第五学期英语精读复习

选择题

1.Pressed for the pros and cons of being the son of one of the famous, Rock

replies:”I think I’m among the most blessed of people who ever died.”

2.Painting is the art of reaching the soul through the eyes, but if the picture

appeals to the eyes and never reach the soul, the painter has fallen far short of his aim.

3.Under the norms of international law, counties are justified in using military

force abroad to defend their citizens from hostile military action.

4.Statistics are cited to prove the depth of popular misery: falling real wages,

rising unemployment, and a general collapse of living standards.

5.The claim that woman can never be in positions of public responsibility because

of their “raging hormo nal imbalances” is thoroughly refuted in this article. 6.Once the problem has been identified, the couple can start appropriate

treatment, and with the right treatment, Mr. Goswamy predicts, many more infertile couples will conceive.

7.Every few miles his suitcase bounced out the back of the cart and Tock became

annoyed at having to stop and collect it all the time.

8.While I am waiting on the platform, a railway employee shouts across the track

that the 9.49 train is canceled, and that the next train will be at 10.19.

9.The daughter of an Indian laborer, Mrs. Swami was deserted by her husband

and had to support four children on her own.

10.Peter read the letter twice before its meaning sank in.

11.“I might just as well pack up and go if you can’t even listen to things

reasonably! “

12.Mary cursed herself for making the silly mistake and letting the golden

opportunity slip through her fingers.

13.Environmentalists are doing everything within their power to protect the birds

and minimize the impact of the oil spill.

14.But what really distorts the official statistics is that they are based almost

entirely on the state economy.

15.The brutal truth is that some youngsters are so out of control they have to be

detained.

16.Mary admired Max for his wit, although she could not tolerate his philosophy of

life.

17.This is a matter which cannot be too carefully watched since failure to comply

renders you liable to heavy penalties.

18.Their organization neither used nor advocated the use of violence in its struggle

for equality.

19.It may be possible to claim damages against a local authority foe negligently

failing to ensure that construction work complied with the relevant building regulations.

20.A substantial proportion of educational costs was transferred to local

authorities, although the latter had neither sufficient financial nor