《大学英语》精读-第四册-Test-Yourself-1-2选择题及其答案

Test Yourself 1 1 Inside in the warm living room with a glass of wine to drink and Mozart to listen to on the CD she was far from the tiredness she had C earlier A advocated B conceived C claimed D accumulated 2 If you ve worked for one employer for two years or more before leaving to have your baby you may be B maternity pay 产妇薪酬 A drawn on B entitled to 有权益 C settled for 满足于 D rested on 依靠 3 Tons of food was laid out on the big table and crates of beer were D ready for consumption A reserved 保留 B expended 花费 C generated 产生 D stacked 一堆 4 You d better keep your leaders A of your activities so that they can ensure you are adequately supported A informed 告知 B amused 有趣的 C outlined 概括 D swallowed 吞咽 5 According to the latest poll the president s 43 percent support has B to 32percent A minimized 最小化 B shrunk 减少 C cited 引证 D predicted 预言 6 Managers might not borrow as much as they should if they want to retain a large C of borrowing power in case of problems A delivery 递交 B burden 负担 C reserve D deposit 沉淀 7 It is said that one D a work of art and brings it forth as a child is and brought forth into the world A reproduces reproduced 繁殖 B safeguards safeguarded 防护措施 C tolerates tolerated 忍受 D conceives conceived 构思 怀孕 8 Our case against piracy was won but over 75000 had been B in legal costs in the proceedings far more than the compensation awarded by the court A advanced 提高 B expended 花费 C attained 获得 D blasted 爆炸 9 If the environment is to be properly C policies must be formulated which will encourage the green industry A bluffed 吓唬 B promoted 促进 C safeguarded 保障 D varnished 装饰 10 Although we are often successful in securing accommodation for people with AIDS it is a problem which stretches our C to the full and needs taken care of immediately A bonuses 奖金 B dilemmas 窘境 C resource 资源 D limitations 限制 11 Mark s latest work D the learning theories of the 1980s as well as his own experience in teaching English to foreigners A built on 建立 B left out 漏掉 C brought up D drew on 运用 12 D the pros and cons of being the son of one of the famous Rock replies I think I m among the most blessed of people who ever lived A Fed on 靠 生存 B Headed for 朝 走 C Brought down D pressed for 13 Painting is the art of reaching the soul through the eyes but if the picture A the eyes and never reaches the soul the painter has fallen far short of his aim A appeals to 吸引 B settle for 定下来 C fumbles with 摸索 D aims at 瞄准 14 A commission was appointed to A into the alleged illegal payments by the football club A inquire 调查 B bounce 弹跳 C render 使 D deceive 欺骗 15 Under the norms of international law countries are A in using military force abroad to defend their citizens from hostile military action A justified 正义的 B refuted C sheltered D identified 证明身份 16 Statistics are C to prove the depth of popular misery falling real wages rising unemployment and a general collapse of living standards A concealed 隐瞒 B grabbed 抓 C cited 引证 D projected 突出 17 The claim that women can never be in positions of public responsibility because of their raging hormonal 荷尔蒙的 imbalances is thoroughly C in this article A poked 戳 B injured C refuted 驳斥 D pleaded 18 Once the problem has been identified the couple can start appropriate treatment and with the right treatment Mr Goswamy D many more infertile 不育的 couples will conceive A exaggerates 夸大 B curses 诅咒 C betrays D predicts 预言 19 Every few miles his suitcase B out the back of the cart and Tock became annoyed at having to stop and collect it all the time A arose 引起 B bounced 蹦 C collided 撞 D strayed 偏离 20 While I am waiting on platform a railway employee shouts across the track that the 9 49train is A and that the next train will be at 10 19 A canceled B abridged C poised D upset 21 The daughter of an Indian laborer Mrs Swami was B by her husband and had to support four children on her own A followed B deserted C canceled D scared 22 Peter read the letter twice before its meaning B A came up B sank in C caught on D turned up 23 I might just as well C and go if you can t even listen to things reasonably A mean business B make concessions C pack up D hang up 24 Mary D herself for making the silly mistake and letting the golden opportunity slip through her fingers A Amused B Justified C Blessed D cursed 25 Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to protect the birds and A the impact of the oil spill A minimize B swallow C exaggerate D abridge 26 But what really B the official statistics is that they are based almost entirely on the state economy A Burdens B Distorts C Confirms D Maintains 27 The D truth is that some youngsters are so out of control they have to be detained A Thoughtful B internal C mature D brutal 28 Mary admired Max for his wit although she could not A his philosophy of life A Tolerate B invade C refute D interpret 29 This is a matter which cannot be too carefully watched since failure to comply B you liable to heavy penalties A Enables B renders C injures D flushes 30 Their organization neither used nor D the use of violence in its struggle for equality A scattered B enrolled C overheard D advocated Test Yourself 2 31 It may be possible to claim damages against a local authority for negligently failing to ensure that construction work complied with the B building regulations A magnificent B relevant C artificial D delicate 32 A substantial proportion of educational costs was A to local authorities although the latter had neither sufficient financial nor administrative means to carry out their new assignments A transferred B withdrawn C hurled D adjusted 33 These fads for physical fitness A lead to two things a great deal of unnecessary injury and a lot of profit to the people behind the scheme A invariably B virtually C originally D literally 34 Each product B by our company is quality tested at least three times depending upon the requirements A derived B manufactured C demonstrated D constructed 35 Technological innovation is C to the modernization of the economy A unique B alien C indispensable D continual 36 The essence of being human D the values we place on ourselves we place on ourselves in being human beings A reaches for B associates with C rests on D consists in 37 If they are A they have nothing to fear that s what they always say A innocent B inherent C attractive D notable 38 If is to be expected that homebuyers will be less B to borrow at today s high rates A restrained B inclined C obliged D exposed 39 On 6 March be was suffering from skin problems and an C fall in his blood sugar level resulting from the earlier hunger strike A acute B intense C dramatic D tender 40 Both girls quickly turned their faces away just in case he would want to take C on them later for having witnessed his humiliation A sequence B occupation C revenge D complaint 41 I had no experience of teaching art to anyone but the headmaster B me that it simply involved giving the boys some paints to play with and then telling them to get on with it A exerted B assured C grasped D addressed 42 The hotel s restaurant enjoys a good reputation with a lovely first floor terrace where on fine days you dine D the lake A visualizing B picturing C dipping D overlooking 43 In Diana s words the new invention can provide disabled people with freedom from the wheelchair they spend so much of their life in making them as A as the next gust of wind A mobile B attractive C hospitable D marvelous 44 Materialism has until recently been B unknown in Confucian societies A normally B virtually C invariably D increasingly 45 Some lawyers say the law of deception must be C to include deception of machines rather than just people A reflected B unified C adjusted D loosened 46 The building materials industry C itself to meet the steady predictable demand of the house building industry thus eliminating one of the chief obstacles to the output of houses A bound B integrated C geared D lowered 47 As a general rule vegetable oils are much better for you than fats that are A from animals A derived B enriched C curled D detached 48 The critical moment for harvest D from year to year and from one plant to the next A renews B envies C baffles D varies 49 If left to reach their natural D many plant species will eventually take over a wide area of ground and should be avoided in small gardens A capacities B occupations C suspicions D dimensions 50 Fame is the most B subject in the world and I m keenly interested in speaking to certain people who ve had fame and then lost if A overwhelming B fascinating C rewarding D misleading 51 Interestingly enough having once entered the profession itself age ceases to be a C for actors of any age may easily teach each other something and share emotions honestly A necessity B pursuit C barrier D concession 52 Another C is how the yacht drifted north west when prevailing conditions would normally have sent it towards South America A inquiry B dilemma C mystery D risk 53 The company is based on a novel D of direct selling which involves representatives knocking on doors selling household goods A extent B aspect C symptom D concept 54 It is my experience that many students of English Literature with good A level results dislike poetry or at least feel A by if and can go through a three year degree course without this attitude being radically changed A baff