大学英语4章节测试课后答案2024春

第一章测试

1.As the gender barriers（ ）, the number of women working as lawyers, doctors, or bankers began to increase significantly from the mid-20th century.
A:dropped B:blocked C:crumbled D:perplexed
答案:C
2.With the data collected each year,the owner of the shop can （ ）customer trends and how things like weather and economic indicators affect sales performance.
A:discern B:display C:dispensable D:discreet
答案:A
3.His supervisor pushes and motivates him in such a positive manner that he is not only able to reach but to （ ）his personal goals.
A:summon B:surmount C:surpass D:slurp
答案:B
4.He is a man with a(n) （ ）business sense.He has built his initial investment into a substantial and even excessively large fortune.
A:sharp B:shrewd C:acute D:allergic
答案:B
5.The（ ）of nuclear radiation directly into electricity was an exciting possibility that was being vigorously explored in many laboratories in the 1950s.
A:commerce B:convergence C:consumption D:conversion
答案:D
6.I was not only shocked but also disgusted that the report tried to（ ）the scientific facts in such a manner that even some highly-educated people were fooled.
A:demean B:distort C:disgrace D:degrade
答案:B
7.Sixty-two and blessed with his mother's skin,the fisherman had withstood a lifetime of exposure to the sun and looked as（ ）as a man in his forties.
A:radiant B:muscular C:addictive D:glamorous
答案:A
8.French educator Louis Braille invented a simple but （ ）code which has had an impact on the lives of generations of people who are blind.
A:original B:incentive C:ingenious D:indirect
答案:C
9.The senators didn't expect us to ask such tough questions,and when we finally did,they got （ ）_and didn't know what to say.
A:stumped B:hilarious C:embarrassed D:excited
答案:A
10.This newly established university supports the（ ）that a more diverse higher education system is desirable since it would enhance opportunities for lifelong learning.
A:convention B:proposition C:calculation D:preposition
答案:D