LovingandHatingNewYork补充测精彩试题

1、Loving and Hating New York补充练习题 /testLov ing and Hati ng New YorkI . Reading comprehension1. Many Europea ns take New York as their favorite city,because.A. They are reassured by the sight of the fashi on ave nues of Madis on and Fifth.B. There are many familiar international names in New York.C. Ne

2、w York ' s charged nervous atmosphere and vulgar dyn amism.D. New York city is a cosmopolita n city.2. In author ' s eyes, New York is.A. a sacred placeB. a mon grel cityC. a intern ati onal metropolisD. a conven ti onal city3. The sig ns of how the New York falle n cannot be see nfrom.A. Ne

3、w York n ever boasted its great ness.B. Many advertis ing campaig ns publicly praise New York.C. Many New Yorkers wear T-shirts with a heartdesig n and the words:“ I love New York ” prin ted on it.D. New York is trying desperately to regain her lost privileged status.4. From where the author begins

4、to give an actual description of New York itself.A. The last sentence of paragraph 5.B. The first sentence of paragraph 6.C. From paragraph 1-5.cD. The whole essay.5. Which of the following cities is located in New York?A. JerseyB. SohoC. NashvilleD. Beverly Hillsn . Determine whether the following

5、statements are true or false. Put“ T” , if the statement is true and put an if false.1. Accord ing to the author, New York is no Ion ger the leadi ng city is the Un ited States.2. New York is a city that resists the prevailing trends of America and it is a place where people can escape from uni form

6、ity and un com monn ess.3. Europea ns take to New York because they feel reassured whe n they see so many jewelers, shoes stores and designer shops bearing familiar international names on Madis on and Fifth ave nu es.4. The rhetorical device employed in“ Nature con sta ntlyyields to man ” is pers on

7、 ificati on.5. It is the fascination charm of New York as well as the opportunity to be a journalist that attracts the author to New York.6. It is the good living conditions that draw those young people to New York.7. The sentencehaveltheir sovereig nties” means allthe different ethnic groups have t

8、heir own little areaswhich they con trol.8. New York is not Ion ger the banking and com muni cati ons headquarters for America.9. The n ewcomers to New York are n ever fully assimilated.10. New York regards the Un ited Nati ons as anunworkable, impractical and hypocriticalin stituti on. 1in . Point

9、out what figure of speech is used in each of thefollow ing senten ces:1. While sitcoms cloned and canned in Hollywood, and the Joh nny Carson show live, pre-empt the air waves form California2. Tin Pan Alley has moved to Nashville and Hollywood.3. New York was n ever Mecca to me.4. Nature con sta nt

10、ly yields to man in New York: wit ness those fragile sidewalk trees gamely struggli ng aga inst en croachi ng ceme nt and petrol fumes.5. So much of well-to-do America now livesan tiseptically in en claves, tranq uil and luxurious, that shut out the world.6. “ So what else is n ew?”7. The defeated a

11、re not hidde n away somewhere else on the wrong side of tow n.8. Characteristically, the city swallows up the Un itedNations and refuses to take it seriously, regarding it as an un workable mixture of the idealistic, the impractical, and the hypocritical. treaties forced upon her by foreig n in vade

12、rs.IV .Choose the word or phrase which best completes each senten ce.1. He fought back at his torme ntors withof acorner red rat.A. dejecti onB. depressi oncC. desperati onD. despair2. He mon opolized the con versati on byof hisown prowess at hunting and fishing.A. boasti ngB. braggingr cC. crow ing

13、D. vaun ti ng3. It was alleged that he was prese nt at the see ne of thecrime, but hethat he was in Europe at the time.A. assertedB. mai ntai nedC. affirmedD. testified4. It has become thefor royalty to appears asdemocratic and “ folksy ” as the average politician.A. fashi onB. trendr 厂C. vogueD. st

14、yle5. Thebetwee n Guelphs and Ghibelli nes inmedieval Italy passed from con troversy over papal authority to petty was betwee n city states.A. conten ti onB. frictio nC. conflictD. strife6. He was too n ervous to speak and had to be.A. promptedB. motivatedC. stimulatedD. propelled7. A short cut thro

15、ugh the mountain is extremely in wi nter.A. dista ntB. in accessibleC. remoteD. dessert8. Australiathe Treaty of Peace with Japa n on10th April, 1952; New Zeala nd on 29th April, 1952.A. con firmedB. san cti onedC. ratifiedD. approved9. He is a poet withimag in ati on.A. luxuriousB. luxuria ntC. lus

16、ciousD. lustrous10. clod hoppers guffawed at see ing maleballet dancers wearing tights.r A .A. n aiveB. un affectedC. un sophisticatedD. prov in cial11. He felt listless un til the sea breezehim andsteadied his n erves.A. cheeredB. encouragedC. exhilaratedD. excited12. She en dured her ill ness with

17、 greatA. fortitudeB. forbeara neeC. persiste neeD. resoluti on13. Mary is no long willing to meet her husband' sbully ing with docile.A. patie neeB. suffera neeC. tolera neeD. forbeara nee14. The actress was beco ming extremelywithall the questi ons they were ask ing by the un called-forinnuendo

18、 in the reporter ' s question.A. outragedB. aggravatedC. exasperatedD. in suited15. It would beof me to have a churchwedding when I don ' t believe in God.A. hypocriticalB. hypercriticalC. hystericalD. hypothetical16. He bala need the glasson the arm of thechair.A. precociouslyB. precariousl

19、yC. precauti onaryD. precipitously17. You can restthat the tale nted young secretaryhas been able to confirm what he said in the original report.A. assuredB. en suredC. in suredD. reassured18. The leader ' s speech in defense of the policy didncarry much.A. con victi onB. beliefC. con fide neec

20、I fD. concern19. American revolutionaries who rejected England' sclaim ofover the coloni es.A. sovereig ntyB. authorityC cC. powerD. right20. The public is veryabout the gover nor's pla nsfor a tax cut.A. susceptibleB. dubious厂厂C. suspiciousrD. deliberate21. The two coun tries willfull diplo

21、matic relati ons now that they have settled their long sta nding border dispute.A. recoveB. restoreC. reno vateD. replace22. Every one in the auditorium was weep ing by the timehe fini shed thetale, though it was fabricatedobviously.A. pessimisticB. patheticC. patrioticD. mela ncholyV .Put the follo

22、wing words and phrases into the appropriate bla nks in the follow ing senten ces.measure up againstcut off from in terms ofbe reckonedwith look up toout of phase withyield tobeck on toout of step withswallow up1. They were already a political force to.2. The school is widelyfor its excelle ntteach i

23、ng.its surro undings.3. The new buildi ng is4. Itemptation and had a chocolate bar.5. The job is greatsalary, but it has itsdisadva ntages.6. Hehimselfall huma nand lived alone in a remote area.7. The figures are not very goodwhe nthose of our competitors.8. I watched her walk dow n the road un til

24、shewasby the dark ness.9. Hethe waiter to bring the bill.10. She washer colleagues andregarded as an ecce ntric woma n.筍.Fill in each blank with a suitable verb from the lists below in the proper form.decli ne decrease diminish drop dwin dlelesse nreduce1.1 hope to obta in your forgive ness,toyour i

25、ll opinion.2. His sense of pers onal in itiative is cultivated in stead of being3. The nu mber of n ati ons allied withGerma nyas the war con ti nu ed.4. The in cide nee of malariadramaticallybecause of the eradicati on of malarial mosquitoes.5. Certa in medic ines are said to be effectiveinpeople &

26、#39; s weight.6. It is said that her vitality and creativityarewith age.7. Classesas more and more stude ntsplayed trua nt.8. Owi ng to the strike, coal suppliesarequickly.9. I hope the nu mber of mistakes you make inthe exercises willas time goes on.10. After years of ill ness he wasto askelet on.1

27、1. My aunt has decided to spe ndheryears in the suburbs of sha nghai.12. Mr. Smith ' s hopesas his fortuneaway to nothing. 丨13. The price of the new products hasbee nowing to a twenty per cent rise inproductivity.14. Their fundsbecause of theirextravaga nee and ill-ma nageme nt.border edge fring

28、emarginrim verge15. The proposal was carried by a veryn arrow.16. Be careful! Theof your glass iscracked.17.1 hurt my knee aga inst theof thestove.18. Don ' t go near theof the precipice;you may stumble and topple over.19. Thebetwee n the two coun tries runsalong the mountain ridge.20. He pushed

29、 the leftovers of the food ontheof the plate.21. Whe n writ ing the compositi on, be sure to write in every other line and leave a22. Whe n the toy was take n away, the girlfound herself on theof tears.23. Professor Hill always writes his comme ntsin theof his stude nts' papers.24. Caracas, a mo

30、der n city on theof theOrinoco wilder ness, is domin ated by a profusi on of motor traffic.25. The bond issue, proposed as a way offinancing a centennial celebrati on, failed by a n arrow.26. The thin detective with thehornglasses wan dered through thegarde n.27. Owing to the poor man ageme nt, this

31、 firmwas n early on theof ban kruptcy.28. At the weddi ng, though the in-laws on theouterdidn ' t enjoy themselves as muchas “ the privileged group” , the atmosphere was,on the whole, genial and harm onio us.29. These recruits are going to be sent toguard the farm on the Chin ese side ofthewith

32、Burma,30. Many young graduates like to work in the publish ing house now not because oftheben efits it offers, but because of thepleasa nt work ing en vir onment it provides for all.VD .For each blank in the following passage, choose the most suitable word from the list of words provided below. Each

33、 work can be used once only. Write your choice of words in its proper form in the corresp onding bla nks in the passage.grudgeIn the light ofwilli nglyfreedomkno wledgephilosophersspiritual comfortmeasurepassers-bymeasurethe on ly excepti onin terms ofis fully aware ofestimatestealoccasi on allyno t

34、hi ngin the ope nen vious ofthe world ofn aturebeggarssacrificeis free frombepaid forhuma n dig nitywith easeNothi ng to Sell and Nothi ng to BuyIt has bee n said that every one lives byselli ng somethi ng. ( 1 )this stateme nt,teachers live by selli ng ( 2 ),(3 )by selli ng wisdom and priests bysel

35、li ng ( 4 ). Though it may be possibleto ( 5 )the value of material goods(6 )mon ey, it is extremely difficult to(7 )the true value of the services whichpeople perform for us. There are times whe n we would ( 8 )give everythi ng wepossess to save our lives, yet we might (9 )pay ing a surge on a high

36、 fee forofferi ng us precisely this service. The con diti ons of society are such that skills have to ( 10 )in the same way that goods arepaid for at a shop. Every one has somethi ng to sell. Tramps seem to be ( 11 )to thisgen eral rule. Beggars almost sell themselves as huma n beings to arouse the

37、pity of (12 ). But real tramps are not(13 ). They have nothing to sell andrequire ( 14 )from others .In seek ingindependence, they do not sacrifice their(15 ). A tramp may ask you for mon ey,but he will n ever ask you to ( 16 )him.He has deliberately chose n to lead the life he leads and ( 17 )the c

38、on seque nces. Hemay n ever be sure where the n ext meal is coming from, but he ( 18 )the thousa ndsof an xieties which afflict other people. His few material possessions make it possible for him to move from place to place ( 19 ). Byhav ing to sleep ( 20 ), he gets far closerto ( 21 )tha n most of

39、us ever do. Hemay hunt, beg, or ( 22 )to keep himselfalive; he may eve n, in times real n eed, do a little work; but he will never ( 23 )hisfreedom. We ofte n speak of tramps with con tempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can hon estly say that we have not felt a little

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41、' s sterner reign: Still we feel that something sweetFollowed youth, with flying feet,And will never come again.Something beautiful is vanished,And we sigh for it in vain;We behold it everywhere,On the earth, and in the air, But it never comes again!1- 1: /答案:C1- 2: /答案:C1- 3: /答案:A1- 4: /答案:A1-

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