高英复习题 - 图文

1、高英复习题 - 图文 test two i multiple choice:(30%) section 1: choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part (20%). 1. the stalled middle eastern situation has arrested world attention. a. caught b. seized c. occupied d. empowered 2. it is just conceivable that hell win, but it

2、s very unlikely really. a. expected b. imaginable c. supposed d. presumed 3. after a decade of military conflicts the two parties finally faced each other at the bargaining table. a. purchasing b. negotiating c. quarrelling d. performing 4. the high court demanded that he interpret his involvement i

3、n the bribery scandal. a. verify b. present c. account d. acknowledge 5. eighteen as she was, she was unable to live alone due to the frailties of her personality. a. sophistication b. characteristics c. weaknesses d. experiences 6. the us launched military attacks on iraq for the purpose of establi

4、shing its possession of weapons of mass destruction. a. setting up b. building c. constructing d. ascertaining 7. the glaring of the sun makes all stars invisible. a. coldness b. darkness c. brightness 1 d. hotness 8. the news was such a shock that it still hasnt really sunk in yet. a. collapsed b.

5、been comprehended c. been soaked d. been leaked 9. the film star has an incredible car in addition to a large house. a. terrible b. incongruous c. incredulous d. unbelievable 10. the weatherman said, “it will be chilly this afternoon.” a. hot b. wet c. turbid d. cold 11. since he has to finish his r

6、eport, youd better not to lure him. a. help b. speak to c. attract d. disturb 12. he patted his forehead with his book. a. dabbed b. covered c. rubbed d. lay 13. his plan sounds practicable, so youd better carry it out. a. useless b. feasible c. worthy d. feeble 14. the jury were asked to consider t

7、heir verdict at noon the following day. a. decree b. finding c. outcome d. judgment 15. mr. woodward adored his wife and wanted to do everything to please her. a. hated b. admonished c. loved d. abated 16. it is regrettable that his watch was badly abused by his brother. a. battered b. repaired 2 c.

8、 fixed d. mauled 17. president bush will be unable to pass a new constitution without the assent of parliament. a. agreement b. account c. subscribe d. support 18. the wild and rampant spread of aids forced a vigorous war against the disease. a. prolonged b. lengthy c. powerful d. pretentious 19. th

9、e remarks by leaders of the taiwan authority met with scathing criticism from all sides a. bitter b. static c. dynamic d. gentle 20. it is our firm conviction that every effort should be made to preserve world peace. a. certainty b. belief c. fever d. assurance section 2 choose the most appropriate

10、answer to fill in each of the blanks.(10%) 21. at last this intermezzo _, and i found myself in front of the gigantic city hall. a. came to an end b. came to the end c. came to end d. came to ending 22. i suppose they will be _ in hordes. a. gathered up b. collected up c. piled up d. rounded up 23.

11、hitler was however wrong and we should _ to help russia. a. make all out b. make out all c. go all out d. go out all 24. in june 1941 hitler suddenly _ an attack on russia. a. launched 3 b. exerted c. developed d. created 25. some government officials _ public funds and expend them in an extravagant

12、 way. a. flip over b. flit about c. flunk out d. flirt with 26. i am a fisherman _. a. by trade b. for trade c. on trade d. of trade 27. i couldnt sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was _. a. draining b. dropping c. spilling d. dripping 28. she was sanding outside in the snow, _ with c

13、old. a. spinning b. shivering c. shaking d. staggering 29. the few americans and germans seemed just as _ as i was. a. constrained b. curbed c. inhibited d. withheld 30. mark twain had become a very _ man during his later life, which was reflected in his writings. he believed that the world was wron

14、g, where people achieved nothing. a. sarcastic b. ironic c. cynical d. sentimental ii translation (20%) 1新出土的铜花瓶造型优美，刻有精细、复杂的传统图案。(please) 2她陷入沉思中，没有理会同伴们在谈什么。(oblivious of) 3迈克的特点正是如此。 (all over) 4洞庭湖盛产鱼虾。 (teem ) 5三个证人出庭作证，证明他无罪。(testify) 6then as you penetrate deeper into the bazaar, the noise of

15、 the entrance fades away, and you come to the muted cloth market. 4 7the very act of stepping on this soil, in breathing this air of hiroshima, was for me a far greater adventure than any trip or any reportorial assignment i had previously taken. 8i have only one purpose, the destruction of hitler,

16、and my life is much simplified thereby. 9the duchess of croydon kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind. 10bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh. iii. paraphrase (20%)： 1the shopkeepers speak in slow, measured tones, and the buyers, overwhelmed by the sepulchral atmosphere, follow

17、suit. 2the red of the live coals glowing bright and then dimming rhythmically to the strokes of the bellows. 3he will price the item high, and yield little in the bargaining. 4i must confess that i did not expect a speech about oyster here. 5the strange emotion which had overwhelmed me at the statio

18、n returned. 6( the news was brought to me of hitlers invasion of russia) this changed conviction into certainty. 7. i suppose they will be rounded up in hordes. 8he lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto voice. 9he participated abundantly in this life. 10the case had erupted around my head iv

19、. name the figures of speech used in the following sentences.(one in each sentence)(10%) 1. the washington post, in an editorial captioned “keep your old websters” 2. america laughed with mark twain. 3. and the cool support of the water. 4. my mother is a fish. 5. this is of no small importance. 6. but neither his vanity nor his purse is any concern of the dictionary