报刊选读2.wrack.

奥鹏网院作业

报刊选读16秋在线作业2
一、单选题：
1.flounder          (满分:2)
    A. to struggle
    B. to compensate for sth.
    C. to save
2.wrack.          (满分:2)
    A. keep sth from being hurt
    B. destroy or ruin
    C. help without any hesitation
3.backpack.          (满分:2)
    A. dispute
     argument
    B. rucksack
    C. carry out a particular task
4.cram school          (满分:2)
    A. 小学
    B. 中学
    C. 填鸭式教学
5.irreparable          (满分:2)
    A. that cannot be put right or restored
    B. unrelated
    C. admit
6.The proportion of  women among full-time faculty members doubled between 1972 and 1997, to ------- percent.          (满分:2)
    A. 38
    B. 36
    C. 20
    D. 42
7.Who was at the  center  of the storm?          (满分:2)
    A. Edwina Currie
    B. Jacques Chirac
    C. John Major
    D. Helmut Kohl
8.intriguing          (满分:2)
    A. interesting
    B. common
    C. probably
9.college rankings          (满分:2)
    A. 大学比赛
    B. 大学校友会
    C. 大学排行榜
10.expunge          (满分:2)
    A. desperate
    B. to feel a strong restless desire
    C. remove or wipe out
11.reinforce          (满分:2)
    A. to politely refuse
    B. experimental test
    C. give more force or effectiveness
12.commit          (满分:2)
    A. to do(something wrong)
    B. to do(something right)
    C. to admit
13.By the (    ) , building  life  skills came into vogue.          (满分:2)
    A. 1930s
    B. 1940s
    C. 1950s
    D. 1960s
14.Joseph Lieberman is (    )(    )(    ).          (满分:2)
    A. Gore’s vice presidential running mate
    B. Bush’s vice presidential running mate
    C. governor of Texas
    D. governor of Florida
15.If Sheila Lindsey  is  going  to be away for more than a day, she will.          (满分:2)
    A. never be found
    B. change her mail
    C. be contacted on very important affairs
    D. come back at once
16.Schools attempt  to gain an advantage in alumni giving; electivity; SATs and          (满分:2)
    A. late decision
    B. early decision
    C. decision
    D. decision
17.From the article we know that gang members selling drugs report median earnings of $(    ) a  week          (满分:2)
    A. 900
    B. 1000
    C. 2000
    D. 2200
18.eligible          (满分:2)
    A. qualified or entitled to be chosen
    B. delicious
    C. accelerate
19.What did  Engelhardt advise China to do in a conference last  month?          (满分:2)
    A. People should clean up the foul air.
    B. People should take some measures to preserve their heritage.
    C. People should built more expressway in the sites.
    D. People should allow more foreigners to visit China.
20.Nicholas Gheorge, an expert on Gypsy affairs at the  OSCE, reckons that there would be more (    ) members in governments  of European countries.          (满分:2)
    A. Gypsy
    B. Jewish
    C. Romanian
    D. we don‘t know
21.According to the  text, Jordan wanted his teammates to (    ).          (满分:2)
    A. understand the fundamentals of the games
    B. play basketball like him.
    C. win the championship of NBA in the near future.
    D. help him to achieve more success
22.On what does China spend  the least money ?          (满分:2)
    A. Taking care of an aging population
    B. Dampening rising unemployment
    C. Overhauling its command economy
    D. Cultural conservation
23.The biggest problem for the continent’s Gypsies(or Roma) to be recognized as a nation is (    ) .          (满分:2)
    A. lack of a defined territory
    B. without other countries’ recognition
    C. lack of a united government
    D. we don
    t know
24.(    ) is a distinct advantage if you want a career at what passes for the American establishment.          (满分:2)
    A. gilt-edged diploma
    B. A wealthy family
    C. Ability
    D. Alumni connection
25.The NRA’s  power depends on the relatively few close elections that often determine who controls (    ).          (满分:2)
    A. President
    B. Supreme Court
    C. Congress
    D. jury
26.The advantages of Harvard confer (    ) benefits on the class slacker          (满分:2)
    A. many
    B. few
    C. some
    D. any
27.The phrase---(    )now means a situation in which there is only one thing to do .          (满分:2)
    A. Hobson’s horse
    B. Hobson’s idea
    C. Hobson’s situation
    D. Hobson’s choice
28.What did Engelhardt  advise China to do in a conference last  month?          (满分:2)
    A. People should clean up the foul air.
    B. People should take some measures to preserve their heritage.
    C. People should built more expressway in the sites.
    D. People should allow more foreigners to visit China.
29.apparatus          (满分:2)
    A. organization
    B. work hard
    C. lazy
30.panacea.          (满分:2)
    A. sth. that will put right all troubles
    B. hard working
    C. lazy person
三、判断题：
1.Schools attempt to gain an advantage in alumni giving;  electivity; SATs and late decision.          (满分:4)
    A. 错误
    B. 正确
2.It is one of the great strengths of monarchy that it has never taken sides in any political debate, that it shows itself, as an institution, to be evenhanded .          (满分:4)
    A. 错误
    B. 正确
3.Winston Churchill  often described parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy as being imperfect----but the best that man had yet devised.          (满分:4)
    A. 错误
    B. 正确
4.In Britain the monarch remains very much at the heart of its  Constitution.          (满分:4)
    A. 错误
    B. 正确
5.Moriarty is a writer now          (满分:4)
    A. 错误
    B. 正确
6.It’s  true that big law firms, major teaching hospitals, and investment banks—heck, even the offices of FOURTUNE---are stuffed with Ivy Leaguers.          (满分:4)
    A. 错误
    B. 正确
7.Winston Churchill often  described parliamentary democracy and constitutionalmonarchy as being imperfect----but the best that man had yet devised.          (满分:4)
    A. 错误
    B. 正确
8.WTO announced an emergency meeting to be held in Geneva  this week.          (满分:4)
    A. 错误
    B. 正确
9.1221 is located at 1221 Yan’an Xi Road.          (满分:4)
    A. 错误
    B. 正确
10.The author  believes that the rankings have become an unhealthy force in higher 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　education .          (满分:4)
    A. 错误
    B. 正确