基础英语作业一

基础英语（一） 作业一 Part I Vocabulary and Structure Directions There are 15 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 30 points 1. –We could invite John and Barbara to the Friday night party.–Yes, _____ I’ll give them a call right now. A. why notB. what forC. whyD. what 2. Try ____ she might, Sue couldn’t get the door open. A. ifB. whenC. sinceD. as 3. Planning so far ahead _____ no senseso many things will have changed by next year. A. madeB. is makingC. makesD. has made 4. I wasn’t sure if he was really interested or if he ____ polite. A. was just being C. had just been 5. –Someone B. will just be D. would just be youonthephone.wants --_________ nobody knows I am here. A. AlthoughB. AndC. ButD. So 6. I can ____ the house being untidy, but I hate it if it’s not clean. A. come up withB. put up with C. turn toD. stick to 7. The next thing he saw was smoke ____ from behind the house. A. roseB. risingC. to riseD. risen 8. Only when he reached the tea-house ____ it was the same place he ’ d been in last year. A. he realized C. realized he B. he did realize D. did he realize 9. When Alice came to, she did not know how long she ____there. A. had been lying C. was lying B. has been lying D. has lain 10.The cannot be signed by anyone ____ yourself. A. rather than C. more than B. other than D. better than 11.The prize will go to the writer ____ story shows the most imagination. A. thatB. whichC. whoseD. what 12.They ____have arrived at lunchtime but their flight was delayed. A. willB. canC. mustD. should 13.It is generally accepted that ____ boy must learn to stand up and fight like ____man. A. a; aB. a; theC. the; theD. a; / 14.William found it increasingly difficult to read, for his eyesight was beginning to ____. 2 A. disappearB. fall 15.–Artisticpeoplecan C. fail bevery D. damage sometimes.difficult –Well, you married one. _____. A. You name itB. I’ve got it D. You should knowC. I can’t agree more Part II ClozePart II Cloze DirectionsDirections Complete the following passage with appropriate words. 20 points In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory 16course about 20 years ago. The professor17the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans, and invited the students to18how many beans the jar contained. After19shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the20answer, and went on saying, “You have just21an important lesson about science. That is Never22your own senses.” Twenty years later, the23could guess what the professor had in mind. He24himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting25into an unknown world invisible to the26 , which can be discovered only through scientific