英语高级阅读2复习题及答案

英语高级阅读复习题

I. Fill in blanks in the following sentences with the words or expressions. Change the forms where necessary.(20%)

symbolic, misfortune, conviction, solemn, supplement,

acquaintance, pierce, assimilate, relish, invest

1. Bob’s one of those people who ___________ risk and danger.

2. If I had money, I’d ___________ it all in Internet companies.

3. Colors often have ___________ meanings that vary from culture to culture.

4. His failure in business was due not so much to ___________ as to his own mistakes.

5. Christy is bright, creative and quick to ___________ new ideas.

6. It is my firm ___________ that violence is never a reasonable solution to conflict.

7. Everyone jumped up when a _______scream suddenly broke the silence.

8. In many cultures a memorial service is a joyful celebration, not a ___________event.

9. He has a wide circle of ___________but very few close friends.

10. They teach at night school to ___________ their income, which otherwise wouldn’t be sufficient to live on.

II. For each sentence given below, there are four choices. Choose the One that best complete the sentence.(30%)

1. Once there, he would _________ to the hand-rail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept free of ice.

A. cling

B. have

C. take

D. get

2. He wasn’t content to sit and watch, but he couldn’t stand _________ on the soft sand.

A. unaid

B. unaided

C. aid

D. aided

3. The next day people kidded him by saying it was the first time any fighter was _______ to take a dive before the fight began.

A. urging

B. urged

C. exciting

D. excited

4. He has been ________ many years now, but I think of him often.

A. go

B. went

C. going

D. gone

5. I think of him when I complain ________ trifles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune.

A. of

B. about

C. to

D. with

6. We show our true feelings with our eyes, faces, bodies and attitudes, causing a chain of reactions _________ from comfort to fear.

A. being ranged

B. ranged

C. range

D. ranging

7. You were __________ to what you were talking about and so absorbed in the moment, you lost all self-consciousness.

A. committed

B. committing

C. concentrated

D. concentrating

8. If you follow all this advice, you’ll ________ everyone crazy---including yourself.

A. drive

B. lead

C. give

D. live

9. The tones of their voices and their gestures _________ their words.

A. get

B. take

C. match

D. have

10. The audience always believe what they see over what they hear. They think, “He’s telling me he’s happy, but he’s not. He’s not ______ honest.”