2.say yes同步练习

Test 2 Say YesVocabulary &GrammarDirections: In this part there are 30 incomplete sentences, each with four suggested answers. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 1. When the couple was saving money to buy a house, they had to _ pennies. A. nod B. plungeC. pinchD.spray 2. Most of the wood was so rotten when they pulled that it _ into a shower of fragments and woodlice.A. broke away B. broke offC. broke up D. broke through3. Last Monday evening at 21: 30 there was a _ explosion at the other side of the square.A. hastyB. terrificC. conspicuous D. remarkable 4. Some trichologists(毛发学研究者) argue that excessively _ hair can be caused by drinking too much milk, milkshakes and yogurt drinks. A. greasyB. slipperyC.waxyD.sticky5. Poets sometimes _ to making use of strange language in their works to express their feelings.A. proceed B. appealC. inclineD.resort6. Mrs White _ in her leather handbag till she collected exactly the correct change for admission. A. felt B searchedC. found D.rummaged7. The children managed to _ under the fence and got into the festival without paying. A .compress B. squeezeC. hug D. huddle8. In stormy weather considerable amounts of sea _ can be dispersed into the air and it can be blown several kilometers inland.A .foam B.surfC. spray D. lather9. I am convinced that natural selection has been the main but not the _ means of modification.A. exclusiveB.excessiveC.excludingD.extinct10. The speaker _ his knowledge of the subject by his excellent presentation, so we all understood well.A. enlightenedB.dealtC.demonstratedD.illuminated11. Im not interested in any football team at all. Whether your favorite football team will win is a matter of _to me.A.indifferenceB.discriminationC.deviationD.interests12. The police searched the building _ but failed to find out where the bomb was. A.together B.exactly C.altogetherD.thoroughly13. If you try to read small print and see only a _ , you probably need glasses.A.messB.blurC.mixtureD.patch14. How can we make it _ to them for all the worry weve caused them?A.off B.forC.outD.up15. The manager always tries to encourage people to _ up with their own ideas to approach problems.A. put B.come C. take D.use 6. The boy became furious when he realized how he had been _ out of his money.A. deceivedB. deprivedC. tricked D. robbed 17. He was _ of having failed, since he made a promise to win championship when he left his motherland for this game.A. ShamingB. ashamedC.shameful D. humiliated 18. I think its a little _ to get married in a church when you dont believe in God. A. difficultB. hypocriticalC. unattached D. solemn19. _ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving as it is.A. Had it not beenB. Were it notC. Be it not D. Should it20. Over the centuries, _ that try to explain the origins of the university.A. Although many theoriesB. many theoriesC have many theories been D.there have been many theories21. Managers often receive considerable training in thetechnicalaspects of their jobs, _ very little in the people management aspects. A. SoB. just asC.yetD. and that22. Anyone with half an eye on the unemployment figures knew that the assertion about economic recovery _ just around the corner was untrue.A .would be B. to beC.wasD.being23.Acute hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstorms long before people _ .A. doB. hearC. do them D. hearing it 24.The new computer virus _ , the system was restored to its normal operation. A. having removed B. had been removed C. having been removedD.was removed25. The wonder of the electronic computer lies in _ very quick and accurate in doing complicated calculations.A. its beingB. it wasC. it is D. its being26. Medical research at the cellular level, _ research on the immune system, has been made possible through twentieth-century advances in techniques of genetic research.A. which B. such asC. whereas D. is also 27. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northernmost tip actually _ the Arctic Circle.A. touches B. touchingC. being touched D. touched28. A thousand miles no longer _ much to us today, for modern planes can easily get over this distance within a few hours. A.mean B. meantC. means D. is meaning29. Ohio, the center of _ the Hopewell culture, has the greatest concentration of ancient burial mounds in the United States. A. what is calledB. that is called C. callingD. called 30. What we know of life on earth suggests that life _ wherever the proper conditions exist. A. ariseB. could ariseC. would ariseD. will ariseTranslationDirections: translate the following sentences into English.1. 科学家探测海水是由于需要获取海洋中大量的矿物、食物等。(out of)2. 当南方各地遭受洪水袭击的时候，全国各地的人民 都踊跃支援。(to come to ones aid)3. 他的亲戚和朋友都为他通过了这次入学考试向他表示祝贺。( to congratulate sb.on)4. 每当有紧急任务要完成时，他们都毫不犹豫地投入工作。（to pitch in）5. 在这种情况下,像我们这样的小公司除了跟在别人的后面跑以外别无选择。( to have no choice but to do)6. 这次广告宣传并没有起到多大的促销作用。（to have an effect on）7. 事实上,绝大部分具有天赋的人正在把他们早期的愿望转化为现实。( as a matter of fact)8. 要是你觉得不舒服,就留在家好了。( might as well)9. 路边所有的灯都亮了,这条大街看起来从来没有这样漂亮过,(用with的复合结构)10. 实际上,我们可以用很多方式去帮助那些残疾人。ClozeDirections: For each blank in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choices given below.Although we should try to find new ways of improving our past performance, we ought not to throw away all well-tried methods. We ought to see whether traditional methods have anything to offer us. Probably you, like me, were trained by means of 1 methods, and have had this 2 : you read a difficult text; you cannot understand it; you struggle to answer the questions 3 it; so you read the whole text again, and you find that 4 you more or less understand it.5 the first reading and the last, what happened? Is there a connection between answering questions and 6 understanding? If so, what kind of connection is it?Perhaps the key lies in the struggle. The questions that help you to understand are the ones that make you work at the text. They force you to contribute actively to the process of making sense of it, 7 expecting understanding just to happen. They make you realize 8 bits of the text you have not understood, so that you can concentrate on those bits.If the key is struggle, then not just the type of questions, but the way they are used, is important. 9 a challenging question is useless to most of the class if the teacher simply 10 the correct answer and moves on to the next question without discussion. It can only help understanding if all students actively try to answer it. We have to make sure this happens.1. A. many B. some C. the D. such2. A view B. method C. experience D. idea3. A.on B. in C. with D. for4. A.already B. notC. still D. finally5. A. During B. BetweenC. For D. In6. A inventing B. discovering C. testing D. developing7. A. more thanB. except thatC. rather than D. other than8. A where B. whyC. which D. what9.A. Particularly B. Similarly C. Therefore D. Even 10. A accepts B. refusesC. guesses D. expectsReading ComprehensionDirections: In this part, there are two passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C, and D.Choose the one that you think is the best answer.Passage 1 The sizzling streams of sunlight were just beautifully glimmering down on the crisp schoolyard. Such a wonderful day that was. Nothing could have ruined it. Little Jimmy, since it was such a wonderful day, decided to go to the corner store and buy himself a little treat. As Jimmy started walking over to the store, clouds flocked over the dazzling sun and the sudden pitch dark meant no trouble. On the other side of the road were three white boys from the same school of Jimmys. upon recognizing Jimmy, the boys ran over the street to where he was. “Hey Negro, whats up? one of the white boys said. “Did your mamma pack you enough to eat today?” “Just shove off and let me be,” Jimmy answered.It is like this everyday, everywhere, and every time; people suffer discrimination. All because they are different from each other. Different beliefs, different cultures, different skin colors. all of these act like building blocks to help construct what we know as racism. Racism has become one of the many burdens among multicultural worlds like Canada and the States. Racism is part of each and every one of us. No doubt, we are all racist, but the term racism has been used too loosely. Racism has been changed to such an extent that it could be a reason for war, a symbol of terrorism, and even an excuse for neglecting.Is that all there is to it? No, actually it is just the beginning. Racism is just like warfare in which there is no shelter and nobody is neutral.Nobody is exempt from this demon. He has haunted us with a bitter curse. On one occasion, I remember, nobody would play with me at school. I would walk around by myself and ask people if we could play together. Wherever I went, like the process of induction, everyone would avoid me, like two inducted poles with the same polarity, and they would just shimmer off into the distance and continue to do whatever they are doing. Because of racial differences, they neglected me.People are afraid of the unknown, and it is this difference among people that spreads rumors and distrust. Corrupted in our thoughts and reasons, we get accustomed to thinking differences. For smaller kids, there is no difficulty in getting them all to play together. Their thoughts are not totally corrupted as others. Probably the demon has no time to bother with smaller children.1. With the description of the weather and Jimmys feeling about it the author intends to show that _ .A. what a happy world it is for humans B. what an unusual thing that was to happen to Jimmy C. what a wonderful world that people have ignored D. what an innocent boy Jimmy was2. According to the author, racism _ .A. leads to a world with no varietyB. does not tolerate coexistence of different culturesC. does not see the differences between culturesD. hinders the worlds economic development 3. By sayingNo doubt, we are all racistin the sixth paragraph the author admits that _ .A. we all focus on the difference between racesB. we are all warlike by natureC. we all discriminate against other peoplesD. we are all proud of our own race and nation 4. To be continued, the passage would probably be followed by a paragraph that deals with _ .A. how childrens thoughts are corrupted by racism as they grow B. the authors far more miserable experiences of being neglected C. how the black people should unite to fight against the whites D. the education of smaller children to behave pleasantly to each other 5. Which of the following can best describe the tone of the passage?A. ProvocativeB. IndignantC.SentimentalD. SarcasticPassage 2our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to ones side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to someone is a sign of farewell. Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out thatGiftmeans poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arms length away from others. Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch,which makes Americans uncomfortable.Our linguistic and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs,and languages of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect in the world. Even here in the United States, we make few concessions to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four languages on our public buildings or monuments; we do not have multilingual-guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiters, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them. When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. The attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by those natives -usually the richer-who speak English. Our business dealings, as well as the nations diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters.For many years, America and Americans could get by with cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance. After all, America was the most powerful country of the free world, the distributor of needed funds and goods.But all that is past. American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll r