Lesson 103  The French test法语考试

New words and expressions生词和短语

exam [iɡ'zm] 

 

(名词)考试

exam      noun  [ countable ]

 

1       a spoken or written test of knowledge, especially an important one : 

At the end of each level, there’s an exam.

How did you do  in your exams ?

2         American English   the paper on which the questions for an exam are written

Do not open your exams until I tell you.

3     American English   a set of medical tests : 

an eye exam

 

COLLOCATIONS

 

verbs

take/do an exam  ( also   sit an exam   British English )   We have to take exams at the end of each year.

pass an exam  (= succeed in it )   Did you pass your final exam?

fail an exam   If you fail the exam, you can retake it.

do well/badly in an exam   British English ,  do well/badly on an exam   AmE  

 Maria always did well in her exams at school.

study for an exam  ( also   revise for an exam  British English )   She has to study for her exams.

 

cheat in an exam   British English ,  cheat on an exam   AmE:   She was caught cheating in the exam.

retake an exam  ( also   resit an exam   British English )  (= take it again because you did not do well the first time )  

 If you don’t do well, you’ll have to resit the exam in January.

 

 

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + exam

a chemistry/French etc exam  ----     I knew I wouldn’t pass the German exam.

a written exam   ----There is a written exam at the end of the course.

an oral exam ----- (= in which you answer questions by speaking )   I have my French oral exams next week.

 

a final exam --- (= at the end of a course )   The students take their final exams in June.

the end of year/term exam   BrE: -----  I knew I had to do well in the end of year exams.

high school exams-- - - Greg got good grades in all of his high school exams.

 

a professional exam  (= to qualify in a profession, for example to be an accountant )

 

COMMON ERRORS

   Do not say ' make an exam '. Say    take an exam  or    do an exam

 

THESAURUS

 

test  --- a set of questions or practical activities, which are intended to find out how much someone knows about a subject or skill : 

 I have a chemistry test tomorrow. 

|  Did Lauren pass her driving test?

exam --- ( also   examination   formal )   an important test that you do at the end of a course of study or class or at the end of the school year : 

He’s upstairs, revising for an exam.  |

  When do you get your exam results?  |

  There’s a written examination at the end of the course.

quiz  --- American English   a quick test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning :  We have a math quiz every Monday.  | 

 a  pop quiz  (= a quiz given by a teacher without any warning )

finals ---  British English   the last exams that you take at the end of a British university course :

  During my finals I was revising till 3 o'clock in the morning most days.

final ---  American English   an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college :  The English final was pretty hard.

midterm  ---- American English   an important test that you take in the middle of a term, covering what you have learned in a particular class in high school or college :  He did badly in the midterm.

oral exam ---- ( also   oral   British English )   an exam in which you answer questions by speaking, instead of writing, for example to test how good you are at speaking a foreign language : 

 

How was the exam,Richard?

理查德考得怎样？

 

He failed  the exam.

他考试没通过。

exam/examination （综合性的）考试

midterm exam 期中考试

final exam 期末考试

sham exam 模拟考试

entrance examination /入学考试 

College Entrance Examination 高考/national college examination

test （单项技能的）考试

quiz （临时性的）小测验

pass[pɑ:s, ps]  v. 及格，通过

 pass

(动词)及格，通过

I think I passed in English and Mathematics.

我想我的英语和数学及格了。

She finally passed her driving test.

她终于通过了驾驶考试

 

pass the exam 通过考试

I think I passed the exam.

pass in  + 具体的某一科要通过

She thinks she passed in English.

password   口令。密码

pick it up and pass it on

捡起来，再传下去（信念，好的理念等）

 

mathematics                 n. （maths是缩写）数学

mathematics

(名词)数学（maths是缩写）

My brother is good at mathmatics.

我弟弟数学很好。

He didn't pass the mathematics test.

他数学考试没通过

 

question  n. （具体的某一个）问题

question

(名词)问题

The questions were very easy.

题目很容易。

Have you found the answer to the question?

你找到问题的答案了吗？

This is a difficult question.

这是个难题。

questionnaire  问卷；调查表

Please fill in the application form in black ink. Would you mind filling out a questionnaire?

problem：（抽象）的问题

issue 国际争端，分歧

question v. 审讯，质问；n.（具体的一个）问题

The policeman is questioning the thief

ask questions问问题

answer the qustion回答问题

beside the question跑题了

beyond question毫无疑问

question and answer问答

Out Of The Question

• 不可能；根本谈不上

•  

  easy         adj. 容易的

  easy

  (形容词)容易的

  It's an easy job.

  这是件容易做的活。

  Were the question s easy ?

  这些问题容易吗

   

  difficult      adj. 困难的

  easy /difficult

  an easy job 一份非常简单的工作

  it is easy/difficult for sb to do sth  对某人来说做某事很难/容易

  hard difficult

  take  it easy 放轻松

  make yourself easy 放心

  live an easy life过着安逸的生活

  he is a diffcult man to get along with 他是一个很难相处的人

  easy come easy go 来得容易去得快

   

  enough                    adv. 足够的

  enough

  (副词)足够地

  The Einglish and Maths papers weren't easy enough for me.

  英语和数学试题对我来说不很容易。

  His son is old enough to go to school.

  他儿子到上学的年龄了。

  It's warm enough to swim.

  天气暖和可以游泳了。

   

  paper ['peip]    n. 考卷

  paper

  (名词)考卷

  I think I failed the French paper.

  我想我的法语及不了格了。

  Pls pass your papers to the front

  请把试卷递到前面来

   

  a sheet of paper =a piece of paper 一张纸

  a daily paper 日报

  an evening  paper 晚报

  important papers 重要的文件

  contract papers 契约文件

  fail [feil]   v. 未及格，失败；n. 失败

  fall

  (动词)不及格，失败

  He failed his English exam.

  他英语考试不及格。

   

  they failed 他们失败了

  the plan failed 计划失败了

  fail to do sth 未能做成某事

  I failed to see him this afternoon 我今天下午未能看见他

  never fail to write to me = don’t forget to write me

  ① v. 失败；及格  反义词succeed

  Doctors failed to save the old man’s life.

  He failed his French paper because it was too difficult.

  ② v.（身体等）衰退；变弱；凋谢

  My eyesight is failing.

  The flowers failed for lack of sunshine. 花因缺少阳光而凋谢。

  ③ v.（后接不定式）不，不能；忘记

  fail to do something  未能做什么事情

  I failed to save the boy from the river.

  I fail to see why you find it so extraordinary.我不明白为什么你们认为它如此与众不同。

  He failed to persuade me. 他没能说服我。

  difficult

  (形容词)困难的

  They were too difficult for me.

  那些题对我来说太难了。

  It is difficult to find a good job these days.

  如今，要找一份好的工作很难。

  Was the exam difficult?

  考题难吗？

   

  answer ['ɑ:ns, 'n-]    v. 问答（普通用词）

  answer

  (动词)回答

  I could answer sixteen of the questions.

  我能回答其中的16道题。

  "I'm seven years old,"he answered.

  “我今年七岁”他答道。

  Hey,you still haven't answered my question.

  嘿，你还没有回答我的问题呢？

   

  the answer to  the question 问题的答案

  answer the letter 回信

  answer the phone 接电话

  answer back 顶嘴

  answer the door  开门、应门

  reply 回答（书面用语

  mark

  mark

  (名词)分数

  I hate them,I'm sure I've got a low mark.

  我讨厌法语。我的法语成绩肯定很低。

  He got a high mark in English.

  他英语得了很高分。

  The teacher put the mark at the top of the paper.

  老师把分数写在试卷的顶端。

   

  n. 标志；马克；符号；痕迹

  vt. 标志；做标记于；打分数

  vi. 作记号

  make a mark做记号

  get a high/low mark 得高/低分

  rest      n. 其他的东西

  rest

  (名词)其他的东西

  They were ver easy,But I couldn't answer the rest.

  这些题很容易，但我回答不出其余的题。

  I’ll read the rest of the book tonight

  我今晚吧剩下的书读完

   

  have a rest 休息一下

  i'll do the rest 我做其他的

  the rest of the money was put on the table剩下的钱在桌子上

  you can eat up the rest of the food 你可以吃光剩下的食物

  hate   

  (动词)讨厌 反义词 love

  I hate milk.

  我不喜欢牛奶

  I hate exams 我不喜欢考试

  I hate waiting for people who are late

  我不喜欢等迟到的人

   

  ① v. 讨厌；不喜欢；有反感

  I hate beef.

  hate to do sth. 一次性的行为

  I hate to go out this afternoon.

  hate doing sth. 不喜欢做……

  I hate playing football with him.

  ② v. 憎恨；憎恶

  He said that he hated hypocrisy.  他说他憎恶虚伪。

  low          

  low

  (形容词)低的

  The child jumped over the low wall.

  那个小孩子跳过了那面矮墙。

  He answer in a low voice because the baby was sleepong

  他低声回答，应为孩子在睡觉

   

  low price 低价

  low voice 小声

  low temperature 温度低

  low season 淡季 high season 旺季

  I feel so low today 情绪低落

  cheer            

  cheer

  (动词)振作，振奋

  Oh,cheer up!Perhaps we didn't do too badly.

  啊，别灰心！或许我们考得还不太糟。

  He had a cup of coffee and soon cheered up.

  他喝了一杯咖啡后很快就振作起来了。

  My friends try to cheer me up.

  我的朋友都在为我鼓劲。

  guy         

  (名词)家伙，人

  The guy next to me wrote him name at the top of the peper.

  坐在这旁边的那个人只在试卷顶端写了自己的名字。

  You are sitting in my seat,guy.

  伙计，你坐在我的座位上了。

  Some guys are talking loudly during the film is on.

  电影开映的时候，还有些人在说话。

   

  top           n. 上方，顶部

  top

  (名词)上方，顶部

  The top of the house is covered with snow.

  屋顶被白雪覆盖着。

  They soon got to the top of the mountain.

  他们很快到了山顶。

   

  on the top of 在什么顶部

  from top to toe 从头到脚，完全的 彻底的

  come to the  top 出人头地

• 成功；出名；名列前茅

•  【课文内容】

  GARY:   How was the exam, Richard?

  RICHARD: Not too bad.I think I passed in English and Mathematics.The questions were very easy.How about you, Gary?

  GARY:          The English and Maths papers weren't easy enough for me.I hope I haven't failed.

  RICHARD: I think I failed the French paper.I could answer sixteen of the questions.They were very easy.But I couldn't answer the rest.They were too difficult for me.

  GARY:          French test are awful, aren't they?

  RICHARD: I hate them.I'm sure I've got a low mark.

  GARY:    Oh, cheer up! Perhaps we didn't do too badly.The guy next to me wrote his name at the top of the paper.

  RICHARD: Yes?

  GARY:   Then he sat there and looked at it for three hours!He didn't write a word!

  【区别】too与enough的用法

  1、enough的用法

  一般的程度副词都应放在形容词或副词的前面，但是enough必须放在形容词或副词的后面。

  ①在形容词之后使用

  this house is good enough for us to live in

  He failed the exam because it wasn’t easy enough.

  他考试不及格，因为题不够容易。

  She is beautiful enough to be a hostess.

  I can drive quickly enough.

  ② 在名词之前使用

  He didn’t buy the car because he didn’t have enough money.

  他没买那部车，因为他没有足够的钱。

  ③ 可以用在enough…for sb./ sth.和enough…to do sth.结构之中

  She hasn’t got enough money for a holiday.

  She’s not old enough to live alone.

  The wall is low enough for them to climb over.

  这堵墙矮到如此之程度，以至于他们可以攀越过去。

  2、too的用法

  ① 表示“过于”

  She couldn’t answer the questions because they were too difficult for her.

  ② 可以用在too…for sb./sth.结构之中

  This skirt is too big for me.

  ③ 可以用在too…to do sth.（太……而不能）结构之中

  It’s too far to walk home from here.

  The wall is too high for them to climb over.

  这堵墙太高了，他们无法攀越过去