华南理工大学网络教育2014年大学英语一随堂练习及参考答案

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参考答案：B

3. There is a growing ________ that Chinese government gradually extends retirement age.

A) tide B) shortfall C) trend D) estimate 参考答案：C

4. The government ________ a plan to rebuilt the old city. A) suggested B) constructed C) reversed D) proposed 参考答案：D

5. This project will protect large areas of land where ________ plants and animals can also use as habitat.

A) a variety of B) a series of C) a plenty of D) a flock of 参考答案：A

6. She has ________ a new idea for dealing with the problem. A) make out B) figure out C) find out D) help out 参考答案：B

7. Now it seems that this ________ method is simply too expensive, and hence impractical.

A) on-end B) for-good C) once-for-all D) out-trouble 参考答案：C

8. Watching him ________ up the cliff, everyone was breathless with anxiety.

A) climbed B) climbing C) to climb D) be climbing 参考答案：B

9. She went on working despite the fact ________the doctor had told her to rest.

A) though B) what C) that D) which 参考答案：C

10. Someone may be trying to take ________ of you A) benefit B) action C) interest D) advantage 参考答案：D

11. They have only a fine distinction ________ them. A) between B) from C) across D) among 参考答案：A

12. The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to ________ their work.

A) convey B) display C) survey D) relay 参考答案：B

13. I received an encouraging ________ to my homework. A) response B) correction C) reply D) criticizing 参考答案：A

14. There is, ________ addition, one further point to make.

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A) to B) in C) with D) by 参考答案：B

15. You had better ________ to hospital at once. A) went B) to go C) go D) going 参考答案：C

Unit Five

1. Spain was cited as the most popular holiday ________. A) satisfaction B) destination C) amusement D) intention 参考答案：B

2. The company is ready to meet the _______ of the next few years. A) opportunity B) obstacle C) challenge D) failure 参考答案：C

3. Happiness is the way. So, ________ every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special. A) treasure B) pleasure C) experience D) endure 参考答案：A

4. I ________ customers on the phone and rarely meet them face-to-face. A) dawn on B) deal with C) hold on D) put up with 参考答案：B

5. Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no ________ to avoid it.

A) approach B) means C) skill D) way 参考答案：D

6. ________ my perspective, I will accept this job. A) From B) In C) By D) For 参考答案：A

7. Suddenly it dawned ________ me that they couldn’t possibly have met before.

A) on B) above C) with D) behind 参考答案：A

8. Nowadays people look to technology as a/an ________ source of satisfaction.

A) perceptive B) alternative C) option D) choice 参考答案：B

9. Wear clothes that ________ adequate protection against the wind and rain..

A) result B) provide C) derive D) prevent 参考答案：B

10. In a ________ burst of anger, the man threw all the things in order to get away.

A) suffer B) sorrow C) sudden D) suddenly 参考答案：C

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11. Waste products from factories can be made into road-building _______.

A) matter B) substance C) subject D) material 参考答案：D

12. ________ is a large amount of data stored in a computer system so that you can find and use it easily. A) Figure B) Number

C) Accounting D) Database 参考答案：D

13. I sometimes get up at 3 or 4 in the morning to ________ the net. A) surf B) soak C) sink D) soar 参考答案：A

14. Don’ t ________ your old ideas. Be ready to accept some new ones. A) admit to B) add up to C) cling to D) look to 参考答案：C

15. The ________ you practice, the better you can understand A) much B) more C) many D) plenty 参考答案：B

Unit Six

1. The moment the clown appeared on stage, the ________ laughed. A) audience B) audiences C) listener D) listeners 参考答案：A

2. The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the _______ of the killer. A) personality B) pattern C) identity D) behavior 参考答案：C

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3. The incomes of both ________ and urban residents have increased steadily. A) root B) rural C) racial D) ready 参考答案：B

4. More and more people ________ computer science for its efficiency. A) pleased with B) familiar to C) appeal to

D) interested in 参考答案：C

5. “I ________ just want to quietly challenge myself and prove that I’m capable of more. ” A) on end

B) or something C) all the more D) sort of 参考答案：D

6. Like many of the ________she plays in her comedy, Drew is easygoing and laughs a lot. A) characters B) persons C) speakers D) viewers 参考答案：A

7. “Life is very interesting in the end; some of your greatest pains become your greatest ________.”Drew said. A) initials B) weaknesses C) products D) strengths 参考答案：D

8. After the overthrow of the government, the country was ________. A) in mess B) in chaos C) in place D) in order 参考答案：B

9. Not all authors are pleased being thrown into the ________. A) neon

B) spotlight