高级英语单选

Unit 1 1 Although there was much talk about ideological differences the trade rivalry of the two countries proved their conflict to be basically economic 2 Neither a mournful 悲哀的 nor a gay 快乐的 expression makes a face beautiful It is the same with a tune It is the basic quality of a tune that determines whether or not it is beautiful nor the emotions it express 3 These same accusations 谴责 had been made so often that they lost their strength through repetition 4 Before making a decision we should seek out both sides of question form the habit of having suspended judgment and an open mind receptive to new evidence 5 Since the nature of a product or service usually determines the extent of its market one would expect laundries to be confined to local communities 6 Society is full of the mentally infirm 弱的 and cheerfully gullible 易受骗的 who incessantly 不间断的 call upon others to do their thinking for them 7 Song is the most natural as well as the most universal means of emotional expression This is exemplified 作为例子 in college life Whenever among students there are strong feelings of friendship and loyalty this emotion flows over in melody 8 A hundred times a day we laugh at ourselves when we laugh at our neighbors and we detest 厌恶 憎恨 in others the faults that in ourselves are much more glaring 9 Fact and fable 谎言 were mixed together so intricately 杂乱的 that no one could differentiate 区别 them 10 We must observe the paintings of the early Chinese people as if we were up in the air or we cannot properly appreciate them These painters usually viewed their subjects from above Unit 2 1 In the dark people commit deeds of darkness light being a great ally of morality 2 The opportunity to get something for nothing is one which too few people can resist The swindler 骗子 could never operate so successfully if it were not for the greed of his victims 3 It is disappointing to have laboriously scaled the highest peaks of achievement only to discover that mankind is indifferent 4 The windy month of March was named in honor of the Roman war god Mars but this name was no indication of the disposition of the month for Rome March is not stormy 5 The otter is an excellent swimmer and whenever possible it travels by water Its legs are too short for easy hiking 6 If an institution is to survive it must adapt to new situations A rigid institution is doomed to extinction The life of an institution is directly dependent on its flexibility 7 You will be more successful in bringing others to your belief if you agree with them than if you show them evidence for your point of view People are ruled more by whim than by wisdom 8 A learned profession is sometimes defined as any job that employs scholarly achievement in the service of others According to this definition any position involving extensive academic training that is subsequently used in the service of society is to be considered a learned profession 9 When the consumer makes choices he is actually deciding the kinds of products that businesses will offer for sale an article that has little demand and yields small profit will be discontinued by business 10 The speaker argued that one trouble with price supports is that when they are too high they encourage production that is not needed If farmers know they are going to get the support price they will produce all they can without regard for what the market will actually take Unit 3 1 Since nylon is unaffected by mold fungus and moisture it was useful during World War 2 in making equipment for jungle fighting 2 In attaining one s objectives subtle direction is often more effective than brute force Men will yield to persuasion when they would resist coercion 3 Convinced that ultimate victory would compensate for their temporary setbacks the people were totally unprepared for defeat 4 Very few inventions can be attributed exclusively to the ingenuity and labor of one man Inventions are usually produced cooperatively 5 Each year textbooks become shorter and at the same time convey more solid information Their authors tend increasingly toward compactness 6 If the battle is hard victory is all the more glorious It is the difficulty of obtaining something that gives the thing its value 7 My description of this section of the country has not been overstated My home has been among these people for the past two years I know that in the above statement their conditions have not been exaggerated 8 Individuality is submerged in standardization One hundred fifty million Americans rather than you and I and he and she eat some brand of cereal for breakfast Why even our novels are less personal than general 9 He had delicate dislike of offending other men s opinions He dealt with them tenderly 10 American cities with few exceptions resemble each other greatly It is true that some of them may be constructed chiefly of wool while others are chiefly brick but in every other respect they are markedly uniform Unit4 1 This very interesting novel has only one fault I mention this fault without fear of offending the author for obviously no writer is infallible 2 Although we are tolerant in allowing men of genius to have to have eccentricities of behavior we do not think of such behavior as necessary or advantageous A true genius is himself ashamed of being too different and does not try to set himself apart from other people by whimsical peculiarities 3 Human curiosity has no stopping point When it finds an answer to a question it seeks an explanation for the answer it accepts no primary principles that govern the universe rather it seeks something still prior in the order of nature 4 There are a few persons whose views of the future prospect of this project are gloomy But they are certainly in the minority The prevailing atmosphere is one of optimism for many recent developments point to the workability of the project 5 It has always been dangerous to teach men new ideas contradictory to those generally accepted The first men who taught that the earth is round were persecuted 6 The governing principle of our age is accumulation and that which is profited is used to gain more profit Even in the pursuit of knowledge is sought for its own sake and employed for its own increase 7 The human vocal apparatus is equipped to produce only a certain number of sounds A comparison of any two languages will reveal sounds that are similar 8 A respect for accuracy is necessary to the building of character A child must learn to discriminate between the possibly justifiable action and the absolutely correct action Hence it is more essential that a child be taught mathematics than philosophy for the former provides training in exactness of performance 9 The author s books are characterized by cohesion of form every apparently incidental detail in plot and dialogue contributes ultimately to the creation of a total synthesized effect 10 A good speaker varies his speed of delivery to match the significance of his oratory Slow speech is appropriate for the important ideas but the less weighty material should be disposed of rather speedily It is important that with variety of material there should be variety of tempo 节奏 Unit 5 1 A person can learn to operate a camera successfully without knowing much about the science of optics By the same token he can become a good marksman without a knowledge of ballistics 2 Knowledge and pleasure are inextricably interlocked It is impossible for us to learn what we do not enjoy and we cannot enjoy that which does not impart learning 3 A patient s insistence on his own diagnosis of nervousness raises the suspicion of pretending it expresses his hope for confirmation of this self diagnosis that is the expectation that nothing organic can be found The neurotic with cardiac complaints on the other hand expects confirmation of an organic condition thus denying his neurotic condition 4 One consequence of wind action is that large areas are frequently leveled off for wind tends to move loose material from higher places and deposit it in depressions 5 As we become fatigued it is necessary to narrow our field of attention in order to avoid decreased efficiency at a particular task On a long automobile trip the good driver gradually ceases to carry on a conversation 6 Ice erosion has played less part than has water erosion in changing the contours of the earth s surface because the activity of ice erosion both temporally and spatially has been more restricted 7 If we are to improve the quality of this writing wemust do more than merely criticize it We must explain why we do so Inferior work is most effectively remedied when we know why it is poor 8 The tribe invested natural phenomena with supernatural characteristics They supposed mountains lakes and trees to be inhabited by divine spirits 9 Some people are amused by the frequency with which some poets painters and the like issue explanatory statement about their productions Since these men are supposed to be masters of creative expression they should be able to say whatever they have to say in their work 10 According to Greek mythology the ears of King Midas were changed into those of a donkey because he judged Pan s pipe to be more musical than Apollo s lyre The expression ears of Midas today is used to characterize ignorant critics Unit 6 1 My course of study has let me to believe that all mental and moral feelings and qualities whether of a good or a bad kind are the results of association But there must always be something artificial and casual in associations thus produced The pains and pleasures thus forcibly associated with things are not connected with them by any natural tie 2 It has been said that science appeals to the intellect and art to the emotions Is music then art or science Perhaps it is all things to all people Some people s appreciation of music is purely intellectual They listen for form and techniques of composition and execution To them music is primarily science 3 The best counseling is not that which confines itself to the solving of specific problems but rather that which teaches the person counseled those habits of thing and acting that give him the ability to solve his own problems as they arise The aim of such counseling is to give to the individual a proper attitude toward his problems 4 A whirling body tends to fly away from the center The heavier the body is the greater the tendency This is the principle on which the cream separator works Since the cream is heavier than skim milk it is drawn off at the edges 5 When man s physical needs are satisfied his possible desires increase immeasurably By the introduction of labor saving devices and machinery and thus the creation of leisure time man is able to use his energy to want new articles Then production can be expanded to fill wants that were previously nonexistent 6 Liberal education has achieved its goal if its recipients are able to distinguish between factual validity and attractive speciousness between the frankly natural and the merely vulgar between sentimentality and honest emotion Any man who not only has been exposed to but has assimilated a truly liberal education can be expected to possess an intelligent and discriminating mind 7 The wisdom of the ages is to be found in books The invention of the ship which carries merchandise fr