实用综合教程2 Unit3-4 课后词形变化题选择题和翻译题(含答案)

Unit 3

1. Making a public speech can be _ embarrassing __ (embarrass) to some people.

2. When it comes to computer, he is the most talented (talent) person in our company.

3. Please tell us your point of __view_ (viewer) on this issue.

4. Shanghai is a financial__(finance) center.

5. That academic conference was __hosted__ (host) by our university last year.

6. His article caused a __sensation_ (sensational).

7. She shared__ (share) her secrets with her friend.

8. His example __inspired_ (inspiration) me greatly.

1. Winds are ___B_____ but moving air. (nothing but仅仅，只不过)

A. anything

B. nothing

C. everything

D. all

2. ____D____ John _______ Mary knew anything about it. (否定句，表示两个都不)

A. Both; and

B. Either; or

C. /; and

D. Neither; nor

3. His explanation is ___B____ from satisfactory. （far from: 远非，完全不）

A. away

B. far

C. hardly

D. nearly

4. This kind of tree is rare; it is ___A____ found ______.

A. not; everywhere

B. not; any longer

C. not; nowhere

D. not; anywhere Rare: 罕见的。Everywhere 与not 搭配使用，表示部分否定。“这种树并不是什么地方都有的”

5. I have a lot of friends, and ____C____ of them smokes.

A. not

B. neither

C. none

D. nor

A lot of friends, 三者以上。None 表示全部否定。

1. On no account ___A_____ to feed the animals.

A. are visitors allowed

B. visitors are allowed

C. do visitors allow

On no account：决不可以。放在句首，要用倒装。同时，这里表示被动。

2. Don’t you know him? ___A_____

A. Yes, I do.

B. Yes, I don’t.

C. No, I do.

D. Yes, I don’t know.

3. He ____C____ on winter mornings, but now he doesn’t.

A. used to swimming

B. is used to swim

C. used to swim （used to do 过去常常做某事）

D. is used to swimming

4. The drug proved __B______.

A. highly effectively

B. highly effective

C. to be highly effectively

D. be highly effectively

prove to be +adj. 或者prove +adj.

5. The policeman entered the building, ____B____ upstairs.

A. looking around and to hurry

B. looking about and hurrying

C. looked about and hurrying

D. to look around and hurried

6. If you give up your plan, ___A_____.

A. so will they

B. so they do

C. they will so

D. so did they

so do sb. 表示“某人也.....”

7. We would like you to know that we greatly ___A_____ your timely help.

A. appreciate

B. thank

C. accept

D. admire

8. ____B____ is not yet known. （连接副词when引导的主语从句）

A. When will we begin the program

B. When we will begin the program

C. When beginning the program

D. When begin the program

1.我们每个年轻人都应该有自己的角色楷模。(role model)

We young people should all have our own role models.

2.这位科学家努力工作，取得了很多成就，为我们树立了一个好榜样

(accomplishment, set an example for)

This scientist set a good example for us with his hard work and many accomplishments.

3.要完成这项任务，你必须一步一步地做。(step by step)

To finish this task, you must do it step by step.

4.演讲者和听众一起分享他的经验。(share)

The lecturer shared his experience with his audience.

5. 她的成功对我是个很大的鼓舞。(inspiration)

Her success is a great inspiration to me.

Unit 4

1. The new Coke is___ smoother_ (smooth) in taste than Pepsi.

2

2. Coke is still the__leading_(lead) soft drink today.

3. She is an _ emotional__(emotion) person who often weeps.

4. Within a few years of their _introduction__ (introduce), CDs were outselling records.

5. His plan is full of_original__ (origin) ideas.

6. People like__advertisements___(advertising) that show women in offices, planes, and cars.

7. Our teacher was invited to__judge___(judgment) a speech contest last week.

8. I can__resist_ (resistance) anything but temptation.

语法否定1. There ____C____ water left in the bottle.

A. aren’t any

B. aren’t some

C. isn’t any

D. isn’t some

Water 不可数名词，谓语动词用单数；同时本句是否定句

2. There _C_______ beer if you wait a moment. （可能有）

A. can be

B. must be

C. might be

D. Are

3. There ___A_____ great changes in my hometown since 2008. （现在完成时态）

A. have been

B. are

C. were

D. could be

4. There ___A_____ an apple, an orange, and a banana on the table.

A. is

B. are

C. were

D. being （谓语动词就近原则）

5. There ___A_____ in making the same suggestion again.

A. is no point

B. is no doubt

C. are no points

D. are no doubts

No point in doing sth. 做某事毫无意义

1. I ____B____ traveling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.

A. used to

B. am used to 习惯于做某事

C. use to

D. are use to

2. He is the right person to ___C_____ my job while I am away.

A. take off 起飞脱下

B. take in 吸收欺骗

C. take over 接管接任

D. take away 拿开剥夺

3. This news report ____B____ fact. （be based on:以...为基础）

A. based entirely on

B. is based entirely on

C. based entirely to

4. The ____C____ for independence was long and hard.

A. right

B. effort

C. struggle

D. fate

5. It ___A_____ more to live in the city.

A. costs

B. expands

C. spends

D. buys

6. We must ___B_____ the feelings of other people.

A. prevent

B. consider

C. think

D. see

7. This is ____B____ nice evening!

A. so a

B. such a

C. such

D. so

8. ____A____ room this is!

A. What a small

B. How a small

C. What small

D. How small

1.我们必须仔细观察市场的变化。(observe)

We must carefully observe the changes in the market.

2.我们打算下个星期在报纸上为新产品做个广告。(advertise)

We plan to advertise our new product in the newspaper next week.

3.中国正想尽一切办法把新技术引到西部去。(introduce)

China is trying every means to introduce new technologies to its western part. 4.服务业已成为中国经济的重要组成部分。(service)

The service industry has become an important part of the Chinese economy.

5. 他在公司里的作用越来越重要。(play a role in)

He plays a more and more important role in the company.

Review test 1 P79 页

26. Many hotels now offer free connection (connect) to the Internet.

27. The interviewer (interview) from the company asked me some very difficult questions.

28. My favorite (favor) color is yellow.

29. The project was approved (approval) by the government.

30. I was very embarrassed (embarrass) when I realized that I made a mistake.

31. Newspapers nowadays carry too much advertisements.(advertise)

32. He’ll need great determination (determine) and skill to win the contest.

33. Hr has to make a judgment (judge) about who will win the contest.

34. The children compete (competition) against each other to get the ball.

35. The food is good, but the service (serve) is awful in this restaurant.

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大学英语综合教程3课后翻译

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Unit1 Working with words and expressions 1. 2. cloze Translation

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