英语阅读章节测试课后答案2024春

第八章测试

1.A. Determining the main idea.The main idea of the story is that______.( )
A:Dorothy was worried about her place in the house when her daughter-in-law began to stay at home full time B:Dorothy and Tim, as mother and son, overcame a misunderstanding and made up to each other at last C:Dorothy, the mother in the house, quarreled with her daughter-in-law and decided to leave and start over D:thinking that she was redundant in the house, Dorothy decided to leave but her son and daughter-in-law convinced her that she was welcome and needed
答案:D
2.How did Dorothy feel about herself at the beginning of the story?( )
A:She felt old and lonely. B:She felt she acted older than her years. C:She felt she was capable and strong. D:She felt she was a gloomy old lady. 3.Tim suggested a few years ago that Dorothy needn't bother to drive the tractor______.( )
A:because she was getting old B:because Tim really cared about his mother C:because it wasn't really necessary for her to D:because she suddenly felt old 4.The previous night the family argued over where to plant the garden and______.( )
A:no decision was reached actually B:Tim sided with his wife and Dorothy was unhappy C:Tim sided with his mother and Jenny was unhappy D:Dorothy had a real quarrel with Jenny, Tim's wife 5.Dorothy understood that______.( )
A:it was not easy for Jenny to adapt herself to living at her mother-in-law's house B:it was easy for Jenny to move in and live with her mother-in-law C:there had been much change and everybody, including herself, had had to adapt D:there had been much change and everybody, including Jenny, had had to adapt 6.Alter the unhappy event the previous night, Dorothy felt that ______.( )
A:there had been clear suggestions that she move ou B:if Jenny was to be at home full time it was time for herself to go C:something had been said to the effect that she should leave D:she was not needed anymore on the farm 7.Dorothy decided to move out,______.( )
A:but she was not sure if she could adapt to a new life B:because she felt happy to leave the farm C:and she was sure that she could succeed in establishing a new life D:but she was worried that there was no place for her to go . 8.When Dorothy suggested to her son that they should talk,______.( )
A:he was forced to apologize and change his decision B:he apologized and told her that she could do whatever she liked with the garden C:he apologized to her but still made no change in his decision D:he asked her to go elsewhere and support herself by working as garden manager 9.After hearing his mother's decision,______.( )
A:Tin felt ashamed of his own selfishness B:Tim understood that she was making a sacrifice but he thought it was not necessary for her todo that C:Tim was relieved because that was what he and his wife really wanted D:Tim believed that his mother really wanted to move out and he was greatly moved 10.Tim's solution to the problem was______.( )
A:to buy a second hand trailer house and let Dorothy live in it, close to them B:to let her mother go to town and live separately from them C:to buy a house big enough for the whole family to live together D:to buy a second hand trailer house for him and his wife and let Dorothy live in the house 11.Which of the following is NOT true?( )
A:Jenny was not willing to live with her husband in a trailer. B:The family went to see the trailer despite the rain. C:Dorothy loved her son and daughter-in-law and showed her sacrificing spirit. D:Tim was considerate and understood his mother's feelings. 12.Understanding vocabulary.（Choose the correct definition according to the-context.）"Another gray day, gray and gloomy," she muttered, though really the rain was more than welcome after last year's drought. ( )
A:lack of rain B:strong wind C:heavy storm D:heavy snow 13.But, watching through the window as Tim hurried through the downpour from pig barn to cattle shed, she knew the answer.( )
A:heavy fall of rain B:stream of water C:big expanse D:narrow path 14.Dorothy worked alongside him, in the beginning, until he proved himself; then gradually sherelinquished more of the work to him and concentrated on her garden and flowers, and the housework.( )
A:offered B:gave up C:reconsidered D:took 15.“I can't take all the bending any longer," she said.( )
A:sitting B:stooping C:standing D:working 16."I'm redundant," Dorothy thought, then realized she was speaking out loud.( )
A:not careful B:not happy C:not worried D:not needed 17.And what a pity it was to reconvert the study, with all its space for Tim's farm records.( )
A:remove completely B:rebuild at once C:change again D:give up immediately 18.Surprisingly, she'd slept, though her mind was churning when she went to bed.( )
A:sharp B:agitated C:confused D:a total blank 19.And there were suites available, if she could stand living in an apartment without a yard or garden.( )
A:places needed B:sets of rooms C:sets of huts D:places suitable 20.For a few minutes silence reigned.( )
A:continued B:prevailed C:was felt D:was broker 21.She knew she sounded old and crabby.( )
A:coarse B:angry C:dull D:irritable