LovingandHatingNewYork补充测试题

1、Lov ing and Hati ng New YorkI . Reading comprehension1. ManyEuropeans take NewYork as their favoritecity, because.E3 A. They are reassured by the sight ofthe fashi on ave nues of Madis on and Fifth.3 B. There are many familiarinternational names in New York.3 C. New York s charged nervous atmosphere

2、 and vulgar dyn amism.D. NewYork city is a cosmopolitan city.2. In author s eyes, New York is.釦 A. a sacred place3 B. a mo ngrel city 釦 C. a intern ati onal metropolisD. a conven ti onal city3. The sig ns of how the NewYork falle n cannot besee n from.A. New York n ever boasted itsgreat ness.B. Many

3、 advertis ing campaig ns publicly praise New York.O C. ManyNewYorkers wear T-shirts with a heart design and the words: “ I love NewYork” prin ted on it.0 D. New York is tryi ng desperately to regain her lost privileged status.4. From where the author beg ins to give an actual description of New York

4、 itself.0 A. The last sentence of paragraph 5.B. The first sentence of paragraph 6.E3 C. From paragraph 1-5.E3 D. The whole essay.5. Which of the following cities is located in New YorkA. JerseyE3 B. SohoE3 C. NashvilleE3 D. Beverly Hillsn . Determine whether the following statementsare true or fals

5、e. Put “T , if the statement is true and put an“F” , if false.1. According to the author, NewYork is no longer the lead ing city is the Un ited States.2. NewYork is a city that resists the prevailing trends of America and it is a place where peoplecan escape from uni formity anduncommonness.3. Europ

6、ea ns take to New York because they feel reassured whe n they see so many jewelers, shoes stores and designer shops bearing familiar international names on Madison and Fifthave nues. 14. The rhetorical device employed in“ Naturecon sta ntly yields toman ” is pers on ificati on.5. It is the fascinati

7、oncharm of NewYork as wellas the opport un ity to be a jour nalist thatattracts the author to New York.6. It is the good living conditions that draw those young people to New York.7. The sentence “ All have their sovereignties ” mean sail the differe nt eth nic groups have their own little areas whi

8、ch they con trol.8. New York is not Ion ger the banking andcom muni cati ons headquarters for America.9. The n ewcomers to New York are n ever fully assimilated.10. New York regards the Un ited Nati ons as anunworkable, impractical and hypocritical in stitutio n.1 in. Point out what figure of speech

9、 is used in each of the following sentences:1. While sitcoms cloned and canned in Hollywood, and the Johnny Carson show live, pre-empt the air waves form California2. Tin Pan Alley has moved to Nashville and Hollywood.3. New York was never Mecca to me.4. Nature constantly yields to man in New York:

10、wit ness those fragile sidewalk trees gamelystrugglingagainst encroaching cement and petrolfumes. I5. So much of well-to-do America now livesan tiseptically in en claves, tranq uil andluxurious, that shut out the world.6. “So what else is new ”7. The defeated are not hidden awaysomewhereelse on the

11、wrong side of tow n.8. Characteristically, the city swallows up theUnited Nations and refuses to take it seriously, regard ing it as an un workable mixture of the idealistic, the impractical, and the forced upon her by foreig n in vaders.IV .Choose the word or phrase which best completes each senten

12、 ce.1. He fought back at his tormentors with of a corner red rat.A. dejecti onB. depressi onC. desperati onD. despair2. Hemon opolized the con versati on byofhis own prowess at hunting and fishing.O A. boast ing3 B. braggi ng3 C. crowi ng0 D. vau nting3. It was alleged that he was present at the sce

13、neof the crime, but hethat he was in Europeat the time.0 A. assertedB. mai ntai nedE3 C. affirmedE3 D. testified4. It has become thefor royalty toappears as democratic and “ folksy ” as the average politicia n.E3 A. fashio nE3 B. trendE3 C. vogue 事 D. style5. Thebetwee n Guelphs and Ghibelli nesin m

14、edieval Italy passed from con troversy overpapal authority to petty was between city states.E3 A. conten tionO B. friction3 C. con flict3 D. strife6. He was too n ervous to speak and had to be7. A short cut through the mountain is extremely in winter.8. Australiathe Treaty of Peace withJapan on 10th

15、 April, 1952; New Zeala nd on 29th April, 1952.A. con firmedB. san cti oned0C.ratifiedE3D.approved9. He is a poetwithimagination.3A.luxurious3B.luxuria nt0C.luscious0D.lustrous10. clod hoppers guffawed at seeing maleballet dancers wearing tights.0 A. naive0 B. un affectedE3 C. un sophisticatedE3 D.

16、prov in cial11. Hefelt listless un til the sea breezehim and steadied his n erves.A. cheeredE3 B. en couragedE3 C. exhilaratedE3 D. excited12. She en dured her ill ness with greatA. fortitude0 B. forbeara neeE3 C. persiste neeO D. resolution13. Mary is no long willing to meet her husband sbully ing

17、with docile.0 A. patie nee0 B. suffera neeO C. tolera neeE3 D. forbeara nee14. The aetress was beeoming extremely with all the questi ons they were ask ing by theunealled- for innuendo in the reporter s questi on.E3 A. outragedB. aggravatedC. exasperatedE3 D. i nsulted15. It would beof me to have a

18、ehurehwedding when I don t believe in God.A. hypoeritiealB. hypereritiealC. hystericalD. hypothetical16. He bala need the glasson the arm ofthe chair.3 A. precociously3 B. precariously0 C. precautio nary0 D. precipitously17. You can restthat the tale nted youngsecretary has bee n able to confirm wha

19、t he said in the origi nal report.0 A. assuredE3 B. en suredE3 C. i nsuredE3 D. reassured18. The leader s speech in defense of the policydidn t carry much.E3 A. con victionE3 B. beliefE3 C. confidenceD. concern19. America n revoluti on aries who rejectedEn gla nd s claim ofover the coloni es.0 A. so

20、vereig ntyE3 B. authorityO C. power匪 D. right20. The public is very about the governorspla ns for a tax cut.0 A. susceptibleO B. dubiousE3 C. suspicious0 D. deliberate21. The two coun tries will full diplomaticrelati ons now that they have settled their longsta nding border dispute.E3 A. recoveB. re

21、storeC. reno vateE3 D. replace22. Every one in the auditorium was weep ing by thetime he fini shed thetale, though it wasfabricated obviously.A. pessimisticB. pathetic0 C. patrioticE3 D. mela ncholyV .Put the following words and phrases into theappropriate bla nks in the follow ing senten ces.measur

22、e up againstcut off from in terms of be reckoned withlook up to out of phase with yield tobeck on to out of stepwith swallow up1. They were already a political force to.2. The school is widely Ifor its excelle ntteach ing.3. The new build ing isits surro undin gs.4. I I temptati on and had a chocola

23、te bar.5. The job is greatsalary, but it has itsdisadva ntages.6. Hehimselfall huma n andlived alone in a remote area.7. The figures are not very good when I thoseof our competitors.8. I watched her walk dow n the road un til shewas lby the darkness.9. Hewaiter to bring the bill.10. She was .Hlher c

24、olleagues and regarded as an ecce ntric woma n.筍.Fill in each blank with a suitable verb fromthe lists below in the proper form.decli ne decrease diminish drop dwin dle lesse nreduce1.1 hope to obta in your forgive ness,toyour ill opinion.2. His sense of personal initiativeis cultivatedin stead of b

25、eing1.3. The nu mber of n ati ons allied withGermany las the war continued.4. The in cide nee of malariadramaticallybecause of the eradication of malarial mosquitoes.5. Certa in medic ines are said to be effectivein 1 people s weight.6. It is said that her vitality and creativityarewith age.7. Class

26、esas more and more stude ntsplayed trua nt.8. Owing to the strike, coal supplies are Hlquickly.9. I hope the nu mber of mistakes you make in theexercises willas time goes on.10. After years of ill ness he wasto a skelet on.11. My aunt has decided to spe ndheryears in the suburbs of sha nghai.12. Mr.

27、 Smith s hopesas his fortuneaway to no thi ng.13. The price of the new products hasbee nowing to a twenty per cent rise inI because of theirproductivity.14. Their funds extravaga nee and ill-ma nageme nt.border edge fringe margin rim verge15. The proposal was carried by a very n arrow.16. Be careful

28、! Theof your glass iscracked.17. I hurt myknee against the I of the stove.18. Don t gon ear thethe precipice;you may stumble and topple over.19. The Ibetwee n the two coun tries runsalong the mountain ridge.20. He pushed the leftovers of the food onthethe plate.21. Whenwriti ng the compositi on, be

29、sure to writein every other line and leave a.22. Whe n the toy was take n away, the girl foundherself on theof tears.23. Professor Hill always writes his comments inthe Iof his stude nts papers.24. Caracas, a moder n city on theof theOrinoco wilder ness, is domin ated by a profusi onof motor traffic

30、.25. The bond issue, proposed as a way of financing a centennial celebrati on, failed by an arrow.26. The thin detective with thehorn glasses wandered through the garden.27. Owing to the poor management, this firm wasn early on theof ban kruptcy.28. At the weddi ng, though the in-laws on theouter I

31、didn t enjoy themselves as much as “the privilegedgroup ” , the atmosphere was, onthe whole, genial and harm onio us.29. These recruits are going to be sent to guardthe farm on the Chi nese side of theHlwithBurma,30. Many young graduates like to work in thepublish ing house now not because ofthe Ibe

32、n efits it offers, but because of thepleasant working environment it provides for all.VD .For each blank in the following passage, choose the most suitable word from the list of words provided below. Each work can be used once only. Write your choice of words in its proper form in the corresponding

33、blanks in the passage.grudge In the light ofwilli nglyfreedomkno wledgephilosophersspiritual comfortmeasurepassers-bymeasure the only excepti onin terms ofis fully aware ofestimatestealoccasi on allynothingin the ope nenvious ofthe world ofn aturebeggarssacrificeis free frombe paid forhuma n dig nit

34、ywith easeNoth ing to Sell and Nothi ng to BuyIt has bee n said that every one lives by selli ng somethi ng. ( 1 )this stateme nt,teachers live by selli ng ( 2 )1,(3 )by selli ng wisdom and priests byselling( 4 ). Though it may be possible to(5 )the value of material goods(6 )mon ey, it is extremely

35、 difficult to(7 )the true value of the services whichpeople perform for us. There are times whe n we would ( 8 )give everything we possess tosave our lives, yet we might ( 9 )pay inga surge on a high fee for offeri ng us precisely this service. The conditionsof society are suchthat skills have to (

36、10 )the same waythat goods are paid for at a shop. Every one has somethi ng to sell. Tramps seem to be(11 )to this general rule. Beggars almostsell themselves as humanbeings to arouse the pity of ( 12 )But real tramps are not(13 )They have nothing to sell and require(14 )from others. In seek inginde

37、pendence, they do not sacrifice their(15 ). A tramp may ask you for mon ey, buthe will never ask you to ( 16 )him. He hasdeliberatelychosen to lead the life he leads and(17 )the consequences. He may never besure where the n ext meal is coming from, but he(18 )the thousa nds of an xieties which affli

38、ct other people. His few materialpossessions makeit possible for him to movefrom place to place ( 19 ). By hav ing to sleep(20 ), he gets far closer to(21 )than most of us ever do. He mayhunt,beg, or ( 22 )to keep himself alive; he may eve n, in times real n eed, do a little work;but he will n ever

39、( 23 )his freedom. Weofte n speak of tramps with con tempt and put them in the same class as beggars, but how many of us can hon estly say that we have not felt a little(24 )their simple way of life and their(25 )from careW .TranslationThe Flight of YouthThere are gains for all our losses.There are

40、balms for all our pain:But whe n youth, the dream, departsIt takes someth ing from our hearts,And it n ever comes aga in.We are stron ger, and are better,Un der man hood s ster ner reig n:Still we feel that someth ing sweetFollowed youth, with flying feet, And will n ever come aga in.Somethi ng beau

41、tiful is vani shed,And we sigh for it in vain;We behold it everywhere, On the earth, and in the air,But it never comes again!第二册第 14 课练习答案1- 1: /答案:C1- 2: /答案 :C1- 3: /答案 :A1- 4: /答案 :A1- 5: /答案 :B2- 1: /答案:T2- 2: /答案:F2- 3: /答案:F2- 4: /答案:T2- 5: /答案:F2-6: /答案:F2-7: /答案:T2-8: /答案:F2-9: /答案:T2-10: /答

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