大学英语精读(2)

1I will give this book to_______ wants to have it.( B.whoever) 2Hans has a new car. I wonder when_______it.( A.he bought)

3Women workers wear hats _______their hair gets caught in the machinery.( B.in case) 4Is this the place ______the exhibition was held?( A.where) 5____we need more practice is quite clear.( B.That)

6Do _____you are told; otherwise you will be punished.( B.what) 7We don't doubt _____ he can make a good job of it.( B.that)

8I have no idea_____ they have kept in touch with me by E-mail since last year.( C.that)

9_______the 1500's______the first Europeans explored the coast of California.( D.It was not until ... that) 10It happened _____ Lisa wasn't there at that time.( C.that) 11We must do well_____the boss assigns us to do.( B.whatever)

12Students in his class cannot understand _____.(C.what this sentence means)

13Young ______John was, he was able to swim across the channel within minutes.( A.as) 14Word has come ____some guests from Canada will visit our school.( B.that) 15Can you find out ____her pen? (C.where Alice has put)

16I have not found my book yet. In fact, I'm not sure ____ I could have done with it.( D.what) 17It makes no difference to me _____he will come or not.( D.whether)

18Most of the stones are______ a man and weigh about two and a half tons each.( D.higher than) 19Never hesitate to ask about ______.(B.what you don' t understand)

20______the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Saturday.( B.But for) 21 The reason I plan to go is ______if I don't.（B.that she will be unhappy） 22 This is ______ I want to tell you.（D.what）

23 No one was aware _______Jane had gone.（C.of where）

24 ____the door than somebody started knocking on it.（B.No sooner had I closed） 25 The machine is such _______I have never seen before.（B.as） 26 I wonder how many years ago______.（B.your father retired） 27 I recognized her____________I saw her.（A.the instant (that)）

28 The International Studies University, ______in 1951, is a military academy.（A.founded）

29 The instruments of the older factory______.（D.are as good as or better than those of the new one） 30— Who is John Smith? — He is the speaker ______ heard last week.（C.we） 31 Never hesitate to ask about ____________.（B.what you don' t understand）

32 Mrs. Lee will move into her new house next Monday, _____it will be completely furnished.（C.by which time） 33 ______ the old man's sons wanted to know was ______ the gold had been hidden.（B.What ... where） 34 ______ is a fact that English is accepted as an international language.（D.It）

35 Most of the stones are_____a man and weigh about two and a half tons each.（D.higher than） 36 The village ______my mother grew up in is not far from the city.（C.which）

37 ____he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment.（D.So long as） 38 A student, _____ name I don't know, came to see me.（C.whose） 39 Do you know ________?（C.what time the party starts）

40 We don't doubt ________ he can make a good job of it.（B.that）

41 The time will come _______ man can fly he likes in the universe.( B.when ... wherever) 42 The company official ______ I thought would be fired received a raise.( C.who)

43 ____ the old man's sons wanted to know was ____ the gold had been hidden.( B.What ... where) 44 We'll visit Europe next year ______we have enough money.( A.provided) 45 It makes no difference to me ____ he will come or not.( D.whether) 46 The reason I plan to go is ______if I don't.( B.that she will be unhappy) 47 ______you don't like him is none of my business.( C.That) 48 _____ is unknown to me.( A.Where he is)

50The news_______ to the Great Wall during the summer holidays made us very happy.( C.that we would go)

51 The music was so loud. That's _____ he left the party so early.（B.why）

52 The crime was discovered till 48 hours later, _______gave the criminal plenty of time to get away.（A.which） 53 The two elements ______water is made are the oxygen and hydrogen.（C.of which） 54 You can't imagine_______ when they received these gifts.（B.how excited they were） 55 He told me the news ______ our team had won the game.（D.that）

56 A good many proposals were raised by the delegates,_______ was to be expected.（D.as） 57 __________he is absent, what shall we do?（A.Now that） 58 I doubt_______he will lend you the book.（A.whether）

59 She is waiting for the doctor _______ I know will not come.（B.who）

60 The higher the standard of living,____________.（D.the greater the amount of paper is used） 61 The reason we're so late is ____________.（C.that the car broke down）

62 The water gives up energy and becomes cooler______the ice receives energy and melts.（B.while） 63 Mary is the only one of the team members____________to be transferred.( A.who is going) I didn't remember his name_______after I had greeted him.（C.until） 65 I was sure __________ I would overcome all these difficulties.（B.that） 66 Is this museum ____________you visited a few days ago?（D.the one）

67He was willing to speak to the reporters____ he was not identified.( A.on condition that) 68The boy’s bad behavior at school ________ his parents as well as his teachers.(D.bothered) 69Andy will ______ at the train station on Sunday.(A.see him off ) 70He _______ many beautiful post cards to us.(B.shows ) 71The big tree _______ a lot of apples.(A.bears)

72After he ______ that unforgettable love, he became afraid of it. (D.experienced) 73You should fill in the application _______ very carefully. (D.form )

74They ______ good friends and often visited each other. (B.are used to be) 75I have _______ a taxi for you.(C.arranged)

76There is a ________ of two hours in the 7:40 train.(A.delay)

77John is busy ______ his girlfriend ______ her paper.(C.helping…with) 78This is __________ I want to tell you.(D.what ) 79We will soon ______ the airport. (B.arrive at )

80We must do well __________ the boss assigns us to do.(B.whatever ) 81Can you find out where __________ her pen?(C.Alice has put)

82You can't imagine how ___________ when they received these gifts.(B.excited they were) 83Students in his class cannot understand what .(C.this sentence means) 84I will give this book to ___________ wants to have it.( B、whoever) 85Hans has a new car. I wonder when __________ it.( A、he bought) 86

填空题：

1.1 The cruise was _____ as the \" journey of a lifetime\" . 2 I think we can safely ______ their objections. 3 When her husband died, she received $200,000 in _____. 4 The airline has _______ a new solution to the problem of jet-lag. 5 The government has been accused of not responding _____ to the needs of the homeless. 6 To avoid _____, please write the children' s names clearly on all their school clothes. 7 Could I have a cigarette? I seem to have ______ it.8 This payment is ______ next Monday, so we have to get the money ready.9 The government has declared a state of ______ following the earthquake.10 The company' s failure was mainly due to bad _______.

答案：6.run 7.figure 8.essential 9.emergencies 10.occurs

2The human, economic, political, and security cost of environmental change can be cut down at three stages: 1___,2 ____ and 3 ____, each of which operates at two levels:4 _____and 5 ______. It is worth noting, however, that countries with a strong government 6 ____ need to be careful to include the population in the 7 ____, rescue and recovery process, otherwise it will end up with a population that is incapable of 8 ___ .There exist a wide range of 9 ____ capabilities, and some of the richest

countries can learn from a few of the poorest. There are also 10 ______ measures that can be taken during the recovery phase to help long-term stability. In a world of environmental change, limiting loss will be just as important as promoting growth.

答案：1.reinforce 2.rescue 3.recovery 4.government 5.society 6.response 7.resilience 8.self-reliance 9.adaptive 10.varied

3 1.we ________ copper ａnd silver _________ good conductors. 2. here patience is _____ . 3 . the company _______ the children in the mountain area ______ a lot of books. 4. these _______ are very common now. 5. these english words ____ ｆrom greek. 6. the storm caused untold ______ the farmer' s production. 7. the region continues to _______ serious pollution. 8. how do _______ you iron into steel? 9. climate change could have serious_____ for africa. 10. the harmful substances _____into the environment.

答案：1.refer to…

as 2.essential 3.supplied ,with 4.phenomena 5.derive 6.damage to 7.suffer from 8.convert 9.consequences 10.released

4 the first, ａnd maybe the most important step, is to set a 1_________ for yourself ａnd 2_________ by it. take a look at your 3__________ income ａnd outgo. set the budget up to 4__________ your payday schedule. in other words, if you get paid once a month, then you have to budget 5 _________so that you won' t 6 _____________out of money before the end of the month. if you get paid every two weeks, ｏr every week, 7__________ out which of your bills have to be paid on each payday. it is absolutely 8 ____________to set some money aside fｏr 9_____________ . even if it is only $20 per payday, having some cushion will keep you ｆrom having to bｏrrow money when something unfｏreseen 10___________.

答案：1.budget 2.stick 3.household 4.accommodate 5.accordingly 6.run 7.figure 8.essential 9.emergencies 10.occurs

5 1. The church was completely __________ in the last century. 2. Once she stumbled, but somehow she _________ her balance and carried on running. 3. Alan _____________ how he and Joyce had met.4 . Widowed in 1949, Mrs. Hayes never ________ . 5. The company' s land has been __________ at ￡16.9 million. 6. Please ____________ and this time you may succeed. 7. Have you __________ the alarm clock? 8. The children were finally _________ with their families. 9. I am sure he would do much better if he were _________ . 10. A shot was fired, and the police ___________ by firing into the crowd.

答案：1.rebuilt 2.recovered 3.recounted 4.remarried 5.revalued 6.retry 7.reset 8.reunited 9.retested 10.reacted

6 1.The city' s road system is ___________ handling the current volume of traffic. 2 If the corporation wants to increase its __________,it must reduce operating expense. 3 The construction of the bridge ___________ due to the snowstorm. 4 Some of them did not get a chance to see the Olympic flame because of the ___________ changes, but we, indeed, feel their passion for China and the Olympics. 5 In general most workers were in favor of a(n) _____________ scheme offering financial rewards. 6 A college-level course of study intended to provide students with general academic knowledge _______________ occupational training. 7 The __________ workers' attention is now turning towards the recovery of bodies from the rubble and providing food, shelter and drinking water for the survivors. 8 He hides behind door or creeps under a table to ________ from his enemies. 9 He sometimes employs students to ___________ samples of their products. 10 This year' s Asian oil demand ___________ will amount to 582,000 more barrels of oil a day.

答案：1.incapable of 2.profit 3.has been suspended 4.route 5.incentive 6.rather than 7.rescue 8.escape 9.distribute 10.in total

7 there are several main types of pollution ａnd well-known effects of pollution. one type of air pollution is the 1_________ of particles into the air ｆrom 2_______ fuel for energy. another type of pollution is the release of harmful gases in the atmosphere, 3 _________smog ａnd acid rain. the greenhouse effect is also referred to as 4__________ warming. in many countries in the world, 5__________ are being taken to stop the 6__________ to our environment ｆrom air pollution. they have set controls on pollution 7__________ for 8__________ vehicles ａnd industry ａnd we must meet the 9__________ in order to 10__________ that a healthy environment will exist for ourselves ａnd our children.

答案：1.release 2.burning 3.forming 4.global 5.steps 6.damage 7.emissions 8.transportation 9.challenge 10.assure

翻译题：

1他们可能会对他发怒。

They are likely to become angry with him. 2这个系统不但复杂，而且还低效。

The system was not only complicated but also inefficient. 3昨天有许多学生缺课。

A number of students were absent yesterday.

4他们向受洪灾地区(the flood-stricken area)的人们提供了食品援助(aids)。 They supplied the people in the flood-stricken area with food aids. 5我们只有在山顶上才能看到整座城市的美景。

Only at the top of the mountain can we see the beautiful scenes of the whole city. 6那些在办公室工作的人被称为“白领(white collar)工人”。

People who work in offices are usually refer to as “white collar workers” 7一旦你离开这个地方，就再也回不来了。

Once you leave this place, you can never be back again. 8造成这场事故的原因仍然是个谜。

What caused the accident is still a complete mystery. 9她今晚很可能给我打电话。

She is very likely to telephone me this evening. 10她坐在窗户旁边读报纸。

She sat by the window, reading a newspaper. 11今天下午她有空吗？

Will she be available this afternoon? 12他通过各种渠道跟我联系。

He communicated with me via various channels. 13我们反对一切削减教育预算的计划。

We oppose any plans to cut back on the education budget. 14钱一旦花光了，我们就回不了家了。

Once the money has gone, we cannot go back home. 15我可以向你保证这消息是可靠的。

I can assure you of the reliability of the news. 16到上周末他们已完成了工作。

They had finished their work by the end of last week. 17万一有任何新的进展，我会让你知道的。

I' ll let you know any new developments, if and when they occur.

18到十岁时，他已学了约1 000个英语单词。

By the time he was ten, he had learnt about 1,000 English words. 19他们通过中国逃到泰国。

They had fled via China to Thailand.

20一旦你做出了决定，就要努力去实现它。

Once you' ve made a decision, you should work hard to fulfill it. 21到了巴黎的时候，我迷了路。 Arriving in Paris, I lost my way.

22我们得不到的似乎比我们拥有的好得多。 What we can' t get seems better than what we have. 23这家公司的任务是向周围的住户供应煤气。

The task of this company is to supply the homes around with gas. 24他们在停电期间缩减生产。

They cut back on production during the power cut. 25如果有问题，我们就得面对。

We' ll face that problem if and when it comes along.

26我愿借此机会感谢每一位为这个项目辛勤工作的人。

I' d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their hard work on the project. 27在暴风雨最狂烈的时候，我听到有人喊救命。

At the height of the storm, I heard someone crying for help. 28他向我保证他已经完成了。 He assured me that he had finished.

29他整夜躺在床上睡不着，思考着那个问题。 All night long he lay awake, thinking of the problem. 30一旦出版，这本词典将会非常畅销！

Once printed, this dictionary will be very popular!

31即使在小公司里，计算机也是必不可少的工具。 Even in small companies, computers are essential tools. 32他们称他是一位政治家。

They referred to him as a politician.

33莎士比亚不仅仅是一名作家，还是一名演员。 Shakespeare was not only a writer but also an actor. 34何时才可以了解到情况？

When will the information be made available? 35当初他红极一时。

He was then at the height of his popularity.

36锻炼、新鲜空气和好的食物是保持健康必不可少的。

Exercise, fresh air and good food are essential to the preservation of health. 37孩子们只有在长大了之后，才能明白父母的辛苦。

Only after the children grew up could they understand their parents' hard working. 38在伦敦住过多年，我几乎对每个地方都很熟悉。

Having lived in London for years, I almost know every place quite well. 39我可以给你许多不去的理由。

I could give you a number of reasons for not going.

40这些年来，科学家们一直致力于改善环境的研究。

Through the years, the scientists have been working on the research of improving the environment. 41

英文作文：

1 Write a composition based on the topic \" Water Pollution\" .

答案：Water Pollution Water is viewed as the source of life. The quality of water directly influences our health and water resources are limited on earth. However, water source is polluted seriously now. With the development of industry and agriculture, more and more waste water, for example, water coming from the paper-making factories, is being poured into rivers and seas. The poisoning water not only kills animals and plants but infects our drinking water. It is harmful to our health that many people get sick because they drink the polluted water. We should fight against the water pollution. The effective measures should be taken to cope with the harsh situation to secure our life. Our government should start building various facilities such as sewage treatment plants and encourage scientists to work out more and better ways to reduce the pollution of water. Water is the source of lour lives. It is very important to protect water.

2 Write a composition based on the topic \"My Favorite Person\". 答案：my favorite person

nowadays, many teenagers have idols of their own, some of them like movie stars, some like pop singers. i also have an idol, but the person i admire is not a star, it's my mother.

she is a generous, good natured ａnd warm-hearted woman. when she smiles, her whole face lights up; her eyes sparkled; her smile makes me feel good, at ease, somehow reassured. she is good at cooking. she often treats me with delicious dinners. when i have trouble, i often turn to her for help. she always listens to me patiently ａnd encourages me to do my best. she used to say \"it doesn't matter if you win ｏr not. the important thing is to do your best ａnd keep going.\"

my favorite person, an ｏrdinary traditional chinese woman, but she is the greatest woman in my mind. i wish my mother has a happy life every day. i love my mother.

3 Write a composition based on the topic \" An Unforgettable Trip\" .

答案：An Unforgettable Trip I was glad that I traveled Yellow Mountain this summer with my friends. It was a hard and unforgettable trip. On the first day, our bus broke down on halfway there. We felt we were nearly burnt because of the hot weather. During the following days, we couldn' t get enough sleep and we climbed the mountain for at most 8 hours. It is said that strange pines, absurd stones, sea of clouds and hot springs are the four wonders of Yellow Mountain. Unfortunately, we didn' t see the sea of clouds or hot springs. But on the top of the mountain, we all enjoyed ourselves and amazed by the beautiful scenes there.

4 Write a composition based on the topic \" Mid-Autumn Festival\"

Mid-Autumn Festival The Mid-autumn Festival, also called the Moon Festival, is one of the traditional Chinese festivals. It is on August 15, in the Chinese calendar, when, in the evening, the moon is supposed to be quite round. It is a festival for family reunions. When the Mid-autumn Festival is near, all of the Chinese people will buy moon cakes. People send presents to their friends and relatives to express their wishes. In the evening of the day, all the family members try to get home to have a feast together. After the feast, they will enjoy cakes and different kinds of fruits and go out to appreciate the moon. The children will light their pretty lanterns. The Mid-autumn Festival is a meaningful festival. The Chinese love it because it symbolizes reunions and happiness.