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VocabularyExercises
1.Completethefollowingsentenceswithcompoundwordsformedinthesamewayasintheexamples.Eachwordistobeusedonceonly.
Examples:
(形容词+名词复合形容词/名词)
long-term长期的
briefcase公文包
short-term短期的
first-rate一流的
sweetheart恋人;情人
best-seller畅销书
Adj.
first
gentle
high
new
super
Noun.
comer
grade
hand
man
market
1)Mymotheroftendoesherweeklyshoppingatanearbysupermarket.超级市场
2)Youwillneverknowwhatispovertyifyouhavenofirsthandexperience.第一手的
3)Arealgentlemanshouldnotbeprejudicedagainstwomen.绅士
4)Hisparentsboughtthemahigh-gradeTVsetasaweddingpresent.优质的
5)I’msorry,Idon’tknowwherethenearestpostofficeis.I’manewcomerheremyself.新来的人
2.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.
1)Usetheverb+nouncollocation.
出席会议
attendameeting
干的不错
doagoodjob
体验苦难
experiencesuffering
自学英语
teachoneselfEnglish
发现奇迹
discoverwonders
忍住咳嗽
suppressacough
掌握技能
mastertheskills
获取知识
acquireknowledge
需要勇气
requirecourage
丰富生活
enrichone’slife
接受修正
acceptcorrections
改正错误
correctmistakes
不再指望
abandonthefuture
作出努力
makeefforts
2)Usethe“usefulexpressions”.
UsefulExpressions:
insomerespects
在某些方面
(not)matterwhat/how,etc.
……(没)有关系
gettrapped
被困,陷于
leadto
导致
leave…untouched
没有提及过;没有动过
farfrom
并非,并不是
berestrictedto
仅限于
becapableof
有能力
takedelightin
乐于,嗜好
provide…for…
为……提供……
beboundto
一定要……,终归;不得不;注定
soonerorlater
迟早;早晚有一天
(1)新造的大桥坍塌了,一名工程师和两名地方官员为此受到刑事起诉。
Thecollapseofthebignewly-builtbridgeledtoanengineerandtwolocalgovernmentofficialswerecriminalprosecution.
(2)他工作了一天,午饭都没动。
Heworkedallday,leavinghislunchuntouched.
(3)经常性的体育运动使学生身体强壮,更好的适应学习,决不是浪费时间。
Farfrombeingawasteoftime,regularsportsactivitiesmakestudentsphysicallystrongandadapttotheirstudybetter.
(4)在海洋世界公园,海豹和海豚能够表演各种技巧,逗的小观众们乐不可支。
ThesealsanddolphinsintheSeaWorldarecapableofvariousskills,andthismakeschildrenaudienceoverjoyed.
(5)把快乐建立在别人痛苦之上的人迟早要受到报应的。
Thosewhotakedelightinotherpeople’spainwillsufferretributionsoonerorlater.
(6)在某些方面,那部新字典有不少地方需要改进。
Insomerespects,thatnewdictionaryhasmanypartstobeimproved.
(7)当那辆公共汽车冲进路边翻了车时,许多小朋友被困在里边。
Whenthatbushrushedoutoftheroadandturnedover,manychildrengottrappedinit.
(8)在开幕式上,市政府将为一千多明来宾提供饮食。
Attheopeningceremony,thecitygovernmentwillprovidefoodanddrinkformorethan1,000guests.
(9)在中国,城市家庭只允许生一个孩子。
InChina,everyurbanfamilyisrestrictedtoonlyonechild.
(10)只要我们能得到点休息,去哪里并不重要。
Itdoesn’tmatterwherewego,aslongaswecangetalittlerest.
3)Uselearn,askandteach.
(1)那位男孩向警察询问去火车站怎么走。
Thatboyaskedthepolicemanhowtogettotherailwaystation.
(2)学习外语没有任何捷径可走。
Therearenoshortcutsinlearningaforeignlanguage.
(3)获悉我最喜欢的数学老师仍然在那所学校教书我决定去看他。
Learningthatmyfavoritemathematicsteacherisstillteachinginthatschool,Idecidedtovisithim.
(4)这位老工人教育他的子女做人要诚实。
Thisveteranworkertaughthischildrentobehonest.
(5)他问老板那天他是否可以早点离开办公室。
Heaskedhisbosswhetherhecouldleaveoffworkalittleearlierthatday.
(6)艰难困苦使我们对我们现有的一切感到满意。
Difficultiesandhardshipsteachustobegratefulforallthatwehavealreadyhad.
(7)毕业时他要求到西藏去工作一年。
Onhisgraduation,heaskedtoworkinTibetforoneyear.
(8)我只不过是想关心别人,也希望受到他人的关心,我的要求并不过分。
AllIwanttodoisjusttoshowmycareforothers,andIhopetobetreatedinthesamewaybyothers.Iamnotaskingtoomuch.
(9)聪明人从自己的错误中吸取教训。
Wisemenlearnlessonsfromtheirownmistakes.
(10)求援是没有用的,因为已经早过了午夜。
Sinceitiswellaftermidnight,thereisnopointinaskingforhelp.
(11)那位科学家教育他的学生说年轻人要面向未来。
Thatscientisttaughthisstudentsthatyoungpeopleshouldbelookforwardthefuture.
(12)问及她生活的最大乐趣时,她说“学习”。
Whenaskedwhatthegreatestpleasurewasinherlife,shereplied“learning”.
3.Completethefollowingsentences.
1)Putsuitableprepositionsoradverbsintheblanks.
(1)YoudidaverygoodjobattranslatingtheessayintoChinese.
(2)Hewassilentonthemeeting.
(3)Thisbookisquitedifficult.ItiswrittenfromstudentswhoseEnglishisaboveaverage.
(4)Isawsomethingdarkmovingtowardmydirection.
(5)Inmanyrespects,hehassetupanexampleforustofollow.
(6)Idon’tthinkheisgoodatgrammar;hiscompositionisfullofgrammarmistakes.
(7)Onthesurface,thequestionissimple,butit’sreallyquitecomplicatedandworthdiscussingindepth.
(8)Itrequiresgreateffortsonourparttocompletetheprojectontime.
(9)Don’tbelieveinhimsoeasily.Thinkaboutwhatisbehindhissmile.
(10)Weshouldnotrestrictourattentiontomarketswithinhome.Enougheffortsshouldbeconcentratedondevelopingoverseasmarketsaswell.
(11)Shereadherfather’slastletteragainandagain,soonshefoundthatshehadlearnitatheart.
(12)Makingmistakesisnotalwaysabadthingifyoucanlearnfromthem.
2)Choosetherightwordfromthebrackets.
(1)Theschoolhasexcellentsportingfacilities.(equipment,facilities)
(2)Englishisadifficultlanguage.(difficult,hard)
(3)TheyaskedTomaboutthenextday’sgame,andheseemsveryconfident.(confident,certain)
(4)Pleaseconfineyourremarkstothesubjectunderdiscussion.(limit,confine)
(5)Iignoredhisruderemarksaboutmyclothes.(remarks,statements)
4.Choosethebestwordforeachblank.
Theword“quake”meansashakingortrembling.Anearthquakeisashakingortremblingofa(a,most,this,the)partoftheearth’ssurface.Sometimeswhen(because,if,since,when)aheavytruckortractorpassesby,wefeeltheearthmove(dance,go,move,run)orshake,butthisisnotwhat(how,that,what,which)wemeanas(as,by,through,with)anearthquake.Anearthquakeiscausedbychangesoccurring(happening,having,occurring,taking)placeinsidetheearth.Thesechanges–andtheyareconstantlygoingon–release(give,offer,release,send)energywhichmakes(causes,helps,makes,drives)theearth’scrustshakeandtremble.Scientistsreportthattherearelikely(definitely,likely,perhaps,possible)amillionearthquakeseachyear.Mostofthemareso(so,such,too,very)gentlethattheycanonlybedetectedbysensitiveinstruments.Butalmosteveryyearthereisatleast(atleast,atmost,few,only)onegreatearthquake,andathousandmore(greater,larger,less,more)whichdosomedegreeofdamagetobuilding,bridges,androads.
Grammar&Usage
Subject-VerbAgreement(
)
1.主谓一致的三条原则
1)语法一致,即在语法形式上取得一致。
Humanbeingsenjoylearning.
Everybody’sunderstandingisincomplete.
2)意义一致,即根据意义来处理一致关系。
Thepeopletherearefightingfortheindependenceoftheircountry.
Tendollarswasalotofmoneyatthattime.
3)就近原则,即谓语动词的单、复数形式取决于最靠近它的词语。
Thereisapen,twopencils,andaneraserinthepencilbox.
Neithertheboynorhisteachersknowtheanswer.
2.集体名词作主语时与动词的一致
1)当主语为furniture,equipment,machinery等词时,谓语动词通常为单数。
ThefurnitureinthatshopisallmadeinChina.
Officeequipmentisveryexpensivenowadays.
Alotofnewmachineryhasbeeninstalled.
2)集体名词如people,cattle,police,poultry等往往作复数用。
Somepeopledrivemadlyinthiscountry.
Manycattlehavediedbecauseoftheflood.
Thepolicehavebeensenttherebuttheyhavenotmadeanyarrestsyet.
Poultryareplentifulinthatmountainregion.
3)family,government,class,committee,audience,team,public等词被视作一个整体时,其后的动词用单数;被视为构成整体的个体时,其后的动词则为复数。
Hisfamilyisahappyone.
Hisfamilyareallinterestedinstamp-collecting.
TheDemocraticGovernmentisinpowernow.
Thegovernmentis(are)consideringfurthertaxcuts.
Theaudiencewasveryquietwhenhewasgivinghisspeech.
Theaudiencewereshoutingandlaughingwhenhecameintothehall.
Ourclassisthetopclassinthegrade.
Theclassarebusytakingnotes.
3.并列主语与动词的一致
1)当“名词+名词”表示一种事物时,用单数动词。
BaconandeggsisaverypopularBritishbreakfast.
Toastandmarmaladeismyfavoritebreak.
Fishandchipsisservedeveryday.
2)当主语是由and,both…and连接的并列结构时,如果主语所指的不是一种事物,动词则用复数形式。
JackandMaryareinlovewitheachother.
BothTomandJohnareabsenttoday.
War,famineanddroughthaveclaimedthousandsoflivesinthatcountry.
3)在由or或nor连接的并列结构中,动词单、复数形式一般与or或nor后面的名词或代词保持一致。
Heorhisbrothersaretoblameforthis.
Eitheryouoryourfriendhastopaythebill.
Eitherhisfatherorhismothercomestoseehimeveryday.
Whencouplesquarrel,(either)thewifeorthehusbandhastogivein.
Neithershenoryouaremistaken.
Neitherthemanagernortheclerksarecollegegraduates.
4)notonly…butalso连接结构作主语时,动词的单、复数形式依据butalso后的名词或代词。
NotonlyFredbutalsohisparentslovethissmallpetdog.
Notonlytheboysbutalsotheirmotherisveryill.
Exercises
1.Choosetherightverbform.
1)Eithertheplayersorthecoachis(is,are)toblameforthedefeat.
2)Theboy’sfamilyare(is,are)anxiouslylookingforhim.
3)Bothyouandyourfriendsare(is,are)welcomehere.
4)NeitherJacknorhisparentsstay(stays,stay)athomeatweekends.
5)Breadandbutteris(is,are)thebasicfoodinwesterncountries.
6)Thefootballteamare(is,are)havingdinner.
7)Thegovernmentis(is,are)planningtomakewaronthatcountry.
8)Lawandordermean(means,mean)differentthingstodifferentpeople.
9)Warandpeaceis(is,are)aconstantthemeinthiskindofnovel.
10)Thecattlethereonthehillbelong(belongs,belong)tomyfamily.
2.Putinthecorrectformoftheverbinbrackets.
1)Thefamilyare(be)alwaysquarrellingwithoneanother.
2)TheChinesepeopleis(be)veryfriendlytoforeigners.
3)Thegovernment