英语阅读答案2023

第二章测试

1.When Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in the parlor of a modest house at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, to work out the terms for the ________ of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, a great chapter in American life came to a close, and a great new chapter began.（ ）。
A:surrender
B:resign
C:abandon
D:retreat

答案:A
2.The Democratic convention has set the scene for a ________ election campaign this autumn.（ ）。
A:serious
B:ferocious
C:sublime
D:brutal
3.To coordinate development between man and nature, we should maintain a proper growth in population, a sustainable utilization of resources, and ________ ecological principals.（ ）。
A:perform
B:advocate
C:contribute
D:demonstrate
4.As we get older, we start thinking about the future and the past, and the present seems to ________ from us.（ ）。
A:pull down
B:fall apart
C:end up
D:slip away
5.Games are games. They’ll always be there. They won’t help you get further in life, just help you ________ in the same spot. They can make you ignore responsibility.（ ）。
A:stay at
B:stay put
C:stay out
D:stay off
6.Singapore edged out strong competitors to top the rankings in Asia, securing the title of Asia's top country and city for meetings for the 25th ________ year.（ ）。
A:consecutive
B:succeeding
C:connective
D:orderly
7.What made him ________ as a photographer was his skill in capturing the moment.（ ）。
A:forgettable
B:remarkable
C:singular
D:convincing
8.“Publish or ________” is a very popular phrase among university teachers.（ ）。
A:flourish
B:distinguish
C:vanish
D:perish
9.She rose above her difficulties and became a _________ success.（ ）。
A:gigantic
B:tremendous
C:immense
D:massive
10.To the laborer, leisure means freedom from _______.（ ）。
A:compulsion
B:gigantic
C:influence
D:force