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1、英语预备阶段练习（三）I. Useful Expression Find the English equivalences of the following expressions from the texts. （在Text A和Text B中找到相应的英语表达）Unit 51. 塞翁失马 the missed blessings2随着毕业典礼的到来 as Graduation Day approached 3有些失望 somewhat disappointed4用金字刻着他的名字 with his name curved in gold 5. 冲父亲高声说话 raised his voic
2、e to his father6冲出房子 stormed out of the house7安排妥当make the arrangements8他父亲已经去世 his father had passed away 9. 将所有财产留给儿子pass all of his possessions to his son 10心中一阵悲伤和后悔.sudden sadness and regret filled his heart11标签上写着他毕业的日期 on the tag was the date of his graduation12.不珍惜拥有的东西 do not spoil what you
3、 have 13看上去似乎糟糕的事 what may appear as bad fortune 14.在树荫下打盹 took a nap under the shadow 15摘下树上所有的苹果 grabbed all the apples on the tree 16砍下树枝去造房子chop off my branches to build your house17很久不曾露面 never showed up for a long time18.最好的依靠和休息的地方the best place to lean on and rest 19我们身陷困境时when we are in tro
4、uble20为了你的幸福倾其所有 give everything they could to make you happyUnit 61. 看着天色渐晚 watch the light begin to fade 2. 2.肠胃不舒服 suffer from stomach and bowel pains3. 断断续续几个小时 go on and off for hours4.坐在妈妈怀里 sit in his mothers lap,5一堆照片里很显眼 stand out in a sea of photos 6跟其他家庭影集区别不大 not much different from othe
5、r family albums 7生活地很平凡 live a fairly normal life8 闪过面庞的表情 emotions that flash across your face9. 我为 Walt鼓掌 I applaud Walt.10. 在这上头大赚一笔 made a lot of money out of this11. 操控人们最大的担忧 manipulate one of mans greatest fears12痛苦的迹象 a sign of their misery13在疯狂的追逐中若有所失 something lost in the mad quest 14再看一眼
6、 give it a second glance15. 生活就像晃动的钟摆 life is a pendulum swing16让我相信这个理论 convince me to believe in the theory17回首那个可怕的夏季 look back on that horrible summer,18 栅栏里的玉米盆满钵满 my crib overflowed with corn 19结出枯黄、干瘪的谷壳 yielded only brown, empty husks 20庄稼支撑着我 I am still sustained by the cropII. Reading Comp
7、rehension Choose the best answer for each of the questions based on the information from the passages. Passage 1.Baths and bathing have long been considered of medical importance to man. In Greece there are the ruins of a water system for baths built over 3,000 years ago. The Romans had warm public
8、baths. In some baths, as many 3,000 persons could bathe at the same time. Treating disease by taking bathing has been popular for centuries. Modern medical bathing first became popular in Europe and by the late 1700s has also become popular in the United States. For many years frequent bathing was b
9、elieved to be bad for ones health. Ordinary bathing just to keep clean was avoided, and perfume was often used to cover up body smells! By the 1700s doctors began to say that soap and water were good for health. They believed that it was good for people to be clean. Slowly, people began to bathe mor
10、e frequently. During the Victorian Age of the late 19th century, taking a bath on Saturday night became common. In the United States ordinary bathing was slow to become popular. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, many Americans were know as “The Great Unwashed!” In one American city, for exam
11、ple, a person was only allowed to take a bathe every thirty days! That was a law! Frequency of bathing today is partly a matter of habit. People know that bathing for cleanliness is important to health. Doctors know that dirty bodies increase the chance of diseases. As a result, in the United States
12、, people generally bathe often. Some people bath once a day at least. They consider a daily bath essential to good health.1. A water system for baths was built by _B_ over 3,000 years ago. A. the Romans B. the Greeks C. the Americans D. the Europeans2. Dirty bodies can_B_ . A. ruin ones business B.
13、cause disease C. drive customers away D. cause good health3. In the 18th century doctors believed that being clean was _B_. A. unimportant B. good for health C. harmful D. important4. The underlined word perfume probably means _A_. A. a sweet smelling substance B. good health C. a strange smelling s
14、ubstance D. large wealth5. Which of the following gives the main idea of the passage? C A. Everybody in America takes a daily bath. B. A bath a day keeps the doctor away. C. Taking baths has become popular in the world. D. Bathing has become easier and cheaper.Passage 2 Today Ill be talking about the invention of the camera and photography. The camera is often thought to be a modern invention, but as early as 1727, a German physicist discovered that light darkens silver salt. Used as a camera, a big box was set up, and a small hole was cut in one side to le
