英语作业3答案

作业3

得分：95

1.单项选择题

1 . The little boy ____ every word of the sailor’s story of his adventures.得分: 5

A. drank up

B. drank in

C. drank from

D. drank off

2 . Many difficulties have ____ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.得分: 5

A. risen

B. raised

C. arisen

D. arrived

3 . We preferred to postpone the meeting ____ it without the presence of our president.得

分: 5

A. rater than hold

B. than to hold

C. rather than held

D. to holding

4 . When they moved to California, where there were more opportunities, they decided to

____ of most of their old furniture.得分: 5

A. discard

B. dispose

C. abandon

D. absorb

5 . Scientists will have to ____ new methods of inc reasing the world’s food supply.得分: 5

A. put up with

B. catch up with

C. stand up of

D. come up with

6 . The concerns with origins of the earth ____ their study.得分: 5

A. motivated

B. advised

C. excited

D. impulse

7 . The cashier was asked to every penny of the money that he took care of.得分: 5

A. account to

B. use up

C. amount to

D. account for

8 . He did have a lot of facts to ____ his arguments.得分: 5

A. count up

B. cover up

C. back off

D. back up

9 . The leader of the expedition ____ everyone to follow his example.得分: 5

A. sparked

B. inspired

C. promoted

D. reinforced

10 . Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is ____.得分: 5

A. granted

B. exaggerated

C. implied

D. remedied

11 . In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took ____ trouble over the figures.得分: 5

A. extra

B. extensive

C. spare

D. supreme

12 . Wouldn’t you rather your child ____ to bed earl y?得分: 5

A. go

B. went

C. would go

D. goes

13 . ____ is something they take for granted.得分: 5

A. To smoke is harmfu l to one’s health

B. Smoke is harmful to one’s health

C. That smoking is harmful to one’s health

D. It’s harmful to one’s health to smoke

14 . The more he tried to help her, ____ she seemed to appreciate it.得分: 5

A. less

B. lesser

C. the less

D. the lesser

15 . They despised her because she was one of those people in the scandal.得分: 5

A. occupied

B. engaged

C. involved

D. mixed

16 . Fortunately when I collided with that Rolls Royce, the damage to both cars was only

____.得分: 5

A. shallow

B. superficial

C. thin

D. vague

17 . If Harold ____ with his piano playing, he could eventually reach concert standard.得分: 5

A. sustains

B. perseveres

C. maintains

D. survives

18 . Mr. Hoffer’s primary criticism of Jack is that he is ____ and lacks the personal drive to make something of the many opportunities afforded him.得分: 5

A. immoderate

B. reasonable