第二單元
1.promosing 2.amusing 3.lowered 4.persisted 5.rank 6.swear 7.unfair 8.presence 9.frowning 10.approximately
IV.
1.on 2.upon 3.on 4.in 5.by 6.to 7.in 8.of 9.on 10.out
V.
1.O 2.K 3.D 4.H 5.J 6.E 7.M 8.G 9.B 10.A Word Building
VI.
1.observe - observer:one who observes a person or an event
2.ski - skier:one who skis
3.visit - visitor:one who visits somebody or some place
4.learn - learner:one who learns something
5.report - reporter:one who reports on persons or events for a newspaper
6.drink - drinker:one who often drinks alcohol,esp.too much
VII.
1.tropical 2.musical 3.occasional 4.environmental 5.global 6.dangerous 7.natural 8.central Sentence structure
VIII.
1.They didn't lose heart despite of lots of frustration.
2.Despite the heavy rain,the boys played football in the yard all afternoon.
3.I will try my best despite the slim chances of success.
4.Despite a thorough search for the escaped prisoner in the mountain,no sign of him was found.
5.Despite their increased income,their life became poorer because of the rising prices.
IX.
1.nor do I think it necessary to do so
2.nor would they go to my sister's
3.nor do we have her telephone number
4.nor would I like to go to work immediately
5.nor would I Translation
X.
1.Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family,she is never babied by her parents.
2.Mike didn't come to the party last night,nor did he call me to give an explanation.
3.The person sitting next to him did publish some novels,but he is by no means a great writer.
4.He has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins to loses.
5.The manager needs an assistant that he can count on to take care of problems in his absence.
6.This is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so large an audience.XI.
1.盡管那項(xiàng)計(jì)劃一開始就證明是不切實(shí)際的,但是他們還是堅(jiān)持要實(shí)施.
2.我無法說服他接受這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃,也無法使他認(rèn)識(shí)到這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃的重要性.
3.你是怎么把那么多東西塞進(jìn)這個(gè)小行李箱的?
4.別人對(duì)他怎么看,他全不在意.
5.我能否指出你犯了個(gè)小錯(cuò)誤.
6.他母親讓他開車慢一點(diǎn)兒,但是他從不把她的話放在心上.
Cloze
XII.
1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.A 9.B 10.D 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.D
Section B
Reading skills
I.
1.D 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.B
Comprehension of the Text
II.1.D 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B
Vocabulary
III.
1.sake 2.sacrificed 3.crack 4.pursuing 5.explosive 6.overcome 7.indicated 8.opponents 9.stripped 10.denied
IV.
1.Natasha made herself stand out in the group interview by acting as the leader in her group.2.To be successful,you need a careful plan,good luck,help at the right time,and above all,hard work.
3.They are not doing this to gain recognition or money;they are doing this for the sake of society.
4.It was actually what he said rather than what he did that made me sad.
5.Once my mother sets her mind on something,it will be very hard to stop her.
6.Years of research had set the stage for their success in their field.
7.Local people are used to the phenomenon,so they are not surprised at all.
8.Today at this meeting we are going to focus on the question of air pollution.
9.He never expected that his best friend would charge him with cheating in the exam.
10.His parents were so strict with him in his studies that he had little time to participate in any activities outside of class