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大学英语习题4

练习题（4）

PartIVocabulary

Directions:

Completethefollowingsentenceswiththebestwordsgiveninthebrackets.（8%）

1.Ourdreamswillsometimesbe______andouretherealhopesblasted.

A.smashedB.shatteredC.crushedD.crashed

2.IwouldseeShirleytappingherfeet,orsingingasailorsong,or______herlipsintoaveryroundOwhilesaying,“Oh,mygoodness.”

A.pokingB.squaringC.pursingD.knitting

3.Itisnecessaryalsotodiscusstheendsandtheaimsforwhichwearefighting,forwhichwearedoingbattlewiththese_____obstacles.

A.formidableB.lethargyC.demolishD.conciliate）

4.Afterbeating_____oddstoprovehimselfaclassroomgenius,Stevenhasbeencruellysnubbedbyprospectiveemployers.

A.credibleB.incredibleC.credulousD.incredulous

5.Becarefulwiththatvase-it'svery_____.

A.crackedB.brokenC.fragileD.crumbling

6.Inathousandyears,archaeologistswillbediggingthroughthe______ofwhatwasonceSanFrancisco.

A.ruinsB.wreckageC.rubbleD.wreck

7.FiguresproducedataWorldEnergyConferenceshowedthatoilandgasproductionshouldreacha______between1985and2000.

A.peakB.apexC.summitD.high

8.Unfaircriticismcan______employees'self-confidence.

A.spoilB.underlieC.ruinD.undermine

Directions:

Completethefollowingsentenceswiththewordsorphrasesgivenbelowandchangetheirformsifnecessary.（17%）

poisepenetratingheightenedproliferationcomeupwith

plummetdevoiddirewilesentranceinthethroesof

multihuedsulkyunrelentingluxuriantbefallundoing

9.NoonecandenythattheNegroisinneedofthiskindoflegitimatepower.

10.ThishadledNegroAmericansinthepasttoseektheirgoalsthroughpower_____ofloveandconscience.

11.Sheseemedbythemusic,alittlefrenziedpianopiecewiththismesmerizingquality.

12.Ilookedoutovertheaudience,atmymother’sblankface,myfather’syawn,Waverly’sexpression.

13.Todayweareaworldwidereformationofcultures,atectonicshiftofhabitsanddreams.

14.It’sreallyhardtobeoriginalthesedays,sotheeasiestwaytonewstuffistomixthingsthatalreadyexist.

15.Besympathetic;betender;flatter;deceive;usealltheartsandofoursex.

16.Imusttellyouaboutaverystrangeexperiencethat______measanovelist.

17.Mybrainwasaspowerfulasadynamo,aspreciseasachemist’sscales,as_____asascalpel.

18.Shehadanerectnessofcarriage,aneaseofbearing,athatclearlyindictedthebestofbreeding.

19.InJulytheinlandslopeoftheRockiesiswithflaxandbuckwheat,stonecropandlarkspur.

20.Theyneverunderstoodthegrim,advanceoftheUSCavalry.

21.…whichassumesthepublicisthinkinginred,white,andblue,whenactuallythespectrumofemotions,ideas,andopinionsis,likeAmericaitself,.

22.Thenamelessmanandwomanwho,handinhand,totheirdeathsfromanupperfloorofWorldTradearecaughtinthemind’seyeofhistory.

23.Therewasarelaxingoftherampantmaterialism,whichhasbeenthe_____ofcommunityinthiscountry.

24.Britainhasbeengoingthroughaperiodofwhatonemightcall_____livestockinsecurityoflate.

25.IntheUnitedStatesthegreatoflocalpapersallowsprintjournalismtoprovidetheadditionalserviceofansweringtolocalconcerns.

PartIICloze

Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperword.Makesurethateachwordisusedintherightform.（10%）

Thereareoccasionswhengivingagiftsurpassesspokencommunication,sincethemessageitofferscancut1barriersoflanguageandculturaldiversity.Presentasimplegifttoyourhostinaforeigncountryandthechancesareheorshewillunderstandyouperfectly,thoughyoumaynotunderstandasinglewordofeachother’slanguages.Combinetheartofgivingwithsomeknowledgeandsensitivitytothecultureofthe2andyouhaveaninvaluablechancetolaythefoundationsofadurableandmutually3businessrelationship.Thefollowingisabriefaccountoftheetiquetteofgift-givinginsomecountriesofAsiaandtheMiddleEast:

InIran,short-sleevedshirtsandanyvisualrepresentationofnakedor4dressedpeople,maleorfemale,arehighlyinappropriate.Don’tbotherwithties,videosorrecords.AsinallIslamiccountries,thereisastrict5onanyporkproducts.

Giftsarenormally6atthebeginningofmeetingswithJapanesepeopleandshouldbegivenandreceivedwithbothhands.Itisseenasimpolitetogiveanunwrappedgift.Theemphasisshouldbe7highquality,thoughnotnecessarilyexpensive,items.

Again,theexchangesshouldbe8withbothhandsinKorea.Also,9toJapan,istheemphasisonpresentation.Donotuseredinktowritethenamesoftherecipients.Itisworthrememberingthatitiscustomaryforagiftgiventoacompanytobe10outaroundtheofficeconcerned.

PartIIIReading

Directions:

Choosetheanswerthatcanbestcompletethesentence.（10%）

TextA

"Ineveryknownhumansocietythemale'sneedsforachievementcanberecognized...Inagreatnumberofhumansocietiesmen'ssurenessoftheirsexroleistiedupwiththeirright,orability,topracticesomeactivitythatwomenarenotallowedtopractice.Theirmalenessinfacthastobeunderwrittenbypreventingwomenfromenteringsomefieldorperformingsomefeat."

   ThisistheconclusionoftheanthropologistMargaretMeadaboutthewayinwhichtherolesofmenandwomeninsocietyshouldbedistinguished.

   Iftalkandprintareconsidereditwouldseemthattheformalemancipationofwomenisfarfromcomplete.Thereisaflowofpublicationsaboutthecontinuingdomesticbondageofwomenandaboutthecomplicatedsystemofdefenceswhichmenhavethrownuparoundtheirhithertoacceptedadvantages,takingsometimestheobviousformofexclusionfromtypesofoccupationandsociablegroupings,andsometimesthemoresubtleformofautomaticdoubtoftheseriousnessofwomen'spretensionstothelevelofintellectandresolutionthatmen,itissupposed,bringtothebusinessofrunningtheworld.

   Thereareagoodmanyobjectivepiecesofevidencefortheerosionofmen'sstatus.Inthefirstplace,thereisthewidespreadpostwarphenomenonofthewomanPrimeMinister,inIndia,SriLankaandIsrael.

   Secondly,thereistheverylargeincreaseinthenumberofwomenwhowork,especiallymarriedwomenandmothersofchildren.Morediffuselytherearetheincreasinglynumerousconvergencesbetweenmaleandfemalebehavior:

theapproximationtoidenticalstylesindressandcoiffure,thesharingofdomestictasks,andtheadmissionofwomentoallsortsofhithertoexclusivelymaleleisure-timeactivities.

   Everyonecarriesroundwithhimafairlydefiniteideaoftheprimitiveornaturalconditionsofhumanlife.Itisacquiredmorebythestudyofhumorouscartoonsthanofarchaeology,butthatdoesnotmattersinceitisnotsignificantastheorybutonlyasanexpressionofinwardlyfeltexpectationsofpeople'ssenseofwhatisfundamentallyproperinthedifferentiationbetweentherolesofthetwosexes.Inthisrudimentarynaturalsocietymengoouttohuntandfishandtofightoffthetribenextdoorwhilewomenkeepthefiregoing.Amorousinitiativeisfirmlyreservedtotheman,whosetsaboutcourtshipwithaclub.

1.Thephrase"men'ssurenessoftheirsexrole"inthefirstparagraphsuggeststhatthey_________.

A.areconfidentintheirabilitytocharmwomen

B.taketheinitiativeincourtship

C.haveaclearideaofwhatisconsidered"manly"

D.tendtobemoreimmoralthanwomenare

2.ThethirdparagraphdoesNOTclaimthatmen_________.

A.preventwomenfromtakingupcertainprofessions

B.secretlyadmirewomen'sintellectandresolution

C.doubtwhetherwomenreallymeantosucceedinbusiness

D.forbidwomentojoincertainclubsandsocieties

3.Thethirdparagraph_________.

A.generallyagreeswiththefirstparagraph

B.hasnoconnectionwiththefirstparagraph

C.repeatstheargumentofthesecondparagraph

D.contradictsthelastparagraph

4.Attheendofthelastparagraphtheauthoruseshumorousexaggerationinorderto_________.

A.showthatmenarestrongerthanwomen

B.carryfurthertheideasoftheearliestparagraphs

C.supportthefirstsentenceofthesameparagraph

D.disowntheideasheisexpressing

5.Theusualideaofthecavemaninthelastparagraph_________.

A.isbasedonthestudyofarchaeology

B.illustrateshowpeopleexpectmentobehave

C.isdismissedbytheauthorasanirrelevantjoke

D.provesthattheman,notwoman,shouldbethewooer

6.TheopeningquotationfromMargaretMeadsumsuparelationshipbetweenmanandwomanwhichtheauthor_________.

A.approvesof

B.arguesisnatural

C.completelyrejects

D.expectstogoonchanging

TextB

Farmersinthedevelopingworldhatepricefluctuations.Itmakesithardtoplanahead.Butmostofthemhavelittlechoice:

theysellatthepricethemarketsets.FarmersinEurope,theU.S.andJapanareluckier:

theyreceivemassivegovernmentsubsidiesintheformofguaranteedpricesordirecthandouts.LastmonthU.S.PresidentBushsignedanewfarmbillthatgivesAmericanfarmers$190billionoverthenext10years,or$83billionmorethantheyhadbeenscheduledtoget,andpushesU.S.agriculturalsupportclosetocrazyEuropeanlevels.Bushsaidthestepwasnecessaryto"promotefarmerindependenceandpreservethefarmwayoflifeforgenerations".ItisalsodesignedtohelptheRepublicanPartywincontroloftheSenateinNovember'smidtermelections.

   Agriculturalproductioninmostpoorcountriesaccountsforupto50%ofGDP,comparedtoonly3%inrichcountr