综合英语(一)

考试综合英语一串讲复习资料（1-10课）

综合英语复习

L1/The Time Message

词组：

1.toward the end of the term 即将结束时

2.run out（被）用完，将尽

But toward the end of the term you may suddenly find that time is running out.

3.The more time you waste， the easier it is to go on wasting time.

4.get the most out of sth. 充分利用……的机会

5.put into practice. 付诸时间

If you seriously wish to get the most out of college， you must put the time message into practice.

6.allow for 考虑到

Allow for unexpected things.

L2/Hans Christian Andersens Own Fairy Tale

词组：

1.seek one’s fortune 跋涉到异土他乡寻求功名和财富

There he took what little money he had， said good-bye to his mother and his stepfather and started out to seek his fortune.

2.be afraid to do sth./be afraid of sth. 害怕做某事

She was afraid to go home.

问答：

1.What favour did he ask of the Prince of Denmark one day？

One day he asked a favour from the prince to let him write plays and have his plays acted in theatres.

2.What did the Prince advise him to do？

The Prince advise him to learn some useful skills instead.

3.What was he determined to do？

He determined to follow his dream and establish frame over Demark.

4.Who helped Andersen in Copenhagen？ What did he do for Andersen？

A music teacher helped Andersen in Copenhagen. He gathered money from his friends and bought clothes and food for him.

L3/Hans Christian Andersen’s Own Fairy Tale （2）

词组：

1.have a good view of 清楚看到

In Copenhagen， Hans Christian lived in an attic in an old house， where he had a good view of the city.

2.feel/be at ease with sb. 与某人相处感到轻松惬意

Hans felt most at ease with children.

3.look upon …as… 把……看做……= consider/regard…as…

I looked upon you as a close friend.

John is looked upon as the best basketball player in his class.

大家认为约翰在班上篮球打得最好

4.be in sb’s/sth’s honour

be in honour of sb./sth. 向……表示敬意，为庆祝……，为纪念

A party will be held in honour of the visiting president.

5.do sth. In one’s honor.

A great dinner was held in his honor.

问题：

1.Explain in your own words the meaning of “it doesn’t matter of you are born in

a duck-yard as long as you come from a swan’s egg”。

There is an old Chinese saying expressing， the same idea with this remark：“Sooner or later it will glitter，if it is gold”。

L4/This Life

词组：

1.armed with sth. 武装

Then I would take the paper away with me， armed now with the meaning of those words，and reread and reread the article so that the meaning of those words would get locked into my memory.

问题：

1.Why did the director tell him to get off the stage？

The director told him to go off because he thought that Sidney couldn’t read at all.

2.What was his main problem？

His main problem was that his vocabulary was too small.

L5/Night Watch

问题：

1.What did the Marine tell the nurse after the old man died？

After the old man died the Marine told the nurse that this was not his father， and he hadn’t seen him before.

L6/How Dictionaries Are Made

问题：

1.How do people generally look upon dictionaries？ In the United States if a person does not agree with the dictionary how is he or she looked upon？

Generally people regard dictionaries as the highest authority for the meanings and uses of words. In U.S.，if one doesn’t agree with the dictionary he is considered out of his mind.

2.What is the first step in making a dictionary？

The first step is to do a lot of reading of the literature of the period or subject that the dictionary is to cover.

3.What do editors copy on cards as they read？