新世纪大学英语综合教程1Unit1Coll

2 In the box below are some of the words you have learnedin this plete the following sentences with them.Change the form where necessary.
1) Rules and regulations should be strictly followed; noone is supposed to compromise on safety standards.2)She can’t blame others.She must pay for her self-inducedblindness.
3) Hesteered the boat carefully between the rocks.4)An examiner must have some knowledge in testing;otherwise he cannot framehis questions clearly.5) His last remarkdemonstrated his lack of knowledge on this subject.
6) Finally the police had to employ force to break up the crowd.
7)He claims that the new teaching approach helps to promotestudents’ creative ability.
8)The teachers were most impressedby your performance in the exam.You scored 98markswhereas most of your classmates failed.
9)Among all the workers interviewed every one agreed that Martin had made an important contributionto the company’s success.
10) I know you did itdeliberately, just to annoy me.11)We should try our best to help those who are in financialdifficulty and cannot pay their tuition fees on time.12) The fasteconomic growth of our country has attracted the attention of many economists,who all think that it is a miracle.
3 1) Being a mother of two young kids, Sarah always make a point ofspending as much time as she can with them.2)I looked up the word in the dictionary to make the most ofits exact meaning.
3) The chairman warned yesterday that a pay rise forteachers would lead tojob cuts.
4) Realizing that his retirement was nearat hand, helooked for some additional income.
5)The famous actor keeps fit by working outfor an hour every morning.
6) She is constantlyunder pressure and it is affecting her health.
7)Last but not least,I would like to thank all the people who have given us unselfish assistance throughout these years.
8)We’ve been trying to get back to you,Tom,but we think
we took your number downincorrectly.
9）In addition(to)giving a general introduction to computer science,the course also provides practical experience.
10)All the studentswere involved inmaking costumes and scenery for the show.
11)It was a perfectly ordinary day;in other words,I went to work and came home as usual.
12) Critics point outthat the prince, on his income,should be paying tax.
13)Don’t say it is profitless to do this.The effort will pay off in the long run.
4 1) All the students in my classscored well in the quiz this time.
2) The meeting isscheduledfor Thursday.
3) I’ve beenassigned the job of looking after the new students.
4) We’ve got to try andmotivate our salesmen.5)The success of this experiment is crucialto the project as a whole.
6) New efforts are needed topromote the cause of world peace.
7) Our teamperformed very well in the match yesterday.8)How to solve this problem is still a matter of debate.9) Iscanned the list of the names to see if hers was on it.
10)Theydeviseda plan for getting the jewels out of the country.
11) Headvocated a reduction in m ilitary spending at yesterday’s conference.
12)Will you Iclarifythat statement you made just now?13) You must learn to set yourpriorities in life.14) Heasked more than I was willing to pay,but finally we compromisedon a price.
15) The report should be considered within its socialcontext.
16)She undertookall the responsibilities for the changes that had been made.
Increasing your word power
1) The Nile is one of themajorrivers of Africa.2) Your story is a great one, but I think I can top yours with an even funnier one.
3)My friend Mary is a psychologymajorat Stanford University.
4)William has always been a hardworking student.It is no wonder he came out topin the exam again.
5)Mr.Williams is retiring at the end of this year;he has been the principalof this school for 20 years.
6) What did youmajor in at college, computer science or accounting?
7)I haven’t got time to work on the report yet.My scheduleis really tight for this week.
8) Many peopleadvocate a reduction in college tuition fees.
9) He started at the bottom and worked his way out to thetop.
10)This scientist claims that he has found a new approach to cancer treatment.
11)Don’tblame me if it doesn’t work it’s not my fault.12)Shipbuilding used to be of the principalindustries of this city.
13) He was a strongadvocateof free market policies.14）The railway station is trying to scheduleanother early train to the capital city of the province.
15) The judge put theblamefor the accident on the driver of the car.
16) Most students will get nervous when final exams areapproaching.
17) Hesays that he made his statement to the police under pressure, and that the statement is false.
18) She slowed down herpaceso I could keep up with her.19) The Government should not bepressured into making hasty decisions.
20)We have a lot to do today,sopaceyourself,or you’ll get very tired.
Task1
1)The dictionary sold well,so the publisher soon printed a second edition.
2）This book had five revisions before it was actually published.
3) Albert Einstein’s most notablecontribution to the world is his Theory of Relativity.
4) People are buying extra groceries inanticipation of heave snowstorms.
5)She couldn’t stand the frustration of not being able to save her husband from the fire.
6)They want greater participation in the decision-making process.
7)Our long associationwith that company has brought great benefits to both sides.
8) I usually enjoy his films, but this latest one didn’t come up to my expectations.
Taks2
1)no mistake2)especially 3) necessary 4)frequently5)no mistake6) easy
7)no mistake 8)individual 9)many
10)highly 11)apparent 12) remarkable13)probably 14) no mistake
Cloze
1)Academic 2) priorities 3) conducted 4)principles5)begin 6) priority
7)compromised8)addition 9) filing10)speaking11)formula
12)participation13)based 14)least 15) way 16) Pressure
Translation (P31)
1)法官要求记者不要公开受害人的姓名。

（disclose）
The judge asked the reporters not to disclose the name of the victim.
2)老师费劲哭心务使我们全都理解他说的话。

（take pains to do
sth.）
The teacher took pains to make sure that we all understood what he said.
3)最近学校在学业优秀的学生中进行了一项调查。

（conduct,attain）
Recently the school conducted a survey among those students who have attained academic excellence.
4)他说他要接受这份工作，我们要求他写封信证实。

（confirm）He said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to confirm his acceptance by writing us a letter.
5)乔治学习很努力，他要尽量利用学习的机会。

（make the most of）
George studies very hard,he wants to make the most of his chance.
6)我们不能去。

第一，天太冷。

另外，我们正忙着。

（to begin with）We can’t go.To begin with,it’s too cold.Besides,we’re bus y.
7)该是有人公开讲清楚这些基本事实的时候了。

（speak up）It’s about time that someone spoke up for these basic facts.
8)此时此刻你应该工作而不该在床上躺着。

（instead of）You should be working instead of lying there in bed at this
time of the day.
9)他发言时，我要记些笔记。

（jot down）
I’ll jot down some notes while he’s speaking.
10)我自己无法提起这个箱子，它太重了。

（on one’s own）I can’t carry the suitcase on my own, it’s too heavy.。