新概念第二册自学导读 Lessons73

词汇学习 Word study

1． creep vi.

（1）爬行，匐匍，（像爬行似地）慢慢前进：

A snake crept into the garden while she was writing a letter.

她写信时，一条蛇爬进了花园。

The old car crept along the country road.

那辆旧车在乡间小路上慢慢行驶。

（2）悄悄地／蹑手蹑脚地走；渐渐产生／出现：

We crept upstairs so as not to wake Grandpa.

为了不吵醒爷爷，我们蹑手蹑脚地上了楼。

He noticed that age had crept on him.

他发觉自己慢慢老了。

2．evade vt.

（1）（巧妙地）逃脱，躲开：

They ran after the thief quickly, but the thief managed to evade them.

他们迅速追赶小偷，但小偷设法逃脱了。

She evaded a blow from the man and then called out for help.

她躲开了那人的一拳，然后便大声呼救。

（2）回避，逃避（尤指不当地）：

He always tries to evade paying taxes.

他总是试图逃税。

Many children dream of evading school.

许多孩子梦想逃避上学。

练习答案 Key to written exercises

1．关键句型练习答案

A who(1.1); or (1.2); as far as (1.3); who(1.4); while (1.4); and(1.5); When(1.6); as(1.8); and(1.9); and (1.9); as(1.10); but(1.10); and(1.11); wno(1.12)

C 1 The climbers not only reached the top of the mountain, but(they)spent the night there as well.

2 When a fire broke out in a cinema, several hundred people tried to leave the building and a number of them were injured.

3 James Sullivan, whose book on the Antarctic was published recently, will give a lecture at the local library next week.

4 Although the police searched everywhere, neither the missing boy nor his dog could be found.

5 In spite of the fact that fares have increased, the railway company is still losing money because the employees have demanded higher wages.

6 He gave me such a fright that I knocked the teapot over.

7 After making sure that the alarm clock worked, I set it so that it would ring at six o'clock.

8 I hid the Christmas presents under the desk quickly so that my young daughter would not see them when she entered the room

9 Refusing the offer, I explained that I had already been offered a job by another company.

10 He fought the wolves off for three hours before help arrived.

2．多项选择题答案

1 c  2a  3d  4a  5c  6d

7a  8d  9a  10a  11d  12b