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2010-2011学年第二学期

《大学英语4》作业C

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I. Comprehension, vocabulary and structure: 20%

Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences and questions in this section. The first four are comprehension questions based on the textbook. For each sentence or question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence or answers the question.

1. The kids staged a strike because ______.

a. the boss failed to meet their demand to see the color of cash

b. the bosses had time and again threatened them with bodily harm

c. they thought there was no sense helping the bosses to collect a lot of money in return for just a

few dollars

d. the bosses refused to pay them

2. According to the author, what makes the world go around is ______.

a. love b. truth c. money d. energy

3. The author is of the opinion that deceptive practices do harm to ______.

a. all concerned b. believers in benevolent deception only

c. no one d. women and children

4. According to the author, the man who owns books is the one who ______.

a. has a fine library b. reads through a few and dips into most of them

c. has a mind enriched by them d. has a respect for their physical appearance

5. Have you _____ our seats on the plane?

a. preserved b. reserved c. conserved d. observed

6. Inside, in the warm living room, with a glass of wine to drink and Mozart to listen to, she was far

from the tiredness she had ______ earlier.

a. advocated b. conceived c. claimed d. accumulated

7. Painting is the art of reaching the soul through the eyes, but if the picture ______ the eyes and

never reaches the soul, the painter has fallen far short of his aim.

a. appeals to b. settles for c fumbles with d. aims at

8. Statistics are ______ to prove the depth of popular misery: falling real wages, rising unemployment,

and a general collapse of living standards.

a. concealed b. grabbed c. cited d. projected

9. Peter read the letter twice before its meaning ______.

a. sank in b. came up c. caught on d. turned up

10. Their organization neither used nor ______ the use of violence in its struggle for equality.

a. scattered b. enrolled c. overheard d. advocated

11. Interestingly enough, once actors have entered the profession itself, age ceases to be a ______, for

actors of any age may easily teach each other something and share emotions honestly.

a. necessity b. pursuit c. barrier d. concession

12. ______ the technological requirements of the new system, other important issues have to be

resolved.

a. Next to b. Rather than c. Aside from d. Contrary to

13. Other types of skin cancer are ______ continued exposure to the sun over a long period.

a. dedicated to b. inclined to c. derived from d. associated with

14. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think ______.

a. ought to be said b. must say c. have to be said d. need to say

15. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded ______

other better-informed experimenters failed.

a. which b. that c. what d. where

16. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, ______ the color of his skin.

a. with the exception of b. by virtue of

c. in the light of d. regardless of

17. Which sport has the most expenses ______ training equipment, players personal equipment and

uniforms?

a. in place of b. in terms of c. by means of d. by way of

18. The car ______ halfway for no reason.

a. broke off b. broke down c. broke up d. broke out

19. She was complaining that the doctor was ______ too much for the treatment he was giving her. a. expending b. offering c. costing d. charging

20. Since the matter was extremely ______, we dealt with it immediately.

a. tough b. tense c. urgent d. instant

II. Error Identification 10%

Directions: Each of the following sentences has four parts underlined and marked A, B, C and D. One of them is incorrect. You are to identify the mistake and mark the answer sheet accordingly.

1. I A B C D

2. A B C D

3. A B C D

4. Mr. Brown couldn t A B C D

5. A B C D

6. A B C D

7. A B C D

8. A B C D

9. A B C D

10.

A B C D

III. Verb Forms 15%

Directions: Complete the following passage by supplying the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.

By the following evening, there was much for my wife to report. The bonus program ___1_ (work) until someone demanded ___2_ (see) the color of cash. Then some activist on the work force claimed that the workers ___3_ (have) no business settling for $5 and a few competitive bonuses while the bosses collected hundreds of dollars each. The organizer had declared that all the workers ___4_ (entitle) to $5 per hour! They ___5_ (will, not, work) another minute until the bosses ___6_ (agree). The strike lasted less than two hours. In mediation, the parties agreed on $2 per hour. Gradually, the huge stacks began to shrink. As it ___7_ (turn) out, the job ___8_ (complete) three hours before Sunday s 7 a.m. deadline. By the time I ___9_ (arrive) home, the boys already ___10_ (settle) their accounts: $150 in labor costs, $40 for gasoline, and a like amount for gifts – …… 此处隐藏：16577字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……