现代大学英语精读6课后题答案

1 Population experts say that by 2050 the world will have about

2 billion people aged over 60,____as today.

A as three times

B three times as many

C three times many

D three times many as

2 Cucumber contains a high content of vitamin C which is five times higher than _____of watermelon.

A ones

B it

C that

D those

3 If you are able to create a positive ______towards reading in your home ,your children will be more likely to seek out reading as a way to gain praise

A belief

B attitude

C practice

D habit

4 After being questioned by the police , he admitted ____in the supply of drugs over a 20-year period.

A to be involved

B being involved

C involved

D been involving

5 Your life insurance should be enough to ____any funeral costs as well as debts that you may have accumulated.

A adopt

B hold

C cover

D load

6 Moreover,27.6 percent of those ____preferred reading on their mobile phones, which was 4.6 percent higher than last year.

A surveying

B to survey

C surveyed

D having surveyed

7 A car engine cannot run smoothly without motor oil.____ our body cannot function efficiently without vitamins.

A fortunately

B Gradually

C Similarly

D Confidently

8 ___Hi, Tom._____?

___ well .Long time no see! I miss you very much.

A What are you doing

B What is going on

C How do you like it

D How is it going

9 I have always wanted to go to a good place in the country for a holiday , and now

I___about where it should be.

A thought

B had thought

C was thinking

D am thinking

10 ____ wisest alternative is to work hard today in order that we will enjoy ____better tomorrow.

A The;the

B A ; a

C The ; a

D A ; the

11 As ____the house ,I noticed a light on u pstairs, which made me quicken my pace towards the doorway.

A left

B passed

C entered

D approached

12 This is the second time I____a call from that telephone number.

A have received

B had received

C received

D receive

13 Wait for a while .I will get you something to drink.

Don’t ____.I have to leave now.

A worry

B interrupt

C disturb

D bother

14 So diffcult____it to fit in at school that she decided to drop out.

A found she

B did she find

C she found

D she did found

15 China’s economy expanded 8.1 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier,___the slowest pace in almost three years.

A marking

B to mark

C having marking

D marked

16 She went to American two years ago .She ____there for half a year and then went to Japan.

A would work

B worked

C would be working

D has been working

17 Interestingly, the pet dog has been____to carry newspapers for its master.

A trained

B checked

C changed

D turned

18 The price of oil is increasing so rapidly.

Indeed ! The oil prices____by 10 and 20 percent so far.

A increased

B increase

C had increased

D have increased

19 You had better encourage your children to____some of their pocket money for future education .

A put aside

B put up

C put off

D put back

20 This year the number of the US students ____in China has increased by 18.4percent compared to last year.

A to study

B studying

C having studied

D studied

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One of my fondest Christmas memories was also one of our family’s bleakest（最令人沮丧的）.We were just little kids , and on Christmas Day mom 21 us all around her to tell us , 22 ,that there would be no presents because all we really wanted was to 23 for our daddy.He was very sick . I don’t remember anything else except four little girls surrounding my mother, crying 24 a miracle（奇迹）