英语期末复习网络测评

1、英语期末复习网络测评U1acquisitionthrustconcentrationdistinctivespecificallydistinguishevidentlydiminishadjustfunction1.The risk from viruses certainly hasntdiminished; on the contrary, it has mushroomed andpeople can easily get infected with virus.2.I like wild sunflower not because it has a(n)distinctiveNort

2、h American flavor but becauseits image is closely connected with our continents early history.3.One of the main characteristics thatdistinguishthe male bird from female bird is that theformer has beautiful feathers.4.He went to apply for hundreds of jobs with a masters degree in computer science but

3、 endedup with nothing.Evidently , its because he was disabled.5.Some booksare specially designed to tell usinformationaboutthe social,cultural orprofessional life of the country.6.I was embarrassed as an American for havingthrustsuch an awful concept upon the French,saying that the French hated the

4、idea of the theme park, Euro Disney.7.In places where it does not rain very often, thefunctionof canals is to drain water fromrivers or lakes and carry it to fields.8.There is also evidence of sloweracquisitionof language and a higher frequency of learningdifficulties for these physically disabled s

5、tudents.9.If you must sit facing the desk, shift your chair slightly as you sit down oradjustyour bodyin the chair slightly so that you can be right in front of your interviewer.10. Clever readers focus their attention, keeping theirconcentrationon the material theyknow best and answering questions

6、quickly because they are confident.assemblymoistearnestdestination英语期末复习网络测评moistureproclaimassetquestrallyexclaim1. Last Saturday, about 5,000 people held a protest march and rally against social discrimination against all people with AIDS.2.When appearing in court, my friend Debraexclaimedin anger

7、 to a judge to defend heractions, I wasnt hurting anyone!3.Human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief, which has beenproclaimedas thehighest aspiration of the common people.4.Henry Ford wasone of the first toapply assemblyline manufacturingto themassproduction of affordable automobiles.5.

8、Unless you have a heated greenhouse, you will have difficulty in keeping the plant indoors forvery long because they need a really warm andmoist atmosphere.6.In dry weather, youd better water your vegetables, flowers, and plants in the morning beforethe earth loses too muchmoisture .7.When you are f

9、aced with a difficult situation, you may rely on some of yourassets such asfamily, friends, skills, education, money, and good health.8. After many years searching of the world, her quest for her missing brother finally succeeded when she found him in Africa9. She decided long ago that she would stu

10、dy the subject of physics inearnestas soon as shewas accepted by the school.10. He regretted that he hadnt followed his friends suggestion. If he had taken the short-cutacross the river, he would have arrived at thedestinationmuch earlier.A. fluentB. acquisitionC. diverseD. reverseE. competentF. com

11、petitiveG. skimH. beneficialI. enhanceJ. engageK. comprehensionL. confusion英语期末复习网络测评M. proficiencyN. exposureO. efficiencyTesting has replaced teaching in most public schools. Instead of teaching reading or writingskillswhichare beneficialtostudents,nowteachersaresomehowencouragedto reversethe lear

12、ning process. For instance, they ask students to read the questions atthe end of a reading text first, and then teach them toskim the text for the answers withvarious test-taking skills. We wonder whether the test-taking skills really help improve theirlanguage proficiency .Theabilityto read orwrite

13、should enhancetheabilitytodoreasonablywelloncomprehension of reading texts orfluentwriting. However, neither reading nor writingdevelops simply through learning test-taking skills. Teachers must be careful when theyteach students how to read and write to avoid any false languageacquisition. Too many

14、discussions on test-taking skills will only end up with moreconfusionin learning becausestudents have become more interested in test-taking skills rather than concentrating onthe nature and quality of what should be taught.As aresult,studentsmaybe competentintaking testswhiletheyhavelittleorno expos

15、ureto serious reading or thinking. They are unable to understand or talk aboutwhat they read, which is definitely disastrous to their academic preparation.U2persistboostinvestorientevaluateaccumulateacceleratecalculatespeculateundertake1.The United Nations official said toundertakea new peace move i

16、n the Middle East whenthere is a chance to reach an agreement.2.We might speculatefurther from the story and say that these people probably lived veryclose to the well because of the importance of water to life.3.As they are not sure about the situation in the flood-stricken area, they will first se

17、nd trainednurses there to evaluatethe needs of each patient.4.If the extremely hostile relationships tend topersist , the conflicts between the two partiesmake it difficult to recognize that they share common needs and goals.英语期末复习网络测评5.As more students are inclined to choose business as their major

18、, the college has to offer morecourses that are business-oriented .6.If workersbelieve inflation is likely to accelerate, they willdemandhigherwages tocompensate for expected increases in prices.7.If you have a good planning to set aside 500 dollars per month, it would take two yearsto accumulatedth

19、e minimum sum needed for your child.8.If the population continues to rise at the present rate, scientists havecalculatedthat theworlds population will double by the end of the century.9.The cost of repairing damaged public facilities is so high that some local governments areunwilling to invest in t

20、he rebuilding projects.10. According to recent research reports, learning a new dance step mayboostthe brain in thesame way that learning a language does.liableliberalunconsciousobjectivepromisingrealisticsufficientdominantcynicaldestructive1.Both parents and teachers are very concerned about thedes

21、tructiveeffects that violentfilms may have on children.2.If you keep interrupting me, it is unlikely that I will havesufficienttime to give you thecomplete picture which you are so anxious to get!3.The new method is both reliable andobjective; furthermore, it has benefited greatly fromthe developmen

22、t of computer technology.4.Of all the media, the Internet is clearlydominant, with television a close second, at least asa source of news and other information.5.Body movements are oftenunconsciousforms of expressions, and they can convey certaininformation to the audience.6.The school principal has

23、 someliberalviews about what his students should wear and howmuch freedom should allow them.英语期末复习网络测评7.Word meanings are especiallyliableto change because people learn them by hearing themin context rather than by looking up the standard definition.8.The company seemspromisingbecause the electronic

24、 and printing unit alone has annualsales of about $80 million.9.During the time of economic depression, many people may seem to becynicalabout whatthe government might do, and they just cannot believe the wealthy officials.10. The bottom line is that I have tried to be true to myself at all times an

25、d in all situations, andI simply dont think it isrealisticto expect anything else.enrollbotherinstallinvestrecruitreformreviseshrinkacknowledgeconfirm1.Steve Jobs has beenacknowledgedas a genius inbusiness; his greatestskills are hisinsight, creative mind, and his management ability.2.To keep the co

26、mpanies going, firms need torecruitcandidates frequently to replace thosewho choose not to continue their contracts.3.I believe I have torevisemy ideas about my boss hes stubborn sometimes but veryclever and creative in many cases.4.In order to improve their job skills to get new jobs or to advance

27、in the ones they alreadyhave, manyenrollin some forms of continuing education courses.5.In businesssettings,emailisbestusedtoconvey somekeyinformation,toconfirmappointments, to document decisions, or to contact a decision maker directly.6.Wetland losses have caused populations of some bird species s

28、tarved for water, food, andnesting sites toshrink by 60 to 80 percent.7.Better technology means you caninstallmore sensitive alarm systems in your home andcarry less cash on the street.8.The name Joe particularlybothersme as some think it makes me more qualified to be abaseball player rather than an

29、 art critic.9.We can surely reformour public health care system, but it still gives us, for all its flaws, thebest health care in the world.英语期末复习网络测评10. The manual labor in the countryside for 10 years hadinvestedhim with a strong will andperseverance to overcome difficulties.A. calculateB. asserts

30、C. distinguishD. literallyE. securedF. broadenedG. performsH. insightI. accumulateJ. insertsK. justL. extremelyM. boundN. perceiveO. sightWhy study the humanities? The 19th-century English philosopher John Stuart Millasserts that,instead of places for pure learning, universities ought to be places t

31、hatliterallyencouragestudents to become good human beings.This assertion may sound out-of-date since most college students today arebound to learnknowledge and special skills. According to Mill, human beings arejusthuman beings beforethey are lawyers or doctors. Mill further explains that a strong l

32、iberal arts curriculum will makelawyers or doctors see differently withbroadenedhorizons.But can someone be a successful lawyer of great innerinsightwithout studying thehumanities? Yes. Can someone succeed in business or medicine without the liberal arts? Sure.But we ought todistinguishthe goodness

33、of the operation from the goodness of theoperator. How well someoneperforms in a specialized field is not necessary to do with howwell a person behaves as a good human being.The study of the humanities, therefore, prepares students for their future philosophic habit ofmind something extremelydiffere

34、nt from an Internet and Information Age which valuesspeed and instant satisfaction. On the contrary, studying the humanities enables usto accumulateslow, on-going knowledge to respond to the basic questions of our age, ameans of human betterment.U3deceivedistractconfusehesitatesnaprouseaffirmsurrend

35、er英语期末复习网络测评witnessacquaint1.More and more unexpected stress and pressure began to get to her, and one morning shejust snappedas she could no longer bear them.2.The youngandhandsomespeakerwasstanding in front of a largecrowd ofpeople,attempting torousethe crowd with a cry for action.3.No matter wher

36、e we are, we must not let cultural, racial, or social barriersdistractus fromthe job that must be done on our responsibility.4.The government hassurrendereditself to the pressure from big business and companiesand eventually brought down interest rates.5.The fresh air and bright sunlightdeceivedme i

37、nto thinking I might still have some youthfulenergy left in these old bones of mine.6.The man denied havingwitnessedthe accident because he was afraid of getting himselfinvolved in a long process of investigation.7.The press gave a completely different version of the events, which greatlyconfusedtho

38、sewho tried to understand the truth.8.He continued toaffirm that the introduction of divorce would make it more difficult forpeople to lead good moral lives.9. Staff members were asked to acquaint themselves with what had been discussed and covered if they were absent from the meeting yesterday.10.

39、The young writer hesitated , reluctant to destroy any part of his own work, for which he had devoted all his time for quite a few years.equivalentstaticchaoticalertfeasiblecoarsestableimplicitrefinedsensible1. Its understandable that at 15,000 feet, no pilot who is already suffering from the effects

40、 oflack of oxygen will be able to makesensibledecisions.英语期末复习网络测评2.English law says that circumstances of a marriage arentstatic , and therefore a judge shoulddecide how financial assets will be divided in cases of divorce.3.Contraryto youngpeople,mature adults wouldprefer tochoose someprofessionst

41、hatare stableand could bring prestige and economic benefits.4.The newmanagerof thecompany complainedseveraltimes that hecould notworkeffectively under suchchaoticconditions.5.She didnt openly attack the plan, but the fact that she was against it wasimplicitin hersilence when others were saying thing

42、s in support of it.6. Reserved speaking style and refined manners are always considered characteristic of English gentlemen.7. I respected her because she was very polite and, like the rest of her people, never laughed ifan outsider said somethingcoarse.8. Now that we have the extra resources from t

43、he local government, the long-term projectstarted a year ago seems economicallyfeasible.9. Passengers on the plane were told to stay alert at all times and report any suspicious packages to the crew members immediately.10. Several games based on the Star Wars movies require players to choose between

44、 the lightand dark sides of the Force,equivalentto good and evil.A. mysteriousB. previousC. fluidD. liquidE. indispensableF. stableG. miserableH. labeledI. shiftJ. implicitK. exploitL. exploreM. tendsN. intendsO. frameI dont want any sort of traditional stability in my life right now. The thought of

45、 marriage, stayingin one place and doing one thing, will make me feel miserable because there are too many things on my to-do list. Dont take me wrong that I wont shift to marriage, but certainly not yet.英语期末复习网络测评The previousfour common life phases, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age, ar

46、enow added with two more,labeledodyssey and active retirement. Of the new ones, theless understood is odyssey that frequently occurs between adolescence and adulthood.For our parents generation, adulthood know them owning a house, having a children.tendsto be defined by achieving certain things. We

47、allstablecareer, getting married and ultimately havingWe use finding ourselves toframethe concept of the odyssey years, but its more importantfor us to understand theimplicitmeaning: the pursuit of knowledge and making use of theaccessibility of information and experiences around us.In a timewhen ev

48、erythingis fluid ,it seems thatthe oldrecipes andtimeframesforaccomplishing thingsdontapply.Wedont have thesameexpectationsas weoncehad.We exploreto find our own meanings to things and give voices to our hearts. It seems itbecomes more important to find out why we are here before we choose to settle

49、.A. diminishedB. demonstratedC. alertD. radicalE. surrenderF. surviveG. affirmsH. affordI. affectJ. effectK. soakedL. soapedM. sensitiveN. sensibleO. somehowTeenagers are different from people of other age groups. The differences canbe demonstrated from how they behave. In fact, the brains of teenag

50、ers are very different from those of children or adults.Once people believed it wassensiblethat the human brain was fully developed by the age ofthree. According to this theory, teenager behaviors like risk-taking, a lack of sensitivity to how their actions affect both themselves and others, increas

51、ed aggressivedeeds, diminishedconcentration and a negative attitude were thought to be due to badparenting or changes in body chemistry.However, new technology has allowed researchers to examine the healthy brain at work. Whatthey have discovered is somethingradical: Not only does the brain continue to grow beyondthe age of three, but the research alsoaff