(0187)《英语阅读三》复习思考题

（0187）《英语阅读三》复习思考题

Part I Translation (15)

Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1. Each person sees the same scene, but each perceives something different about it.

2. If the room fills with smoke, lean out of the window unless prevented by smoke and flame coming

from a room below or nearby.

3. I tried to get in, but it was impossible to break through that mass of frightened people. 4. To remove your lenses, first wash and rinse your hands thoroughly.

5. The horses were generally the first victims; they had to be thrown overboard when they died or

became crazed with thirst.

6. Outdoor advertising provides the advertiser with the largest colorful display of his product, package,

trade mark, and slogan.

7. During the winter months the hunters wore snowshoes to chase the buffalo into the deep snow, where

the animals were easily killed.

8. A few ―old-time‖ cowboys remain, but many of the cowboys‘ sons are students at a university or state

agricultural school.

9. An effective interview, whether you are offered the job or not, is like an exciting encounter in

conversation with your seatmate on an airplane.

10. Remember, you can‘t control what an employer thinks of you, just as she can‘t control what you think

of her.

11. Once when she saw a leader of one of the gangs robbing her uncle, she fought the attacker to a draw. 12. We are naturally attracted to people with ideas, beliefs and interests like our own.

13. During the first few weeks of school she had to tell herself many times that education was one of the

ways you got to be someone.

14. If you don‘t want to talk to a person selling a product or service by phone, just say, ―No, thank you‖,

and hang up.

15. When seated by the window of a bus on a sunny winter day, you may feel very warm.

16. The foreigner may be unsure as to when to shake hands or embrace, when to initiate conversations, or

how to approach a stranger.

17. I am writing to make a strong complaint about the impolite treatment my guests, my colleague and I

received when we visited your restaurant last Friday evening.

and feed himself, recognize and utter a number of words, as well as write letters and form words. 19. It seems hard to believe that there are some animals that do not die. 20. A government study concluded that Athens was the noisiest city in the world.

21. To dig a canal through hundreds of miles of wildness and swamps seemed as improbable as drilling a

hole through the center of the earth to China.

22. The central United States, then called the west, grew rapidly as a result of Erie Canal. 23. Many drivers nowadays do not even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it. 24. Many people believed that canals would forever take the place of roads.

25. In the back garden the grass is high and rank; the garden wall has collapsed in several places, so there

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18. After many long years of devoted and patient instruction, the doctor was able to get the boy to clothe

are heaps of red bricks at intervals.

26. Miss Quentin had expected to meet an older man, she is not convinced that I will understand. 27. This was ―unemployment‖, the new phenomenon for which a new word had been needed.

28. This impressive hotel, well known for its good Scottish cooking, is an ideal choice for a relaxing

family holiday.

29. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go abroad to learn new languages

and gain a new understanding of world problems.

30. The biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with the

portable computer in business class.

31. School was totally different from what he had expected — much more formal, much harder. 32. The wind, even at sixty miles an hour, is warm and humid.

33. If the color change does not reach the line the driver is in the clear under the new law.

34. Of laziness you are guilty because you were asleep in your hut on this moonlit night instead of making

use of the good opportunity for fishing.

35. As well as disqualification a convicted driver may also be fined up to ￡100 or he may be sent to prison

for up to four months — or both.

36. It seemed unlikely that anything was wrong with the instruments, for they worked perfectly at lower

altitudes.

37. Early in the development of agriculture men discovered how to make alcoholic drinks from grapes and

corn.

38. The public is not attracted by imaginary plots in books but prefers the actual, the real story of real

people.

39. Wines must be drunk quickly once they are opened, otherwise bacteria will use air to convert the

alcohol to vinegar.

40. One child, using a hair dryer, pretends to be the wind; another with a lamp is the sun; and another

simulates rain with a water pistol.

41. As far as manners are concerned, I suppose I have always been a supporter of women‘s liberation. 42. Areas are marked off for housing, industry, and open space, and the parcels are distributed to all the

students.

43. The children draw free-form maps of their town and analyze what‘s ―good‖ and ―bad‖ about it to

decide what they want in their future city.

44. The world is pretty complicated today compared with what it was forty years ago.

45. Each culture has its own traditional music, and its own special instruments for playing its traditional

music.

46. Even if you want to go into business for yourself, you‘ll need math.

47. It is the image through which you recognize your physical existence in the world.

48. The driver then proved mathematically that no car could have picked up speed fast enough to be

exceeding the limit at the spot where he was arrested.

49. Although Americans have different views on many issues, they tend to agree on one subject: taxes are

too high.

50. Among isolated people, who are not often reached by traders from outside, commerce usually means

barter.

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Part II Blank Filling (15)

Choose the appropriate word or phrase from the parenthesis to fill in the blank, change its form if necessary.

1. The criminal utterly (devoid / avoid) of conscience was sentenced to death. 2. Don‘t be (tight / uptight) about an examination. It‘s useless. 3. She feels (cut out / cut off) in the small mountain village.

4. Your composition is perfect, there is (need / no room for) improvement.

5. The price of this washing machine includes a one-year (warranty / wallet). So we‘ll

repair it free if you have any problems during the first year you own the machine. 6. I prefer to eat at a (homely / home) restaurant rather than at a luxurious one.

7. The little boy (deliberate / liberate) made a big noise in class in order to catch the

others‘ ears.

8. After retirement, my grandparents are living a (simple / tranquil) life in the country

because they have been tired of the noise in the city.

9. The Town Hall was built in a (dominant / dominate) position on a hill where

everyone could see it.

10. Satisfied or your money back: if you are not perfectly happy with our products, just send them

back to us and we will mail you a (fund / refund).

11. If you are going out shopping, can you this coat (pick up / drop off) at the

cleaners‘?

12. If we missed the last bus, walk home only as a last (resort / sort). 13. I felt confident of the (authentic / author) of the signature.

14. The rain (make no sense / make no difference) to the game because all of them are

used to playing in the heavy rain.

15. The (highlight / light) of the match will be shown on TV tonight.

16. He always displays a certain (reticence / patience) in discussing personal matters. 17. The plans to improve the environment have already (be in the control / be in the

works).

18. All six of us (pack into / get into) that tiny car, which made me sick.

19. The reduction of unemployment should be (paramount / amount) in the government‘s

economic policy.

20. Our eyes slowly (adopt to / adapt to) the dark.

21. I like this room very much because it (overlook / uplook) the sea. 22. Heavy snow (block into / block up) all the roads to downtown. 23. I dialed your number four times but the call didn‘t a funny buzzing noise.

24. The young man sketched down the (problem / profile) of the tower against the sky. 25. The police (detained / detected) him for questioning. 26. There‘s (no room for / no need for) doubt, i.e. It is quite certain. 27. (Compulsive / Inclusive) smoking is bad for your health.

(affectively / effectively).

(maintenance / maintain).

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(go through / go out): I just heard

28. He tried very hard to improve his English 29. He‘s taking classes in car

30. There can be few better places for a picturesque hotel.

(refreshment / refreshing) holiday than this

(take the place of / instead) roads.

(gain faith from / gain

(venture /

31. Many people believed that canals would forever 32. Nearly all who visited the United States agreed that they had faith in) American ideals and deep respect for the U. S. brand of democracy. 33. Space appears to be empty, but it is full of unseen dangers for the men who adventure) from earth.

34. I was trying to run and was making poor shoes. 35. She (stuck with / remained with) her animals, like the trooper she was, sending them

into the delivery chute until every one was safely out, and barely escaped with her own life. 36. To dig a canal through hundreds of miles of wildness and swamps seemed as 37. During the winter they hauled in snow-covered ground.

38. The only roads connecting the settlements were rutted and stumps. 39. Many were (critical about / critical of) the indifference to study in American schools,

(ridiculed / ridiculous) was a magnificent success.

(conscious / gracious) (be wary of / be

and of Americans‘ lack of knowledge about other countries. 40. The big ditch which had been so much

(cluttered / cluttering) with tree

(umprobable / improbable) as drilling a hole through the center of the earth to China.

(provisions / provision) and equipment by sled over (way / headway) in my big, flapping clown

41. They pointed out to her her need for schooling, and they made a offer.

42. Just as sailors must prepare for storms at sea, space travelers have to 43. Have your storage container opened with lenses.

44. The smart job-seeker needs to rid herself of several standard aware of) radiation storms that could surround them with a hail of deadly rays.

(water / solution) and ready to receive the

(myths / mythes) about

interviewing before she starts pounding on the pavement looking for a job. 45. Aside from overcrowding and poor public transport, the biggest problems (confronting / confronted) Athenians are noise and pollution. 46. The (inferior / interior) of the house is shabby and fetid.

(impressed / impression) with red-winged

47. At age of eleven you don‘t get very black-birds. 48. A driver for one year.

49. Spirits have a higher alcoholic content than beer and wine and are made by (fermentation / distillation) from a base of grain or some other vegetable. 50. With each simulation they get better at

(surviving / survival).

(convict / conduct) as a result of the test will be disqualified from driving

Part III Reading Comprehension (30)

Read the following passages first and then choose the best answer for each question according to the

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