托福备考听力

　　每天一练对同学们可以大有帮助：

　　1. Bill, thanks for picking up the books for me.

　　比尔，谢谢你把我的书拾了起来。

　　2. She said the demonstration begins at 8 o’clock, didn’t she?

　　她说表演于8点开始，对吧?

　　3. Linda took night classes for ten years and eventually got her degree.

　　琳达读了十年晚间课程，终于拿到了学位。

　　4. Automobile pollution is a far greater problem than industrial waste.

　　汽车污染是一个比工业废物严重得多的问题。

　　5. I’m used to getting up early.

　　我习惯于早起。

　　6. Mary said she wanted to live by herself.

　　马利说她想独自生活。

　　7. Red lettering on signs is much more noticeable than blue.

　　招牌上使用红色字体比蓝色更加醒目。

　　8. He stood up for what he thought was right.

　　他坚持他认为是正确的事。(stand up for：坚持，维持。)

　　9. I’d like to skip the meeting, but I can’t just not go.

　　我想逃过这次会议，但我又不能就这样不去。

　　10. I couldn’t get David to tell me where he is going on vacation.

　　我无法让戴维告诉我他假期去哪儿。

　　11. The radio is too loud only for Ben.

　　只有本觉得收音机太响。

　　12. Let’s leave the car at home and walk into town for a change.

　　我们把汽车放在家里走着进城吧。(for a change：换个花样，换个口味。)

　　13. Cavin raced through the station, afraid he’d miss the train.

　　凯文飞速跑入火车站，担心会耽误了火车。

　　14. If we hadn’t made a wrong turn, we’d been on time.

　　如果不是我们转错了弯的话，我们会准时的。

　　15. Better than half the class was absent.

　　一半多的学生缺席了。...

　　每天一练对同学们可以大有帮助：

　　1. We’ll probably be late for the concert, won’t we?

　　我们大概听音乐会要迟到了吧?

　　2. I’d better not go to bed because I haven’t finished my chemistry assignment.

　　我最好不去睡觉，因为我还没有做完化学作业。

　　3. I always forget people’s names at parties.

　　我在参加晚会时总是忘记人们的名字。

　　4. You gave me the right address for Bill’s apartment, didn’t you?

　　你给我比尔的公寓的地址是对的吧?

　　5. Just down the street is a nice little gift shop.

　　就在这条街道的那头有一家小礼品店。

　　6. The snack bar has fresh fruit, right?

　　快餐店有新鲜水果，对吧?

　　7. There are big sales going on in the department stores downtown this week according to Charlie.

　　据查理说，这个星期街里的百货商店进行大拍卖。

　　8. There’s not a single cloud in the sky this afternoon.

　　今天下午天空没有一丝云。

　　9. Not one student in my class has studied painting before.

　　我的班上没有一个学生以前学过绘画。

　　10. Behind the lecture hall is a small parking lot.

　　在讲堂的后面是一个小停车场。

　　11. Lucy was offered a scholarship by the university that was her first choice.

　　路西被她首选的那所大学提供了一笔奖学金。

　　12. Roberts discovered she was ineligible for the song contest.

　　罗伯兹发现她不够参加歌咏比赛的条件。(ineligible：不合适的，无资格的。)

　　13. Ted once worked there but no longer does.

　　泰德以前在那儿干过，但现在不再干了。

　　14. She replaced the broken pane of glass.

　　她换掉了那块被打碎的玻璃。

　　15. I guessed the right answer....

　　每天一练对同学们可以大有帮助：

　　1. I saw her practicing the violin.

　　我看见她练习拉小提琴。

　　2. He came over to our house just the other day.

　　那天他来我们家里了。

　　3. Sidney had a tooth removed.

　　锡德尼拔了一颗牙。

　　4. How on earth can you believe that!

　　你怎么能竟然相信那个!

　　5. The shops are closed for the night.

　　因到了晚上，商店关了门。

　　6. I thought you weren’t coming to class today.

　　我原以为你今天不来上课了。

　　7. Don failed physics and had to take it over.

　　唐物理不及格，还得再考一遍。

　　8. No sooner had the storm started than all the lights went out.

　　暴风雨刚刚开始所有的灯就都熄灭了。

　　9. He’s planning a graduation party for his sister on the 20th of next month.

　　他正计划在下个月的20号为他的姐姐搞一个毕业聚合。

　　10. The bookstore is out of textbooks for French 102.

　　书店里没有法语102教科书了。

　　11. I really need to brush up on my math.

　　我真的需要认真复习一下数学。

　　12. There’s almost nobody on campus who doesn’t know Irene.

　　校园里几乎没有谁不认识Irene的。

　　13. He has a job on the side, preparing the laboratory every day for the next experiments.

　　他有一个兼职工作，每天在实验室为下一次试验做准备。

　　14. I can’t deny that I was awful in the play.

　　我不否认/不瞒你说，我在剧中演得很糟。

　　15. Gloria’s been knocking herself out on that project.

　　格罗利亚在那个项目上一直把自己搞得精疲力竭。

　　16. You’re going to finish school this semester, aren’t you?

　　你这个学期要毕业了吧?

　　每天一练对同学们可以大有帮助：

　　1. The tank is almost empty, but I think there’s a gas station about 20 miles up the road.

　　油箱快没有油了，不过我想顺着这条路往前走约20英里的地方有一个加油站。

　　2. If you aren’t able to pay cash for the television set, you can make arrangements with the credit manager for 12 payments.

　　如果你不能付现金买电视机，你可以与负责信贷的经理商定分十二次分期付款。

　　3. I don’t intend to stop by the post office, but I will go to the grocery store and to the cleaner’s after I see the doctor.

　　看完医生之后我不打算顺便去邮局，但是将去食杂店和干洗店。

　　4. I had to stand in line for two hours to get a first-row seat for the performance.

　　我不得不排了两个小时的队以搞到第一排的演出票。

　　5. Jack can’t go to the movies with you because he needs to brush up on his notes.

　　杰克需要温习笔记，不能跟你去看电影。 (复习，重新学习。)

　　6. With 30 seconds to go in the football game, the Harvard halfback scored a touchdown to beat Yale.

　　在离橄榄球比赛结束前还剩30秒钟时，哈佛队的中卫获得底线得分，结果击败了耶鲁队。

　　7. An assembled lawnmower costs $125, but it’s only $100 if you put it together yourself.

　　一台装配好的割草机价值125美元，而如果你自己组装的话仅需100美元。

　　8. Dave had to take a cut in pay to keep from losing his job.

　　大卫不得不降低工资以便不失去工作。

　　9. Bill was on the verge of speeding when he saw the patrolmen.

　　彼尔在发现巡警时车子几乎超速。(on the verge of: 几乎，差不多。)

　　10. Instead of waiting until tomorrow or Wednesday, Bob wants to get right to work.

　　鲍勃想马上投入工作而不是等到明天或星期三。

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　　每天一练对同学们可以大有帮助：

　　1. Unlike her husband, Alice believes that it is useless to subscribe to more than one news- magazine.

　　和丈夫不一样，艾丽丝认为订阅一份以上的新闻杂志毫无用处。

　　2. The medicine made him drowsy so he wasn’t able to drive while taking it.

　　这药使他产生困意，所以他在服药期间不能开车。

　　3. The flight attendant took control of the plane after the pilot had had a heart attack.

　　驾驶员心脏病发作后服务员控制了飞机。

　　4. He makes a better husband than father.

　　与其说他是个好父亲不如说他是个好丈夫。

　　5. After several months the problem continues to be discussed.

　　已经过去了几个月了，这个问题仍继续讨论。

　　6. I’d like to know more about the religions of the world.

　　我想多了解点世界的宗教。

　　7. Richard shouldn’t have forgotten that yesterday was his wife’s birthday.

　　理查得不应该忘记昨天是他妻子的生日。

　　8. Mr. Grent told his family that he was opposed to purchasing an additional television set.

　　格兰特先生对他的家人说他反对额外购买一台电视机。

　　9. I was born in Canada, but my parents brought me to the United States shortly afterwards.

　　我生于加拿大，但之后不久我的父母把我带到美国。

　　10. The secret to success is hard work.

　　成功的秘密在于勤奋。

　　11. After two appointments with the eye doctor and a new pair of glasses, Carol still isn’t seeing well.

　　与眼科医生约会了两次和又配了一副眼镜之后，卡洛尔的视力仍不见好。

　　12. There is no difference between the twin girls except their height.

　　这两位孪生姐妹除了身高之外没有什么不同的地方。

　　13. The man had his d...

　　每天一练对同学们可以大有帮助：

　　1. The green check bedspread is prettier, but the sullen blue one is cheaper.

　　方格图案的绿色床罩样子好看一些，但颜色不鲜明的蓝色床罩价钱便宜一些。

　　2. Mary told me that she would graduate in June if she could get the chemistry course she needs out of the way.

　　马利告诉我如果她能把所需的化学课解决了，就将于七月份毕业。

　　3. To operate the machine properly, you must keep the top closed while the machine is spinning.

　　为使机器运转正常，在它运转时必须始终将顶部盖上。

　　4. It’s a shame John eats sweets whenever he gets the chance.

　　约翰只要有机会就吃糖，真不象话。

　　5. We would have had a better time at the party if we had known some of the other guests.

　　如果认识了其他的一些客人的话我们本来会在晚会上玩得要更开心。

　　6. Tigers eat human beings only on rare occasions when food is scarce.

　　老虎只有在食物短缺的罕见的情况下吃人。

　　7. I’m only an acquaintance of Bill Jones, but he seems a likable fellow.

　　我只是认识比尔.琼斯，但他似乎是一个让人喜欢的伙伴。

　　8. The shoe shop is on the eastside of the shopping center close to the cafeteria.

　　鞋店在购物中心的东侧，靠近自助餐厅。

　　9. Peter wishes to be an architect like his father.

　　彼得希望象父亲一样当一名建筑师。

　　10. After Mary was almost asleep, she realized that she had forgotten to set the alarm.

　　马利快睡着了之后才意识到忘记了设置闹表。

　　11. If Carolyn doesn’t improve in math this semester, she’ll have to find a tutor.

　　如果这学期卡洛琳数学没有长进的话，她必须找一个辅导老师。

　　12. What he did came as no surprise to me.

　　他做的事...

　　每天一练对同学们可以大有帮助：

　　1. Mrs. Jones is out of coffee.

　　琼斯夫人的咖啡用完了。

　　2. The question is too important to forget.

　　这个问题太重要了不能忘记。

　　3. The woman wanted to keep her accident quiet.

　　这位妇女想对她的事故守口如瓶。

　　4. I’m going to do away with these clothes.

　　我准备把这些衣服处理掉。

　　5. The teacher called off the test completely.

　　老师彻底取消了考试。

　　6. When I told Mike the news, he blew up.

　　当我告诉麦克这个消息时，他大发雷霆。

　　7. The sole survivor of the plane crash was Mary Peters.

　　飞机失事事件中的唯一幸存者是马利.彼得斯。

　　8. The company turned down Bill’s offer.

　　公司拒绝了比尔的建议。

　　9. Mr. Black makes a living repairing sinks.

　　布莱克先生以修理下水道为生。

　　10. Mary’s suggestion to the teacher was out of the question.

　　马利向老师提出的建议是不可能被接受的。

　　11. One way to avoid being robbed is not to advertise your money in a public place like a bank or a store.

　　一种避免遭抢劫的办法是不要在公共场所如银行或商店显露你的钱。

　　12. Williams read ten short stories and a couple of novels during his freshmen English course.

　　在学习一年级英语课程中，威廉读了十个短篇故事和两三本小说。

　　13. If your plane leaves at eight, you must arrive 30 minutes ahead of time to check in at the ticket counter.

　　如果你的飞机八点起飞，你必须提前半小时到达办理登机手续。

　　14. In order to cash a check at many banks, one must show a valid driver’s license with his photograph on it.

　　为了能在许多银行兑换支票，必须出示上面贴有照片的有效驾驶执照。

　　...

　　每天一练对同学们可以大有帮助：

　　1. Mrs. Jones is out of coffee.

　　琼斯夫人的咖啡用完了。

　　2. The question is too important to forget.

　　这个问题太重要了不能忘记。

　　3. The woman wanted to keep her accident quiet.

　　这位妇女想对她的事故守口如瓶。

　　4. I’m going to do away with these clothes.

　　我准备把这些衣服处理掉。

　　125. In order to cash a check at many banks, one must show a valid driver’s license with this photograph on it.

　　5. The teacher called off the test completely.

　　老师彻底取消了考试。

　　6. When I told Mike the news, he blew up.

　　当我告诉麦克这个消息时，他大发雷霆。

　　7. The sole survivor of the plane crash was Mary Peters.

　　飞机失事事件中的唯一幸存者是马利.彼得斯。

　　8. The company turned down Bill’s offer.

　　公司拒绝了比尔的建议。

　　9. Mr. Black makes a living repairing sinks.

　　布莱克先生以修理下水道为生。

　　10. Mary’s suggestion to the teacher was out of the question.

　　马利向老师提出的建议是不可能被接受的。

　　11. One way to avoid being robbed is not to advertise your money in a public place like a bank or a store.

　　一种避免遭抢劫的办法是不要在公共场所如银行或商店显露你的钱。

　　12. Williams read ten short stories and a couple of novels during his freshmen English course.

　　在学习一年级英语课程中，威廉读了十个短篇故事和两三本小说。

　　13. If your plane leaves at eight, you must arrive 30 minutes ahead of time to check in at the ticket counter.

　　如果你的飞机八点起飞，你必须提前半小时到达办理登机手续。

　　14. In order to cash a check at many ban...