新世纪大学英语U2 带答案

Unit 2 Part 15 Vocabulary and Structure

Directions: For each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one to complete each sentence.

1.  ________, Malcolm X would not have been able to join the world community of thoughts and actions.

  A. If he didn't study English very hard through self-learning

  B. Were he to study English very hard through self-learning

  C. Had he didn't study English very hard through self-learning

  D. Had he not studied English very hard through self-learning

Correct answer: D

2.  A pen is to a writer __________ a gun is to a fighter.

  A. as

  B. what

  C. that

  D. like

Correct answer: B

3.  Malcolm X would rather be fully occupied with copying a dictionary and reading aloud __________ the time away in prison.

  A. more than to idle

  B. than idle

  C. rather than to idle

  D. more than idling

Correct answer: B

4.  ________ the scandal among his colleagues, Mr. Williams would have been promoted to the position as director.

  A. If he did not spread

  B. Had he not spread

  C. Did he not spread

  D. Should he not spread

Correct answer: B

5.  The science of computer, __________ rapid progress has been made in recent years, is the most important in all the science.

  A. to which

  B. in which

  C. off which

  D. from which

Correct answer: B

6.  This is a small house less than 80 square meters, under __________ roof lives a large family of three generations.

  A. which

  B. that

  C. its

  D. whose

Correct answer: D

7.  Michael Phelps, __________ the feet are bigger than others, won eight gold medals at the National games.

  A. whose

  B. whom

  C. of who

  D. of whom

Correct answer: D

8.  Many Americans live on credit cards, and their quality of life ___________, not how much they can earn.

  A. is measured by how much can they loan

  B. is measured by how much they can loan

  C. is measured by how they can loan

  D. is measured by how can they loan

Correct answer: B

9.  Whatever I say or whatever I do was viewed through the politics of race, faith, and original nationality, so __________.

  A. my setbacks are

  B. my setback were

  C. were my setbacks

  D. are my setbacks

Correct answer: C

10.  People in the community hope all the measures against air pollution, ________ suggested by the local government, will be seriously considered here.

  A. while

  B. since

  C. that

  D. as

Correct answer: D

11.  We have been told that under no circumstances ________ the telephone in the office for personal affairs.

  A. may we use

  B. we may use

  C. we could use

  D. did we use

Correct answer: A

12.  In no country ________ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.

  A. more than

  B. other than

  C. rather than

  D. less than

Correct answer: B

13.  ________, Malcolm X managed to achieve English language proficiency through self- learning while in prison.

  A. Unbelievable as it was

  B. Unbelievable if it was

  C. As Unbelievable it was

  D. If it was Unbelievable

Correct answer: A

14.  ________ it was on the side of a mountain, the small village was very quiet and the view was superb.

  A. Lonely and isolated as

  B. Alone and isolated if

  C. Having lonely and isolated as

  D. Having been alone and isolated if

Correct answer: A

15.  He got drunk and came back very late, ________ which time all the guests had already left as they had to catch an early plane the following day.

  A. after

  B. at

  C. by

  D. during

Correct answer: C

16.  When he bought Penny her favorite book, the Harry Potter book series, she gave him a __________, sweet smile of thanks.

  A. genuine

  B. actual

  C. real

  D. authentic

Correct answer: A

17.  US military forces are fully prepared to __________ the military mission once the order is given by the President.

  A. explore

  B. explode

  C. execute

  D. exclude

Correct answer: C

18.  Einstein wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt and suggested that the United States should __________ its atomic research program and make building the bomb a top priority.

  A. accelerate

  B. calculate

  C. accumulate

  D. speculate

Correct answer: A

19.  Professor Chen complained that he had been unable to __________ any Ph.D. students for more than five years and it seemed that no one wanted a doctorate in humanities.

  A. regulate

  B. recruit

  C. reject

  D. release

Correct answer: B

20.  Since your daughter is ___________ to catch a cold, you'd better take her to a hospital and give her a thorough physical examination.

  A. liberal

  B. reliable

  C. logical

  D. liable

Correct answer: D

21.  Opinion polls are now beginning to show the consensus about the __________ that high unemployment is probably to stay.

  A. prospect

  B. prosperity

  C. aspect

  D. scope

Correct answer: A

22.  World War II, the most __________ war in history, was a disaster for humankind, in which about 60 million people lost their lives.

  A. representative

  B. competitive

  C. objective

  D. destructive

Correct answer: D

23.  The new government has decided to invest more to create jobs, expand education, __________ health care, and reduce taxes by adopting a series of new policies.

  A. release

  B. revise

  C. reform

  D. reduce

Correct answer: C

24.  The quality of the faculty and graduate students, combined with a(n) __________ scientific atmosphere, makes the university a unique place to pursue graduate study.

  A. corresponding

  B. outstanding

  C. demanding

  D. understanding

Correct answer: B

25.  What is somewhat encouraging is that all participants from the European Union now sense the pressure of working toward __________ to the debt crisis.

  A. solutions

  B. evolutions

  C. foundations

  D. donations

Correct answer: A

26.  While animals aren't people, he says it is __________ to make the inference that an effect found in rats may also apply to humans.

  A. radical

  B. typical

  C. practical

  D. logical

Correct answer: D

27.  You have to be __________ and cancel your marriage plan without any hesitation if you think that he is not reliable and responsible.

  A. romantic

  B. realistic

  C. optimistic

  D. fantastic

Correct answer: B

28.  The continual source of our strength was our mutual trust and respect and time will __________ what we feel about each other.

  A. confirm

  B. guarantee

  C. admit

  D. secure

Correct answer: A

29.  Curious tourists, visitors, and newspaper reporters from every corner of the world were __________ upon the small place where Steve Jobs was born.

  A. pouring

  B. descending

  C. falling

  D. plunging

Correct answer: B

30.  During economic crisis, people don't feel safe to __________ their money in any financial program recommended even by banks with good reputations.

  A. reserve

  B. entrust

  C. invest

  D. save

Correct answer: C