English-quiz-英语课后习题练习.doc

1 1. Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.
1.
The children ______ at the end of the song.

A. congratulated

B. collected

C. assembled

D. resembled

2.
He plays a Russian spy in the comedy _______ "Sleepers".

A. drama

B. fiction

C. opera

D. script

3.
The guides _____ the tourists together at the hotel gate.

A. accumulated

B. concentrated

C. gathered

D. collected

4.
The little boy's crying _____ his parents.

A. thrilled

B. shattered

C. broke

D. embarrassed

5.
The murderer was _____ and sent to jail.

A. charged

B. convicted

C. accused

D. committed

6.
The boy often imagined himself ______ before a clapping audience.

A. perform

B. to perform

C. performing

D. performed

7.
It is for this reason _____ so many readers like to bury their heads in an old fashioned detective story with a safe and predictable ending.

A. why

B. for which

C. that

D. for that

8.
Agatha Christie's world is not quite a real world, _____ is one of the reasons why her books have not become dated.

A. that

B. it

C. in which

D. which

9.
Contemporary crime writers explore a world of crime that is much darker than ____ imagined by Agatha Christie.

A. wherever

B. whichever

C. anything

D. nothing

10.
When you're the boss you can _____ your own rules.

A. make out

B. make up

C. make for

D. make off

11.
Why do you _________ interrupting me when I have repeatedly asked you to stop?

A. take on

B. subject to

C. persist in

D. submit to

12.
Collins was so seriously injured that he was unable to _____ his career.

A. assume

B. detect

C. consume

D. resume

2. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate form of the words in the brackets.
13.
Ellen's with pop music is astonishing. (familiar)

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familiarity
familiarity

14.
The little boy's fascination with bees developed into an . (obsess)

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obsession
obsession

15.
There is a of qualified English teachers in many schools. (short)

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shortage
shortage

16.
Privately they thought the idea . (laugh)

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laughable
laughable

17.
They used to be so rich that they had a driver, a cook and a . (garden)

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gardener
gardener

18.
The of Christie's books shows no sign of going away. (popular)

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popularity
popularity

19.
I knew you were going to say that—you're so . (predict)

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predictable
predictable

20.
The crime escaped for many years. (detect)

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detection
detection

21.
We are very about what we let the children watch on TV. (select)

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selective
selective

22.
The latest bomb attacks served as a reminder of the truth that wars are conducted for political purposes. (universe)

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universal
universal

3. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb.
23.
In his article, he compared the parks of London the lungs of the human body.

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to
to

24.
Have you been in contact your brother recently?

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with
with

25.
After the students put up Christmas decorations, the classroom took a holiday appearance.

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on
on

26.
You'll catch to the job after you've been here a while.

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on
on

27.
The old lady slipped and fell her back.

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on
on

28.
He was driving a luxurious car complete air conditioning, telephone and bar.

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with
with

29.
The idea of living in the countryside didn't appeal her at all.

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to
to

30.
He hoped that trying out the jokes his family would help him feel more comfortable than doing the same thing in public.

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with
with

31.
Their reaction ranged anger to humiliation.

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from
from

32.
He was stopped outside the shop and put arrest.

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under
under

3 1. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word from the box. Change the form when necessary.

· contempt
· construct
· vital
· essay
· disregarding
· disrupt
· allocate
· differ
· anecdotal
· innumerable
· balanced
· gender
· culturally
· profession
· postgraduate

1.
The tourist industry is of importance to the national economy.

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vital
vital

2.
It sounded fascinating so I decided to find the book to write this .

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essay
essay

3.
If you find a prescribed medication is your sleep, the effects may be temporary.

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disrupting
disrupting

4.
The Department of National Health intends resources according to needs—health status and population size.

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allocating
allocating / to allocate

5.
By speed limits and passing red lights, we somehow got to the airport in time.

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disregarding
disregarding

6.
How could she have loved a man who so clearly held her in ?

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contempt
contempt

7.
Sociologists believe that differences in voting will gradually disappear.

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gender
gender

8.
Lies that protect someone's feelings are often acceptable in the Western countries.

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culturally
culturally

9.
Study for the dissertation for degrees is normally undertaken during the summer vacation.

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postgraduate
postgraduate

10.
She has received get-well cards and flowers.

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innumerable
innumerable

11.
The city has announced a plan to another runway at La Guardia Airport.

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construct
construct

12.
The symptoms did not between the two groups.

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differ
differ

13.
There is no apparent conclusive scientific study, but the evidence is strong that the herb is useful

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anecdotal
anecdotal

14.
Recently historians have taken a far more view of the Irish question.

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balanced
balanced

15.
Many teachers are thinking about leaving the for more highly paid careers.

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profession
profession

2. Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate preposition or adverb.
16.
The levels of blood glucose depend part on what you eat and when you eat.

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in
in

17.
The flames lit the sky.

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up
up

18.
These added up a system you could understand and adjust to, whether or not you approved of it.

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to
to

19.
Gartner's Vendor Ratings are designed to give decision makers deeper insight into a provider and to answer questions that go the product or service.

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beyond
beyond

20.
We are accustomed using audio to present examples of language in use.

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to
to

21.
Many of us still have the habit, carried from when we learned to read, of reading the words so that we can "hear" them in our head.

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over
over

22.
Do you approve doctors using human embryos for research?

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of
of

23.
I try to sometimes call those who do not seem to be paying attention—and that seems to be mainly boys.

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on
on

24.
Companies that are not market-driven risk falling the competition.

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behind
behind

25.
Maria's been my partner since I took the business from my father.

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over
over

3. Read the following passage and choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
As women decide to move into roles that were traditionally (26) to them, there is a decrease in the number of sharp (27) that once marked the behavior of men and women. School-related (28) is an example. If there once was a stereotype that women perform less well than men in mathematics and better in language and the arts, the differences today are almost nonexistent. Once females are encouraged to take advanced mathematics courses, and once males are encouraged to (29) interests in language and the arts, they are able to (30) advantage of a school's offerings without the (31) that "boys do better in math, girls do better in areas involving verbal skills." In an ideal world, once opportunities within a society are opened up to members of both sexes, individuals can pursue various goals (32) on their abilities and interests. Further, they can pursue their goals without the constant (33) that there will eventually be limits placed on them. This ideal world does not yet exist, but there has been research in diverse cultures that has given insights into what a society without unnecessary (34) restrictions might look like. Research has focused on the pressures for movements away from traditional restrictions and the results of the changes in the (35) of males and females. Many of these changes have resulted in the disappearance of the sharp differentiation between the behavior of men and women.

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(26)
denied
denied

(27)
distinctions
distinctions

(28)
performance
performance

(29)
pursue
pursue

(30)
take
take

(31)
prejudice
prejudice

(32)
based
based

(33)
concern
concern

(34)
gender
gender

(35)
behavior
behavior

4 1. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1.
The servant was dismissed for being lazy and dishonest.

A. neglected

B. ignored

C. fired

D. sent

2.
He tried his best to mask his enmity (敌意) under an appearance of friendliness.

A. face

B. conceal

C. reveal

D. present

3.
It rained practically all night.

A. almost

B. mostly

C. really

D. actually

4.
Regular exercise is vital for your health.

A. fatal

B. energetic

C. important

D. relevant

5.
Let's move to the next item on the agenda.

A. paper

B. plan

C. project

D. work

6.
She has been appointed to solve the problem.

A. chosen

B. applied

C. asked

D. demanded

7
Mere words won't help.

A. Many

B. True

C. Real

D. Only

8.
She withdrew her eyes from the terrible sight.

A. took over

B. took up

C. took away

D. took down

9.
It's often difficult to discern the truth of an event from the newspaper stories.

A. understand

B. distinguish

C. find

D. get

10.
The flavor of most foods can be enhanced by good cooking.

A. improved

B. raised

C. changed

D. forced

11.
In order to avoid students' utter reliance on teachers, students should be taught how to learn instead of what to learn.

A. independence

B. dispensation

C. dependence

D. confidence

12.
Young children need stimulation.

A. praise

B. challenges

C. understanding

D. help

2. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in brackets.
13.
manual　menu　mental　metal
A. Is it made of wood or ?
B. We are sure a lot of this work will be done by machine before long.
C. Those who suffer an illness of the mind should be sent to hospitals.
D. The man ordered the most expensive items on the to show his generosity.

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(1)
metal
metal

(2)
manual
manual

(3)
mental
mental

(4)
menu
menu

14.
adapt　adopt
A. This machine has been specially for underwater use.
B. This novel has been for radio from the Russian original.
C. He is their son.
D. All three teams different approaches to the problem.

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(1)
adapted
adapted

(2)
adapted
adapted

(3)
adopted
adopted

(4)
adopted
adopted

15.
award　reward
A. She showed us the athletic she had won at the national sports meet.
B. He announced a(n) of $50,000 for information about the runaway.

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(1)
award
award

(2)
reward
reward

16.
incident　accident　business　issue　event
A. I raised a new at the meeting, which aroused a heated discussion.
B. A(n) prevented him from playing football for the rest of his life.
C. That's his and no one else's.
D. She told us about some of the amusing during her summer holidays.
E. The tourist guide lists the major in the town throughout the year.

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(1)
issue
issue

(2)
accident
accident

(3)
business
business

(4)
incidents　
incidents

(5)
events
events

3. Translate the following sentences into English, using the expressions in brackets.
17.
我再也没有见到过他，也没有收到过他的信。(nor)

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I never saw him again, nor did i hear from him.
I never saw him again, nor did I hear from him.

18.
为了和平我们必须坚持斗争。(for the sake of)

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