大学英语2一课一练试题及答案

Exercise One

I. Write the English words or expressions according to the following definitions.

1. put, fit, place ( in, into, between ) 2. give too little attention or care to 3. try to find out information about

4. very important; very serious or dangerous 5. (cause to) develop gradually

6. directly connected with the subject

7. sth. that one must do before anything else; sth that holds a high place among competing claims 8. extremely large

9. make (sth.) seem larger, better, etc. than it really is 10. better than average or than others of the same type

II. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the following :

neglect; priority; insert; principal; superior; not in the least; critical; exaggerate; in due course; contrast.

1. “Would you mind if I put the television on ?” “ No, ______.” 2. Some of us often ______ such investigation and study. 3. We are at a ______ time in our history.

4. The government gave top ______ to reforming the legal system. 5. The importance of this matter has been ______. 6. An advertisement is often ______ in a newspaper. 7. Your request will be dealt with ______.

8. The low salary is her ______ reason for leaving the job. 9. There can be no difference without ______.

10. The machine is ______ in many respects to that one. III. Choose the best answer

1. After stopping to rest on the hillside, he ______ to his destination.

A. went B. proceeded C. processed D. set off 2. A prefix is the part that‟s sometimes to the front of the word. A. attracted B. contacted C. fixated D. attached

3. I couldn't _____ who the lady with the sunglasses was when I came across her at the party. A. figure in B. figure on C. figure out D. figure off 4. How can we _____ to you for what you have suffered? A. make out B. make up C. make for D make over 5. These fire fighters _____ from the building many official papers. A. neglected B. applied C. assisted D. rescued

6. All these new gadgets are in deed ingenious inventions, but he's _____ when he calls them the greatest inventions ever made! A. exaggerating B. creative C. bold D. overstated

7. The scientist corresponds with his colleagues in order to learn about matters _____ to his own research. A. relevant B. critical C. needy D. initial

8. Our head praised us all, with two _____, for their never-ending quarrel certainly spoiled our appetite for the banquet.

A. attendant s B. staff C exceptions D. observers

9. The developmental history of the society tells us that man has _____ from the ape. A. evolved B. promoted C. fostered D. emerged

10 But sometimes, she sat down near the window and thought of that gay evening of long ago. It was, in _____, the happiest day of her life. A. exception B. extreme C. retrospect D. performance 11. I cannot make it because of a _____ engagement. I promised her last week. A. tender B. prior C. superior D. temporal

12. At the age of six he was already composing at the piano. So someone thought he was _____ of a musician at that time. A. slightly B. somewhat C. relevant D. worthwhile

13. The attorney's summation was telling, for he had listed so much _____ evidence. A. contrast B. well-intentioned C. valid D. technological 14. The principle of diligence and frugality _____ all undertakings. A. applies to B. applies for C. is applied for D. applies in

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15. The resolution was _____ by a vote of 180 in favor to 10 against it. A. adopted B. ended up C. protested D. devised

16. All the _____of the firm must be certified as correct. I want you to account for each sum of the money you spent.

A. resources B. sums C. accounts D. solutions

17. The police were suspicious of the two journalists, thinking they had drugs with them. The two _____ with one

accord that they had not used any drug., A. frowned B. assisted C. awaited D. protested

18. American educators fear that _____ creativity has been acquired early, it may never emerge. A. if B. only when C. if only D. unless

19. On my first day, I found no _____ cooking in the kitchen, which aroused my curiosity. A. facility as B. facilities for C. facilities in D. facility for 20. There will _____ be trouble with the union if the union leader is dismissed. A. annually B. undoubtedly C. prospectively D. certain IV. Cloze

On my first day of teaching, all my classes are going well. 1 a teacher was going to be something easy and sure, I decided. Then came Period 7, the last class of the day.

As I walked 2 the room, I heard furniture crash. Rounding the corner, I saw one boy pinning 3 to the floor. \"Listen, you retard!\" yelled the one on the bottom, \"I don' t 4 a damn about your sister!\" \"You keep your hands 5 her, you hear me?\" the boy on 6 threatened. I drew 7 my short frame and asked them to stop 8 . Suddenly 14 pairs of eyes were fixed on my face. I knew I did not 9 convincing. Glaring at each other and me, the two boys slowly 10 their seats. At that moment, the teacher from 11 the hall stuck his head in the door and shouted at my students to sit down, shut up and do 12 I said. I was left 13 powerless.

I tried to teach the lessons I had prepared, but was 14 a sea of guarded faces. As the class was leaving, I kept back the boy, Mark, who had instigated(挑起) the fight. \"Lady, don' t 15 your time,\" he told me, “We're the retards.” Then Mark wandered 16 the room.

Dumbstruck, I 17 into my chair and wondered 18 I should have become a teacher. Was the only 19 for problems like this to get out? I told myself I' d suffer for one year, and after my marriage that next summer I'd do something 20 rewarding. 1. A. As B. Being C. For D. To 2. A. from B. for C. to D. toward 3. A. other B. others C. another D. the other 4. A. deliver B. have C. give D. make 5.A. off B. on C. with D. out 6. A. top B. ground C. floor D. bottom 7. A. forth B. off C. on D. up 8. A. fought B. fight C. fighting D. to fight 9. A. show B. look C. like D. be 10. A. kept B. sat C. took D. made 11. A. through B. about C. over D. across 12. A. what B. as C. that D. which 13. A. felt B. feeling C. feel D. to feel 14. A. meeting by B. meeting with C. met with D. met by 15. A. use B. take C. spend D. waste 16. A. out of B. away of C. outside D round 17. A. upset B. dropped C. left D. fell 18. A. what B. if C. how D. why 19. A. cure B. method C. means D. way 20. A. even B. less C. fewer D. more V. Reading comprehension

Passage A

Are some people born cleverer, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experience? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes. To some extent, our intelligence is given us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in a rich and varied environment. Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can

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be supported in a number of ways.

It is easy to show that intelligence is to some extent something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people without any plan from the population, it is likely that their degree of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Family members like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this suggests that intelligence depends on birth.

Imagine that now we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We should soon find differences in intelligence developing, and this shows that environments as well as birth plays a part. This view is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.

1. From the first paragraph we can infer that _____. A) no way can make a stupid child cleverer

B) environment plays a more important part in intelligence developing than birth.

C) a rich and varied environment enables one to reach one's highest level of intelligence

D) if one is born bright, he can reach his highest limit of intelligence whatever environment he lives in 2. The expression \"identical twins\" can best be replaced by _____.

A) two boys born together by the same mother. B) two girls born together by the same mother.

C) two children of different sexes born together by the same mother. D) two children born together by the same mother and are exactly alike. 3. The 3rd paragraph argues that _____.

A) twins should be sent to universities instead of factories. B) environment has more influence on intelligence developing.

C) environment is not as important as birth in intelligence developing. D) both birth and environment play a part in intelligence growth. 4. Which statement would the author probably DISAGREE with? A) Intelligence is given at birth and developed by environment.

B) It is impossible for people without any blood relationship to have similar intelligence. C) People who have similar experience are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence. D) One cannot control his own birth, but can choose a favorable environment. 5. What is the best title for this passage? A) Intelligence.

B) Degrees of Intelligence.

C) Intelligence Is Given by Birth.

D) Intelligence Depends on Environment.

Exercise Two

I. Write the English words according to the following definitions.

1. in general

2. make (sb)feel awkward or ashamed 3. (of a feeling) affect 4. foolish; unable to speak

5. lose colour or brightness; disappear slowly 6. wonderful; splendid

7. the people living in one place, district, or country 8. be sure

9. delay telling (sb.) what they are eager to know 10. be wise or well-trained enough not to do (sth)

II. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the following : know better than consist of overall bet keep in suspense; come over embarrass trade for fade dumb. 1. The sound of the cheering ______ away in the distance. 2. Don‟t ______ us ______ any longer, tell us what happened. 3. You ought to ______ to trust him.

4. If the police question you, act ______, ie pretend you don‟t know anything. 5. The apartment ______ two rooms and a kitchen. 6. ______, it‟s been a good performance.

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7. A look of disappointment ______her face.

8. I was ______ by his comments about my clothes.

9. She ______ her stamp collection ______ Billy‟s Walkman.

10. You can ______ your bottom dollar he won‟t have waited for us. III. Choose the best answer.

1. I think we‟ve _____ this subject; let's go on to the next.

A. faded B. narrowed down C. exhausted D. distracted

2. It was his peculiar doctrine that a man has a perfect right to _____ by force with the slaveholder, in order to

rescue the slave.

A. embarrass B. interrupt C. interfere D. clench 3. The United Kingdom _____ Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

A. consists of B. makes up of C. composes D. constitutes 4. You can tell me what you think, and you may just as well be _____. A. embarrassed B. frank C. constant D. humiliate

5. The teacher _______ the examination papers, wondering whether the students had mastered all the learning

points.

A. handed out B. handed down C. handed in D. handed over 6. He found himself _____ with debts, and didn‟t know when he could pay off all the debts.

A. fell into B. clenched C. hysterical D. embarrassed

7. Many years have passed, and many people are still cherishing the _______ feelings of independence. A. brilliant B. frank C. exceptional D. glorious

8. The American government always interferes _____ our Taiwan problems, which arouses our indignation,

because they are our internal affairs. A. in B. with C. at D. on

9. When the police arrived, he has destroyed all the _____ that showed he was guilty.

A. proof B. proofs C. evidence D. evidences 10. They filled _____ with diesel at the petrol station on their way home. A. in B. out C. on D. up 11. The constant drip, drip, drip of the water off the roof lulled him to sleep. A. continuous B. continual C. everlasted D. perpetual 12. When the last echo had faded, there was a dreadful stillness. A. died out B. died away C. died off D. die on 13. If you don't like your book, I'll trade with you. A. deal B. barter C. exchange D. change 14. I give you this advice for your own sake. A. benefaction B. purpose C. reason D. personal benefit 15. He swallowed the insults and kept on working, not knowing how long he would suffer. A. put up with B. took in C. clenched D. bet 16. It is universally acknowledged that dogs have an acute sense of smell. A. responded B. justified C. granted D. aware 17. The small boat was turned over by the enormous waves. A. overwhelmed B. surged over C. poured down D. flowing over 18. The mountain was clearly defined against the light of the eastern sky. A. explained B. described C. characterized D. outlined

19. The principal doesn't seem to be aware of the coldness of their attitude towards his appeal. A. realizing B. vigilant C. conscientious D. conscious 20. Four years of prep school should polish those children. A. refine B. improve C. purify D. perfect IV. Cloze

In Japan it is not at all unusual for children to live at home well into their twenties---until they can stand on their own feet and start a family of their own. Japanese parents not only don' t 1 this, they actually prefer to 2 their kids at home with them as 3 as possible. This, I think, would come 4 a great surprise to most Americans, because in the United States the 5 is very different. As soon as American children---male or female, working or going on to college---get__ 6 high school, they want to 7 out and live on their own. This often means 8 near-poverty; but being poor, they say, is the 9 of freedom. Parents, meanwhile, far 10 being sad to see their children go, actually 11 them to get out. It is 12 as if the children were being kicked out of the family 13 like baby birds---flying away never to return.

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But now, they are returning, and the old fashioned life-style of 14 generations living together under one 15 may be coming back in vogue (流行).

Of course, freedom and privacy are sacrificed for 16 parents and children, and the clash of values between the 17 can cause a lot of friction. But one novelist whose daughter recently moved back home 18 four years of university thinks it's a good idea. \"It's a step 19 , because in order to get along in the world, you have to get along with your parents--- 10 if they are difficult.\" 1. A. mind B. dislike C. tire D. disgust 2. A. ask B. let C. keep D. stay 3. A. far B. well C. long D. much 4. A. as B. to C. forward D. with 5. A. environment B. surroundings C. standard D. situation 6. A. off B. out of C. away D. on with 7. A. remove B. leave C. move D. make

8. A. putting up with B. getting along with C. going in for D. looking upon as 9. A. pride B. price C. advantage D. benefit 10. A. from B. away C. into D. off 11. A persuade B. frighten C. talk D. encourage 12. A. always B. mostly C. almost D. often 13. A. members B. nest C. house D. belongings 14. A. various B. room C. house D. attic 16. A. those B. both C. either D. such

17. A. pants B. children C. generations D. Americans 18. A. after B. before C. for D. in 19. A. upward B. inward C. backward D. toward 20. A. as B. often C. well D. even V. Reading comprehension.

Thousands of young people visiting the Isle of Wight for the pop music festival are finding that they have themselves become a tourist attraction. Family men driving past the festival site in family cars stop to let the children see the hippies'.

In their view anybody with a rucksack and long hair is a hippy. One can almost imagine the children being

ordered not to open the doors.

At Yarmouth an elderly woman is supposed to have jumped into a stranger' s car and asked for a lift because she was afraid of the hairy youngsters, , It would not be fair to say that the whole island regards all young people attending the festival as creatures from another world, but there is ample evidence of a gap between the pop culture which this week's event represents and the attitude of many of the island's usual visitors.

Yet on the 200-acre festival site the show is being put together efficiently. Supplies of food are being brought in ahead of time to cope with the numbers of hungry people who are expected to arrive. A huge tent has been erected to store tons of tinned food, fruit and vegetables. Trucks loaded with country produce give part of the site the appearance of a vegetable market.

In case of trouble, extra police are being called in from the mainland. Hundreds of tents have been put up, and some temporary huts made out of straw and plastic materials.

Behind the site the East Afton hills rise pleasantly before dropping to the sea. The hills belong to the National Trust and have been fenced off to prevent too many visitors from camping on National Trust property and, incidentally getting a free seat for the concerts.

The White Panther' revolutionary movement, which has attacked the festival as „an obvious example of capitalist interests seeking to exploit the people's music‟, has pointed out that the concerts can be listened to from the hills. But most people seem happy enough to pay to go in. They have to do so only on the third day. As a gesture of good-will the organizers have decided not to charge for admission on the first and second days. Less

well-known groups and artists will perform during this warming-up period. But obviously the promoters who have spent 500,300 pounds on the open-air festival hope to make a profit and with about 40,000 fans already present, and perhaps another 200,000 on the way. No doubt they will, unless the weather lets them down. --------------- Notes: 1．country produce农产品 2. National Trust国家文物名胜托管处， 3. White Panther白豹，党 4. the promoters=organizers

1. Young people going to the pop music festival have found that they themselves have become a tourist

attraction because ______.

A. people are interested in the way they are dressed.

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B. people want to see hippies.

C. People are curious about their hair-style. D. all of the above.

2. There is a _____ between the pop culture and the attitudes of many usual visitors. A. difference B. borderline C. mystery D. mismatch 3. The warming-up period refers to _____.

A. the first and second days when admission is free. B. the first few clays when the Island is most crowded. C. the opening ceremony of the pop festival. D. the days when people can enjoy free food. 4. East Alton hills are fenced off _____. A. to allow for temporary huts. B. to limit the number of visitors.

C. to prevent visitors from camping there. D. so that more people can come to join in. 5. The promoters of the pop music festival _____. A. can make no profit.

B. can become millionaires. C. can jump to great fame.

D. can make a profit of far more than 500,000 pounds.

Exercise Three

I. Write the English words or expressions according to the following definitions.

11. run away;

12. wrong or excessive use; cruel treatment 13. bring back to a former condition 14. visible; likely to come soon

15. draw liquid or air into the mouth 16. a person who judges or criticizes 17. not stable, likely to change

18. give (sth.) to sb. so that it may be formally considered 19. revise or correct

20. a particular way of considering an issue, etc.

II. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the following :

emotional take in virtual interaction routine abuse remark interpret submit cue.

1. The new government is making an effort to put a stop to political ______. 2. She is embarrassingly ______ in public. 3. Critics ______ that the play was not original. 4. We plan to ______ more new Party members. 5. Poetry helps us to ______ life.

6. Our deputy manager is the ______ head of the business. 7. You are required to ______ an essay to your tutor.

8. Increased ______ between different police forces would improve the rate of solving crimes. 9. When I nod my head, that‟s your ______ to interrupt the meeting. 10. It‟s necessary to establish a new ______ after this. III. Choose the most suitable answer.

1. He _____the silence as contempt, and his smile to be an agreement.

A. communicates B. takes in C. projects D. interprets 2. In some tropical regions small boats used to be made of skins _____ over a wooden frame. A. stretching B. being stretched C. stretched D. at stretch

3. Everyone seems to share in an intricate set of knowledge from the past and present whose deliciousness somehow would be ruined if Britain were a truly _____ society A. sensitive B. emotional C. fluid D. virtual

4. I arrive at nine o'clock, teach until twelve thirty and then have a meal; that is my morning ______. A. employment B. routine C. arrange D. procedure 5. The Minister for Foreign Affairs has already _____ on this event with the American President. A. communicated B. discussed C. interviewed D. relied 6. We _____ land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us.

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A. ruined B. abused C. purchased D. took in 7. An internal sense of righteousness dwindles into an _____ concern for reputation. A. outer B. outward C. inner D. external

8. More than a dozen variable factors could _____, with their permutations running into the thousands. A. react B. interact C. set apart D. restore 9. A special show was _____ to admit free the family members of the miners. A. arranged B. submitted C. tuned D. provided 10. We were angry that she remained _____ of the complications she had caused. A. unaware B. guilt C. illegal D. naive 11. I have some acquaintance with English, but I do not know it well. A. familiar with B. learning C. knowledge of D. understanding to 12. He seems complacent over his overnight success that surprised all of us. A. recent B. one-night C. night-long D. sudden

13. The reporter wrote the story objectively from the political angle, as he knew a good reporter should not angle his story.

A. sensitivity B. aspect C. point D. view

14. Nothing but contempt is due to those people who ask us to submit to unmerited oppression A. give in B give up C. stop resisting D. subject 15. The tendency of our own day is …… towards firm, solid, verifiable knowledge A. intention B. inclination C. trend D. fashion 16. It is necessary to write, if the days are not to slip emptily by. A. pass easily B. run C. flow D. sweep 17. The very essence of literature is the war between profound emotion and intellect A. severe B. intensive C. intense D. serious

18. The newspaper's account of the so-called reshuffle of the financial ministry was a complete fiction. A. calculation B. evaluation C. assessment D. version 19. Each variety of melon has its individual flavor and texture. A. single B. distinctive C. apparent D. obvious 20. She under no circumstances disciplines her children and they are spoiled and uncontrollable. A. teaches B. trains C. instructs D. punishes IV. Reading comprehension

In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the earth's postwar era, there was quite a widespread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant (不情愿) to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction (失误).

Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong.

Questioning and routine double-checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills. 1. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To look back to the early days of computers.

B. To explain what technical problems may occur with computers. C. To discourage unnecessary investment in computers.

D. To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.

2.According to the passage, the initial concern about computers was that they might _____ A. change our personal lives B. take control of the world C. create unforeseen problems D. affect our businesses

3. The passage recommends those dealing with computers to _____ A. be reasonably doubtful about them B. check all their answers

C. substitute them for basic thinking D. use them for business purposes only

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4. The passage suggests that the present day problem with regard to computers is _____ A. challenging B. psychological C. dramatic D. fundamental 5. It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of _____

A. investment in computers B. the use of one‟s internal computer C. double checks on computers

D. complete dependence on computers for decision making.

Exercise Four

I. Write the English words or expressions according to the following definitions.

21. too pleased with one‟s own abilities or looks 22. strong feeling, esp. of love 23. the most important part 24. prove that (sth.) is true

25. quality of being smooth and elegant, esp. in movement or structure 26. come or happen again

27. every other or second; happening by turns 28. worry or nervousness

29. happen at the same time; be in agreement 30. nothing more than

II. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the following :

intensity passions anxieties recurs bear out core stretched out coincided with vain Tension. 1. Then he ______ his arms and embraced me tightly. 2. Our first meeting often ______ to my mind. 3. They began to work with greater ______. 4. Her arrival ______ our departure.

5. I‟m afraid that the results ______ my earlier suspicions. 6. ______ were running high at the meeting. 7. I tried in ______ to sleep.

8. This concept is at the very ______ of his theory. 9. The doctor‟s report removed all their ______. 10. ______ is a major cause of heart disease. III. Choose the most suitable answer.

1. We especially enjoy the ______ with which a ballerina leaps into the air.

A. passion ate B. vault C. eruption D. grace

2. His _____ for detective stories and computer games made him blind to everything else. A. preparation B. tension C. anxiety D. passion 3. It is not strange that her taste in music _____ with her husband‟s.

A. coincides B. communicates C. outruns D. bears out

4. During the election year, the candidate appeal to our _____ rather than to our minds. A. emotions B. excitement C. feelings D. passionate

5. Since he is so conceited and stubborn, you are in the _____ hope of persuading him.

A. hardcore B. effortless C. vain D. deaf 6. He takes it for granted that learning to drive is a _____, a piece of cake.

A. intensity B. breeze C. anxiety D. take-off 7. They could _____themselves on having done a good job. A. stretch out B. congratulate C. dedicate D. dismiss

8. The king ruled his kingdom by _____kindness and cruelty. The first view of him filled everyone with awe. A. coinciding B. alternating C. intensifying D. along with 9. Our first meeting on Saint Valentine Day often _____ to my mind.

A. holds on B. occurs C. recurs D. inclines 10. I explained the problem to him several times but it didn‟t seem to _____. A. penetrate B. pierce C. understand D. optimism

11. This year they are going to plant trees and flowers in the _____ between the houses.

A. breaks B. traits C. intervals D. ground 12. One of his less attractive _____ is criticizing his wife in public. A. acts B. responses C. reactions D. traits 13. The incident has further increased the _____ between the two countries.

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A. tension B. friendship C. relationship D. communication 14. He had a surprised look on his face, for the sudden noise in the bushes _____his horse. A. stunned B. startled C. astonished D. shocked

15. The jury did not believe him, as the other witnesses would not _____ what he had said. A. believe B. bring back to earth C. bear out D. be in favor of 16. I am _____ to believe that the radical fellow is really opposed to the plan. A. mere B. alternative C. inclined D. eruptive 17. These days we are occupied in_____ ourselves to starting our own business. A. setting B. causing C. intensifying D. dedicating

18. Psychologists believe that daydreaming is good to our health, but we young men should not indulge ourselves

in the world of _____.

A. dream B. realists C. fantasy D. mind eyes 19. The enemy forces _____ heavy casualties by their own admission. A. suffered B. confess C. acknowledge D. admit

20. The hurricane flung nearly everything. We heard the shutters _____ the wall in the wind.

A. cracked B. thumped C. destroyed D. broke up IV. Cloze

When dawn came, they realized that the entire boat was incased in ice. The captain 1_ asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe and with great care__2 a hole in the deck, he began to knock the ice away. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over but he kept 3 for ten minutes while the other looked 4 anxiously. By this time he was so cold that he could no longer trust his grip or balance. Each member of the crew took it in turn to cut the ice away for 5 he could bear it. First, they had to knock off enough ice to get on 6 . Standing up on that rolling deck 7 committing suicide because a man who had fallen overboard could not have been rescued.

Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin. He called to one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight(点燃) in the hope that it would__8 enough heat to warm the cabin above 9 . Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough 10 pumped out, they were 11 danger of sinking. It took 12 before the boat began to float better. But 13 this time they succeeded 14 most of the ice. Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again 15 their work. In

the face 16 this new danger, Capt. Slater decided that there was too much 17 to gamble on the chance that the boat 18 until the next morning. 19 , he ordered the crew 20 the ice. Then they settled down to wait for another day. 1. A. had gone B. had fallen C. had become D. had grown 2. A. so as not to do B. for not making C. for not doing D. so as not to make 3. A. to work B. to working C. on working D. on work 4. A. at B. on C. by him D. for him 5. A. so long as B. as long as C. so far as D. as far as 6. A. legs B. ankles C. knees D. hands 7. A. had been B. would have been C. had to be D. should be 8. A. get out B. give off C. get over D. give in 9. A. low temperature B. ice point C. frozen point D. freezing point 10. A. so that it could be B. so that it would be C. in order that it could be D. for being

11. A. under B. with C. in D. on 12. A. an hour work B. an hour's work C. the work of an hour D. a work hour

13. A. meanwhile B. since C. for D. during 14. A. to take off B. in disposing C. in getting rid of D. to remove 15. A. in spite of B. although C. whatever D. nevertheless 16. A. of B. against C. with D. besides 17. A. at all risks B. out live C. on trial D. in danger 18. A. would outlive B. would survive C. should survive D. should outlive 19. A. Another time B. One more time C. Once more D. Now and again 20. A. to clear B. to move C. to knock D. to cut V. Reading comprehension

As I stepped out of the train I felt unusually solitary, since I was the only passenger. I was accustomed to arriving in the summer, when holiday-makers⑴ throng coastal resorts, and this was my first visit when the season was over. My destination was a little village eight miles distant by the road, but only four if you took the cliff path

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over the moor⑵. This I always did, unless it was raining; and I left my luggage at the bus office beside the railway station, to be conveyed for me on the next bus, so that I could enjoy my walk unhampered by a suitcase⑶.

It took me only a few minutes to come to the foot of the cliff path. Halfway up I paused to enjoy the sight of the purple hill's stretching away to my right and to my left the open sea. When I reached the top I had left all signs of habitation behind me⑷. The moorland turf was springy under my feet, the air was like wine and I felt rejuvenated and intoxicated with it⑸. Glancing seaward a minute or two later, I was surprised to notice that the sky was already aflame with the sunset⑹. The air grew perceptibly cooler and I began to look forward to the delectable hot meal I should have when I reached the inn. It seemed to be getting dark amazingly quickly. I did not think that I had walked unduly slowly and I was at a loss to account for the exceptionally early end of daylight, until I recollected that on previous visits I had walked in high summer and now it was October and the nights were drawing in⑺.

All at once it was night. The track was grassy and even in daylight showed up hardly at all against the moor⑻, so it was difficult to keep on it now. If only I had been a smoker with matches always to hand, or if my torch had been in my pocket instead of in the suitcase, I could have walked with more assurance. As it was⑼, I was terrified of hurling over the edge of the cliff to the rocks below. When I did stray, however, it was towards the hills. I felt my feet squelching and sticking in something soggy. There was no bog(沼泽) to my knowledge⑽ near the track, so I must have wandered a long way off my course. I extricated myself with difficulty⑾ and very cautiously edged myself towards the sound of the sea. Then I bumped into a little clump of trees that suddenly loomed up in front of me. This was providential rest and shelter until the moon rose⑿. I climbed up the nearest trunk and managed to find a tolerably comfortable fork in which to sit. The waiting seemed interminable and was relieved only by my attempts to identify the little stirrings and noises of animal life that I could hear⒀. I grew colder and colder and managed to sleep only in uneasy, fitful starts, waking when my position got cramped⒁. At last, when the moon came up I discovered that I was not more than fifty yards from the track and I was soon on my way again.

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Notes:

l. holiday-makers：度假的人。 2.moor：杂草荆棘丛生的高原沼地。 3. I could„ suitcase：没有衣箱的拖累，我可以轻快地步行。hamper意为“使行动不便”。unhampered by a suitcase＝without being hampered by a suitcase，是原因状语短语。4. When I reached„behind me：到了山顶就见不到人烟了。all signs of habitation指的是村落，房舍，炊烟等人群生活的迹象。 5.I felt„with it：我感到心旷神怡，身心陶醉。 6.aflame with the sunset：被落日映红。with引导的是原因状语。 7．the nights were drawing in：nights是复数，动词用进行时，说明此刻正是夜幕降临时分。不仅仅指这一个晚上。8．The track„the moor：路上杂草丛生，即使是大白天在这茫茫荒原上也难分清哪里是路。show up是显现出来的意思。against意为“以...为衬托或背景”。 9. As it was：既然是这样。这是原因状语从句。意为“既然手边没有火柴，电筒也不在衣袋里”。 10．to my knowledge＝as far as I know，据我所知。 11. I „ with difficulty：我艰难地(从沼泽地里)脱身出来。 12. This was„moon rose： 在月亮出来之前，这是一处天赐的休息与避难之地。身陷沼泽地，不免忧心忡忡。碰上树丛立即感到了宽慰。 13．The waiting…I could hear：等啊，等啊，月亮就是不出来，我就试图鉴别听到的各种动物的动静与声响来聊以解闷儿。interminable是漫长，无止境的意思。 identify意思是确定某种声响是某种动物发出的。 14．managed to„cramped：勉强打个盹儿也是心神恍惚，不时惊醒，坐着的姿式感觉难受也就醒来。fitful starts是间歇性，突发的惊恐。got cramped是长时间以一种姿式坐立造成局部肌肉麻木或痉挛. 1. Why did the author feel unusually solitary? Because ______

A. he was the only passenger on the train. B. He did not know any holiday-makers. C. He was the only visitor to the place then. D. It was his first visit to the place then.

2. “This I always did, unless it was raining.” The author meant that _____

A. he always visited the place alone at this time.

B. He always left his luggage behind at the bus office. C. He always walked to the village by the road. D. He always took the cliff path over the moor.

3. When he reach the top of the cliff, he could no longer see _____

A. the open sea B. the purple hills C. any trees D. any houses

4. He was at a loss to account for the exceptionally early end of daylight because _____

A. it was getting dark amazingly quickly. B. He had walked much too slowly C. He did not notice the sunset. D. He forgot about the season.

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5. After dark it was difficult to keep on the track because ______

A. he did not have matches to hand. B. He had left his torch in his suitcase. C. It was grassy and hard to find at night. D. He was afraid of falling down the cliff.

6. From the passage we learn that the author ______

A. was a complete stranger to the place. B. was quite familiar with the place. C. seldom traveled during the night.

D. often visited the place at this time of year.

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1. Write the English words or expressions according to the definitions: 1.insert 2. neglect 3. investigate 4. critical 5. evolve 6. relevant 7.priority 8. enormous 9. exaggerate 10. superior II. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the following :

1. not in the least 2. neglect 3. critical 4. priority 5.exaggerated 6. inserted 7. in due course 8. principal 9. contrast 10. superior III. Choose the best answer

1-5 BDCBD 6-10 AACAC 11-15 BBCAA 16-20 CDDBB IV. Cloze

1-5 BDCCA 6-10 ADCBC 11-15 DABCD 16-20 ADDAD V. Reading comprehension

1-5 BDDBD ＫＥＹ ＴＯ ＵＮＩＴ ＴＨＲＥＥ

I. Write the English words or expressions according to the definitions: 1. overall 2. embarrass 3 . come over 4. dumb 5. fade

6. glorious 7. community 8. bet 9. keep (sb.) in suspense 10. know better than (that/to do sth) II. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the following :

1.faded 2. keep in suspense 3. know better than 4. dumb 5. consisted of 6.Overall 7. came over 8. embarrassed 9. traded for 10.bet. III. Choose the best answer

1-5 CCABA 6-10 BDACD 11-15. BBCDA 16-20 CADDA IV. Cloze

1-5 ABCAD 6-10 BCABA 11-15 DCBDA 16-20 BCACD V. Reading comprehension

1-5 DDACD ＫＥＹ ＴＯ ＵＮＩＴ ＦＯＵＲ

I. Write the English words or expressions according to the definitions: 1. flee 2. abuse 3. restore 4. in sight 5. suck 6. critic 7. fluid 8. submit 9. edit 10. angle

II. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the following : 1. abuses 2. emotional 3. remarked 4. take in 5. interpret 6. virtual 7. submit。 8. interaction 9. cue 10. routine.

III. Choose the best answer

1-5 DCCBA 6-10 BDBAA 11-15 CDBAC 16-20 ACDBD IV. Reading comprehension

D B A B D ＫＥＹ ＴＯ ＵＮＩＴ ＦＩＶＥ

1. Write the English words or expressions according to the definitions: 1. vain 2. passion 3. core 4. bear out 5. grace。 6. recur 7. alternate 8. tension 9. coincide 10. mere

II. Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the following : 1. stretched out 2. recurs 3. intensity 4. coincided with 5. bear out 6. Passions。 7. vain 8. core 9. anxieties 10.Tension. III. Choose the best answer

1-5 DDAAC 6-10 BBBCA 11-15 CDABC 16-20 CDCAB IV. Cloze

1-5 BDCBB 6-10 CBBDA 11-15 CBDCA 16-20 ADBCA V. Reading comprehension 1-6 CDDDCB

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