英语总复习资料(必考)

英语复习资料

一、背诵

41 One little story came to me some days after Bartleby died. I learned he had worked for many years in the post office. He was a subordinate clerk that opened all the nation’s letters that never reached the people they were written to. It is called the Dead Letter Office. The letters are not written clearly, so the mailmen cannot read the addresses.

5 I was curious to see if this was a new service the airport had put in place. Certainly, I had never been “helped”before. I saw several other men and women dressed like my new friend, loosely assembled, and talking with each other, waiting without enthusiasm for tables to become empty. At that point, one of them would disengage from the group, clear any trash left on the table, wipe it down, and return to their co-workers.

13 When researchers have asked students whether debt will cause them to delay marriage, parenthood or homeownership, a few say that debt indeed will have that effect. But studies show that deeds don’t match words: People get married, have kids and buy houses when they want to, and debt has little to do with the timing.

14 Some people make a loftier claim: that debt forces people to grow up.

二、单词填空

1.Do you think the economic downturn has had a negative effect_on people’s way of living?

2.You deceived__me, and I can’t forgive you.

3.People who refuse to _comply _with the law will be punished.

4. It had never _occurred__ to him that she would be so displeased.

5. The legend of King Arthur has __persisted__for nearly fifteen centuries.

6. The actress won’t __reveal____ how old she is. Her age should be kept secret.

7. It is a pity that the Environment Minister gives ____priority___ to economy over environment.

8. The credit card has passed its _expiration__date so it is now invalid.

1. He found the noise of the printer a distraction _.

2. The audience was deeply impressed by the little actress’balancing__ act on the arms of a chair.

3. At midnight he d_isengaged ___ from his friend’s birthday party and drove home.

4. The new employees were hired on a t_rial_ basis for three months.

5. It was said that he would make a p_lay___ for the director’s post

6. The new policy needs to be polished before it is put in p_lace__.

1. We’ve invited friends to supper and it’s too late to p_ostpone__ it now.

2. The couple are ready to make every s_acrifice___ if they can get their child into a foreign university.

3. Assuming risks simply means accepting the possibility that a loss may occur and being

prepared to pay the c onsequences .

4. The private sector, in contract___, is being asked to take a bigger role than the public sector.

5. The old worker told__ of his sufferings in the old society.

6. They propose at the conference that one effective method of debt management is to stop buying on c_redit _.

三、翻译

1. I had met a great many people in my days, but the man who answered my advertisement was the strangest person I have ever heard of or met.

在我整个律师生涯中，我见过很多人，但看了招聘广告后来应聘的那个人，是我闻所未闻、见所未见的怪人。

2. He worked through the day by sunlight, and into the night by candlelight.

他工作起来夜以继日，通宵达旦。

3. I sat awhile in perfect silence, rallying my stunned faculties.

有一会儿，我坐在那完全呆住了，试图重拾被震惊的思绪

4. At the expiration of that period, I peeped into the office Bartleby used. He was still there.

期限到了，我向巴特比办公室里偷偷张望了一下：他还在那里。

5. It dropped to the floor; and then, strange to say, I had difficulty leaving the person I wanted to leave.

钱却掉在地上。这个时候，我莫名其妙地居然有点难以离开这个我想离开的人了。

1. The old fellow grabbed my tray with a smile and was off, limping heavily on one leg that was obviously shorter than the other.

这位老伙计笑着一把抢下我的盘子就走了。他走起路来瘸得很厉害，两条腿很明显长短不一。

2.Pulling back my chair as I hurriedly retrieved three one-dollar bills from my pocket, he smiled and said, “God bless you.”

他把椅子往后拉的时候，我匆忙从兜里掏出三张一美元的纸币，他笑着说：“上帝保佑你！

3. I was curious to see if this was a new service the airport had put in place.

我感到很新奇，想知道这是不是机场新的服务项目。

4. At that point, one of them would disengage from the group, clear any trash left on the table, wipe it down, and return to their co-workers.

那个时候，他们中才会有一人从扎堆中出来，清理留在桌上的垃圾，把桌子上上下下擦干净，然后又回到那群工友身边。

5. I never once suspected Mr. Foster was making a play for tips.

我从未怀疑福斯特先生是为了小费而作秀。

1. That’s especially true of the majority of high school graduates who go on to college or trade school, where people commonly get student loans and credit cards, even if they don’t have jobs. 尤其对大多数高中毕业就上大学或职业学校的学生来说，情况更是如此。在大学或职业学校里，尽管学生没有工作，通常也可以申请学生贷款和信用卡。

2. But critics worry that corrosive social effects result from the habit of taking on debt before one has sufficient income to repay.

但是评论家们担心，这种个人还没有足够的收入来还款就背上债务的习惯会造成不良的社会

影响。

3. The economy boomed, MTV broadcasted from exotic spring-break locales, Friends portrayed young adults living comfortably in roomy apartments in Manhattan.

经济蓬勃发展，在异国复活节假旅游胜地拍摄的MTV充斥荧屏，《老友记》描述了一群年轻人在曼哈顿宽敞公寓里的舒适生活。

4. Some worry that all this debt forces grads to forsake exciting but low-paying jobs in favor of dreary but well-paying jobs.

有人担心，这些债务将迫使毕业生放弃令人振奋但薪水不高的职业，而去从事沉闷乏味但收入丰厚的工作。

5. Some people make a loftier claim: that debt forces people to grow up.

有些人甚至自负地声称：债务会催人成长。

四、翻译

1. It _____never occurred to politicians___ (政治家们从未想到过) that smoking ban would lead to pub closures.

2. A year and a half later, just as officers ___were despairing of hearing anything from him_____ (对收到他的音信不再抱希望), he reappeared on parade.

3. __Weather permitting___ (天气允许的话), we are going to visit you tomorrow.

4.If the owners of these TV channels fail to obey government orders_____and persist in corrupting public morals with their broadcast____(并且持续用他们的广播败坏公众道德), the law permits the government to punish them.

5. He _______must have handed in his homework______(肯定已经交了作业) by last Friday.

1. Standing by and chatting with her fellow waitresses, she_ _was waiting without enthusiasm for him to finish his meal (毫无热情地等着他用完餐).

2. _Cheering, laughing and dancing like a butterfly(一边高喊欢笑，一边像蝴蝶一样翩翩起舞), she waited for the wedding moment.

3. I was deeply impressed by the girl______ (深深地被这个女孩打动了) who looked so weak, yet ran like the wind in the race.

4. __Whether you gave her tips or not _____ (不管你给不给小费),she just served you warm-heartedly with smiles.

5. Faced with the big problem at work, ___we are in urgent need of help from the other departments______ (我们迫切需要其他部门的帮助).

1. The belief __that the interest on the loan will increase _ (贷款利率将上调) in the near future has not been confirmed.

2. Due to inflation（n.通货膨胀）, ___the price skyrocketed ____ (物价飞涨).

3. They felt that their leader ____forsook them in the hour of their need (在他们需要的时候离弃了他们).

4. It seems that even though _____the oil price is going down_ (油价正在下滑), the economic recession is suppressing driving.

秋风清，秋月明，

相亲相见知何日，此时此也难为情。