单选练习：（附答案）

1. He had a ____ to his wife who gave him the money to start his business.

A)     debt   B) job  C) chance   D) career

--- A

2. Generally speaking, views on this subject ______ widely.

A) manage   B) succeed   C) graduate   D)differ

--- D

3. The teacher _____ that we should do all the exercises by ourselves.

A) tells   B) suggests   C) believes    D)speaks

--- B

4. It’s a dangerous city; people won’t go out after dark because they are afraid of ____.

 A. attacking   B. being attacked   C. having been attacked  D. attacked

--- B

5. The job should ___ by the time you arrive.

A. have finished   B. have been finishing  C. have been finished  D. finish

--- C

6. The baby ____ an attempt to stand up, but failed.

A. did   B. took   C. wanted   D. made

--- D

7. When there was a great demand for the product, the producer ____ its price.

 A. rose   B. increased  C. raised  D. lifted

--- C

8. Red flowers are generally thought of as a(an) ________ of happiness.

A. sign   B. association   C. object   D. symbol

--- D

9. You shouldn’t have done that without ____ me.

A. suggesting   B. designing   C. consulting   D. agreeing

--- C

10. He talks as if he ________everything in the world. 

A. knows           B. knew    C. had known         D. would have known 

--- B

11. I’ m sorry I couldn’t get in touch with him before he left, I ___him earlier. 

A. had a telephone         B. have phoned  C. should have phoned       D. should be phoned 

--- C

12. No sooner had they got off the train____ it started moving. 

A. when            B. than     C. then           D. after 

--- B

13. _______ tired after a hard work , she fell into bed and went straight to sleep. 

A. Felt   B. Feeling  C. Being felt  D. To feel 

--- B

14. The teacher granted her the ____ to be in charge of Group One at the spring-outing.

A) ability    B) certificate   C)authorities   D)authority

--- D

15. The whole composition is good _____ some careless mistakes.

A) except that   B)except for  C) except   D) except from

--- B

16. His white hair was in sharp _____ to his dark skin.

A) opposite  B) difference   C) contrast   D) background

--- C

 

 

用所给词的适当形式填空：

1. Mr. Black ______(interview) famous people every week in his radio program.

--- interviews

2. Can you come to the party to ______(celebration) Jim’s graduation?

--- celebrate

3. The Chinese were so (excitement)_________ about the World Cup that they hardly picked up on the news about Yao on Thursday.

--- excited

4. The city was cut off from (communicate)_______ with the outside world because the power went out.

--- communicating

5. Our new products (differing)______ from the earlier ones in many ways.

--- differ

6. Listening is an (importance)_______ part of learning English.

--- important

7. Last night I (read)_____ in bed when suddenly I heard a loud cry from next door.

  --- was reading

8. I think USA Today is a national newspaper, not a (region)_______ one.

--- regional

9. You can’t take anything she says very (serious)________.

--- seriously

10. It would be very (interest) ____ to compare the two cultures.

--- interesting 

11.The doctor suggested that she ______(come) another day.

--- come/should come

12. A rose usually (symbol) _______ love in Western countries.

--- symbolizes

13. They took part in all kinds of social (act)________ on campus.

--- activities

 

英译汉：

1. In winter, it’s cold in the north. In contrast, it’s pretty warm in the south. 北方冬季寒冷，而相比之下南方却相当温暖。

2. Success cannot be measured in terms of money.   成功是不能用金钱来衡量的.

3. In the USA, the biggest and noisiest party takes place in Times Square in New York City. 在美国, 最大、最热闹的聚会在纽约的时代广场举行.

4. Everything from your sex, racial background, social class, and communication style influences your body language. 你的性别,你的种族背景,你所属的社会阶层,你的交际风格,这一切都会影响你的肢体语言.

5. What the nonverbal gestures put across very often and very efficiently is the emotional side of the message. 非言语的手势极其频繁而且极其有效地传递的是情感方面的信息。

6 . Total communication = 7 percent verbal + 38 percent oral + 55 percent facial. 总交流量＝7％的文字交流＋38％的口头交流＋55％的面部表情交流。 

7. This is considered a good economic sign for any couples getting married on this day.  人们认为这对任何在这天结婚的夫妻来说都是个预示富足的祥兆。

8. In contrast, if a package is sent in the mail, it could be in customs for many days while officials decide if the item needs to be taxed. 相反，如果邮寄包裹，包裹就有可能在海关里滞留许多天，等着海关官员确定其是否应该缴税。

9．Dear Mr./MS…

10．I am at present in Hamburg(汉堡) visiting the harbor with a view to making known our new type of container(集装箱) for use in Europe. I shall be in Antwerp(安特卫普)on Wednesday, 4th June, and should like to call on you at 2.00 p.m. on that day. If you do not hear from you to the contrary, I shall assume that it will be convenient for me to call at that time.

Yours faithfully.

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参考译文：

尊敬的*** 先生/女士：

我现正在汉堡参观港口，以让欧洲了解并使用我们的新型集装箱。星期三即6月4日，我将到达安特卫普。我想于当天下午2：00 去拜访您。对此约定如无来信表示异议，我将认为在那个时间前去拜访是方便的。

 

11. You think you are the only person feeling embarrassed when making mistakes," she said when we interviewed her, "but everyone does it." She calls her book Looking for Trouble. It means that the road to success in learning a second language can be difficult. "I want others to know that it's OK to make mistakes," she said, "that nothing can be gained without risk. Lots of people think other people do not make mistakes. It's not true. Everyone makes mistakes. But you can turn those mistakes into a big step toward your success.

 参考译文：

当你犯错误时，你认为你是唯一感到尴尬的人。我们采访她时她说到，但是人人都一样。她将她的书命名为《寻找麻烦》，她选择这个书名以表明学习第二语言的成功之路会充满艰辛。我想让其他人知道犯错误是没什么大不了的，她说：不冒险则一无所获。许多人认为别人不会犯错误，但事实并非如此。人人都会犯错误，但你可以将这些错误变成迈向成功的一大步。

 

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认识么？如果不，请认真牢记；看见英语要知道汉语意思！

Keep Silent！  肃静！                   

No Spitting！禁止吐痰！

Admission by Ticket Only！  凭票入场！        

Mind your head！小心碰头！

No Smoking！  请勿吸烟！

No littering！  禁止乱扔垃圾！                   

Don’t disturb！请勿打搅！

No photographing！  禁止拍照！             

Keep off the grass！ 请勿践踏草地！

Exit     出口                         

Not for Sale     非卖品

Handle with Care！  小心轻放！          

Closed to motor vehicles！机动车禁止通行！        

Entrance    入口

KEEP RIGHT      靠右行驶

DO NOT PASS！     不准进入！

SPEED LIMIT 55！  最高时速55英里！

DANGER 　危险     

FIRST AID  　急救          

NO U TURN　车辆不准掉头   

PASS WITH CARE　通行小心  

KEEP SILENT　肃静    

PARKING LOT　停车场   

POST OFFICE  邮局 

WET PAINT　　油漆未干

STAFF ONLY　非员工莫入