福建师范大学15春学期课程考试《高级英语二》作业考核试题Word格式.docx
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A.pleasant
B.satisfactory
C.annoying
D.dissatisfactory
4.TheArmywouldrescindthemagazine’saccreditationtocoverthewar.
A.givehonorto
B.payattentionto
C.payrespectto
D.putanendto
5.Themoderncultofbeautyisnotexclusivelyafunctionofwealth.
A.attraction
B.praise
C.worship
D.form
6.Itwasinthe________lightoftheearlydawnthatIsawamanmovingtowardsme.
A.dark
B.dim
C.damp
D.dizzy
7.He________forawholeweekbeforemakingthatimportantdecision.
A.thoughtof
B.dependedon
C.meditated
D.wondered
8.Mostoftheidlerichsufferunspeakableboredomasthepriceoftheirfreedomfromdrudgery.
A.greatpleasure
B.seriousmistake
C.hardanddullwork
D.importantduty
9.Tocountertheirefforts,treasurehuntersarguethatwithoutthelureofgoldandmillion-dollartreasures,thewrecksandtheirhistoricalartifactswouldneverberecoveredatall.
A.knowledge
B.attraction
C.luxury
D.glare
10.Thecultofbeautymustthereforebesymptomaticofchangesthathavetakenplaceoutsidetheeconomicsphere.
A.superiorto
B.thesignsof
C.bringingabout
D.sympathizedby
11.Inshort,alotoftelevisionusurpsoneofthemostpreciousofallhumangifts,theabilityto________yourattentionyourself,ratherthanjustpassivelysurrenderit.
A.seize
B.use
C.apply
D.focus
12.Aftertwentyyearsofantagonism,thetwocountrieswerefinally______.
A.friendly
B.agreeable
C.peaceful
D.reconciled
13.Providedamandoesnothavetoworksohardasto________hisvigor,heislikelytofindfarmorezestinhisfreetimethananidlemancouldpossiblyfind.
A.gain
B.impair
C.recover
D.loosen
14.There’snolongeranymoralindignation.andifthereis,itcomesfrompeoplewhoarealmostexhaustedfrompastindignitiesinflictedonthem.
A.agreement
B.approval
C.anger
D.standard
15.DrivingafterdrinkingWhiskeyis________tocausetrafficaccidents.
A.about
B.tempted
C.apt
D.assured
16.Theincredibleprecisionoftheequipmentis________tothemechanicalskilloftheengineerswhobuiltit.
A.stamina
B.ambivalent
C.variable
D.testimony
17.Peopleshould________theirmindsoftoostrongadesireformoney.
A.clean
B.purge
C.spill
D.fill
18.Providedamandoesnothavetoworksohardastoimpairhisvigor,heislikelytofindfarmorezestinhisfreetimethananidlemancouldpossiblyfind.
A.dream
B.imagination
C.excitement
D.boredom
19.WhatAmericaandNATOdidinYugoslavia________tomassmurder.
A.iscompatible
B.istantamount
C.appeals
D.isconducive
20.Idon’tthinkwecan________thepossibilitythathemayhavebeenmurdered.
A.include
B.extend
C.exclude
D.exceed
II.TextComprehension:
1.InJ.B.Priestley’sessay,insomnia(sleeplessness)(“OnGettingOfftoSleep”)
A.isincurableforallpeople.
B.isapraiseworthyagonyinherentinanactiveandintellectualmind.
C.isnotaprobleminthisworld.
D.canbeovercomeifonehasastrongwill.
2.“Theartificialwaysofinducingsleeparelegion,...”(“OnGettingOfftoSleep”)
Thismeansthat
A.nothingcanhelppeoplegetofftosleep.
B.themethodsthatpeopleusetotrytogettosleepareendless.
C.peopletryveryhardtogettosleep.
D.it’sahardjobforpeopletogettosleep.
3.Inthesentence“whenitistimetoclosethefiveportsofknowledge,mostfolksI
knowseemtofindnodifficultyinplungingtheirearthlypartsintooblivion,”
earthlypartsrefersto(“OnGettingOfftoSleep”)
A.knowledgeoftheworld.
B.fivepartsofthebody.
C.fivesenses
D.stateofsleeplessness
4.Whichofthefollowingistheorganizationoftheessay“WhyIWrite”?
(“WhyIWrite”)
A.Theauthorfirstgiveshistheoryaboutwritingandthenexplainsitwithexamples.
B.Theauthorfirsttellshisownexperienceasawriterandthengiveshisviewsabouthismotivesforwriting.
C.Theauthorfirstexplainsingeneralthedifferentviewsaboutmotivesforwriting,andthengiveshisownviews.
D.Theauthorfirstgiveshisreasonsforwritingandthenelaboratesontherelationshipbetweenpoliticalstandsandaestheticachievements.
5.orwellfirstgivesinformationabouthisearlydevelopmentbecause(“WhyIWrite”)
A.hethinksthatisaveryimportantpartofhislife.
B.hisviewsaboutmotivesforwritingwereformedatthattime.
C.hethinksthatonecannotevaluateawriter’smotiveswithoutsuchbackgroundknowledge.
D.thatwasthetimewhenhefirstcameintocontactwithwriting.
6.Inthesentence“Writerssharethischaracteristicwithscientists,artists,politicians,lawyers,soldiers,successfulbusinessmen--inshort,withthewholetopcrustofhumanity,”thewholetopcrustofhumanityrefersto(“WhyIWrite”)
A.thosemostrespectedinsociety.
B.therichestpeopleinthesociety.
C.themosthighly-educatedpeople.
D.thoseoppressingothersocialclasses.
7.AccordingtoRussell,whichofthefollowingareadvantagesofwork?
(“Work”)
A.topreventboredomandprovidepossibilityoffulfillingoneself.
B.tomakelifeinterestingandconstructive.
C.tobethecauseofhappinessandreduceboredom
D.todisplayone’sunusualskillsandimproveone’spersonality
8.Whatarethetwoelementstheauthormentionsthatmakeworkinteresting?
A.eliminatingtediumandprovidingoutletsforsatisfaction.
B.incomeandambition.
C.theexerciseofskillandconstruction.
D.incomeandreputation.
9.“Tobeabletofillleisureintelligentlyisthelastproductofcivilization.”(“Work”)Whichofthefollowingmaybeaproperexplanationofthesentence?
A.Onlyinthemostrecentdevelopmentofanadvancedsocietyhasmanbeenabletousehisleisureinasensibleway.
B.Withthedevelopmentofcivilization,peoplehavebecomeunabletofillleisureintelligently.
C.Civilizationhasproducedmoreleisure,soitrequiresmoreintelligencefrompeople.
D.Themoreadvancedsocietyis,themoreintelligentlypeoplespendtheirleisuretime.
10.“Continuityofpurposeisoneofthemostessentialingredientsofhappinessinthelongrun.”(“Work”)Inthissentence,continuityofpurposemeans
A.havingalong-termgoalinsteadoftemporarypurpose.
B.alwayshavingagoalaheadandworkingpersistentlytowardit.
C.alwayshavinganewpurposeateachstageoflife.
D.alwayschangingone’spurposeforwork.
11.InJohnF.Kerry’sview,theveteransattendedtheLosAnglesinvestigation(“IWouldLiketoTellYouSomething”)
A.toshowtheirattitudestowardsunfairtreatmentthey’dgotanddemandforredemptionforthelossestheyhadsustained..
B.toformananti-warorganizationandimposepressureonthegovernmentinordertoputanendtothewar.
C.toconfesstheircrimessothattheycouldridthemselvesonceandforallofguiltyfeelings.
D.tomakeitknownthatthecrimescommittedinVietnamisnationalratherthanpersonalsoastojoltthepublicconsciousnessoutofitshypocriticaldormancy.
12.“Americahascreatedamonsterintheformofmillionsoffightingmen.”(“IWouldLiketoTellYouSomething”)Thesentenceimplies:
A.TheAmericanarmyinVietnamwasaterribleforcewithmillionsofsoldiers.
B.Millionsofsoldiershavereturnedembitteredandangryabouthavingfoughtawartheydon’tbelievein.
C.MillionsofsoldierskilledmillionsofciviliansinVietnam,sothearmyisregardedasamonster.
D.Withoutthemillionsoffightingmen,Americawouldnotbesopowerful.
13.InHuxley’sview,themoderncultofbeautyisdueto(“TheBeautyIndustry”)
A.thefactthatbeautyindustrywasnotaffectedbydepression.
B.theinfluenceofmodernadvertisements.
C.adiffusionofwealthandchangesofwomen’sstatusandpeople’sattitudes.
D.theindulgenceinattractionandnegligenceof“souls”.
14.Whentheauthorsays“perhapsit(thesoap)will