2011秋季西南交大大学英语第八次作业

1、一、单项选择题(只有一个选项正确，共40道小题)1. Would you like me to bring a cup of tea for you? _ 本题2分(A)Yes, please.(B)It doesnt matter.(C)Neither do I.(D)Not yet.你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元2. Are you going back to your hotel, Mr. Smith? If you are, I can give you a lift. Its very kind of you, but theyre sendin

2、g a car for me. _. 本题2分(A)Thank you(B)See you later(C)Good-bye(D)Thank you just the same你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元3. Would you like me to carry the box for you? _ 本题2分(A)Id like to.(B)Thank you, if its not too much bother.(C)No, it will trouble you.(D)Youre welcome.你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解

3、答参考：第八单元4. What can I do for you, Madame? _, I can handle it by myself. 本题2分(A)Sure(B)No, thank you(C)What a pleasure(D)Yes你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元5. Do you want me to hold the umbrella for you? _ 本题2分(A)You can, please.(B)No, I have.(C)Its very kind of you to do so.(D)Nor do I.你选择的答案：前面作业

4、中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元6. Will you do me a favor to post this letter for me? _ 本题2分(A)Not now, how about tomorrow?(B)Dont bother me!(C)Why me?(D)Dont be sorry你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元7. _ Sure, whats it? Would you please pass me the salt? Here you are. 本题2分(A)Would you like some salt?(B)Exc

5、use me?(C)May I ask a favor of you?(D)How are you?你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元8. Could I trouble you to go with me? Its too late. _ 本题2分(A)No, its too late.(B)Yes, you are.(C)Oh，its really sorry.(D)Sure, my pleasure.你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元9. Can I help you? _ 本题2分(A)Thats not necess

6、ary, but thank you all the same.(B)No, I wont.(C)Of course.(D)Well, I suggest you not.你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元10. Would you like me to close the window for you? _ 本题2分(A)Yes, I would.(B)Whats your trouble?(C)Id be very grateful if you could.(D)All right. Good-bye.你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解

7、答参考：第八单元11. A new idea began to _ from his mind when he was on his way back home. 本题1分(A)emerge(B)output(C)starve(D)tend你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元12. The lost car of the Lees was found _ in the woods off the highway. 本题1分(A)disappeared(B)abandoned(C)thrown(D)rejected你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B

8、解答参考：第八单元13. He determined _ to college. 本题1分(A)going(B)go(C)of going(D)on going你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元14. _, he worked out the difficult math problem only in ten minutes. 本题1分(A)Surprising(B)Im surprised(C)In surprise(D)To my surprise你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元15. In space, there

9、are a lot of distant stars that are _ to the naked eye. 本题1分(A)visional(B)invisible(C)viewed(D)visited你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元16. Ken is not present, so I shall accept the prize _. 本题1分(A)on behalf of he(B)behalf him(C)on his behalf(D)behalf of him你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元17. The

10、squirrel was lucky that it just missed _. 本题1分(A)catching(B)to be caught(C)being caught(D)to catch你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元18. The film _ several years into half an hour. 本题1分(A)compasses(B)compresses(C)composes(D)campuses你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元19. It is _ that the volcano became

11、 active without warming. People were _ by the eruption. 本题1分(A)terrifying; terrifying(B)terrified; terrifying(C)terrified; terrified(D)terrifying; terrified你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元20. Why not try to _ your story into a novel? 本题1分(A)expand(B)explore(C)expose(D)extend你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案

12、：A解答参考：第八单元21. He could not help _ at how much his son had grown. 本题1分(A)crying(B)exclaiming(C)screaming(D)laughing你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元22. - “Did you do something like that before?” - “Of course not. That would be _ .” 本题1分(A)over my dignity(B)beyond my dignity(C)beneath my dignity(D)a

13、bove my dignity你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元23. After sending the guests away, we _ our dinner. 本题1分(A)consumed(B)paused(C)stopped(D)resumed你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元24. _, he finally pass the exam, although he suffered a lot. 本题1分(A)To our sorrow(B)In delight(C)To our delight(D)Of deli

14、ght你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元25. This movie tells us a story about two strangers who spoke German and came _ the sky. 本题1分(A)into(B)from out of(C)out(D)under你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元26. How about the two of us _ a walk down the garden? 本题1分(A)to take(B)take(C)taking(D)to be taking你选

15、择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元27. Her plot against a completely _ old man shows that the lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. 本题1分(A)identical(B)imperative(C)impressive(D)innocent你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元28. A lamp _ the ceiling above us. 本题1分(A)

16、was suspended(B)suspended(C)was suspended from(D)was suspicious of你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元29. Why dont you _ your ideas _ on paper? 本题1分(A)set; back(B)set; to(C)set; up(D)set; down你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元30. _ reporting on television has helped to generate interest in a wide vari

17、ety of sports and activities. 本题1分(A)Extensive(B)Intensive(C)Extended(D)Expected你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元31. In the court Mr. Smith was the only _ who said the fire was deliberate. 本题1分(A)standby(B)whisper(C)witness(D)witch你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元32. She has made up her mind to be

18、come a doctor working for the _ of suffering. 本题1分(A)relieve(B)relive(C)relief(D)believe你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元33. She decided to _ her studies after obtaining her Master degree. 本题1分(A)push(B)purse(C)pursuit(D)pursue你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元34. The process by which caterpillars

19、are _ into butter flies is adorable and amazing. 本题1分(A)translated(B)transformed(C)transacted(D)transmitted你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元35. In both East and West, names are _ to success, sometimes. 本题1分(A)especial(B)effective(C)essential(D)essence你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元36. Americans

20、rapid industrial progress has been _ its readiness to adopt new thoughts and interchange information. 本题1分(A)due to(B)because(C)reason for(D)since你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元37. Im truly _ for all your help. 本题1分(A)greet(B)thankful(C)grateful(D)both B) and C)你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元3

21、8. You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. Well，now I regret _ that 本题1分(A)to do(B)to be doing(C)to have done(D)having done你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元39. Much though the queen hated _, she couldnt help watching the fight. 本题1分(A)cold(B)bestial(C)cruelty(D)cruel你选择的答案：前面作业中已经

22、做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元40. This trip to the moon is a _ first voyage to outer space in human history. 本题1分(A)historian(B)history(C)historic(D)historical你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元二、阅读理解、完形填空题(共5道小题)41. As my train packed with rush-hour commuters emerged from underground and burst into the sunlig

23、ht Tuesday morning, the familiar New York City skyline was gone, made invisible by a thick canopy of jet-black smoke. Terrified at the sight, confused commuters pressed their faces against the trains windows, climbing over one another to get a better view. “Fire! The World Trade Center is on fire!”

24、a man exclaimed. Abandoning my newspaper, I pushed past a man on a cell phone, craning my neck to get a better view. To my utter disbelief, I could see smoke and flames devouring the top third of the north tower. The bitter smell of smoke burned in my nose. Suddenly the train came to a screeching ha

25、lt in the middle of the bridge. “The World Trade Center is on fire,” the conductor said “All service to Cortlandt Street has been suspended.” “My son,” a blonde woman who looked to be in her 50s said in a choked whisper to the young girl sitting next to her, “my oldest son works in that building.” A

26、s we all gaped and tried to process what we were witnessing, the unthinkable happened. Like a scene in film, a big black jet came from out of nowhere and crashed into the south tower. Everyone on the train gasped. I did not have a watch, but I knew it was roughly 9 a.m. Some 50,000 people work in th

27、ose buildings. I breathed a sigh of relief that I knew no one who worked in that building and quietly said a series of “Hail Marys” under my breath. As the train resumed and slowly crept closer to Manhattan, the conductor came on again. “Due to the explosions and fires at the World Trade Center, we

28、are experiencing extensive delays,” the conductor said. “From the train crew we ask that you say a prayer for anyone at the World Trade Center. Please say a prayer.” For the first time, the train became gravely silent. I sank down into an empty seat. My heart was racing, and I closed my eyes. 共5题(1)

29、 What did the passengers believe to be happening at first? 本题2分(A)Explosion. (B)Terrorism. (C)Fire. (D)War. 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对正确正确答案：C(2) While the explosion happened, the author was on his way to _. 本题2分(A)his workplace (B)the World Trade Center (C)supermarket (D)school 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对正确正确答案：A(3) Wh

30、y did the conductor ask the passengers to pray? 本题2分(A)Because he was a Christian. (B)Because he felt relieved their not being in the exploded building. (C)Because he felt sorry for the explosion of the World Trade Center. (D)Because he hoped everyone at the Center could be safe. 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对正确正

31、确答案：D(4) Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage? 本题2分(A)Most Americans start work at 9 oclock am. (B)The oldest son of the blonde woman may be killed in the explosion. (C)Before hearing the screaming, the author was reading newspaper. (D)All the passengers on the train believed

32、in God. 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对正确正确答案：D(5) According to the passage, what the author witnessed is probably _. 本题2分(A)March 11th incident (B)September 11th incident (C)July 7th bombing (D)November 11th terrorist attack 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对正确正确答案：B参考答案：第八单元; 第5小题：42. Good morning. This is a day of remembrance fo

33、r our country. And I am honored to be joined at the White House today by Americans who lost so much in the terrible events of September the 11th, 2001, and have felt that loss every day since. Three years ago, the struggle of good against evil was compressed into a single morning. In the space of on

34、ly 102 minutes, our country lost more citizens than were lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Time has passed, but the memories do not fade. We remember the images of fire, and the final calls of love, and the courage of rescuers who saw death and did not flee. We remember the cruelty of enemies who

35、murdered the innocent, and rejoiced in our suffering. We remember the many good lives that ended too soon which no one had the right to take. And our nation remembers the families left behind to carry a burden of sorrow. They have shown courage of their own. And with the help of Gods grace, and with

36、 support from one another, the families of terror victims have shown a strength that survives all hurt. Each of them remains in the thoughts and prayers of the American people. The terrorist attacks on September the 11th were a turning point for our nation. We saw the goals of a determined enemy: to

37、 expand the scale of their murder, and force America to retreat from the world. And our nation accepted a mission: We will defeat this enemy. The United States of America is determined to guard our homeland against future attacks. As the September the 11th Commission concluded, our country is safer

38、than we were three years ago, but we are not yet safe. Thank you for listening. 共5题(1) According to this passage, all of the following are true EXCEPT _. 本题2分(A)The passage is delivered in 2004. (B)Since the attacks on September the 11th, the United States has been conscious of the national safety.

39、(C)The September the 11th Commission concluded that the United States is safe now. (D)There were more people who died in the terrorist attacks on September the 11th than those who died in the attack on Pearl Harbor. 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对正确正确答案：C(2) In the third paragraph the underlined word “rejoice” mea

40、ns _. 本题2分(A)feeling joyful (B)feeling sorrowful (C)feeling regretful (D)feeling indifferent 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对正确正确答案：A(3) Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the factor to help the families of terror victims survive all hurts? 本题2分(A)Gods mercy. (B)Bravery of their own. (C)Hatred for the enemi

41、es. (D)Mutual support. 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对正确正确答案：C(4) Which of the following can NOT be known from the passage about the “enemy”? 本题2分(A)The enemy has made firm decision and nothing can stop them. (B)The enemy will take the lives of more innocent Americans. (C)The enemy will be happy to see America ret

42、reat from the world. (D)The enemy will destroy the whole world. 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对正确正确答案：D(5) Where would this passage most likely be extracted from? 本题2分(A)News report. (B)A radio address. (C)A television interview. (D)News review. 你选择的答案：前次作业时已经做对正确正确答案：B参考答案：第八单元; 第5小题：43. Surprisingly, no one know

43、s how many children receive education in English hospitals, still less the content or quality of that education. Proper records are jus t not kept. We know that more than 850.000 children go through hospital each year, and that every child of school age has a legal right to continue to receive educa

44、tion while in hospital. We also know there is only one hospital teacher to every 1,000 children in hospital. Little wonder the latest survey concludes that the extent and type of hospital teaching available differ a great deal across the country. It is found that half the hospitals in England which

45、admit children have no teacher. A further quarter has only a part-time teacher. The special childrens hospitals in major cities do best; general hospitals in the country and holiday areas are worst off. From this survey, one can estimate that fewer than one in five children have some contact with a

46、hospital teacherand that contact may be as little as two hours a day. Most children interviewed were surprised to find a teacher in hospital at all. They had not been prepared for it by parents or their own school. If there was a teacher they were much more likely to read books and do math or number

47、 work; without a teacher they would only play games. Reasons for hospital teaching range from preventing a child falling behind and maintaining the habit of school to keeping a child occupied, and the latter is often all the teacher can do. The position and influence of many teachers was summed up when parents referred to them as “the library lady” or just “the helper”. Children tend to rely on concerned school friends to keep in touch with school work. Several