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泛读期末考准备
Unit1GeniusandtheCraftsman
1.Isawnothingofthemightwhichhadforcedopenapityoucouldbreakyourteethon.()
(a)strength
(b)possibility
(c)liveliness
(d)indication
2.Allthatappearedtomewasaprofoundandeeriegrace.()
(a)strange
(b)mysterious
(c)frightful
(d)dreadful
3.Masteryisgeniusafoot.()
(a)onfoot
(b)onthemove
(c)inoperation
(d)ready
4.Thecraftsman'slaborisasconscious,ascannyandaspracticalasthatofthebricklayer.()
(a)careful
(b)lucky
(c)good
(d)clever
5.Inanycase,thelucidimpressionsofchildhoodand...lieinthememory.()
(a)bright
(b)clear
(c)clean
(d)transparent
6.Likeanyseed,theseedofastoryhasitsownprincipleofgrowthwhichemploysaprocessofintelligentselection,drawingfromtheunconsciousmind'svasttreasuryofexperiencethatitneedstofulfillitsinherentform.()
(a)special
(b)natural
(c)original
(d)relevant
7.Youwillseethattheyarenotyourprivatevagaries.()
(a)goodideas
(b)cleverideas
(c)funnyideas
(d)unusualideas
8.Rereadingtendstocondoneerrorsinwriting.()
(a)spot
(b)forgive
(c)criticize
(d)correct
9.Self-consciousflamboyanceshowsupforwhatitis.()
(a)showybehavior
(b)lightheartedness
(c)boasting
(d)actingup
10.Whatyouconsideredacleverunderstatementisoftenrevealedasanevasionofsomethingdifficulttostate.()
(a)avoidance
(b)runningaway
(c)runningout
(d)escape
Unit3FoodFight
1.Butmanypeoplequestionwhetherit'sagoodideaforfalliblehumanbeingstogomuckingaboutwiththegenesofotherspecies.()
(a)interferewith
(b)befussyabout
(c)beskepticalabout
(d)dealwith
2.It'sonething...butsomethingelseentirelyifitwindsuponyourdinnerplate.()
(a)appearsintheend
(b)annoys
(c)blowsaway
(d)movesupwards
3.IftheoutcryinFranceindeedportendsglobaltrouble,it'sbynomeansclearwhetheritoughtto.
()
(a)bringsout
(b)causes
(c)becomes
(d)isawarningof
4.OtherGMcropshavebeendesignedtoincludeafewscrapsofDNAfromacommonbacterium,renderingtheplantstoxictoleaf-chewinginsectsbutnottohumans.()
(a)immune
(b)poisonous
(c)harmless
(d)dangerous
5.Evenaslightincreaseinyieldcanmeanabigincreaseinprofits.()
(a)output
(b)outcome
(c)surrender
(d)supply
6.Thecompanyquicklyscrappedtheproduct.()
(a)saved
(b)cut
(c)removed
(d)produced
7.Itchurnedoutnotjustaminoacidsbutalsochemicalsthatcantriggerallergiesinnut-sensitiveconsumers.()
(a)cure
(b)prevent
(c)cause
(d)getridof
8.Inrecentyears,Europeanshavebecomeincreasinglyjumpyaboutbadfood—andwithgoodreasons.()
(a)apprehensive
(b)generous
(c)enthusiastic
(d)impatient
9.Healthofficialshavegrownfussieraboutwhattheircitizensconsume.()
(a)morecareful
(b)moretolerant
(c)morecrazy
(d)morefastidious
10.IntheU.S.,GMstrainsaremixedwithordinarystrains,sothecountry'sentirecornexporttoEuropewaseffectivelyoutlawed.()
(a)decreased
(b)banned
(c)raised
(d)functioning
11.Cominginthemidstofsuchacatfight,theGMbanlookslikevengeanceasmuchasprudence.()
(a)rudeness
(b)cooperation
(c)discretion
(d)strike
12.Twoyearsago,chiefexecutiveRobertShapirogambledbigonbiotech,spinningoffthechemicaldivisiontofocusonthenewscience.()
(a)urging
(b)directing
(c)forming...frompartsofanexistingcompany
(d)settingup...fromnothing
13.TheirlegalclaimisbolsteredbyinternalFDAmemosinwhichtheagency'sownscientistsexpresseddoubtsaboutGMproducts.()
(a)supported
(b)reproached
(c)criticized
(d)praised
14.Inademand-drivenmarket,however,theywouldignoreitattheirperil.()
(a)attheirdisposal
(b)fortheirownsake
(c)forconcernofthedanger
(d)bybeingresponsibleforanyconsequencesthemselves
Unit5ToyStory
1.Bythenchildrenare"brandliterate"andtheycanseethrough"marketinghyperbole".()
(a)strategy
(b)trick
(c)game
(d)exaggeration
2.WinthropPublicationsinLondonhasjustlaunchedtheInternationalJournalofAdvertisingandMarketingtoChildren.()
(a)sold
(b)sent
(c)started
(d)published
3.Childrenarenotoriouslyfickle,andadvertisershaveahardjobkeepingupwiththeircapricioustastes,...()
(a)credulous
(b)choosy
(c)greedy
(d)changeable
4.AndtheITCCodeworks,accordingtotheAdvertisingAssociation'sJamesAitchison.()
(a)Regulation
(b)Name
(c)Number
(d)Message
5.NowtheEuropeanadvertisingindustrywantstoseethosebanslifted,orattheveryleasttoensurethattheydon'tspread.()
(a)raised
(b)removed
(c)carriedout
(d)strengthened
6.Piagetmayhavechosenjusttheexperimentalsubjectstoexacerbateanydifferenceinthecognitiveabilitiesofchildrenofthe1920sandofthepresentday.()
(a)testees
(b)results
(c)areas
(d)topics
7.Hebasedmostofhiskeyideasonobservationsofhisownchildren—Jacqueline,LaurentandLucienne—whoseupbringingwasverysheltered.()
(a)hidden
(b)protected
(c)covered
(d)privileged
8.Adoctoredversionpraisedthecreambutthepunchlinewasthatitgaveusersdisgustingspots.()
(a)medicated
(b)treated
(c)imagined
(d)changed
9.Theylaughedatthedoctoredads—notjustbecausetheywerefunnybutbecausetheywerepatheticasads.()
(a)unsuccessful
(b)improper
(c)unimaginable
(d)strange
10.Ironically,somepsychologistswhomightusuallybemorecomfortablearguingagainstsalespitchestochildrenhavehadtoconcedethatareshrewderthantheyoncesupposed.()
(a)degrees
(b)levels
(c)areas
(d)presentations
11.Smithsayshisstudyandothersreassurehimthatadvertisingtochildrenisnot"sinfulorwicked",but,heconcedes,oneshould"bemindfulofthegullibilityofyoungchildren".()
(a)yields
(b)admits
(c)argues
(d)continues
12.Althoughthegrowingconsensusisthatbytheageoffivemanychildrenrealisethereissomethingdifferentaboutads,somepsychologistsclaimtheystilldonottrulyunderstandthepurposeofadvertising.()
(a)complaint
(b)statistics
(c)agreement
(d)argument
13.Thentherewasthatseven-year-old'sput-a-sock-in-itcomment.()
(a)stop-talking
(b)hang-around
(c)pull-my-leg
(d)forget-it
Unit7PostmortemwithStrings
1.Hisbodywasconsignedtoacommongrave,buthisgeniusresoundsinconcerthallstheworldover.()
(a)wasputinto
(b)waskeptawayfrom
(c)waskeptin
(d)wasthrowninto
2.Controversyhassurroundedthisparticularcasehistory,Fitzgeraldexplains,becauseofthedeceased'scelebritystatus.()
(a)health
(b)notorious
(c)social
(d)fame
3.Hebecamedelirious,lapsedintoacoma,anddiedjustaftermidnight.()
(a)angry
(b)dumb
(c)insane
(d)aware
4.StarstruckphysicianshavesinceascribedMozart'sdeathtomorethan100causes.()
(a)devoted...to
(b)contributed...to
(c)involved...in
(d)attributed...to
5.Pressreportsofhispassingsuppliedsuchcolorfulandsinisterdiagnosesaspoisoning,venerealdisease,anddropsyoftheheart.()
(a)evil
(b)correct
(c)unreasonable
(d)wrong
6.AccordingtomusicologistNealZaslawofGornellUniversity,whosketchesabriefMozartbiography,thedeathandburialentriesintwochurchregisterslistthecauseofdeathas"severemiliaryfever."()
(a)depicts
(b)makesout
(c)designs
(d)publishes
7.EvensomelearnedmenwhoexaminedMozartasachildformulatedtheirownopinionsabouthiseventualdemise.()
(a)disease
(b)symptoms
(c)diagnosis
(d)death
8.Itwaslikelytobeexhaustedprematurely,leadingtoanearlydeath.()
(a)inashorttime
(b)earlierthanthepropertime
(c)atonce
(d)totally
9.There'sathoroughnesstothehistoricaldiagnosticprocedurethatissometimeslostincontemporaryclinicalpractice,saysPaulSehdev,anM.D.inhisfinalyearoftrainingininfectiousdiseases.()
(a)bedridden
(b)chronic
(c)epidemic
(d)emergent
10.SomemedicalhistorianshaveimplicatedkidneydiseasebecauseofMozart'smalformedear.()
(a)saidclearly
(b)narrated
(c)stated
(d)implied
11.(congestiveheartfailure)cancauseanasarcaiftheheartcan'tpumpenoughbloodthroughthekidneystoeliminatefluid-retainingsalts.()
(a)remove
(b)strengthen
(c)melt
(d)absorb
12....atthetimeofMozart'sdeathanepidemicofrheumaticfeverissaidtohavebesiegedVienna.()
(a)controlled
(b)assailed
(c)destroyed
(d)deserted
13....aswellasthepuzzlingchangeofcharacterthatpromptedhimtodrivehispetcanaryoutofthesickroomdaysbeforehispassing.()
(a)prepared
(b)reminded
(c)motivated
(d)influenced
Unit9TheArchaeologistsWhoWouldn’tDig
1.OnthatmorningCarlW.Blegen,thepreeminentAmericanarchaeologistofthetime,openedatrenchthroughanolivegrove.()
(a)great
(b)ancient
(c)traditional
(d)inexperienced
2.Acataclysmicfirehaddestroyedthepalace3,200yearsearlier,butstoragejarsofoliveoilhadexplodednearclaytabletsonwhichthepalacefinancialrecordswerekept,firedthenintoacrudeceramic.()
(a)ac