研究生英语精读课后习题人大版.docx

1、研究生英语精读课后习题人大版VocabularyUnit One1. Considerable expertise is required to be a successful trial lawyer. A. know-how B. authority C. prudence D. resolution2. So it came about that even in ancient times tales of Moon voyages were written without any trace of magic and the earthiness of something that m

2、ight be possible.A. footprint B. measurement C. remainder D. sign3. Id like to come with you, but thats not a promise. Dont build on it.A. bring on B. depend on C. take on D. think on4. I must go and work up my notes, ready for the test.A. complete B. take C. review D. get 5. Groundwater, a resource

3、 that exists everywhere beneath the Earths surface, is under increasing risk from contamination and overuse.A. popularization B. pollutionC. contraction D. industrialization6. The most prominent technological success in the twentieth century is probably computer revolution.A. noticeable B. solemn C.

4、 prosperous D. prevalent7. Neon light is utilized in airport because it can penetrate fog.A. pass through B. break up C. transmit D. suspend8. There is no point in applying for that job as you are not properly qualified.A. reason B. result C. chance D. use 9. It is estimated that almost one million

5、earthquakes occur each year, but most of them are so minor that they pass undetected.A. with no damage B. with no noticeC. with no name D. with no problem10. Inspired by another movement in art called Dadaism, the Surrealist movement has been one of the most influential art movements in the 20th cen

6、tury.A. Despised B. Influenced C. Stifled D. Created 11. In less than a millionth of a second, the vast computer of an international airline can _ accept 800 booking inquiries, and search its 50 million memory units for appropriate replies.A. simultaneously B. implicitlyC. complacently D. cautiously

7、12. There are two hundred and forty stamps in the sheet, arranged in twenty rows of twelve stamps _.A. individually B. across C. horizontally D. vertically 13. Many of the conditions that _ population pressuresovercrowding, unemployment, poverty, hunger and illnesslead to dissatisfaction.A. bring fo

8、rward B. bring outC. result in D. result from14. A severe illness _ the hot weather has left the baby very weak.A. in accordance with B. in line withC. in conjunction with D. in agreement with 15. It is a long time since weve been _; I hope everything goes as well as last time.A. united up B. brough

9、t up C. teamed up D. picked up16. An increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical _, will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.A. interaction B. interferenceC. intervention D. interruption 17. In what _ to a last minute stay of execution, a co

10、uncil announced that emergency funding would keep alive two aging satellites.A. applies B. accounts C. amounts D. attaches18. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _ standards.A. equivalent B. alike C. uniform D. likely 19. It has been estimated that earthquake-related

11、 fatalities have numbered in the millions and earthquake-related destruction has been _ calculation.A. under B. over C. behind D. beyond20. Were in a _ position here, with the enemy on the hill above us.A. strong B. powerful C. vulnerable D. negative Unit Two1.Parents heartily endorsed the plan for

12、a school playground.A. adored B. admiredC. supported D. denied2.Black clouds, thunder and lightning show that a storm is imminent.A. coming B. IrremediableC. unavoidable D. irresistible3.She had upset some boiling oil on her arm and was in agony.A. great pain B. SufferingC. danger D. despair4.The wa

13、lls of the boathouse had been sapped away by the waves.A. carried away B. destroyedC. washed up D. stricken5.You must always be ready to sacrifice inclination to duty.A. liking B. tendencyC. interest D. career6.Age had withered the old ladys face.A. destroyed B. hurtC. made decrepit D. flecked7.Unab

14、le to sleep, the patient thrashed about in bed.A. twisted B. TwitchedC. tossed about D. tossed off8.The committees plans are set out in the report made by the chairman.A. mentioned B. intended to doC. arranged D. made known and clear9.Their request was absurd and consequently rejected.A. ridiculous

15、B. excessiveC. feasible D. harsh10.He was given imprisonment without the option of a fine.A. punishment B. requestC. demand D. freedom to choose11.There was no school play because the principal _ his consent.A. took silence for B. withheldC. rewarded D. awarded12.In many countries now, smoking is no

16、t _ in public places.A. permissive B. permissibleC. permutable D. pernicious13.The boys curiosity _ him to ask endless questions.A. made B. helpedC. confused D. prompted14.Condemned to death, Socrates could have escaped but chose to die by drinking _ poison - seeking truth even to the end.A. strong

17、B. deadC. dying D. lethal15.We believe in _ treatment of prisoners so that they can turn over a new leaf.A. human B. humaneC. cruel D. stern16.Being a commander, he should remain calm at the _ moment.A. critic B. crispC. crucial D. crinkly 17.Health without riches is _ to riches without health.A. pr

18、eferable B. betterC. desirable D. desirous18.The decision made by the party recently goes against everything I _.A. stand in with B. stand fastC. stand in awe of D. stand for19.The _ of ill-feeling from the Treaty of Versailles made Hitler more determined to take revenge on France in World War Two.A

19、. inheritance B. resultC. wish D. desire20.Medical _ do not permit doctors and surgeons to advertise.A. duties B. standardsC. laws D. ethicsUnit Three1.Henry was an overwhelming success, perhaps partially because Shakespeare drew characters from actual English history.A. great B. AmazedC. unexpected

20、 D. unbelievable2.The new communication system is by no means a minute invention.A. insignificant B. minusculeC. accidental D. significant 3.On the notice board there was a list of forthcoming events at school.A. exciting B. arisingC. warning D. approaching4.In the Pacific Northwest, as climate and

21、topography vary, so do the species that prevail in the forests.A. coexist B. invadeC. dominate D. gather5.Behind him were the ruins of a city, shattered, devastated, crumbled piles of concrete and stone that glowed.A. burnt B. ravagedC. isolated D. conquered6.Revision of technical prose requires wor

22、d by word review and elimination of whatever is redundant.A. talkative B. profuseC. abundant D. wordy7.In the last chapter I proposed the hypothesis that a pure poetry-exists, employing the term lyric“ to describe poems which consist of poetry and nothing else.A. conjecture B. deductionC. inference

23、D. supposition8.Tacit parental approval should be obtained before marriage.A. tactful B. permissive C. intact D. implicit9.Then he sat and thought in the concentrated, abstracted way he has almost forgetting my presence.A. preoccupied B. observantC. intent D. careful10.An Alexandrian speculator fina

24、lly thought of a way of turning cat mummies into money.A. spectator B. observerC. businessman D. magician11. These demands _ the agreements we have reached. A. run away from B. go against to C. go counter to D. act counter from 12. Marys _ was whether to go to the party in her old dress or to stay a

25、t home. A. plight B. emergency C. dilemma D. jam13. In temperate regions the growth rings on turtles epidermal plates _ seasonal variations in growth. A. stimulate B. reflect C. include D. prevent 14. When new math was introduced into schools, many parents were _ by the approach it involved. A. inte

26、rested B. enjoyed C. perplexed D. informed15. Most of the great European thinkers of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries helped to _ the conception Shaftesbury first formulated. A. develop B. involve C. discover D. grow16.It is unfair for the manager to _ the typist for being late, because

27、 she has been ill for a week.A. advise B. reproach C. revive D. strike17.A vast cigar-shaped body of gas was raised and eventually _ from the surface of the sun.A. descended B. outrun C. abstracted D. reflected18.What a coincidence! It _ me only this very morning that we hadnt seen each other for tw

28、enty years.A. hit on B. struck C. reproached D. reflected on19.Many people mistake a familiar for a vulgar style, and suppose that to write without affectation is to write _.A. overwhelmingly B. at random C. in the abstract D. cautiously20.His opinions were _ and easily influenced by anyone who had

29、any powers of persuasion.A. reflective B. speculative C. striking D. startlingUnit Four1.The natives were intrigued by the color of our skin.A. amused B. threatened C. worried D. fascinated2.She eagerly embraced the offer of a business trip to Europe.A. accepted B. hugged C. received D. expressed3.T

30、he government was at a loss what to do with the runaway inflation.A. out of the ordinary B. out-of-controlC. running-up D. high enough4.In your discussion, you have propounded several questions; let us consider each one separately.A. discussed B. argued aboutC. put forward D. dealt with5.Small seashell have sometimes been used as a primitive kind of money.A. primordial B. important C. chaotic D. simple6.The florist has a good assortment of flowers for his customers to choose from.A. classification B. division C. display D. collection7.It is now unlawful for factories to emit blac