英语期末复习网络测评.docx

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英语期末复习网络测评

acquisition 

thrust 

concentration 

distinctive 

specifically 

distinguish 

evidently 

diminish 

adjust 

function 

U1

1.Theriskfromvirusescertainlyhasn't diminished ;onthecontrary,ithasmushroomedandpeoplecaneasilygetinfectedwithvirus.

2.Ilikewildsunflowernotbecauseithasa（n） distinctive  NorthAmericanflavorbutbecauseitsimageiscloselyconnectedwithourcontinent'searlyhistory.

3.Oneofthemaincharacteristicsthat distinguish  themalebirdfromfemalebirdisthattheformerhasbeautifulfeathers.

4.Hewenttoapplyforhundredsofjobswithamaster'sdegreeincomputersciencebutendedupwithnothing. Evidently,it'sbecausehewasdisabled.

5.Somebooksare specially designedtotellusinformationaboutthesocial,culturalorprofessionallifeofthecountry.

6.IwasembarrassedasanAmericanforhaving thrust  suchanawfulconceptupontheFrench,sayingthattheFrenchhatedtheideaofthethemepark,EuroDisney.

7.Inplaceswhereitdoesnotrainveryoften,the function  ofcanalsistodrainwaterfromriversorlakesandcarryittofields.

8.Thereisalsoevidenceofslower acquisition oflanguageandahigherfrequencyoflearningdifficultiesforthesephysicallydisabledstudents.

9.Ifyoumustsitfacingthedesk,shiftyourchairslightlyasyousitdownor adjust yourbodyinthechairslightlysothatyoucanberightinfrontofyourinterviewer.

10.Cleverreadersfocustheirattention,keepingtheir concentration  onthematerialtheyknowbestandansweringquestionsquicklybecausetheyareconfident.

assembly 

moist 

earnest 

destination 

moisture 

proclaim 

asset 

quest 

rally 

exclaim 

1.LastSaturday,about5,000peopleheldaprotestmarchand rally againstsocialdiscriminationagainstallpeoplewithAIDS.

2.Whenappearingincourt,myfriendDebra exclaimed  inangertoajudgetodefendheractions,"Iwasn'thurtinganyone!

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3.Humanbeingsshallenjoyfreedomofspeechandbelief,whichhasbeen proclaimed asthehighestaspirationofthecommonpeople.

4.HenryFordwasoneofthefirsttoapply assembly line manufacturingtothemassproductionofaffordableautomobiles.

5.Unlessyouhaveaheatedgreenhouse,youwillhavedifficultyinkeepingtheplantindoorsforverylongbecausetheyneedareallywarmand moist atmosphere.

6.Indryweather,you'dbetterwateryourvegetables,flowers,andplantsinthemorningbeforetheearthlosestoomuch moisture .

7.Whenyouarefacedwithadifficultsituation,youmayrelyonsomeofyour assets suchasfamily,friends,skills,education,money,andgoodhealth.

8.Aftermanyyears'searchingoftheworld,her quest  forhermissingbrotherfinallysucceededwhenshefoundhiminAfrica

9.Shedecidedlongagothatshewouldstudythesubjectofphysicsin earnest assoonasshewasacceptedbytheschool.

10.Heregrettedthathehadn'tfollowedhisfriend'ssuggestion.Ifhehadtakentheshort-cutacrosstheriver,hewouldhavearrivedatthe destination muchearlier.

A.fluent 

B.acquisition 

C.diverse 

D.reverse 

E.competent 

F.competitive 

G.skim 

H.beneficial 

I.enhance 

J.engage 

K.comprehension 

L.confusion 

M.proficiency 

N.exposure 

O.efficiency 

Testinghasreplacedteachinginmostpublicschools.Insteadofteachingreadingorwritingskillswhichare beneficial  tostudents,nowteachersaresomehowencouragedto reverse  thelearningprocess.Forinstance,theyaskstudentstoreadthequestionsattheendofareadingtextfirst,andthenteachthemtoskim  thetextfortheanswerswithvarioustest-takingskills.Wewonderwhetherthetest-takingskillsreallyhelpimprovetheirlanguage proficiency.

Theabilitytoreadorwriteshould enhance  theabilitytodoreasonablywelloncomprehensionofreadingtextsor fluent  writing.However,neitherreadingnorwritingdevelopssimplythroughlearningtest-takingskills.Teachersmustbecarefulwhentheyteachstudentshowtoreadandwritetoavoidanyfalselanguage acquisition .Toomanydiscussionsontest-takingskillswillonlyendupwithmore confusion  inlearningbecausestudentshavebecomemoreinterestedintest-takingskillsratherthanconcentratingonthenatureandqualityofwhatshouldbetaught.

Asaresult,studentsmaybe competent  intakingtestswhiletheyhavelittleorno exposure  toseriousreadingorthinking.Theyareunabletounderstandortalkaboutwhattheyread,whichisdefinitelydisastroustotheiracademicpreparation.

U2

persist 

boost 

invest 

orient 

evaluate 

accumulate 

accelerate 

calculate 

speculate 

undertake 

1.TheUnitedNationsofficialsaidto undertake  anewpeacemoveintheMiddleEastwhenthereisachancetoreachanagreement.

2.Wemight speculate  furtherfromthestoryandsaythatthesepeopleprobablylivedveryclosetothewellbecauseoftheimportanceofwatertolife.

3.Astheyarenotsureaboutthesituationintheflood-strickenarea,theywillfirstsendtrainednursesthereto evaluate  theneedsofeachpatient.

4.Iftheextremelyhostilerelationshipstendto persist ,theconflictsbetweenthetwopartiesmakeitdifficulttorecognizethattheysharecommonneedsandgoals.

5.Asmorestudentsareinclinedtochoosebusinessastheirmajor,thecollegehastooffermorecoursesthatarebusiness- oriented .

6.Ifworkersbelieveinflationislikelyto accelerate ,theywilldemandhigherwagestocompensateforexpectedincreasesinprices.

7.Ifyouhaveagoodplanningtosetaside500dollarspermonth,itwouldtaketwoyearsto accumulated  theminimumsumneededforyourchild.

8.Ifthepopulationcontinuestoriseatthepresentrate,scientistshave calculated thattheworld'spopulationwilldoublebytheendofthecentury.

9.Thecostofrepairingdamagedpublicfacilitiesissohighthatsomelocalgovernmentsareunwillingto invest  intherebuildingprojects. 

10.Accordingtorecentresearchreports,learninganewdancestepmay boost thebraininthesamewaythatlearningalanguagedoes.

liable 

liberal 

unconscious 

objective 

promising 

realistic 

sufficient 

dominant 

cynical 

destructive 

1.Bothparentsandteachersareveryconcernedaboutthe destructive effectsthatviolentfilmsmayhaveonchildren.

2.Ifyoukeepinterruptingme,itisunlikelythatIwillhave sufficient timetogiveyouthecompletepicturewhichyouaresoanxioustoget!

3.Thenewmethodisbothreliableand objective ;furthermore,ithasbenefitedgreatlyfromthedevelopmentofcomputertechnology.

4.Ofallthemedia,theInternetisclearly dominant ,withtelevisionaclosesecond,atleastasasourceofnewsandotherinformation.

5.Bodymovementsareoften unconscious  formsofexpressions,andtheycanconveycertaininformationtotheaudience.

6.Theschoolprincipalhassome liberal  viewsaboutwhathisstudentsshouldwearandhowmuchfreedomshouldallowthem.

7.Wordmeaningsareespecially liable  tochangebecausepeoplelearnthembyhearingthemincontextratherthanbylookingupthestandarddefinition. 

8.Thecompanyseems promising  becausetheelectronicandprintingunitalonehasannualsalesofabout$80million.

9.Duringthetimeofeconomicdepression,manypeoplemayseemtobe cynical aboutwhatthegovernmentmightdo,andtheyjustcannotbelievethewealthyofficials. 

10.ThebottomlineisthatIhavetriedtobetruetomyselfatalltimesandinallsituations,andIsimplydon'tthinkitis realistic  toexpectanythingelse.

enroll 

bother 

install 

invest 

recruit 

reform 

revise 

shrink 

acknowledge 

confirm 

1.SteveJobshasbeen acknowledged  asageniusinbusiness;hisgreatestskillsarehisinsight,creativemind,andhismanagementability.

2.Tokeepthecompaniesgoing,firmsneedto recruit  candidatesfrequentlytoreplacethosewhochoosenottocontinuetheircontracts.

3.IbelieveIhaveto revise  myideasaboutmyboss—he'sstubbornsometimesbutverycleverandcreativeinmanycases.

4.Inordertoimprovetheirjobskills—togetnewjobsortoadvanceintheonestheyalreadyhave,many enroll  insomeformsofcontinuingeducationcourses.

5.Inbusinesssettings,emailisbestusedtoconveysomekeyinformation,to confirm appointments,todocumentdecisions,ortocontactadecisionmakerdirectly.

6.Wetlandlosseshavecausedpopulationsofsomebirdspecies—starvedforwater,food,andnestingsites—to shrink  by60to80percent.

7.Bettertechnologymeansyoucan install  moresensitivealarmsystemsinyourhomeandcarrylesscashonthestreet.

8.ThenameJoeparticularly bothers  meassomethinkitmakesmemorequalifiedtobeabaseballplayerratherthananartcritic.

9.Wecansurely reform  ourpublichealthcaresystem,butitstillgivesus,forallitsflaws,thebesthealthcareintheworld.

10.Themanuallaborinthecountrysidefor10yearshad invested himwith astrongwillandperseverancetoovercomedifficulties.

A.calculate 

B.asserts 

C.distinguish 

D.literally 

E.secured 

F.broadened 

G.performs 

H.insight 

I.accumulate 

J.inserts 

K.just 

L.extremely 

M.bound 

N.perceive 

O.sight 

Whystudythehumanities?

The19th-centuryEnglishphilosopherJohnStuartMill asserts that,insteadofplacesforpurelearning,universitiesoughttobeplacesthat literally  encouragestudentstobecomegoodhumanbeings.

Thisassertionmaysoundout-of-datesincemostcollegestudentstodayare bound tolearnknowledgeandspecialskills.AccordingtoMill,humanbeingsare just  humanbeingsbeforetheyarelawyersordoctors.Millfurtherexplainsthatastrong