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A.What
B.That
C.Which
D.When
___________ is a fact that English is accepted as an international language. 您的答案：D
A.What
B.This
C.That
D.It
___________ is unknown to me. 您的答案：A
A.Where he is
B.Where is he
C.He is where
D.Is he where
__________ the old man's sons wanted to know was __________ the gold had been hidden.
您的答案：B
A.That ... what
B.What ... where
C.What ... that
D.That ... where
__________ you don't like him is none of my business. 您的答案：C
A.What
B.Who
C.That
D.Whether
___________the 1500's____________the first Europeans explored the coast of California. 标准答案：D
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B.It is until ... that
C.It is not until ... when
D.It was not until ... that
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A.I had closed no sooner
B.No sooner had I closed
C.I had no sooner closed
D.No sooner I close
________he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment. 标准答案：D
A.As soon as
B.As well as
C.So far as
D.So long as
____________the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Saturday.
A.In spite of
B.But for
C.Because of
D.As for
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__________he is absent, what shall we do? 标准答案：A
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After he ______ that unforgettable love, he became afraid of it. 您的答案：D
A.feel
B.felt
C.experience
D.experienced
Andy will ______ at the train station on Sunday. 您的答案：A
A.see him off
B.see him
C.see off him
D.see him away
A good many proposals were raised by the delegates,____________was to be expected.
A.that
B.what
C.so
D.as
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A student, ____________ name I don't know, came to see me. 标准答案：C
A.that
B.who
C.whose
D.whom
Can you find out where __________ her pen? 您的答案：C
A.Alice had put
B.had Alice put
C.Alice has put
D.has Alice put
Do you know ____________?您的答案：C
A.when does the party start
B.whether the party starts
C.what time the party starts
D.if the party starts
Do ___________ you are told; otherwise you will be punished. 您的答案：B
A.that
B.what
C.which
D.which
Do ____________you are told; otherwise you will be punished.
A.that
B.what
C.which
D.whom
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C、that
D、when
I have _______ a taxi for you. 您的答案：C
A.arrange
B.plan
C.arranged
D.planned
It makes no difference to me _________ he will come or not. 您的答案：D
A.how
B.why
C.when
D.whether
I will give this book to ___________ wants to have it. 您的答案：B
A.whomever
B.whoever
C.whatever
D.wherever
I doubt __________ he will lend you the book. 您的答案：A
A.whether
B.when
C.that
D.which
I wonder how many years ago____________.您的答案：B
A.did your father retire
B.your father retired
C.has your father retired
D.your father has retired
I have no idea_________ they have kept in touch with me by E-mail since last year. 您的答案：C
A.what
B.how
C.that
D.when
I was sure __________ I would overcome all these difficulties. 您的答案：B
A.what
B.that
C.which
D.whether
I recognized her____________I saw her. 标准答案：A
A.the instant (that)
B.after
C.if not
D.unless
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A.whether
B.if
C.that
D.why
I will give this book to____________ wants to have it. 标准答案：B
A.whomever
B.whoever
C.whatever
D.wherever
Is this the place ____________the exhibition was held? 标准答案：A
A.where
B.that
C.on which
D.the one
I didn't remember his name____________after I had greeted him. 标准答案：C
A.when
B.as
C.until
D.while
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A.where
B.that
C.on which
D.the one
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A.if
B.whether
C.how
D.what
Hans has a new car. I wonder when __________ it. 您的答案：A
A.he bought
B.did he buy
C.buys
D.he is buying
He _______ many beautiful post cards to us. 您的答案：B
A.takes
B.shows
C.obtain
D.has
He told me the news ___________ our team had won the game. 标准答案：D
A.about
B.of
C.as
D.that
He was willing to speak to the reporters____________ he was not identified.
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B.in case
C.suppose that
D.for fear that
Hans has a new car. I wonder when____________it. 标准答案：A
A.he bought
B.did he buy
C.buys
D.he is buying
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The reason we're so late is ____________.您的答案：C
A.for the car breaks down
B.due to the car breaking down
C.that the car broke down
D.because the car broke down
They ______ good friends and often visited each other. 您的答案：B
A.are used to
B.are used to be
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This is __________ I want to tell you. 您的答案：D
A.it
B.that
C.which
D.what
The reason I plan to go is ____________if I don't. 您的答案：B
A.because she will be unhappy
B.that she will be unhappy
C.what she will be unhappy
D.for she will be unhappy
The news____________ to the Great Wall during the summer holidays made us very happy. 您的答案：C
A.what we would go
B.how we would go
C.that we would go
D.where we would go
The music was so loud. That's __________ he left the party so early. 您的答案：B
A.how
B.why
C.what
D.when
The crime was discovered till 48 hours later, ____________gave the criminal plenty of time to get away. 标准答案：A
A.which
B.that
C.so
D.what
The music was so loud. That's ____________he left the party so early. 标准答案：B
A.how
B.why
C.what
D.when
The higher the standard of living,____________. 您的答案：
A.the greater is the amount of paper is used
B.the greater amount of paper is used
1．第1题 You never told us why you were one hour late for the last meeting,（） ? A.weren’t you B.didn’t you C.have you D.did you 您的答案：D 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0 2．第2题 （）is a fact that English is being accepted as an international language. A.There B.This C.That D.It 您的答案：D 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0 3．第3题 It rarely snows in the south in winter,（） ? A.is it B.isn’t it C.doesn’t it D.does it 您的答案：D 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0 4．第4题 Dark glasses are sometimes worn to（） the eyes from strong sunlight. A.prevent B.care C.defend D.protect 您的答案：D 题目分数：2.0 此题得分：2.0 5．第5题 When my sister phoned me, I could not hear clearly what she was（） .
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Lesson Eight The Kindness of Strangers Mike Mclntyre 1. One summer I was driving from my home town of Tahoe City, Calif, to New Orleans. In the middle of the desert, I came upon a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time in the country when you' d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need. Now you are a fool for helping. With gangs, drug addicts, murderers, rapists, thieves lurking everywhere, "I don't want to get involved" has become a national motto. 2. Several states later I was still thinking about the hitchhiker. Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much. What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision. I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator. 3. Does anyone stop any more? I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois's famous line: "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any money, relying solely on the good will of his fellow Americans. What kind of Americans would he find? Who would feed him, shelter him, carry him down the road? 4. The idea intrigued me. 5. The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life. So I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar. I would only accept offers of rides, food and a place to rest my head. My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolina, a symbol of all the fears I'd have to conquer during the trip. 6. I rose early on September 6, 1994, and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50-pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles: "America." 7. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4223 miles across 14 states. As I traveled, folks were always warning me about someplace else. In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming, In Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa. Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went. I was amazed by people's readiness to help a stranger, even when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests. 8. One day in Nebraska a car pulled to the road shoulder. When I reached the window, I saw two little old ladies dressed in their Sunday finest." I know you're not supposed to pick up hitchhikers, but it's so far between towns out here, you feel bad passing a person," said the driver, who introduced herself as Vi. I didn't know whether to kiss them or scold them for stopping. This woman was telling me she'd rather risk her life than feel bad about passing a stranger on the side of the road. 9. Once when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder. The driver told me he was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker. "But I hate to see a man stand out in the rain," he added. "People don't have no heart anymore." 10. I found, however, that people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or shared whatever they happened to have with them. Those who had the least to give often gave the most. In Oregon a house painter named Mike noted the chilly weather and asked if I had a coat. When he learned that I had "a light one," he drove me to his house, and handed me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me his tent. I refused, knowing it was probably one of the family's most valuable possessions. But Tim was determined that I have it, and finally I agreed to take it. 11. I was grateful to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter, and their gifts. But what I found most touching was the fact that they all did it as a matter of course.
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综合英语 1 Comprehensive English1 【学分】4 【学时】64 【编写】袁邦照【审核】程莹 （一）授课对象 四年制本科英语专业学生 （二）课程的性质和地位 本课程是是本科英语专业低年级的一门学科基础课程，是英语专业基础阶段全面培养和提高学生语言能力和交际能力的一门课程，在整个基础英语教学中具有重要奠基作用。本课程的教学，是在学生已初步掌握一定的英语词汇、语音、语法基本知识和听、说、读、写基本技能的基础上进行的，因此，主要教学目的在于进一步提高学生综合运用英语的能力，特别是要加强口笔头语言表达能力，同时加深对词汇、语法、写作、修辞等方面的知识，同时指导学生学习方法，培养逻辑思维能力，为进一步接受英语专业高年级教育打下全面的牢固的基础。本课程以课文教学为中心，采用精讲多练、讲练结合的方式，主要通过语言基础训练与篇章讲解分析，启发学生学习语言的积极性和自觉性，使学生逐步提高语篇阅读理解能力，了解英语各种文体的表达方式和特点，扩大词汇量和熟悉英语常用句型，具备基本的口头与笔头表达能力，并逐步形成用英语思维的能力。 （三）课程教学的目标 1.改变观念：帮助学生尽快熟悉大学学习环境和自主学习方法；使学生养成良好的学习习惯；培养学生的独立工作能力。引导学生改变应试学习的观点，逐步树立“To know English is to speak English.”的观念。 2.语音：通过一对一纠音练习，语音模仿秀等，整顿学生的语音面貌，提高学生的朗读技巧。 3.词汇和语法：盘活中学所学语法和词汇，使之成为语言交际的实际技能。认知词汇3000-4000个(其中含中学已学2 000个)，熟用其中1600-1800个及其最基本的搭配。听力：能在15分钟听写根据已学知识编写的材料(词数120左右，念四遍，第一、四遍语速为每分钟100个词，第二、三遍根据意群停顿)，错误率不超过8%。要求学生每天收听CRI及VOA的Special English。熟悉新闻广播的特点和语速。 4.口语：能使用课文中的重点词汇和短语复述课文；能用英语正确表达所学的功能意念，以达到实际交流运用的目的。 5.阅读和写作：能读懂词汇量为2000-2500的浅易材料及简易读物，阅读速度每分钟60-80个词，理解基本正确，能抓住中心大意。对重点句子能够释义。学会初步使用“英英”
Page 39 6. Translate the following sentences into English. 1.It seemed impossible to me, but all the others looked very confident. Sth. seems (to be) + adj.(表) + to sb. 2.We looked around. There wasn't a building standing in sight. The earthquake seemed to have destroyed everything. Sth. /sb. +（seem + to do）复合谓语3.He seems to be in low spirits these days. Sth./Sb. + seem to be + 表语 wonder why. I think it's because he doesn't seem to be making much progress in his studies. He is afraid of being looked down upon by his classmates. Sb. + seem to do sth There seems to be 4.What are you looking for, Dick? I seem to have lost my key. How annoying! 5.If you find that a word doesn't seem to
make any sense in the sentence, you should look it up in the dictionary. That's the only way to learn to use a word. 6.They went on arguing for hours. Neither of them seem (to be) willing to listen to each other. I suddenly remembered someone saying "Discussion is an exchange of knowledge while argument is an exchange of ignorance." 7.The situation there seems to be very complicated. The government has promised to look into it. 8.My grandpa seems to be getting better and better, but he still needs somebody to look after him. 9.Economists have already come to the conclusion that the crisis seems to be coming to an end. W orld economy is looking up. 10.When I got well I looked at my bank account. To my sadness, I found my balance was almost zero. All my savings in
Lesson One Half a Day Naguib Mahfous 1. I walked alongside my father, clutching his right hand. All my clothes were new: the black shoes, the green school uniform, and the red cap. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time. 2. My mother stood at the window watching our progress, and I turned towards her from time to time, hoping she would help. We walked along a street lined with gardens, and fields planted with crops: pears, and date palms. 3. "Why school ?" I asked my father. "What have I done ?" 4. "I'm not punishing you, " he said, laughing. "School's not a punishment. It's a place that makes useful men out of boys. Don' t you want to be useful like your brothers?" 5. I was not convinced. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building. 6. When we arrived at the gate we could see the courtyard, vast and full of boys and girls. "Go in by yourself, " said my father, "and join them. Put a smile on your face and be a good example to others. " 7. I hesitated and clung to his hand, but he gently pushed me from him. "Be a man, " he said. "Today you truly begin life. You will find me waiting for you when it's time to leave. " 8. I took a few steps. Then the faces of the boys and girls came into view. I did not know a single one of them, and none of them knew me. I felt I was a stranger who had lost his way. But then some boys began to glance at me in curiosity, and one of them came over and asked, "Who brought you?" 9. "My father, " I whispered. 10. "My father's dead, " he said simply. 11. I did not know what to say. The gate was now closed. Some of the children burst into tears. The bell rang. A lady came along, followed by a group of men. The men began sorting us into ranks. We were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard surrounded by high buildings; from each floor we were overlooked by a long balcony roofed in wood. 12. "This is your new home, "said the woman. "There are mothers and fathers here, too. Everything that is enjoyable and beneficial is here. So dry your tears and face life joyfully. " 13. Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. From the first moments I made many friends and fell in love with many girls. I had never imagined school would have this rich variety of experiences. 14. We played all sorts of games. In the music room we sang our first songs. We also had our first introduction to language. We saw a globe of the Earth, which revolved and showed the various continents and countries. We started learning numbers, and we were told the story of the Creator of the universe. We ate delicious food, took a little nap, and woke up to go on with friendship and love, playing and learning. 15. Our path, however, was not totally sweet and unclouded. We had to be observant and patient. It was not all a matter of playing and fooling around. Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to
1．第1题 Few of us thought that the problem was worth（）. C.discussing 答案:C 2．第2题 English teachers are（） needed in remote areas. A.badly 答案:A 3．第3题 When my sister phoned me, I could not hear clearly what she was（）. B.saying 答案:B 4．第4题 Good care must（） babies particularly while they are ill. D.be taken of 答案:D 5．第5题 Before anyone could take a photo of the strange-looking bird, it（）away. B.flew 答案:B 6．第6题 The doctor suggests that I should sleep with the window open（） it’s very cold. B.unless 答案:B 7．第7题 You can take as many as you like because they are free of（） . B.charge 答案:B 8．第8题 Drunken driving is often the major ( ) of traffic accidents. B.cause 答案:B 9．第9题 The coffee is wonderful! It doesn’t taste like anything I ( ) before.
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U n i t1H a l f a d a y 教学目的 1. 了解作者及其背景知识； 2．熟悉本文使用的写作手法； 3．掌握修辞疑问句、倒装句等修辞手法； 4．熟练掌握三类构词法； 5．通过深刻理解文章内涵，培养学生社会洞察力和相关的讨论能力，同时掌握文中的核心语言点。 教学内容 1. 热身 2．作者 教育与背景 主要着作 创作观 3．作品赏析 结构分析 如何赏析文学作品 扩展式讨论 4．写作技巧 省略疑问句和修辞疑问句 倒装句 “with”独立结构 5．语言理解 长难句解析 核心词汇学习 band, convince, daze, exert, intricate, observe, overlook, rank, revolve, startle, uviverse, vary 介词练习 构词法：-tion; -volve; -ly 6．课堂讨论 7．练与讲 教学重点 1. 文学作品的赏析； 2．文学中的修辞手法――省略疑问句和修辞疑问句；倒装句；“with”独立结构 3．构词法：前缀 教学方法结合实际吸收各种教学法（讲授、问答、讨论、模仿、练习、多媒体使用）的优点。 教学手段用投影仪播放PowerPoint课件及板书；群发电子邮件布置课堂资料和课后作业（或其来源）。 ⅠAbout the author ★ Naguib Mahfouz was born on the 11th Dec. 1911 in an old quarter of Cairo, the youngest son of a merchant. （mummies and pyramids / sphinx 狮身人面）
1、This year's Asian oil demand ___________ will amount to 582,000 more barrels of oil a day.（4 分） A．incentive B．rather than C．in capable of D．in total 我的答案：D 得分：4分 2、 He sometimes employs students to ___________ samples of their products. （4 分） A．distributing B．distribute C．have been distributed D．to distribute 我的答案：B 得分：4分 3、 He hides behind door or creeps under a table to ________ from his enemies.（4 分） A．escape B．escaping C．escaped D．Have escaped 我的答案：A 得分：4分 4、The __________ workers' attention is now turning towards the recovery of bodies from the rubble and providing food, shelter and drinking water for the survivors.（4 分） A．route B．in total C．rather than D．rescue 我的答案：D 得分：4分
5、 A college-level course of study intended to provide students with general academic knowledge _______________ occupational training.（4 分）A．rather B．rather than C．in total D．incentive 我的答案：B 得分：4分 6、In general most workers were in favor of a(n) _____________ scheme offering financial rewards.（4 分） A．incentive B．incapable of C．in total D．escape 我的答案：A 得分：4分 7、Some of them did not get a chance to see the Olympic flame because of the ___________ changes, but we, indeed, feel their passion for China and the Olympics.（4 分） A．profit B．suspend C．escape D．route 我的答案：D 得分：4分 8、The construction of the bridge ___________ due to the snowstorm.（4 分） A．suspend B．suspending C．has been suspended D．suspended 我的答案：C 得分：4分
1．第1题 The difference was ________ cross the river. A.where to B.how to C.what to D.which to 您的答案：B 题目分数：2.5 此题得分：2.5 2．第2题 —Let’s have a party in our department. —_________ . A.All right B.Good idea C.Very good D.I like 您的答案：B 题目分数：2.5 此题得分：2.5 3．第3题 —I wonder if I could take a few days off work. — ________ . A.I’m sure you could leave off work B.I should say a few days is no problem C.Why, what’s the matter with you D.No, you mustn’t go away
您的答案：C 题目分数：2.5 此题得分：2.5 4．第4题 As we were leaving, we saw the ________ man and his friends entering. A.red hair B.red-hair C.red-haired D.red-hairing 您的答案：C 题目分数：2.5 此题得分：2.5 5．第5题 The shop offers products that range ________ inexpensive to very expensive. A.between B.from C.among D.along 您的答案：B 题目分数：2.5 此题得分：2.5 6．第6题 —These are the pictures we took during this trip. — _________ ！
现代大学英语精读1-第九课课后参考答案
Preview 3.Read the text again for language and complete the following tasks. 2 Translate the following expressions into Chinese. 1. 臂挽着臂齐步前进 2. 并肩作战 3. 谈心里话 4. 一句一句翻译 5. 一寸一寸地爬 6. 一个月一个月地等 7. 夜以继日地下雪 8. 手拉手一起走 9. 面对面坐着 10. 一步一步走 11. 一页一页读 12. 日复一日辛勤劳动 13. 和某人意见相同 14. 咳嗽了一整天 Vocabulary 1 Become familiar with the rules of word formation. 1.Give the corresponding nouns for the following adjectives. 1. weakness 2. quickness 3. strength 4. width 5. breadth
6. heat 7. anger 8. clarity 9. length 10. silence 11. freedom 12. sadness 13. moderation 14. happiness 2.Point out which of the following adjectives can be used as verbs. Those that can be used as verbs are: slow, clear, narrow, open, quiet, dim, thin, clean, empty, close, dry, wet, cool, near, dirty, loose short---shorten strong---strengthen dark---darken hot---heat bright---brighten sad---sadden red---redden ripe---ripen weak---weaken wide---widen thick---thicken quick---quicken cold---cool low---lower angry---anger hard---harden deep---deepen long---lengthen (long在此作“长的”解，如作动词，意为“盼望”) broad---broaden fat---fatten light---lighten （light这里作“轻的”解，如作动词，
Unit 1 1. They did not make me happy, however, as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time. (1) Paraphrase: But my new clothes did not bring any happiness to me, because it was the day I was forced to go to school for the first time. 2.“Why school?” I asked my father. “What have I done?”(3) Paraphrase: Why do I have to go to school? I don’t think I’ve done anything wrong to be punished like this. 3. I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge, high-walled building. (5) Paraphrase: I didn’t think it was useful to take me away from home and put me into that building with high walls. 4. It was not all a matter of playing and fooling around. (15) Paraphrase: What we did at school wasn’t just playing and wasting time doing nothing useful. 5. In addition, the time for changing one’s mind was over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise of home. (16) Paraphrase: Besides, it was impossible for us to quit school and return to the good old days when we stayed home playing and fooling around all day. Our childhood was gone, never to come back. Unit 2 1. If banks were required to sell wallets and money belts, they might act less like churches. (para. 1) Paraphrase: Banks act like churches which usually control people’s life and can interfere in people’s life. So, the author thinks it is ridiculous for banks to act like churches. 2. It was lunchtime and the only officer on duty was a fortyish black man with short, pressed hair, a pencil mustache, and a neatly pressed brown suit. (para. 3) Paraphrase: uncurled hair, a thin mustache looking like a line drawn by a pencil, and a neat and tidy brown suit 3. Everything about him suggested a carefully dressed authority. (para. 3) Paraphrase: Everything about him—his clothes, manner, etc. indicated that he was a carefully dressed man