大学英语精读四1-5单元词汇题

Unit 1

1. A thoughtful person thinks before speaking and considers the feelings of others. （一个体贴的人往往先思考后说话，并且考虑别人的感受。）

2. The library is closing. We might as well go home.（图书馆关门了。我们不如回家去。）

3. I’d like to draw your attention to the fact that there is some sense after all in the speaker’s non sense.（我想让你注意这个事实，说话者的胡言乱语不是没有一点意义的。）

4. Harry has a vivid imagination; he can make up marvelous stories.（哈利想像力丰富，他能编出奇妙的故事。）

5. Although Margie was swimming so well, she failed to win the first prize and had to settle for th

e second.（玛吉尽管游泳游得很好，但却没能得第一，屈居第二。） 6. I’m quite determined to have the thing finished and done with before leaving the office.（我决定在下班前把事情做完。）

7. Competitive sports are recommended to young adults to prepare them for the competitive wor ld of college and business.（大学生们被推荐参与竞争性的体育运动，为他们适应充满竞争的大学和商业活动做准备。）

8. It pained/pains me to admit that I was such a fool as to repeat the mistake.（承认自己是个重复犯同一错误的傻瓜使我痛心。）

9. I lay on the beach after an enjoyable bathe, drinking a leisurely glass of beer.（愉快地洗了一个澡后，我躺在沙滩上，悠闲地品着一杯啤酒。）

10. A soldier should never shrink from the duty of defending his country even in the face of certa in death.（即使面临死亡，战士也不应逃避保卫祖国的职责。） 11. Due to exceptionally bad weather, the ship arrived late and the delivery of goods was not on time.（由于天气格外糟糕，船晚到了，货物没能按时送到。） 12. The streets echoed over and over again with the little girl’s piercing cries for her lost mother.（小女孩因失去母亲而哭喊的尖厉声在街道上回响着。）

13. People in my hometown tend to eat more sour food on hot summer days presumably becau se it could help quench their thirst.（在我们家乡，人们在炎热的夏天更喜欢吃酸的食物，可能是因为酸的食品能帮他们止渴。）

14. In the United States it is quite easy to find a place for rent, but the high cost keeps

many young people away.（在美国，供出租的地方很容易找到，但高昂的价格常使年轻人却步。）

15. The professor was reluctant to stop grading the stack of papers on her desk, but she was re ally too tired to read on. （教授不太情愿停止给桌上的试卷评分，但她实在太累了，再也看不下去了。) Unit 2

1. The changes in the firm’s policy will have to be fundamental if they are to have any effect on it s future.（如果公司策略的变化想对未来有所影响的话，就必须是根本性的。）

2. Last month I deposited 50 yuan in my savings account, but this month I had to draw 200 to pa y for the cassette tape recorder.（上个月我存了50元钱，但这个月我必须提取200元买录音机。）

3. State financial support given in the form of scholarships has stimulated the students to greate r efforts.（以奖学金形式出现的国家财政支持促使学生们更加努力。）

4. If you spare half an hour for exercises every day you’ll soon be back in good condition.（如果你每天省下半个小时锻炼身体，那么你很快就会恢复健康

的。） 5. When the temperature becomes extreme, people constantly complain about the weather.（当气温达到极限时，人们总是不停地抱怨天气。）

6. A country should protect its natural resources by fighting against waste.（一个国家应通过反对浪费来保护其自然资源。）

7. The generators at the dam convert water power into electricity.（水坝上的发电机将水力转化为电。）

8. The little boy cried because his ice cream melted before he had a chance to eat it.（小男孩哭了，因为他还没来得及吃他的冰淇淋就化了。） 9. Rhythm is a basic component of music and language.（节奏是音乐和语言的一个基本组成部分。）

10. Large amounts of food imports placed a great strain on the country’s gold reserve.（大量的食物进口使得国家的黄金储备负担沉重。）

11. Some people seem to be able to accumulate wealth faster than others.（似乎一些人比另一些人积累财富快些。）

12. The first quarter results reflect continued improvements in productivity.（第一季度的结果反映了生产率的持续提高。）

13. The teacher tried to encourage her students to become less dependent on her because she knew they would sooner or later have to take care of themselves.（老师努力鼓励学生更少地依赖于她，因为她知道他们迟早不得不自己照顾自己。）

14. Every country considers its internal affairs to be its own responsibility.（每个国家都把内政看做是自己的职责。）

Unit 3

1. To support his argument the diplomat cited an article of the Charter of the United Nations.（外交官引用了美国宪章中的一篇文章来支持自己的观点。）

2. Credulous people might accept that theory, but as for me, I don’t believe one half of it.（轻信的人或许会接受这个理论，至于我，我一点儿也不相信。）

3. Some people tend to exaggerate when they talk about their own achievements.（一些人在谈论自己的成就时，倾向于夸大其辞。）

4. Statements made in anger are often regrettable but difficult to take back.（生气时说的话常常是令人遗憾且很难收回的。）

5. Sometimes the preface to a novel or a play is more interesting than the work itself.（有时候，小说或剧本的前言部分比作品本身更有趣。）

6. My father always justified his behavior by telling us what his father had taught him to do when he was a child.（我父亲总是通过告诉我们当他还是孩子时他父亲教他的事情来为自己的行为辩护。）

7. The sun had sunk below the horizon when we arrived at the village.（我们到达村庄时，太阳已落到地平线以下了。）

8. We accept the authority of our parents when we are young, but as we mature we may begin t o question their advice.（当我们年轻时，我们听信父母的话，当我们逐渐成熟时，我们就开始质疑他们的建议。）

9. Since she didn’t reply yet you should follow up your letter with a phone call.（既然她还没有回答，你可以在写信后再打个电话。）

10. This principle advanced by Lenin remains an incontrovertible truth.（列宁提出的这一原则是颠扑不破的真理。）

11. The meeting was late because the speaker talked on and on about his family, his travels, his publications and so forth.（会议开得很晚，因为发言者不停地谈论他的家庭、旅行、他出版的书等等。）