综合英语第3单元习题和答案

Working with Words and Expressions

第1题

TEXT A

consume inevitably likewise paralyze qualify quest remain sheer stiff

TEXT B

absorb collapse exchange predict refine vessel

1）After gold was first discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848,many people travelled all the way to California in _____ of

2) He had finished his speech, but somehow he ________ at the microphone for a few minutes, gazing at the audience.

3) Medical research has proved that people who _______ large amounts of animal fats are more likely to get cancer and heart disease than those who do not.

4) My father’s job is to look through a microscope at viruses day and night, and his biggest wish is that I could follow suit and do ________.

5) They filled a large cooking ______ with vegetables and let it simmer over the campfire.

6) She wanted to improve her English so she could ______y herself as a translator.

7) I can’t play the piano like t used to----my fingers have gone _____ from lack of practice.

8) He felt as if his whole world had _________ when he learned that his child had been killed in the accident.

9) Some scientists _______ that the Earth’s temperature would rise by as much an 5℃over the next 20 years if we didn’t take effective measures.

10) The worsening economic conditions will __________ lead to more crimes and more victims.

11) He appeared to have grasped what I said in class, but I could not tell whether he had ________ every detail.

12) His proposal of decreasing production was turned down since all the board members thought it was _____ nonsense.

13) The company is planning to construct a palm oil refinery with the capacity of ________ 300 tons of palms to cooking of oil per day.

14) The public transport system in the region has been completely _________ since the bus drivers started a strike in the morning.

15) We thought we’d do a(n) ________. She’ll come over here at Easter and go there in summer.

答案：

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1）After gold was first discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848,many people travelled all the way to California in quest of gold and fortune.

2) He had finished his speech, but somehow he remained at the microphone for a few

minutes, gazing at the audience.

3) Medical research has proved that people who consume large amounts of animal fats are

more likely to get cancer and heart disease than those who do not.

4) My father’s job is to look through a microscope at viruses day and night, and his biggest wish is that I could follow suit and do likewise.

5) They filled a large cooking vessel with vegetables and let it simmer over the campfire.

6) She wanted to improve her English so she could qualify herself as a translator.

7) I can’t play the piano like I used to----my fingers have gone stiff from lack of practice.

8) He felt as if his whole world had collapsed when he learned that his child had been killed in the accident.

9) Some scientists predict that the Earth’s temperature would rise by as much an 5℃over the next 20 years if we didn’t take effective measures.

10) The worsening economic conditions will inevitably lead to more crimes and more victims.

11) He appeared to have grasped what I said in class, but I could not tell whether he had absorbed every detail.

12) His proposal of decreasing production was turned down since all the board members thought it was sheer nonsense.

13) The company is planning to construct a palm oil refinery with the capacity of refining 300 tons of palms to cooking oil per day.

14) The public transport system in the region has been completely paralyzed since the bus drivers started a strike in the morning.

15) We thought we’d do a(n) exchange. She’ll come over here at Easter and I’ll go there in

summer.

答案

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1）After gold was first discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848,many people travelled all the way to California in quest of gold and fortune.

1848年在萨特的工厂首次发现黄金后,许多人一路奔波到加利福尼亚寻求黄金和财富。

2) He had finished his speech, but somehow he remained at the microphone for a few

minutes, gazing at the audience.

他完成了他的演讲,但不知何故,他仍然站在麦克风前几分钟,凝视着观众。