奥鹏东北师范大学2020年5月课程考试《英美报刊选读》考前练兵.doc

单选题

1.terse

A.brief and to the point

B.to work hard

C.to rise or fall

答案: A

2.avant-garde

A.relating to, or being part of an innovative group

B.a teenager

C.violence attack

答案: A

3.Why did people think Haifa was a safe place ?

A.It was a seaside city and a port

B.Israeli Jews and Arabs lived in relative harmony

C.It is on the West Bank and near Ramallah

D.None of the above

答案: B

4.Which city is NOT the finalist for 2008?

A.Paris

B.Toronto

C.Istanbul

D.Dublin

答案: D

5.spiral

A.to rise or fall with steady acceleration

B.to work hard

C.to try one‘s every means

答案: A

6.suffuse .

A.to spread through or over

B.to kill sb

C.to buy a great loaf of

答案: A

7.Why must local government keep his or her doors to every visitor ?

A.Economic development depends on it.

B.The central government forces them to do that.

C.In order to let more people enjoy the beauty of the sites.

D.They are friendly and hospitable.

答案: A

8.By the _____ , building life skills came into vogue.

A.1930s

B.1940s

C.1950s

D.1960s

答案: B

9.______is one of the few areas where Israeli Jews and Arabs live in relative harmony.

A.Haifa

B.Ramallah

C.Tulkarm

D.Tel Aviv

答案: A

10.How many nations does the commonwealth have?

A.54

B.53

C.48

D.1

答案: B

11.On what does China spend the least money ?

A.Taking care of an aging population

B.Dampening rising unemployment

C.Overhauling its command economy

D.Cultural conservation

答案: D

12.In the 2000presidential election, the most important state which decides the political fates of Bush and Gore is ________.

A.California

B.Florida

C.Maine

D.Texas

答案: B

13.decrepit.

A.to kill sb at times

B.worn out, impaired

C.to set fire on

答案: B

14.____ is a spokeswoman for the American Association of Health Plans.

A.Gerald D. Kleczka

B.John Dl Dingell

C.Susan M. Pisano

D.Stephanie Sue Stein

答案: C

15.People sometimes don’t pay much attention to what a film is about because _______.

A.they dislike it

B.the crowd is too noisy

C.the landscape is a mighty distraction

D.the weather is very hot in the summertime

答案: C

16.accelerate .

A.desert sb without any excuse

B.lose face before the public

C.move or happen more quickly

答案: C

17.Public Agenda

A.公众议程

B.公共设施

C.公共交通

D.公共日程

答案: A

18.If Sheila Lindsey is going to be away for more than a day, she will___.

A.never be found

B.change her mail

C.be contacted on very important affairs

e back at once

答案: C

19.influx.

A.arrival of people or things

B.work hard

C.surrounding