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Quiz for Unit 3

( C ) 1. Homer's poems have remained a constant source of ____ in European literature.

A. incentive

B. aspiration

C. inspiration

D. stimulus

E. deviation

( B ) 2. Analysts expect November to ____ October as the worst month ever for PC sales this year.

A. oppress

B. rival

C. suppress

D. crush

E. inquire

( A ) 3. ?Inhibition in adulthood seems to be a ____ of a person's experiences as a child.

A. reflection

B. revelation

C. satisfaction

D. constitution

( C ) 4. The concept of a separation of science from religion during the seventeenth century implies that during preceding centuries there had been a ____.

A. separation

B. reaction

C. fusion

D. correction

( A ) 5. ?Health workers have started a major vaccination campaign to help earthquake survivors ____ any chance of disease.

A. ward off

B. turn off

C. rope off

D. put off

( D ) 6. All the illegal immigrants were ____ to a small island in the harbor.

A. conducted

B. converged

C. confirmed

D. confined

Quiz for Unit 4

( A ) 1. ?To her great disappointment and ____ she failed in math examination again.

A. vexation

B. seclusion

C. fancy

D. satisfaction

( A ) 2. Rub some onion to a bee sting, mosquito bite or any insect bite. After a few hours, the pain, itchiness and swelling will ____.

A. subside

B. retire

C. enhance

D. retreat

( B ) 3. Every one of us must reach out a helping hand and extend our love to those ____ with diseases to make this world a better place.

A. fretted

B. afflicted

C. vanished

D. vexed

( C ) 4. ?Whether I ____ to bed early or late, I rise with the sun.

A. subside

B. retreat

C. retire

D. vanish

( A ) 5. ?A judge should be ____, attentive, impartial, hard-working, and prompt in ascertaining the facts and applying the law.

A. temperate

B. irascible

C. grumpy

D. impatient

( C ) 6. To pessimists, autumn is a season for sadness and ____, for life is so vulnerable to weather.

A. grumble

B. vexation

C. lament

D. contemplation

( B ) 7. For me, flying a helicopter was no passing ____.

A. option

B. fancy

C. vision

D. alternative

( C ) 8. ?China says that it is too underdeveloped to ____ letting its currency float freely on the foreign exchange markets.

A. recollect

B. suppress

C. contemplate

D. assert

英語(yǔ)閱讀期中考試

( C ) 1. He is actually racing with time, for these structures are all the while undergoing a steady and uncompromising process of disintegration. (Unit 1：In Search of Ancient Chinese Architecture)

The steady and uncompromising disintegration of these structures is caused by the following factors EXCEPT ____.?

A. the application of more easily perishable construction materials

B. people's intention to modernize the ancient Chinese architecture

C. unexpected ups and downs in the field work to study the ancient Chinese architecture

D. nature's effect on the structures

( B ) 2. We might not always be aware of it, but in every case we give something up for those options. (Unit 2: Why Options Distract us from Our Main Objectives)? ?

In this statement, the author seems to suggest that ____.

A. we should have a built-in alarm to remind us of our limited time with our family

B. we are missing what is really important when trying to keep all options open

C. we should give up work so that we can spend all our time with our family

D. we should realize each option is as important as the other

( B ) 3. Furthermore, the great athletic contests and artistic competitions had a continually renewed unifying effect. (Unit 3: Ancient Greece)? ? ? ? ?

The underlined words “unifying effect” in this sentence means that ____.

A. the Greek city-states were becoming a unified single nation

B. the Hellenes considered themselves as one people

C. the Hellenes believed in the unity of body and soul

D. the Hellenes were unified in their perceptions of the world

( C ) 4. Think of the countless changes in which you yourself have had a part, the whole universe is change, and life itself is but what you deem it. (Unit 4: The Meditations)

What does the author imply?

A. The whole world is ever changing and you will never know what will happen.

B. The whole world is ever changing and you played a very important part in it.

C. The whole world is ever changing and it is your thinking that makes it good or bad.

D. The whole world is ever changing and life is meaningless.

( D ) 5. Frequently irascible, Michelangelo was as impatient with the shortcomings of others as he was with his own. (Unit 5: The Sublime Shadowed by the Awesome and the Fearful)

Michelangelo's impatience in this sentence results from ____.

A. his imitation of Beethoven

B. his lack of sympathy and concern for others

C. his jealousy of his contemporaries

D. his stern and strong devotion to art

( C ) 6. I now suspect that just as a deer herd lives in mortal fear of its wolves, so does a mountain live in mortal fear of its deer. (Unit 6: Thinking like a Mountain)

In this statement, the author seems to suggest that ____.

A. a mountain is afraid of both dear and wolves

B. deer are the natural enemy of a mountain

C. too many dear will pull down the ranges of a mountain

D. wolves and deer have the same effect on a mountain

( A ) 7. ?Should you decide to ____ with the treatment you will be contacted by the hospital.

A. proceed

B. precede

C. familiarize

D. indentify

( C ) 8. Even before organized tourism on a large scale occurred, there was evidence that animal behavior was ____.

A. defaced

B. disintergrated

C. disrupted

D. discomforted

( D ) 9. To her great disappointment and ____ she failed in math examination again.

A. sensation

B. seclusion

C. meditation

D. vexation

( B ) 10. ?To ____ weeds is not only to destroy their visible parts but also to pull them out by the roots.

A. extricate

B. extirpate

C. extract

D. export

( C ) 11. ?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 up

B. stay away

C. stay put

D. stay ahead

( A ) 12. We have found that ____ and conversation--just thinking and talking--can help people choose right over wrong.

A. contemplation

B. imagination

C. presumption

D. proposition

( D ) 13. ?First and ____, let me wish you, your families, and the populations you represent all the best for a healthy new year.

A. initiative

B. principal

C. supreme

D. foremost

( B ) 14. Every one of us must reach out a helping hand and extend our love to those ____ with diseases to make this world a better place.

A. tortured

B. afflicted

C. familiarize

D. derived