2018下半年成人學位英語練習題及答案(16)

I. Fill in each of the following blanks using a suitable form derived from the word given in brackets.

1. He paid ________ visits to the old couple to help them with some routines. (regularly)

2. New _________ of scientific research has been applied to raise people’s standard of living. (achieve)

3. It is _________ of him to send the letter to her parents. (absurdity)

4. She asked for the ________ of her holidays into September. (extend)

5. The singer sang with incredible ________ and zest. (strong)

6. The teacher couldn’t get any idea from his _______ writing. (distinguish)

7. The _________ child begged all along the street without getting any food to eat. (hunger)

8. Before 1949, the Chinese working class suffered from _______. (poor)

II. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.

1. 他并不像他所表現(xiàn)出來的那么單純 。( make out )

2. 沒有人能剝奪你獲取知識的權力。(deprive of)

3. 如果選書時只注意封面，你最終可能會買到一本相當無聊的書。 ( end up with)

4. 如果他能拿出玩電子游戲一半的熱情放在學習上，他的學習成績就會大大的提高.(half as much... as...)

5. 他所做的一切只不過是浪費更多的時間 。( nothing else than )

III. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1. The photographs neatly sum up the results of these massive efforts to “conquer space” and at the same time they expose the absurdity of the undertaking.

2. All we can see is an indistinguishable mass which is supposed to represent a planet seen from several thousand miles away.

3. Now he is playing it as it has never been played before.

4. Thanks to space research, we can now see television pictures transmitted live half-way across the globe and housewife can use non-stick frying-pan in the kitchen.

5. If a man deprived himself and his family of food in order to buy and run a car, we would consider him mad.

IV. Write a summary of the reading passage in to no less than 120 words.

答案

I.

1. regular 2. achievement 3. absurd 4. extension 5. strength 6. distinctive 7. hungry

8. poverty

II.

1. He is not as innocent as he makes out.

2. Nobody can deprive of your rights to get knowledge.

3. If you only pay attention to the cover of the book when you are selecting, you will probably end up with a very boring book.

4. If he could put half enthusiasm on his study as much as he put on PC games, his score will increase obviously.

5. What they have done is nothing else than a waste of time.

III.

1. 那些照片清楚地總結了人類為“征服宇宙”付出巨大努力所取得的成果，但同時也揭示了這一舉動有多么荒謬。

2. 我們所能看到的只是一團弄不清為何物的東西，據(jù)稱確實是從幾千英里外看到的一顆行星。

3. 現(xiàn)在，這種權勢之爭的表演已經(jīng)發(fā)揮到了頂點。

4. 多虧了宇宙探索，我們現(xiàn)在才能看到穿越半個地球傳送過來的電視實況圖像，家庭主婦們也可以在廚房里用上不粘鍋 。

如果一個人為了買車和養(yǎng)車而奪去自己和家人的食物的話，我門會認為他是瘋了。