基础综合英语课后填空题答案

词汇题

Unit 1

1.

this research seems to lend some

validity

to the theory that the durg might cause

cancer.

2.

in a number of developing countries, war has been an additional

impediment

to

progress.

3.

anthea

was

about

to

play

her

trump

card

:

without

her

signature

none

of

the

money could be released.

4.

I

flunked

my second year exams and was lucky not to be thrown out of college

5.

I didn

’

t want to lose my

composure

in front of her.

6.

the management did not seem to consider office safety to be a

priority

7.

for

three

hours

a

committee

of

state

senators

listened

to

a

parade

of

local

residents giving their opinions

8.

thousands

of

lives

will be

at

stake

if

emergency

aid

does

not

arrive

in

the

city

soon.

9.

brierley

’

s book has the

merit

of being both informative and readable

10.

I think there was a

conspiracy

to keep me out of the committee.

Unit 2

11.

it is not easy for chinese people to respond properly to others

’

compliments and

equally difficult for them to accept criticisms

gracefully

.

12.

we

should

be

truly

thankful

to

Mr.

Deng

Xiaoping

for

taking

the

plunge

and

initiating the economic reform in china.

13.

Unfortunately,

television

studios

are

strangely

designed

and

dressing-rooms

are

often miles away

from

the studio, so we had to

find a place where she

and her

entourage

could relax in comfort without the need to climb stairs.

14.

what is the use of

whining about

your bad luck? It is more important to find the

real cause of your misfortune.

15.

the rising real estate prices

thwarted

his ambition of owning a houses of his own

in the big city. Disappointed, he returned to his hometown.

16.

the

old

woman

sat

silently

beside

her

collapsed

hous,

her

eyes

brimming

with

tears and hatred.

17.

he writes clearly and lightheartedly about the 100 best rivers and gives his expert

advice on how to

navigate

their reaches.

18.

outside

the

forest

the

snow

was

already

six

inches

deep

and

growing

steadily,

relentlessly

deeper.

19.

there is

no doubt

that his

duty extends to

informing his

patient,

if asked, of the

nature of his illness and its likely

prognosis

.

20.

those who are climbing the career ladder fast may use alcohol as a booster to help

them to achieve, and those who recognize that they have failed to reach the top

may also turn to alcohol, in an attempt to

bolster

their failing self-image.

21.

a typically chinese countryside house is one whose eaves

protrude

over the wall.