesspartner who plays like a professional （职业高尔夫运动员）Use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you have learned and complete the sentence wit

6、h it:Modal:Was he planning to the interview with another letter indicating his eagerness to join us? （follow）Was he planning to follow the interview with another letter indicating his eagerness to join us?You have to know what is right for you and then go after it regardless of （不管）what others may s

7、ay. （go）May you 100k back on/at the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to（展望）the future. （look）Most of the old buildings were pulled down（被拆毁）in this area sothat blocks （方块，这里指“街区” ） of new apartments（公寓）could beput up . （put）We may say he stood_for_ freedom and justice all his life.In r

8、etrospect she says the most important thing is for parentsbuild_in somekind of motivation （激励）or prospect （期望）that meanssomething to their offspring. （build ）To my mind, it is very important to follow up your letter and re sume（个人简历）with a phone call when you apply for any job. （follow）Before we set

9、 off for the camping trip,our five-year-old asked,“Canthe microwave （微波炉）be hooked up to the electricity supply at the campsite （野营地），Dad?”She tried to swallow, but couldn t, her throat had almost closed up . （close）Unit FourVocabularyI . 1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the box

10、. Change the form where necessary.The general （将军，上将） ordered his troops to move quickly towards an advantageous position.People would think the seven-year- old couldn t even reach the pedals （踏板,脚蹬子），let alone drive the car. Nevertheless （然而）,he made it!In a sense （在某种意义上）,we are witnessing the van

11、ishing of national boarders in many areas of economic activity in the world today.The tower built at the turn of the century became a landmark of the city.In a book entitled A Short History of Nearly Everything , Bill Bryson tries to ignite （激起）a passion for knowledge in young readers.It seemsneuros

12、cience （神经系统科学）is threatening to displace physics as the queen of the science.It is only natural for the people to challenge the Establishment, especially when the economic outlook is gloomy （前景黯淡的；悲观的） .If anything （如果有什么区别的话），this movie appeals to （呼吁；对一 有吸弓I力）the patriotic feelings of the people

13、and helps to strengthen national unity（国家统一）.Julius Caesar in this play is a man full of contradictions, at times strong and confident, but at other times old and frail（脆弱）.The newly launched website aspires to create a virtual community (虚拟社区)of commorinterest via exchange of views on the future of

14、 the Internet.What Ann advocates(提倡)After investigating the behavior of pendulums, Galileo was able to use them as time measurement devices in many of his experiments.2. Use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you have learned and replace with it the italicized part in each of t

15、he following sentences:Modal:My daughter is very keen and totally absorbed in the Internet and I think that it is mad, bad and dangerous. (hook)My daughter is hooked on the Internet and I think that it is mad, bad and dangerous.I ve thought about what happened for a long time, and I vecome tothe con

16、clusion that it must have been an accident. (come)Donna dared not settle herself too comfortably into her seat in case she dozed off . (doze)Roosevelt, like Churchill, saw the significance of postwar aviation (航空工业),and believedjn free and open competition. (believe)Professor Smith was set apart fro

17、m his colleagues by his radical (激 进的)views on gender equality(性另U平等).(set)Wecan see the effect the terrorist attack has upon us, where the first stage is shock and disbelief, and an inability totake in the realityof what is being said. （take）The black hole is a region of space with a gravitational

18、field so powerful that it sucks_in_ everything that comes within range. （suck）The Green Party （绿色和平组织） said plans to clean up the environment were doomed注定要失败的） unless the government gave an immediate cash injection（资金投入）to the departments responsible for enforcement（执行）.（clean）For sheer lack of spa

19、ce and resources the local drug addition center（戒毒中心）has to turn away （= refuse ） drug-addicts （ 吸毒者）who are begging for admission.Unit 5VocabularyI . 1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the box. Change the form where necessary.1）. In a way I would prefer shopping online because it

20、 would be more convenient and save time.2恒success of mechanics （方法）| in discovering reliable and useful laws of nature （ 自然法贝U） suggested （= shown） to Galileo and later scientists is that all nature is designedin accordance with mechanical laws （机械法则）.A vacancy exists for an import sales manager （销售

21、夸B经理） at our Paris office. If you re interested in it, please send us an application letter and your r e sume at once.If you are over 18 and in good condition , it s completely safe to do the job.Plastics（塑料）can be madehard as stone, strong as steel, transparentas glass, light as wood.Coat the shoes

22、 with polish（抛光齐1J） , and then rub hard with a softcloth to give a shine.It was probably just a spicy joke to them, but it wasn t funny to me at all.Michael s praise for my wife opened my eyes and taught me to show gratitude for day-to-day |heroism| （英雄行为）,which I had hitherto taken for granted.（tak

23、e - for granted:把一看作理所当然的）The waitress did bring us clean plates eventually （=finally ）, but with a bad grace .Some scientists believe that human beings are born with aninstinctfor using their arms and legs to stay afloat （漂浮的），which, however, disappear within a few months after birth.In order to pa

24、y the bills, Linda pawnedher grandfather s gold watch in secret.Fish instinctively fight their way upstream against the current, and manywater birds and animals have the ability to travel long distance.2. Use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you have learned and complete the

25、sentence with it:Modal:I suppose you never him in London. (come)I suppose you never came across him in London.Allan and his girlfriend arranged to meet at the park at 1:30, but somehow he never turned up . (turn)Unless something urgent demands her attention, Amanda will_stick_toa study schedule that

26、 included breaks every two hours. She thinks that trying to study when you are overtiredisn t smart. (stick)I happened to see him in Boston and we talked about our time together in Boston and it really brought back some fond ( =pleasant ) memories. (bring)In the present financial crisis, many colleg

27、e graduates feel unsure how to go about looking for a job. (go)The speaker kep t on talking for about an hour, but I just didn tunderstand what he wasdriving at. (drive)Granny folded up (把折叠起来)the towels (毛巾)and put them awayin the cupboard(柜橱).(put)Even when she didn t say anything you could see he

28、r turning things over in her mind. (turn)The statement took him so much aback that for a momenthe was lost for words. (take)15 选 10 (Cloze)What is the best way to impress a prospective (1) employer when you go for an interview for a job interview?As I see it (2) , the best thingis to demonstrate (=s

29、how) that you havedone your homework (3) and knowall about the firm (公司)beforehand (4) . You should make every endeavor (5) , for example, to show that you know something about the structure (6) of the company, including the different lines of products itturns out(=produce ,生产)and the chief business

30、 partners (7) it is working with. Respond (8) in a spontaneous (= natural ,自然的) manner and let the interviewer know that you are not frightened by new challenges, but are willing to take a crack (9) at anything. Try to look at the situationfromthe standpoint(10) of the person offering the opportunit

31、y of theemployment. What sort of qualities (品质)is he likely to be looking for? Enthusiasm, certainly. So don t leave your application waiting until just before the deadline. Apply early. Another thjng that can make a difference (11) is to follow up (12) your interview with a letter expressing (表达)yo

32、ur enthusiasm to join the company.Davos is a small Alpine city in eastern Switzerland which began making itself known in the 1990s for hosing the World Economic Forum, an annual gathering of politicians, financiers and academics (1) . Each year, those taking part spend five days there networking (2)

33、 and discussing a variety of (3) issues such as the global supply of oil, world economic growth (4) and environmental problems.Davos Men share the belief that globalization is both welcome and unstoppable. They would like to see national boundaries vanish (5) so as to facilitate (6) their global ope

34、rations. Some people say that this international perspective is a minority elitist position not shared by the majority of people. Others, however, argue that endorsing (7) a global outlook (8) does not mean sweeping aside (9) one s patriotic (10) feelings or erasing (11) one s national identity.The

35、question, perhaps,is whether it is possible to strike a balance(12) between being globaland being local.You see that young man swimming out at sea? He must be insane (1) to have committed himself to (commit oneself to ：致力于)such a thing; The current (2) is far too strong. To be candid (3) , I wouldn

36、t attempt it. I dare say few swimmers are capable (4) of such a feat (= skill ). I met him on the beach before he set out. I don t mind telling you that I was taken_aback_ (5) when he told me what he was going to do. I am a swimmer myself, but I wouldn t attempt it. And he didn t look in good condit

37、ion (6) at all. Far from it. He may have a goodconstitution (7) once, buthe had clearly let himself go all to pieces (8) . However, it seems like he had no choice. He told methat he had gone broke (9) , not a penny left, and that old Burton would only find him a vacancy (10) in his firm if he did th

38、e swim. That was another surprise. Burton seems such amild (11)mannered (守规矩的) man, kind to everybody. Perhaps he thought the young manwould not have the courage, that he would funk it. Then, again, perhaps Burton knew he was sending the young man to his death, but was too cold-blooded to care. It o

39、nly goes to show how deceptive. (12) appearances can be.背诵段(Unit 3 )When I graduated from college, the odds were good that I would have the same job for the rest of my life. And thats how it worked out. But getting hired is no longer a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Employment experts believe that t

40、odays graduates could face as many as ten job changes during their careers.我大学毕业时，我极有可能终身从事同一个工作。 当时情况也的确如此。但如今 已不再是一生被聘去做一个工作了。 指导就业的专家认为，今天的大学毕业生在 他们的生涯中可能会经历多达10次的职业变动。That may sound like a lot of pressure. But if youre prepared, the pressure is on the other folks - the ones whohavent done their

41、homework.听上去似乎压力不小。然而，如果你做了准备，压力就是别人的一那些没做准备 的人.You wont get every job you go after. The best salespeople dont close every sale. Michael Jordan makes barely half of his field-goal attempts. But it takes no longer to prepare well for one interview than to wander in half-prepared for five. And your pr

42、ospects for success will be many times better.你不可能得到你想要的每份工作。最好的售货人员也不可能每次都成交。迈克 尔乔丹投篮命中率勉强过半。但认真准备一次面试的时间不会多于马马虎虎准 备五次面试的时间，而你成功的可能性要多得多。(Unit 4 )William Browder was born in Princeton, NewJersey, grew up in Chicago, and studied at Stanford University in California. But dont call him anAmerican. For

43、 the past 16 of his 40 years he has lived outside the ., first in London and then, from 1996, in Moscow, where he runs his owninvestment firm. Browder now manages $ billion in assets. In 1998 he gave up his American passport to become a British citizen, since his life is now centered in Europe. Nati

44、onal identity makes no difference for me, he says. I feel completely international. If you have four good friends and you like what you are doing, it doesnt matter where you are. Thats globalization.威廉布劳德出生于新泽西州的普林斯顿，在芝加哥长大，就读于加利福尼亚州的斯坦福大学。但别叫他美国人。他今年40岁，过去16年来一直生活在美 国以外的地方，先是在伦敦，1996年后在莫斯科经营他自己的投资公

45、司。布劳 德如今掌管着价值16亿美元的资产。1998年，他放弃美国护照，成为英国公民，因为他现在的生活中心在欧洲。“国家认同对我来说不重要，”他说，“我觉得 自己完全是个国际人。如果你有四个朋友，又喜欢你所做的事情，那么你在哪儿 无关紧要。这就是全球化。”(Unit 5)These reflections have occurred to mebecause I read in this mornings paper that Edward Hyde Burton had died at was a merchant and he had been in business in Japan f

46、or many year .I knew him very little,but he interested mebecause once he gave mea great I had heard the story from his own lips,I should never have believed that he was capable of such an was more startling because both in appearance and manner he suggested a very definite if ever was a man all of a

47、 was a tiny little fellow,not muchmore than five feet four in height,and very slender,with white hair,a red face much wrinkled,and blue suppose he was about sixty when I knew was always neatly and quietly dressed in accordance with his age and station.我产生这些想法，是因为我在今天早上的报纸上看到爱德华海德伯顿在 神户去世的消息。他是个商人，在日

48、本经商多年。我跟他并不熟，但是对他挺有 兴趣，因为有一次他让我大吃一惊。 要不是听他亲口讲述这个故事，我根本不会相信他能做出这种事来。这件事之所以特别令人惊讶，是因为无论是外表还是风 度，他都让人想到一种非常明确的类型。要说真有表里如一的人的话，那就是此公了。他个子很小，身高不过5英尺4英寸，身材纤细，白头发、蓝眼睛，红红 的脸上布满皱纹。我估计自己认识他时，他大约有60岁光景。他向来衣着整洁素雅，合乎他的年龄和身份。TranslationUnit 3Sentence translation.食物供应还不足以应付饥民的的需求。(inadequate).在我看来，如欲被聘用，有四个关键。(As

49、I see it).只要我们竭尽全力做到最好，我们就能掌握未来。(endeavor, in our hands)(beforehand,.如果我事先知道你会带这么多朋友回家，我会做更好的准备preparation).当人们得知地震灾区(the earthquake-stricken area) 将要重建新学校时， 纷纷慷慨捐款。(generously)参考译文The food supplies are inadequate to meet the needs of the hungry.As I see it, there are four keys to getting hired/empl

50、oyed.As long as we endeavor to do our best, we can have the future in our hands.If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many friends home, I would have made better preparations.When/Upon learning that new schools were to be rebuilt in the earthquake-stricken area, people generously donated

51、 money.Passage translationone s homewck beforehand常言道，好的开端是成功的一半。在求职时，求职者事先做好充分的准备是 非常重要的。 面试时，最好向面试官展示你已经做足了功课，并且提前了解公 司的一切。谁会拒绝一个充分了解公司结构、产品、生意伙伴的求职者呢？as the saying goes preparation dodone yourAs the saying goes , well begun, half done. It is extremely important for a job applicant to make full pr

52、eparations while seeking employment.At a job interview, the best thing is to show that you have job applicant who knows well about the structure of the company, its products and business partners?homeworkand know all about the firmbeforehand . Who would turn down aUnit 4Sentence translation.政府必须加强医疗

53、改革，让全民都能看得起病。(strengthen).这位百岁老人(centenarian )见证了这个城市经济的巨大变化。(witness,economy.闪婚族(flash marriage group)中相当一部分以离婚收场。(considerable, divorce).这对年轻夫妻试图使工作和娱乐两全其美。(strike a balance ).如今年轻人越来越向往去国外度蜜月。 (increasingly, aspire)参考译文The government should strengthen medical reform so that everyone can afford th

54、e expense of medicine.The centenarian has witnessed the great economic change of this city.Among the flash marriage group, a considerable part end in divorce.The young couple try to strike a balance between work and play.Nowadays young people increasingly aspire to spend their honeymoon abroad.Passa

55、ge translation全球化对中国而言越来越是一个矛盾体。一方面，它能吸引海外投资，促进 经济发展；加强与世界各国在政治、文化、科技等方面的交流。另一方面，引进 外资在一定程度上使中国成为发达国家的加工厂，破坏了生态环境；西方主流文化使中国传统文化受到了冲击，有少数一部分人忧虑中国传统文化会不会有一天 终将消失。因此，我们应该在全球化的两方面中寻求平衡，使其对我们有利。contradiction a handful of vanish accelerate investment growth strengthen advantageous increasingly参考译文To China, globalization is increasingly becoming a contradiction. One the one hand, it