中国海洋大学蓝鸽大英三第六单元2013-12-20

1. Mr. Bloom is not _____ now, but he will be famous someday.

A) dominant B) magnificent C) significant D) prominent

[1].D

prominent 卓越的，著名的significant 重要的，有意义的dominant 占主导地位的，重要的

2. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th _____ the birth of Jesus Christ.

A) in accordance with B) in terms of C) in honor of D) in favor of

[2]. C

3. If you put too many pears in that paper bag, it will _____.

A) burst B) explode C) crack D) expand

[3]. C

crack [kræk] n. 裂缝；声变；噼啪声adj. 最好的；高明的vi. 破裂；爆裂vt. 使破裂；打开；变声

4. He seems to be _____ enough to climb to the mountain top in an hour.

A) brilliant B) consistent C) comfortable D) energetic

[4]. D

consistent [kən'sɪst(ə)nt] adj. 始终如一的，一致的；坚持的

5. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor as if I were the one_____.

A) to correct B) correcting C) having corrected D) being corrected

[5]. D

6. Charles Babbage is generally considered _____ the first computer.

A) to invent B) inventing C) to have invented D) having invented

[6]. C

7. To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly, be ____, and display interest in the job.

A) swift B) instant C) timely D) punctual

[7]. D

punctual ['pʌŋ(k)tʃʊəl; -tjʊəl] adj. 准时的，守时的；精确的

8. To our _____, Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.

A) anxiety B) relief C) view D) judgment

[8]. B

9. He is planning another tour abroad, yet his passport will _____ at the end of this month.

A) expire B) exceed C) terminate D) cease

[9]. A

expire [ɪk'spaɪə; ek-]vi. 期满；终止；死亡；呼气vt. 呼出（空气）

exceed [ɪk'siːd; ek-] vt. 超过；胜过vi. 超过其他

terminate ['tɜːmɪneɪt]vt. 使终止；使结束；解雇vi. 结束，终止；结果adj. 结束的

cease [siːs] n. 停止vi. 停止；终了vt. 停止；结束

10. My grandfather had always taken a _____ interest in my work, and I had an equal admiration for the stories of his time.

A) splendid B) weighty C) vague D) keen

[10]. D keen interest 非常有兴趣

11. We believe _____ you have been devoted to _____ of great necessity.

A) that…being B) all that…be C) what…is D) that all…are

[11]. C

12. I knew nothing about the accident _____ I read in the newspaper.

A) except that B) except for C) except when D) except what

[12]. D

13. _____ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research.

A) So curious the couple was B) So curious were the couple

C) How curious the couple were D) The couple was such curious

[13]. B

14. There is no _____ to that house from the main road.

A) access B) avenue C) exposure D) edge

[14]. A

15. All the guests were invited to attend the wedding _____ and had a very good time.

A) feast B) congratulations C) festival D) recreation

[15]. A

16. When the newspaper boy got to a blue door, _____, which frightened him away as fast as possible.

A) out a fierce dog rushed B) out did a fierce dog rush

C) out rushed a fierce dog D) rushed out a fierce dog

[16]. C

17. The board of the company has decided to _____ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.

A) multiply B) lengthen C) expand D)stretch

[17]. C

multiply ['mʌltɪplaɪ] vt. 乘；使增加；使繁殖；使相乘vi. 乘；繁殖；增加adv. 多样地；复合地adj. 多层的；多样的

lengthen ['leŋθ(ə)n; -ŋkθ-] vt. 使延长；加长vi. 延长；变长

expand [ɪk'spænd; ek-] vt. 扩张；使膨胀；详述vi. 发展；张开，展开

stretch [stretʃ] vt. 伸展,张开

18. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it _____ when she was trying to go to sleep.

A) sounding B) ringing C) ticking D) humming

[18]. C ticking n. 坚质条纹棉布或亚麻布；（指钟表发出的）滴答响声

19. Overjoyed to see his long-lost friends, Carter _____ a toast to the health of them all.