模块十Unit2复习 People on the move
Important phrases
1.在迁移中，在旅途中 on the move
2.思考研究美国人口趋向 look at some population trends in the USA
3.一个60岁的老人 an old man aged 60 / an old man of 60 / a 60-year-old man/work here for ages/
at an early age/the age of the computer
4.前往图书馆 head for the library/head south/head home
5.占比例将近18% account for nearly 18%/account for your absence/ on account of/on no account
6.考虑退休金 take pensions into account/ consideration
7.大约在62岁退休 retire around the age of 62
8.给出各种各样的理由搬进城give a variety of reasons for moving into cities
9….没什么好奇怪的 It’s not surprising that….
10.异口同声说 speak with one voice
11.有道理，讲得通 make sense/make sense of/ There is no sense in doing sth.
12.当个会计 work as an accountant
13.不再依靠津贴 be no longer dependent on allowance
14.最新版本的杂志 the latest edition of magazine
15.收拾他们的行囊 pack their bags
16.好好对待你的亲人 treat your own flesh and blood well
17.无意中泄露秘密 slip out the secret/slip into a place/ slip out of a place
18.去国外学习 go abroad to study/go abroad for study
19.有为老人设计的浴室 have bathrooms designed for the elderly/ the old / the aged
20. 减少滑到和跌倒的危险 reduce the risk of slips and falls
21.得到好的医疗保健 get good medical care
22.使某地对老人更有吸引力 make sw. even more attractive to the elders
23.比其他地方少变化 less changeable than in other places
24. Recently, there has been a boom in population mobility.
25. 用…换…exchange A for B/exchange sth.. with sb./in exchange for sth.
26. 利用 take advantage of /make the best of /make the most of /make full use of
27 政府的优惠政策 the government’s preferential policies
28. 按照合同做某事 be contracted to do sth.
29. 一完成学业 upon / on completing one’s education
30. 言传，口口相传 by word of mouth
31. 有做某事的倾向 have a tendency to do sth.=tend to do sth
32. 利用国外获得的经验和技能 make use of the experience and skills gained abroad
33. 在….方面有共同点 have something in common
34. 抵制做某事 resist doing sth. /can’t resist doing sth
35 服从任何政府 submit to any government
36. 徒劳做某事 try in vain to do sth.
37. 拐弯抹角地 in a roundabout way
38.一系列的国家 a chain of countries
39. 衣衫褴褛的流浪汉 travelers in rags 穿一件破旧的夹克衫 wear a ragged jacket
40. 给某人赢得…名声 earn sb a reputation as
41. 染上非法恶习 take to illegal behaviors
42. 将…铲除 plan to wipe sth out
43. 大量被杀 be killed in large numbers
44. 生活在恐惧中 live in terror
45. 怀疑某人做某事 suspect sb. of (doing ) sth.
46. 弥补过去的偏见 compensate for past prejudice
47. 处于最不利的情况下 at its worst
48．放弃他们游牧生活方式 abandon their nomadic lifestyle/abandon oneself to /abandon smoking
Ⅰ.单选选择
1. When you go abroad for further study, you should learn to adapt to the ________ of the destination country. A. customs B. habits C. practice D. instruction
2. Younger people might like cold and snow, while older people do not. That’s why moving ________ warmer makes ________.
A. somewhere; sense B. anywhere; sense C. somewhere; no sense D. anywhere; no sense.
3. Because of his sister’s great success in the college entrance examination, his parents put a lot of pressure _________ him, expecting him to a key university. A. to B. in C. on D. for
4. I cannot resist _________ at the bakery on my way home.
A. stopping B. having stopped C. to stop D. on stopping
5. It is generally believed that success is _________ with hard work, inspiration and perseverance, ________ is true for people from all walks of life.
A. associated, as B. associated, which C. related, which D. linked, as
6. I’m sure Mary will soon get used to the new job. As her intelligence more than _______ for her lack of experience. A. makes B. accounts C. compensates D. push
7. Jack never wanted to stay in one place for very long, so he was always _________.
A. on the rise B. on the climb C. on the fly D. on the move
8. The thief broke in, trying to open the safe but ________.
A. in no way B. without effect C. at a loss D. in vain
9.The comments which he made______ marketing bothered his boss greatly.
A. being concerned B. concerned C. be concerned D. concerning
10. ______such heavy pollution already , it may now be too late to clear up the river.
A. Having suffered B. Suffering C. To suffer D. Suffered
11. Will those ______ the children from abroad come to the headmaster’s office ?
A. teaching B. teach C. who teaches D. who teaching
12. In that case, there is nothing you can do _______ than wait. A. more B. other C. better D. any
13. ______ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account. A. What is required B. What requires C. It is required D. It requires
14. Some researchers believe that there is no doubt _____ a