教学学院 班级 学号 姓名 Quiz for Unit 5
1. Please choose the correct meaning for each word. (1’*25=25’)
abundance ( ) adapt ( ) intermingle ( ) colossal ( ) integrity ( ) contamination( ) flame ( ) flicker （ ） immune ( ) built-in ( ) assault ( ) counterpart ( ) consent （ ） flare-back （ ）contend （ ）impetuous ( ) resurgence( ) damp( ) chorus ( ) deliberate （ ） fern ( ) considerable ( ) explosive （ ）film （ ） adjust （ ）
a. To gradually change your behavior and attitudes in order to be successful in a b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.
new situation
To gradually become familiar with a new situation Quantity that is more than enough; plenty Sudden violent attack
To argue or say that sth is true Agreement; permission Great in size or amount
To mix together or mix sth with sth else
Sudden outburst of strong or violent activity once more A very thin layer of liquid, powder, etc. on the surface of sth
密 封 线 k. Slow and careful
l. To reduce; to make sth less strong m. Large, huge, immense
n. Increasing suddenly or quickly in amount or number o. To burn or shine unsteadily (said of lights or flame) p. Condition of being whole or undivided
q. A type of plant with green leaves shaped like large feathers, but with no flowers r. Sth said, sung or shouted by many people together s. Forming a part of sth that cannot be separated from it
t. To become suddenly bright with light or color, esp. red or orange
u. Rising or reviving after destruction, defeat, or disappearance v. Not affected by a disease, chemical, etc.
w. Acting or done with little thought or care; impulsive x. Sb or sth that has the same job, purpose, or function as sb or sth else in a different place y. The situation that a place or substance is made dirty or harmful by putting sth such as chemicals or poison in it 1
2. Change the word forms according to the requirements. (20’) 1) verb----noun (6’)
adapt _ modify confine desert restrain reserve 2) give synonyms of the following words (6’)
countless assault employ precisely
lethal pollution 3) fill in the blank with appropriate prepositions (8’)
a limit the amount be confined bed
to damp the power to hold the species bounds to subject people contact be progress
potentials harm war nature
3. Complete the following sentences with correct words. (1’*10=10’) 1) There was once a town in the heart of America all life seemed to live in with its surroundings.
2) In autumn, oak and maple and birch set up a of color that flamed and across a background of pines.
3) Then some evil settled on the community: mysterious diseases swept the of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. 4) Nature has introduced great variety into the landscape and holds the species within by the built-in checks and .
5) It took hundreds of millions of years to produce the life that now the earth.
6) Under agricultural conditions the farmer had few insect problems.
4. Paraphrasing work (2’*5=10’)
1) The feeding stations in the backyards were deserted.
2) This pollution is for the most part irrecoverable.
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3) The chemicals are the synthetic creations of man’s inventive mind, having no counterparts in nature.
4) Destructive insects often undergo a “flare-back,” or resurgence.
5) Such a system set the stage for explosive increases in specific insect populations.
5. Translation work. (35’)
A: Phrase translation (1’*10=10’)
Evil spell browned and withered vegetation Intensification of agriculture Introduced species an inventive mind 赏心悦目 克制冲动 抛弃朋友 挖一口井 造成未曾见过的伤害
B: Sentence translation （25’） English into Chinese (3’*5=15’)
1. Thus the chemical war is never won, and all life is caught in its violent crossfire.
2. The rapidity of change follows the impetuous pace of man rather than the
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deliberate pace of nature.
3. Please, I’d like to draw three hundred dollars in ten-dollar bills.
4. It was a close match. The final score was 87 to 86 in our favor.
5. Instead we need the basic knowledge of animal populations and their relations to their surroundings that will “promote an even balance and damp down the explosive power of outbreaks and new invasions.”
Chinese into English (2’*5=10’) 6. 一场群众抗议席卷了全国，将他置于左右两方的交叉火力当中。（crossfire）
7. 他说他宁可死也不愿意永远卧床不起，与外界隔绝。(be confined to)
8. 雷切尔·卡森以将她的一生都献给了环保事业而闻名。(devote to)
9. 成年人往往对某些疾病有免疫力。(be immune to)
10. 这个协议的签署使双方的合作成为可能。(set the stage for)
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