夏恒21世纪大学英语1~7单元

2021年1月19日发(作者：元稹)
1.

Do
you
think
that
making
music
and
art
compulsory

subjects
in
schools
may
reduce
some children’s enjoyment of them?

2.

Bob’s one of those people who
relish
risk and danger
–

he’d be bored in a
safe, steady job.

3.

Elizabeth’s
certainly
talented
enough
to
succee
d
in
her
career;
she
just
doesn’t have enough
confidence
in her own abilities.

4.

I’m
sorry
you’re
in
trouble,
but
you
made
your
decision
on
your
own
and
you’ll
just have to face the
consequences
.

5.

Many
educators
would
be
delighted
to
abolish
exams,
but
worry
that
without
them
there would be too little
incentive
for students to work hard.

6.

The teacher accidentally hit the boy’s hand with an eraser and was
henceforth

known as “Dead
-
Eye Bean”.

7.

If I had money, I’d
invest
it all in Internet companies.

8.

Psychologists say that our behavior is influenced by many factors too subtle
for us to consciously
perceive
.

9.

He’s always had a
passion
for books. If he could work in a library, it would
be a dream come true.

10.

Look
at
those
three
whispering
in
the
corner
again
–

they’re

scheming

something,
I just don’t know what!


1.

Lily has been going
steady with Richard
for
three years now.
I think it’s
true
love.

2.

Fred and Jim didn’t like each other at first, but
in time they became good
friends.

3.

By
leading
his
army
into
the
valley,
the
general
played
into
his
enemy’s
hands
.

4.

It was beyond her wildest dreams that more than a hundred thousand copies of
her recent novel were sold in three months.

5.

Did you notice how Ann
hung on Michael’s every word
all evening?

6.

The
photos
he
took
at
the
conference
are
so
out
of
focus
that
I
can’t
tell
who’s
who.

7.

What do albatrosses feed on when shellfish are out of season?

8.

That car is
the apple of Chris’s eye

—

he’ll
be devastated when he hears you
scratched the paint.

9.

The prisoners filed into the courtroom with their heads down and without even
glancing at the crowd of excited journalists.

10.

She
used
to
be
fascinated
by
butterflies
—
she
would
spend
hours
in
the
museum?poring over their collection.


1.

Please
label

all the boxes clearly so that we’ll know whi
ch ones are ours and
which belong to you.

2.

It’s not a simple question. Many different factors

have
converged

to
create
the current crisis.

3.

I can never repay my parents for the many
sacrifices
they made for me.

4.

Research
shows
that
humor
and
fear
are
two
excellent
ways
to
motivate

students.

5.

At
first
tea
was
produced
only
in
China;
it
was
later
transplanted

to
India
and
Japan.

6.

The sight of the animals’ sufferings so
horrified
him that he vowed never to
visit the zoo again.

7.

A mother’s
bond
with her newborn baby is an infinitely deep one that nothing
can replace.

8.

In Australia, women
constitute
51% of the population, but occupy only 19% of
the managerial
positions.

9.

Thousands
of
striking
workers
surged

into
the
city
square,
demanding
higher
wages
and better working conditions.

10.

There was a deep-rooted racial
prejudice
long before the two countries became
rivals and went to war.

11.

Mary
resents
having to go to work while her husband sits about the house all
day.

12.

Not all of the author’s
recommendations
for improving stud
ents’
performance
at school are logical.


1.

Research carried out at Berkeley shows that Asian children are motivated by a
sense of guilt.

2.

Professor Glover explained how 19th-century social policies led to a loss of
faith in the value of hard work.

3.

The con
troversy about “multiculturalism”
springs from recent changes in the
curricula of US

4.

A good education will make it easier for you to get ahead.

5.

Ted finally showed up
a little after eleven. He said he’d overslept.

6.

Women now make up two-fifths of the work force in this country.

7.

Kim says she works hard because she owes it to her parents.

8.

She found herself unable to cope
with all the work she had been assigned to do.

9.

The girls carefully divided the cake into seven pieces.

10.

Immigrants are excluded from many of the rights that citizens have.

11.

As a teacher, Henry is committed to awakening his students to the joys of
education.

12.

In the mid-1960s, many Frenchmen wondered if the Americans would ever make it
to the moon if they insisted on calculating distances in feet and inches.


1.

We expected Ellen to do well, but when she got straight A’s she
surpassed
all
our expectations.

2.

You made a good decision, and I thoroughly
approved
of it.

3.

They arrived at the stadium three hours early to
ensure

that they’d get good
seats.

4.

The company is now
thriving
thanks to the skillful management and outstanding
technology.

5.

The directors’ disagreement rapidly
escalated
into a fight, so the meeting
became more exciting than anyone had expected.

6.

As
a
junior
member
of
the
school’s
teaching

staff,
Janet
didn’t
feel
qualified

to discuss the issue with the principal.

7.

The
20-year-
old
tennis
player’s
dream
is
to
represent

China
at
the
next
Olympics.

8.

It was becoming
apparent

that the elderly chemist’s skills were no longer
needed.

9.

I
don’t
underst
and
how
you
can
justify

spending
money
on
space
exploration
when
there are hungry children in the world.

10.

Many of the
conflicts
that spring from cultural differences can be avoided if
you keep an open mind.


1.

You don’t have to
go along with his plan if you t
hink it’s crazy.


2.

Oh, stop complaining about the rain! It’s good from the farmers’ viewpoint
.

3.

This
67-year-old
Canadian
novelist
has
delighted
multitudes
of
readers
with
his
tales of mystery.

4.

Another joint venture in auto manufacturing has run into financial problems.

5.

For Sally, the wonderful evening of music and dancing had come to an end too
soon.

6.

Rosemary picked up the basics of Chinese very quickly because she used the
language at every opportunity.

7.

At
times
when
I
had
trouble
controlling
my
temper,
I
hardly
knew
what
I
was
saying
or doing.

8.

Once he’d
gotten into the habit of eating with chopsticks, he preferred them
to a knife and fork.

9.

Seeing that she had nothing to say after brief greetings, I tried my best to
smooth over the awkwardness of the first meeting.

10.

I
thought
the
man
was
lying
to
protect
his
wife,
but
in
fact
it
was
the
reverse.


1.

When
every
student
imagines
that
every
other
student
is
working
harder
and
doing
better, stress is the
inevitable
result.

2.

It
is
my
firm
conviction

that
violence
is
never
a
reasonable
solution
to
conflict.

3.

Everyone jumped up when a
piercing
scream suddenly broke the silence.

4.

In
many
cultures
a
memorial
service
is
a
joyful
celebration,
not
a
solemn

event.

5.

The recession has put increasing pressure on the job market, so employment
prospects for this year’s
graduates are unfortunately rather
grim
.

6.

If you
keep
too firm a
grip

on
your
children, they’ll
never learn to think for
themselves.

7.

I don’t know what
induced
Alfred to read your letter.
Presumably
he thought
it was addressed to him.

8.

What are you thinking of!? This medicine is much too
potent
for a small child!

9.

A large
segment
of the population
—

reckoned
at about 20%
—
still takes
spirit-worship (
神灵崇拜
) seriously.

10.

Before going on a camping trip, it’s wise to make sure

you
’re
well
equipped
for a wide range of emergencies.