高级英语练习题含答案(第二册) (4)培训讲学

高级英语练习题含答案(第二册)(4)
Lesson Four
Inaugural Address
I. Choose the one which best explains the word given:
1. inaugural
A. holy and sacred place in a church
B. formal speech made by a person on taking office
C. shelter from trouble, danger
D. talk for the purpose of teaching
2. sovereign
A. self-governing
B. self-sufficient
C. self-centered
D. self-respected
3. subversion
A. rebuilding
B. succession
C. destroying
D. salvage
4. invective
A. beautiful words
B. facial expressions
C. convincing speech
D. abusive language
5. invoke
A. call forth
B. take down
C. put up
D. take the form of
6. prescribe
A. order or direct
B. produce
C. protect
D. agree
7. tribulation
A. contribution
B. delivery
C. distribution
D. great difficulty or trouble
8. adversary
A. a person who gives advice
B. a friend
C. an enemy
D. a listener
9. civility
A. rough manners
B. polite behaviour
C. polite citizen
D. rude person
10. engulf
A. swallow up
B. consider about
C. clean up
D. imprint on
11. heed
A. rise on feet
B. strike on the head
C. give new life and strength
D. pay attention to
12. shield
A. person or thing that protects
B. a court order prohibiting or ordering a given action
C. a person or animal inhabiting a specified place
D. an apparatus used in inhaling medicinal vapors
13. asunder
A. from below
B. apart in direction or position
C. in or to a low place
D. from an upright position
14. belabour
A ask sb. to work hard
B. set upon with too much talk
C. furnish with power
D. force upon others
15. eradicate
A. cut into many small parts
B. go round in circle
C. draw together into a small space
D. put an end to; destroy
16. observe
A. celebrate
B. preserve
C. orate
D. help
17.almighty
A. intensive
B. all-powerful
C. instructive
D. all-round
18.symbolize
A. make signal
B. show pity
C.represent
D. present
19.undoing
A. showing
B. laziness
C. cover
D. destruction
20.permit
A. fill in
B. consent
C. get into
D. explain
mit
A. pledge
B. omit
C. refrain
D. repeat
22.host
A.a few
B. multitude
C. house
D. exclusion
23.alliance
A. domination
B. transaction
B. disintegration D. association
24.cast
A. insert
B. fall
C. throw
D. leap
25.prey
A. victim
B. require
C. address
D. beg
26.aggression
A. defence
B. invasion.
C. injury
D. disclosure
27.outpace
A. fall behind
B. step out
C. walk outside
D. surpass
28.anew
A. once more
B. strange
C. famous
D. weary
29.testimony
A. evidence
B. witness
C. liberation
D. trial
30. inspection
A. prediction
B. warm speech
C. expectation
D. examination
II. Write down the word according to the definition. The first letter is given:
1.the sense of right and wrong c onscience _
2.the largest or greatest number, amount, etc. m aximum _
3.drawn up ready for battle e mbattled
4.to express clearly and exactly f ormulate
5.that which has been or may be inherited h eritage
6.to take an oath s wear
7.the quality of being generous g enerosity
8.any public place in which discussions take place f orum
9.formal written order in the name of a court of law, government, or other
authority, directing a person to do or not to sth. w rit
10.to do away with completely a bolish
11.either half of the celestial sphere as divided by the ecliptic, the celestial equator, or the horizon. h emisphere
12. a group of persons gathered together for a common reason, as for a legislative, religious, educational, or social purpose. a ssembly
13.to confer with another or others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement n egotiate
14.the act of suspecting something, especially something wrong, on little evidence or without proof. s uspicion
15.to keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged. p reserve
16.to call together s ummon
17.feelings of devoted attachment and affection l oyalty
18.be delighted r ejoice
19. a conscientious or concerted effort toward an end; an earnest attempt e ndeavor
20.ardent, often selfless affection and dedication d evotion
21.something promoting or contributing to happiness, well-being, or prosperity; a boon b lessing
22.the act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search. q uest
23.to release or loose from or as if from a leash u nleash
24.to give warning to a larm
25.free or almost free from change, variation, or fluctuation; uniform st eady
26.to have meaning or importance s ignify
27.deeply earnest, serious, and sober s olemn
28. a solemn, formal declaration or promise to fulfill a pledge, often calling on God or a sacred object as witness o ath
29. a person from whom one is descended; an ancestor f orebear
30.an adversary; an opponent f oe
III. Reading Comprehension:
1. In what way is the world different according to Kennedy?
A.in the way that the cold war was in its height.
B.in the way of science and technology
C.in the way that human rights are still at issue.
D.in the way of revolutionary belief.
2. Kennedy’s specific policy towards the poor countries is _____.
A.to help them help themselves.
B.to make them our adversary.
C.to pledge the loyalty of faithful friends
D.to convert good words into good deeds.
3. Which statement is not true?
A.Both sides are overburdened by the cost of arms race.
B.Both sides are made conscious of the wide spread atom bombs.
C.Both sides do not feel easy at the present situation.
D.Both are trying to keep this uncertain balance of terrible military power.
4. In his line “Let the word go forth from this time and place” , the word means ____
A.the word from the Bible
B.the word from God
C.Kennedy’s word
D.the forefather’s word
5. Kennedy’s “alliance for progress” is the policy towards ______.
A.the newly independent countries
B.the third world countries.
C.the United Nations
D.the Latin American countries.
IV. Translation:
1.他们的友谊是在困难时期由于同甘苦共患难而结成的。

(forge)
2.他为发展两国之间的联盟和协作关系作出了巨大的贡献。

(alliance)
3.科学以现象为根据。

(rest)
4.我是因兴趣才集邮的，并不是为了赶时髦或消磨时间。

(out of )
5.他的记忆力随着病情的恶化逐渐减退。

(push back)
6.如果你不改过自新的话，那你总有一天会坐牢的。

(end up)
7.法律规定了开汽车应遵循的规章。

(prescribe)
8.北京已经决定选择高科技部门作为经济发展的新举措，因此，一些如电子，信息，新
的建筑材料，微生物工程以及新药工业都将给投资者以优惠。

9.正如我们大家都知道的那样，在这个复杂多变的世界里对于人民来说，信息需求至关
重要。

谁拥有准确，可靠，最新的信息来处理日常发生的问题以及人们在业务，社会，家庭中的关键问题，谁就能生存，而且能成功。

10.今日的电话作为世界上最普遍的传声通讯工具和当年贝尔发明的简陋装置相比是无与
伦比的精致和有效。

今天使用电话的方式是贝尔当年所不可能预见到的。

11.在过去，例如世界银行等国际发展组织几乎只是支持机动化的工程项目提供资金，以
此作为满足发展中国家运输需要的一种策略。

12.阅读是一种私人的，而不是集体的活动，作家仅同安心静坐的人在沟通。

讲演者则是
同一群人在讲话，而这群人已经是受到盲从和迷幻剂的影响，他们已在他控制之中，如果他是一个行家，他就可以任意摆布他们。

Key to Lesson Four
Translation:
1.Their friendship was forged by sharing comforts and hardships during the hard times.
2. He made great contribution to the development of alliances and cooperative associations of the two countries.
3. Science rests on phenomena.
4. I collect stamps out of real interest, not just following the fashion or just killing time.
5. His memory was pushed back gradually with the worsening illness / the deterioration
of his ill health.
6. If you don't correct your mistakes and turn over a new leaf, you'll end up in prison.
7. The law prescribed the rules by which automobiles may be driven.
8. Beijing has decided to select the high-tech sector as its new growth measure of
economic development, so preference will be given to investors in such industries
as electronics, information, new building materials, micro-biological engineering
and new medicines.
9. As we know, in this world of change and complexity, the need for information is
of greatest importance. Those people who have accurate, reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day problems, the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and succeed.
10. Now the most common means of voice communication in the world, the
telephone of today is infinitely more sophisticated and effective than the crude instrument developed by Bell, and it is being used in ways he could not possibly
have foreseen.
11.In the past, international development institutions like the world Bank have
almost exclusively funded projects supporting motorizations as a strategy to meet transportation needs of the developing nations.
12.Reading is a private, not a collective activity. The writer speaks only to individuals, sitting by themselves in a state of normal sobriety. The orator speaks
to masses of individuals have already been affected by blindness and illusion. They
are at his mercy (under his control) and, if he knows his business, he can do what
he likes with them.。