蓝鸽英语【作业期限】14-09-2214-10-10.doc

选词填空Directions:There are some blanks in the following passage taken from certain textbooks and reading materials. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the list given below. Change the forms of the words where necessary. Please type your answers on the web page.题数：50；分数：100分；参考时间：50分0秒Passage 1which; persuade; until; winner; as; change; when; prevent; great; but; victory; manage; that; by; convinceWar is an ancient institution which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and usually foolish, but in the past the human race 1 to live with it. Modern ingenuity (机智) has 2 this. Either Man will abolish war, or war will abolish Man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons 3 cause the most serious danger, 4 bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even 5 threat. If we succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done 6 we have succeeded in abolishing war. To do this, we need to 7 mankind to look upon international questions in a new way, not 8 contests of force, in which the 9 goes to the side which is most skillful in killing people, but 10 arbitration (仲裁) in accordance with agreed principles of law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.Passage 2do; let; up; partially; out; unaware; obvious; which; decide; form; only; in; never; either; sendAs behavioural sciences develop, researchers find that the importance of speech has been overestimated. Though speech is the most 11 form of communication, it is not the 12 means by which we communicate. Speech is probably the most conscious way 13 which we communicate, but we 14 use other means of which we may be only 15 aware or, in some cases, completely 16. It is possible that we are unconsciously 17 out messages with our every action, messages 18 are also unconsciously picked 19 by observers and used in 20 opinions. These unconscious actions and reactions to them on the part of others may in part account for the love at first sight and snap judgments.Passage 3flee; determination; decision; what; judge; there; by; why; between; in; how; see; go; among; considerBetween 1815 and 1914, the world witnessed the greatest peaceful migration in its history: 35 million people, mostly Europeans, left their home lands to start new lives in America. 21 did these people risk everything 22 leaving their homes and families to see 23 the New World had to offer? 24 are both push and pull factors which we should 25. First, what forced emigrants to make the 26 to leave? One major cause of the exodus 27 European peasants was the rise in population which 28 turn led to land hunger. Another was politics. Nationalism 29 increased taxation and the growth of armies, and many young men 30 Europe to avoid being conscripted. Also, the failure of the liberal revolutions in Europe caused the departure of hundreds of thousands of refugees.Passage 4for; living; around; when; simple; behaviour; at; afford; characteristic; to; than; anger; natural; difficult; expectHundreds of years ago, people attempted to gain a basic understanding of the world in which they live. These people thought that things 31 them had minds of their own. In fact, they believed that all the 32 things in the world have human 33. They thought, for example, that 34 the sea was rough, it was due to its 35. The sun, on the other hand, was considered kind, 36 the warmth it brought to life. Today we often talk about the 37 life of these early people. Their usual reaction 38 natural events was horror; they could not 39 to see any humour reflected in nature. Their lives were nothing more 40 an endless struggle for existence. Only through physical accomplishments could they deal with the complex elements of nature, which they considered to be psychological forces.Passage 5see; up; knit; inside; yet; to; for; stand; however; over; be; occasionally; accidentally; sit; downIt was a cold wet March day when the train traveled north. The trees, not 41 green, raced by the windows. 42 the train all the passengers felt sleepy. There was very cold air in the compartments. 43 one of the passengers got 44 to go to the buffet car 45 a cup of coffee or a sandwich. In one compartment, a young man 46 quietly knitting. Opposite him 47 a y