新编大学英语1综合教程练习unit 9

Additional Exercises 1 vocabulary and structure 1 Don t you know he is an old friend of A my brother B my brothers C my brother s D my brother s friend 2 you return those books to the library immediately you will have to pay a fine A Until B Unless C If D Provided 3 When you worry you can t sleep and when you can t sleep you worry A much more B even more C many more D few more 4 The river was high because it for several weeks A had been raining B was mining C has been mining D mined 5 the few who have failed their examinations all the students in the hall are in very high spirits A Except for B Besides C Due to D Apart from 6 It a fine day we went for a walk A is B be C being D to be 7 You a letter to him However you didn t A ought to write B ought to have written C should write D should be writing 8 You be tired you have only just begun to work A can not B should not C mustn t D may not 9 All is a nice meal A what I want B that I want C the thing I wanted D which I want 10 By the end of June you here for three months A will have studied B studies C will study D have studied 11 You ought to go by sea A ought you B shouldn t you C won t you D don t you 12 If he to come tomorrow I would tell him everything A was B is C were D be 13 Bread and butter liked by Westerners A be B are C were D is 14 We wish you so much A haven t smoked B aren t smoking C don t smoke D didn t smoke 15 everything would have been all right A He had been here B Here he had been C Been here he had D Had he been here 16 At the beginning of a year everybody many plans for the coming days A goes over B talks over C comes up with D sets aside 17 We have enough time to the food and drinks before the guests arrive A lay out B take over C smooth out D take advantage of 18 The farmers a mysterious object flying over when they made their way home A kept up with B caught sight of C made use of D pulled into 19 More and more listeners are expected to the phone in programme on the radio A look into B hold up C be involved in D break off 20 The manager promised in the letter to the goods to be delivered in no time A arrange for B result in C stick to D carry out 21 Many things did not quite as satisfactory as we had expected A set out B come down C lay down D turn out 22 We ll have to the matter carefully before we can draw any conclusion A find out B base on C look into D search for 23 He is more hard working than any of the other boys in the class A by far B by way of C by now D by and by 24 She a sum of money for her old age A set up B set aside C set in D set off 25 Try to what had happened just before the accident A talk B speak C say for D describe 26 The explorer told the boys about his in the African forests A excursion B voyage C flight D adventures 27 They were rather disappointed the result of the test A in B on C at D for 28 Do you think this present is for a little girl A sufficient B qualified C suitable D useful 29 Improvements are increasing number day by day A over B in C for D on 30 If you feel sympathy them you d better try your best to help them A for B with C from D up 31 I am pleased with you have told me A that B all that C all what D which 32 Go and get some milk A will you B shan t you C don t you D do you 33 I the novel by next Monday A shall finishing reading B shall have finished reading C shall be finishing reading D shall have been finishing reading 34 He commanded that she him everything A must tell B might tell C shall tell D tell 35 conclusion I shall not accept the invitation A As B On C By D In 36 When I my breakfast I shall ring her up A had had B had C have had D have 37 The world we live is in constant change A where B which C what D that 38 Ours a great people A are aren t they B are aren t we C is isn t it D is isn t she 39 It s high time you A stop smoking B stopped smoking C stop to smoke D will stop to smoke 40 None of the students arrived on time A did he B didn t he C did they D didn t they 41 the football match started than it began to rain A Hardly B No sooner C Hardly had D No sooner had 42 I didn t believe he said annoyed him very much A what which B which what C that how D that what 43 It was decided that the search A was ended B be ending C had to be ended D be ended 44 The reason I didn t go abroad was ill A because I was B that I was C due to being D because of being 45 succeed A Only by working hard we can B Only we can by working hard C Only by working hard can we D Only can we by working hard 46 Let s hurry up A do we B didn t we C will we D shall we 47 Our bill in the restaurant 500 A ran to B went to C arrived at D came to 48 She was by her aunt A brought up B grown up C taken up D looked up 49 Her dress was silk A made up B made of C made from D made in 50 The Second World War in 1939 A broke down B broke into C broke out D broke up CET4 vocabulary 1 The arrival of five unexpected guests threw everything into A confusion B conflict C concrete D contrast 2 Biology is A science of life B science of the life C the science of life D the science of the life 3 The Chinese about 22 percent of the world population A account up B account for C make in D take for 4 Bob certainly has a low opinion of Sue It can t be any worse than of him A her B hers C she D she does 5 The population of the village has decreased 150 to 500 A in B at C by D with 6 Many an example illustrated this A is B were C has D have 7 The woman has not yet the loss of her son A got up B got by C got over D got round 8 I d like to have a look at your cameras before I decide on one We have several models A for you to choose from B for your choice C for the choice of yours D for you to choose 9 The business of doctors is to prevent and disease A kill B cure C wound D injure 10 A beam of light will not bend round comers unless to do so with the help of a reflecting device A made B being made C having made D to be made 11 During the peak hours they were by the heavy traffic A held forward B held backward C held down D held up 12 He denied to send out the signal at exactly 8 p m A having been telling B being told C to be told D having been told 13 The pupils were amazed at the of the teacher s knowledge A extension B extend C extending D extent 14 When I leave the school next week I this class for three years A have taught B shall have taught C have been taught D shall be teaching 15 Did it ever you that he could be the murderer A occur to B occur in C happen to D happen with 16 Although he made a foolish mistake we at him A ought to have laughed B oughtn t to have laughed C ought to laugh D should not to laugh 17 He from Fudan University in the Class of 1991 A graduated B granted C completed D finished 18 The chairman of the committee moved that the proposal put to the vote A is B was C were D be 19 Since they could not agree with each other the dispute was finally the United Nations A referred up B referred to C passed on D passed by 20 He rarely goes to the cinema A so does she B she doesn t as well C neither did she D nor does she 21 This picture book is for young children A interested B intended C expressed D meaning 22 He had little idea it was getting so late A didn t he B hadn t he C had he D wasn t he 23 His proposal enjoyed great popularity and he was elected by an absolute A number B figure C majority D minority 24 he could not cover the whole distance in fifteen minutes A As he ran fast B If he ran fast C Since he ran fast D Fast as he ran 25 If you are pressed with the time you may the second section of the book A raise B lower C add D omit 26 This bottom student managed to pass the difficult exam surprised all of us A that B it C which D of which 27 The Pudong New Area has a new look A assumed on B given up C taken on D got up 28 Looking back on the recent failures I regret your advice A don t having taken B having not followed C not having accepted D no having taken 29 He was for the army because of his poor eyesight A rejected B returned C accepted D admitted 30 That fashionable lady to be a thief A proved out B proved down C turned in D turned out reading comprehension Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage From the beginning rivers have played an important part in the life of man Primitive man used rivers as a means of travel In ancient times man settled near rivers or on river banks and built up large empires and civilizations Rome today still stands on both sides of the Tiber The Menam runs through modem Bangkok still serving as a great waterway for the transport of goods and people Water is Nature s most precious gift to man Man needs water to irrigate his crops to cook and to wash In nations far and wide rivers mean life and wealth The Irrawaddy Nile Ganges and a host of other rivers feed and clothe the nation around them A shortage of water in heavily populated agricultural areas will cause great hardship and starvation as crops fail Water is also a source of energy and power Man constructs huge dams across rivers to control the water for irrigation and obtain the energy needed to drive generators The electrical power is then channelled to homes cities factories television stations and the military Man uses billions of litres of water each day His main source of water comes from reservoirs which in turn obtain their water from the rivers 1 Rivers have been important to man A since Roman times B since many years ago C since a few hundred years ago D for a very long time 2 In ancient times empires and civilizations grew up near A the Tiber B the Menam C rivers D the Irrawaddy 3 Rivers bring A life and wealth B the most precious gifts C food and clothes D crops 4 A heavily populated agricultural area is one where A there is a shortage of water B there are huge dams C there are hardship and starvation D there are too many farmers living close to one another 5 Energy is obtained from rivers by A controlling the water B building dams across them C building bridges D driving generators Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage Television the modern wonder of electronics brings the world into your own home in sight and sound And the word television means seeing far Television works in much the same way as radio In radio sound is changed into electromagnetic waves which are sent through the air Experiments leading to modern television took place more than a hundred years ago By the 1920s inventors and researchers had turned the early theories into working models Yet it took another thirty years for TV to become industry The influence of TV on the life of the people is incalculable it can influence their thoughts and their way of life It can also add to their store of knowledge Educational TV stations offer teaching in various subjects Some hospitals use TV for medical students to get close up views of operations At first television programs were broadcast in black and white With the development of science and technology the problem of how to telecast them in full color was solved and by the middle 1960s the national networks were broadcasting most of their programs in color The programs that people watch are not only local and national ones Since the launching of the first communications satellite more and more programs are telecast live from all over the world People in San Francisco were able to watch the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo And live telecasts now come from outer space In 1969 the first astronauts to land on the moon televised their historic moon walk to viewers on the earth Since then astronauts have regularly sent telecast to the earth 6 The launching of communications satellites made it possible for people in San Francisco to A get close up views of operations B store knowledge C watch the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo D watch national programs 7 The development of science and technology made it possible for television programs to A be telecast in full color B be telecast in San Francisco C be telecast in Tokyo D be telecast in black and white 8 The word incalculable means A easy to tell B very great C difficult to tell D very small 9 Television is said to be the modern wonder of electronics because A it influences people s way of life B it makes people see far C it brings the world into people s own home in sight and sound D it works as radio 10 Television became an industry in A 1950 B the 1960s C the 1920s D the 1950s Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage How men first learnt to invent words is unknown in other words the origin of language is a mystery All we really know is that men unlike animals somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings actions and things so that they could communicate with each other and that later they agreed upon certain signs called letters which could be combined to represent those sounds and which could be written down Those sounds whether spoken or written in letters we call words The power of words then lies in their associations the things they bring up before our minds Words become filled with meaning for us by experience and the longer we live the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past and the more we read and learn the more the number of words that mean something to us increases Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and emotions This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style Above all the real poet is a master of words He can convey his meaning in words which sound like music and by their association can move men to tears We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately or they will make our speech silly and vulgar 11 We will make our speech silly if we A use words carefully B use words in a literary style C use words without accuracy D use words with caution 12 One of the reasons why men invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings was that A they could express actions and things B they could communicate with each other C they could agree upon letters D they could write and combine them 13 What is true about the words A They are used to express only thoughts and feelings B They are signs C They are simply sounds D They can only be written 14 Which of the following statements is not true A The more we read and learn the more the number of words mean something to us B The more we read and learn the more knowledge we will acquire C The more we read and learn the more learned we are D The more we read and learn the more illiterate we become 15 In expressing their thoughts great writers are able A to move men to tears B to be masters C to sing D to be charming Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable whether you are a book lover or only there to buy a book as a present You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower Whatever the reason you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings The desire to pick up a book with an attractive design is irresistable although this method of selection ought not to be followed as you might end up with a rather uninteresting book You soon become lost in some book or other and usually it is only much later that you realise you have spent far too much time there and must hurry to keep some forgotten appointment without buying a book of course The opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is I think the main attraction of a bookshop There are not many places where it is possible to do this A music shop is very much like a bookshop You can go to such places as much as you wish If it is a go