英語(yǔ)練習(xí)題2習(xí)題及答案

1、. 單選題1. Eyes play an important role in body balance and it is important to _ as much information from the environment as possible.A. absorbB. involveC. inventD. conquer2. Whatever one has planned to do is _ to be altered in the process.A. prohibitedB. eagerC. embarrassedD. bound3. If your children a

2、re spending too much time on computer games, think carefully about how you are going to _ the situation.A. accomplishB. arrangeC. handleD. decrease4. She fell asleep at last, but in no time at all the pain in her back _ her again, sharp and insistent.A. conqueredB. wakenedC. absorbedD. retired5. Ear

3、ly in the morning, I was _ out of bed to repair a minor fault on the car.A. distractedB. draggedC. wakenedD. assigned6. You should make sure you know where the parents can be _, and that they have given you all the information you are likely to need about the child.A. connectedB. communicatedC. comm

4、ittedD. contacted7. On one _, they locked her in a car when they went to a call and wound up the window to prevent her overhearing ( 偷聽(tīng) ).A. occasionB. campusC. voyageD. basis8. If you wish, we can _ for your luggage (行李 ) to be sent on ahead to each of the overnight stops.A. memorizeB. contractC. a

5、rrangeD. commit9. The boy _ turned the TV off as the clock struck ten, time for him to go to bed.A. reluctantlyB. disappointedlyC. fortunatelyD. undoubtedly10. I started to read newspapers and magazines more, and, for just about the first time in my life, I began to take an interest in _ affairs.A.

6、personalB. currentC. ancientD. social11. I d like to _ that students should be allowed more time for independent study.A. proposeB. commandC. arrangeD. steer12. On a _ day, our professor works in the lab from 9 A.M. to 11 P.M.A. followingB. typicalC. previousD. diligent13. He might as well have pick

7、ed a family _ out of the telephone book and stayed with them.A. at randomB. at a timeC. after allD. in detail.14. The books are beautifully _ with drawings and photographs.A. illustratedB. designedC. writtenD. covered15. A sign at our local church is in wood, with gold lettering, but the _ is alread

8、y fading after three years.A. productB. latterC. laterD. medal16.The _ table ( 寫字臺(tái) )takes up too much space in my small office.A. to writeB. writingC. writtenD. write17.They failed to convince her of his _.A. honestyB. honestC. dishonestlyD. honestly;.18.He suggested that the novel _ into a film.A.

9、makeB. madeC. makingD. be made19.His report on the Olympic Games was really _.A. exciteB. excitingC. excitementD. excited20.Mary picked _ a book from the floor and began to read.A. onB. inC. outD. up21.She is young and _, but she is good at learning.A. experienceB. inexperienceC. experiencedD. inexp

10、erienced22.His classmates tried to persuade him _ swimming across the river, but he did not listen.A. fromB. inC. onD. to23.Nowadays we rely more and more _ computers to help us in doing everything.A. inB. fromC. onD. to24.Ann has a wheelchair that was _ designed for her.A. especiallyB. especialC. s

11、pecialD. specially25.You are _ to fail the exam if you dontdo any revision.A. boundB. bunchC. relyD. pick答案： 1.A2.D3.C4.B5.B6.D7.A8.C9.A10.B11.A 12.B 13.A14.A15.B16.B17.A18.D 19.B20.D21.B22.A23.C24.D25.A1. Large-scale studies are needed to_ the encouraging results we have obtained so farA. conductB.

12、 confirmC. contractD. commit2. Whoever disobeys the company s safety regulations shall be on the spotA. dismissedB. switchedC. interruptedD. revealed3. Allthe questions thepoliceasked_ whatshe had been doing on the night oftherobberyA. brought upB. revolved around C. built onD. singled out4. If scho

13、olchildren are allowed to work at their own_, their performance will generally improveA. versionB. paceC. evolutionD. system5. To attract foreign investors, you have to_ them that their investment will have profitable returnsA. confirmB. stimulateC. grabD. convince6. The conference was an attempt to

14、_ discussion of the problem of widening gaps between the rich and the poorA. stimulateB. conductC. intendD. uncover7. The clerk held my passport four inches from his face and_ to read itA. affectedB. flippedC. strainedD. giggled8. If these problems are not_ early in their training, they can be a rea

15、l danger to themselves and to their instructorsA. skippedB. contractedC. spottedD. responded9. Tourism authorities _ quickly to reports of the attack, claming that it was accidental and thatcrime against tourists was quite rare in the scenic areasA. addedB. fastenedC. skippedD. responded10. To _ for

16、 the position, applicants would needto have a PhD degree and 3 years workingexperience;.A. strainB. qualifyC. registerD. campaign11._his age, he can not finish this task all by himself.A. GivenB. GiveC. GaveD. Giving12.The travelers were about to cross the river_ a storm broke.A. thenB. atC. thereD.

17、 when13.You are meant_ before you come in.A. payB. payingC. to payD. paid14.I don tteach_ I think I know the answer.A. thatB. whyC. whenD. because15.He entered the office_ by the way she had spoken to him.A. annoyedB. annoyingC. annoyD. annoys16.The road gradually widened until we found_ in a large

18、valley.A. meB. usC. ourD. ourselves17.He will help you to prepare_ you need to say in the meeting next week.A. thatB. whatC. whichD. when18.Little_ guess that in a few yearstime the young man who used to live next door to themwould become a superstar.A. does theyB. they doesC. did theyD. they did19.

19、He ran as_ as he could in the hope of breaking his record for the five miles.A. harderB. hardlyC. hardestD. hard20._ the whole country rose up to drive the aggressors from their homeland.A. It is long before thatB. It wasn tlong before thatC. It isn tlong before thatD. It wasn tlong before that21. -

20、 “Ben looks pale, what s happened to him? “- “Nothing serious, just_ he was a bit upset about losing the game. ”A. thatB. whenC. whyD. as22.I would rather_ early, and get home before it gets dark.A. to goB. goingC. goneD. go23.Needless to say, we place our hope on_ young.A. aB. manyC. theD. an24.All

21、 research is built_ work completed by previous researchers.A. onB. atC. inD. out25.This show will no doubt add_ his reputation.A. onB. atC. inD. to答案：12345678910BABBDACCDB11121314151617181920ADCDADBCDB/D2122232425ADCADPart II. ClozeMany of you are studying English and you may be wondering why it is

22、so difficult to learn Itis actuallynotthat difficultto learn _1_ you knowsome basic facts _2_ the language and the;.culture that it reflects ( 反映 )Perhaps the first thing you need _3_ English is that it is _4_ up of several other languages such _5_ French, German ,Latin ,Greek Anglo-Saxon _6_ additi

23、on ,there are words from Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names; _7_ some Chinese and Japanese words have found their way _8_ the English language This borrowing of words from _9_ languages is one of the key reasons for some of the difficulties that people meet with _10_ they ar

24、e learning English 1 A. soB. andC. butD. if2 A. withB. aboutC. atD. in3 A. knowB. knowingC. to knowD. known4 A. makeB. makingC. makedD. made5 A. asB. forC. thatD. was6 A. alsoB. inC. butD. yet7 A. evenB. inC. fromD. to8 A. evenB. intoC. fromD. to9 A. aB. anC. anyD. other10 A. whileB. thatC. whichD.

25、since答案： 1.D2.B 3.C 4.D 5.A6.B7.A8.B9.D10.A閱讀理解Passage oneI was born in the city of York, in England, in the year 1632. My father was a man of somewealth, able to give me a good home and send me to school. It was his wish that I should be alawyer buy my head began to be filledvery early with thought

26、s of rambling, and I wouldbesatisfied with nothing but going to sea. My father gave me strong and earnest counsel against it,but withlittleeffect. One day, beingat Hull, Imet a school-fellow whowas about to sailforLondonin his father's ship, and he prompted me togo with him, and inan evil hour,

27、withoutasking God's blessing or my father's, I went on board.On the way to London, a storm arose, the ship was wrecked, and we barely escaped with our lives. I went on foot to London, where I met with the master of a vessel which traded to the coast of Africa. He took a fancy to me, and offe

28、red me a chance to go with him on his voyages, which I gladly accepted.A great storm came up, and the ship was tossed about for many days, until we did not know where we were. Suddenly we struck a bank of sand, and the sea broke over the ship in such a waythat we could not hope to have her hold many

29、 moments withoutbreaking into pieces. In thisdistress we launched a boat. After we had been driven four or five miles, a raging wave struck us so furiously that it overset the boat at once. Though I swam well the waves were so strong that I was dashed against a rock with such force that it left me s

30、enseless. But I recovered a little before the waves returned, and, running forward, got to the mainland safely.1. What did the author want to do when he was young?A. To visit AfricaB. To sail the seasC. To practice lawD. To make a tour of London2. Why did the author go on foot to London ？A. The ship

31、 he took was destroyed in a storm.B. His father did not supply the fare for the journey.;.C. He went against his father s strong device not to do so.D. His school-fellow invited him to go together.3. Why did they launch a boat?A. They know they were near a shore.B. The big waves were about to overtu

32、rn the ship.C. Their ship had been knocked about for may days on the sea.D. Their ship had struck sand and was about to break into pieces.4. When the author got to the mainland, he _.A. searched everywhere for his lost companions.B. fell down on the ground senseless.C. was safe and sound.D. ran forw

33、ard to escape being washed back into the sea.5. When the author finally arrived on land, he most probably _.A. knew he was in Africa.B. did not know where he was.C. was not aware he was back in England.D. got in touch with his family and asked for help.Passage twoSome people have it easy. When their

34、 kids ask them what they do at work, they can give asimp1e direct answer:“ I put out fires” or ”“ I fix sick peop1e” or ”“ I teach primary schtheoretica1 physicist, I never had this 1uck . Society has come to expect many things from the physicist. 1t used to be that me on1y bad to discover the basic

35、 1aws of the wor1d and supp1y the techniques that wou1d power the next of things we think we know how to do. What makes usuncomfortab1e- and what makes it hard for us to te11 our kids what we-is that in thisre up tocentury we have become, though unwi11ing1y, gurus on questions such as“ what is the n

36、ature ofRea1ity (現(xiàn)實(shí) ) ?”We now deal with a whole new c1ass of prod1ems .We ask how the wor1d began and what is the nature4 of matter. The answers we are coming up with are just not easy to comprehend for the average person.So, when physicists get out of their cars in the morning, have a cup of coffe

37、e and sit down infront of their computers, they 1eave a fami1iar wor1d and enter a p1ace where things act in of strange ways that are impossid1e for ordinary peop1e to understand.6.According to the passage, in a way physicists areA. intel1igentB. comfortad1eC. strangeD. un1ucky7. Judging from the co

38、ntext, the word: “ gurus in”the first paragraph most probab1y means a person.A. who acts as a teacher and answers big questionsB. who gives wrong answers to big questionsC. who does not 1ike to answer big questionsD. who is eager to supp1y answers to big questions8. Which of the fo11owing is true ac

39、cording to what the author says about physicists?A. physicists do not 1ike their job.B. Physicists 1ive in two different wor1ds.C. Physicists are coming up with new answers to o1d questions.;.D. Physicists don t have to te11 peop1e what they are doing.9. Which of the fo11owing statement is true?A. T

40、heoretica1 physicists on1y have to answer the basic questions about the wor1d.B. Theoretica1 physicists contributed do the new industry on Si1icon Va11ey.C. Theoretoca1 physicists have disappointed the expectations of many peop1e.D. Theoretica1 physicists have found it hard to friends with ordinary

41、peop1e.10. Which of the fo11owing is true shout the job of physicists?A. It is getting more and more difficu1t.B. It is beyond the comprehension of ordinary peop1e.C. A person with average inte11igence can not do it.D. Both A and B.答案： 1.B2.A3.D4.C5.B6.D7.A8.B9.B10.BPassage oneA couple of years ago

42、I spent the day at an elementary school in New Jersey. It was a niceaverage school,a square and solidbuilding,fullofreasonablywell-behavedkidsfrommiddle-class families. I handled three classes, and by the time I staggered out the door I wanted tolie down for the rest of the day.Teaching sthe toughes

43、t job there is. In his new memoir,“Teacher Man,”Frank McCourt recallstelling his students, “ Teachingis harder than working on docks and warehouses.”Not to mentionwriting a column. I can stare off into the middle distance with my chin (下巴 ) in my hand anytime. But you go mentally south for five minu

44、tes in front of a class of fifth graders, and you are sunk.The average new teacher today makes just under $30,000 a year, which may not look too badfor a twenty-something with no mortgage (抵押貸款 ) and no kids. But soon enough the new teachers realize that they can make more money and not work anywher

45、e near as hard elsewhere. After a lifetime of hearing the old legends about cushy ( 舒適安逸的 ) hours and summer vacations, they figure out that early mornings are for students who need extra help, evenings are for test corrections and lesson plans, and weekends and summers are for second and even third

46、 jobs to try to pay the bills.According to the Department of Education, one in every five teachers leaves after the first year, and almost twice as many leave within three. If any business had that rate of turnover, someone would do something smart and strategic to fix it. This isn t any businesss.

47、Itthe most important business around, the gardeners of the landscape of the human race.Unfortunately,the current way of dealing with problems in education is taken directlyfrombusiness practice, and it s a terrible fit. Instead of simply acknowledging that starting salaries arewoefully low and commi

48、tting to increasing them and finding the money for reasonable recurringraises, politicians have wasted decades talking about something called merit pay ( 獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)工資 ). It s aconcept that works fine if you're making toys, but kids aren ttoys, and good teaching isn tanassembly line.1. What can we infer

49、from the first paragraph about teachers?A. They have to teach three classes at a time.B. They have a very rewarding job.C. They prefer to teach children from middle-class families.D. They have a very hard job to do.;.2. Why does the author say teaching is tougher than writing a column? A. Teaching i

50、s like working on docks and warehouses.B. Teaching demands full attention.C. Teachers have to work with children.D. Teachers have no chance to go traveling.3. What do new teachers find out after some practice?A. Their starting salary is lower than offered by other occupations.B. They have to work du

51、ring vacations to make ends meet.C. They have to plan their time well to get everything done.D. They can take a second or even a third job besides teaching.4. We can infer from the fourth paragraph that the author thinks _. A. measures should be taken to keep teachers in their jobsB. the rate of tur

52、nover in teaching is low compared to other occupationsC. it snatural for a number of teachers to quit in three to five yearsD. it sfair to call teachers the gardeners of the landscape of the human race 5. What does the author think of merit pay?A. It will make up for teacherslow starting salaries.B.

53、 It will bring down the turnover rate of teachers.C. It is a good fix for current educational problems.D. It is not suitable for the teaching profession.Passage twoI m comingoffthis plane, and landingat Londonairport.I m lookingaround foramiddle- aged woman, my Aunt Penn, who Ive seen in pictures. The p