Vocabulary
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1.(a)besides (b)except ?besides
2.(a)have received (b)accepted ?received,accept
3.(a)discovered (b)was invented ?discovered,invented
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1.alike
2.asleep
3.alive
4.awake
5.alone
6.astir
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1.conflict with
2.perform
3.resented
4.left(my car keys)behind
5.error
6.Constantly
7.created
8.obtained
9.above all 10.talent
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1.origin
2.threatening
3.in existence
4.hesitates
5.custom
6.owes...to
7.Acting on
8.leaving...to
9.went out of her way
10.has...been appointed 11.perform https://www.doczj.com/doc/c65602300.html,tter 13.influence 14.humble Word Building
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1.a wait-and-see attitude
2.a life-and-death stuggle
3.a down-to-earth spirit
4.an out-and-out lie
5.an out-of-the-way mountain village
6.a face-to-face talk
7.a divide-and-rule policy 8.an up-to-date machine
9.word-for-word translation 10.a never-to-be-forgotten night
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1.self-conscious
2.self-sufficient
3.self-educated
4.self-respecting
5.self-supporting
6.self-made
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1.frightened
2.be heightened
3.strengthen
4.lengthening/to be lengthened
5.hastened
6.were...heartened
Structure
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1. Although advanced in years,...
2. While still at college,...
3. ...unless caught very young.
4. ...when crossing the street.
5. ..., once staged, ....
6. ...if not properly managed,....
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1. ...,nor could he sing.
2. ...,nor were my classmates.
3. ...,nor does he intend to start now.
4. ...,nor did they invite my parents.
5. ...,nor had her husband.
6. ...,nor did he ever find out.
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1.It was Jefferson who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
2.It is with genuine feeling that the author praises all that is progressive.
3.It was on the beach that Miss White found the child lying dead.
4.It was because the water had risen that we could not cross the river.
5.It was Jim, a heartless fellow, who was heard shouting at his mother in the
dead of night(在夜深人静时).
6.It was not until I told her that Mrs. Williams knew anything about it.
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1.Paul considered himself fortunate to have been admitted to Harvard University.
2.Don't you think it good for us to remember Jefferson's emphasis upon knowledge as a basis for action?
3.Today people find it impossible for one person to learn what needs to be known about all subjects.
4.His duty fulfilled, Henry felt a great weight taken off his mind.
5.Alice considered herself lucky that she was not injured in the accident.
6.The Chinese working class made its strength felt by playing the main role in the May 4th Movement
Cloze
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(A)
1.action
2.personal
3.source
4.obtain
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6.origin
7.agreement 8.go 9.conflict 10.constantly 11.acted on 12.left behind
(B)
1.before
2.aged
3.following
4.Then
5.lying
6.for
7.that
8.as
9.in 10.that 11.might 12.life 13.away 14.saved 15.was 16.given
17.dose 18.the 19.done 20.more 21.in 22.and
Translation
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1.It was suggested at the meeting that a committee of eleven be appointed to make a new constitution.
2.By making on-the-spot observations, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work.
3.It is very likely that he will be rejected by the army because of his bad/poor eye sight.
4.The committee members have conflicting opinions as to the best location of the new airport.
5.Henry's works of art are superior in many respects to those of his brother's.
6.The steady rise in the quality of our products owes much to the improvement of our equipment.
7.Jim would have preferred to act on his own judgment, but he didn't because as
a soldier he had to obey the order.
8.Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a city without bikes or one without cars, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.
Key to Reading Activity
Exercise A
1.（林肯）纪念堂
2.神殿
3.宗教的
4.靠自己奋斗而成功
5.体力（劳动）
6.不受欢迎的
7.退出，脱离
8.无限的
9.宽宏大量 10.未加控制的；难以相信的 11.战后的；玷污；损害；名望 12.暗杀者；擦掉，抹掉
Exercise B
1.第一段最后一句
2.第二段第一句(去掉first of all)
3.第三段第一句
4.第四段第一句（去掉furthermore）
5.第五段第二句
6.第六段第一句
Exercise C
1.作家们指出，华盛顿特区的林肯纪念堂，与古希腊人为纪念他们的神祗而建造的神殿不无相似之处；而每年在学校和公共场所举行的纪念林肯诞辰的庆典仪式有时也带有宗教仪式的特点。
2.美国人民钦佩靠自己奋斗成功的人－－那种既没有钱，也没有家族权势，全靠自我拼搏而出人头地的人。
3.北方诸州的改革家们对国会施加压力，要求在后来成为合众国诸州的西部领地内禁止奴隶制。这时，南方的有些州便想脱离，即退出合众国。
4.作为总统，他任命那些他认为最有才能的人担任政府要职，尽管其中有些人曾公开对他冷嘲热讽。
5.举国上下对他的死所作出的毫无克制的情感反应，几乎令人难以置信，表明了他深受国人的敬重。
大学英语精读第二册（第三版）book2Unit1答案上海外语教育出版社 一） 1. bare 2. empty 3. empty 4. bare 5. empty 6.empty 二） 1. shortly 2.track down 3.faint 4.motioned 5.at the sight of 6.feel like 7.slamming 8.rang out 9.contract 10.made for 11.heated 12.emerged 三） 1. host 2. sprang up/rang out 3. impulse 4. came to 5. track down 6. unexpected 7. outgrow 8. widened 9. shortly 10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四） 1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation? 3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return.
大学英语精读 3 课后答案【篇一：大学英语精读第三版第三册课后答案(含 close 原文)】 >1) accent 2) turn against 3) a couple of 4) takes his time 5) fate 6) confirmed 7) witness 8) subsequent 9) stands a chance 10) trial 1) belief 2) brilliant 3) employment 4) has saved up 5) stood a chance 6) were awarded 7) presumably 8) conducted 9) casual 10) around (which student life) revolves 1) joe wrote to say that he had to put off his visit because of his illness. 2) despite the noise, they went on working as if nothing were happening. 3) traffic was held up for several hours by the accident. 4) called (up) on to speak at the meeting, i couldnt very well refuse. 5) mrs. stevenson looked in the cupboard and found there was not a single lump of sugar left. 6) it was the rumor that turned joe against his twin brother. 7) we wondered how sara was getting on in her new job. 8) although anne agreed with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to give in. 9) visitors could photograph almost anything here without having to ask for permission.
Glossary lesson 1 academic 学院的adolescence 青春期adolescent 青少年时期adulthood 成年 affection 喜爱 affirm 断言 agenda 日程表 anxiety 焦虑 attitudinal 态度的 baptist bounce 跳跃 capability 能力contribute 贡献 counsel 建议 crisis 危机 definite 清楚的developmental 发育的distinct 区分，差别distressed 悲伤 dorm 公寓，宿舍(大学生)
encyclopedia 百科全书endeavor 尝试endowment 天赋 ethical 道德的ethnic evaluate 估算，评估excessive 过分的，极度的feminine 女性的 financial 财政的 functional 职务的 genetic 基因的 guilt 内疚 heighten 提高 inherit 遗传，继承inhibition 压抑的情绪interact 交流 interaction 合作 involve （成功的）必要条件journal 期刊 masculine 男性的 maturity 成熟 mistrust 不信任
newscast 新闻广播parental 父母的 peer 同龄人 perceive 理解 position 工作 prejudiced 偏见 project 规划 rebel 抗议 relate 理解，同情某人resentment 怨恨 role 职责 seminary 学院的separation 分开 sexual 2性的 shrink 缩水 stressful 有压力的superior 优秀的theological 神学的unquestionably 毫无疑问的lesson2
翻译 Unit1 1.她砰地关上门，一声不吭地走了，他们之间那场争执就此结束。 Their argument ended when she slammed the door and left without a word. 2. 出席晚宴的客人对那个美国人威严的语气感到有点意外。 The guests at the dinner party were slightly surprised at the commanding tone of the American. 3. 约翰尼已长大成熟，不再害怕独自呆在家里了。 Johnny has outgrown the fear of staying at home alone. 4. 当全部乘客都向出口处(exit) 走去时，他却独自留在座位上，好像不愿意离开这架飞机似的。 While all the other passengers made for the exit, he alone remained in his seat as if unwilling to leave the plane. 5. 这封信必须交给威尔逊博士本人。 The letter is to be handed to Dr. Wilson himself. 6. 南希虽然很想参加辩论，但腼腆得不敢开口。 While she felt like joining in the argument, Nancy was too shy to open her mouth. 7. 你觉得什么时候最有可能在家里找到他？ What do you think is the likeliest time to find him at home? 8. 猎人一看见有只狐狸从树丛中出现并向他设下(lay) 的陷阱(trap) 方向跑去，脸上顿时闪出了兴奋的表情。 The hunter’s face lit up with excitement as soon as he saw a fox emerge from among the bushes and run in the direction of / make for the trap he had laid. Unit 2 1) 会上有人建议任命一个十一人委员会来制定新章程。 It was suggested at the meeting that a committee of eleven be appointed to make a new constitution. 2) 这些青年科学家通过现场观察，获得了研究工作所需的第一手资料。 By making on-the-spot observations, the young scientists obtained first-hand information they needed in their research work. 3) 他很可能会因视力不好而被拒收入伍。 It is very likely that he will be rejected by the army because of his bad eyesight.
大学英语精读第三版(上海外语教育出版社董亚芬主编) 第三册Book3 Unit1~Unit10 翻译答案 Unit1 翻译 1) 发言人（spokesman）明确表示总统在任何情况下都不会取消（cancel）这次旅行。 The spokesman made it clear that the President would not cancel the trip under any circumstances. 2) 杰克对书架上那些书一本也不了解，所以他的选择是很随意的。 Jack didn't know anything about any of the books on the bookshelf, so his choice was quite arbitrary. 3) 随后发生的那些事件再次证明了我的猜疑（suspicions）是对的。(confirm) The subsequent events confirmed my suspicions once again. 4) 我认为我们应该鼓励中学生在暑假找临时工作。 I think we should encourage high school students to find temporary jobs / employment during their summer holidays. 5) 令我们吃惊的是，这位常被赞为十分正直的州长（governor）竟然是个贪官（corrupt official）。 To our surprise, the governor who had often been praised for his honesty turned out to be a corrupt official. 6) 少数工人得到提升（be promoted），与此同时却有数百名工人被解雇。 A few workers were promoted, but meanwhile hundreds of workers were dismissed.
北京师范大学网络教育 《大学英语精读三》作业答案 客观题部分： 选择题（每题1分，共20题） 参考答案： 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. A 主观题部分： 翻译题（每题1分，共10题） 1. The park is located right in the center of town. 2. If you want to make a complaint, you’d better follow the correct procedure. 3. That hairstyle is in fashion this year, but I am afraid it will be out of fashion next year. 4. She waited at the bus stop until the last bus came in. 5. Never before have I met such a kind person. 6. The play was so wonderful that I soon lost myself in the excitement of it. 7. Social activities never get in the way of her studies. 8. He’s working on a new project which has to be finished by the end of the year. 9. In pursuit of a healthier diet, people are eating more fish than they used to. 10.The disease is spreading, and all young children are at risk. 1
academic 学院的adolescence 青春期adolescent 青少年时期adulthood 成年affection 喜爱affirm 断言agenda 日程表anxiety 焦虑attitudinal 态度的baptist bounce 跳跃capability 能力contribute 贡献counsel 建议crisis 危机definite 清楚的developmental 发育的distinct 区分，差别distressed 悲伤 dorm 公寓，宿舍(大学生) encyclopedia 百科全书endeavor 尝试endowment 天赋ethical 道德的ethnic evaluate 估算，评估excessive 过分的，极度的feminine 女性的financial 财政的functional 职务的genetic 基因的guilt 内疚heighten 提高 inherit 遗传，继承inhibition 压抑的情绪interact 交流interaction 合作 involve （成功的）必要条件journal 期刊masculine 男性的maturity 成熟mistrust 不信任newscast 新闻广播parental 父母的peer 同龄人perceive 理解position 工作prejudiced 偏见project 规划rebel 抗议relate 理解，同情某人resentment 怨恨 role 职责seminary 学院的separation 分开sexual 2性的shrink 缩水stressful 有压力的superior 优秀的theological 神学的unquestionably 毫无疑问的 lesson2 alley n.小路, 巷bitterness n.苦味, 悲痛, 怨恨call it quits 停止civil war 内战Congressman n.国会议员, 众议院议员dirt road 土路down and out 落魄drip n.水滴vt.(使)滴下vi.(使)滴下druggist n.药商, 药材商, 药剂师【医】药商, 调剂员farmhouse n.农舍general n.一般, 将军, 大体a.全面的, 大体的, 总的, 一般的, 普遍的n.常规【计】常规【医】一般的, 全身性, 广泛的get hold of 抓住, 得到get word 获得消息, 听说, 得知 glimpse n.一瞥, 一闪vi.投以一瞥, 闪烁不定vt.瞥见fool around 闲荡, 干蠢事, 干无用的事, 干琐屑的事grand marshal 大元帅harness n.马具, 挽具状带子, 甲胄vt.给...上挽具, 驾驭, 披上甲胄, 利用...以产生动力headquarters n.总部, 司令部, 总部人员【经】本部, 总部, 总署hush n.肃静, 安静, 沉默vt.(使)肃静, (使)安静, (使)缄默interj.嘘, 别作声intimate a.亲密的, 私人的, 秘密的vt.暗示, 通知, 告诉n.至交【法】亲密的, 亲切的, 私人的lrish 爱尔兰的liven vt.使高兴, 使快活vi.快活起来livery n.制服, 侍从a.象肝的, 有肝病症状的 memoir n.传记, 实录, 追思录, 回忆录, 自传【化】研究报告miraculously ad.超自然, 非凡, 不可思议, 令人惊叹, 象奇迹一样, 奇迹般, 能创造奇迹momentary a.瞬间的, 刹那间的naked a.裸体的, 无装饰的, 无保护的, 赤贫的【医】裸露的orderly a.有秩序的, 整齐的, 值班的n.护理员, 清道夫, 传令兵, 勤务兵ad.依次地, 顺序地【医】男护理员parade n.游行, 炫耀, 阅兵vt.游行, 炫耀, (使)列队行进vi.游行, 炫耀, (使)列队行进pond n.池塘vt.筑成池塘vi.筑成池塘Presbyterian adj.长老制的, 长老会的n.长老教会员railroad n.铁路, 铁路公司vt.铺设铁路, 用铁路运输vi.在铁路工作【经】铁道, 铁路ridiculous a.荒谬的, 可笑的Scotsman n.苏格兰人，苏格兰男人shed n.车棚, 小屋, 脱落之物, 分水岭vt.使流出, 放射, 脱落, 散发, 摆脱vi.流出, 散布, 脱落【医】脱落, 脱换show up 揭露, 露出, 露面 smash n.打碎, 粉碎, 打碎时哗啦声, 猛击, 扣球, 杀球, 经营失败, 破产, 硬币, 假硬币a.非常轰动的, 了不起的vt.打碎, 粉碎, 击溃, 使破产, 使裂变, 使用假硬币vi.碎裂, 猛撞, 破产, 扣球, 杀球ad.轰隆一声, 哗啦一声surrender vt.交出, 放弃, 使投降, 让与vi.投降, 自首n.交出, 放弃, 投降Swede n.瑞典人Sweden sympathize vi.同情, 怜悯, 同意, 体谅 with thick with somebody 厚与某人windbag n.空话连篇的人, 风囊
The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is s taring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the nat ive boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy's eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room. Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bo wl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thi ng -- bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. Unit2 Jefferson's courage and idealism were based on knowledge. He probably knew more than any other man of his age. He was an expert in agriculture, archeology, an d medicine. He practiced crop rotation and soil conservation a century before t hese became standard practice, and he invented a plow superior to any other in existence. He influenced architecture throughout America, and he was constantly producing devices for making the tasks of ordinary life easier to perform. Of all Jefferson's many talents, one is central. He was above all a good and ti reless writer. His complete works, now being published for the first time, will fill more than fifty volumes. His talent as an author was soon discovered, and when the time came to write the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia in 1776, the task of writing it was his. Millions have thrilled to his words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…" Unit3 While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fe aring as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an i nterview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minut e bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter to feel nervous. Unit 4 As a boy and then as an adult,I never lost my wonder at the personality that was Einstein .He was the only person i knew who had come to terms with himself and the world around him .He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this :to understand within his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logic and simplicity in its functioning .He knew there were answers beyond his intellectual reach .but this did not frustrate him .He was content to go as far as he could.
大学英语精读三课后翻译题及答案 UNIT1-P16 1.发言人明确表示总统在任何情况下都不会取消这次旅行。 The spokesman made it clear that the President would not cancel the trip under any circumstances. 2. 杰克对书架上那些书一本也不了解，所以他的选择是很随意的。 Jack didn’t know anything about any of the books on the bookshelf, so his choice was quite arbitrary. 3.随后发生的那些事件再次证明了我的猜疑是对的。 The subsequent events confirmed my suspicions/ confirmed me in my suspicions once again. 4.我认为我们应该鼓励中学生在暑假找临时工作。 I think we should encourage high school students to find temporary jobs during their summer holidays. 5.令我们吃惊的是，这位常被赞为十分政治的州长竟然是个贪官。 To our surprise, the governor who had often been praised for his honesty turned out to be a corrupt official. 6.只有少数工人得到提升，与此同时却又数百名工人被解雇。 A few workers were promoted, but meanwhile hundreds of workers were dismissed. 7.如果有机会，约翰也许已成为一位杰出的画家了。 Given the chance, John might have become an outstanding painter. 8.数小时后，有人看见那个男孩在林子里瞎转。 Several hours later, the boy was found wandering around in the woods. UNIT3-P59 1.许多美国大学生申请政府贷款交付学费。 Many American students apply for government loans to pay for their education/tuition. 2. 除阅读材料外，使用电影和录像会激发学生学习的兴趣。 Besides reading materials, the use of films and videotapes can stimulate students' interest in a subject. 3.这位律师试图说服陪审团他的当事人是无辜的。 The attorney/lawyer tried to convince the jury of his client's innocence. 4. 提问常常会引起创造的火花。 Asking questions often generates the spark of creativity. 5.我已经把我的简历寄往几家公司，但尚未收到回复。 I have sent off my resume to several corporations, but haven't yet received a reply. 6. 她的结论是建立在对当前国际情况进行了认真的分析的基础上的。 Her conclusion is built on a careful analysis of current international affairs. 7.我们满怀期望地来参加会议，离开时却大失所望。 We came to the meeting full of expectations, yet we left very disappointed. 8.暂时他只得接受了一份给一家化妆品公司发促销传单的活儿。
1、She intended to make teaching her ________ . （2 A．profession B．work C．employment D．occupation 我的答案：A 得分：2分 2、 Mercury freezes if it is cooled to ________ . （2 A．a low too temperature B．a too low temperature C．too low temperature D．too low a temperature 我的答案：D 得分：2分 3、 By the end of May 2000, she ________ inChinafor five years. （2 A．will have stayed B．will stay C．stays D．has stayed 我的答案：D 得分：0分 4、 Last year the temperature ________ by 10 percent. （2 分） A．raised B．arose C．aroused D．rose
我的答案：D 得分：2分 5、Despite ________ to see him again，she refused to reply to his letter.（2 A．wanting B．want C．to want D．she wants 我的答案：A 得分：2分 6、 In terms of the rank of position, an associate professor is ________ to a professor. （2 A．superior B．better C．inferior D．worse 我的答案：C 得分：2分 7、 ________ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention. （2 A．Being published B．Published C．Publishing D．To be published 我的答案：D 得分：0分 8、 She was terribly hungry. She had eaten ________ the whole day. （2 A．a little
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大学英语精读第二册（第三版）book2Unit1答案一） 1. bare 2. empty 3. empty 4. bare 5. empty 6.empty 二） 1. shortly 2.track down 3.faint 4.motioned 5.at the sight of 6.feel like 7.slamming 8.rang out 9.contract 10.made for 11.heated 12.emerged 三） 1. host 2. sprang up/rang out
3. impulse 4. came to 5. track down 6. unexpected 7. outgrow 8. widened 9. shortly 10. emerge / spring up 11. at the sight of 12. made for 13. crisis 14. colonial 四） 1. Jimmy has outgrown the shirts his aunt made for him a few years ago. 2. Does the doctor think the elderly lady is likely to survive the operation / it is likely that the elderly lady will survive the operation? 3. The other day your cousin paid us an unexpected visit. 4. Don't you see the nurse motioning us to be silent? 5. Her face lit up with joy at his return. 6. The sound of her footsteps grew fainter as she walked farther away. 五） 1. Additional advantageous Anxious conditional
大学英语精读3课后答案【篇一：大学英语精读第三版第三册课后答案(含 close原文)】 >1) accent 2) turn against 3) a couple of 4) takes his time 5) fate 6) confirmed 7) witness 8) subsequent 9) stands a chance 10) trial 1) belief 2) brilliant 3) employment 4) has saved up 5) stood a chance 6) were awarded 7) presumably 8) conducted 9) casual 10) around (which student life) revolves 1) joe wrote to say that he had to put off his visit because of his illness. 2) despite the noise, they went on working as if nothing were happening. 3) traffic was held up for several hours by the accident. 4) called (up) on to speak at the meeting, i couldnt very well refuse. 5) mrs. stevenson looked in the cupboard and found there was not a single lump of sugar left. 6) it was the rumor that turned joe against his twin brother. 7) we wondered how sara was getting on in her new job. 8) although anne agreed with me on most points, there was one on which she was unwilling to give in. 9) visitors could photograph almost anything here without having to ask for permission.