2017秋北语17春《高级写作》作业1
一、单选题（共 25 道试题，共 100 分。）
1. I like traveling by sea ____ it is not rough. A. unless B. in case C. as long as D. altough 正确答案：
2. “What is Todger?” “He is ____.” A. a poet and novelist B. a poet and a novelist C. poet and novelist D. the poet and novelist 正确答案：
3. Mrs. March could not prevent her little boy ____ shooting ____ the birds in the trees. A. from/to B. on/at C. with/up D. from/at 正确答案：
4. ____ the end of last term, every student in the school, I think, has taken at least five maths tests. A. By B. Since C. From D. In
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5. The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting for Expo 2010 is strongly impressed ____ my memory. A. to B. over C. by D. on
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6. Never travel with ____ who leaves you in case of danger. A. the friend
B. that friend C. a friend D. friend 正确答案：
7. We are going to dine tomorrow with ____ to celebrate Christmas Day. A. the Cunning B. Cunnings C. The Cunnings D. Cunning's 正确答案：
8. The children in the kinder-garden soon took ____ to their teachers. A. quite fancy B. a quite fancy C. quite a fancy D. the quite fancy 正确答案：
9. The historical events of that period are arranged ____. A. in alphabetical order B. in an alphabetical order C. in the alphabicetical orders D. in a alphabetical orders 正确答案：
10. Most of the representatives think that ____ the meeting was very successful. A. on whole B. on a whole C. on the whole D. on the whole that 正确答案：
11. Many a girl wants to become ____. A. some secretary B. a secretary C. secretary D. secretaries 正确答案：
12. He enjoys life ____ the \A. on a board B. on board C. in the board D. board 正确答案：
13. “How did you pay the workers?” “As a rule, they are paid ____.” A. by an hour B. by the hour
C. by a hour D. by hours 正确答案：
14. It was easier to move about ____ the fringe of the crowd. A. at B. in C. on D. to
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15. Spider was up and standing at the door, with every hair of her body ____ . A. stood up B. on its end C. on end D. on the end 正确答案：
16. ____ sick or well, my grandfather is always cheerful. A. Either B. No matter C. Even if D. Whether 正确答案：
17. He expressed ____ of their having ever been married. A. the doubt B. a doubt C. doubt D. an doubt 正确答案：
18. He grabbed me ____ and pulled me onto the bus. A. a arm B. an arm C. the arm D. by the arm 正确答案：
19. We’re going to ____ with ____ today, aren’t we? A. the tea/the Smiths B. tea/those Smiths C. a tea/a Smith D. tea/the Smiths 正确答案：
20. I find reading comprehension the hardest in learning a foreign language. Well, ____ you’d better practise reading short passage every day. A. so that B. now that
C. for that D. with that 正确答案：
21. Unlike Americans, who seem to prefer coffee, ____ a great deal of tea. A. English drink B. the English drink C. English man drink D. the English drinks 正确答案：
22. Fashions change and people change too, but the old feeling remains ____. A. the same B. same C. that same D. as same 正确答案：
23. —How can I get to the island you mentioned? —You can’t get there ____ by swimming. A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than 正确答案：
24. For miles around me there is nothing but a desert, without a single plant of tree ____. A. in sight B. on the earth C. at a distance D. in a place 正确答案：
25. If you go by train you can have quite ____ comfortable journey. A. the B. one C. a D. that
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