大二第一学期英语课后习题

第一章:

第五题(10页)

1.She shopped around till she got what she wanted at a price she could afford.

她一家商店一家商店的看,最后以她能付出的价格买了她所需要的东西.

2.He never speaks to me other than ask for something.

除了向我要东西，他从不跟我说话。

3.You should always aim at doing your job well.

你永远应该以搞好你的工作为目的。

4.She has been tied to the house for weeks looking after her sick father.

几个星期来她一直呆在家中照顾有病的父亲。

5.The route was designed to relieve traffic congestion.

修建这条路是为了缓解交通拥挤。

6.Society is made up of a wide variety of people; some are good, others (are) bad, and still

others (are) in between.

社会是由形形色色的人组成的。有些人很好，有些人很坏，也有些人介于两者之间。第六题(11页)

1.The son was watching DVD at home while the parents were working in the fields.

儿子在家看DVD而父母却在田里辛勤劳作。

You like sports, while I prefer music.

你喜欢体育，而我更喜欢音乐。

2.The following are three ways a taxpayer may choose from to calculate the tax based on his/her

spouse's salary.

在配偶的收入基础上纳税者可以选择下列三种方式计算应付的税额。

There are so many different CD versions to choose from and I have no idea which one is the best. 可供选择的CD版本太多了，我不知道哪一个版本更好。

3.The old man would sit on a bench in the quiet park and look at others for hours without doing

anything or talking to anybody.

老人过去常常坐在宁静的公园里的一条长椅上，看着其他的人，一坐就是数个小时，什么也不干，也不和任何人交谈。

The researchers have concluded that drinking tea does good to the health of people without examining any other factors.

研究者在没有检验任何其他因素的情况下得出结论，认为喝茶有益健康。

4.In such an urgent situation, the focus of our investment should be on new machinery rather

than building.

在这样紧急的情况下，投资的重点应该是机器而不是建筑。

I always prefer starting early, rather than leaving everything to the last minute.

我做事总喜欢赶早而不愿意把事情拖到最后。

5.There's nothing on TV tonight, other than rubbish.

今晚的电视没什么看的，都是些垃圾节目。

Because the bridge collapsed last month, you can't get across other than by swimming. I know him?

因为桥上个月坍塌了，你只能游泳过河了。

第九题(15页)

.1. It has become a very common but very annoying practice to promote a new product on television.

在电视上推销新产品已经成了一种十分普遍但又十分恼人的作法。

2. On Christmas Day, New Century Department Store gave away a small box of chocolate to every customer who shopped there.

圣诞节那天，新世纪百货公司给前往该商店购物的每位顾客赠送了一小盒巧克力。

3. After waiting for a long time, we finally saw the President show up on the platform.

等了很久以后，我们终于看到校长在主席台上露面了。

4. Telephone booths placed one after another along the streets is the symbol of civilization and a beautiful view of the city as well.

街上隔一段距离设一个电话亭是文明的象征，同时也是城市里一条美丽的风景线。

5.The spaceships manned by Chinese have witnessed two successful outer space missions.

中国已经顺利完成两次载人航天的任务

6. .Even today, I still remember clearly what the old headmaster said at our graduation ceremony.直到今天，我仍然清楚地记得老校长在我们毕业典礼上讲的一席话。

第二章:

第五题(29页)

1.How do you account for the fact that you've been late every day this week?

这个星期你每天都迟到，对此你如何解释。

2.The government has committed itself to improving the life conditions of the people living in

the underdeveloped areas.

政府已经承诺改善落后地区人民的生活条件。

3.According to the latest report, the train accident resulted in the death of several passengers.

据最新报道，这次火车交通事故造成多名乘客死亡。

4.Plenty of fresh air contributes to good health.

多呼吸新鲜空气有助于身体健康

5.He attempted to compete for the position of chairman of the Students' Union, but he didn't get

in / succeed.

他试图竞争学校学生会主席，但是没有成功。

6.Throughout one-year industrious work, the company has achieved all its goals this year.

经过一年辛勤的努力，公司本年度目标全部达到。

第六题(30页)

1.In a way, I'm glad you made that mistake, for it will serve us waming to you.

在某种意义上说，你犯那个错误我倒很高兴，因为那个错误会对你起警告作用。

My suggestion is that you should buy that multifunctional sofa because it may serve as a bed.

我建议你买那张多用途沙发，因为它可以作为床用。

2.This school began as a community college and has grown to one of the most famous

universities in the state.

这个学校最早是一个社区学院，现在已经成为这个州的最著名的大学之一。Columbia began as a family owned hat distributorship in 1938, and has grown into one of the world's largest outerwear brands.

哥伦比亚于1938年从一个家庭作坊的帽子销售商发家，现在已经成为世界上最大的用户品牌之一。