高等教育自学考试“英语科技文选”

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高等教育自学考试“英语科技文选”作业1
姓名：学号：专业级班I. Directions：Add the affix to each word according to the given Chinese，making changes when necessary.
1.relevant不相干的
2. define 确切的
3. conception误解
4. accelerate 加速器
5. know未知的
II. Directions：Fill in the blanks，each using one of the given word or phrases below in its proper form.
bump into press on replete with in all probability border on
1. I tried to avoid her, but it was just my luck to her.
2. The U.S. Canada in the north.
3. His grandmother was him cups of tea and chocolate cookies.
4. His story was falsehood. So nobody liked it at all.
5. He had prepared for a long time. , he will pass the maths exam.
III. Directions：Translate the following sentences into English，each using one of the given words or phrases below.
come to light pile of buoy up on the edge of reminiscent of
1. 他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。

2. 在1939年，当时人人都感到欧洲处于极度危险的境地。

3. 关于那次事故，已经了解到一些新的情况。

4. 5月里，他们在大街上载歌载舞，欢庆胜利。

5. 有一股甜丝丝的气味，使人隐隐觉得像是咖啡。

IV. Directions：Translate the following paragraph into Chinese.
Few unknowable are consciously recognized as such. The outcome of a spinning roulette wheel and the local weather three months from now belong to that small class. Every day, however, we bump into phenomena that may well be unknowable but that we do not recognize as such. Some of these unknowable form the bases of respected professions. Brokers make a living anticipating the fluctuations of stock prices. Presidents run for office based on claims of what they will do for a vast and poorly understood economy composed of many unpredictably interacting sectors. We do not even know if we are dealing here with the partly known, the mainly unknown or the unknowable.。