英语翻译复习题

PAGEPAGE1翻译复习题那意味着大量的工作和责任(mean)做出了承诺，你就要兑现(fulfill)我们对蚂蚁研究得越多，就越觉得他们像人类。(the…the…)一般来说，女士爱逛商店买新衣服。(ingeneral)尽管不太流利，她的英语足以应付这项工作。(adequate)出了一处拼写错误，他的答卷完美无缺。(perfect)他尽管很同情，却无能为力。(while)讨论这样的问题简直是浪费时间。(waste)Jane总是学着妈妈的样子做事。(modeloneselfafter)没有什么能阻止我实现自己的抱负。(ambition)他没有做出一个明确的解释。(explanation)Mart发现学习英语挺有意义。(rewarding)你是怎样高效率完成任务的？(effectively)这个科学家经过艰苦努力，取得了成功。(attain)无论花多少钱，他也要把自己的汽车修好。(nomatterhow)年轻人应当尊敬老年人。(respect)学生在空白处记笔记。(margin)有志者事竟成。(will)刻苦努力是通向成功的必由之路。(wayto)这些东西哪个杂货店都有。(available)Thatmeansalotofworkandresponsibility.Onceyoumakeapromise,youmustfulfillit.Themorewestudyants,themoretheyseemtobelikeourselves.Ingeneral,womenenjoygoingshoppingfornewclothes.AlthoughhisEnglishisnotfluent,itisadequatetohandlethework.Hispaperisperfectexceptforaspellingmistake.Whilehesympathizes,hecan’treallydoverymuchtohelp.Itisawasteoftimediscussingsuchquestions.Janealwaysmodelsherselfafterhermotherinwhatevershedoes.Nothingcanpreventmefromcarryingoutmyambition.Shefailedtomakeaclearexplanation.MaryfounditrewardinglearningEnglish.Howdidyoufulfillthetaskeffectively?Afterworkinghard,thescientistattainedsuccess.Nomatterhowmuchmoneyitcost,hewouldhavehiscarrepaired.Yongpeopleshouldrespecttheold.Studentstakenotesinthemargin.Wherethereisawill,thereaway.Hardworkisthewaytotheendoftherainbow.Sucharticlesareavailableinanydrugstore.Theyfailedtoconvincethedirectorsthattheirproposalswouldwork.Hearingthenews,hefeltextremelysad.Don’tremindmeofthatawfuldayImadesuchafoolofmyself!SheisgoingtoIndiaonaspecialassignmentforhernewspaper.Humanbeingsaremuchmoreintelligentthananimals.Thepolicehaveblockedofftheroadwherethebombwasfound.Ifhe’snothereinfiveminutes,we’llassumethatheisn’tcoming.Theteachermademeresponsiblekeepingtheclassinorderwhileshewentout.WhyareyoubeingsocriticalofeverythingIdo?Herperformancewasadequate,thoughhardlyexciting.Hisparentshopedthecoursewouldbroadenhishorizons.Theresultwasthebestthatcouldbeexpectedunderthatcircumstances.Thecompanyshouldbeabletofulfillourrequirements.Therearenosimplesolutionstotheproblemofunemployment.Hetookthelead,andmaintainedituntiltheendoftherace.Thedifficultyofputtingourideasintopracticechallengedustofindnewmethods.Therewasnothingspecialaboutthefilmitwasonlyaverage.Therewasuniversalagreementastowhoshouldbecomethenewchairman.Shewasbroughtuptobelievethatmoneyisthemostimportantthinginlife.Youshouldn’tmisstheopportunitytoseetheplayit’srarelyputon.That’sindeedacrucialpoint.Iaminentireagreementwithyou.IhadtorestrainmyselffromtellinghimwhatIthoughtofhisproposals.Theschoolhasonlybeenopenforsixmonths,soit’shardtoevaluateitssuccess.Theyawoketothedangerofthesituationtoolatetodoanythingaboutit.Iamafraidthatthecompanywasnotcapableofhandlingsuchalargeorder.Itseemedunlikelytome,butsheseemedabsolutelypositiveaboutit.Hecompletedthebookwithachapteronthepracticalapplicationsofhistheory.Hefailedtosetanewrecord,butitwasagoodattempt.Inthepastfewyearsthecompanyhasconcentratedonimprovingitsefficiency.Shehasatlastachievedherlifetimeambitionofsettingupaschool.Somanynewideas!It’sallrathertoomuchformetoabsorballatonce.Idon’tthinkweshoulddevoteanymoretimetothisquestion.Teachingcanbearewardingcareer.Justaminute!Don’tyouthinkitaveryfullschedule?Thefallinpriceswillbebeneficialtosmallbusiness.阅读练习PassageOneDuringtheChristmasshoppingrushinLondon,theinterestingstorywasreportedofatrampwho,apparentlythoughnofaultofhisown,foundhimselflockedinawell-knownchainstorelateonChristmasEve.Nodoubtthestorewascrowdedwithlast-minuteChristmasshoppersandthestaffweredeadbeatandlongingtogethome.Probablyallthepropersecuritychecksweremadebeforethestorewaslockedandtheylefttoenjoythethree-dayholidayuntroubledbycustomersdesperatetogetlast-minuteChristmaspresents.Howeverridiculousthatmaybe,ourtrampfoundhimselfaloneinthestoreanddecidedtomakethebestofit.Therewasfood,drink,beddingandcampingequipment,ofwhichhemadegooduse.Theremustalsohavebeentelevisionsetsandradios.Thoughitwasnotreportedifhetookadvantageofthesefacilities,whentheshopreopenedhewasdiscoveredinbedwithalargenumberofemptybottlesbesidehim.Heseemstohavebeenamanofgoodhumorasindeedtrampsverycommonlyare.EveryoneelsewasenjoyingChristmas.Sohesawnogoodreasonwhyheshouldnotdothesame.Heyieldedhimselfcheerfully,andwastakenbythepolice.PerhapshehadhadabetterChristmasthanusual.Hewassenttoprisonforsevendays.Thejudgeawardednocompensationtothechainstoreforthefoodanddrinkourtramphadconsumed.Theyhad,inhisopinion,alreadyreceivedvaluablefreepublicityfromthestoryrevealedinthenewspaperandontelevision.PerhapsthejudgehadhadagoodChristmas,too.Thetrampwaslockedinthestore__________.for7daysonpurposebyaccidentforsecurityreasonsItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheunderlinedphrase“deadbeat”inparagraph1means______________.angryexhaustedforgetfulcarelessWhichofthefollowingwasuncertainaboutthetrampafterhewaslockedinthestore?HewatchedTVHewaswellfedHehadasoundsleepHehadagooddrinkWhenthetrampwasarrested,he____________.wasdrunkfelthedeserveditmadenoresistancefelthimselfwrongedThejudgedidn’tawardcompensationtothechainstorebecause___________.thestorewasresponsibleforwhathappenedthereportoftheeventbenefitedthestorealotthetramphadstolennothingofvaluethetrampwaspennilessPassageTwoOnlinedistancelearningisaninstructionalsystemwhichconnectslearnerswitheducationalresources.Studentsworkontheirownathome,atwork,oratschoolandcommunicatewithfacultyandotherstudentsbymeansofe-mail,electronicmeetings,videoconferencing,chatrooms,instantmessagingandotherformsofcomputer-basedcommunication.Therearebothadvantagesanddisadvantagestoonlinedistancelearning.Therearemanybenefitstousingonlinedistancelearningenvironments.Onlineeducationisavailableallthetime,anywhereandtoallpeople.However,thereareweaknessesforsomelearners.Theonlinelearneronlyhasthewrittentextandnootherface-to-facehints.Thismayconfusethelearnerandcausemisunderstanding.Whiledistancelearningallowsforanopenness,itisalsodifficultbecauseitisdonebye-mailmessagesandwriting,andthereforemaytakemoretimethanface-to-facelearning.Sometimesthemessagescanbeoverwhelmingformanyonlinestudents.Universities,collegesandschoolsuseonlinedistancelearningenvironments.Theseareimportantforstudentswhomaybeunabletoattendclassesforvariousreasonslikeillnessesorbusyeverydayschedules.Somelearnersjustwanttofurthertheirstudiesathome.Theyenjoytheconvenienceofhomelearningastheytakeregularprogramsorenrichmentclasses.Onlinecourseskeeplearnersveryoccupiedatallhoursoftheday.Thereareagreatmanymessagesandotheronlineresourcestoreadandrespondto.Mostlearnershaveregularjobsorattendregularschoolclassesongroundaswell.However,thebenefitsareclear.Onlinedistancelearningisbecomingverypopular.Someonlineclasseshavebecomeaprofitablebusinessastheyreplaceregulartraditionalmeansoflearning.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofthepassageaboutonlinedistancelearning?IthasmoredisadvantagesthanadvantagesItisalearningformbasedoninternetItisnotavailableforsomestudentsIthasonlyenrichmentclassesSometimesonlinedistancelearningcanbeaproblembecause_______.learnerscan’tafforditlearnersgettoomanyhintsitinvolvesexcessivewritingitisnotavailableattheweekendOneofthegoodaspectsofonlinedistancelearningis_____________.speedconvenienceeasyoperationvarietyofinstructionWhatkindofstudentsmayNOTlikeonlinedistancelearning?ThosebusywiththeirschedulesThoseinneedoffurthereducationThoseunabletoattendregularclassesThoseinfavorofface-to-faceteachingWithregularmeansoflearning,thelearnershavetostudy________.atschoolontheirownatallhoursofthedaybymeansofreadingandwritingPassage3Inventedattheturnofthecentury,radio(thetransmissionofelectricsignalswithoutwiresconnectingthepointsoftransmissionandreception)becamewidespreadthroughoutNorthAmericaandEuropebythe1930s.Theearlyradiowaslargeandcumbersomebutovertheyearstheradiohasbecomeincreasinglysmallerandmoreportable.Peoplenowlistentotheradiointheircarsorcarryawalkmanwhengoingfromoneplacetoanother.Radioisperhapsthemostconvenientofallthemedia.Theinfluenceoftheradiobegantodeclineinthe1950swiththeadventoftelevision.Butmanypeoplestillconsiderradiosuperiorinqualitywhenitcomestoanalyticalnewsprograms.OnJuly1,1941,theFCCgrantedbroadcasterspermissiontousecommercialtohelppaycosts.NBCandtheColumbiaBroadcastingSystem(CBS)soonbeganregularcommercialbroadcastsinNewYorkCity.TheUnitedStates’entryintoWorldWarTwoinDecember1941delayedthecommercialgrowthofTV,butbroadcastingcontinued.Infact,CBSwasoneofthemostnotableoftheearlyshowsthatsamemonthadocumentaryonJapan’sattackonPearlHarbor.ThemanufactureofcommercialTVequipment,however,endedalmostentirelyin1942.Buttechnicalimprovementsinthelaboratorycontinuedatamorerapidpacebecausegovernmentofficialsthoughttelevisionmighthavemilitaryuses.Duringthewar,engineersdevelopednewtypesofphosphorsforTVpicturetubesthatgreatlyimprovedbrightnessandcontrast.Clearerglasstubeshelpedtoincreasepictureclarity.AfterWorldWarTwoendedin1945,televisionstationssprangupthroughouttheUnitedStates.Theyear1951sawthefirstcoast-to-coasttelecast.ATVboomwasunderway.ButtheTVimagestilldifferedfromthescenebeingtelecastinonesignificantaspect:theimagelackedcolor.Sincethelate1930s,researchershadexperimentedextensivelywithcolor-TVsystems.InDecember1953,theFCCpavethewayforcolorbroadcastingbyestablishingastandard,andin1954colorsetswentonsaleintheUnitedStates.Theradiowasinventedattheturnoflastcentury,itsoonbecamewidespreadthroughout_________.SouthAmericaandNorthEuropeNorthLatinAmericaandSouthEuropeNorthAmericaandEuropeSouthLatinAmericaandEastEuropeNowadaysradiohasbecome________________.increasinglysmallerandmoreportableincreasinglyheavyandinconvenientmoreexpensiveandlessconvenientbiggerandcheaperThebroadcastersaskedtheFCCto______________.allowthemtomakeadsintheirprogramsallowthemtousecommercialtohelppaycostsallowthemtousenon-commercialadsallowthemtousedifferentfrequenciesDuringWWII,CBSwasfamousforoneoftheearlyshowswhichis__________.adocumentaryamusiccomedyanewsreportafeaturestoryDuringthewar,engineersdevelopednewtypesofphosphorsforTVpicturetubesthatgreatlyimproved_____________.brightnessandcontrastdarknessrotationandcolorsizePassage4Itishardtopredicthowscienceisgoingtoturnout,andifitisreallygoodscienceitisimpossibletopredict.Ifthethingstobefoundareactuallynew,theyarebydefinitionunknowninadvance.Youcannotmakechoicesinthismatter.Youeitherhavescienceoryoudon’t,andifyouhaveityouareobligedtoacceptthesurprisinganddisturbingpiecesofinformationalongwiththeneatandpromptlyusefulbits.TheonlysolidpieceofscientifictruthaboutwhichIfeeltotallyconfidentisthatweareprofoundlyignorantaboutnature.Indeed,Iregardthisasthemajordiscoveryofthepasthundredyearsofbiology.Itis,initsway,anilluminationpieceofnews.Itwouldhaveamazedthebrightestmindsofthe18thcenturyEnlightenmenttobetoldbyanyofushowlittleweknowandhowbewilderingseemsthewayahead.Itisthissuddenconfrontationwiththedepthandscopeofignorancethatrepresentsthemostsignificantcontributionofthe20thcenturysciencetothehumanintellect.Inearliertimes,weeitherpretendedtounderstandhowthingsworkedorignoredtheproblem,orsimplymadeupstoriestofillthegaps.Nowthatwehavebegunexploringinearnest,wearegettingglimpsesofhowhugethequestionsareandhowfarfrombeinganswered.Becauseofthis,wedepressed.Itisnotsobadbeingignorantifyouaretotallyignorant;thehardthingisknowinginsomedetailtherealityofignorance,theworstspotsandhereandtherethenot-so-badspots,butnotruelightattheendofthetunnelnorevenanytunnelsthatcanyetbetrusted.Butwearemakingabeginningandthereoughttobesomesatisfaction.Thereareprobablynoquestionswecanthinkupthatcan’tbeanswered,soonerorlater,includingeventhematterofconsciousness.Tobesure,theremaywellbequestionswecan’tthinkupeverandthereforelimitstothereachofhumanintellect,butthatisanothermatter.Withinourlimits,weshouldbeabletoworkourwaythroughtoallouranswersifwekeepatitlongenoughandpayattention.Accordingtotheauthor,reallygoodscience_______.wouldsurprisethebrightestmindsofthe18thcenturyEnlightenmentwillproduceresultswhichcannotbeforeseenwillhelppeopletomaketherightchoiceinadvancewillbringaboutdisturbingresultsItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatscientistsofthe18thcentury______.thoughtthattheyknewagreatdealandcouldsolvemostproblemsofsciencewereafraidoffacinguptotherealitiesofscientificresearchknewthattheywereignorantandwantedtoknowmoreaboutnaturedidmoreharmthangoodinpromotingman’sunderstandingofnatureWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofscientistsinearliertimes?Theyinventedfalsetheoriestoexplainthingstheydidn’tunderstandTheyfalselyclaimedtoknowallaboutnatureTheydidnotbelieveinresultsfromscientificobservationTheypaidlittleattentiontotheproblemstheydidn’tunderstand.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsscience?HeisdepressedbecauseoftheignoranceofscientistsHeisdoubtfulbecauseoftheenormousdifficultiesconfrontingitHeisconfidentthoughheisawareoftheenormousdifficultiesconfrontingit.Heisdelightedbecauseoftheilluminatingscientificfindings.Theauthorbelievesthat__________.mancanfindsolutionstowhateverquestionsconcerningnaturehecanthinkupmancannotsolvealltheproblemshecanthinkupbecauseofthelimitsofhumanintellectsoonerorlatermancanthinkupallthequestionsconcerningnatureandanswerthemquestionsconcerningconsciousnessareoutsidethescopeofscientificresearch完形填空复习题1.Manystudentsfindtheexperienceofattendinguniversitylecturestobeaconfusingandfrustratingexperience.Thelecturerspeaksforoneortwohours,perhapsillustratingthetalkwithslides,(1)_________upimportantinformationontheblackboard,distributingreadingmaterialandgivingout(2)________.Thenewstudentseestheotherstudentscontinuouslywritingonnotebooksandwonderswhattowrite.Veryoftenthestudentleavesthelecture(3)________noteswhichdonotcatchthemainpointsandbecomehardevenforthestudentstounderstand.Mostinstitutionsprovidecourseswhichassistnewstudentstodeveloptheskillstheyneedtobe(4)________listenersandnote-takers.Iftheseareunavailable,therearemanyusefulstudy-skillsguideswhichenablelearnerstopracticetheseskills(5)________.Inallcasesitisimportantto(6)______theproblembeforeactuallystartingyourstudies.Itisimportanttoacknowledgethatmoststudentshavedifficultyinacquiringthelanguageskills(7)_______incollegestudy.Onewayofovercomingthesedifficultiesistoattendthelanguageandstudy-skillsclasseswhichmostinstitutionsprovidethroughoutthe(8)_______year.Anotherbasic(9)________istofindastudypartner(10)_______itispossibletoidentifydifficulties,exchangeideasandprovidesupport.1.A)writesB)writingC)writtenD)wrote2.A)assignmentsB)informationC)contentD)definition3.A)withoutB)withC)onD)except4.A)effectiveB)passiveC)relativeD)expressive5.A)independentlyB)repeatedlyC)logicallyD)generally6.A)evaluateB)acquaintC)tackleD)formulate7.A)torequireB)requiredC)requiringD)arerequired8.A)averageB)ordinaryC)normalD)academic9.A)statementB)strategyC)situationD)suggestion10.A)inthatB)forwhichC)withwhomD)suchas2.Disasterscanstrikepeoplequicklyandwithoutwarning.Itcanforceyourunawayfrom(1)_____youliveandjustconfineyou(2)______yourhome.(3)_____,itthreatensyourlifeandproperty.However,therearestillsomeeffectivemeasurespeoplecan(4)______tocopewithdisasters.Firstofall,gatheringasmuchinformationaspossible.Itenablesyoutogetwillprepared(5)______adisasterbothpsychologicallyandinmaterial.Itusually(6)______adisasterguidethatprovidesappropriateapproachestoasafeplaceandsomeemergencytelephonenumbers.Secondly,asupplieskitisanecessity.Accordingtoexperts,thesuppliesshould(7)______yourneedsforatleastthreedays.Itmayincludewater,food,clothing,firstidkitandemergencytools(8)______.Thelastbutnottheleast,oneshouldkeepcalmwhenfacingadisaster.(9)______everyonereactsdifferentlytodisastroussituations,keepingcalmisoneofthemostimportantthingsoneneedstodo.Don’tforgettodosomethingpositivethatwillhelpyougainagreatersenseofself-controlandtrytosaveyourlifeandproperty.(10)_______withtheabovementionedfacilities,you’lldealwithdisastersinabetterway.1.A)whereB)whichC)whatD)when2.A)atB)toC)fromD)in3.A)HoweverB)ForC)MoreoverD)Despite4.A)doB)workC)fulfillD)take5.A)beforeB)afterC)inD)at6.A)makesupB)consistsofC)constitutesD)comprisesof7.A)beB)haveC)meetD)do8.A)tooB)alsoC)eitherD)aswell9.A)AlthoughB)DespiteC)ActuallyD)Furthermore10.A)OwnedB)ArmedC)HadD)Grasped3.ItisinterestinghowNASAchosetheirastronautsforlandingthemonthemoon.Theychosemen(1)______theageoftwentyandthirty-five.Therewereaboutfiftyofthem.Manywereoldairpilots.(2)______werescientistswithtwoorthreedegrees.Thehealthandphysicalconditionofthepilotswas,ofcourse,verynecessary.(3)______thoseinverygoodhealthandphysicalconditionwerechosen.Whilebeingtrainedtobeastronauts,theywentthroughmany(4)_____.Theystudiedthestarandthemoon,andtheyalsostudiedgeology,thescienceofrocks.Theywereall(5)______toflyinhelicopters.Thesehelicopterslanded(6)______downtogivethemsomeexperienceofthewaythespaceshipwould(7)______landonthemoon.Theylearntallthetechnicaldetailsofthespaceshipsandrockets.Theyvisitedthescientistsandengineerswho(8)______them.Theyvisitedthefactorieswheretheywerebuilt.Theylearnthoweverypartofaspaceshipanditsinstrumentswork.Theyalsolearnteverydetailofground-control(9)______.Inaword,tobechosenasanastronaut,onemustbeingoodhealth,(10)______inscienceandgoodatpiloting.1.A)atB)betweenC)ofD)on2.A)NoneB)FewC)OthersD)They3.A)AsB)OnlyC)IfD)Or4.A)jobsB)placesC)coursesD)ways5.A)showedB)trainedC)toldD)let6.A)straightB)straightlyC)indirectlyD)directly7.A)possiblyB)likelyC)actuallyD)really8.A)drewB)producedC)designedD)made9.A)houseB)stopC)systemD)station10.A)well-doneB)well-fedC)well-knownD)well-informed4.TheRedCrossis(1)______internationalorganizationwhichcaresforpeoplewhoareinneedofhelp.AmaninParishospital(2)______needsblood,awomaninMexicowhois(3)______inanearthquake,andafamilyinIndiathatlosetheirhomeinastormmayallbe(4)______bytheRedCross.TheRedCrossexistsinalmosteverycountryaroundtheworld.Alloftheseagenciesshareacommongoaloftryingtohelppeople(5)______need.Theideaofforminganorganization(6)______thesickandwoundedduringawarstartedwithJeanHenriDunant.In1859,heobservedhowpeopleweresufferingonabattlefield(7)______Italy.Hewantedtohelpallthewoundedpeople(8)______whichsidetheywerefightingfor.Themostimportantresultofhisworkwasaninternationaltreaty(9)______theGenevaConvention.Itprotectsprisonersofwar,thesickandwounded,andothercitizensduringawar.TheAmericanRedCrosswassetupbyClaraBartonin1881.TodaytheRedCrossintheUnitedStatesprovidesanumberofservicesforthepublic,suchashelpingpeopleinneed,(10)______firstaid,demonstratingwatersafetyandartificialrespiration,andprovidingblood.1.A)aB)theC)anD)/2.A)whoB)thatC)whichD)where3.A)injuringB)injuredC)injuryD)injure4.A)aidingB)aidC)toaidD)aided5.A)inB)underC)withD)by6.A)helpingB)helpedC