新概念二.第56讲.学生版.docVIP

Faster than sound! Part 1 Basic words and expressions 1. sound n.声音 We heard sounds of laughter from the next room. 我们听到隔壁房间传来的阵阵笑声。The sounds from the next room woke up the child. 隔壁房间传来的喧闹声把孩子弄醒了。The boys were running in excitement.?男孩们兴奋地跑来跑去。 The visiting pop-singer was an excitement to everyone in town. 流行歌手的到来使镇上每个都感到兴奋。 is a very handsome young man.?约翰是一个非常英俊的年轻人。 4. Rolls-Royce 劳斯莱斯 5. Benz n.奔驰 6. wheel n.轮子 There are four wheels in a car. 7. explosion n.爆炸，轰响 There was a terrible explosion at the chemical plant.那家化工厂发生了一起可怕的爆炸事故。The explosion was heard miles away. 那爆炸声几英里外都可以听到。 8. course n.跑道；行程 Many of the cars broke down on the course. 很多汽车在途中抛锚了。 9. rival n.对手 They are rivals for the same job. 他们是。The train is traveling at a speed of eighty miles an hour. 火车正以每小时十英里的速度行驶The train soon speeded up.?火车不久就加快了速度。 11. downhill adv.下坡 Business has been going downhill recently. 近来生意在走下坡路。Part 2 Structure and Vocabulary 1. A. lot of cars entered for this race. There were ________ cars in it. A. much B. lot of C. lots of D. plenty of 2. ________ in 1885. so it was the oldest car in the race. A. It built B. Built C. It was built D. Having built 3. It was the oldest car taking part. There wasn’t ________ one. A. an older B. the oldest C. an elder D. the eldest 4. It reached a speed of forty miles an hour. It ________ forty miles an hour. A. ran B. ran with C. went at D. drove with 5. It was different from modern cars. It wasn’t ________ modern cars. A. the same as B. the same with C. same with D. same as 6. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce. It was a ________ car. A. pretty B. beautiful C. seemly D. nice 7. The most unusual car was a Benz. It wasn’t a ________ car. A. used B. common C. vulgar D. accustomed 8. There were many loud explosions. There were many loud ________. A. knocks B.