新编大学英语Book 3 Quiz1.doc

Quiz 1 Personality1. Directions: Complete each of the following sentences with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.1) We need to encourage the disabled and help them live more lives. (worth)2) A free of ideas is of great importance in the knowledge economy. (circulate)3) My mother sat and watched me eating my food with a(n) _ expression on her faceI could tell she had something to say. (thought)4) Nothing can shake our to fight against international terrorism. (determine)5) If he didnt have a secretary to remind him, he wouldnt keep any of his _. (appoint)6) The _ typist had to change the letter five times. (competent)7) This problem is from the main one since they are so closely related to each other. (separate)8) I wouldnt want my _ to be a big organizationId rather work for an individual or a small business. (employ)9) Tom had the _ to be ill on the day of the party. (fortune)10) He is a(n) _ for a large steel company in Sheffield. (represent)11) Those who drop out of school must lower their _ of success. (expect)12) Writing a paper for the top journal is a(n) task. (challenge)13) Their relationship was destroyed by his terrible _. (jealous)14) He answered all my questions with complete _. (assure)15) Too many mistakes in writing are . (forgive)16) To everyones surprise, his _ of the storm came true. (predict)17) I always feel _ when faced with a difficult problem, so I need to build up my self-confidence. (adequate)18) Her in language study established her fame in linguistic circles. (accomplish)19) As he had contracted (感染) a contagious (传染的) disease, he was immediately sent to a(n) hospital. (isolate)20) His treatment as a child had given him a strong sense of _. (inferior)2. Directions: Complete each of the following blanks in the passage with the best choice listed below.Chris Peterson was teaching a class in abnormal psychology at Virginia Tech when he told his students to 1) out an Attributional Style Questionnaire a carefully designed test that determines a persons 2) of optimism and pessimism. The students also answered 3) _about their general health, including how often they went to a doctor.Peterson followed the health of his students the 4) year and discovered that the pessimists had twice as many infectious diseases and made twice 5) many trips to the doctor as the optimists. Later, Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania and two of his colleagues, using interviews and blood 6) , found that optimists have better immune function than pessimists. Studies 7) other researchers show the same thing. Why? One big factor is that “Pessimistic individuals,” as Seligman writes, “get 8) _ more easily and more often.” When a person is depressed, certain hormones （荷尔蒙）become depleted （大大减少），9) a chain of biochemical events that end 10) _ slowing down the activity of the immune system. For example, two key players in our immune systems are T cells and NK cells.T cells recognize invaders (like viruses) and make more copies of themselves to kill 11)_the invaders. Pessimists T cells dont multiply as quickly as 12) , allowing invaders to get the upper 13) .NK cells 14) in the blood and kill whatever they come across that they 15) as foreign (like cancer cells). Pessimists NK cells can identify foreign entities, but they dont 16) them as well as the optimists NK cells.1) A. fill B. read C. examine D. check2) A. standard B. amount C. level D. quantity3) A. problems B. questions C. reply D. response4) A. next B. later C. previous D. following 5) A. as B. more C. of D. so6) A. tests B. samples C. subjects D. models 7) A. through B. with C. in D. by8) A. excited B. worried C. depressed D. annoyed9) A. produced B. creating C. leading D. raised 10) A. with B. by C. off D. up 11) A. in B. at C. off D. across12) A. optimists B. optimists C. optimism D. optimists13) A. side B. wind C. hand D. rank14) A. circulate B. blend C. melt D. approach 15) A. clarify B. identify C. classify D. isolate16) A. destroy B. invade C. clean D. sweepQuiz 2 Myths and Legends1. Directions: Choose an appropriate preposition or adverb to fill in the blanks.1) Failing to lock your doors at night is an invitation _ disasters. 2) I was grateful _ the stranger for returning my lost wallet.3) The audience cheered, yelled and whistled _ approval.4) The chickens pecked _ the seeds which covered the ground. 5) _ the end, I decided that I wouldnt go after all.6) We sent _ the holiday brochure as soon as we saw it advertised. 7) As an actor, he has to be able to cry _ will.8) She was condemned _ death on May 12th and executed two weeks later.9) Before handing _ to John, Id like to thank you all for your support.10) Bill greeted us _ a cheerful smile.11) Please put the lights _ as you leave the building.12) Dont blame me-I did it _ my bosss request.13) Dont go to work _ an empty stomach.14) You shouldnt drive for more than three hours _taking a break.2. Directions: Translate the following Chinese into English according to the examples given.Example: 一个改过自新的人： a changed man 铁石心肠的： stone-hearted1) 一个旅游甚广的人2) 伤心欲绝的3) 本性敦厚的4) 冷酷的5) 心地善良的6) 眼睛睁得大大的7) 颜色鲜亮的8) 皮肤黝黑的3. Directions: Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate phrase. Change the form if necessary.1) die of die out die down A. Dont worry, the gossip will soon _. B. Smallpox (天花) has completely _ in this country. C. The animals _ starvation in the snow.2) set off set aside set about A. She _ cleaning up after the party. B. Lets _ one hour a day for review purposes. C. They _ for the North yesterday.3) in place of take the place of take place A. We dont know what _, but they both looked furious afterward. B. Who will _ Mr White? C. _ our advertised program, we will be showing a film.4) fall asleep fall ill fall dead A. The director _ in the middle of the meeting, and we had to send him to the hospital. B. He _ soon after he turned off the light. C. The bullet went through his head, and he _ on the spot. 4. Directions: Choose the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each of the following sentences.1) He insisted on _ in a cheaper hotel. A. stayB. stayingC. to stayD. being stayed2) My aunt never married because her father didnt _ to her marriage to a man she loved. A. consentB. confirmC. contendD. conceive3) He hasnt got enough clothes on-look, hes _ with cold. A. roaringB. tremblingC. murmuringD. spitting4) Our _ was delayed because of bad weather. A. famineB. captureC. griefD. departure5) The employer is _ to ask for references. A. conceitedB. condemnedC. entitledD. refrained 6) The semi-final will be a chance for the losing team to get their _ on the winning team for their earlier defeat. A. revengeB. temptationC. certaintyD. despair7) Do you think the president will be able to _ his promise not to raise taxes? A. obtainB. findC. capture D. fulfill8) The new furniture does not _ to the design of the new room. A. conformB. condemnC. confineD. confirm9) I know I had to get on the plane _ my fear. A. unless B. despiteC. because ofD. rather than10) I am very _ of all the support you gave me. A. eloquentB. appreciativeC. jealousD. spoiled11) Jane _ her lateness to the traffic jam. A. contributedB. reflectedC. attributedD. represented12) Although they are sisters, they are the _ opposite of one another. A. veryB. muchC. littleD. just13) The general _ the tourists safe passage to the American embassy during the war. A. consentedB. grantedC. registeredD. led14) Little _ explain so much about the matter. A. did I needB. need I to C. I need toD. need IQuiz 3 Social Problems1. Directions: Choose the most appropriate answer to complete each of the following sentences.1) In 1930, Japan, _ with modern weapons, came to China, _ to _ them.*A. arming; hoping; controllingB. armed; to hope; to be controlledC. armed; hoping; controlD. arm; to hope; to be controlling2)Reading the newspaper _ one of my parents life habits since they retired.A. becomeB. have becomeC. are becomingD. has become3)My uncle was made _ his research work due to his ill health.A. giving upB. to give upC. given upD. give up4)Each parent and child _ asked to attend one of the lectures given by Professor Wang during this term.A. wereB. areC. hasD. is5)He will never _ the window this afternoon when he was playing football in the front yard.A. admit to breakB. admit to have brokenC. admit having brokenD. admit him break6)She _ polite at the party last night. But actually she is not the least bit polite.A. has beenB. would beC. wereD. was being7)If he _ his mothers advice, he _ be much better now.A. should have taken; wouldB. took; wouldC. had taken; wouldD. took; will8)Last Saturday Mary _ for Washington to take part in her grandmothers birthday party.A. is leavingB. leftC. was leavingD. would leave9)It is the first time that we _ such an interesting trip since weve been in college.A. took part inB. take part inC. will take part inD. have taken part in10)_ his support, I think well win the election.A. To giveB. GivingC. GivenD. Having given2 Directions: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate words from the box. Change the form if fortconcernfurthermoresuppressdrugintegratehomemakercompelknowledgemeantime respect shame1) I dont want to go out for a walk; _, I dont have time to do so.2) The _ that he had arrived at the airport safely made his parents very happy.3) The frequent _ of her own feelings has made her rather reserved.4) Two groups _ into one team in order to make it stronger.5) In some countries, women become _ after they get married.6) The conference will begin in an hour; in the _, lets have a cup of tea.7) It is such a(n) _ order that everyone of us must obey it; otherwise, we will be dismissed.8) His kindness and care gave his mother great _.9) The teacher is so _ that we are all very _.10) Juvenile delinquency is often the result of _ abuse.11) She showed a great deal of _ about her husbands illness12) She felt so sorry for his _ behavior at the meeting this morning in front of so many colleagues.3. Directions: Choose the most appropriate words or phrases to complete the following passage.Every year there are changes 1) _ (on/in) different parts of the world. Some of these changes are 2)_ (due to/result in) natural causes. 3) _ (Because/However), some climate changes are caused by air pollution and these changes may increase.If the pollution 4) _ (effects/affects) the level of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) in the atmosphere, the results 5) _ (are alike to/are likely to) be serious. Carbon dioxide constitutes only a small part of the 6) _ (atmosphere/climate), but it has an important function in 7) _ (maintaining/insisting) the balance between radiation 8) _(to/from) the sun entering the atmosphere and radiation leaving the Earth. Some of the radiation is absorbed by the Earth and some is radiated back into the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide in the atmosphere prevents some of the radiation 9) _ (of/from) leaving the atmosphere. Thus the heat 10) _ (remains/keeps) in the atmosphere and carbon dioxide helps to prevent the temperature of the Earth from falling.If the 11) _ (rate/proportion) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increased as a result of air pollution, the temperature of the atmosphere may 12) _ (rise/fall). This might eventually cause the ice in the North and South Poles to melt. If this 13) _ (happening/happened), the sea level could rise and parts of the Earth 14) _ (would/will) be flooded. The likelihood of this happening is unknown, but the possibility 15) _ (exists/existed).Quiz 4 Career Planning1. Directions: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1) The heros funeral is the most scene in the play.A. domineering B. conforming C. conflicting D. striking 2) Try _ the shoes to see if they fit.A. out B. on C. out for D. for3) The nurses do all they can to make the patients feel .A. at stake B. at ease C. at hand D. at random4) The trip to the museum has been _ until Thursday 11th March. A. lengthened B. postponed C. prolonged D. cancelled5) Im sure Harry will remember, but why not give him a ring he forgets?A. in the case B. in case ofC. in case D. in the case of6) He seemed very young, but he was older than all of us.A. in nature B. in reality C. by nature D. in origin7) The talks had been but much remained to be done.A. fruitful B. effective C. advantageous D. valid8) Only under special circumstances to take make-up tests.A. freshmen are permitted B. are freshmen permittedC. permitted are freshmen D. are permitted freshmen9) People have little information on the of air pollution near the factory.A. extent B. range C. grade D. limit10) We are in of extra pay for extra work.A. favor B. general C. view D. terms11) There were no tickets for Fridays concert.A. achievable B. accessible C. available D. acceptable12) Its impossible to _ exactly how our reactions will affect the future.A. expect B. assess C. foresee D. guess13) This middle school is to a key university.A. attained B. attacked C. attached D. attracted14) Farmers will have a bumper (特大的) harvest, that the whether is favorable.A. consuming B. assuming C. assuring D. resuming15) This might explain the feeling I have long had about pop music.A. intuitive B. instructive C. inventive D. incentive2. Directions: Complete the following sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in brackets.1) Please try to be more and help us when you are asked. (cooperate)2) He made a polite that he was going to leave. (imply)3) Paul is amazingly in trying to get Gina to go out with him. (persist)4) Its a(n) sort of a house with books and papers lying around everywhere. (order)5) He finally found a job as a (n) in a joint venture (合资企业). (account)6) No one has yet come up with a satisfactory of terrorism. (define)7) This problem should be discussed first, as it takes over all the others.(precede)8) Mr Brown is a(n) pianist, and gives concerts all over the world. (accomplish)9) Young people were in the at this meeting. (major)10) Are your opinions of the views of all the students? (represent)11) Jan is a(n) campaigner (活动家) for animal rights. (energy)12) Bills approach to problem-solving works with machines but not people. . (system) 13) Our school purchased a lot of new _ equipment. (science)14) Government are going through the financial records. (investigate)3. Directions: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions or adverbs.1) The bullet struck his head and he was killed the spot.2) They are saving for their wedding next year.3) Dont worry, we have plenty of time to talk it .4) She has a real aptitude singing and dancing.5) Only 3% of the blacks were registered voters 97% of the white residents.6) He studied the contract detail before signing it.7) He is seen the most promising tennis player in the university.8) Nobody knows when the universe came being.9) She volunteered the job as co-ordinator of the fund raising campaign.10) The UN negotiators have worked a set of compromise proposals.11) He made a list of things he should do in the morning.12) Were trying to pay more attention to the environment general and air pollution particular.13) The film is concerned an ordinary family in the 19th century in a mountainous village.14) Bob is running president of the Student Union.Quiz 5 Language1. Directions: C