【渝粤题库】陕西师范大学201661英语阅读（二）作业（高起专）

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《阅读（二）》作业
I.Words
DIRECTIONS: Read the sentence given with each word and choose the best meaning for it.
1.injure
Wooden spears or swords should be used only by children with sense enough not to injure other people.

A.to point at B.to hurt C.to scare
2.favorite
Though kites may have scientific and other uses, they are still favorite playthings.

A.developed earliest B.liked best C.used most
3.afford
He was the wealthiest glass manufacturer on the continent, so he could afford to do anything.
A.to find enough time and money for B.to supply C.to do as one wi
4.career
He thought his reason had broken down and his career ended.

A.reputation B.life’s work; job C.trip on ship
5.fail
But they had failed to keep out the cold.
A.not to be able to do B.to receive a low mark C.to grow weak
6.worn
A waiter saw his worn trousers and shoes.
A.second-hand B.fairly good C.old and brok
7.local
We are doing a project with the local police.
A.in other countries B.in the newspaper C.in the area around
8.attend
Then he asked the king to attend one of his dinners.
A.to pay attention to B.to take care of C.to be present at
9.vow
She vowed that she would do all she could for them.
A.to hope B.to promise C.to say
10.establish
In 1931, she was successful in establishing the first school for the children of lepers.
A.to write about B.to come into C.to set up
11.raise
The winner in 1953 was a baby born to a girl who had been raised in one of Eunice Weaver’s school.
A.to accept B.to bring up C.to educate

12.involve
Life insurance involves people paying money to a company.
A.to mix with B.to include C.to demand
13.peace
Grey Owl could study beavers in peace.

A.a state of quietness B. a period without war C.a place with good weather

14.applause
At the end of every talk there was great applause.

A.shouting angry words B. clapping hands to show praise C.shedding tears

15.cheer
His audience stood and cheered him.

A.to show anger B.) to make fun of C. to give shouts of supports

16.describe
One such story describes a visit made by a Baron Munchausen.

A.to draw a shape of B) to make clear C) to tell about

17.consult
If he needed to think, all he had to do was consult his head.
A.to talk to B) to make friends with C) to get advice from
18.attract
I was attracted by some strange smell.
A.to make excited B) to get the attention of C) to cause to
19.ability
Young Paddock was pleased by his excellent riding ability.
A.strength B.method C.power
20.recall
As he walked, the recalled his first visit to the park.
A.to think for a while B.to call again C.to remember
21.opposite
A white boy about his own age had sat down opposite him.
A.face to face B.side by side C.upside down
22.figure
Then the door was shut and the figure came over to him.
A.an important person
B.any of the numbers from 0 to 9
C.the form of a whole human body
23.value
Now you see how some suits of playing cards have more value or power than others.
A.real worth .power to buy C.great meaning
24.yield
In India scientists had tried to increase plant yield with music.
A.the result gained B.the amount produced C.the effect brought about

II.Phrases
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks with appropriate adverbs or prepositions.
1.Because of the rain, the basketball match has been put ____ until next week.
2.The many regional varieties of Chinese are as different _____ each other as French is from Spanish or as English is from German.
3.As the president’s car appeared, the waiting crowds broke _____loud cheers.
4.I just wonder how you could make such an important decision based _____ your personal likes and dislikes.
5.The company ran much more smoothly after the new manager took it _____.
6.There are many ways of enlarging your vocabulary; _____ instance, reading extensively.
7.Give me a call when you get _____ work and I’ll come to pick you up and take you out to dinner.
8.It is cold outside; make sure you put _____ your thick coat.
9.Father kept inviting Mrs. Smith to say for lunch, and finally she gave _____.
10.I finally got ______ to replying to your letter; I am sorry it took so long.
11.Just as Fridman pointed _____, if we are to succeed as a society in the 21st century, we must do away with our anti-intellectualism.
12.An experienced driver can find out what is wrong _____ the car engine just by listening to the sound it makes.
13.It was the truck driver’s carelessness that was responsible _____ the accident.
14.She made an important contribution _____ the company’s success.
15.He knows that smoking is harmful to his health, but he just couldn’t give it .
16.He set _____ a small engineering business making parts for computers.
17.The professor showed the students how mechanical energy is converted into electric energy, which, _____ turn, is changed back into mechanical energy.
18.It really took us by surprise when we heard that the respectable old had been involved _____ a murder case.
19.The orphan never dreamed that he would wind _____ owning so much property.
20.She was fired because she couldn’t cope _____ the duties of her new position.
21.Our plane arrives very late, so we won’t be checking _____ at the hotel until after midnight.
22. the very beginning, we took a firm stand against the NATO bombing.
23.The neighbors asked them to stop making so much noise, but they kept right _____ singing.
24.The old lady never seemed to have enough money, but somehow she managed to get _____.
III. Cloze
DIRECTIONS: Fill in each blank with a word given below. Change the form of the word if necessary.
A
addition works minimum basis adopt participate revise concept desirable national
Because the copyright laws of countries differ, basic uniform copyright protection on a worldwide (1) _____ has become increasingly necessary and (2) _____. Established in 1886 and (3) _____ several times later, the Berne Convention sets certain (4) _____ standards for copyright in those countries adhering to it. In (5) _____, the Convention employs the principle of (6) _____ treatment ---- that is, that a signatory country should give protection to (7) _____ from other countries at least as favorable as to those of the country itself. Although the United States did not adhere to Berne until 1989, it (8) _____ in the composition of the Universal Copyright Convention (UCC) which was (9) _____ at Geneva in 1952. The UCC also embodies fundamental (10) _____ of US and European copyright law but set less severe minimum standards than Berne.
B
subject giving advantage meaningful reading picture unsatisfactory express arise disadvantage guess
One advantage of the essay test is that it reduces the element of luck. The student cannot get a high score just by making a lucky guess. Another (1) ______ is that it shows the examiner more about the student’s ability to put facts together into a (2) ______ whole. It should show how deeply he has thought about the subject. Sometimes, though, essay tests have (3) _______, too. Some students are about to write rather good answers without really knowing much about the (4) _____, while other students who actually know the material have trouble (5) ______ their ideas in essay for. Besides, on an essay test the student’s score may depend upon the examiner’s feelings at the time of (6) _____ the answer.
Most teachers and students would probably agree that examinations are (178) _____. Students dislike taking them; teachers dislike (8) _____ them and scoring students’ answers. Whether an objective test or an essay test is used, problems (9) _____. When some objective questions are used along with some essay question