英语精读考前复习

Unit 1 Changes in the Way We Live
1. Theme-related ( P21 )
1) replaced 2) consider 3) quit
4) world 5) tough 6) fuels
7) provide 8) luxuries 9) balance
10) ideal
Translation
1. Translate the sentences into English ( P21 )
1) We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it is fairly minor.
2) My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over responsibility for my upbringing at that point.
3) the toys have to meet strict safety requirements before they can be sold to children.
4) Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of new and opinion.
5) When it comes to this magazine, it is a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.
Unit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes
2.Theme-related
1) assistance 2) involved 3) estimated 4) coincidence
5) emerged 6) referred 7) numerous 8) stationed
9) concern 10) capture
II.TRANSLATION
Translation
1、Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis.
2、Under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave our cherished village and move to the new settlement.
3、According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may be motivated to consider buying products shown in TV commercials.
4、Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at once.
5、Some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday since they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.
Unit 3 Security
3.Theme-related
1. tougher
2. Liable
3. shift
4. electric
5. cautious
6. Sophisticated
7. thieves
8. break
9. chances 10. signs
II. Translation
1.The Internet is changing the way people live, no matter whether they are in urban or rural areas.
2. Medium-sized and small companies are more vulnerable to the threat of the global economic crisis than large ones.
3.With regard to our term papers, the professor asked us to analyze the chart of unemployment
first, and then provide critical reflections on the nation’s economic development.
4.It never occurred to him that their team would win the basketball match by a large margin.
5.Looking back on my twenty years’ teaching in high school, I attributed my success to patience, talent, and the constant pursuit of knowledge.
Unit 4 Was Einstein a Space Alien?
4.Theme-related
1. extent
2.inventions
3. Bet
4.manages
5. vision
6.eventually
7. Achievement
8.poverty
9. Utilized 10.Breakthrough
II. Translation (P. 109-110)
1. (P. 109)
1.The volunteers sent by the Red Cross disinfected , with great caution, the drinking water in the village so as to avoid an outbreak of plague.
2.Einstein spent many years trying to unify the theories of electromagnetism and gravity but failed.
3.Professor Wang rece ived / won the Presidential Award fro his excellence in stimulating students’ creative imagination.
4.As there were some major design flaws, the board of directors didn’t approve of the economic stimulus package.
5.Having realized that nobody could help him, Jordan finally came to the conclusion that he had to face reality and meet the challenge by himself.。