2010职称培训练习题27-30_59_60

Lesson 27A Handful of History1 The most interesting things are the_____ and face cards.A suitesB suitsC sweetsD sorts2. With ___ imagination, you can see the handle and the blade.A fewB a fewC littleD a little3. The club looks a little like a three-leaf _____ design.A coverB cloverC colorD column4. These man made themselves famous ______ their courage and braveryA atB inC forD with5. A “suit” of a playing card is not a thing __________.A to be wornB to be wearingC to be woreD wearing6. At first it stood _____ the rich traders who ______ and sold such gems.A by, look forB for, foundC in, findD for, founded7 Julius Caesar, _________, is the King of Diamonds.A by the wayB on the wayC in a wayD in no way8 He probably never thought that he _______ a place in playing cards.A hasB hadC would haveD will have9 The Joker of the card deck sometimes becomes more powerful than ________ card.A anotherB the otherC othersD any other10 The next time you do a card trick---remember that you are _________ history.A played withB playing withC playing onD played by 答案：1B 2D 3B 4C 5A 6B 7A 8 C 9 D 10B Lesson 28 .That “Other Woman” in My Life1 After22 years of marriage, I’ve discovered the secret of ____love and ____ alive in my relationship with my wife.A keeping, intimacyB keep, intimacyC keeping, intimateD keep, imitating2 The other woman my wife was _______ me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived _______since my father died 20 years ago.A encourage, lonelyB encouraging, aloneC encouraged, alone3 But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never________seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.A got off toB got around toC got awayD got round4 _______she didn’t like the restaurant I chose?A IfB WhatC If whatD What if5 When I ______ her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat _____.A pull into, onB pulled out of, offC pulled into, onD pulling into, on6 They can’t wait to ______ our evening.A hearB listenC hear aboutD hearing about7 My mother ___ my arm, half out affection and half to help her ________the restaurant steps.A touched, negotiateB attached, to negotiateC clutched, negotiateD fetch, go through8 Halfway through _____ the entrees, I glanced up and saw Mom looking at me, a _____smile on her lips.A recited, wishfulB reciting, wistfulC recited, wristD reciting, wicked9 From caregiver to ____, from _____ to caregiver, our relationship had _______.A caring-for, caring-for, came full circleB cared-for, cared-for, come half circleC cared-for, cared-for, come full circle10 “I’ll go out with you again,” my mother said as I dropped her ____, “But ______you let me buy the dinner next time.”A out, only ifB off, if onlyC in, if onlyD off, only if11 Sometimes we ____ a movie, but mostly we talk.A take upB take outC take inD take off12 I tell her about my ____ at wok and brag about the kids and Peggy.A trialsB traitsC triangleD tribe13 ______ time with my mother has taught me the importance of __________.A Spend, slowing downB Spent, slow downC Spending, slowing down答案：1A 2B 3B 4D 5 C 6 C 7 C 8 B 9 C10 D 11 C 12A 13 CLesson 29Civilization and History1.We do not know who first set a _______leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length of the year, or manured afield.A break B. breaking C. broken D. broke2. Animals fight; so do savages; hence to be good at fighting is to be good in the way_______ an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized.A. by whichB.in whichC. on whichD. of which3. .That is what the story of mankind has ________ been like.A. on the wholeB. in the wholeC. from the wholeD. in the hole4. These figures are difficult to grasp, so let us _____ them down.A. putB. letC. scaleD. slow5. Even our own age has fought the two greatest wars in history, in which millions of people were killed or________.A. mutilatedB. multipleC. multipliedD. mutual6. There have been civilized men for about eight thousand years __________.A. on the outsideB. at the outsideC. in the outsideD. from the outside答案：1C 2B 3A 4C 5A 6BLesson 30Geography of USA1 The vast expanse of the United States of America stretches from the heavily industrialized, metropolitan Atlantic seaboard ____ the rich flat farms of the central plains, ___ the Rocky Mountains to the fertile west coast, then halfway ___ the Pacific to the balmy island-state of Hawaii.A through, over, acrossB across, over, acrossC over, through, aboveD across, above, across2 The American scene ______ the viewer with both its variety and size.A owesB ownsC awesD saw3 it is more than _______ the size of Sichuan province.A two and a half timesB a half two timesC two and half timesD a two and half times4 The sparsely _____, far-northern state of Alaska is the largest state.A settleB settledC settlingD being settled5 The broad Mississippi River system, famed in song and legend, _____ 6400 kilometers.A meansB meaningC meandersD had meandered6 Underground, ____ minerals provides a solid base for American industry.A a wealth ofB a wealthy ofC wealth ofD worthy of7 Texas alone _____ one-fifth the value of all U.S. mineral production.A according toB accounts forC accuse ofD is accustomed to8 American has long been known as a “__ pot”, for it is a nation of immigrants from all over the world.A meltingB meltedC meltD molten9 Today they live on land _____ for them in 31 states.A setting asideB set asideC set offD set out10 The next largest group of Americans _____their ancestry ____ Africa.A trace, inB go back, toC trace, toD date back, to11 Many live in Hawaii, more than two-thirds of ____ people boast on Asian or Polynesian heritage.A whichB whoseC whoD whom12 Americans are always ___ the move.A toB inC onD being13 ______ by French architect Pierre in the late 18th century, it was the world’s first city especially planned as a center of government.A Lay outB Laying outC Lying outD Laid out答案：1B 2C 3A 4B 5C 6Ａ7B 8Ａ9B10Ｃ11B 12C 13DLesson 59The Audacity of Hope1. __________the great state of Illinois, crossroads of a nation, Landof Lincoln, let me express my deepest gratitude for the privilege of addressing this convention.A. In behalf ofB. On behalf ofC. In front ofD. Behind2. My father was a foreign student, __________in a small village inKenya.A. born and raisingB. be born and raisedC. born and raisedD. born and rising3. He grew up ________ goats, went to school in a tin-roof shack.A. to herdB. herdingC. hearingD. hurting4. While ________ here, my father met my mother.A. studyB. studyingC. being studiedD. he study5. The day after Pearl Harbor my grandfather __________duty; joined Patton's army, marched across Europe.A. sign upB. signed up forC. at the sight ofD. sighed for6. After the war, they studied on the G.I. Bill, bought a house throughF.H.A., and later moved west____________ to Hawaii in search of opportunity.A. all the wayB. on the wayC. in the wayD. by the way7. They imagined me________ the best schools in the land, eventhough they weren't rich.A. to goB. go toC. to going toD. going to8. His parents are both _________now.A. passed awayB. passed byC. passed downD. passed to9. And yet, I know that _______ this night they look down on me with great pride.A. atB. inC. onD. for10. Tonight, we gather to _________ the greatness of our nation.A. firmB. affirmC. affordD. affect11. Our pride is based on a very simple________, summed up in adeclaration made over two hundred years ago.A. promiseB. primaryC. premiseD. premier12. That is the true genius of America, a faith in simple dreams, an___________small miracles.A. insist onB. insistent onC. insistence onD. insight on13. If there is a child on the south side of Chicago who can't read, that matters to me, ___________it's not my child.A. if onlyB. only ifC. unlessD. even if14. I believe we can provide jobs to the jobless, homes to the homeless, and __________young people in cities across America from violence and despair.A. claimB. reaffirmC. reclaimD. reassure答案：1B 2C 3B 4B 5B 6A 7D 8A 9C 10B 11C 12C 13D 14 CLesson 60The Rise of the Green Building1. Londoners universally _______ tothe new 41-storey building as "The Gherkin", though it actually looks more like a pine cone.A. referB. inferC. preferD. confer2. Thanks to its artful design and some fancy technology, it is expected to consume up to 50% less energy than a _________ conventional office building.A. compareB. comparedC. comparisonD. comparable3. __________a large office, for example, the combination of green design techniques and clever technology can reduce energy consumption and environmental impact.A. In caseB. In that caseC. In no caseD. In the case of4.Green architecture, a term _______only came into use in the 1990s, has its origins in the energy crisis of the 1970s.A. whatB. whenC. whichD. while5. A gold-rated building is estimated to have reduced its environmental impact ______ 50% compared with an equivalent conventional building.A. downB. byC. inD. at6. The 48- storey Conde Nast Building at 4 Times Square in New York was one of the first examples_________ green-architecture principles were applied to a large urban office building.A. to whichB. by whichC. in whichD. which7. Similar standards have been _______ in New Zealand, Australia and Canada.A. adaptedB. adoptedC. adjustedD. added8. The main tower, which will ______1,776 feet, will include solar panels and a wind farm.A. raiseB. liftC. ariseD. rise9. The traditional approach of trying to________ construction costs, by contrast, can lead to higher energy bills and wasted materials.A. maximizeB. minimizeC. minimalD. maximum10. But new software is now improving planning by _______how abuilding will perform before it is built.A. simplifyingB. stimulatingC. simulateD. simulating11. 30 St Mary Axe, for example, _________without a computer model to specify the exact shape of every one of its 5,500 glass panels, or to model the airflow in and around it.A．couldn’t be built B. can’t be builtC. can’t have been builtD. could not have been built答案：1A 2D 3D 4C 5B 6C 7B 8D 9B 10D 11D。