高级英语单选.docx

高级英语单选.docx

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高级英语单选

Unit1

1.Althoughtherewasmuchtalkaboutideologicaldifferences,thetraderivalryofthetwocountriesprovedtheirconflicttobebasicallyeconomic.

2.Neitheramournful悲哀的noragay快乐的expressionmakesafacebeautiful.Itisthesamewithatune.Itisthebasicqualityofatunethatdetermineswhetherornotitisbeautiful,northeemotionsitexpress.

3.Thesesameaccusations谴责hadbeenmadesooftenthattheylosttheirstrengththroughrepetition.

4.Beforemakingadecision,weshouldseekoutbothsidesofquestionformthehabitofhavingsuspendedjudgmentandanopenmindreceptivetonewevidence.

5.Sincethenatureofaproductorserviceusuallydeterminestheextentofitsmarketonewouldexpectlaundriestobeconfinedtolocalcommunities.

6.Societyisfullofthementallyinfirm弱的andcheerfullygullible易受骗的whoincessantly不间断的calluponotherstodotheirthinkingforthem.

7.Songisthemostnaturalaswellasthemostuniversalmeansofemotionalexpression.Thisisexemplified作为例子incollegelife.Whenever,amongstudents,therearestrongfeelingsoffriendshipandloyalty,thisemotionflowsoverinmelody.

8.Ahundredtimesadaywelaughatourselveswhenwelaughatourneighbors;andwedetest厌恶，憎恨inothersthefaultsthatinourselvesaremuchmoreglaring.

9.Factandfable谎言weremixedtogethersointricately杂乱的thatnoonecoulddifferentiate区别them.

10.WemustobservethepaintingsoftheearlyChinesepeopleasifwewereupintheair,orwecannotproperlyappreciatethem.Thesepaintersusuallyviewedtheirsubjectsfromabove.

Unit2

1.Inthedark,peoplecommitdeedsofdarkness---lightbeingagreatallyofmorality.

2.Theopportunitytoget“somethingfornothing”isonewhichtoofewpeoplecanresist.Theswindler骗子couldneveroperatesosuccessfullyifitwerenotforthegreedofhisvictims.

3.Itisdisappointingtohavelaboriouslyscaledthehighestpeaksofachievementonlytodiscoverthatmankindisindifferent.

4.ThewindymonthofMarchwasnamedinhonoroftheRomanwargodMars,butthisnamewasnoindicationofthedispositionofthemonth,forRomeMarchisnotstormy.

5.Theotterisanexcellentswimmerandwheneverpossibleittravelsbywater.Itslegsaretooshortforeasyhiking.

6.Ifaninstitutionistosurvive,itmustadapttonewsituations.Arigidinstitutionisdoomedtoextinction.Thelifeofaninstitutionisdirectlydependentonitsflexibility.

7.Youwillbemoresuccessfulinbringingotherstoyourbeliefifyouagreewiththemthanifyoushowthemevidenceforyourpointofview.Peopleareruledmorebywhimthanbywisdom.

8.Alearnedprofessionissometimesdefinedasanyjobthatemploysscholarlyachievementintheserviceofothers.Accordingtothisdefinition,anypositioninvolvingextensiveacademictrainingthatissubsequentlyusedintheserviceofsocietyistobeconsideredalearnedprofession.

9.Whentheconsumermakeschoices,heisactuallydecidingthekindsofproductsthatbusinesseswillofferforsale,anarticlethathaslittledemandandyieldssmallprofitwillbediscontinuedbybusiness.

10.Thespeakerarguedthatonetroublewithpricesupportsisthatwhentheyaretoohigh,theyencourageproductionthatisnotneeded.Iffarmersknowtheyaregoingtogetthesupportprice,theywillproducealltheycanwithoutregardforwhatthemarketwillactuallytake.

Unit3

1.Sincenylonisunaffectedbymold,fungus,andmoisture,itwasusefulduringWorldWar2inmakingequipmentforjunglefighting.

2.Inattainingone’sobjectives,subtledirectionisoftenmoreeffectivethanbruteforce.Menwillyieldtopersuasionwhentheywouldresistcoercion.

3.Convincedthatultimatevictorywouldcompensatefortheirtemporarysetbacks,thepeopleweretotallyunpreparedfordefeat.

4.Veryfewinventionscanbeattributedexclusivelytotheingenuityandlaborofoneman.Inventionsareusuallyproducedcooperatively.

5.Eachyeartextbooksbecomeshorterandatthesametimeconveymoresolidinformation.Theirauthorstendincreasinglytowardcompactness.

6.Ifthebattleishard,victoryisallthemoreglorious.Itisthedifficultyofobtainingsomethingthatgivesthethingitsvalue.

7.Mydescriptionofthissectionofthecountryhasnotbeenoverstated.Myhomehasbeenamongthesepeopleforthepasttwoyears.Iknowthat,intheabovestatement,theirconditionshavenotbeenexaggerated.

8.Individualityissubmergedinstandardization.“OnehundredfiftymillionAmericans”ratherthan“you“and“I“and“he“and“she”eatsomebrandofcerealforbreakfast.Why,evenournovelsarelesspersonalthangeneral.

9.Hehaddelicatedislikeofoffendingothermen’sopinions.Hedealtwiththemtenderly.

10.Americancities,withfewexceptions,resembleeachothergreatly.Itistruethatsomeofthemmaybeconstructedchieflyofwool,whileothersarechieflybrick,butineveryotherrespecttheyaremarkedlyuniform.

Unit4

1.Thisveryinterestingnovelhasonlyonefault.Imentionthisfaultwithoutfearofoffendingtheauthor,forobviouslynowriterisinfallible.

2.Althoughwearetolerantinallowingmenofgeniustohavetohaveeccentricitiesofbehavior,wedonotthinkofsuchbehaviorasnecessaryoradvantageous.Atruegeniusishimselfashamedofbeingtoodifferentanddoesnottrytosethimselfapartfromotherpeoplebywhimsicalpeculiarities.

3.Humancuriosityhasnostoppingpoint.Whenitfindsananswertoaquestion,itseeksanexplanationfortheanswer,itacceptsnoprimaryprinciplesthatgoverntheuniverse,rather,itseekssomethingstillpriorintheorderofnature.

4.Thereareafewpersonswhoseviewsofthefutureprospectofthisprojectaregloomy.Buttheyarecertainlyintheminority.Theprevailingatmosphereisoneofoptimism,formanyrecentdevelopmentspointtotheworkabilityoftheproject.

5.Ithasalwaysbeendangeroustoteachmennewideascontradictorytothosegenerallyaccepted.Thefirstmenwhotaughtthattheearthisroundwerepersecuted.

6.Thegoverningprincipleofourageisaccumulation,andthatwhichisprofitedisusedtogainmoreprofit.Eveninthepursuitofknowledgeissoughtforitsownsakeandemployedforitsownincrease.

7.Thehumanvocalapparatusisequippedtoproduceonlyacertainnumberofsounds.Acomparisonofanytwolanguageswillrevealsoundsthataresimilar.

8.Arespectforaccuracyisnecessarytothebuildingofcharacter.Achildmustlearntodiscriminatebetweenthepossiblyjustifiableactionandtheabsolutelycorrectaction.Hence,itismoreessentialthatachildbetaughtmathematicsthanphilosophy,fortheformerprovidestraininginexactnessofperformance.

9.Theauthor’sbooksarecharacterizedbycohesionofform;everyapparentlyincidentaldetailinplotanddialoguecontributesultimatelytothecreationofatotalsynthesizedeffect.

10.Agoodspeakervarieshisspeedofdeliverytomatchthesignificanceofhisoratory.Slowspeechisappropriatefortheimportantideas,butthelessweightymaterialshouldbedisposedofratherspeedily.Itisimportantthatwithvarietyofmaterialthereshouldbevarietyoftempo.节奏

Unit5

1.Apersoncanlearntooperateacamerasuccessfullywithoutknowingmuchaboutthescienceofoptics.Bythesametoken,hecanbecomeagoodmarksmanwithoutaknowledgeofballistics.

2.Knowledgeandpleasureareinextricablyinterlocked.Itisimpossibleforustolearnwhatwedonotenjoy,andwecannotenjoythatwhichdoesnotimpartlearning.

3.Apatient’sinsistenceonhisowndiagnosisofnervousnessraisesthesuspicionofpretending,itexpresseshishopeforconfirmationofthisself-diagnosis-thatis,theexpectationthatnothingorganiccanbefound.Theneuroticwithcardiaccomplaints,ontheotherhand,expectsconfirmationofanorganiccondition,thusdenyinghisneuroticcondition.

4.Oneconsequenceofwindactionisthatlargeareasarefrequently“leveledoff”,forwindtendstomoveloosematerialfromhigherplacesanddeposititindepressions.

5.Aswebecomefatigued,itisnecessarytonarrowourfieldofattentioninordertoavoiddecreasedefficiencyataparticulartask.Onalongautomobiletrip,thegooddrivergraduallyceasestocarryonaconversation.

6.Iceerosionhasplayedlesspartthanhaswatererosioninchangingthecontoursoftheearth’ssurfacebecausetheactivityoficeerosion,bothtemporallyandspatially,hasbeenmorerestricted.

7.Ifwearetoimprovethequalityofthiswriting,wemustdomorethanmerelycriticizeit.Wemustexplainwhywedoso.Inferiorworkismosteffectivelyremediedwhenweknowwhyitispoor.

8.Thetribeinvestednaturalphenomenawithsupernaturalcharacteristics.Theysupposedmountains,lakes,andtreestobeinhabitedbydivinespirits.

9.Somepeopleareamusedbythefrequencywithwhichsomepoets,painters,andthelikeissueexplanatorystatementabouttheirproductions.Sincethesemenaresupposedtobemastersofcreativeexpression,theyshouldbeabletosaywhatevertheyhavetosayintheirwork.

10.AccordingtoGreekmythology,theearsofKingMidaswerechangedintothoseofadonkeybecausehejudgedPan’spipetobemoremusicalthanApollo’slyre.Theexpression“earsofMidas”todayisusedtocharacterizeignorantcritics.

Unit6

1.Mycourseofstudyhasletmetobelievethatallmentalandmoralfeelingsandqualities,whetherofagoodorabadkind,aretheresultsofassociation.Buttheremustalwaysbesomethingartificialandcasualinassociationsthusproduced.Thepainsandpleasuresthusforciblyassociatedwiththingsarenotconnectedwiththembyanynaturaltie.

2.Ithasbeensaidthatscienceappealstotheintellectandarttotheemotions.Ismu