奥鹏福师《英美文学选读》在线作业一doc.docx

1、奥鹏福师英美文学选读在线作业一doc1.When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them _.A.offB.asideC.outD.down【参考答案】: A2.The chairman of the board _ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.A.compelledB.posedC.pressedD.tempted【参考答案】: C

2、3.Modern sonar makes it possible to _ an underwater submarine.A.communicateB.sinkC.searchD.locate【参考答案】: D4.It may be necessary to stop _in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.A.at caseB.at lengthC.at intervalsD.at a distance【参考答案】: C5._ the success of the product

3、 depends on its good quality.A.ObjectivelyB.UltimatelyC.AbsolutelyD.Relatively【参考答案】: B6.She hit the chair and _ the coffee. A.spoiledB.pouredC.spilledD.splashed【参考答案】: C7._, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.A.Although he is a socialistB.Even if he is a socialistC.Being a soc

4、ialistD.Since he is a socialist【参考答案】: A8.Equipment not_ official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop.A.conforming toB.consistent withC.predominant overD.providing for【参考答案】: A9.He knows the regulations, and if he refuses to _ with them he must take the consequence. A.accordB.ass

5、istC.confirmD.comply【参考答案】: D10.His contribution to the program was _ because 99 percent of the work was completed by his colleagues.A.invisibleB.negligibleC.appreciableD.considerable【参考答案】: B11.Each individual is requested to state the _ on which his judgments are based.A.requirementsB.measuresC.le

6、gislationsD.criteria【参考答案】: D12.To speed up the _of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.A.treatmentB.transmissionC.departureD.delivery【参考答案】: D13.He is planning another tour abroad ,yet his passport will _ at the end of this month.A.expireB.exceedC.terminateD.cease【参考答案】: A14.Mr. S

7、mith had an unusual _ : he was first an office clerk , then a sailor , and ended up as a school teacher.A.professionB.occupationC.positionD.career【参考答案】: D15.The students showed _when solving the difficult maths problems.A.validityB.purityC.ingenuityD.reliability【参考答案】: C16.Radio reception wasnt ver

8、y good because of a disturbance in the atmosphere; the announcers voice sounded very _.A.disputedB.discardedC.dismissedD.distorted【参考答案】: D17.Children who stay away from school do _ for different reasons.A.themB./C.itD.theirs【参考答案】: D18.A system of strict discipline has a _ effect on conduct.A.autom

9、aticB.deliberateC.beneficialD.customary【参考答案】: C19.I dont know if the story is true, but Ill try to _ it.A.verifyB.reinforceC.identifyD.conform【参考答案】: A20.The meaning of this poem is very _; I really do not understand it.A.conspicuousB.intelligibleC.obscureD.dim【参考答案】: C21.The Timber rattlesnake is

10、now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once_ .A.thrivedB.swelledC.prosperedD.flourished【参考答案】: A22.The chairman was blamed for letting his secretary _too much work last week.A.take awayB.take outC.take toD.take on【参考答案】: D23.To his great joy he discovere

11、d that his ear was becoming _.A.sensationalB.sensitiveC.sentimentalD.sensible【参考答案】: B24.For three-quarters of its span on Earth, life evolved almost_ as microorganisms.A.preciselyB.instantlyC.initiallyD.exclusively【参考答案】: D25.The bank refused to _him any money, so he had to postpone buying a house.

12、A.loanB.borrowC.leaseD.credit【参考答案】: A26.Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install _ solar heating device in our home.A.some type ofB.some types of aC.some type of aD.some types of【参考答案】: A27.I have looked all over the office for my jar of glue. It seemed

13、 to have _.A.vapouredB.vanishedC.vibratedD.reduced【参考答案】: B28.Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the _of the motor industry is uncertain.A.estimateB.terminalC.fateD.benefit【参考答案】: C29.The more a nations companies _factories abroad, the smaller that countrys recorded exports will be.A.lieB

14、.locateC.spotD.stand【参考答案】: B30.At first, the _ of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible ,but , with the painstaking efforts and at great expense ,it became a reality.A.transactionB.transmissionC.transformationD.transition【参考答案】: B31.I saw them bending with great _ over the machines.

15、 A.concentrationB.endeavorC.toleranceD.absorption【参考答案】: B32.Foreign disinvestment and the _ of South Africa from world capital markets after 1985 further weakened its economy.A.displacementB.eliminationC.exclusionD.exception【参考答案】: C33.A square is a flat area having four sides, any adjacent two sid

16、es of which _ a right angle. A.makeB.advocateC.adjoinD.shape【参考答案】: A34.As he failed to win the first prize in the badminton match, he had to _ the second.A.settle inB.settle forC.settle upD.settle with【参考答案】: B35.The meeting was put off because we _ a meeting without John.A.objected havingB.were ob

17、jected to havingC.objected to haveD.objected to having【参考答案】: D36.Mr.Smith asked his secretary to _a new paragraph in the annual report she was typing.A.invadeB.installC.insertD.inject【参考答案】: C37.If you know what the trouble is, why dont you help them to _ the situation?A.simplifyB.modifyC.verifyD.r

18、ectify【参考答案】: D38.The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the _of the murder committed last month.A.witnessesB.audiencesC.viewersD.observers【参考答案】: A39.I cant _ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.A.figure outB.draw outC.look outD.work

19、 out【参考答案】: A40.You dont have to install this radio in your new car . Its an _ extra.A.excessiveB.optionalC.additionalD.arbitrary【参考答案】: B41.If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he _ able to advise you much better than I can.A.would beB.will have beenC.wasD.were【参考答案】: A42.Some day soft

20、ware will translate both written and spoken language so well that the need for any common second language could _ .A.descendB.declineC.deteriorateD.depress【参考答案】: B43.James has just arrived, but I didnt know he _ until yesterday.A.will comeB.was comingC.had been comingD.came【参考答案】: B44.I know he fai

21、led his last test, but really hes _ stupid.A.something butB.anything butC.nothing butD.not but【参考答案】: B45.The local people were joyfully surprised to find the price of vegetables no longer _ according to the weather.A.alteredB.convertedC.fluctuatedD.modified【参考答案】: C46.These overseas students show g

22、reat _ for learning a new language.A.faithB.authorityC.enthusiasmD.convention【参考答案】: C47.The party will _their leader very determinedly. A.adhere toB.coincide withC.cling toD.depend on【参考答案】: C48.Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, _ the $160 billion the President is strug

23、gling to get through the Congress.A.in proportion toB.in reply toC.in relation toD.in contrast to【参考答案】: D49.It was no _ that his car was seen near the bank at the time of the robbery .A.coincidenceB.conventionC.certaintyD.complication【参考答案】: A50.The portion of the total income of Chinas railways which comes from carrying cargo is_80 percent. A.consequentlyB.roughlyC.comparativelyD.incidentally【参考答案】: B