Unit6 P172
1The press has been asked to respect the ___of the Royal Family during this very difficult time.
A individualism B privacy C isolation D insulation
2 The pharmaceutical company attracted a___ amount of funding for research into a cure for cancer.
A considerate B conservative C countless D considerable
3 A conference might help create new marketing ideas or provide a(n)___for discussion of problems.
A arena B playground C stadium D stage 4 His book is the cultural___ of the year. A incident B accident C event D affair
5 The mountaintop provides a spectacular view of Innsbruck and tis____. A environments B surroundings C circumstances D vicinities
6 Finance during marriage___ is a very big issue particularly with regards to the mortgage and household bills.
A separation B division C allocation D detachment
7 Ed′s already____ health deteriorated after he left the hospital. A invalid B faint C fragile D crisp
8 A man driven by____ is capable of anything. A respect B embarrassment C conceit D jealousy
9 Glenn started acting____ after his wife′s funeral. A popular B peculiar C particular D persistent
10 If a vitamin is frequently absent from the a(n)___ may develop. A efficiency B sufficiency C deficiency D proficiency
P174
1 Corbett could scarcely understand some of the accents and______ himself with gazing around. (content)
2 An annual_______ of the World Bank was held in Geneva last week. (convention0 3 Do you need to be_______ to play basketball well? (tall) 4 She felt_____ calm in front of the crowd. (curious)
5 The_______ for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was adopted in 1950 to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe. (convention) 6 Many of the essays are political in_______.(content) 7 Brock′s attorney has yet to_______ the will. (execute)
8 A few______ neighbors came out to see what was going on. (curious) 9 The state will______ him in 24 hours unless his appeal is granted. (execute) 10 First impressions really do________. (count)
11 We will be_____ with a respectable result in tomorrow′s match. (content) 12 Italian neo-realism breaks with film_______ of the past. (convention)
13 A linesman had his flag up so the kick did not______. (count)
14 For the next four years they defied______ by living as man and wife when they were not. (convention)
15 Finding a replacement is going to be a(n)_____ order. (tall)
完型P174：(10个)
contradictory worldly sophisticated glamorous crime subject safest sheer chaotic violence
The culture of New City is shaped by centuries of immigration, the city′s size and variety, and its status as the cultural capital of the United States. Because of its______ size and cultural influence, New York has been the______ of many different, and often______, portrayals in the mass media. From the sophisticated and______ metropolis seen in many Woody Allen films, to the hellish and______ urban jungle depicted in such movies as Martin Scorsese′s Taxi Driver, New York has served as the unwitting backdrop for virtually every conceivable viewpoint on big city life.
In the early years of film New York City was characterized as urbane and______. By the city′s crisis period in the 1970s, however, filns like Midnight Cowboy, The French Connection, Marathon Man, and Death Wish showed New York as full of chaos and______. With the city′s renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s came new portrayals on television; Friends, Seinfeld, and Sex and the City showed life in the city to be______ and interesting. Nonetheless a disproportionate number of______ dramas, such as Law & Order, continue to make criminality in the city their subject, even as New York has become the______ large city in the United States in the last two decades, 完型P180：(15个)
More willful movie star feather images disappointed realize prodigy Pacific homeland intentions impatient magazines excited / hopeful failed
Many years ago my mother bought a beautiful swan in shanghai for much______ than its worth. After losing everything in China, she sailed across the______ Ocean with the swan and her dream for a new life in America. But upon her arrival, the swan was pulled away by the immigration officials and only a swan_____ was left for her . Now my mother was old. For many years she had kept the feather for me which was carried from her______ with all her good_______.
My mother once believed that one could______any dream in America. She believed that her daughter, I, could be a(n)______ of certain type. At first, she wanted to train me into a child______ just like Shirley Temple. Then she had me do various tests she had read in different______ about amazing children. However, she was_______ every time by my answer.
At the beginning,I was as_______ as my mother, if not more. I imagined myself as many different_______. As the time went by ,the hoping prodigy in me became more expectations. But one sad night in front of the mirror, I suddenly saw a new me-an angry, powerful and______ girl. I made up my mind to be myself for the rest of my life!
P182:
1 sum
Apple has spent huge______ in its drive to penetrate new markets. The city problem can be______ up in three words: too many people. I wrote a letter______ the main points we had discussed. 2 boast
Hank was____ that he could drink a case of beer by himself. Each luxury home______ an indoor pool and three-car garage.
After they had drunk a lot of wine, they started to become loud and_____ 3 worth
The new computer system has already proved its_______ We had only three day_______ of food left.
Leeds United were_____ winners of the copetition. 4 tricky
It would be very_____ to try to stabilize the region without the support of other countries. Pretending he doesn’t remember is an old______ of his
A _____ look crossed his face when Patsy mentioned the money. It was a piece of political_____ that enraged the opposition. 5 adore
He _____ his wife and children. They knelt in_______ of their gods.
Have you seen their new baby—she simply_____ The elderly actress can still pull in_____ audiences 6 reproach
You’re got nothing to_____ yourself for— it was his own decision. She gave her danghter a _______ glance. He listened to his wife’s bitter_____ 7 blink
Lucy _______ at him in astonishment.
Lynn laughed, ________ to try to wosh the dust from his eyes
He kept giving quick_______ to try to wosh the dust from his eyes. 8 reflection
I could see my _______ in his glasses
I was dazzled by the sunlight______ off the wet road.
A moment________ will show the stupidity of this argument.
TV shows sometimes_______society more liberal views on sex.
P202
1 There is little point putting a(n) ______ door in a frame that will rot in 10 years.(destroy) 2 A woman______ him for a well-known actor, and asked him for his autograph.(take)
3 In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such virtues as ______, courage, discipline and love of ones country.(selfish)
4.Democracy, no matter______ is sill the best method of government.(perfect)
5.Max walked past her, without acknowledging her presence by the slightest_____ in his expression.(alter) 6.Whether she is victim or ______ remains unknown.(trait)
7.A(n)_____ amount of research was done here by our science department.(consider) 8.She may be stupid, but shes not a (n)_______.(lie)
9.We are a multi-national corporation with140,000______worldwide.(employ) 10.As the story______ ,we learn more about Maxs childhood.(fold)
11.The new theory is a(n)_______ of Corbins theory of personality development.(refine)
12.Andrew Carnegie was a true______, giving away millions to charity.(philanthropy) 13.The _______ was sent to prison for 10years.(crime) 14.Lisa is deaf in one ear and ______ blind.(part) 15.His modesty is ________.(proverb)
P210
held scrunched watched reduced importunities stuck ordered wretchedness racked vanity ordered recall frequented motionless examined
Due to a dock strike, I was ______ in Vera Cruz on my way from Mexico City to Yucatan. To kill time, I sat down in the coolness of the plaza and______ a drink.
A red-haired beggar attracted my attention. He was skinny. His ragged clothes barely______ together. He stood at the tables, one after another, silent and immobile, with______ in his eyes. When he came to me, I shook my head.
In the eveing , I was again that beggar standing _______ before one table after another. It occurred to me that I had come across him before. But I couldn’t tell when and where.
The second day at Vera Cruz wore on. I ______ for the beggar and _____ him very carefully. I _______ my brains,trying to remember when I might have met him, but could______ none of the circumstances.
A policeman who tried to protect the public from the _______ of the beggars gave him a whack. And suddenly I remembered everything except his______.
Twemty years ago, I was in Rome and often went to a restaurant_______ by some American and British art students and writers. He was only a boy among them then, good-looking but with enormous ______ and with an ambition to be a writer. Being arrogant, he was not popular among us. I could never imagine that he had been______ to this frightful misery. I found him and went up to him.
“Do you remember Rome?” I said.
He didn’t move, nor spoke a word; it was as if I were not standing before him. I pressed a note in his hand. But he _____ it up and flicked it into the air.
P211
1. Put
The ship_____ in at Bombay and remains there for a day. _____ your name at the top of each answer sheet. It is hard to_____ into words how I feel now. 2. rent
I pay the ______ at the beginning of every month.
Did you know you can_____ a fax machine from the telephone company? 3. frequent
The bar was _____ by actors from the nearby theater.
As a ______business traveler, I have spent many nights in hotel rooms 4. grind
He dropped a cigar butt and _____it into the carpet with his heel. These huge stones were once used for_____ wheat into flour. 5. tip
A service charge is included on the bill, so_____ isn’t necessary.
Doctor Gordon frlt my neck with the_____ of his fingers.
Here s a good_____ :If you spill red wine on your carpet, pour salt on it to prevent staining. 6. censure
In particular, they have been______ for failing sufficiently to take into account the needs of local people. Costs will have to be kept down if severe if public_____ is to be avoided. 7. gleam
A Rolls Rovce was parked outside, ______in the sunshine. A few faint______ of sunshine lit up the gloomy afternoon. 8. wane
Her interest in the project is on the_____
His popularity in the state began to _____ almost immediately after the election. 9. dismay
The thought of having to earn her own living ______ her.
Arriving late for school, we found to our______ that the headmaster was waiting for us at the gate. 10. throw
Never trust those who_____ over their friends when they are in danger and difficulty. That was a very long______ -at least 80 yards. 11. wear
Susanna was ______ a black silk dress. Check the equipment for______ and tear.
As the evening______ on, she became more and more nervous. 12. protest
A small group of demonstrators staged a peaceful______ outside the UN Headquarters. Thousands of people blocked the street,______ against the new legislation.
P229
1.She was a woman of uninspiring appearance and a dreadful bore_____(to boot)
2. Society does not exist in a _____, it is influenced by Government policies, the environment and culture. (vacuum)
3 Your efforts will be_____ and you will find that you no longer have to bother about the boring details of everyday life(reward)
4The _____ police had offered for any information leading to his arrest is twenty times the average national wage(reward)
5We ended the year with a _____ profit of 9.7 million, which represents earings of just 5%(net) 6Elderly people were still slowly______ the hotel steps when the parade started(negotiate) 7The_____ are that he will commit the same crime again(the odds)
8The little company battled its way to success, despite the enormous_____(the odds) 9______ accidents have decreased in frequency in recent years(fatal)
10The government opened______ with the IMF for another loan(negotiate)
P230
1. black and white in black and white
Part of the problem is that we only see the issue as_____ Once its down________, you cant forget it.