精读Exercises for Unit 1
1. They did not ________ to the enemy敌人 and determined决定 to go on fighting战斗.
[A] yield 屈服 [C] resort求助
[B] apply [D] appeal
2. His color is not ________to whether he's a good lawyer or not.
[A] relevant有关的 [C] regulating 调节
[B] resistant
[D] relating关联 涉及
3. ____________, I had to ask for two days’ leave.
[A] Mother being ill [B] mother ill [C] As mother was ill [D] A, B and C
4. I said I might be late for dinner but he made such a _____ that I thought I'd better arrive on time.
[A] confusion混乱 [B] initiative主动 [C] fuss忙乱
[D] bark树皮 咆哮
5. I at last surrendered放弃 to the ________ and ate the last piece of chocolate.
[A] intention意图 目的
[B] appeal请求 要求
[D] charm吸引力
[C] temptation诱惑(物)
6. I refused to tip给小费 轻击 翻倒 the ______ , who left with an angry expression表情.
[A] porter守门人、脚夫
[B] employee职工 店员
[C] servant仆人 [D] assistant助手 7. The last guest ________, our party was started.
[A] to arrive [B] arrived [C] being arrived [D] had arrived 8. There ________ no classes yesterday,we paid a visit to the Great Wall. [A] was [B] being [C] were [D] had been
9. Divorce离婚 rate in the US is very high, which is often _________ by money problems.
[A] associated 使联合、交往 [B] connected连接、联合 [C] assisted 援助、帮助 [D] accompanied陪伴 10. You take everything too _______! Relax and enjoy yourself.
[A] carefully
[B] gravely严峻地
[C] seriously 认真的 严肃的 [D] critically批评地、精密地 11. You look thoroughly彻底地 _______. Why don't you take a week's holiday?
[A] run up [B] run down精疲力竭 [C] run over
[D] run off
12. Would it be more ______ in the long run to buy a second-hand television rather than to rent one?
[A] sensible明智的
[B] sensitive敏感的
[C] sentimental感伤性的 [D] sensational使人感动的、非常好的 13. If you have not signed签订 a contract合同, you are under no ______ to pay them any money.
[A] instinct [B] influence
[C] sympathy [D] obligation义务、责任 14. The problem ________, the meeting came to the end. [A] settled解决 决定 [B] was settled [C] being settled [D] setting
15. She was too nervous to speak with so many eyes on her. [A] fixing [B] fixed [C] to be fixed [D] were fixed 16. She no longer believed in him for his _______ promises all these years.
[A] vacant头脑空虚的 [B] empty
[C] bare 空的 赤裸的 [D] hollow无价值的、虚伪的 17. They all believed that internal peace and stability cannot be _______ by force.
[A] protected
[B] guaranteed保证、担保
[C] preserved [D] ensured
18.. All things ________, I think we ought to give the job to Mike. [A] considering [B] considered [C] be considered [D] to consider
19. ________ the fact that the medicine is inexpensive, it has a big market.
[A] By means of 用 依靠
[B] By nature of
[C] By way of 经由 当作 [D] By virtue of由于 20. The thought of seeing her again _____ him throughout the hardest time in his life.
[A] contributed
[B] provided
[C] sustained维持、使继续 [D] favored 精读Exercises for Unit 7
1. The problem ________ when the students refused to do their homework.
[A] arose 引发 出现 vi [B] aroused [C] rose [D] raised
2.When he suddenly ________ up the subject of 关于……问题 genetic engineering,
there was an embarrassing silence. [A] took 开始 吸收 拿起 [B] brought 提出 教养
[C] showed 出现 暴露 露面 揭露 [D] came
3.________ so many people in the United States been out of work as today.
[A] More than ever before
[B] In the past, there have never
[C] Never before have 以前从来没有 [D] Formerly, there never were
4. It ________ as a shock to realize that I was not alone in the room. [A] came [B] appeared [C] arrived [D] reached
5. Since William had been seriously ill for several months, his parents were worried about ________ to return to school full-time. [A] he wanted [B] he wanting [C] him to want [D] his wanting
6. The association协会 is ________ to raising funds支助 to help the blind.
[A] conducted引导 [B] committed提交 [C] concentrated集中 [D] concerned关注、涉及
7. I won't ________ those children making a noise in my house! [A] allow [B] let [C] have [D] permit
8. The TV station, in ________ to massive厚重的 popular demand, decided not to discontinue停止 the soap opera肥皂剧. [A] regard关心、尊重、当作 [B] relation关系、联系、亲戚 [C] respect就……而言
[D] response回答、响应、反映
9. The opposition反对派 leaders ________ the government for not taking action sooner. [A] warned
[B] criticized批评 [C] threatened威胁、预示
[D] urged催促、力劝、促进、迫切要求
10. In some schools children who prefer to read books rather than ________ football become social outcasts流氓. [A] play [B] playing [C] to play [D] to playing
11. Others argue that since the earth has endured忍耐 a long string of ice ages in the last two million to three million years, any warming is ________ to be temporary暂时的. [A] seemed [B] likely [C] tended [D] possible
12.________ the concert had begun did we realize what a splendid辉煌的 show it was going to be. [A] No sooner 一……就 [B] Only after只是在……以后 [C] Hardly
[D] Scarcely几乎不、简直没有
13.________, John has been to several foreign countries. [A] Even he is young [B] Young though he is