基础英语3期末复习材料.doc

基础英语3期末复习材料

Unit5

I .Explain in your own words the following sentences.

II ^Explain the underline part in each sentence in your own words.

HleFill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of given words.

1.It is generally considered unethical for physicians to advertize.(ethics)

2.The young actor was requested to speak in a feigned voice.(feign)

3.We must be unsparing in our criticism of arms trade.(spare)

4.Her hard experience has not coarsened her or made her cynicaL(cynicism)

5.Most shops are shut down during this confoundedly hot spell.(confound)

6.The availability of credit lubricated the channels of trade.(lubricant)

7.The ropes were entangled so Johnny was not able to untie the parceL(tangle)

8.Willful people cannot tolerate the slightest frustration of their wishes.(vvill)

IV.Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words.

V -Translate English to Chinese.

1 .Most strikingly, these tellers-of-a-thousand-lies reported that their deceptions caused them "little preoccupation or regret/1

十分惊人的是，这些无数次说谎的人称，说谎并没有是他们十分纠结或者后悔。

2.Despite these admission, 91 percent of all respondents said they were n satisfied with my own ethics and character.n

尽管承认说谎，91%的反馈者称“对自己的道德和性格还是感到满意。”

3.Surely, these "nice lies n are harmless and well-intended, a necessary social lubricant.

这些善意的谎言无疑是好意的，也是社会必要的润滑剂。

4.And if you're not sure, Mark Twain has given us a good rule of thumb. "When in doubt, tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends/1

如果你没有把握，马克吐温给了我们一条经验法则“拿不准的时候就说实话，这会使迷惑敌人，震惊朋友。”

VI.Translate Chinese into English.

1、当哈姆雷特拿不定主意该采取什么行动时，他就装疯(feign)

Hamlet feigned madness when he was hesitating about what to do.

2、搪塞推诿是这生意人的惯用伎俩(prevarication)

Prevarication is one of the techniques this businessman likes to employ.

3、真理之光有时太刺目，于是善意的谎言随处可见(ubiquitous)

Sometimes the light of the truth is just too dazzling, so white lies are ubiquitous.

4、美国许多妇女声称他们对自己二等公民的地位感到不满（profess）

Many women in America profess that they are unhappy with their status as second-class citizens.

5、一时冲动之下，他失言抖出了秘密（bhirtout）

On the impulse of the moment, he blurted out the secret.

6、你应该摆脱偏见，抵制诱惑，不让任何东西扭曲你的判断（warp）

You should get rid of any prejudice, resist temptations and let nothing warp your judgment.

7、他是一个过于敏感和富于想象的人，经常在头脑里编织张复杂的网络（a tangled web）Being over-sensitive and imaginative, he often weaves a tangled web in his mind.

8、他在伙伴中很受欢迎，因为他尽量不给别人添麻烦（spare）

He is very popular among his peers as he always tries to spare others any trouble.

Unit8

I .Explain in your own words the following sentences.

II .Explain the underline part in each sentence in your own words.