2014春高级英语期末网上作业

when they heard how well the new cｏrpｏration was doing in the computer business, they took a calculated ___ ａnd invested most of their capital in it.

A. venture;

B. opportunity;

C. risk;

D. chance

您的答案：C

2．第2题

there was a nobility about this simple-minded person which was ___.

A. most engaged;

B. the most engaging;

C. to be most engaging;

D. most engaging

您的答案：D

3．第3题

the roof of the house was PRACTICALLY falling in ａnd the front steps were rotting away.

A. virtually;

B. essentially;

C. always;

D. basically

您的答案：A

4．第4题

Owing to the efforts of conservationists ａnd environmentalists, few people are UNAWARE OF the problems of endangered species.

A.A. indifferent to;

B. ignorant of;

C. opposed to;

D. contrary to

您的答案：B

5．第5题

The film "on golden pond" portrays to a certain extent the MENTALITY of the old people.

A.A. activities;

B. ideas;

C. opinions;

D. attitude of mind

您的答案：D

6．第6题

i detest those who like to POKE into other people's private affairs.

A.A. pry;

B. push;

C. chat;

D. gossip您的答案：A

7．第7题

the COLD-BLOODED assassination of the duke was the sensational news in today's papers.

A.A. warm;

B. humane;

C. callous

您的答案：B

8．第8题

befｏre you start a business, you have to raise the necessary ___.

A.A. asset;

B. investment;

C. capital;

D. income

您的答案：C

9．第9题

the weather fｏrecast fｏr today predicted ___ weather with sunshine, rain, snow ａnd wind ａnd that is just what londoners have had.

A.A. variable;

B. various;

C. variant;

D. varied

您的答案：A

10．第10题

at last we found the tramps lying there, ___.

A.a. sick ａnd exhausted; b. to be sick ａnd exhausted; c. to be sickening ａnd exhausting; d. in exhausted sickness

您的答案：A

there were so many people ___ him in the crowd that he could not hold the camera steady while trying to take a picture of martin luther king, jr, the fｏremost leader of the civil rights movement.

A.A. jostling;

B. agitating;

C. obstructing;

D. jerking

您的答案：A

12．第12题

when the wind died down, the sailboat DRIFTED towｏrd the beach.

A.A. headed;

B. floated;

C. hurried;

D. returned

您的答案：B

13．第13题

After an unhappy love affair, emily dickinson was said to have lived like a HERMIT, shut away in her family home in amherst, massachusetts.

A.A. heroine;

B. recluse;

C. invalid;

D. lunatic

您的答案：B

14．第14题

that car model has become OBSOLETE.

A.A. outmoded;

B. out of stock;

C. popular;

D. modern

您的答案：A

15．第15题

the congregation at last sunday's sermon showed no PROPRIETY when they giggled at the sight of a person in an outlandish dress.

A.A. politeness;

B. courage;

C. decency;

D. capability

您的答案：C

16．第16题

his new plan is IDEALISTIC but not practical.

A.A. romantic;

B. fantastic;

C. realistic

您的答案：C

17．第17题

the ｏriginal building was erected in 1710 but this structure has been largely transfｏrmed ａnd ___.

A.A. increased;

B. extended;

C. augmented;

D. stretched

您的答案：B

18．第18题

the doｏrway of the eskimo igloo was so low that we had to ___ down to enter.

A.A. incline;

B. bend;

C. drop;

D. bow

您的答案：B

19．第19题

beautiful as it is, synthetic silk will not SUPPLANT cotton apparel.

A.A. replace;

B. remove;

C. misplace;

D. take away

您的答案：A

20．第20题

biologists have ASCERTAINED that specialized cells convert chemical energy into mechanical energy.

A.A. investigated;

B. hypothesized;

C. considered;

D. verified