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 few

year

s’

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, 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

evaluate the students

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 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 _____ 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 them

_____. They

simply downloaded whole essays from

the Website as their own.

That

was ____ the professor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

D pay cash, in advance before

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

A drew hold of, called off

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

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

C damaged, followed