英语高阶教程(下册)第四单元课后题

1、VocabularyI. There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.1 .In those early days of settlement tigers were often heard, howling and for food in the nearby forest at night. A.

2、look B. foraging C. grabbing D. observing2. I stood on the beach watching some fishermen a boat into the water. A. shove B. drew C. carried D. took3. He so hard at the window sash that it broke, and the window came crashing down.A. grabbed B. hoisted C. tugged D. freighted4.The old lady stumbled ove

3、r the first step and down the stairs.A. tumbled B. walked C. went D. indulged5.Tom Sawyer tied his rotten tooth on to the bedpost, and then with a violentbackward movement of his head, he it out of his mouth.A.activated B. boosted C. yanked D. bumped6.The cross-channel swimmer had to be out of the w

4、ater exhausted.A. pushed B. averted C. soared D. pulled7.The fishermen had taken such a huge catch that they had difficulty in thenets aboard.A. hauling B. splashing C. drawing D. carrying8.Some people either avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutralabout them.A. violently B. enthusiastic

5、ally C. sincerely D. deliberately9.The shop assistant was straight with his customer. if an article was of quality hed tell them so.A. humble B. inferior C. minor D. awkward10.She once again went through her composition carefully to all spellingmistakes from it.A. withdraw B. diminish C. abandon D.

6、eliminate11.Children are to have some accidents as they grow up.A. obvious B. indispensable C. bound D, doubtless12.If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say somethingby way of .A. assurance B. persuasion C. encouragement D. confirmation13.China started its nuclear pow

7、er industry only in recent years, and should no time in catching up.A. delay B. lose C. lag D. lessen14.Small boys are questioners. They ask questions all the time.A. original B. imaginative C. peculiar D. persistent15.He was enough to understand my questions from the gestures I made.A. intelligent

8、B. efficient C. proficient D. diligent16.The of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of somephysical aspects of the life style of the peopleA. implementation B. manifestation C. demonstration D. expedition17.The concern with the origins of the earth their study.A. motivated B. advi

9、sed C. excited D. impulsed18.For the past two years, Audi cars have Germanys Touring CarChampionship.A. conquered B. dominated C. determined D. contested19.Though in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to recordthe plain facts of small-town life.A. raised B. grown C. developed D. culti

10、vated20.Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to healthy.A. preserve B. stay C. maintain D. reserveII. Use the appropriate form of the word given in the brackets to fill in the corresponding blank.1 .The energy shortage of the world results partly from use by the industrialized co

11、untries. (waste)2. Switzerland is famous for its watchmaking and beautiful (scene)3. We are faced with the necessity to recognize that having more people implies a lower standard of living. (inevitable)4. Dogs are often praised for their ;they almost never abandon their master. (loyal)5. On turning

12、the corner, we saw the road steeply. (descend)6. It is my that the decision was a mistake. (persuade)7. These small spiced cakes are a of the region. (peculiar)8. We are in complete of your plans. (ignore)9. She shows remarkable on stage for one so young. (assure)10. Constant in bad habits brought a

13、bout his ruin. (indulge)11. Recently a number of cases have been reported of young children a violent act previously seen on television. (duplicate)12. His testimony is of no to the case. (relevant)15. While shopping in a department store,I left my purse lying on a counter of handbags. (accident)16.

14、 The countrys embodies the ideals of freedom and equality(constitute)17.This riot is only one of peoples discontent. (manifest)18.What made you come and work in this ?(establish)19.It is that you attend all the meetings. (essence)20.He made some very claims about his record. (dispute)ClozeThere are

15、20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are fourchoices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.An important factor of leadership is attraction. This does not mean attractiveness inthe ordinary sense, for that is a quality 1 our control. The leader has,

16、 nevertheless.to be a magnet. a 2 figure towards whom people are 3 . Magnetism in thatsense depends, first of all, on being 4 . There is a type of authority which canbe 5 from behind closed doors, but that is not leadership. 6 there ismovement and action, the true leader is in the forefront and may

17、seem, indeed, to beeverywhere at once. He has to become a legend; the 7 for anecdotes, whethertrue or false; a character. One of the simplest devices is to be 8 on the occasionwhen the leader might be 9 to be there, enough in itself to start a rumor about thevital 10 which has detained him. To make

18、up for this, he can 11 when leastexpected, giving rise to another story about the interest he can display 12 thingswhich other folks might 13 as trivial. With this gift for 14 curiosity theleader always combines a reluctance to 15 about himself. His interest is plainlyin other people; he questions t

19、hem and encourages them to talk and then 16 allthat is relevant. He never leaves a party 17 he has mentally tiled a minimumdossier on 18 present, ensuring that he knows 19 to say when he meets themagain. He is not artificially extrovert but he would usually rather listen than talk.Others 20 graduall

20、y that his importance needs no proof.1. A. beyond B. of C. under D. by2. A. vital B. central C. strange D. conspicuous3. A. united B. dragged C. drawn D. hauled4. A. observed B. noticed C. watched D. seen5. A. exercised B. respected C. recognized D. imposed6. A. Whether B. Where C. AS D. Since7. A.

21、object B. topic C. subject D. excuse8. A. present B. absolute C. abstract D. absent9. A. appointed B. anticipated C. arranged D. expected10. A. matter B. thing C. business D. affair11. A. emerge B. appear C. show D. submerge12. A. in B. at C. on D. about13. A. think B. regard C. look D. deal14. A. c

22、reating B. originating C. inspiring D. spreading15. A. communicate B. say C. reveal D. talk16. A. commits B. cites C. remembers D. notes17. A. when B. until C. as D. before18. A. everyone B.anyone C. someone D. onel9. A. how B.what C. that D. whether20. A. know B.whether C. realize D. acknowledgeTra

23、nslationI. Translate the following paragraph into Chinese. It seems to me that in the matter of intellect the ant must be a strangely overratedbird. During many summers, now, I have watched him, when 1 ought to have been inbetter business, and I have not yet come across a living ant that seemed to h

24、ave anymore sense than a dead one. I refer to the ordinary ant, of course; I have had noexperience of those wonderful Swiss and African ones which vote, keep drilledarmies, hold slaves, and dispute about religion. Those particular ants may be all thatthe naturalist paints them, but I am persuaded th

25、at the average ant is a sham. I admithis industry, of course; he is the hardest-working creature in the world一 whenanybody is looking一but his leatherheadedness is the point I make against him.II. Translate the following paragraph into English. 教育很可能是现代争议最大、争论最多的一个题目。在一个国家未来的经济增长越来越依靠科学和技术的时候，教育在一个国家未来的前途中起着决定性的作用。今天.享受教育的特权已不再限于极少数人。教育的发展是如此之快，它现在已成为一个巨大的行