2024年5月1日发(作者：)

EXERCISES

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1. Social reformer Jane Adams ____ a prominent role in the formation of the National

Progressive party in 1012.

A. playing B. who played C. played D. to play

2. Porcupines(豪猪) ____ a dense layer of wool next to their skin.

A. grow B. growing C. which grow D. were being grown

3. The regular major league baseball season ____ each team to play 162 games.

A. which requires B. requiring C. it requires D. requires

4. Automatons(机械人) programmed to perform a given task ____ the flexibility and

adaptability of human beings.

A. without B. lack C. minus D. not having

5. The city of Montreal ____ over 70 square miles.

A. covers B. that covers C. covering D. is covered

6. Please contact ____.

A. with me B. me C. on me D. to me

7. Tropical cyclones ____ much of the rainfall in the Pacific regions.

A. causing B. are caused C. having caused D. cause

8. Mr. Kim married ____.

A. with Miss Lee B. to Miss Lee C. Miss Lee D. by Miss Lee

9. We all survived ____.

A. from the war B. during the war

C. after the war D. the war

10. “All the people in this village have black hair.” “Yes, they all ____ each other.”

A. resemble as B. resemble with C. resemble D. resemble from

11. Emma Lazarus, a poet and essayist, ____ the sonnet十四行诗 inscribed on the

pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.

A. who wrote her B. who wrote C. whom she wrote D. wrote

12. Mild forms of exercise can ____ some of the loss of flexibility that accompanies

aging.

A. stop B. to stop C. stopping D. be stopped

13. Eli Whitney, a northerner, ____ the cotton gin(轧棉机) that revolutionized the

economy of the South.

A. who invented B. when he invented C. invented D. he invented

14. With neither hat nor topcoat in the 22 degree Fahrenheit chill, youthful John F.

Kennedy ____ a stirring inaugural address on January 20, 1961.

A. he delivered B. was delivered C. delivering D. delivered

15. The boys ____ their bedroom in an awful mess.

A. left B. went out C. departed D. come away

16. The gardens which were planted this spring should ____ the roadway.

A. beautiful B. beautiful C. beauty D. beautify

17. Mississippi’s generally hilly land ____ highest point in the northeastern corner

of the state.

A. to reach its B. has it reached C. reaching it D. reaches its

18. In a rental contract the user ____ possession of, but not title to, the goods.

A. obtaining B. with C. without D. obtains

19. Snowflakes(雪花) ____ an infinite variety of shapes.

A. that exhibit B. in exhibiting C. exhibiting D. exhibit

20. Analgesics(麻醉药) ____ pain without markedly interfering with physiological

processes.

A. relieving B. they relieve C. what they relieve D. relieve

21. Pigs ____ certain characteristics with human beings.

A. which share B. are sharing C. while sharing D. share

22. Winslow Homer ____ to painting scenes of New England.

A. his skill devote B. devoting his skill

C. devoted his skill D. his skill as devoted

23. Thomas Alva Edison ____ inventions using electricity during his long career.

A. patented with many B. patented for many

C. was patented many D. patented many

24. Instead of trying to imitate reality in their works, many artists of the early

twentieth century ____ their feelings and ideas in abstract art.

A. in beginning to reveal B. revealed the beginning

C. began to reveal D. to begin revealing

25. The fact that space exploration has increased dramatically in the past thirty years

____.

A. is an evidence of us wanting to know more of our solar system

B. indicates that we are very eager to learn all we can about our solar system

C. how we want to learn more about the solar system

D. is pointing to evidence of our intention to know a lot more about what is called

our solar system

26. Papaya(木瓜) juice relieves us ____ stomach disorders.

A. several B. among C. and D. of

27. “What do you have to do tomorrow?” “I’ll have to ___ in a conference.”

A. join B. taking part C. attend D. participate

28. In order to proceed we must agree ____ a plan of action.

A. with B. on C. at D. in

29. “At last day ____ and it began to get light.” “It’s time for you to leave.”

A. broke B. lighted C. rose D. lightened

30. His parents do not sympathize ____ him in his point of view.

A. with B. for C. at D. towards

31. The overwhelming majority of soldiers who ____ in the Union armies were

volunteers.

A. they served B. serving C. did they serve D. served

32. “Susie hasn’t written us for such a long time.” “What do you suppose ____ to

her?”

A. that she happen B. to happen C. happened D. having happened

33. “I used to want to be a professor.” “But I always dreamed ____ a mayor.”

A. to become B. of becoming C. that I will become D. that I become