大学英语精读B1 U4 Turning off TV A quiet Hour

During an eclipse, the moon blocks our view of the sun.
We have a good/bad/wonderful view of the mountains from our balcony.
The visitors gradually disappeared/vanished from view.
2. ①Curl up: to move so that you are lying or sitting with your arms and legs bent close to your body 蜷缩 eg: 我只想蜷着身体睡觉。 I just wanted to curl up and go to sleep. 萨拉蜷缩在沙发上。
Belvedere Castle is to the south of Delacorte Theater. Belvedere means "beautiful view" or "panoramic view" in Italian. It offers visitors a wonderful view. It is now home to the Henry Luce Nature Observatory, where simple displays show how naturalists observe the world.
different ways of “looking”
General Verbs: to look/see/ watch Specific Verbs: to scan/glimpse/glare/stare/gaze/glance/peep/ peek/eye/spot

大学英语精读第三版第一册课文翻译Unit1课程开始之际，就如何使学习英语的任务更容易提出一些建议似乎正当其时。

Some Strategies or Learning English学习英语绝非易事。

它需要刻苦和长期努力。

虽然不经过持续的刻苦努力便不能期望精通英语，然而还是有各种有用的学习策略可以用来使这一任务变得容易一些。

以下便是其中的几种。

1. 不要以完全同样的方式对待所有的生词。

你可曾因为简直无法记住所学的所有生词而抱怨自己的记忆力太差？其实，责任并不在你的记忆力。

如果你一下子把太多的生词塞进头脑，必定有一些生词会被挤出来。

你需要做的是根据生词日常使用的频率以不同的方式对待它们。

积极词汇需要经常练习，有用的词汇必须牢记，而在日常情况下不常出现的词只需见到时认识即可。

你会发现把注意力集中于积极有用的词上是扩大词汇量最有效的途径。

2．密切注意地道的表达方式。

你可曾纳闷过，为什么我们说 "我对英语感兴趣"是"I'm interested in English"，而说"我精于法语"则是"I'm good at French"？你可曾问过自己，为什么以英语为母语的人说"获悉消息或秘密"是"learn the news or secret"，而"获悉某人的成功或到来"却是"learn of someone's success or arrival"？这些都是惯用法的例子。

在学习英语时，你不仅必须注意词义，还必须注意以英语为母语的人在日常生活中如何使用它。

3．每天听英语。

经常听英语不仅会提高你的听力，而且有助你培养说的技能。

除了专为课程准备的语言磁带外，你还可以听英语广播，看英语电视和英语电影。

第一次听录好音的英语对话或语段，你也许不能听懂很多。

大学英语精读第三版第三册课后习题答案Unit11) accent2) turn against3) a couple of4) takes his time5) fate6) confirmed7) witness8) subsequent 9) stands a chance10) trial1) belief2) brilliant3) employment4) has saved up5) stood a chance6) were awarded7) Presumably8) conducted9) casual10) around (which studentlife) revolves1) 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 couldn't 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.10) Whether we make an excursion or stay home will depend on tomorrow's weather.1) uncertain，unafraid，unacceptable，unfamiliar，unequal；2) unanswered，unattached，unknown，undecided，unexpected；3) unhappily，unskillfully，unconsciously，unnecessarily，uncomfortably；4) unsay，undress，untie，unlock，unload。

大学英语第一册测试题A1In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly ail the teachers are women, mostly married. (76) The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education were discredited (不被认可) rather a long time ago - so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction.The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on co-operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.1. According to the passage, the U.S. elementary education is supposed to make children__D________.A. sensible and sensitiveB. competitive and interestedC. curious and friendlyD. happy and co-operative2. Some Americans complain about elementary schools because they think__D________.A. children are reluctant to help each otherB. schools lay too much emphasis on co-operationC. children should grow up with competitive ideasD. schools give little actual instruction to children3. The author's attitude towards American education can be best described as____A______.A. favorableB. negativeC. tolerantD. unfriendly4. The American educational system emphasizes____C______.A. material wealthB. competitionC. co-operationD. personal benefit5. The word "sociable" (Line 8, Paragraph 2) most probably means__B________.A. fond of talking freelyB. friendly with other peopleC. concerned about social welfareD. happy at schoolA2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Languages are remarkably complex and wonderfully complicated organs of culture. (They contain the quickest and the most efficient means of communicating within their respective culture.) To learn a foreign language is to learn another culture. In the words of a poet and philosopher, “As many languages as one speaks, so many lives one lives.” A culture and its language are as necessary as brain and body; while one is a part of the other, neither can function without the other. In learning a foreign language, the best beginning would be starting with the non-language elements of the language: its gestures, its body language, etc. Eye contact is extremely important in English. Direct eye contact leads to understanding, or, as the English saying goes, seeing eye-to-eye. We can never see eye-to-eye with a native speaker of English until we have learned to look directly into his eyes.6. The best title for this passage is DA. Organs of CultureB. Brain and BodyC. Looking into his eyesD. Language and Culture7. According to this passage, the best way to learn a foreign language is_____C_____A. to read the works of poets and philcsophersB. to find a native speaker and look directly into his eyesC. to begin by learning its body languageD. to visit a country where you can study8. According to this passage, gestures are_________B_A. spoken wordsB. a non-language elementC. pictures in a languageD. written language9. "As many languages as one speaks, so many lives..." means____C______A. if one learns many foreign languages, one will have a better understanding of his own languageB. life is richer and more interesting if one knows several languagesC. no matter how many languages one knows, one can never know more than one's own cultureD. if a person speaks only one language, he will live a very happy life10. Which of the following doesn't share the same meaning with the others? CA. signsB. gesturesC. efficientD. body languageB1In the United States elementary education begins at the age of six. At this stage nearly ail the teachers are women, mostly married. (76) The atmosphere is usually very friendly, and the teachers have now accepted the idea that the important thing is to make the children happy and interested. The old authoritarian (要绝对服从的) methods of education werediscredited (不被认可) rather a long time ago - so much so that many people now think that they have gone too far in the direction of trying to make children happy and interested rather than giving them actual instruction.The social education of young children tries to make them accept the idea that human beings in a society need to work together for their common good. So the emphasis is on co-operation rather than competition throughout most of this process. This may seem curious, in view of the fact that American society is highly competitive; however, the need for making people sociable in this sense has come to be regarded as one of the functions of education. Most Americans do grow up with competitive ideas, and obviously quite a few as criminals, but it is not fair to say that the educational system fails. It probably does succeed in making most people sociable and ready to help one another both in material ways and through kindness and friendliness.1. According to the passage, the U.S. elementary education is supposed to make children__________.A. sensible and sensitiveB. competitive and interestedC. curious and friendlyD. happy and co-operative2. Some Americans complain about elementary schools because they think__________.A. children are reluctant to help each otherB. schools lay too much emphasis on co-operationC. children should grow up with competitive ideasD. schools give little actual instruction to children3. The author's attitude towards American education can be best described as__________.A. favorableB. negativeC. tolerantD. unfriendly4. The American educational system emphasizes__________.A. material wealthB. competitionC. co-operationD. personal benefit5. The word "sociable" (Line 8, Paragraph 2) most probably means__________.A. fond of talking freelyB. friendly with other peopleC. concerned about social welfareD. happy at schoolA( A ) 16. You______ me, because I didn’t say that.A. must have misunderstood C. must misunderstandC. must be misunderstoodD. had to misunderstand( B ) 17. We moved to the front row_____ we could hear and see better.A. so asB. so thatC. becauseD. such that( B ) 18. John Kennedy was__________ of the United States.A. The thirty-five presidentB. the thirty-fifth presidentC. thirty-fifth presidentD. thirty-five president( D ) 19. I’ll have a cup of coffee and ___________ .A. two breadsB. two piece of breadsC. two pieces of breadsD. two pieces of bread( A ) 20. Betty moved from the dormitory_______ the noise.A. because ofB. in spite ofC. becauseD. caused by( B ) 21. The paint is still wet. _______ !A. Be not sure to touch itB. Be sure not to touch itC. Be sure to not touch itD. Don’t be sure to touch it( C ) 22. The movie star_______ with your sister, didn’t he ?A. was used to danceB. used to dancingC. used to danceD. was used to dancing( D ) 23. The girl in the snapshot was smiling sweetly,________ .A.her long hair was flowed in the breezeB.her long hair was flowing in the breezeC.her long hair flow in the breezeD.her long hair flowing in the breeze( D )24.There was more than_______ rain and snow last year, so some parts of the country have been flooded this spring.A. extraB. efficientC. permanentD. adequate( C ) 25. It was not a serious accident; the car needs only some_________ repairs.A. majorB. secondaryC. minorD. primary( C )26. With the population explosion, scientists will have to________ new methods of increasing the world’s food supply.A. lead toB. carry outC. come up withD. stick to( B ) 27. One of his many faults is that he never__________ anything very long.A. decides onB. sticks toC. go overD. make sure ( A ) 28. Be sure to_________ your work at the end of the exam.A. look overB. hang upC. set asideD. catch sight of( B ) 29. If you work hard_______, you won’t have to sit up all night before the exam.A. by yourselfB. at other timesC. willinglyD. withsome help( A )30.Television keeps us informed about _________events and the latest developments in science and politics.A. currentB. fashionableC. brand-newD. previous ( B )31. If you _______your name and address on the card, we’ll send the bo ok to you as soon as it is returned.A. go overB. fill inC. find outD. carry out （B）32.Smoking is in the office.A. no goodB. discouragedC. encouragedD.prohibited ( C )33. It is a experiment even if it may fail.A. necessaryB. completeC. worthwhileD. perfect( B )34. I suggest that you these lessons before you take the final exam.A. go acrossB. reviewC. go upD. go on( D )35. It is more difficult for the Smiths to money now because of the high rate of inflation.A. set downB. set aboutC. set upD. set asideTurning Off TV: a Quiet HourI would like to36___2___ that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening, right after the early evening news, all television broadcasting in the United States 37__1_______by law.Let us take a serious, reasonable look at what the results might be if such a proposal were accepted. Families might use the time for a real family hour. Without the38____8___ of TV, they might sit around together after dinner and actually talk to one another.39______6____________ many of our problems—everything, in fact, form 40_____________7______ to the high divorce rate to some forms of mental illness—are caused 41______5____in part by failure 42__4______________.We do not tell each other what is43 _______3____ us. The result is emotional difficulty of one kind or another. By using the quiet family hour to discuss our problems, we might get to know each other better, and to like each other better.On evenings when such talk is unnecessary, families could rediscover more active44______9___. Freed from TV, forced to find their own activities, they might45___11_____ together to watch the sunset. Or they might take a walk together and see the 46________10___ with fresh, new eyes.With free time and no TV, children and 47___12___ might rediscover reading. There is48__________14____ in a good book than in a month of typical TV programming. Educators report that the generation growing up with television can barely write an English sentence, even at the college level. Writing is often learned from reading. A more 49_____13___new generation could be a50 ____15___of quiet hour.In many western countries heavy industry is high developed 51．__highly___ The difference between heavy and light industry are based on 52．___differences ___the nature of the goods produced. Heavy industry produce 53．___produces___ machines while light industry uses machines produce the 54．_producing_____ smaller objects required for various purpose in our home 55．__purposes____ and offices.The growth of industry in country depends on the 56．____对的__general level of economic or industrial development. 57．___and___In its beginning, industrialization is likely to be cheap. To 58．__At____ decrease （减少）costs, industrialists in an area usually depend on 59．__cost___ _Local supplies of the coal or electric power for their operation 60．_____and_It happened in a morning that I was walking in the street . 46．_when_____I ate up a banana and threw its peel on the corner of the road . 47．___at___ Short after that I heard a scream behind .I looked back to 48．__Soon____see what was happened .A little girl about 8 years old fell 49．______ was down and the banana peel was exactly under her left shoes . 50．_shoe_____ She stood up without cry .Then she picked up the banana peel 51．_____crying_ and ran toward the dustbin .On that moment ,I realized my fault , and went to 52．___At___apologize her for that ,but my vanity (虚荣心)prevented me . 53．__stopped____ The little girl had taught me a good lesson by her action . 54．_____actions_And now ,after I do everything , I'll think carefully whether 55．before____ it's right or wrong . I'll do my best to be in good habits and qualities .。