华中师范大学网络教育学院英语精读(四)练习题(15页).doc
-华中师范大学网络教育学院英语精读(四)练习题-第 15 页英语精读（四练习题一一、I. Vocabulary and Structure: Put the most appropriate word in the blanks 1. However_were Marvin Gayes beginnings as a member of his fathers church choir, he became a famous and esteemed performer.A. powerful B. popular C. inspiring D. modest2. People who are _ such great talents are usually_.A.conferred with, few and far between B. blessed with, few and farC. endowed with, few and far between D. gifted, rare and far between 3. You make a living by what you get, _ you make a life by what you give. A. and B. also C. but D. for 4. Getting into street fights is no minor matter for professional boxers, who are required by law to restrict their _ impulses to the ring.A. humorous B. obligatory C. aggressive D. legitimate5. He will be _to turn _ her for help. They are not even on speaking terms.A. the last; to B. the last person; to C. a last person; on D. the last person; on6. The product must be priced_ it competes effectively with rival products in the same market.A. as such B. in such a way C. so that D. so7. Many soldiers were _be eating boiled boots. It was clear that they did not _ the snow-covered mountain.A. so hungry that they; feel up to climb B. as hungry as to; feel up to climbing C. so hungry as to; feel up to climbing D. hungry enough to; feel like to climb8. By the time Europe began to use money China _ with paper currency for hundreds of years.A. was already trading B. had already been trading C. already traded D. had already traded9. It wasnt until he turned the corner that he realized that he _tailed.A. was B. being C. would be D. was being 10. _been any answer to your letter yet?A. Have there B. Has it C. Has there D. Have they II. Give synonyms and antonyms of the following wordsSynonyms: 1. to spring 2. lest 3. utterly 4. to symbolize 5. to sink ones head6. elusive 7. intriguing 8. evident 9. ultimate 10. to revise Antonyms: 1. coherent 2. mental 3. disinterested 4. hideous 5. settled6. to be faulted 7. exhilarating 8. unquestioned 9. validity 10. premise III. Put the appropriate word or its derivative in the blanks 1. sexual sexy sexist 1) To look _ does not make you a good actor.2) She specializes in the study of human _behavior.3) Its interesting how fashions change. There was a time when bound feet were considered very _ for women in China.4) Many men still have this _ attitude toward women. They believe that womens proper domain is in the kitchen.5) Sex is not a dirty word. Problems in our_ relationships should be discussed openly.2. literal literary literate6) _criticism is important for the development of literature.7) You shouldnt take her _when she said that she wished she were dead.8) Its really a great achievement how the ratio of _people has increased in recent years.9) “Long time no see” sounds like a _translation of the Chinese expression “好久不见”.10) The writers son, however, was uninterested in a _career. IVTranslation 1、我知道1、我知道，不管发生什么，我都可以指望我兄弟会支持我。2、你能强迫一个学生来上课，但是你不能强迫他思考。3、我们公司在这么短的时间里就发展成为跨国公司，这是个奇迹。4、看来病人在这个城市里没有别的亲戚。5、尚不知飞机撞毁的原因。V. Reading comprehension It is remarkable, the character of the pleasure we derive from the best books. They impress us with the conviction that one nature wrote and the same reads. We read the verses of one of the great English poets, of Chaucer, of Marvell, of Dryden, with the most modern joywith a pleasure, I mean, which is in great part caused by the abstraction of all time from their verses. There is some awe mixed with the joy of our surprise, when this poet, who lived in some past world, two or three hundred years ago, says that which lies close to my own soul, that which I also had well-nigh thought and said. But for the evidence thence to the philosophical doctrine of the identity of all minds, we should suppose some pre-established harmony, some foresight of souls that were to be, and some preparation of stores for their future wants, like the fact observed in insects, who lay up food before death for the young grub they shall never see.密封线I would not be hurried by any love of system, by any exaggeration of instincts, to underrate the Book. We all know, that as the human body can be nourished on any food, though it were boiled grass and the broth of shoes, so the human mind can be fed by any knowledge. And great and heroic men have existed who had almost no other information than by the printed page. I would only say that it needs a strong head to bear that diet. One must be an inventor to read well. As the proverb says, "He that would bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry out the wealth of the Indies." There is then creative reading as well as creative writing. When the mind is braced by labor and invention, the page of whatever book we read becomes luminous with diverse references. Every sentence is doubly significant, and the sense of our author is as broad as the world. We then see, what is always true, that as the seer's （有异常洞察力的人） hour of vision is short and rare among heavy days and months, so is its record, perchance (意外的), the least part of his volume. The discerning will read, in his Plato or Shakespeare, only that least partonly the authentic utterances of the seerail the rest he rejects, were it never so many times Plato's and Shakespeare's.Of course there is a portion of reading quite indispensable to a wise man. History and exact science he must learn by laborious reading. Colleges, in-like manner, have their indispensable dutyto teach elements. But they can only highly serve us when they-aim not to drill, but to create; when they gather from far every ray of various genius to their hospitable halls, and by the concentrated fires, set the hearts of their youth on flame.1.By "one nature wrote and the same reads" (Para. 1), the author means that_. A.the author is rereading his own bookB.nature writing is read by the same peopleC.author and reader live in the same eraD.author and reader are in accord2.The author uses the image of insects (Para. 1) to parallel his discussion of_.A.past writers storing knowledge for future readersB.authors working in grubby surroundingsC.soulless parents toiling blindly for unknowing childrenD.food chain3.A good title for the second paragraph might be_.A.Creative WritingB.Creative ReadingC.Visions of the PastD.Rating Books4.The proverb the author cites (Para. 2) is used to support his theory that_.A.one must apply knowledge to extract knowledgeB.the rich need more education than the poorC.all the wealth in the world will not make a man a geniusD.the wealth of the present is found in the past5.The author calls for an educational system that_.A.includes works of the mastersB.teaches students to write brilliantlyC.inspires creativity in scholarsD.not only includes works of the masters but also teaches students to write brilliantly二、I. Vocabulary and grammar: Put the most appropriate word in the blanks:1. We have a long way to go_we can invent truly intelligent machines.a. before b. if c. that d. when 2. Just then a great sense of pride_ him.a. fell on b. swept over c. overcame d. overpowered3. Many people are not aware of _ new technologies are already being used in the home.a. how very much b. how many c. how much d. how many more4. As general manager his job is to _ profits and minimize costs. But he has failed_.a. increased; on both accounts b. make; on both respectsc. maximize; on both counts d. maximize more; in both areas5. I know she didnt pass the qualifying exam, but really shes _but stupid.a. any b. nothing c. something d. anything 6. _ we develop a new kind of car, air pollution will become even more dangerous. a. if b. In case c. Although d. Unless7. In the work of the police, much depends on_a sixth sense for trouble.a. officers to have b. officers having c. officers have d. officers having 8. A person who drinks alcohol in spite of the fact that it results in loss of health, job, or good relationships with family, friends, and colleagues is said_from alcoholism.a. to suffer b. to be suffering c. suffering d. to have suffered9. The idea that the alcoholic is a person of bad character and poor morals is no longer_.a. widely being held b. widely-held c. widely held d. to be widely held 10. He was _to take over the duties and responsibilities of his father from an early age.a. damped b. deduced c. diminished d. destinedIIComplete the following sentences with the right form of the verbs in the brackets 1. All you can do for me right now _(is, are) to leave me alone.2. Half of the apartments in the building _(is, are) overheated.3. In the first days of the firm, half of the equipments _(was, were)rented.4. The long list of courses and requirements often_(frighten, frightens) freshmen.5. What you need for camping_(is, are) a tent, a sleeping bag, some food and eating utensils.6. To an actor, the audience _(is, are) his sovereign. 7. By the time she began to sing a Chinese folk song, the audience _(was all, were all) humming and clapping.8. In old China, an important means of transportation in the city _(was, were) a two-wheeled cart known as a rickshaw.9. Neither of my parents_(knows, know) what the Internet is all about.10. What you will need _(is, are) eating utensils, a flashlight and a pocket knife. IIIParaphrase the following sentences1. His spectacles caught the light so that you could see nothing human behind them. There was no possibility of communication. 2. More restricted is the notion that history is the recorded past, that is, the past of human life which has left some sort of record such as folk tales, artifacts, or written document. 3. Some days I couldnt look at her at all. My hands would shake and my voice used to crack when I spoke and Id feel sick in my stomach.4. Mary, with her shrewd womans mind, thought of as many things as there are in life as a woman would in the first joy and anxiety of her mating.5. Rainsford had fought his way through the bush for two hours,“I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve,”he said through tight teeth. IV. Reading comprehension: The most curious fact about the detective story is that it makes its greatest appeal precisely to those classes of people who are most immune to other forms of daydream literature. The typical detective story addict is a doctor or clergyman or scientist or artist, i.e., a fairly successful professional man with intellectual interests and well-read in his own field, who could never stand The Saturday Evening Post or True Confessions or movie magazines or comics.It is sometimes said that detective stories are read by respectable law-abiding citizens in order to gratify in fantasy the violent or murderous wishes they dare not, or are ashamed to, translate into action. This may be true for readers of thrillers (which I rarely enjoy), but it is quite false for the reader of detective stories. On the contrary, the magical satisfaction the latter provide (which makes them escape literature, not works of art) is the illusion of being dissociated from the murderer.The magic formula is an innocence which is discovered to contain guilt; then a suspicion of being the guilty one; and finally a real innocence from which the guilty other has been expelled, a cure effected, not by me or my neighbors, but by the miraculous intervention of a genius from outside who removes guilt by giving knowledge of guilt, (The detective story subscribes, in fact, to the Socratic daydream: "Sin is ignorance.")If one thinks of a work of art which deals with murder, Crime and Punishment for example, its effect on the reader is to compel an identification with the murderer which he would prefer not to recognize. The identification of fantasy is always an attempt to avoid one's own suffering: the identification of art is a compelled sharing in the suffering of another. Kafka's The Trial is another instructive example of the difference between a work of art and detective story. In the latter it is certain that a crime has been committed and, temporarily, uncertain to whom guilt should be attached; as soon as this is known, the innocence of everyone else is certain. (Should it turn out that after all no crime has been committed, then all would be innocent.) In The Trial, on the other hand, it is the guilt that is certain and the crime that is uncertain; the aim of the hero's investigation is not to prove his innocence (which would be impossible for he knows he is guilty), but to discover what, if anything, he has done to make himself guilty. K, the hero, is, in fact, a portrait of the kind of person who reads detective stories for escape.The fantasy, then, which the detective story addict indulges in is the fantasy of being restored to the Garden of Eden, to a state of innocence, where he may know love as love and not as the law. The driving force behind this daydream is the feeling of guilt, the cause of which is unknown to the dreamer. The fantasy of escape is the same, whether one explains the guilt in Christian, Freudian, or any other terms. One's way of trying to face the reality, on the other hand, will, of course, depend very much on one's creed.1.The opening paragraph of the passage suggests that the author would consider True Confessions and movie magazines as_.A.sources of factual data about societyB.worthwhile contemporary periodicalsC.standard forms of escapist literatureD.less addictive than detective fiction2.The author of the passage asserts that readers of detective fiction can most accurately be described as_.A.believers in the creed of art for art's sakeB.dreamers unable to face the monotony of everyday realityC.persons seeking momentary release from a
