大学生英语精读4复习资料2 - 副本.doc

Vocabulary (Unit1)

1. A thoughtful person thinks before speaking and considers the feelings of others.(一个考虑周到的人总是先思考再说话，而且总是考虑到别人的感受。)

2. The library is closing. We might as well go home. (图书馆关门了，我们最好还是回家)

3. I?d like to draw your attention to the fact that there is some sense after all in the speaker?s nonsense. (我想让你注意到这样一个事实，在演讲者的胡言乱语中总有一定的意义)

4. Harry has a vivid imagination; he can make up marvelous stories. (哈利具有丰富的想象力，他能编出奇特的故事)

5. Although Margie was swimming so well, she failed to win the first prize and had to settle for the second. (尽管玛吉游泳游的很棒，但他未能获得第一，而只能屈居第二)

6. I?m quite determined to have the thing finished and done with before leaving the office. (我坚决完成此事并且要在下班前做完)

7. Competitive sports are recommended to young adults to prepare them for the competition world of college and business. (年轻人应该多进行一些经济性的体育运动以适应充满竞争的大学生活和商业活动)

8. It pained me to admit that I was such a fool as to repeat the mistake(承认我是个重复犯同样错误的傻瓜，这使我感到痛苦)

9.My boss paid me and added a bonus for the new customers I had signed up(老板付给我工资并发了奖金奖励我签了新客户) 10.A soldier should never shrink form the duty of defending his country even in the face of certain death(即使面对死亡，一名战士也不应该逃避保卫祖国的职责)

11. Due to exceptionally bad weather, the ship arrived late and the delivery of goods was not on time（由于天气突变，船到晚了，货物无法准时送到）

12.My wife was rather embarrassed when she overheard some of our guests say they didn?t like the meal she?d cooked for them(当我的妻子无意中听到一些客人说他们不喜欢她做的菜，她相当尴尬)

13.People in my hometown tend to eat more sour food on hot summer days presumably because it could help quench their thirst(在我的家乡，炎热的夏天人们好吃酸的食物，因为酸的食物有助于解渴)

14.In the United States it is quite easy to find a place for rent ,but the high cost keeps many young people away(在美国，找到一个地方居住根容易，但高昂的价格使许多年轻人止步不前)

15. The professor was reluctant to stop grading the stack of papers on her desk, but she was really too tired to read on(教授

不情愿停止批改桌上的试卷，但她实在太累了，无法再继续看下去)

16. Bacteria reproduce themselves by splitting into two.(细菌靠自己分裂成俩个进行繁殖)

Unit5

1.Her suggestion may sound reasonable in everybody else?s

eyes I?m afraid it may seem ridiculous.（对你来说他的建议听起来有道理，但在别人的眼里恐怕就太可笑了）

2.Some doctors believe it is brutal to tall dying patients the

truth about their condition because they may become so distressed as to commit suicide.(一些医生认为告诉垂危病人实情是残忍的，以为他们可能会因非常沮丧而自杀)

3.We note with satisfaction that all those activities have helped

to promote mutual understanding and friendship between our two country(我们满意的注意到所有这些活动有利于我们俩个国家间的互相理解和友谊)

4.Contrary to the belief of some doctors, even very old and sick

people want to know the details of their illness so that they can prepare for death in their own special way(一些医生的观点相反，即使是年纪很大，病情严重的人都想知道他们的病情的详细情况，这样他们可能以自己特殊的方式准备死亡的降临)

5.Corruption in government is not tolerated any country that

wants to achieve rapid economic growth and improve the life of its citizens(政府的腐败是任何一个希望经济快速增长，人民生活提高的国家所不能容忍的)

6.Mary betrayed her friends by going back on her words(玛丽

背叛了她的朋友，违背了诺言)

7.The author brings the first chapter of his book to a close by

giving a brief account of the advances science has made since liberation(作者简单的介绍了解放以来所取得的科技成就，以此来结束其著作的第一章)

8.In that accident, Julian risked her own life to help a disabled

woman(在那次事故中，朱丽安冒着生命危险去帮助一个残疾妇女)

9.It pays in the long run to introduce new techniques.(引进新技

术从长远来看是值得的)

10.Mrs. Queen gave us a distorted account of what had

happened; that?s why we no longer believe in the sincerity of her utterances.(格林夫人给我们一个与事实不否的描述，这就是为何我们不再相信她的话的原因)

11.In every country parents always remember the first time

their child utters the word “Mama” or “Dad”.(在每个国家，父母亲总是记得他们的孩子第一次叫妈妈或爸爸的情形)

12.At times the oral English class was noisy, with everyone

participating in an activity at the same time, but at others, the class just sat there and didn?t say anything.(有时英语口语课吵吵闹闹的，大家同时参加一项活动，但其他时候，学生们都坐在那里，一句话不说)

Unit7

1.1.The nurse on duty hurried to Mr. Spenser’s ward in

answer to his bell.（应斯宾塞先生电铃的召唤，值班护士急忙赶到病房）

2.Catching sight of its mother ,the little child stopped crying

and toddled to meet her （看见他的妈妈，小孩停止了哭泣，蹒跚着走过去迎接她）

3.The football players were trying to make impression on the

national coach（足球运动员正在努力给国家教练留下好印象）4.Banks have to think of ways of making long-term savings

more attractive individuals and businesses.（银行得想办法使长期储蓄更吸引个人和企业）

5.Though he had done a day?s hard work , ha said he

wasn?t in the least tired.(尽管他干完了一天繁重的劳动，但他却说一点也不累)

6.Mr. David in the habit of knitting his brows whenever he

concentrates on a difficult problem.（大为先生只要一专心思

考问题，就会习惯性的皱起眉头）

7.Mother always taught me to be thrifty ad not to live beyond

my means（母亲总是教育我要节俭，不要入不敷出）

8.Fruits is best and cheapest when it is in season.（水果当季

时最好，价格最便宜）

9.All of a sudden train jerked to a stop and in the same instant

everyone on the train knew that something must have gone wrong（突然火车急刹车，此时车上的每一个人都意识到一定出事了）

10.We would have succeed in fulfilling the task ahead of

schedule if the weather had not take a hand in our plan(如果不是天气阻碍了我们的计划，我们将会提前胜利完成任务) 11.The two kidnappers thrust him into the back of a jeep and

then drove off at full speed（俩个绑架者将他猛的推进吉普车，然后全速开走了）

12.The night was very dark ,and suddenly a flash of lighting lit

the sky (夜很黑，突然一道闪光照亮了夜空)

13.The Browns were very hospitable to us when we visited

Chicago in the summer of 1995.They showed us around most of the city（当我们于1995年夏天到芝加哥时，布朗夫妇对我们很热情，带着我们逛了大半个城市）

14.Ways must be found to assure our children a decent start in

life

15.In some countries, the constitution forbids the military use of

nuclear energy(在一些国际宪法禁止将核能运用在军事设施上)

Unit8

1.Some teachers claim that recreation is necessary for children

to be able to learn in school but others do not feel that leisure activity is all that important（一些老师声称娱乐活动对孩子们能在学校是必要的，但其他人却未感觉到娱乐活动实施如此重要）

2.In order to stabilize the economy, the government has

worked hard to lower the rate of inflation(为了稳定经济，政府已努力降低通货膨胀率)

3.At first thought the problem may seem far too involved but it

can certainly be solved whale, out of existence(乍一想，问题似乎过于复杂，但若严肃处理是一定能解决的)

4.There is no commercial excuse for hunting an endangered

species such as the whale , out of existence. (决不能以盈利为理由捕杀像鲸鱼这样一些濒临灭绝的危险物种)

5.Manmade or artificial fibers such as nylon are not as popular

nowadays as natural fibers like wool or cotton(现在人造纤维，如尼龙，已不如绵、羊毛这样的自然纤维那样流行了)

6.The book is too difficult for the children. We are trying to

simplify it(这书对孩子们来说太难了，我们正努力使之简单化)

7.The film has been exposed to light. How can you expect the

photographs to develop?(这胶片曝光了，你怎么能盼着洗出相片呢)

8.It seems to me that the Americans area highly mobile people.

Most of them like to travel whenever they get the chance(对我来说，美国人具有很强的流动性，只要有机会，大多数人都会去旅行)

9.The convenience of living underground may not be attractive

to people who can not stand being away from natural sunlight(生活在底下的方便性对那些无法忍受远离自然光的人来说说也许是没有吸引力的)

10..“Did you say agreed with him?”“Yes, but mind you , I

didn?t make any commitment(“你说你同意他的观点？”“是的，但请注意，我并未做出任何承诺。”)

11.As these vases are handmade, each one varies slightly(这些花

瓶是手工制作的，因此每一个都略有不同)

12.After such a long delay the house was finally ready for

dweller(经过长期搁置后，这房子终于有人要居住了)

Unit10

1. Dana came back from her holiday with renewed strength and decide to go on with the experiment.(

2. Mary is as vain as a peacock and always wants to be the focus of attention

3. Timothy?s letters indicate that he loved his daughter and took pride in her and her work

4. Jim had to exert all his strength to pull the drowning man out of the river

5. Jane experienced a loss of identity after giving up her career to get married

6. like food, fuel, etc. water is a basic necessity of life

7. Our organization seeks to improve the social status of disabled people by providing them with better employment opportunities 8. The hall did not have the capacity for such a large number of people so we had to look for a larger auditorium

9. Thomas Jefferson argued that the greatest contribution you can make to your country is to preserve freedom by continuing your education and taking care that your children receive the highest level of education possible

10. When Albert got a position in London all of his friends envied him because the job would offer him more opportunities to go abroad

11. If you feel you have any cause for complaint about the service you can call the head office of the company

12. In the absence of any substantial evidence ,the suspect was found not guilty

13. Therapies like acupuncture do work and many patients have been healed by them

Cloze(unit1)

When Dad told us about ___1___ work it sounded easy, just a piece of cake .The trouble was , we did n?t take care to____2_ just how much material was__3____ .Before long trucks seemed to be_4_____ up outside our house all day long, leaving___5__ of advertising. It seemed we would have no chance of meeting the_6____ .Then we had this __7____idea. Hiring local kids to help would enable us to get the job done on time .True, it would _____8 _____ our profits, but there was no alternative. Things seemed to be going well, but then we had trouble over a pay claim. Our workers ___9___five dollars an hour, but fortunately for us they were ready to settle for less .As for as, when we finally ___10___ our accounts we ended up earning less than the __11___wage for all our efforts. I guess we should have _12____better than to believe that big bucks come easy.

1, delivery 2,inquire 3,involved 4,pulling 5,stacks 6,deadline 7,marvelous 8,cut into 9,demanded 10,settled 11,minimum 12,known

Unit5

Whether or not to tell the seriously ill about their true condition has long been a ___1___ for medical professionals .Many doctors Believe that __2____ the facts from those patients will benefit them psychologically and may help them recover. But new studies show that _____3 ______ this widespread belief, the overwhelming majority of patients want to be told the truth, even in the case of ___4____ illnesses. If they are not , they feel-___5____ and misled. As it is，lying makes it difficult for patients to make choices___6____ their own health . And keeping a dying patient in the dark __7____ him from making decisions about the end of his life. Lying can also cause doctors to lose their __8____ and credibility and does harm to ___9__ who are honest with their patients. In the long run, lying hurts the entire medical profession. As a __10____of the current concerns, many hospitals have adopted patients? bills of rights, but patients still need to be wary because the days of physicians _11_____ patients are certainly not over yet and may never be.

1, dilemma 2, concealing 3,contray to 4, grave 5, betrayed

6,concerning 7,prevents 8, integrity 9,colleagues 10, consequence 11,deceiving

Unit7

While attending a play, the author __1____ sight ___2___ a woman he had taken to luncheon twenty years before . At that time his first ___3___of her was that she was not very ___4____ , around forty years old and over-talkative . He had been too inexperienced to __5____ himself __6_____turn down her request to meet at an extremely expensive restaurant .She started their conversation by __7_____ him that she would eat only a ____8___

For lunch .But as she chatted away, she soon appeared to ___9___her small appetite and kept on ordering more food .And she seemed to be ___10____ to older the most expensive food and drink ,such as salmon not in ___11____ and champagne .In fact ,the wick woman ordered so much that when the author picked up the bill, he was startled to see that he had only just enough money to pay and tip the waiter a __12____ three francs .Even then the woman did not in the ___13____ realize that his modest salary was used up and it would be difficult for him to keep _______ __14___ ________ together for the rest of that month .But finally he has his __15____ ：now she is quite

overweight .And he ,of course ,no long feels ___16___ to say yes to a woman just because he is flattered by her attention.

1, caught 2, of 3, impression 4, attractive 5,bring 6, to 7, assuring 8, trifle 9, overlook 10, inclined 11, season 12, mean 13, least 14, body and soul 15, revenge 16, inclined Unit 8

Can you ___1___ what the world would be like if we all lived underground?____ __2___ ______ it may not appear an attractive idea , but someday it may be ___3___ on us as the buildings we construct come to ____4___ ______ more and more of Earth …s surface . _____5 ______ , life below might not be all bad .In some ways it could ___6____our lives .For one thing , __7____light would enable us to get away ___8____ the need to adjust to different local times as we travel around the globe .For another ,___9___ from the surface would save us from being ______10 _____ unfavorable weather conditions .As for other ___11___ , they would benefit from our absence and there would be more wildlife for us to see and enjoy whenever we felt the need to return to the surface for___12____.

artificial

1, visualize 2, At first thought 3, forced 4, take up 5, Mind you 6, simplify 7, artificial 8, from 9, withdrawing

10, exposed to 11,species 12, recreation

Unit 10

Most people __1____work __2___ punishment or think of it as a necessary burden. But the truth is work provides people with personal satisfaction and, in __3____ , a sense of accomplishment. ___4____ ______offering __5____support, work can keep us healthy not only physically but also mentally. For example, patients suffering from depression can often be __6____ when provided with gainful employment. The___7___ is also true. Retirement and __8____ can be ___9___ to one’s health. People with no chance to _____10_ ______ excess energy and derive __11______from a job may suffer from the ___12__ of a __13____ illness even though they are not physically sick. While ___14_ _______ , people tend to enjoy the company of other _____15___ because the relations among them are not so complicated as those in other areas of life. Besides, people want to work with a winner—a best work group or in a well-known __16____-_____17_ ______ a loser, for a successful unit can bring us status as well as self- confidence.

1, associate 2, with 3, particular 4, Aside from 5, financial 6, healed 7, reverse 8, unemployment 9, harmful 10, work off 11, status 12, symptoms 13, acute 14, at work 15,

staff 16, institution 17, rather than

Translation（Unit1）

1.我们接到通知，财政部长将于次日接见我们。

We were informed(我们接到通知) that the Minister of Finance was to give us an audience (接见我们)the next day.

2.我觉得很奇怪，他似乎不记得自己的生日。

I thought it odd(我觉得很奇怪) that he didn?t seem to remember his own birthday.

3.学期论文最迟应在下星期二交来，可是至今大部分学生却几无进展。

Next Tuesday is the deadline for handing in the term papers, but most students have hardly made a dent(几乎无进展) in the work so far.

4.看到学生人数不断减少，校长心里很难受。

It pained the headmaster(校长心里很难受) to find the number of students shrinking.

5.在那个国家一般用现金付账，但支票变得普遍起来了，不久会代替现金作为人民结账的一种方式。

Cash is commonly used in paying bills in that country, but checks are becoming more popular and will, in a short while, replace cash as a way for people to settle their accounts. it is not responsible for

6.该公司声称，这条河流的污染不是它造成的。

The company claims that it is not responsible for(不是他的责任)the pollution in the river.

Unit5

1.我确信这项所谓明智的决定，与期望相反，会带来极其严重的后果。

I am convinced that, contrary to expectations

(与期望相反), the so-called informed decision (这所谓明智的决定)will bring very grave consequences.

2.诚然，他曾欺骗你，但他已经承认自己做错了并道了歉。

所以你不应该老是以怀疑的态度对待他。

It? true he once deceived yo u, but he has admitted he has done wrong and apologized. So you shouldn?t always treat him with suspicion (所以你不应该老是以怀疑的态度对待他)

3.他在这个问题公开进行辩论之前就已表明了自己的立场。

He had taken a stand on(表明自己的立场)the issue before it was openly debated.

4.在调查过程中，他们发现了种种形式的政治腐败，并揭露了很多贪官污吏。

In the course of their investigation, they discovered various forms of political corruption and exposed a number of corrupt officials (揭露了许多贪官污吏)

5.玛丽的难处境是：把真相告诉老板从而失信于她的同事，还是让老板蒙在鼓里从而辜负他的责任。

Mary?s dilemma was whether to betrayed her colleagues by telling her boss the truth or to betrayed his trust by keeping him in the dark(让他蒙在鼓里) about it.

6.首先，是什么使你认为这项规划会促进改革？其次，你怎么知道这些改革会让全县得到好处？

Now, in the first place(首先),what has made you think this program will promote reforms, and in the second（其次）, how do you know these reforms will benefit the whole county?

Unit7

1.法庭的判决引起史密斯先生的朋友们的气愤，他们相信他们

是无辜的。

The court’s judgment aroused anger(法庭的判决引起气氛)among Mr. Smith's friends, who believed that he was innocent.

2.当我们经过那家价格昂贵的餐馆时，父亲催我们快走，他说在这样高档的地方用餐时大大超过我们的经济能力的。

2.As we passed the expensive restaurant, father hurried us along saying that it was well beyond our means（大大超过我们的经济能力）to have dinner at such a fancy place.

3.老师在评价一篇文章并给他打分时，可能是根据总的印象而不是根据仔细的分析。

A teacher may evaluate and grade an essay on the basis of his general impression(根据他的总的印象)rather than on a detailed analysis.

4.小狗将我的一张画搞坏了，我真想对它发火，可它那可爱的样子使我不禁笑着把它从地上抱了起来。

I was inclined to get angry at the puppy(我正想对小狗发火)for ruining my painting but he was cute that I could not help but laugh and pick him up.

5.爱德华常常喜爱在那间可以眺望大海的房间里朗诵诗歌。Edward was in the habit of reciting poems(喜爱朗诵诗歌) in the room overlooking the sea.

6.安东尼彻夜未眠，因为他对于是否得插手此事举棋不定。

6.Anthony stayed up all night because he just could not make his mind(举棋不定)whether or not to take a hand in the matter. (对于是否插手此事)

Unit8

1.有朝一日人们不需要离开城市去寻求宁静。当我们撤到地下

居所时，现在由城市占据的地面便可让位于公园和荒野，供人们休闲娱乐。

Someday people need not get away from the city to find peace and quiet. When we withdraw into underground dwellings(当我们撤到地下居所时），the surface ground now occupied by cities

can be turned over to park and wilderness (可让位于公园和荒野）

for recreation.

2.请你注意并非所有的学生都愿意出席毕业典礼，所以学校才要求凡是想领取毕业证书的毕业生都得出席。

Not all of the students, mind you(请你注意），are willing to attend the graduation ceremony, so the school has to require that all graduating students attend the ceremony（毕业生都得出席）if they want to receive a diploma.

3.对于妇女在社会中的地位问题，我们的许多看法来自封建时代，与今天的社会是格格不入的。

Many of the ideas we have about the role of women in society are derived from feudal times (来自封建时代）and are not relevant in today?s society.

4.如今人们的流动性比以往任何时候都大，这也许就是为什么移动电话十分普及的原因。

People today are more mobile than ever before(流动性比以往任何时候都大），perhaps this is why mobile phones have become so common.

5.几乎每个孩子都曾梦想去太空旅游，体会一下在失重环境下生活是什么样子。

Virtually every child has dreamed of traveling（几乎每个孩子都

曾梦想去旅游）in space and experiencing what it would be like to live in a gravity-free environment.

6.我们学校鼓励学生独立思考，不要受老师观点的束缚。Students of our school are encouraged to do independent thinking and not to be restricted by the teacher?s points of view(不要受老师观点的束缚).

Unit10

1.关键证人的缺席有可能削弱对被告的指控力度。

The absence of the crucial witness(关键证人的缺席）was likely to weaken the case against the defendant.

2.为了帮我们准备好参加辩论，教练要我们经常注意与我们自己的论点相悖的论点。

To prepare us for the debate, the coach wanted us to be always aware of arguments that are quite the reverse of ours.(要我们经常注意与我们自己的论点相悖的论点。

3.尤其是，人们指望你表现出能激励和领导一班人的潜力。Above all you are expected to demonstrate a potential

(人们指望你表现出潜力）to motivate and lead the team.

4.医生往往为自己能够医治好病人罕见的疾病而自豪。

A doctor often prides himself on the ability（为能力而自豪）to cure his patient of a rare disease.

5.如果不按时将书归还图书馆或到期前不续借，就得按规定罚

大学英语精读第四册课后答案

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