20春学期《大学英语（四）》平时作业2

试卷总分:100  得分:100

一、单选题 (共 20 道试题,共 100 分)

1.82. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe _______ by the judge.

A.service

B.sentence

C.crime

D.crisis

2.95. Our hopes __________ and fell in the same instant.

A.aroused

B.arose

C.raised

D.rose

3.118. He was punished __________ he should make the same mistake again.

A.unless

B.lest

C.if

D.provided

4.100. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by the university to take in __________.

A.residents

B.inhabitants

C.lodgers

D.settlers

5.110. Jack wishes that he __ business instead of history when he was in university.

A.had studied

B.study

C.studied

D.had been studying

6.30. We are going to Florida as soon as ______ taking our final exams.

A.we finish

B.we'll finish

C.we finished

D.we'd finish

7.74. ______, I didn't have enough money on me to buy that book.

A.Unfortunately

B.Essentially

C.Virtually

D.Naturally

8.73. The great fire ______ the forest to a few tress.

A.shifted

B.switched

C.reduced

D.decreased

9.94. As a public relations officer, he is said _______ some very influential people.

A.to have been knowing

B.to be knowing

C.to have known

D.to know

10.90. Mr. Smith said that he did not want to _______ any further responsibilities.

A.take on

B.get on

C.put up

D.look up

11.45. We have to wait for the bus, ______ ?

A.haven't we

B.won't we

C.have we

D.don't we

12.48. He warned that industry would have to face more ______ from European goods.

A.conflict

B.dispute

C.competition

D.investment

13.31. At best, this is only a temporary substitute ______ the other one.

A.to

B.from

C.for

D.with

14.99. In recent years much more emphasis has been put __________ developing the students' productive skills.

A.over

B.onto

C.in

D.on

15.88. The shape of Italy _______ a boot when you look at it on a map.

A.resembles

B.pictures

C.likes

D.looks

16.57. A policeman's first duty is the ______ of the people.

A.benefit

B.safety

C.responsibility

D.protection

17.117. This article __________ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.

A.calls for

B.applies for

C.cares for

D.allows for

18.54. A ______ person or government is one that is in favour of democracy.

A.independent

B.conservative

C.democratic

D.domestic

19.89. Quite a lot of people watch TV only to _______ time.

A.waste

B.spend

C.kill

D.pass

20.16. Frank gambled his money away ______ Jane spent hers all on dresses.

A.for

B.so

C.while

D.so that