北语11秋《大学英语》（二）作业3

久爱奥鹏晓林

一、单选题（共 25 道试题，共 100 分。）V 1.  There is little chance that mankind would ___ a nuclear war.
A. retain
B. edure
C. survive
D. maintain
      满分：4  分
2.  I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and ___ a quiet neighborhood.
A. all in all
B. above all
C. after all
D. over all
      满分：4  分
3.  The sounds of music grow ___ in the distance.
A. faint
B. fade
C. wane
D. ebb
      满分：4  分
4.  There is now considerable ___ for their safety.
A. solicitude
B. care
C. concern
D. worry
      满分：4  分
5.  They have  ___ baby.
A. a five month old
B. a fifth-month-old
C. a five-month-old
D. a five-months-old
      满分：4  分
6.  He made a ___ with his arm for a left turn.
A. signal
B. sign
C. mark
D. symbol
      满分：4  分
7.  The two companies signed a trade ___.
A. agreement
B. deal
C. treaty
D. alliance
      满分：4  分
8.  ___ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.
A. As
B. Whether
C. While
D. Now that
      满分：4  分
9.  I finally ___ the reference in a dictionary of quotations.
A. track out
B. track down
C. track up
D. trace down
      满分：4  分
10.  The ___ of such a dishonest man as mayor disappointed everyone.
A. promotion
B. election
C. appointment
D. praise
      满分：4  分
11.  My house ___ a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom.
A. makes up of
B. is composed of
C. is made of
D. is consisted of
      满分：4  分
12.  He ___ his success to good luck more than to ability.
A. owns
B. gives
C. owes
D. believes
      满分：4  分
13.  We seldom ___ about where to stay in Paris.
A. wonder
B. hesitate
C. determine
D. choose
      满分：4  分
14.  He decided not to attend the funeral ___ there was a security problem.
A. because
B. because of
C. due to
D. owing to
      满分：4  分
15.  The story that follows ___ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.
A. concerns
B. states
C. proclaims
D. relates
      满分：4  分
16.  The hymn sung by the congregation ___ the religious ceremony.
A. finished
B. ended
C. concluded
D. terminated
      满分：4  分
17.  She speaks in low ___.
A. voice
B. sounds
C. tones
D. volumes
      满分：4  分
18.  He always tends to go from one ___ to the other.
A. start
B. extreme
C. hand
D. end
      满分：4  分
19.  Circus tiger, although they have been tamed, can ___ attack their trainer.
A. unexpectedly
B. deliberately
C. reluctantly
D. subsequently
      满分：4  分
20.  Beethoven is my favourite musician. I regard him as ___ other musicians.
A. superior to
B. more superior
C. more superior than
D. superior
      满分：4  分
21.  Between the two given choices the former one sounds reasonable while the ___ seems unacceptable to us.
A. second
B. last
C. latter
D. later
      满分：4  分
22.  Tom ___ to review his lessons before exams.
A. went out his way
B. went out of his way
C. went of his way
D. went out of a way
      满分：4  分
23.  We haven’t been able to find out the ___ of the rumour.
A. source
B. cause
C. origin
D. reason
      满分：4  分
24.  Supporters of gun control have worked for many years to ban the sale of ___ handguns in America.
A. deadly
B. fatal
C. mortal
D. lethal
      满分：4  分
25.  He fell in love with Mary at the ___ of her.
A. glance
B. gaze
C. sight
D. stare
      满分：4  分