第七章测试1.
Determining the main idea
The main idea of the story is that______.( )
A:people had fun sweeping the streets under the influence of Mable Howard
B:Mable was a respected block captain who made Pemberton Street a nice neighborhood
C:people living on Pemberton Street were conscious that they should make their block clean
D:people liked to have some one like Mable Howard as their block captain
答案:B
3.Immediately after they moved in, Mable Howard came to their house to______.( )
A:ask them to have her door lock repaired
B:greet them and tell them the trash day
C:warn them against throwing litter carelessly
D:find out who they were
5.The author went outside, gathering the litter scattered on the streets because______.( )
A:he wanted to please Mable
B:he became environmentally conscious under the influence of Mable
C:it was the only way to get rid of the unpleasant image of the dirty streets in his mind
D:he wanted to help Mable who was too ill to sweep the streets
6.Mable was______.( )
A:skinny and frail, and became ill easily
B:so enthusiastic about environmental problems that she was called "captain"
C:a warm-hearted woman though sometimes she was tough with careless litter-throwers
D:a bright-eyed fierce woman who treated others like a boss
8.
Understanding vocabulary.（Choose the correct definition according to the context.）
Some buildings were dilapidated.( )
A:empty
B:shabby C:slanted D:collapsing
9.
“Hello?”a reedy voice called. ( )
A:shrill
B:happy C:honest
D:sweet 10.
She drew out the last word as if respond to the sight of a luscious cake.( )
A:soft
B:attractive
C:delicious
D:lustrous
11.
She seemed to genuinely admire it. ( )
A:seriously
B:gently
C:generously
D:truly
12.
Mable commenced sweeping up the sawdust while I packed up my tools.( )
A:completed
B:commented
C:started
D:supported
13.
Two weeks before, Mable affixed placards to utility poles, admonishing us to move our cars on the Saturday specified.( )
A:advising
B:warning
C:compelling
D:guiding
14.
That incongruous sight was soon eclipsed by one of a gushing fire hydrant and phalanxes of neighbors pushing brooms to work the water and dirt down the street.( )
A:inharmonious
B:sharp
C:glorious
D:adventurous
15.
The cleaning was infectious.( )
A:contagious
B:tiresome continuous
C:continuous
D:monotonous
16.
As the sun brightened, the atmosphere became festive.( )
A:depressing
B:cold
C:joyful
D:still
17.
She was not merely thin but skeletal.( )
A:nervous
B:skinny
C:unhealthy
D:short
18.
There was a certain combativeness in her voice.( )
A:sweetness
B:happiness
C:coarseness
D:aggressiveness
19.
I did not want to be responsible for Mable's insomnia, so I kept the three dollars.( )
A:unhappiness
B:sleeplessness
C:misery
D:mania
1.Technology doesn't work on its own. It's just a tool. You are the ones who ________ its power. （ ）
A:acquire
B:contemplate
C:generate
D:harness
2.To cultivate students' scientific ________ ability is the most important assignment for science education in age of knowledge economy.（ ）
A:rudimentary
B:privileged
C:ambivalent
D:inquiring
3.With convenient transport links, the hotel enjoys a ________ position in an intellectual setting near the university and museum district.（ ）
A:disrupted
B:accessible
C:privileged
D:ambivalent
4.________ English is easy to acquire, but mastery of the language is quite difficult.（ ）
A:Advanced
B:Professional
C:Informed
D:Rudimentary
5.Book is my best friend, both silent and most loyal. As long as I do not discard it, it never takes the ________ to get away from me. （ ）
A:trouble
B:liberty
C:initiative
D:position
6.
He is well ________ in his specialty, in law, finance, or engineering, but lacks any knowledge of data processing.（ ）
A:ambivalent B:relavant
C:privileged
D:informed
7.The artist's ________ attitude towards death is rooted in the fact that he not only fears death but at the same time desires it.（ ）
A:suspicious
B:privileged
C:informed
D:ambivalent
8.Just as some financial institutions proved "too big to fail" , some Japanese suppliers are now revealed to be too crucial to ________.（ ）
A:fit into
B:bring about
C:do without
D:put across
9.I wish I could ________ and relive my schooldays; I regret not having tried harder and passed more exams.（ ）
A:put across
B:cut off
C:put the clock back
D:do without
10.I would say that I can tell within the first five minutes whether the applicants are going to ________ our company. （ ）
A:cut off
B:do without
C:fit into
D:be in the hands of
