大二第一学期英语课后习题

第一章:

第五题(10页)

1. She shopped around till she got what she wanted at a price she could afford.

她一家商店一家商店的看, 最后以她能付出的价格买了她所需要的东西.

2. He never speaks to me other than ask for something.

除了向我要东西，他从不跟我说话。

3. You should always aim at doing your job well.

你永远应该以搞好你的工作为目的。

4. She has been tied to the house for weeks looking after her sick father.

几个星期来她一直呆在家中照顾有病的父亲。

5. The route was designed to relieve traffic congestion.

修建这条路是为了缓解交通拥挤。

6. Society is made up of a wide variety of people; some are good, others (are) bad, and still

others (are) in between.

社会是由形形色色的人组成的。有些人很好，有些人很坏，也有些人介于两者之间。 第六题(11页)

1. The son was watching DVD at home while the parents were working in the fields.

儿子在家看DVD 而父母却在田里辛勤劳作。

You like sports, while I prefer music.

你喜欢体育，而我更喜欢音乐。

2. The following are three ways a taxpayer may choose from to calculate the tax based on his/her

spouse's salary.

在配偶的收入基础上纳税者可以选择下列三种方式计算应付的税额。

There are so many different CD versions to choose from and I have no idea which one is the best. 可供选择的CD 版本太多了，我不知道哪一个版本更好。

3. The old man would sit on a bench in the quiet park and look at others for hours without doing

anything or talking to anybody.

老人过去常常坐在宁静的公园里的一条长椅上，看着其他的人，一坐就是数个小时，什么也不干，也不和任何人交谈。

The researchers have concluded that drinking tea does good to the health of people without examining any other factors.

研究者在没有检验任何其他因素的情况下得出结论，认为喝茶有益健康。

4. In such an urgent situation, the focus of our investment should be on new machinery rather

than building.

在这样紧急的情况下，投资的重点应该是机器而不是建筑。

I always prefer starting early, rather than leaving everything to the last minute.

我做事总喜欢赶早而不愿意把事情拖到最后。

5. There's nothing on TV tonight, other than rubbish.

今晚的电视没什么看的，都是些垃圾节目。

Because the bridge collapsed last month, you can't get across other than by swimming. I know him?

因为桥上个月坍塌了，你只能游泳过河了。

第九题(15页)

.1. It has become a very common but very annoying practice to promote a new product on television.

在电视上推销新产品已经成了一种十分普遍但又十分恼人的作法。

2. On Christmas Day, New Century Department Store gave away a small box of chocolate to every customer who shopped there.

圣诞节那天，新世纪百货公司给前往该商店购物的每位顾客赠送了一小盒巧克力。

3. After waiting for a long time, we finally saw the President show up on the platform. 等了很久以后，我们终于看到校长在主席台上露面了。

4. Telephone booths placed one after another along the streets is the symbol of civilization and a beautiful view of the city as well.

街上隔一段距离设一个电话亭是文明的象征，同时也是城市里一条美丽的风景线。

5.The spaceships manned by Chinese have witnessed two successful outer space missions.

中国已经顺利完成两次载人航天的任务

6. .Even today, I still remember clearly what the old headmaster said at our graduation ceremony. 直到今天，我仍然清楚地记得老校长在我们毕业典礼上讲的一席话。

第二章:

第五题(29页)

1. How do you account for the fact that you've been late every day this week?

这个星期你每天都迟到，对此你如何解释。

2. The government has committed itself to improving the life conditions of the people living in

the underdeveloped areas.

政府已经承诺改善落后地区人民的生活条件。

3. According to the latest report, the train accident resulted in the death of several passengers.

据最新报道，这次火车交通事故造成多名乘客死亡。

4. Plenty of fresh air contributes to good health.

多呼吸新鲜空气有助于身体健康

5. He attempted to compete for the position of chairman of the Students' Union, but he didn't get

in / succeed.

他试图竞争学校学生会主席，但是没有成功。

6. Throughout one-year industrious work, the company has achieved all its goals this year.

经过一年辛勤的努力，公司本年度目标全部达到。

第六题(30页)

1. In a way, I'm glad you made that mistake, for it will serve us waming to you.

在某种意义上说，你犯那个错误我倒很高兴，因为那个错误会对你起警告作用。 My suggestion is that you should buy that multifunctional sofa because it may serve as a bed. 我建议你买那张多用途沙发，因为它可以作为床用。

2. This school began as a community college and has grown to one of the most famous

universities in the state.

这个学校最早是一个社区学院，现在已经成为这个州的最著名的大学之一。

Columbia began as a family owned hat distributorship in 1938, and has grown into one of the world's largest outerwear brands.

哥伦比亚于1938年从一个家庭作坊的帽子销售商发家，现在已经成为世界上最大的用户品牌之一。

3. Our mission is to be one of the leaders in performance running and one of the most admired.

我们的目标成为经营业绩最好的和最被羡慕者之一。

The commitment of our company is to introduce the products of our country to the customers throughout the world.

我们公司的承诺是将国内产品介绍给全世界的消费者。

4. Luxury is becoming a concept rooted in our modem drive to find personal meaning and

satisfaction.

奢移正成为一个驱使现代化人去寻求个人意义和满足的概念

In history, "value" is itself a human concept rooted in rational and moral principles.

在历史上，“价值”自身是一个植根于理性和道德观念上的概念。

5. Our president encourages us to improve ourselves by reading an hour a day in our fields.

校长鼓励我们每天阅读专业相关书籍一小时以提高自身素质

According to a new research, smokers can reduce their risk for heart disease by cutting down on smoking cigarettes.

新的研究表明，吸烟者减少吸烟可以减低患心脏病的危险。

第九题(33页)

.1. This method has proved to be very successful.

这一方法证明是非常成功的。

2. We will not know the worth of health until we are ill.

我们生了病才知道健康的价值。

3. This kind of performance was very popular with college students.

这种表演很受大学生的欢迎。

4. It is recognized that smoking is bad to one’s health.

人们认识到吸烟有害健康。

5.The best way to learn something is to do it.

学习一件事情的最好方法是去做这件事情。

6. They will compete with swimmers from across the world.

他们将和来自全世界的游泳选手进行比赛。

7. We can’t solve all the problems, but we certainly can ease their suffering.

我们不能解决所有问题，但肯定能减轻他们的痛苦。

8.I had a lot of fun that evening and so did everyone else at the party.

那天晚上我玩得很开心，晚会上的其他人也都一样。

第四题(35页)

The company was founded in 1990. We specialized in importing foreign-made products. We have

本公司创建于1990年。我们专门进口国外产品。我们总

our headquarters in Shanghai and six branches with more than 1000 employees. The company had

部设在上海，共有六家分公司，员工超过1000人。公司2001年营annual sales of US$160 million in 2001 and our business is growing rapidly.

业额为1.6亿美元。我们的业务正在快速增长。

第三章:

第五题(47页)

1. The thieves made off with a large sum of money from the bank.

盗贼从这家银行偷走了一大笔现金。

2. High blood pressure places millions of people at the risk of heart disease.

高血压使千百万人有患心脏病的危险。

3. Think twice before you make any important decisions.

在做任何重要决定之前都要慎重思考。

4. A large part of the African continent is in danger of becoming a desert.

非洲大陆的一大片区域又变成沙漠的危险。

5. Not once has he suggested a good way to deal with any problem.

他从来没有给我提出过解决问题的好方法。

第六题(47页)

1. If there is a problem, we never point fingers at each other.

如果出现问题，我们从不互相指责。

They pointed fingers at one another for failing to prevent the disaster.

他们因未能防止那场灾难而互相指责。

2. It is highly unlikely that this problem will be solved in the near future.

这个问题不太可能在近期得到解决。

It was highly unlikely that she would do that kind of thing.

他不太可能做出那样的事。

3. This computer virus is spreading, and all online users are at risk.

这种计算机病毒正在传播，所有上网用户都有被感染的危险。

The economy is very depressed at the moment, which puts more jobs at risk.

目前该国的经济十分萧条，这使得更多的就业机会面临丧失的危险。

4. I advised him to think twice before deciding to quit school.

我劝他在决定退学前再仔细考虑一番。

Always think twice before paying out large sums of money.

支付大笔款项时总要三思而行。

5. Could it be that more people will ride bikes to work?

是否有可能更多的人会骑自行车上班呢？

Could it be that I was too close to the situation to see it clearly?.

是否有可能我离得太近而看不清形势呢？

第九题(50页)

1. In the mountain areas, growing numbers of illiterate people now have access to education.

在山区，越来越多的文盲有机会接受教育了。

2. You can’t sit on the fence forever; you have to make a decision about it.

你不能总是不表态，你必须对此事作出决定。

3. As you can see, there is a lot of trade information available.

你可以看到，有很多贸易信息可以使用。

4. She called up the manager and asked if she could get a discount.

她给经理打电话，问是否可以有折扣。

5. Success in this field requires intelligence, talent., and above all, hard work.

要在这一领域获得成功需要有智慧和才能，尤其需要勤奋。

第五题(55页)

1. It has been six months since I saw her last.

自从我上次见到她已经有六个月了。

2. I just came back from a ten—day business trip.

我出了10天差，刚回来。

3. Fourteen hours later we were in Beijing.

14个小时候我们就到北京了。

4. It took us about two days to read this book.

读这本小说大约花了我们两天时间.

5. He lived there for about 11 years and then moved to New York.

他在那里大约住了11年，然后就搬到了纽约。

6.Three days after he graduated from a school in S hanghai, he went to Europe.

他从上海的一所学校毕业后第三天就去了欧洲。

7.I had plenty of vacation time available, so I offered to go with her.

我的假期时间还很长，于是就提出和她一起去。

7. It takes around 30 minutes to cover the distance between the city center and the airport.

从市中心到机场大约需要三十分钟时间。

第四章:

第五题(66页)

1. In cultural exchanges, misunderstanding is often unavoidable.

在文化交流中误解常常是不可避免的。

2. In my few years of study in Britain , J bad chances to meet students of all sorts of

nationalities.

在英国留学的几年中，我有机会见到了不同国籍的留学生。

3. In Western countries, it is a common way for students to send Christmas cards to

teachers to show their respect

在西方国家，向老师赠送圣诞节贺卡，是一种常见的表达敬意的方法。

4. My teacher looked at me, with a puzzled expression on the face.

老师望着我，脸上露出不解的表情。

5. We are all aware that competition in the market is very fierce.

我们都十分清楚，市场竞争是十分残酷的。

6. When some Chinese idioms are translated into English, their meanings may startle

some readers of English

一些汉语习语被译成英语后，会使一些英语读者感到很吃惊。

第六题(67页)

1. He seems to know the way better than I do.

他好像比我还熟悉那条路。

His voice seemed to have disturbed her.

他的声音好像打扰了她。

2. His carelessness led to this accident.

他的粗心大意导致了这场车祸。

Hard work leads to success.

努力工作是成功之路。

3. I was assigned to a small room when I started my work in the college.

当我到大学工作时，他们分给我一个单人房间。

Each of us was assigned to a holiday homework by the teacher.

老师给我们每人一份假期作业。

4. Don't leave until I arrive.

在我到达之前不要离开。

I won't stop shouting until you let me go.

你让我走，我才停止喊叫。

5. My eyes were irritated by the smoke.

烟熏得我眼睛怪难受的。

The boss was irritated by the clerk's rude behavior.

老板对职员的粗鲁行为很恼火。

6. When it came his turn, he rose from his seat.

轮到他时，他就从座位上站起来。

When it comes to drawing a plan, leave it to me.

至于制定计划，就交给我吧。

第九题(71页)

1. We are sorry, but this vacancy has already been filled.

我们很遗憾，可是这个空缺已经被人填补了。

2. llege students to master the latest technology.

全球经济的迅速变化要求大学生掌握最新技术。

3. We must try our best to develop ourselves to meet the needs of the new situation 。 我们必须努力发展自己，以适应新形式的需要。

4. It should be admitted that really qualified college teachers are hard to find. 应当承认，真正合格的高校老师并不容易找到。

5. Prevention of disaster and terrorism requires a new set of management skills.

防灾害和反恐怖需要新的一套管理方法。

第五题(74页)

1. Digital cameras don’t use film at all; instead, they store digital images.

数码相机根本不用胶卷，而是存储数据图像。

2. When you choose a mobile phone, you should consider the type and capacity of

its battery.

当你选择手机时，你应当考虑它的电池类型和容量。

3. While the flash is still charging and the flash lamp is blinking, the shutter will not

release.

在闪光灯充电，而且闪光指示灯闪烁时，快门不打开。

4. Computers work innumerous wonders in medical science and space travel, as well

as in scientific research.

计算机在医学、航天以及科学研究中创造了无数奇迹。

5. Make sure that the instruction for the use of this high pressure cooker are strictly

observed.

一定要严格遵守压力锅的说明。