2018年下半年成人学位提分练习及答案（16）

　　I. Fill in each of the following blanks using a suitable form derived from the word given in brackets.

　　1. He paid ________ visits to the old couple to help them with some routines. (regularly)

　　2. New _________ of scientific research has been applied to raise people’s standard of living. (achieve)

　　3. It is _________ of him to send the letter to her parents. (absurdity)

　　4. She asked for the ________ of her holidays into September. (extend)

　　5. The singer sang with incredible ________ and zest. (strong)

　　6. The teacher couldn’t get any idea from his _______ writing. (distinguish)

　　7. The _________ child begged all along the street without getting any food to eat. (hunger)

　　8. Before 1949, the Chinese working class suffered from _______. (poor)

　　II. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.

　　1. 他并不像他所表现出来的那么单纯 。( make out )

　　2. 没有人能剥夺你获取知识的权力。(deprive of)

　　3. 如果选书时只注意封面，你最终可能会买到一本相当无聊的书。 ( end up with)

　　4. 如果他能拿出玩电子游戏一半的热情放在学习上，他的学习成绩就会大大的提高.(half as much... as...)

　　5. 他所做的一切只不过是浪费更多的时间 。( nothing else than )

　　III. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

　　1. The photographs neatly sum up the results of these massive efforts to “conquer space” and at the same time they expose the absurdity of the undertaking.

　　2. All we can see is an indistinguishable mass which is supposed to represent a planet seen from several thousand miles away.

　　3. Now he is playing it as it has never been played before.

　　4. Thanks to space research, we can now see television pictures transmitted live half-way across the globe and housewife can use non-stick frying-pan in the kitchen.

　　5. If a man deprived himself and his family of food in order to buy and run a car, we would consider him mad.

　　IV. Write a summary of the reading passage in to no less than 120 words.

　　答案

　　I.

　　1. regular 2. achievement 3. absurd 4. extension 5. strength 6. distinctive 7. hungry

　　8. poverty

　　II.

　　1. He is not as innocent as he makes out.

　　2. Nobody can deprive of your rights to get knowledge.

　　3. If you only pay attention to the cover of the book when you are selecting, you will probably end up with a very boring book.

　　4. If he could put half enthusiasm on his study as much as he put on PC games, his score will increase obviously.

　　5. What they have done is nothing else than a waste of time.

　　III.

　　1. 那些照片清楚地总结了人类为“征服宇宙”付出巨大努力所取得的成果，但同时也揭示了这一举动有多么荒谬。

　　2. 我们所能看到的只是一团弄不清为何物的东西，据称确实是从几千英里外看到的一颗行星。

　　3. 现在，这种权势之争的表演已经发挥到了顶点。

　　4. 多亏了宇宙探索，我们现在才能看到穿越半个地球传送过来的电视实况图像，家庭主妇们也可以在厨房里用上不粘锅 。

　　如果一个人为了买车和养车而夺去自己和家人的食物的话，我门会认为他是疯了。