《成功指南（1）》期末复习辅导练习题

《成功指南（1）》期末复习辅导练习题

 I．Translate the following famous sayings into Chinese/ English.

1. Where there is a will, there is a way.   有志者，事竞成。

2. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it .  世上无难事，只怕有心人。

3. Complacency is the enemy of study.    学习的敌人是自己的满足。

4. Failure is the mother of success.  失败是成功之母。

5. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.   吃一堑，长一智。

6. Modesty helps one to go forwards, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.

  虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后。

7. Time and tide wait for no man.  时不待我/岁月无情。

8. Practice makes perfect.  熟能生巧。

9. Pride goes before a fall./Pride will have a fall.   骄者必败。

10. Never too old to learn.  活到老，学到老。

11. Faith will move mountains.  精诚所至，金石为开。

12. Diligence is the mother of success.  勤奋是成功之母。

13. The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance.  学然后知不足。

14. There is no royal road to learn.  学无坦途/捷径。

15. Lost time is never found again.  时不再来。

16. Well begun is half done.  良好的开端是成功的一半。

17. A good beginning makes a good ending./ Good to begin well，better to end well.

  有良好的开端，就有良好的结束。/善始善终。

18. Learn is the enterprise of a lifetime.  学习是一项终生的事业。

III.  Translate the following into Chinese/English.

1. many roles in one    一身数任

2. self-confidence, determination and persistence   信心、决心和毅力

3. learning by doing   干/做中学

4. five skills integrated   五项技能合一

5. to lend support to one another   相互支持

6. the best I can   尽力而为

7. Success depends on the way you do things!    事在人为。

8.Frustration gets you nowhere.    焦虑于事无补。

9.You make a living on your capability.    你在凭本事吃饭。

10. You’re not wasting your life.    你没有虚度年华。

11. Be pleased with yourself.     自得其乐。

12.Learning without thinking results in confusion; thinking without learning results in jeopardy.  学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

13.from scratch    从零开始

14.drive sth. Home   说清楚。

15.a moonlight job holder   额外打工者/兼职者

16.the bread winner of a large family   大家庭的经济支柱

17.If you know yourself and your enemy, you’ll never lose a battle.

知己知彼，百战不殆。

18.get down to the bottom of   找到问题的根本。

19.step by step    循序渐进

20.on the assumption that    假定

21.rule of thumb   实际经验

22.as my name will tell you    顾名思义

23.kill two birds with one stone   一箭双雕

24.hit the nail on the head  说到点子上，做得恰到好处。

25.put to the real test    接受实践考验

26.for your reference   供你作参考

27.in the extreme case   作为极端情况

28..attach importance to  重视

29. lay a demand on      提出要求

30.in comparison with    与……相比

 IV． Answer the following questions in English.

1.   What can you do by the end of learning “A Guide to success 1 ---Orientation”?

We can do /I can do

    * have a better understanding of my new role as a distance learner;

    * build up my self-confidence, determination and persistence;

    * have a complete picture of my three-year courses;

    * know how many credits I have to earn;

    * learn how to become a self-manager;

    * work out my study plan;

    * develop learning strategies of my own;

    * form a new learning habit;

    * and more.

2.   What is a distance learning? And what is a distance learner?    See  P10-11

3.  As a distance learner, what are the three essential qualities that will guarantee your success?

Self-confidence, determination and persistence are the three essential qualities that will guarantee my success.

4.  How many modules are there in our programme? What are they? And what is the difference between them?  See  P22

5.  How can you learn a foreign language?

A language such as English is first of all a skill. I/We cannot learn it by reading information about it. I/We have to learn it by doing it. In language learning it is only too common to make mistakes and end up with misunderstandings. Mistakes and misunderstandings are part of my/our learning process. Through falls and bruise I/we learn not to fall or get bruised again. It is through mistakes and misunderstandings that I/we stop making them. I/We learn actively by working out my/our own rules. I/We watch out for function.

6  What are the five basic skills in learning a foreign language?

They are listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating.

7.    How can you improve your listening skill?  See  P37-39

8.    How can you improve your speaking skill?  See  P40

9.    How can you improve your reading skill?  See  P40-41

10.    How can you improve your writing skill?  See  P41

11.  How can you improve your translating skill?  See  P43

12  What are the four kinds of vocabulary?

Reading vocabulary, listening vocabulary, speaking vocabulary and writing vocabulary.

13.    What are the basic requirements in order to master a word?

They are pronunciation, spelling, literary meaning, figurative meaning, part of speech, collocation, rhetorical features and word formation.