Unit 1
I. Translation
A. Translate the following sentences into English.
1. 他是经理的儿子，但光凭这一点，他是没有资格批评我们的工作的。（qualify） 2. Smith 先生从教学岗位上退休下来之后，开始从事摄影这一兴趣爱好。（take up） 3. 相比较下来，这幢房子的优点是价格低，儿那幢房子的有点是交通便利。（by comparison）
4. 他似乎正在使出全身解数，试图提高这一新产品的销售量。（promote）
5. 那些热切的学生们纷纷挤进了讲堂，以聆听来自剑桥大学的那位著名教授讲课。 6. 正如成千上万的其他人一样，她被这件艺术品深深迷住了。(like)
7. 知道我结婚的时候，我才有钱买了自己的房子。（It…）
B. Translate the following passage into English.
因为雷文港市（Lavenport）的人太多而空间
又不足，所以交通问题越来越严重。最近几年由于人口增长很快，该市变得很拥挤。世界上几乎没有一个城市象雷文港市那样拥挤。自1851年以来，该市人民一直在拦海拓地（reclaim land from the sea）。现在已经很难想象原来的海岸的面目了。但是几年来，拦海计划的费用越来越贵。今天几乎没有什么可以拦海拓地的地方了。公共汽车、电车、轿车和出租车使街道越来越拥挤。雷文港市的海港是世界上最繁忙的海港之一。每天在雷文港市大约有五百万乘客使用这种或那种公共交通工具。
II. Choose a word or phrase that best complete each of the following sentences.
1. A ______ statement is a false and malicious one meant to harm a person’s reputation. A. slanderous B. flattering C. ill-natured D. critical
2. Computers can help students ______ objects that are difficult or impossible to view, such as human anatomy, molecular structures, or
complex geometrical objects.
A. dramatic B. visualize C. realize D. organize 3. This famous businessman ______ most of the profits from his business to various charities after his success.
A. donated B. distributed C. discharged D. designated 4. In his most celebrated book, the author describes his experience in an unknown country against ______ obstacles of environment and weather, and failure of supplies.
A. discriminating B. disguising C. disheartening D. disregarding 5. Beverly Hills is known for the ______ homes of film and television personalities and contains many fashionable shops. A. priceless B. luxurious C. pleasurable D. precious
6. When people are physically ______ a drug, they suffer ill physical effects if they stop
taking the drug.
A. absorbed in B. accepted by
C. addicted to D. attracted to 7. Within three months after birth, babies begin to show a preference for complex and ______ stimuli as opposed to simple and familiar stimuli. A. common B. normal C. strange D. novel
8. The oldest known systems of education in history had two characteristics in common; they taught religion, and they ______ the tradition of the people.
A. developed B. encouraged C. forwarded D. promoted 9. Though unsuccessful, steam-powered models of airplanes made by the English inventor Henson in 1847 were ______, as many later models generally followed his designs.
A. encouraging B. instructive
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