b2--u2--平时练习题--李晓娅--定稿

Exercises/ Unit 2/ Band 2I. Vocabulary and Structure: Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences.1. The old generation always ________ some of the ideas of the young.A. disapprovedB. objectedC. frownedD. criticized2. Evidently the farmer’s house is not ________ with yours. His is just a smallcottage whereas yours is like a palace.A. competentB. comparableC. competitiveD. comparative3. We tried to strike a proper ________ between the entirely demands of thetwo parties.A. distributionB. balanceC. combinationD. assignment4. The old couple married on 20 May 1964, and so every year they have a partyon their ________.A. ceremonyB. assemblyC. entertainmentD. anniversary5. For ________ football players, injuries are an occupational hazard.A. amateurB. dramaticC. professionalD. additional6. Mr. Foster has never been to China.________ he knows very little about it.A. ConsequentlyB. ContinuouslyC. ConstantlyD. Consistently7. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to ________the color of his skin.A. with the exception ofB. in the light ofC. by virtue ofD. regardless of8. On such ________, there is only one thing to do ---- to give up.A. casesB. occasionsC. circumstancesD. situations9. She described the plot of the film ________ she had seen the day before.A. in commonB. in fashionC. in advanceD. in detail10. The organization had broken no rules, but ________ had it actedresponsibly.A. norB. soC. eitherD. both.11. We have been told that under no circumstances ________ the telephones inthe office for personal affairs.A. we may useB. may we useC. we could useD. did we use12. According to the federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longestlife ________: 77.2 years.A. rankB. spanC. scaleD. scope13. I suffered from mental ________ because of stress from my job.A. damageB. releaseC. reliefD. fatigue14. She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasn’t my ________ to hurt her.A. implicationB. indicationC. intentionD. invasion15. ________ equal educational advantages, there will be no difference inaverage standings, either on account of race or geographical location.A. ProvidedB. ConcerningC. GivenD. Following16. By that time, Eliot had already risen to ________ in the literary circle in hiscountry.A. altitudeB. phenomenonC. prominenceD. significance17. All flights having been cancelled ________ the snowstorm, we decided totake the train.A. due toB. in spite ofC. regardless ofD. because of18. This hotel ________ $60 for a single room with a bath.A. demandsB. pricesC. chargesD. claims19. The address of an e-mail message includes the source and the __________of the message.A. destinationB. receptionC. targetD. objective20. The food and clothes are ________ for their needs.A. efficientB. sufficientC. effectiveD. proficient[Keys to I: 1—5: DBBDC 6—10: ADBDA 11—15: BBDCC 16—20: CDCAB]II. Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a proper preposition or adverb by choosing the best answer marked A, B, C, and D.1. The film star always seems indifferent ________ to public opinions.A. toB. atC. forD. from2. My uncle came ________ a book he had always wanted to have.A. onB. outC. inD. upon3. My English teacher pointed ________ several spelling mistakes in mycomposition.A. outB. atC. forD. to4. Reflecting ________ those nice days, Mary couldn’t help giving a sigh.A. atB. onC. fromD. of5. My boss was ________ no means satisfied with my job.A. throughB. forC. byD. at6. If you persist ________ being late, you will be fired.A. inB. atC. fromD. on7. I could think little to say ________ the presence of so many people here.A. atB. withC. inD. for8. Jack always counted ________ his father when he was in trouble.A. onB. inC. forD. out9. His parents were so strict with him in his studies that he had little time toparticipate ________ any activities outside of class.A. inB. fromC. atD. on10. At the meeting they are going to focus ________ the question of theenvironmental pollution.A. atB. withC. onD. over[Keys to II: 1—5: ADABC 6—10: ACAAC]III. Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in Brackets.1. He is strong, brave, and ____________________ (最重要的是诚实).2. ____________________(为了安全), don’t violate the traffic rules.3. ____________________ (一旦我决心要做什么), I will achieve it by allmeans.4. We didn’t expect that ____________________ (他会击败他的对手) andwin the game.5. The police ____________________ (指控他犯了谋杀罪) .[Keys to III:1. above all honest2. For the sake of safety3. Once I set my mind on something4. he would overcome his opponent5. charged him with murder/ accused him of murder]。