体验英语3练习

Unit 1 Caring for Our Earth

Vocabulary & Structure:

1. Our new house is very _____ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes. A. adaptable B. comfortable C. convenient D. available 2. The house was very quiet, _____ as it was on the side of a mountain. A. isolated B. being isolated C. having been isolated D. isolating 3. Don’t _____ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead. A. release B. relieve C. relate D. retain 4. Mrs. Smith was so ______ about everything that no servants could please her. A. specific B. particular C. critical D. peculiar 5. Throughout his life, Henry Moore ____ an interest in art in the city of Leeds. A. contained B. secured C. reserved D. maintained 6. The police set a _____ to catch the thieves. A. plan B. device C. trap D. trick 7. The problems requiring immediate solution will be given _____ at the meeting. A. superiority B. priority C. emergency D. urgency 8. In Britain, people _____ four million tons of potatoes every year. A. swallow B. dispose C. exhaust D. consume 9. By moving the radar beam around slowly in circles, we can ____ the surroundings. A. explore B. expose C. exploit D. expand 10. The _____ of a child requires much time and energy. A. nature B. mature C. nurture D. creature 11. As a ______ of her hospital experience, Shelly decided to become a nurse. A. subsequence B. consequence C. influence D. conference 12. The company will spend $ 6 million on sales _____ as well as the development of new products. A. profits B. systems C. atmospheres D. strategies 13. A few mirrors can instantly _____ this room and make it seem a much larger and lighter one.

A. transfer B. transit C. transform D. transport 14. As a civil servant, you can not _____ your privilege. A. abuse B. accuse C. dispose D. addict 15. He never arrives on time and my ____ is that he feels the meetings are useless. A. preference B. conference C. inference D. reference 16. I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _____ a room with someone else. A. to share B. sharing C. to have shared D. share

17. In Disneyland every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to _____ signs asking his “guests” not to step on them. A. put back B. put up C. put down D. put off

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18. Now that spring is here, you can ______ these fur coats till you need them again next winter.

A. put away B. put off C. put on D. put down 19. Considering your salary, you should be able to ___ at least twenty dollars a week. A. put forward B. put up C. put aside D. put back 20. The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural _______. A. tradition B. transportation C. transformation D. transmission 21. The energy _____ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat. A. transferred B. released C. delivered D. conveyed 22. Apart from caring for her children, she has to take on such heavy ____ housework as carrying water and firewood. A. time-consumed B. timely-consumed

C. time-consuming D. timely-consuming

23. The rest of the day was entirely at his ______ for reading or recreation. A. dismissal B. survival C. arrival D. disposal 24. You will not be _____ about your food in time of great hunger. A. special B. particular C. peculiar D. specific 25. I went along thinking of nothing _____, only looking at things around me. A. in particular B. in harmony C. in doubt D. in brief 26. It is vital that enough money ______ to fund the subject. A. must be collected B. be collected

C. is collected D. were collected

27. Sometimes children have trouble ______ fact from fiction and may believe that such things actually exist. A. for separating B. to separate C. of separating D. separating 28. The four people _____ I shared the room were quite friendly and kind. A. with whom B. who C. from whom D. whom 29. The bank is reported in the local newspaper _____ in broad daylight yesterday. A. being robbed B. having been robbed C. to have been robbed D. robbed 30. I have no objection _____ the evening with them. A. to spend B. to spending C. of spending D. spending

Translation:

1. ______________________________________ (一旦形势到了无可挽回的地步)， a crisis is inevitable in the near future.

2. _____________________ (我们不能袖手旁观) and do nothing about increasingly serious traffic problems.

3. Jane divorced her husband because _________________________ (他吸毒成瘾). 4. John had his wife and five children with him in the car, ______________________ (更不要说这些行李了).

5. Nowadays _____________________________________ (民族大团结是头等大事)

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in Xinjiang.

6. Millions of people were left homeless; so _________________________________ (优先考虑住房问题).

7. We’re surprised to learn that ____________________________________________ (她不远万里从德国来到中国) and married a farmer.

8. _______________________ (这些人无视于法律) that they committed a crime. 9. As a Party member, ___________________________________________________ (你应该尽可能少索取，多回报).

1. Once the situation reaches the point of no return; 2. We cannot just sit back; 3. he was addicted to drugs;

4. to say nothing of / let alone / not to mention these luggage; 5. great national unity is Number One priority; 6. the government gave priority to housing;

7. she came all the way to China from Germany; 8. These people were so blind to the law;

9. you should take as little as possible, and put back as much as you can.

Unit 2 Nobel Prize Winners

Vocabulary & Structure:

1. The ____ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can succeed in understanding the universe. A. essence B. content C. texture D. convince 2. Finally they ____ an idea to solve the problem. A. put up with B. keep up with C. come up with D. fill up with 3. _____ she was trying her best to save her child from severe illness. A. Extremely B. Apparently C. Appealingly D. Definitely 4. The police are trying to find out the ___ of the woman killed in the traffic accident. A. recognition B. status C. evidence D. identity 5. The five-year-old girl has the ____ for language learning. A. gene B. genius C. spark D. convince 6. The film provides a deep ____ into a wide range of human qualities and feelings. A. insight B. imagination C. fancy D. outlook 7. The damage to his car was _____; therefore, he could not repair it himself. A. considerable B. imaginable C. unbreakable D. invisible 8. Everyone works, from the lift boy ____ the president. A. ups and downs B. up and down C. up to D. up about 9. The audience waited with ____ excitement for the performance to begin.

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A. confident B. evident C. accident D. incident 10. Holiday flights reach a _____ before the Spring Festival. A. point B. level C. spark D. peak 11. It is important to develop the natural ____ of each child. A. curiosity B. simplicity C. creativity D. relativity 12. The computer revolution may well change society as ____ as did the Industrial Revolution.

A. comparatively B. insignificantly C. fundamentally D. certainly 13. His ____ goal as an athlete is to represent his country and win gold at the Olympic Games.

A. intimate B. ultimate C. evaluate D. appreciate 14. Tim was fooled ____ spending all his money on lottery tickets. A. of B. on C. at D. into

15. The doctors tried to __ her that she didn’t need to feel depressed about her health. A. convince B. confidence C. persistence D. evidence 16. The quality guarantee and good after-sale services will certainly meet with positive _____ from the consumers. A. responsibilities B. patience C. appreciates D. responses 17. This straw hat is very beautiful. My wife _____ it on her business trip to China. A. came up with B. came over C. came upon D. came to 18. I have no _____ with people who are always complaining of their misfortune. A. patience B. appliance C. substance D. essence 19. Skill comes only with practice, patience and _____. A. convenience B. persistence C. residence D. elegance 20. The official has been notified that he is under _____ for corruption. A. competition B. domination C. nomination D. investigation 21. These teachers try to be objective when they _____ the integrated ability of their students.

A. justify B. indicate C. evaluate D. appreciate 22. Little Emily is looking forward to ____ the hospital wards for a holiday. A. leaving B. leave C. having left D. being leave 23. Everyone should have the opportunity to express themselves in ____ language. A. imaginable B. imaginative C. imaginary D. imagining 24. Do you believe that a long story may be ____ into a few sentences? A. contracted B. reduced C. shrunk D. condensed 25. I will ____ let you go in such bad weather. A. in a way B. in the way C. in no way D. by the way 26. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ____ obtaining water is not the least. A. of which B. for which C. to which D. in which 27. We’ll visit Europe next year ____ we have enough money. A. lest B. until C. unless D. provided 28. We have been told that under no circumstances ____ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

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A. we may use B. may we use C. we could use D. did we use 29. It wasn’t such a good dinner ____ she had promised us. A. that B. which C. as D. what 30. _____ evidence that language-acquiring ability must be stimulated. A. It being B. It is C. There is D. There being

Translation:

1. The Nobel Prize winner made a speech, __________________________________ (这激发了我们学生对科学的兴趣).

2. _________________________________________ (你可能会以为塑料袋很方便), but they can result in serious pollution.

3. __________________________ (我深信) unity is strength.

4. You are an adult. _______________________________________ (去不去由你). 5. At the press conference, ______________________________________________ (记者敦促发言人就此次事故作出解释).

6. If you do have financial difficulties, _____________________________________ (你可以申请学生贷款).

7. On October 1, 2009, a big parade was held ________________________________ _________________________________________ (庆祝建国60周年).

8. ________________________________ (只要你对他有些耐心), he will live up to your expectations.

9. ______________________________ (他们骗我让我相信) that I’d won the lottery.

1. which did stir our students’ interest in science; 2. You might have thought plastic bags convenient; 3. I am convinced that;

4. It’s up to you to decide whether to go;

5. reporters pressed the spokesman for an explanation of the accident; 6. you can apply for a student loan;

7. to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of China. 8. As long as you are patient with him. 9. They fooled me into believing.

Unit 3 Famous Brand Names

Vocabulary & Structure:

1. The toy maker produces a ____ copy of the space station, exact in every detail. A. minor B. miniature C. minimum D. minimal

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2. Do you have any _____ about what living beings on other planets would be like? A. ideal B. intelligence C. comprehension D. notion 3. He gave a _____ to handle the affairs in a friendly manner. A. pledge B. warranty C. resolve D. mission 4. Although the two players are ____ in the tennis court, they are really good friends. A. partners B. enemies C. rivals D. companions 5. Chinese Table-tennis Team is _____ by many famous companies of the country. A. dominated B. nominated C. donated D. sponsored 6. The clothes a person wears may express his _____ or social position. A. curiosity B. status C. determination D. significance 7. There has been a _____ decrease in house sales in China this year. A. modest B. mild C. ridiculous D. insecure 8. They are _____ although they are poor. A. illegal B. elaborate C. ambitious D. executive 9. His mother insisted that his pocket money should not _____ ￥100 per month. A. succeed B. greed C. exceed D. bleed

10. The victim was able to give a _____ description of the drunk driver, which was rather helpful to the police. A. accurate B. precise C. exact D. normal 11. The sweaters are made of wool _____ from Australia. A. imported B. immigrated C. evaluated D. purified

12. Some non-governmental organizations are planning a public _____ to awaken people to the problem of noise pollution. A. battle B. activity C. manufacture D. campaign 13. I didn’t think that the amount of studying you did in high school would be sufficient for you to _____ good marks in university. A. maintain B. contain C. attain D. sustain

14. The old lady feels _____ that her son will come back home today to celebrate her birthday

A. insured B. assured C. assumed D. measured 15. As one of the world’s highest paid models, she had her face _____ for five million dollars.

A. deposited B. assured C. measured D. insured

16. Joe is not good at sports, but when it ____ mathematics, he is the best in the class. A. comes to B. comes up to C. comes on to D. comes over 17. Within two weeks of arrival, all foreigners had to _____ with the local police. A. inquire B. consult C. register D. resolve

18. Every culture has developed _____ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes towards others. A. preferences B. expectations C. fashions D. reputations 19. A few scholars contend that the inscription on the tomb is _____. A. false B. fake C. pirate D. illegal 20. A promise forbids me from _____ the facts all. A. smashing B. frowning C. targeting D. revealing

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21. You should understand that it’s illegal to ______ the textbooks. A. produce B. edit C. pirate D. copy 22. You would be _____ a risk to let your child go to school by himself. A. omitting B. attaching C. affording D. running 23. They charge customers ____ an hourly basis in some hotels. A. on B. at C. in D. with 24. _____ more careful, his ship would not have sunk. A. If the captain were B. Had the captain been C. Should the captain be D. If the captain would have been 25. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he _____ our chairman now. A. must have been B. would have been C. were D. would be 26. Silver is the best conductor of electricity, copper _____ it closely. A. being followed B. to follow C. following D. followed 27. So many directors _____, the board meeting had it be put off. A. being absent B. were absent C. had been absent D. been absent 28. He came back late, _____ which time all the guests had already left. A. after B. by C. at D. during 29. ____ he likes the present makes no difference to me. A. Which B. If C. Whether D. While

30. This was such a long line at the exhibition _____ we had to wait for about half an hour.

A. as B. so C. hence D. that

Translation:

1. ___________________________________ (在美国的庇护下), some street gangs terrorized the neighborhood --- smashing windows and burning cars.

2. There were so many customers to the campaign that _________________________ (没人能数的清楚).

3. ______________________________________ (流利的英语给他带来了巨大机遇) when he hunted a job.

4. ____________________________________ (根据最新报道), tourists do not have to apply for an entry visa to some Southeast Asian countries.

5. Starting in 2004, Adidas widely promoted that “Impossible is nothing”, and ______ ______________________ (这种理念深入人心).

6. _____________________________________ (当谈到电脑游戏时), nobody beats him in our class.

7. It is well known that __________________________________________________ (思想是通过语言来表达的).

8. When the news was first released online, __________________________________ (上网浏览的人不计其数).

9. In many European countries ____________________________________________ (人们都反感在公共场所吸烟).

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10. We bought a car last month, ______________________ (是用我的名字登记的).

1. Under the U.S.A. umbrella;

2. no one could keep count of them;

3. His big break came with his fluent English; 4. According to the latest report; 5. the notion took hold;

6. When it comes to computer games;

7. thoughts are expressed by means of language; 8. the number of its viewers beat the imagination; 9. people tend to frown on smoking in public places; 10. which was registered under my name.

Unit 5 Lifelong Education

Vocabulary & Structure:

1. I would never have _____ a court of law if I hadn’t been so despaired. A. sought for B. accounted for C. turned up D. resorted to 2. It is not easy to learn English well, but if you _____, you will succeed in the end. A. hang up B. hang about C. hang on D. hang out 3. After three years’ life in the army, they became _____. A. hardback B. hard-bitten C. hardheaded D. hardhearted 4. She ran out of the room in great _____. A. honesty B. hint C. haste D. puzzle 5. There is a _____ of impatience in the tone of his voice. A. hint B. notion C. dot D. phrase 6. He occasionally _____ in the luxury of a good cigar. A. enjoys B. pleases C. hooks D. indulges 7. His training ____ him as a teacher of English. A. created B. qualified C. powered D. enrolled

8. We can’t help being _____ of Bob who bought a luxurious sports car just after the money was stolen from the office. A. suspicious B. ridiculous C. conscious D. curious 9. You _____ that he is innocent before hearing the evidence against him. A. ensure B. confirm C. assume D. guarantee 10. I was so _____ in today’s history lesson. I don’t understand a thing. A. amazed B. confused C. disturbed D. neglected

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11. The local dialect sounds a little _____ to the people from the north. A. peculiar B. indifferent C. vigorous D. inevitable 12. He, too, was in the dark and ____ for an explanation. A. in no way B. on the contrary C. in vain D. at a loss 13. Some of his instructions are outdated and others are too ____ to be understood. A. depressed B. flexible C. vague D. definite 14. The police suspect that it was Jackson who ____ the murder. A. committed B. performed C. operated D. entitled

15. He is quite sure that it’s ___ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days. A. exclusively B. fully C. roughly D. absolutely 16. Without proper lessons, you could ___ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano. A. keep up B. pick up C. draw up D. catch up 17. Niagara Falls is a great tourist _____, drawing millions of visitors every year. A. attention B. appointment C. arrangement D. attraction 18. A healthy life is frequently thought to be ____ with the open countryside and homegrown food. A. bound B. involved C. associated D. retreated 19. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial _____. A. mark B. feature C. appearance D. figure

20. They were ___ admission to the military exhibition because they were foreigners. A. denied B. appealed C. implied D. assumed 21. He was too full of ____ in the interview to accept the fact that he failed. A. conceal B. reveal C. conceit D. reveal 22. I’m sure that I didn’t _____ from the difficulty. A. retain B. restrain C. resort D. retreat 23. He was _____ with pain the whole week. A. suffered B. racked C. caught D. polished 24. Harold claimed that he was a serious and well-known artist, but in fact he was a(n) ______. A. fraud B. client C. carpenter D. author

25. Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _____ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women. A. that B. what C. which D. whose

26. A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region, ____ were surprising. A. as results B. which results C. the results of which D. the results 27. You see the lightning _____ it happens, but you hear the thunder later. A. the instant B. for an instant C. on the instant D. in an instant 28. The children went there to watch the iron tower _____. A. to erect B. be erected C. erecting D. being erected 29. The speaker, ___ for her splendid speeches, was warmly received by the audience. A. having known B. being known C. knowing D. known 30. The careless man received a ticket for speeding. He _____ have driven so fast. A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. wouldn’t D. mustn’t

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Translation:

1. According to the latest survey, _________________________________________ (很多英国人不清楚欧元与英镑的比值).

2. ___________________________________ (我们越锻炼), the healthier we will be. 3. It’s one thing to understand the theory; _________________________________ (付诸实践又是另外一回事).

4. I may come to the party and I may not ---- ______________________ (那得看情况而定).

5. ______________________ (我很困惑) as to how to do next.

6. He kept on making up excuses for his failure to finish the task_________________ ________________________________(好像一千个谎言加起来就可以等于实情). 7. ______________________________ (我为这个问题绞尽脑汁), but my teacher explained it in minutes.

8. I have seen the old man somewhere before but _____________________________ (我想不起来他的名字了).

9. He soon realized that _________________________________________________ (如果没有人笑，他的笑话就不能算是好笑话).

10. ________________________ (你应该补习一下英语) before you go to Australia. 11. _____________________________ (我们应该借助于法律) to settle the dispute. 12. It is well-known that ______________________ (流行音乐深受年轻人的喜爱). 13. It seems that ______________________________ (你对这件事应该有些耐心).

1. many British people have no idea what the euro is worth in relation to the pound;

2. The more exercises we have;

3. it’s another thing to put it into practice; 4. That / It (all) depends; 5. I am at a loss;

6. as if a thousand lies would add up to the truth; 7. I racked my brains for the question; 8. his name escaped my mind;

9. clever is not clever if no one laughed at his joke; 10. You should polish up your English; 11. We should resort to laws;

12. pop music appeals to young people;

13. you should have patience with the matter; 14.

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Unit 6 Travel around the World

Vocabulary & Structure:

1. The traditional approach ____ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems. A. to dealing B. in dealing C. dealing D. to deal

2. As we all know electricity was discovered by Franklin, while the light bulb was ___ by Edison.

A. designed B. discovered C. originated D. invented 3. The history of ____ Greece is one of the oldest fields of academic research in the modern university. A. antique B. ancient C. old D. unique 4. He tried to hide his ____ patch by sweeping his hair over to one side. A. bare B. nude C. bald D. naked 5. I think she hurt my feelings _____ rather than by accident as she claimed. A. virtually B. deliberately C. literally D. absolutely 6. She is a very ____ secretary; she never forgets anything or makes a mistake. A. anxious B. effective C. adequate D. efficient 7. To our _____ Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A. anxiety B. relief C. view D. judgment 8. It took us only a few hours to _____ the paper off all four walls. A. scrape B. shift C. crash D. chip

9. The colorful curtain is not only sort of ornament for the room, but also blinds to ____ the sunlight. A. reduce B. intensify C. soften D. delight

10. She is so talkative that when she scolds her child she will _____ without stopping. A. repeat herself B. report herself C. repeat itself D. report itself 11. He was addicted to alcohol and after drinking he did stupid things _____. A. for the moment B. over and over again C. for that matter D. by accident 12. The club will _____ new members the first week in September. A. enroll B. subscribe C. absorb D. register 13. He speaks Chinese with a strong southern _____. A. mark B. tune C. sound D. accent 14. The mother brought her son and ____ the child in kindergarten. A. joined B. absorbed C. resigned D. enrolled

15. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ____ in which people communicate across time and space. A. manner B. transmission C. vision D. route

16. It has been ten years since came to America and she is going to be a __ permanent.

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A. settler B. lodger C. resident D. host

17. The travelers sought shelter ____ the storm and happened to find a roadside bar. A. off B. from C. for D. to 18. On her birthday, she ____ her classmates and friends at dinner. A. treated B. amused C. retreated D. entertained 19.You are expected to get to the interview _____ or a few minutes early. A. timely B. keenly C. punctually D. efficiently 20. The doctor had almost lost hope at one point, but the patient finally _____. A. pulled out B. pulled through C. pulled up D. pulled over 21. It was very _____ of you to realize that. A. intelligent B. intellectual C. intelligence D. intellect 22. We may conclude that the girl rejects the doctor out of her fear and _____. A. curiosity B. destination C. ignorance D. commence 23. From every job I have done from cutting lawns to working a machine on the construction _____, I learned something that helps me in my next job. A. position B. lot C. land D. site 24. The baby hasn’t gotten enough _____ to avoid some danger attentively. A. feeling B. sense C. touch D. scenery 25. The organization had broken no rules, but _____ had it acted responsibly. A. either B. so C. neither D. both 26. We hadn’t met for 20 years, but I recognized her _____ I saw her. A. the moment B. the moment when

C. for the moment D. at the moment when 27. ____ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed. A. That B. What C. As D It 28. Because of his degree, he refused to do _____ he thought low work. A. that B. what C. which D. who 29. _____ today, he would get there by Friday.

A. Would he leave B. was he leaving C. Were he to leave D. If he leaves 30. When he awoke, he found himself ___ in the hospital and ____ by an old woman. A. lying … being looked after B. lying … be looking after C. lie … be looked after D. lie … being looked after

Translation:

1) My grandfather told me that ____________________________________________ (他年轻时也曾风光一时).

2) _______________________________________ (我们才松了一口气) when news came that the hostage was rescued unharmed.

3) Wherever you go, _______________________________ (不管是出差还是去玩), it is always a good idea to find out as much as you can about the place.

4) ________________________ (令我们感到欣慰的是), they survived the accident. 5) _________________________(与其它国家相比), the cost of food in China is low.

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6) You have to settle the price before getting on, otherwise _____________________ (他们会敲你竹杠) once you get where you want to go.

7) __________________________________ (你知道那是一种什么感觉吗) to stand on a stage with all eyes on you?

8) Traveling by air is quick and safe. _______________________________________ (难怪是旅行者的首选).

9) It has always been my dream to have friends all over the world. _______________ __________________________________________ (多亏了网络，我才梦想成真). 10) When we travelled in Kanas Lake, ____________________________________ (她全权负责我们的观光日程安排).

11) We wish that ___________________________________ (这段历史不再重演).

1. he had seen a better day when he was young; 2. We breathed a sigh of relief; 3. be it for business or pleasure; 4. To our relief;

5. Compared with / In comparison with other countries; 6. they can rip you off;

7. Do you know what it is like;

8. No wonder it is a popular choice for travelers; 9. Thanks to the Internet, my dream has come true; 10. she took control of our sightseeing schedule; 11. this history would not repeat itself;

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