大二英语精读2课后选择题

1, people who are ___such great talents are usually ____

A conferred with协商，交换意见, few and far between

B blessed with赋予, few and far

C endowed with 天生具有, few and far between

D gifted, rare and far between

C

2. he is interested in ____ money and fame. Every day he is either busy making money or busy _____ important

A nothing but, being

B neither, being

C both, with being

D just, to be

A

3. ___ we will be ____ compete with the world’s strongest football team in a

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few years’ time

A on my money, at a position to

B for my dough, be enabled to

C with my money, ready to

D for my money, in a position

D在我看来

4. she _____ that position in the company, and she felt that she was qualified. In fact, _____ , she was overqualified

A aspired to， if anything

B inspired to, if anything

C desired for, or anything

D conspired for, in anything

A ,渴求，如果有的话

5. the people of that area are poor even ______. When the place is hit by a flood,

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they will be_____

A at the worst of times, in real anguish

B at the best of time, in real anguish

C for the best time, in real crisis

D at better times, very painful

B痛苦

6. corruption will not vanish_____. We have to combat it firmly. Otherwise it will be ChengKejie _____ again

A for itself, once more

B of itself, all over

C in itself, come over

D by itself, for ever

B 自行，自动

7. we can’t _____ examinations altogether unless we can ______ a better way to

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evaluate the students

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A do away come up with

B do away of, come up across

C do away with, come up with

D do away from, come up

C废除

8. their government says that for the sake of their national safety they will have to take military action, but many people _____ that military action will not-_______ world of peace and harmony

A contradict反驳，否认 by saying, make up

B counter 反对by saying, make for有助于，导致

C oppose反对 by saying, make

D object 反对by saying, make it up

B

9. I think we have still _____ many other countries’ capitals in pollution control. The coming 2008 Olympic Games is a wonderful opportunity to address this

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problem. We should not let it_____

A lagged behind, slip by

B left behind, slip by

C been left behind, slip through

D been lagged behind by, slip away

A飞掠而过

10. _____, we should not have _____ Shanghai when we designated the first batch of special economic zones.

A looking back, left aside

B now that we think about it, left behind

C with hindsight, left out

D we now realize that, included

C忽视

11. the sudden bankruptcy of these financial giants threw the investors _____

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and caused them to ____

A in a panic, stampede惊逃，溃败

B in panic, panic恐慌

C in confusion, hold their stocks

D in despair, withdraw gradually撤退

A

12. once the war decision is made they will _____- allies who will ______ them rain or shine

A set out to find, stand by

B set out finding, stand by

c send out to find, stand behind

D set off to 出发，动身find, stand for

A 打算，着手

13. the professor knew that his students tended to over-quote. But some of

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them _____. They simply downloaded whole essays from the Website as their own. That was ____ the professor

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A went too far away, too far for

B went too far, too much to

C went too wild, too absurd of

D went too for, too much for

D

14.he has protested_____ that this _____ structure has ______ the beauty of the national park

A on many occasions, tedious, destroyed

B on many occasions, hideous, ruined

C in many occasions, hideous, damaged

D on many occasions, tedious, marred

B 许多次

1. he will be_______ to turn ____ her for help. They are not even on speaking terms

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A the last, to

B the last person, to

C a last person, to

D the last person , on

B

2. I resented ___ like that and I went to complain _____ the manager. The manager apologized for the inconvenience but said that they had no other choice

A to be searched, to

B them to search me, about

C being searched, of

D being searched, to

D complain to sb / of / about,at sth

4. she is always complaining _____ something. It _____ my nerves

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A of , gets to

B about, gets on

C about, got on

D for, it getting on

B

3. the man was_____ for air. He _____ a fish out of water

A gasping, put me in mind of,

B breathing, gets on

c about, reminded me

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D gasping, remind me of

A

5. Professor Drake_____ his hand into the jar and brought out a fish for me to look at, and he asked me to keep it_____ , saying that whoever does not know how to take care of a specimen is not fit to be a scientist

A stretched, moist

B plunged, moistened 弄湿

C reached, being moistened

D worked, moistening

B

6. he did everything possible to _____ some support for his decision to ______ more money to his favorite project

A win over, allow

B whip up, spend

C get, divide

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D whip up, allot

D

7. I did not even know what they were quarreling about, but he suddenly ______ me, _____ that it was all my fault

A turned to, yelling

B turned on, shrieking

C turned round, screaming

D turned on, and exclaiming

B

8. after the chairman gave his opening speech, there was a long silence. Nobody spoke to _____ , because they all knew that the discussion was just _____

A start the ball rolling, a matter of form

B start the ball going, an affair of form

C set the discussion rolling, a form

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D set the ball rolling, a form affair

A

9. she spoke for the _____ that they three had all lost the _____ to work during the spring break and they needed a good long rest

A team, desire

B group, interest

C company, inclination

D gang, intention

C

10. I hear that these apartments are so much sought after that you must _____one year

A Pay in all cash, before

B all pay in cash , before in advance

C pay in full in cash, in advance

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D pay cash, in advance before

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C

11. ______ she doesn’t want to have a child, I will respect her decision, I’d be the _____ to impose my will on my daughter

A suppose, last person

B assume, last father

C in case, first person

D supposing if, last man

A

12. they are an odd couple. She is as tall______ he is short, and he is as fat ______ she is thin. But they are both______ happy as they are old

A as , as, so

B while, while, as

C and, and, as

D as , as, as,

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D

1. just then a great sense of pride ___ him

A fell on

B swept over

C overcame

D overpowered

B

2 with rheumatism风湿病, he could no longer_____ his knee. His arm and legs seemed to __him

A stoop, rebel against

B bend ,rebel against

C bend over, rebel

D stoop over, disobey

B反抗

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3. do you believe that only _____ people can produce literature that is _____ of our great nation?

A worthy, worthy

B worthwhile worth

C worth. Worthwhile

D worthwhile , worthwhile

A

4. his sudden blindness _____ him______ the joy of seeing the beautiful world.

A robbed . of

B deprived with,

c robbed off,

D denied of

A

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5. you shouldn’t sleep _____ when you are still sweating, with every pore of your body open _____ the cool air

A out at the open, in

B out to the open, for

C out in the open, to

D out of the open, to

C

6. we had to _____ each other because in the still of the night our voices could _____ very far

A whisper, drift

B whisper softly to, carry

C whisper, flow

D whisper to, carry

D

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7. at that time all worries about his personal safety____ his mind. He was determined to _____ the secret documents

A vanished from, secure

B disappeared out of, get

C swept over, insure

D vanished off, obtain

A

8. it is a small country______ beautiful lakes, and the few million people were concentrated in a few cities rather than ______

A filled with, divided

B covered with, separated

C spread with, dotted

D dotted with, scattered

D

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9. throughout his life my grandfather was ____ the land, but the land he ____ did not belong to him

A chained to , tilled on

B chained by, tilled

C chained to, tilled

D confined to, work

D

10. it suddenly ______ her mind that after she _____ the baby they would have to find a nurse

A crossed, gave birth to

B occurred to, bore

C struck, gave birth of

D came across, raised

A

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11. this terrible event_____ of the president, and he _____ all his appointment

A drew hold of, called off

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B occupied all the attention dismissed

C demanded all the attention, laid aside

D took complete hold, canceled

D

1. a general manager his job is to ____ profits and minimize costs. But he has failed ____

a increase, on both accounts

B make, on both respects

C maximize, on both counts

D maximize more, in both areas

C

2. the insurance business is now____ . the total income ____ by 15 percent compared with last year

A thriving, went up

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B thriving, is up

C prospering, has been up

D developing fast, increased

B 繁荣的

3. today, we are hard-pressed to _____ our reform and _____ the changing times

A accelerate, keep abreast of

B speed, stay abreast of

C speed up, keep abreast with

D deepen, catch up

A保持

4. his power was seriously____ by a succession of crises, and when he died, a bitter power struggle__

A weakened, was ensued

B eroded, ensued

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C damaged, followed

D reduced, occurred

B ensue 无被动

5. he keeps reminding the party that it might _____ if it does not _______ corruption effectively

A explode, struggle against

B implode, fight with

C implode, combat

D collapse, battle against

B

6. we have to understand that even when our plan to quadruple四倍 our GDP ____, we still cannot______the most advanced countries in average per capita income

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A materialize, match

B is carried out, compare

C comes true, equal

D is achieved, keep abreast of

A 实现

7. wealthy people’s children don’t necessarily _____ better because they are ____ spoiled

A fair , inclined to be

B fare, bound to be一定会

C fare, prone to be有倾向

D perform, destined to be注定要

C

8. we can _____ that after some time our farmers will be able to ______ international competition

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A expect, fit themselves

B presume, adjust to

Ｃassume承担，呈现, adapt to

D suppose, get use of

B 推测

9. those _____ admission许可，准许 to NATO are ____ the final decision this coming fall

A looking for, waiting for

B seeking for, expecting

C seeking, awaiting

D applying for, awaiting for

C

10. it is ____ that the permanent residence-permit system长期居留 will soon go because it ____ the vast rural population农村人口

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A predicted, discriminates against

B prospected, discriminates against

C projected, is discriminated against

D expected, discriminates

A

11. I hear that it is estimated that the number of people_____ less than one dollar a day has ____ one billion worldwide

A relying on, gone up to

B living on, exceeded

C depending on, reached over

D living with, surpassed

B

1. The idea that the alcoholic is a person of bad character and poor morals is no longer _____

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A widely being held

B widely-held

C widely held

D to be widely held

C

2. If a monkey wanted to get a banana that was out of reach, it ___ not approach the problem as a chimpanzee ______

A will will

B would would

C should would

D would should

B

3. ____ from the sun, Earth receives the necessary amount of heat an light

A either too near or too far

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B not only too near but also but far

C not too near but too far

D neither too near nor too far

D

4. Jumping into the lake to save a drowning swimmer, ______

A the crowd cheered the lifeguard

B the lifeguard was cheered by the crowd

C the crowd was cheered by the lifeguard

D the lifeguard cheered the crowd

B

5. To use e-mail, you usually need an account so that you can gain access to the host system _____ the information is channeled

a through which

B through that

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C by which

D by that

A

6. In China, customers pay far less for a DVD than ____ countries

A those in many

B in many

C those in many other

D in many other

C

7. Foreign students _____ Chinese literature last year at this university came chiefly from

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Japan and South Korea

A who were studying

B studied

C were studying

D studying

A

8. There is possibly ___ sweeter sound to the human ear than the sound of one's own name

A less

B more

C not

D no

D

9. 90 percent of all English writing ______ 1000 basic words

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A is consisted

B consist of

C consists of

D consisted

C

10. all vegetables should be cooked, eaten, or preserved in some way _____ as possible after harvesting

a just soon

B as soon

C right

D sooner

B

11. advertisers must figure out how to reach the largest number of people who are most likely to buy their products at ___ cost

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a the lowest possible

B the possible lowest

C the more possible

D the possible lower

A

12. there is no single pattern of the Chinese character _____ there is a single pattern of the English or Turkish character

A just like

B just as

C no more than

D any more than

D 都。。一样（否定两者）

13. the Foundation has raised three million yuan, _____ will be used to get dropouts in rural areas back to school

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A most of

B most of which

C more of that

D more of which

B

14. under the circumstance we have to make to do with______ is provided and be satisfied with it. Beggars can’t be choosers, you know

A whichever

B whatever

C anything

D something’

B

15. the idea that learning is _____ lifelong process has been expressed philosophers and educators throughout _____ centuries

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A a the

B the a

C a /

D / the

A

16. at the moment, theirs is not ____ Peking University, but they are keen on catching up

A as an eminent university as

B as eminent an institution as

C as an eminent university like

D as eminent an institution like

B

1. early in his professional life, American psychologist Abraham Maslow began to study human motivation,______ what causes people to act the way they do.

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A and

B as well as

C or

D along with

C

2. after four months of strenuous work, everybody, students and teachers alike, ____ glad that the semester was over

A is

B was

C are

D were

B主谓一致

3.it is said to lose, but the greatest sadness is to travel through life _____

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A and without knowing earlier success or defeat

B with knowing neither success nor defeat

C and knowing neither success nor defeat

D without knowing either success or defeat

D

4.Managers need to display not only their technical knowledge______ their personal integrity as well as administrative and leadership qualities

A but

B also

C and

D too

A

5.Every effort was made ______ the safety of the visiting prime minister

A making use of

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B to ensure

C to be sure of

D to make use of

B

1. The chairman of the committee, along with his family, _____ to his hometown to attend the funeral of a friend of _____

A has gone, theirs

B have gone, his

C went them

D has gone, his

D

7.Her detective novels are praised for their plausible plots, authentic characterizations and ______

A that she writes in a clear prose style

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B that she prose style is clear

C clear prose style

D her clear prose style

C

8. as I _____ home from work one day, I stopped to watch a baseball game that _____in a park near my home

A drove, was play

B was driving, was playing

C was driving, was being played

D was being driven, was being played

C

9.what do we live for____life less difficult for each other?

A if not to make

B unless making

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C as long as to make

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D even if making

A

10.as far as the effect on the environment _____tourism is often a bad thing

A concerns

B concerning

C is concerned with

D is concerned

D

12. this has been my life. I have found it worth living, and I would gladly live it again if the chance______ offered to me

A is

B were

C would

D should be

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B

13. apparently, many people believe that the more time a person spends at work the more _____

A he or she accomplishes

B her or she accomplish

C he accomplishes it

D she can accomplish it

A

14. this suggests that practice ______ most efficient when carried out in a situation as similar as possible _____ in which, training is applied

A be, to it

B was to which

C is, to that

D are those

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C

15. _____ employers evaluate employees, they often consider the length of time on the job______ job performance

A while, besides

B if, beside

C when, in addition to

D as, plus

C

16. are you saying you want me to work all weekend? You _____ be serious

A mustn’t

B shouldn’t

C wouldn’t

D can’t

You can't be serious, you are just pulling my leg

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Once acquired, a habit becomes automatic._______ our capacity to acquire automatic response, humans would be unable to compete successfully in the struggle for existence

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A was it not with

B were it not for

C if it were for

D if it were not with

B

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