大二下学期英语复习资料

大二下学期复习资料

I. Vocabulary

Unit3

1)The view that you should never spend more than earn is fairly typical ofpeople of their generation.

2)The artist stood before the paintings almost dumb with astonishment attheir beauty.

3)In 1963 , after his junior year in high school , Clinton was elected into a government study program

for young people in Washington , D. C.

4)William Byrd composed many pieces ofmusic , but his Latin church music is considered his most

glorious work .

5)Government establish welfare systems to provide a safety net to prevent people from suffering the

effects of poverty .

6)You quit that respectable , well-paid job for this unpromising one ? What came overyou ?

7) Many animals face extinction(灭绝) as the result of human interference .

8) Her hope of her husband’s return is fading as years go by .

9) Having worked for three years , Roger decided to enrol on an MBA program and narrowed downhis choice to three famous universities on the East Coast .

10)A frank reply is much more appreciated than beating about the bush(转弯抹角) .

11) Harold is always coming up with these dumb schemes for making money that just get us into trouble .

12)Call me , write to me , email me ; at any rate , let’s keep in touch .

Unit 5

1)He was startled by the sound of the back door opening in the dead of night.

2)There is nothing serious about the damage ; it is a mere scratch(划痕) on the door of the car.

3)Mom was singing a lullaby to my baby sister while rocking the cradle with a gentle backwards and

forward motion .

4)Tense and hot ,we were really sweating as we waited for them to announce the results.

5)He sat leaning against the back of the seat with his legs stretched out straight in front of him.

6)She’s one of those habitually vain people who keep glancing at themselves in the mirror when they

think no one’s looking.

7)Mike is an extremely careless man. On one occasion , it was not until he got to an ATM that it

occurred to him he had left his card at home.

8)Young children often feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.

9)Stan tends to be driven by his emotions –he rarely considers the consequences of his actions.

10)She ought to be thoroughly ashamed of herself for talking to her guests in such a rude way.

11)In my mind’s eye

12) He had tried to put the unpleasant scene out of his mind , but it kept on recurring to him , especially in dreams.

Unit 6

1)Students from countries such as China , which has a drastically different culture and language from

the US , have to absorb a great deal of cultural shock when they first arrive.

2)Persistent(持续的) headache can be a(n) implyof a serious problem , so do not hesitate to contact

your doctor.

3) A miniature garden takes little space but add much beauty to the landscape.