1. General Blair had been in the army for 35 years when he retired from the navy.
A. service
B. work
C. job
D. homework
2. Linda is quite different her sister in character: she likes friends and goes out a lot while her sister always stays alone at home.
A. to
B. from
C. at
D. on
3. Jim was absent from school for the whole week a bad cold.
A. because of
B. in addition to
C. according to
D. in front of
4. Some people like to a small sum of money in case of urgent need.
A. deal with
B. use up
C. set aside
D. take off
5. Mr. Smith feels greatly with his son’s performance in school as he is always the top of his class.
A. disturbed
B. worried
C. distressed
D. satisfied
及解析
1. 【翻译】当布莱尔将军从海洋军退役的时候，他已经在军中服役35年了。
［考点］词语搭配题
【精析】 A 只有in the army service 表示“在军中服役”，其他选项均无此用法。
2. 【翻译】琳达在性格上与她的妹妹完全不同：她喜欢交朋友，经常外出，而她的妹妹经常一个人待在家里。
［考点］固定用法题
【精析】 B be different from 为固定搭配，意为“与……不同”。故选B。
3. 【翻译】吉姆因为重感冒已经一周没有上学了。
［考点］词义辨析题
【精析】 A because of：因为，由于；in addition to：除……之外；according to：根据；in front of：在……的前面。根据句意可知，选A。
4. 【翻译】一些人喜欢留出一小笔钱以备不时之需。
［考点］词义辨析题
【精析】 C deal with：应付，处理，对待；use up:用完，用尽；set aside:(为特殊用途)留出，省出，抽出；take off：脱下，起飞，腾飞。根据句意可知，选C。
5. 【翻译】史密斯先生对儿子在学校的表现很满意，因为他总是在班上名列前 茅。
［考点］词义辨析题
【精析】 D disturbed：被扰乱的，不安的；worried：烦恼的，担忧的；distressed：悲痛的，苦恼的；satisfied：满意的。根据句意可知，选D。
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英译汉翻译练习
1. One day, science says a glass of red wine a day will help us live longer.
2. All it can really do is to point researchers in the right direction for further investigation.
3. Studies of skilled language learners have identified specific listening strategies that lead to superior comprehension.
4. They set a goal for their listening, and they generate predictions about what the speaker will say.
5. As the Titanic was sinking and women and children climbed into lifeboats, the musicians from the ship’s band stood and played.
1. 某，科学界说每天一杯红酒能使我们长寿。
2. 它真正能做到的只是为研究者们进一步的调查指明正确方向。
3. 对熟练的语言学习者的研究已经发现了确切的有助于理解的听力策略。
4. 他们为听设定一个目标，并猜测说话者将要说什么。
5. 当泰坦尼克号逐渐下沉，女人和小孩爬进救生船时，船上乐队的音乐家们站起来演奏。
