高级英语练习题含答案(第二册) (6)

1、Lesson SixDisappearing Through the SkylightI. Word explanation1. mutation A. relation B. change C. addition D. reduction2. discredit A. doubt B. disgrace C. believe D. disappear3. corollary A. connection B. structure C. harmony D. consequence4. diversity A. variety B. entertainment C. disturbance D.

2、 community5. homogeneous A. phonetic B. uniform C. unidentified D. linguistic6. asset A. storage B. price C. benefit D. approval7. inevitable A. preventable B. unavoidable C. unnecessary D. doubtful8. cosmopolitan A. systematical B. political C. identical D. international9. rehabilitation A. improve

3、ment B. residence C. recitation D. regulation10. evade A. explain B. exhaust C. avoid D. intrude11. generate A sum up B. deform C. offer D. produce12. undermine A. imply B. weaken C. emphasize D. minimize13. molecule A. particle B. frame C. impulse D. generosity14. galaxy A. museum B. audience C. st

4、ar D. accumulation15. ethics A. infinity B. glorification C. admiration D. morality16. ponderous A. heavy B. light C. considering D. haughty17. sculpture A. analysis B. statue C. stature D. status18. bulldozer A. a big bird B. a strong animal C. a powerful tractor D. a dozen of bulls19. etch A. eat

5、up B. praise highly C. draw D. scratch20. bleary A. blurred B. clear C. dreary D. melancholy 21. imperative A. unable to follow or rise upB. impossible to deter or evadeC. able to change or stopD. likely to occur or develop22. consistent A. in effect B. in disagreement C. in form D. in agreement23.

6、transmission A. gearbox B. beltC. message D. carriage24. equivalentA. tremble B. equalC. acceptable D. different25. trait A. a long line B. a persons clothesC. a distinguishing featureD. a movable house26. universalise A. differ B. distinguishC. specialize D. generalize27. fantastic A. happy B. stra

7、nge C. horrible D. perfect28. trussesA. a rigid framework B. a unsafe supportC. a tight wooden box D. a useful pattern29. unique A. ordinary B. usual C. single D. common30. catastrophe A. downfall of water B. sudden calamity C. unexpected air-raid D. expected solution31. permanent A. lasting B. eleg

8、ant C. wonderful D. spreading32. nuclear A. uniform B. dimC. atomic D. succinct33. decade A. state of being dignified B. state of being rotten C. a piece of land D. a period of ten years34. reminisce A. reinforce B. recollect C. recover D. response35. reliable A. deceptive B. dependable C. responsib

9、le D. constructive36. vault A. compartment B. security C. temple D. willingness37. initiallyA. in the end B. in the wayC. at first D. by name38. lingerA. sing B. stretch C. extend D. remain39. innovationA. the way to make things smoothB. the act of introducing something newC. the state of proclaimin

10、g somethingD. the movement of making something smaller40. trailerA. a furnished van B. a portable computerC. a beautiful ribbon D. a suburban lawnII. Complete the word according to the definition, the first letter of which is given:1. a following of one thing after another; succession. sequence 2. a

11、ggressively self-assured assertive 3. to remove (recorded material) from a magnetic tape or other storage medium erase4. to change in form or character modify 5. to treat with ridicule or contempt mock 6. existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual fact, form, or name virtual 7.

12、a narrow opening; a groove or slit: slot8. make cloth weave9. a closed path followed or capable of being followed by an electric current circuit10. an artistic composition of materials and objects pasted over a surface, often with unifying lines and color collage11. An agency by which something is a

13、ccomplished, conveyed, or transferred: medium12. that which has mass and occupies space; matter substantiality13. to revive with or as if with rest, food, or drink; give new vigor or spirit to refresh14. insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by perceiving perception15. the physical characteristics

14、, especially the surface features, of an area. Geography16. evil intent malice 17. exist in large numbers of amounts abound 18. a device through which a user can communicate with a computer terminal 19. a business deal transaction 20. a dispersion of fine sand, smoke, dust in the air that reduces vi

15、sibility haze 21. science of the relations between heat and mechanical work thermodynamics 22. science dealing with heredity genetics 23. design or conduct an outline that offers the least resistance in moving through air, water etc. streamline 24. the appreciation of beauty aesthetic25. contemptuou

16、s of irrelevant talk about God and sacred things blasphemy 26. artificial product a rtefact 27. the act or practice of eating ones own kind cannibalism 28. the art of winning by using the rules to ones own advantage with out actually cheating gamesmanship 29. the act of placing, or the state of bein

17、g placed, side by side juxtaposition 30. a very high degree of skill in performance or appreciation in one of the arts virtuosityIII. Determine whether the following statements are true or false:1. The universality of science means more and more people accept the basic concepts of science. (T) 2. No

18、w there still exist two schools of genetics-a western genetics and a Soviet genetics. (F)3. Technology which follows naturally after science also shows the tendency toward universalizing. (T)4. With the spread of technology and science, people become less and less identical. (F)5. A technical innova

19、tion like streamlining may not be accepted by car makers at first. (T)6. Todays automobile has unique feature to show it is produced and made by a certain company or country. (F)7. The Fiesta, the car model, seems to have disappeared completely from the market of the world. (T)8. One can easily see

20、the difference on the various car models that are in the same price range within a distance of 500 paces. (F)9. Special traits in American cars displayed the influence of American history, and these traits are disappearing. (T)10. The idea of streamline was first put forward by Ferdinard Porsche. (F

21、)11. Human being, whichever country he is in, is in the same surroundings and culture, so the modern man no longer has distinct individuality. (T)12. Being a cosmopolitan, he can only find disadvantage, for he loses a home in the traditional sense of the word. (F)13. If there is not a great disaster

22、 caused by a nuclear war, the universalizing force of technology will not continue to influence modern culture and the peoples conscience. (F)14. The machine aesthetic was discovered by Madame Gabrielle Buffet-Picabia. (F)15. When every artist wanted to show his contempt for the Eiffel Tower, machin

23、es soon produced new ideas and problems which have a flexible quality that was beyond human powers. (T)16. Art is not trying to give a name to things in the real world. (F)17. Science has showed that the world is not made of real material object that we see with our eyes. (T)18. Science has produced

24、 images of a lot of classes of reality which lie on the surface of the objects of things we see within our eye sight. (F) 19. Kandinsky says that beautiful art reflects the inner need of a mans soul. (T)20. Modern art not only shows the material objects in nature that we can see from the normal dist

25、ance but also depicts things that we see in our minds. (F) 21. The world of nature that modern art reveals no longer contains the material objects instead the world is now filled with images of the mind. (T)22. The playfulness of the modern art aesthetic is its most striking and serious feature, but the least upsetting feature. (F)23. The playful and fantastic buildings of postmodernism and neomodernism reflects the playfulness of the modern