[教学]大学英语精读四1-5单元词汇题
Unit 1
1. A thoughtful person thinks before speaking and considers the feelings of others. (一个体贴的
人往往先思考后说话，并且考虑别人的感受。)
2. The library is closing. We might as well go home.(图书馆关门了。我们不如回家去。)
3. I’d like to draw your attention to the fact that there is some sense after all in the speaker’s non
sense.(我想让你注意这个事实，说话者的胡言乱语不是没有一点意义的。) 4. Harry has a vivid imagination; he can make up marvelous stories.(哈利想像力丰富，他能编出
奇妙的故事。)
5. Although Margie was swimming so well, she failed to win the first prize and had to settle for the second.(玛吉尽管游泳游得很好，但却没能得第一，屈居第
二。) 6. I’m quite determined to have the thing finished and done with before leaving the office.(我
决定在下班前把事情做完。)
7. Competitive sports are recommended to young adults to prepare them for the competitive world of college and business.(大学生们被推荐参与竞争性的体育运动，为他们适应充满竞争的大学和商
业活动做准备。)
8. It pained/pains me to admit that I was such a fool as to repeat the mistake.(承认自己是个重复
犯同一错误的傻瓜使我痛心。)
9. I lay on the beach after an enjoyable bathe, drinking a leisurely glass of beer.(愉快地洗了一
个澡后，我躺在沙滩上，悠闲地品着一杯啤酒。)
10. A soldier should never shrink from the duty of defending his country even in the face of certain death.(即使面临死亡，战士也不应逃避保卫祖国的职
责。) 11. Due to exceptionally bad weather, the ship arrived late and the delivery of goods was not on time.(由于天气格外糟糕，船晚到了，货物没能按时送
到。) 12. The streets echoed over and over again with the little girl’s piercing cries for her lost mother.
(小女孩因失去母亲而哭喊的尖厉声在街道上回响着。)
13. People in my hometown tend to eat more sour food on hot summer days presumably because it could help quench their thirst.(在我们家乡，人们在炎热的夏天更喜欢吃酸的食物，可能是因为
酸的食品能帮他们止渴。)
14. In the United States it is quite easy to find a place for rent, but the high cost keeps
many young people away.(在美国，供出租的地方很容易找到，但高昂的价格常使年轻人却步。)
15. The professor was reluctant to stop grading the stack of papers on her desk, but she was really too tired to read on. (教授不太情愿停止给桌上的试卷评分，但她实在太累了，再也看不下去了。)
Unit 2
1. The changes in the firm’s policy will have to be fundamental if they are to have any effect on its future.(如果公司策略的变化想对未来有所影响的话，就必须是根本性的。)
2. Last month I deposited 50 yuan in my savings account, but this month I had to draw 200 to pay for the cassette tape recorder.(上个月我存了50元钱，但这个月我必须提取200元买录音机。)
3. State financial support given in the form of scholarships has stimulated the students to greate
r efforts.(以奖学金形式出现的国家财政支持促使学生们更加努力。) 4. If you spare half an hour for exercises every day you’ll soon be back in good condition.(如果你每天省下半个小时锻炼身体，那么你很快就会恢复健康
的。) 5. When the temperature becomes extreme, people constantly complain about the weather.
(当气温达到极限时，人们总是不停地抱怨天气。)
6. A country should protect its natural resources by fighting against waste.(一个国家应通过反对浪费来保护其自然资源。)
7. The generators at the dam convert water power into electricity.(水坝上的发电机将水力转化为电。)
[教学]大学英语精读四1-5单元词汇题
