新世纪大学英语二级 U8 带答案

Unit 8 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.  The climate was ________ two harvests were possible each year: one in winter fed by the rains and one in summer fed by the irrigation from the canal.

  A. so that

  B. now that

  C. since that

  D. such that

Correct answer: D

2.  A major-party candidate has the critical advantage in the campaign for the presidential election ________ it has the support from the faithful party.

  A. in which

  B. in what

  C. in that

  D. from which

Correct answer: C

3.  When you're on a cruise, you can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, swim, and enjoy good food – always ________ that the sea is calm.

  A. assuming

  B. being assumed

  C. to assume

  D. to be assumed

Correct answer: A

4.  I don't think it advisable that Tim ________ assigned to this challenging job since he has no such working experience at all.

  A. will be

  B. be

  C. has been

  D. is

Correct answer: B

5.  An intellectual breakthrough, ________, does not automatically ensure that the theory can be smoothly and well applied to practice.

  A. though brilliant may it be

  B. as it may be brilliant

  C. brilliant it may be though

  D. brilliant as it may be

Correct answer: D

6.  An entire town has been thoroughly restored to the way it was several hundred years ago to represent life ________ it used to be in the colonial times.

  A. until

  B. though

  C. as

  D. when

Correct answer: C

7.  The atmosphere at the college is that of an adult environment ________ a relationship of mutual respect is encouraged between students and professors.

  A. by which

  B. in where

  C. that

  D. where

Correct answer: D

8.  I firmly believe that people can actually do any job ________ that they get the right qualifications for it and work hard at it.

  A. lest

  B. granted

  C. provided

  D. despite

Correct answer: C

9.  No one can use cell phones in any areas at the hospital ________ equipment might be affected by the interference from cell phones.

  A. where

  B. that

  C. which

  D. what

Correct answer: A

10.  The company is back to the right track. There is ________ that the new method has greatly raised labor productivity.

  A. not to deny

  B. not to be denied

  C. not denying

  D. no denying

Correct answer: D

11.  It is essential that the glass ________ thicker on the outside than on the inside and the gap between the panes of glass ________ a minimum of seven centimeters.

  A. is, is

  B. be, be

  C. be, is

  D. is, be

Correct answer: B

12.  It is reported that Latin American customers talk ________ on the phone as people in North America, obviously the cultural differences.

  A. two to four times as long

  B. two times four as long

  C. two to four time as long

  D. two to four times longer

Correct answer: A

13.  When ________ the reason for their success, the kids had two explanations: hard work and their parents' encouragement.

  A. asking

  B. asked

  C. having asked

  D. had asked

Correct answer: B

14.  If only the committee ________ the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible, can students seriously follow.

  A. approve

  B. approves

  C. will approve

  D. would approve

Correct answer: D

15.  In an urban society in which fast-paced and stressful work surrounds you in life, experiences of a different nature, ________, can lead to a more "balanced" way of life.

  A. be it television watching or bird-watching

  B. was it television watching or bird-watching

  C. whether it television watching or bird-watching

  D. were it television watching or bird-watching

Correct answer: A

16.  According to what you have just said, am I to understand that his newly-offered job ________ no responsibility at all?

  A. shoulders

  B. possesses

  C. carries

  D. shares

Correct answer: C

17.  When you try to define a new word in English, be ________; the shorter the definition, the easier it is to remember.

  A. credible

  B. relevant

  C. precise

  D. concise

Correct answer: D

18.  Historians have always thought that Jefferson's death on the Fourth of July was a remarkable ________, but it now seems quite possible.

  A. occasion

  B. incidence

  C. coincidence

  D. accidence

Correct answer: C

19.  In this factory the machines are not regulated ________ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system which works very efficiently.

  A. independently

  B. individually

  C. irrespectively

  D. irregularly

Correct answer: B

20.  By the last quarter of the football game, the fans were almost ________ to losing, but two unexpected touchdowns grabbed victory.

  A. resigned

  B. restrained

  C. resumed

  D. retired

Correct answer: A

21.  Even though the universe is mysterious, the ________ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can succeed in understanding the universe.

  A. essence

  B. content

  C. presence

  D. sequence

Correct answer: A

22.  Without telephone, it would be impossible to carry on the functions of ________ every business operation in the whole country.

  A. preferably

  B. practically

  C. precisely

  D. presumably

Correct answer: B

23.  Satellite communications are so up-to-date that even when ________ in the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door.

  A. cruising

  B. gliding

  C. piloting

  D. patrolling

Correct answer: A

24.  It is announced that a wallet has been found and can be ________ at the manager's office if the person can show proper ID and tell what is inside the wallet.

  A. declared

  B. obtained

  C. reclaimed

  D. recognized

Correct answer: C

25.  Intelligence officials working behind the ________ urged them to avoid further confrontation with anyone before their departure from the city.

  A. sights

  B. views

  C. scenery

  D. scenes

Correct answer: D

26.  Such specialists in the hospital are experienced in teaching patients how to deal with their stress and fears and, eventually, ________ them.

  A. overlook

  B. overtake

  C. overcome

  D. overwhelm

Correct answer: C

27.  Astronauts should be very strong in health, so they are ________ all kinds of tests before they are finally sent up in a spacecraft.

  A. subject to

  B. prone to

  C. objected to

  D. bound to

Correct answer: A

28.  As most of the students are aware, physical education is a(n) ________ part of our curriculum; a sound mind and a sound body are important.

  A. comprehensible

  B. intact

  C. fractional

  D. integral

Correct answer: D

29.  He said that they had ________ been obliged to give up the wonderful program for students for the lack of financial support.

  A. gravely

  B. regrettably

  C. forcibly

  D. graciously

Correct answer: B

30.  Don't let such a ________ matter as this come between us so that we can concentrate on the major issue and work together to achieve our goals.

  A. trivial

  B. slight

  C. partial

  D. minimum

Correct answer: A

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