大学英语2习题6

Unit 6I.Write the English words or expressions according to the following definitions.1.that cannot be believed2.not happening often3.have or own4. a person who buys goods or service5. a rough outline or version6. a single piece of news; a single artic le7.add (sth.) in order to make a thing more attractive to look at8.put (time or money) away for a special purpose9.wait patiently for a chance10.(in the habit of) doubting that sth. is true, right, etc.II ． Fill in the gaps with the words and expressions from the following :sophisticated item take indecoratedraftpossessharmonyat intervalsset asideincredible.1.They bought many ______ modern weapons.2.The country ______ rich mineral resources.3.They ______ a large amount of money for special purpose.4.They were completely ______ by his story .5.He comes back to see us ______ regular ______.6.There is an important ______ of news in today ’s newspaper.7.This is the ______ of the report. It needs modifying.8.He earns an ______ amount of money.9.The Christmas tree was ______ with coloured lights.10.The designer’s aim is to produce a ______ of shape and texture.III. Choose the most suitable answer.1.During the investigation about his bribery, he was quite _____ about the amount of themoney involved.A. sophisticatingB. positiveC. rarelyD. vainly2. He noticed that there was an interesting _____ about the movie star in the newspaper today .A. newsB. periodicalC. itemD. draft3.The _____of the accused man was in doubt. However, the public all wished him to besentenced to death.A. guiltB. natureC. bulletinD. reproach4.In a beautiful picture there is _____ between the different colors. No doubt it is his masterpiece.A. decorationB. draftC. theoryD. harmony5.All joking _____, can you swim 15 miles?A. cared forB. skepticallyC. incrediblyD. aside6.After the carpet bombing, a fire soon _____ all the old wooden buildings in the neighborhood.A. consumedB. undidC. took inD. hit home7.The boy _____ the books he could get about fairy tales in the library.A. consumedB. devouredC. researchedD. sought8.According to the Constitution of the country all the young men do a year's _____ service.A. clientB. corporationC. organizationalD. military9. We looked at him suspiciously, as he gave an _____ explanation of the cause of the accident,A. incredibleB. undoingC. guiltyD. sophisticated10.He likes traveling, especially to the place clean and quiet, which has _____ you couldn't findin a big city.A. an expenseB. a charmC. a creditD. a decoration11.His voice began to _____ at the mention of his sufferings in the old days.A. reproachB. bideC. falterD. take in12.After the excitement of the audience died _____, the speaker restarted his speech.A. offB. outC. downD. of13.Be patient and calm in court. Y our youth and simplicity _____ for you in this instance.A. pleadB. stirC. weigh downD. soak up14.One friend of mine has decided to _____ his highly-paid but demanding position in his companyrecently.A. gain creditB. quitC. soak upD. seek after15. House repairs, holidays and other _____ reduced her bank balance to almost nothingA. costB. expensesC. payment D expending16. She wept and watched till the noise of the car _____ in the distance.A. died ofB. died outC. died awayD. died offIV . Complete the sentences with the words given in their proper forms.1.It was ______ difficult to know the truth of this case. (incredible)2._____, unusual creatures are washed to the shore, but they are rarely caught out at sea.(occasion)3.You shouldn ’tfeel _____ all the time---you ’ve done nothing to be ashamed of. (guilt)4.We set off, with Pam chattering _____ all the way. (gay)5.The lighting in the room is functional as well as _____. (decorate)6.She gave him her most _____ smile when she wanted something. (charm)7.Most people reacted quite _____ to the proposal.( positive)8.The boy ’s parents have made an emotional _____ for him to come home. (plead)9.We hope that all immigrants can integrate _____ into Australian society. (harmony)10.He treated this statement with a healthy degree of _____. (skeptical)V. ClozeIn Japan, most people still feel that a woman's place is in the home; and most women willinglyaccept their 1role as wife, leaving the business of making a living2their husbands. For those who do want a3of their own, opportunities are limited, and working women usually have to4for lower wages, fewer promotions, less responsible5.In America, on the other hand, most women,6wives and mothers, work most of their lives. But7 , few have had real careers. As in Japan most fields are8by men andopportunities for women have been9 , salaries low, chances for advancement10 . American women work mainly because they11 in these days of inflation and luxury living, 12income per family is simply not enough to13 . So American women actually have two jobs: one nine-to-five position outside the home, and14round-the-clock in-the-home job 15wife, house-maid, cook, and nurse.One of the main goals of the modern women's liberation movement, which started16, was to eliminate sex discrimination in the work force,and to17careers for women that were previously18for men. And though there is still a long way to19, a lot of progress has been 20 .1.A. conservative B. usual C. traditional D. unhappy2.A. for B. no C. up to D. away with3.A. work B. career C. profession D. post4.A. settle B. request C. ask D. search5.A. rifles B. status C. assignments D. positions6.A. concerning B. including C. containing D. involving7.A. at present B. until recently C. recently D. not until recently8.A. owned B. kept C. led D. dominated9.A. restricted B. bounded C. reduced D. prohibited10.A. small B. inadequate C. rare D. scarce11.A. should B. ought C. like D. have to12.A. one B. single C. only D. the one13.A. live B. live on C. feed on D. support14.A. another B. one C. other D. the other15.A. such as B. like C. such like D. acting16.A. in the early 1960s B. in early the 1960s C. early in the 1960 D. in early 196017.A. lead to B. open up C. offer D. set up18.A. preserved B. observed C. concerned D. reserved19.A. go B. travel C. strive D. pull through20.A. made B. taken C. covered D. completedVI. Reading comprehensionLooking for a JobWhen I told my family that I was thinking of taking a cooking job, the roars of laughter wererather discouraging. No one believed that I could cook at all, as I had never had a chance to practise at home. Our cook, aged sixty-five and slightly touched ⑴, had ruled in the kitchen forthirty years and had an irritating tendency to regard the saucepans, stove and indeed all the kitchen fittings as her own property .I once crept down there when I thought she was asleep in her room to try out an omelet. Noiselessly I removed a frying pan from its hook and the eggs from their cupboard. It was thepop of the gas that woke her, I think, for I was just breaking the first egg when a pair of slippered feet shuffled round the door and a shriek of horror caused me to break the egg on the floor. Thisdisaster upset Cook so much that she locked herself in the larder with all the food and we had to make our Sunday dinner off ⑵ bananas.If the family weren't going to be helpful I would look for a job all by myself and not tell themabout it till I'd got one. I had no idea of exactly what job I should apply for, so I decided to go to an agency⑶ I had seen one advertised in a local paper, so as soon as there was no one about tosay 'Where are you going?' I rushed out of the house in search of it.I was wildly excited, and as nervous as if I were going to a stage audition⑷ . Finding the place quite easily, I tore up three flights of stairs, and swung breathlessly through a door which said 'Enter without knocking, if you please'.The dingy, bottle-green atmosphere of the office sobered me, and I sat meekly on the edge of a chair and could see my nose shining out of the corner of my eye⑸ . I thought perhaps it was agood thing; it might look more earnest. The woman at the desk opposite scrutinized me for a while through rimless glasses⑹, and I became absorbed in the question of whether or not she wore a wig.I had just decided that it was too undesirably shabby to be anything but her own hair⑺? when Irealized that she was murmuring questions at me. I answered in a hoarse whisper because it seemed to be the thing, and because all of a sudden I started to feel rather pathetic ⑻. She hinted in a delicate way that she wondered why I was looking for this sort of job, so I felt impelled to giveher a glimpse of a widowed mother and a desperate struggle against poverty ⑼ ? I almost made myself believe in the pathos of it, and we had to cough and change the subject ⑽, I felt even more pathetic when she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience or references.She rustled about among her papers for a bit and I wondered whether I ought to leave, when the telephone on her desk rang. While she was conducting a mysterious conversation she keptlooking at me. Then I heard her say:‘ As a matter of fact, I've got someone in the office at this very moment who might suit.' She wrote down a number, and my spirits soared as I took the slip of paper she held out to me, saying:'Ring up this lady. She wants a cook immediately.In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking dinner for ten people. Could you manage that, I wonder?''Oh yes,' said I---never having cooked for more than four in my life.-----------Notes: 1．aged；— Slightly touched ： 65 岁，略有点精神失常。