北语12秋《大学英语》(二)作业1(第3次)

12秋《大学英语》（二）作业1

一、单选题
1. There is now considerable ___ for their safety.
A. solicitude
B. care
C. concern
D. worry
正确答案：C

2. Circus tiger, although they have been tamed, can ___ attack their trainer.
A. unexpectedly
B. deliberately
C. reluctantly
D. subsequently
正确答案：A

3. ___ 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
正确答案：C

4. He fell in love with Mary at the ___ of her.
A. glance
B. gaze
C. sight
D. stare
正确答案：C

5. The ___ of such a dishonest man as mayor disappointed everyone.
A. promotion
B. election
C. appointment
D. praise
正确答案：C

6. 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
正确答案：B

7. We seldom ___ about where to stay in Paris.
A. wonder
B. hesitate
C. determine
D. choose
正确答案：B

8. He decided not to attend the funeral ___ there was a security problem.
A. because
B. because of
C. due to
D. owing to
正确答案：A

9. Between the two given choices the former one sounds reasonable while the ___ seems unacceptable to us.
A. second
B. last
C. latter
D. later
正确答案：C

10. There are few electronic appliances ___ to raise fears regarding future employment opportunities than robots.
A. likely
B. more likely
C. most likely
D. much likely
正确答案：B

11. We haven’t been able to find out the ___ of the rumour.
A. source
B. cause
C. origin
D. reason
正确答案：A

12. There is little chance that mankind would ___ a nuclear war.
A. retain
B. edure
C. survive
D. maintain
正确答案：C

13. He always tends to go from one ___ to the other.
A. start
B. extreme
C. hand
D. end
正确答案：B

14. 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
正确答案：A

15. A snake ___ along the ground.
A. climbed
B. crawled
C. crept
D. sneaked
正确答案：B

16. The final decision is left ___ me to make.
A. to
B. for
C. over
D. at
正确答案：A

17. An ___ between parents regarding the rearing of their children often goes on for years.
A. controversy
B. argument
C. debate
D. dispute
正确答案：B

18. The story that follows ___ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.
A. concerns
B. states
C. proclaims
D. relates
正确答案：A

19. He ___ his success to good luck more than to ability.
A. owns
B. gives
C. owes
D. believes
正确答案：C

20. My house ___ a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom.
A. makes up of
B. is c
omposed of
C. is made of
D. is consisted of
正确答案：B

21. The two companies signed a trade ___.
A. agreement
B. deal
C. treaty
D. allian

ce
正确答案：A

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
正确答案：B

23. She speaks in low ___.
A. voice
B. sounds
C. tones
D. volumes
正确答案：A

24. The sounds of music grow ___ in the distance.
A. faint
B. fade
C. wane
D. ebb
正确答案：A

25. I finally ___ the reference in a dictionary of quotations.
A. track out
B. track down
C. track up
D. trace down
正确答案：B