大学英语课后习题

大

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后

习

题

Last revision date: 13 December 2020.

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audio

focus

n

boundary

overtake

i

cup (v.)

species

decade

subtle

t

directly

tone

1

1. The essayist’s language expresses rich and

subtle

meanings.

2. The stockbrokers

were overtaken

by the sharp drop in the stock

market last Tuesday.

3. Biologists have estimated that there are around one million animal

and plant

species

living and growing in the rainforests.

4. In the United States the cost of living has been steadily rising

in the past few

decades

5. The quickly growing company has ambitious plans to expand beyond

nation

boundarie

6. That computer store is having a sale of

audio

software; let’s go

and have a look.

7. To be safe, you may put on your dark glasses to avoid the sun

shining into

directly

your eyes.

8. When the kitchen is finished, I’m going to

focus

my attention on

the garden shed.

9. In a serious

tone

of voice, the doctor warned him to keep off

sugar.

10. She

Cupped

her hands around the mug of hot coffee to warm them.

1. I didn’t expect you to be so efficient

at that rate

; the task

will be finished ahead of schedule.

2.

For the sake of

safety, you must keep all medicines away from

children.

3. When we

come to

know these new employees better, we will assign

more suitable tasks to each of them.

4. This evening dress is rather expensive since it is made

by hand

5. In the World Cup, England tried to beat its long- term rival

Argentina and qualify from the “Group of Death” and

vice versa

Unit2

Model: Einstein’s theories of relatively contributed much to the

development of science. (relativity)

1.

The spokesman was merely given a

condense

version of the document,

so he didn’t know much about the details. (condensed)

2.

2. Stout’s

curious

in science was sparked by the fascinating

stories about Nobel Prize winners. (curiosity)

3.

3. When there is too much smoke in the room, the

devise

would

automatically turn on the alarming system. (device)

4.

4. Anyone without patience and

persistent

is unlikely to make a

good researcher. (persistence)

5.

5. There is

convinced

evidence that stress is partly responsible

for his failing health. (convincing)

pparent

patience

convince

respond

curiosity

spark

detail

stir

fundamental

ultimate

1. The theories of relativity have made

fundamental

changes in our

views of the universe. is our

ultimate

proposal, and no other

changes will be considered.

3. he forest ire was found to have been

sparked

by a cigarette end.

4. The speaker had

apparently

noticed that his topic wasn’t popular

with the audience, so he quickly ended his speech.

5. I’ve no

patience?

with people who are always complaining of their

misfortune.

6. I have never imagined that I would be the object of such

curiosity

.

7. The doctors tried to

convince

her that she didn’t n

eed to feel

depressed about her health.

8. The police asked him to describe the accident in ever

detail

y

9. The quality guarantee and good after-sale services will certainly

meet with positive

responses

from the consumers.

10. The story of Harry Potter

(has) stirred

the imagination of

children throughout the world.

1. The scoundrel has

fooled

a lot of people

into

believing he’s a rich

man.

2. Isn’t this straw hat beautiful

My wife

came upon

it on her business trip to China last year.

3. A group of bystanders was invited to

join in

the game.

4. Scientists will have to

come up with

new technologies to improve

the world’s food and fuel supplies.

5. The news of the President’s warlike speech yesterday pushed the

stock market to a sharp rise of

up to

120 points.

Unit3

attain

manufacture

attractive

market

brand

campaign

import

sponsor

modest

precise

1. I don’t think that the amount of studying you did in high school

would be sufficient for you to

attain

good marks in university.

2. Because of the impact of poor sales in other Asian countries,

there has been a

modest

decrease in houses sale in China this year.

3. Some young people find computer games so

attractive

that they can

hardly pull themselves away to tend to other matters.

4. The victim was able to give a

precise

description of the drunken

driver, which was rather helpful to the police.

5. Some non-governmental organizations are planning a public

campaign

to awaken people to the problem of noise pollution.

6. The cost of producing a tube of toothpaste is about 3 yuan, so we

will

market

it at 5.50 yuan to ensure our profits.

7. Mike is now the director of a factory which

manufactures

canned

food.

8. Plenty of football and basketball clubs are eager to

sponsor

young

athletes if they show great promise.

9. The sweaters are made of wool

imported

from Australia.

10. According to a recent survey, youths are beginning to have a lot

of influence on the products and

brands

their parents choose.

1. She wants to drop out of college and become a singer, but her

parents

frown

very much

on

her intention.

2. Many great men have risen from poverty;

for instance

, Lincoln and

Edison.

3. The number of families with both parents taking full- time jobs is

growing;

as a result

, children are doing more of the housework.

4. I can use a computer; but

when it comes to

hardware, I know almost

nothing at all.

5. It is expected that all the countries

under

the WTO

umbrella

should trade on equal terms.

Unit4

combat

prohibition

controversy

reckless

excessive

regulation

instinct

stir

irrational

string

1.

A hacker attacked an e-commerce marketplace site. This is the

latest in a

string

of online break-ins in which credit card

numbers were stolen.

2.

The coming of IBM’s CEO caused a

stir

of excitement on the

campus.

3.

Brown’s comments on the project

caused unexpected

controversy

4.

To

combat

poverty in the city, millions of dollars have been

spent on training the unemployed workers.

5.

6.

You will be overweight if you consume

excessive

amounts of fat.

7.

The effective implementation of environmental laws and

regulations

is the responsibility of the local government.

8.

Trust your

instincts

and do what you think is right.

9.

After 20 hours of non-stop partying, scores of the bravest or

most

reckless

men will risk their lives in a three-minute dash

from six fighting bulls.

prohibition

on street begging will be in force next month.