英语Ⅱ平进作业第二次作业答案

第二次作业

一、交际英语

I'm sorry I'm late.

- _________ Come earlier next time.

.

are welcome.

doesn't matter.

don't know.

you for calling.

-- _________

't mention it.

's fine.

talking to you.

back again.

you ever so much for your lovely gift.

-- _________

mind

'm glad you like it.

don't say so.

, It's not so good.

's the problem with your bike?

-- _________

at all.

, thank you.

serious.

me introduce myself. I'm Steward．

-- _________

a pleasure.

to meet you.

don't know.

a lot.

二、阅读理解

The word horsepower（马力）was first used two hundred years ago. James Watt had made the first widely used steam（蒸气）engine. He had no way of telling people exactly how powerful it was, for at that time there were no units for measuring（测量）power.

Watt decided to find out how much work one strong horse could do in one minute. He called that unit one horsepower. With this unit he could measure the work his steam engine could do.

He discovered that a horse could lift a 3,300-pound weight 10 feet into the air in one minute. His engine could lift a 3,300-pound weight 100 feet in one minute.

Because his engine did ten times as much work as the horse, Watt called it a ten horsepower engine.

passagesays that Watt made the first widely used steam engine.

made up a unit of measurement based on the strength of a horse.

wanted to find a way to lift a 3300-pound weight.

horsepower would equal the weight a horse could lift.

title of the passageis "How the Term Horsepower Came into Being".

The residents of 24 Acacia Grove were dissatisfied with the condition of the property, so John Preston called a meeting to discuss things last week. At the meeting John suggested setting up a residents' committee. Everyone was so worried and angry about the agent's inactivity that they agreed, and they elected John as Chairman of the committee. Many residents said that they were tired of telephoning the agent and tired of complaining about the flats. Although the agent was responsible for the flats, they thought that he didn't do enough. Therefore John was asked to write to the agent and say that they were disappointed with the management of the flats.

The next service payment was due at the end of the month. However, they agreed not to pay it until they were happy with the plans to improve the property. They decided to tell the agent that he must start the work within one month. They all went away very pleased with themselves.

did John Preston call a meeting last week?

the residents were dissatisfied with the present residents' committee.

the residents were dissatisfied with the bad management of the flats.

some residents requested to change the present residents' committee.

he wanted to become Chairman of the committee.

elected John as Chairman of the committee?

agent.

residents.

committee.