高级英语(上)-习题集(含答案).doc

《高级英语（上）》课程习题集
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习题
【说明】：本课程《高级英语（上）》（编号为12002）共有单选题,汉译英,英译汉,英语大作文,BLANKS FILLING,PARAPHRASE等多种试题类型，其中，本习题集中有[英译汉,英语大作文]等试题类型未进入。

一、单选题
1. The whole nation watched the two candidates ( arguing, debating) the issue of raising taxes on TV.
2. It was a (proud, arrogant) moment for my cousin when she shook hands with the President.
3. Even if you (mix, blend) oil and water, they will not (mix, blend).
4. Some people watch television so much that they cannot (conceive, imagine) of living without it.
5. As it was an informal dinner, most people (wore, were dressed) in their comfortable clothes.
6. Do you think those young people are (idealistic, ideal) or Pragmatic?
7. Filled with great (adulation, admiration) for their integrity and courage, he was determined to be a man like them.
8. Deep at night, they could still hear gun-fire (rambling, rumbling) in the distance.
9. The professor looked over our papers with a hasty (sight, glance).
10. Before ordering their dinner, they considered the (relevant, relative) merits of chicken and roast beef.
11. The warrior managed to (evade, dodge) the arrow that came flying through the air.

12. The speaker’s last few words were (drowned out, stopped) by the audience's thunderous applause.
13. The little boy’s constant noise (exhilarated, exasperated) his father, who was busy writing a paper for a symposium.
14. Isn’t it (wholesome, noisome) to live in a city with so many vehicles passing day and night?
15. He was born in a small town (lived, inhabited) by about 500 people.
16. Her desk was all (jumbled, cluttered) with old papers, strings, and other odds and ends.
17. The troops advanced (carefully, cautiously) because the area had been mined by the enemy.
18. She made one last (attraction, appeal) to her father for permission to go to the party.
19. Would I be (intruding, invading) if I joined in your discussion?
20. The (omission, exclusion) of a full stop at the end of the sentence is a deliberate act by the writer.
21. It suddenly (happened, occurred) to him that he had worked for twelve hours without eating anything.
22. The students waited in (respectable, respectful) silence for the Nobel Prize winner to make his speech.
23. The children suffer most when their parents (divide, separate).
24. The teacher (allotted, divided) the children into several small groups for the trip to the Palace Museum.
25. Around mid-night, she received a (mysterious, miraculous) phone call from someone she did not know of.
26. Do you think soil samples are (obtainable, absorbable) from the Mars by an unmanned aircraft ill the near future?
27. She was so dear to him that he still kept her picture in a (preeminent, prominent) position on his desk.
28. A soft background music will (enhance, increase) a delicious meal.
29. He was so disappointed when the manager said that his plan was completely (dismissible, disposable).
30. The baby-sitter kept the kids (accompanied, company) until we got back from the theater.
31. After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticated alarm system as insurance______ further bosses.
A. for B. from C. against D. towards
32. _______the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.
A. Having believed B. Believing C .Believed D. Being believed
33. A healthy life is frequently thought to be______ with the open countryside and homegrown food.
A. tied B. bound C. involved D. associated
34. Sir Denis, who is 78, has made it known that much of his collection_____ to the nation.
A. has left B. is to leave C. leaves. D. is to be left
35. Before the first non-stop flight made in 1949, it____ necessary for all planes to land for refueling.
A. would be B. has been C. had been D. would have been
36. In Britain today women ____ 44% of the workforce and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.
A. build up B. stand for C. make up D. conform to
37. ____might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.
A. As B. That C. It D. What
38. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor ad selfrestraint as if I were the one______.
A. to correct B. correcting C. having corrected D. being corrected
39. Features such as height, weight, and skin color___ from individual to individual and from face to face.
A. change B. in C. with D. convert
40. I make notes in the back of my diary _____things to be mended or replaced.
A. by B. in C. with D. of
41. The room is in a terrible mess, it ____cleaned.
A. cant have been B. shouldn’t have been
C. mustn’t have been. D. wouldn’t have been
42. A well-written composition_____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A. calls on B. calls for C. calls up D. calls off
43. The traditional approach____ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
A. to dealing B. in dealing C. dealing D. to deal
44. It has been revealed that some government leaders______ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A. employ B. take C. abuse D. overlook
45. We were struck by the extent____ which teachers’ decisions served the interests of the school rather than those of the students.
A. to B. for C. in D. with
46. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first________
A. intention B. attempt C. purpose D. desire
47. The ancient Egyptians are supposed________ rockets to the moon.
A. to send B. to be sending C. to have sent D. to have been sending
48. The store had to _______a number of clerks because sales were down.
A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down
49. All the students in this class passed the English exam_______ the exception of Li Ming.
A. on B. in C. for D. with
50. Young adults ______older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.
A other than B. more than C. less than D. rather than
51. Students of English are required to (remember, memorize) the listed 2,000 words.
52. You should not be (intolerable, intolerant) of different religious beliefs.
53. He tried to (infuse, fill) the awkward situation with humor.
54. We have a sense of working towards a (common, ordinary) goal.
55. The virus can only be transmitted through (familiar, intimate) contact.
56. He is a down-to- (soil, earth) sort of fellow.
57. His face is (familiar with, familiar to) me, but I can’t recall his name.

58. As the Chinese table-tennis players are the best in the world, it was not (surprising, puzzling) that they took away most of the cups.
59. There is a (contrariness, contradiction) between what he says and what he does.
60. It was in the (dark, dim) light of the early dawn that I saw a man moving towards me.

二、汉译英
61. 争论你一言我一语地进行着。
62. 顾名思义，“阳伞”是遮阳光用的。
63. 我站在越来越暗的光线中观看着落日的余辉。
64. 我们被大自然的美景所陶醉。
65. 我们终于一劳永逸的解决了这个问题。
66. 美国一些环保组织提出限制性地使用交通工具。
67. 灰烬随着咸涩的海风，向我们迎面飘来。
68. 头上的天空一点都不黑，倒是一片猩红。
69. 我们左边是一条银丝般的小河，一直蜿蜒向前流向远方。
70. 一个人喜爱的东西可能是另一个人最厌恶的。
71. —条蜿蜒的小路隐没在树阴深处。
72. 集市上有许多小摊子，出售的货物应有尽有。
73. 我真不知道到底是什么事让他如此生气。
74. 新出土的铜花瓶造型优美，刻有精细、复杂的传统图案。
75. 在山的那边是——望无际的大草原。
76. 有的人头一碰枕头就睡着，有的人在床上躺上好几小时也睡不着。他越想睡着就越睡不着。我属于后者。我一写文章就捆得要死。 可是一上床，除了睡觉，别的什么事都能干。我能谱写出宏伟的交响乐，画出壮丽的画卷，写出好文章。人为的催眠法很多，可是，它们全都无效。当我晚上睡不着时，我就同一个想象中的朋友对话，直到我大笑或睡着为止。我发觉这是入睡的好办法。

三、BLANKS FILLING
77. sprinkle swelter cleans in other words
lazy rather than satisfy reject idle
act out worship reverence drive embody
1. His paintings __________ the spirit of the modern era.
2. How do you ___________your frustrations, by throwing glasses or something?
3. The peddler __________some water over his vegetables to make them fresher and heavier.
4. In such heated air, the ___________ students could hardly keep their minds on their lessons.
5. That’s ___________ gossip. Don’t listen to it.
6. She sent in her application for the job, but was __________ as unqualified.
7. The sales man considered it safe to go along with the boss _______ to contradict him.
8. Everybody should have a sincere _________ for the laws of his country.
9. For many Americans, it is their lifelong dream to buy a _____two-storied house with a garden.
10. To make Beijing our worthy capital, we must get it_____ of polluted air, among other things.
78. dodge drown intrude legalize oath
Withhold: precedent rumble taboo credible
arguable usher symbolize insoluble
1. She skillfully _______ the questions about her private life.
2. It was very rude of him to _____ on my privacy.
3. The schools decided to _____ payment until they had completed the construction of the building.
4. Reform and Open-door policy has ____ in a new era of economic development.
5. They started a campaign to______ abortion.
6. If you let the boy go without punishment, he will use it as a ______ for doing wrong again.
7. After the exposure of his lies the Congressman is no longer a ______ politician.
8. It is _______ that primary school students should pay any tuition.
9. In a lot of cultures, red roses are used to_______ love.
10. The detective finally gave up, declaring the mystery ______.
79. infuse the measure of intolerant let alone
memorize cascade ruffle couch divert
swirl single out inclusive sop expose
1. The wind _______the surface of the lake.
2 All the children in the class did wrong, but David was _______ for punishment.
3. He can’t even read the alphabet, ________speak the language.
4. His speech________ his countrymen with patriotism.
5. You are expected to___________ all the transitive verbs in the text.
6. She is_________ what a college student should accomplish.
7. He can’t be a good manager. He is______ of any criticisms about his management.
8. When it rained, water would _______down the hill.
9. If discovered, the soldiers hiding down in the valley would be _________ to the enemy’s fire.
10. Listening to music____ her after a hard day’s work.
80. be apt to irk by all means by no means
actuate literal by any means by means of
upkeep outwit take for granted procure
unmask simulate

1. They manage to trace his whereabouts checking on his credit card expenditures.
2. The reason why a lot of the private businessmen failed after their initial success was because they had been by the desire to grab as much money as possible in as short a time as possible.
3. After their mother died, they realized how important she had been in their lives. While she was alive, they had always what she did for them.
4. if you play chess with the computer, it is not very easy to it.
5. The boss’s condescending attitude him so much that he decided to quit the job.
6. It is impossible to learn swimming in three days if you have a good coach.
7. You have to__________ a building permit before you can start adding a wing to the house.
8. She _______ waited for a whole hour in the pouring rain, but the bus never came.
9. Although the building is new, the residents still pay a lot of attention to its__________.
10. In order to appear to be older than they really are, many teenagers like to the behavior of the grown-ups.
81. prejudice anachronism clench phenomenon remonstrate
inhuman evade expose novelty stimulus
menial separate refresh skiptical rather than
1. If discovered, the soldiers hiding down in the valley would be to the enemy’s fire.
2. Listening to music her after a hard day’s work.
3. The suspect tried to an important question by saying he could not remember.
4. He his fists ready to defend himself.
5. I felt greatly after drinking a glass of iced water.
6. The mother with her son about his behavior.
7. The blacks suffered from racial discrimination.
8. A is a judgment formed before examining the evidence.
9. We all listen to music according to our capacities.
10. How can you be content to do such tasks as washing dishes here in the States?

四、PARAPHRASE
82. The most that the majority of European women can do is just to wash and hope for the best.
83. Perhaps the soap will produce its loudly advertised effects.
84. The rich have always cultivated their personal appearance.
85. The British Matron, not long since a creature of austere and even terrifying aspect...
86. Still, it is a sufficiently good imitation to be sometimes mistakable for the real thing.
87. There is certainly much work which is exceedingly irksome, and an excess of work is always very painful.

88. At times they may find relief by hunting big games in Africa..
89. In most work success is measured by income and while our capitalistic society continues, :this is inevitable.
90. The kinds of work in which there is some interest may be arranged in a hierarchy:
91. Even where this competitive element is absent...
92. Their only competitors in this respect are the men who are the heads of big business.
93. ... it is never so fully completed that there is nothing further to do about it.
94. ... without ever coming to a dead end; …
五、英译汉
（略）……

六、英语大作文
（略）……

答案

一、单选题
1 debating
2. proud
3. mix, blend
4. conceive
5. were dressed
6. idealistic
7. admiration
8. rumbling
9. glance
10. relative
11. dodge
12. drowned out
13. exasperated
14. noisome
15. inhabited
16. cluttered
17. cautiously
18. appeal
19. intruding
20. omission
21. occurred
22. respectful
23. separate
24. divided
25. mysterious
26. obtainable
27. prominent
28. enhance
29. dismissible
30. company
31. C
32. B
33. D
34. D
35. C
36. C
37. A
38. D
39. B
40. D
41. A
42. B
43. A
44. C
45. A
46. B
47. C
48. B
49. D
50. D
51. memorize
52. intolerant
53. infuse
54. common
55. intimate
56. earth
57. familiar to
58. surprising
59. contradiction
60. dim

二、汉译英
61. The argument went to and fro.
62. As its name suggests, parasol is used to keep off the sun.
63. I stand in the waning light watching the final rays of the setting sun.
64. I dr