I Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words. 1.Which makes what's happening on the computer nerworks all the more startling. 2.Just when the media of Mcluhan were supposed to render obsolete the medium of Shakespeare,the online world is experiencing the greatest boom in letter writing since the 18th century. 3.David Sewell,an associate editor at the University of Arizona,likens netwriting to the literary scene Mark Twain discovered in San Francisco in the 1860s. 4.For it can be very bad indeed :sloppy,meandering ,puerile,ungrammatical, poorly spelled,badly structured and at times virtually content free. 5.Gerard Van der Leun.has emerged as one of the preeminent stylists on the Net. 6.That is not to say that with more time every writer on the Internet would produce sparkling copy. 7.Green's Well Met in Minnesota.is now revered on the Internet as a classic. 8.It's so competitive that you have to work on your style if you want to mke any impact. 9.Unless they adjust to the new medium,professiona writers can come across as self-important vlowhards in debates with more nimble networkers. 10.Not only has it emfranchised thousands of would-be writers who otherwise might never have taken up the craft,but it has also thrown together classes of people who hadn't had much direct contact before. II Fill in the blanks ith the appropriate forms of the given words. 1.He dismissed the economists as teenage(scribble)who wanted to get their names in the newspaper. 2.Moile phone technology is developing so quickly that many customers are concerned about (obsolete). 3.Some unusual fish have(rudiment )legs. 4.The trial was a (mock )-the judge had decided the erdict before it even began. 5.She feels great (revere)for her professors 6.He takes plenty of(vigor)exercise. 7.The presentation was a(collaboraete)effort by all the children in the class. 8.It's about time we (democracy)the organization of this company. 9.My brother is a keep-fit(enthuse). 10.I don't know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly (trivia) II Fill in each of the blanks with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form come across make an impression side effect liken to press release confront with lace up dash off inherent in hark back blow away weed out 1.The Department of Transport has issued a_about the proposals for the
ⅠExplain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words. 1. Which makes what’s happening on the computer nerworks all the more startling. 2. Just when the media of Mcluhan were supposed to render obsolete the medium of Shakespeare,the online world is experiencing the greatest boom in letter writing since the 18th century. 3. David Sewell, an associate editor at the University of Arizona,likens netwriting to the literary scene Mark Twain discovered in San Francisco in the 1860s. 4. For it can be very bad indeed :sloppy,meandering ,puerile,ungrammatical, poorly spelled, badly structured and at times virtually content free. 5. Gerard Van der Leun .has emerged as one of the preeminent stylists on the Net. 6. That is not to say that with more time every writer on the Internet would produce sparkling copy. 7. Green’s Well Met in Minnesota. is now revered on the Internet as a classic. 8. It’s so competitive that you have to work on your style if you want to mke any impact. 9. Unless they adjust to the new medium, professiona writers can come across as self-important vlowhards in debates with more nimble networkers. 10. Not only has it emfranchised thousands of would-be writers who otherwise might never have taken up the craft,but it has also thrown together classes of people who hadn’t had much direct contact before. ⅡFill in the blanks ith the appropriate forms of the given words. 1. He dismissed the economists as teenage _（scribble）who wanted to get their names in the newspaper. 2. Moile phone technology is developing so quickly that many customers are concerned about _(obsolete). 3. Some unusual fish have _(rudiment ) legs. 4. The trial was a _(mock )—the judge had decided the erdict before it even began. 5. She feels great _(revere) for her professors. 6. He takes plenty of _(vigor) exercise. 7. The presentation was a _(collaboraete) effort by all the children in the class. 8. It’s about time we _(democracy) the organization of this company. 9. My brother is a keep-fit _(enthuse). 10. I don’t know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly _(trivia) Ⅲ Fill in each of the blanks with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form come across make an impression side effect liken to press release confront with lace up dash off inherent in hark back blow away weed out 1. The Department of Transport has issued a _about the proposals for the
new motorway 2.He's always to his childhood and saying how things were better then. 3.She the letter in five minutes. 4.The first round of inteviews only really serves to the very weakest of applicants. 5.He as a bit of a bore in interviews. 6.They the other team in the second half of the game. 7.Dose this drug have any 8.He quite on the girls at the tennis club. 9.She can her shoes and she's only five. 10.She seems completely unaware of the contradictions her professed point of view. 11.She's been a young Elizabeth Taylor. 12.I thought I would remain calm,but when I was the TV camera,Ibecame very nervous. IV Explain the meaning of the underlined word or phrase in each sentence. 1.The leisure industry is booming. 2.The feeling of intoxication that followed her victory was cut short by her father's sudden death. 3.The sparkle went out of her after her husband died. 4. We haven't got a hope in hell of meeting such a tight deadline. 5. He came out with a gem about the absurd ity of the situation. 6.And did reason prevail over emotion? 7.The speaker's aim was to spark the reformers into action. 8.This webite is currently under construction. 9.We need to decide this democratically. 10.Ian took up the story where Sue had left off. Translation I Translate the following sentences in to English,using the words or phrases given in the brackets. L.她坚持努力把自己重新塑造成一位演员。(reinvent as) 2.导演的新片回复到早期的电影风格。(hark back to) 3.我发现他的幽默感相当幼稚。(puerile) 4. 别烦我，我还有许多工作要干呢。(ream of) 5.禁烟活动对年轻人产生了不小的影响。(make an impact on) 6.她的报道文章言简意赅。(terse) 7.这一事件引发了一场两国之间的外交争端。(spak) 8.参赛作品都是高水平的，很难对他们进行评判。(caliber) 9.所有的售货员似乎都带着同样假惺惺的笑。(phony) 10.你有没有想过从事工程师这一行？(take up) II Translate the following passage into Chinese. Fifteen years ago,computer experts expanded the Internet system.This expansion was called the World Wide Web,It permits computer users to find and exchange
new motorway. 2. He’s always _to his childhood and saying how things were better then. 3. She _the letter _in five minutes. 4. The first round of inteviews only really serves to _the very weakest of applicants. 5. He _as a bit of a bore in interviews. 6. They _the other team _in the second half of the game. 7. Dose this drug have any _? 8. He _quite_on the girls at the tennis club. 9. She can _her shoes and she’s only five. 10. She seems completely unaware of the contradictions _her professed point of view. 11. She’s been _a young Elizabeth Taylor. 12. I thought I would remain calm ,but when I was _the TV camera ,Ibecame very nervous. Ⅳ Explain the meaning of the underlined word or phrase in each sentence. 1. The leisure industry is booming. 2. The feeling of intoxication that followed her victory was cut short by her father’s sudden death. 3. The sparkle went out of her after her husband died. 4. We haven’t got a hope in hell of meeting such a tight deadline. 5. He came out with a gem about the absurdity of the situation. 6. And did reason prevail over emotion? 7. The speaker’s aim was to spark the reformers into action. 8. This webite is currently under construction. 9. We need to decide this democratically. 10. Ian took up the story where Sue had left off. Translation ⅠTranslate the following sentences into English,using the words or phrases given in the brackets. 1. 她坚持努力把自己重新塑造成一位演员。（reinvent as） 2. 导演的新片回复到早期的电影风格。（hark back to） 3. 我发现他的幽默感相当幼稚。（puerile） 4. 别烦我，我还有许多工作要干呢。（ream of） 5. 禁烟活动对年轻人产生了不小的影响。（make an impact on） 6. 她的报道文章言简意赅。（terse） 7. 这一事件引发了一场两国之间的外交争端。（spark） 8. 参赛作品都是高水平的，很难对他们进行评判。（caliber） 9. 所有的售货员似乎都带着同样假惺惺的笑。（phony） 10. 你有没有想过从事工程师这一行？（take up） Ⅱ Translate the following passage into Chinese. Fifteen years ago,computer experts expanded the Internet system.This expansion was called the World Wide Web,It permits computer users to find and exchange
writen material and pictures much quicker than the older Internet system. The Internet and the World Wide Web have become vehicles for speedy information exchange for most people who can use a computer.Much of the information on the Internet is very valuable.As a research tool,the Internet has no equal. Almost any kind of information can be found through the Internet.There are electronic magazines that deal with ghost stories,poetry ,or children's srories.There are areas within this electronic world where you can play games,discuss politics,science,history,farming ,or just about any thing that interests you.You can look at and collect the beautiful color pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.You can listen to music or watch videos.You can watch musicians perform their latest songs.You can even join a group that meets electronically to discuss the music of their favorite rock and roll music group
writen material and pictures much quicker than the older Internet system. The Internet and the World Wide Web have become vehicles for speedy information exchange for most people who can use a computer.Much of the information on the Internet is very valuable.As a research tool,the Internet has no equal. Almost any kind of information can be found through the Internet.There are electronic magazines that deal with ghost stories,poetry ,or children’s srories.There are areas within this electronic world where you can play games,discuss politics,science,history,farming ,or just about any thing that interests you .You can look at and collect the beautiful color pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.You can listen to music or watch videos.You can watch musicians perform their latest songs.You can even join a group that meets electronically to discuss the music of their favorite rock and roll music group