新概念英语第三册习题答案及解析Lesson 50

【Multiple choice questions】

　　Comprehension

　　1 In makeing his New Year resolutions, the writer _____ .

　　a. decided against choosing any of his old favourites

　　b. did not tell his family of them in case they announced them in public

　　c. was careful to choose two which he thought were within his scope

　　d. underestimated the time it would take him to get up in the mornings

　　within his scope

　　Eg: I choose the job which I think is within my scope. 我选择了这项工作，我认为是我力所能及的。

　　2 The family realized what one of his resolutions was when they _____ .

　　a. noticed how tired he looked when he came to breakfast

　　b. heard him jumping about on the carpet in the living room

　　c. came down earlier than usual and saw him doing his exercises

　　d. saw him reading instead of looking at television

　　3 The writer’s efforts to read more have so failed because _____ .

　　a. he is not able to read quickly enough in the time he has available

　　b. he enjoys watching television more than he does reading

　　c. his room is too cold for comfort and he misses his family

　　d. he has not been able to resist the hypnotic effects of television

　　one’s effort to do sth. 干什么所做出的努力

　　Structure

　　4 Past experiences has taught us that we _____ certain accomplishments. (ll.7-8)

　　a. never attain b. would never attain c. are never attaining d. will never attain

　　5 ---- we look even more foolish than we _____ when we slip back into our old ways. (ll.11-12)

　　a. would b. should c. need d. ought

　　6 I jumped about on the carpet and _____ uncomfortable positions that I sat downexhausted. (ll.20-21)

　　a. so twisted me into b. so twisted myself into

　　c. twisted myself into such d. twisted me into such

　　7 I argued that _____ less time exhausting myself, I would ... (ll.25-26)

　　a. to spend b. by spending c. my spending d. to have spent

　　Eg: I will learn English well by working hard every day.

　　L50-09 end (55-01) 12’38”

　　L50-10 begin 5’37”

　　Vocabulary

　　8 This year I attempted to keep my resolutions _____ . (l.12)

　　a. private b. personal c. intimate d. solitary

　　private 强调私人所有的

　　personal 个人的

　　solitary 宁静的，孤独的

　　He is leading a solitary life. 他过着孤独的生活。

　　intimate 亲密的

　　9 _____ , I managed to creep down into the living room ...(l.19)

　　a. Meanwhile b. Little by little c. Just the same d. By all means

　　meanwhile==at the same time

　　little by little == step by step

　　by all means: 通过各种方式

　　just the same==in spite of this == still

　　10 The whole family _____ to watch the performance. (ll.21-22)

　　a. gathered round b. marched by c. flocked in d. joined in

　　gather around 聚集在......周围

　　march by 行军而过

　　flocked in

　　join in 参加

　　11 My enthusiasm for my new resolutions soon _____ . (ll.23-24)

　　a. faded b. evaporated c. ran out d. fell out

　　fade 褪色，凋零

　　Eg: The flower has already began to fade.

　　The color of the dress faded.

　　run out 用完，用光

　　Eg: We run out of petrol. 我们把汽油用完了。

　　evaporate: 蒸发，消失，渐渐地化为乌有

　　12 I soon _____ into my old habit of dozing off ... (ll.29-30)

　　a. returned b. slipped back c. went back d. took again

　　本小节的重点是：

　　1，2，3 题的题干和答案的基本结构; 结构题中5、7 11题的基本含义。

　　【Key to Multiple choice questions】

　　1. C 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. A 10. C 10. C 11 B 12. B新概念英语