综合英语答案2023秋

第五章测试

1.Why is the Sydney-to-Melbourne race regarded as one of the toughest marathon event in the world? （ ）.
A:It is a harsh test of endurance for the world’s top athletes.
B:The Sydney-to-Melbourne is 875kilometers long.
C:The Sydney-to-Melbourne offers many obvious benefits.
D:The Sydney-to-Melbourne helps cultivate cooperation and teamwork.

答案:AB
2.What did Cliff Young look like in the 1983 race? （ ）.
A:wearing rubber boots
B:61-year-old farmer
C:toothless
D:odd-looking man
3.Why did some people laugh at Cliff Young when he was running? （ ）.
A:Because Cliff raised sheep.
B:Because young athletes left Cliff far behind.
C:Because Cliff had no intention of stopping.
D:Because Cliff didn’t run properly.
4.Cliff Young is an amateur runner, wearing rubber boots, and his purpose was to prove he can run this marathon race.（ ）
A:错 B:对 5.According to Cliff Young himself, what made him run throughout the race?（ ）.
A:Cliff imagined he was trying to outrun a storm.
B:Cliff imagined he was gathering his sheep.
C:Cliff wears expensive racing gear.
D:Cliff thinks he is a professional top athlete.
6.This text is a narration that describes how Cliff Young, an ordinary farmer，won the annual Australian marathon from Sydney to Melbourne in 1983.（ ）
A:对 B:错 7.When did some people become uneasy and concerned about Cliff Young?（ ）.
A:When it seemed that Cliff intended to keep running until he reached the finish line or fell ill or was injured.
B:When he was still far behind the world-class athletes.
C:When Cliff Yong became a beloved national hero.
D:When people found that Cliff Young ran through the entire night without sleeping
8.When the press doubted his ability to run the race, Cliff displayed full confidence and strong will, he can do it. （ ）
A:错 B:对 9.Cliff Young knew there was a 10,000 dollar prize. （ ）
A:对 B:错 10.What have you learned from Cliff Young and his story？ （ ）.
A:We should believe in ourselves!
B:We should pursue our dreams regardless of what other people have to say.
C:Ordinary people also have the inherent quality to achieve great results.
D:Cliff Young set a good example for us.
1.

If television programs did not feature criminals, they（ ）result in increased violence in society.

A:will not
B:would not
C:can not
D:did not
2.

Which of the following sentences is an ORDER?（ ）

A:It is essential that all the facts be examined first.
B:Take good care of yourself.
C:I want to propose a toast.
D:If only I knew her address.
3.

I have been taught to be very（ ）about my manners at parties.

A:careful
B:conscientious
C:elaborate
D:conscious
4.The novelist became popular for( ) a unique view of life by using everyday language.
A:making
B:producing
C:inventing
D:Creating
5.

 (  ) your child will grow up and lead her own independent life.

A:Finally
B:Eventually
C:At last
D:Lastly
6.When we go abroad we're always being( )around like a group of mentally disabled people.
A:ushered
B:introduced
C:displayed
D:guided
7.As part of the normal( )process,gradual loss of hearing ability can be difficult to deal with.
A:aged
B:old
C:aging
D:elderly
8.

There has been a ( )interest in the functions of the Internet in distance education.

A:continuing
B:maintaining
C:remaining
D:persisting
9.All correspondence( ) to the editor of Dialogue should be sent by express airmail.
A:delivered
B:sent
C:signaled
D:addressed
10.

This 1998 incident is a timely( ) of the threat that a market economy may face.

A:reminder
B:caution
C:notice
D:remainder
1.Your excuse that an elephant fell on you and made you late is just _____ .
A:inevitable B:incredible C:incurable D:indispensable 2.The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if _____ in any way.
A:intervened B:poked C:incurred D:provoked 3.Mr. Smith became very _____ when it was suggested that he had made a mistake.
A:objective B:indignant C:ingenious D:empirical 4.The members of Parliament were _____ that the government had not consulted them.
A:crude B:impatient C:indignant D:tolerant 5.We are convinced _____ the righteousness of our cause.
A:of B:over C:on D:at 7.______,the girl destroyed the new jacket with a pair of scissors.
A:For a rage B:With a rage C:At a rage D:In a rage 8.She suddenly got into ______ and left the room.
A:a trouble B:a temper C:temper D:trouble 9.When I was young, chikdren could not contradict their parents with ______.
A:criticism B:punishment C:impunity D:impatience 10.We later learned that John was incurably epilepitc, a ______ over all our lives, but we did not know it at this time.
A:veil B:shadow C:shelter D:shade 11.Anne Scott-James was an American journalist and writer of many gardening books.
A:对 B:错 12."Sketches from a Life" is an autobiography written in the form of letters.
A:错 B:对 13.

'Sit-com' is short for situation comedy, a popular form of humorous television or radio.

A:对 B:错 14.Dr. Spock is an American doctor who wrote books giving advice on how parents should look after their children.
A:对 B:错 15.The Victorian periord was noted for its rather stern morality.
A:对 B:错 1.Mark often attempts to escape ____ whenever
he breaks traffic regulations. （ ）
A:to be fined B:having been fined
C:to have been fined
D:being fined
2.My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate ____ from you sometime. （ ）
A:to hear
B:hearing
C:to have heard D:for hearing 3.They are considering ____ before the prices go up. （ ）
A:to buy the house
B:with buying the house
C:of buying the house
D:buying the house
4.If I had remembered ____ the door, the things would not have been stolen.（ ）
A:to have locked B:having locked
C:locking
D:to lock 5.It is difficult to get used ____ in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.（ ）
A:sleep B:slept C:to sleep
D:to sleeping
1.One example will （ ） to illustrate the point.
A:suffice B:identify C:intensify D:satisfy 2.A dishonest action like that will （ ） you.
A:degrade B:deny C:descend D:defy 3.He refused to （ ）to the local customs.
A:comply B:confine C:conform D:confirm 4.As the New Year approaches, they （ ）and celebrate together.
A:count out B:count down C:count off D:count in 5.This drug is known to have （ ） side effects.
A:inverse B:adverse C:converse D:reverse 1.The policeman who appeared on the beat at the beginning of the story was Jimmy Wells who had come to meet his best friend in his youth, as he had promised to do twenty years ago.（ ）
A:错 B:对 2.He was surprised to find in the light of the match that the man he had been looking forward to seeing was none other than "Silky" Bob, the man wanted by the Chicago police.（ ）
A:对 B:错 3.Bob knew deep in his heart that he had been living a criminal life and he had hoped that his friend Jimmy would have done much better.（ ）
A:对 B:错 4.Apart from the fact that it was now twenty years after they said goodbye, Bob did not recognize Jimmy at first because he had never expected him to become a police officer.（ ）
A:错 B:对 5.Jimmy asked Bob if he was going to go away soon because he wanted to make sure that Bob would not leave before he could find somebody else to arrest him.（ ）
A:对 B:错 6.Jimmy was deeply touched by Bob who had come all the way from the West to keep his promise. He therefore did not have the heart to arrest Bob. He had to ask somebody else to do the dirty job.（ ）
A:错 B:对 7.Bob, at first, failed to recognize Jimmy and then took the plainclothes policeman to be Jimmy. This showed that Bob was pretty dumb.（ ）
A:对 B:错 8.When Bob finished reading Jimmy's notes, his hand trembled a little, because he knew he was finished and he was extremely angry with Jimmy who had betrayed him.（ ）
A:对 B:错 9.The surprise ending of the story is the irony of the fate of the two loyal friends who have waited for twenty years for this reunion only to meet as a wanted man and a police officer who is to have him arrested.（ ）
A:错 B:对