云南开放大学城市轨道交通专业英语离线作业1

离线作业1
I. Choose the best answer:
1. I think _________ part of the novel is more interesting than the former part
A. the lately B. the later C. the last D. the latter
2. _____________ leaves the office last should turn off the air conditioner.
A. Who B. Whoever C. The person D. Anyone
3. Most of the artist_____________ to the dinner party were from South Africa.
A. to invite B. invited C. being invited D. had been invited
4. I’m sure these documents will be____________ great value to you.
A. about B. with C. from D. of
答案: 1.D 2.C 3. B 4.D
II. Translate the following phrases:
1.come in 2. in weal and woe 3. dead section 4. traction current
答案：1.流行，上市，到达 2. 无论祸福 3. 无电区 4. 牵引电流
III. Translate the following sentences:
1.The power losses can be reduce by locating shoes along the train and connecting them together by a cable known as a bus-line.
2.It is an embarrassing nuisance only solved by being pushed onto the third rail by another train or by obtaining special long leads with a plug at the end for the train and shoes, at the other end for the third rail.
3.Although traction current is intended primarily for trains, there are some escalators still fed from the traction supply and a few heavy-duty ventilation fans and lifts.
答案：1.通过沿车安装的接触靴，用母线电缆连接在一起，可以减少列车失电情况。
2.那是见令人难堪的事情，唯一的解决方法是：通过另一列车把该车牵引到最近的导流轨上，或者栽倒一个特别长的带插座的导线，一端接在列车上，另一端接在第三轨上。
3.尽管牵引电流首先是特意为列车服务的，但是有一些自动电梯也可以由牵引电源供电，还有少数的重要的通风风机和电梯也由牵引电源供电。
IV. Change the following sentence patterns according to the requirement.:
1.They took the wounded soldier to the field hospital. (变被动句)
2.Nanjing Road Walkway looks very beautiful at night.( 变感叹句)
3.The captain worked at the South Pole last year. (变否定句)
答案：1. The wounded soldier was taken to the field hospital.
2. How beautiful Nanjing Road Walkway looks at night!
3. The captain didn’t work at the South Pole last year.
V. Reading comprehension:
The United States is a very large country. It has many different kinds of landscapes and different kinds of people.
In the East, the countryside is green and fresh. Here are some of the first states and some of the big cities. New York and the capital, Washington D.C. are in the East.
In the South, there is the beautiful city of New Orleans, the capital of jazz. It is sometimes hot here, and the people here are very different from those in the East.
The Central Plains of the United States are fertile with big fields of wheat and corn.
In the South-West it is often hot and dry. But the deserts and mountains are beautiful. And California, on the West Coast ,is famous as a “paradise” state.
The weather in the Mid-West, near the Great Lakes, is often cold and windy, and there is a lot of snow in winter.
1.It is well known that the United States has many different kinds of .
A) landscapes B) people C) climates D) all of the above
2.Some of the first states and some of the big cities are in the East, including .
A) Washington D.C. B) New Orleans C) California D) Los Angeles
3.New Orleans is famous for its .
A) ballet B) country music C) jazz D) classic music
4.Big fields of wheat and corn can be found in .
A) the East B) the Central Plains C) the South-West D) the South
5.In the fifth paragraph, the word “paradise” means .
A) wonderful B) clean C) terrible D) large
答案：1.D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A