北京语言大学《阅读》（III）在线作业一

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18春《阅读》（III）作业1-0001

Although the traffic is not busy, he likes to drive at a _______ speed.
A:spare
B:fast
C:moderate
D:moral
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The newspaper did not mention the _______ of the damage caused by the fire.
A:range
B:level
C:extent
D:quantity
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The last half of the nineteenth century _______ the steady improvment in the means of travel.
A:has witnessed
B:was witnessed
C:witnessed
D:is witnessed
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However, at times this balance in nature is _______, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.
A:troubled
B:disturbed
C:confused
D:puzzled
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Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ______ in Cuba.
A:being cultivated
B:been cultivated
C:having cultivated
D:cultivating
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He gives people the impression _______ all his life abroad.
A:of having spent
B:to have spent
C:of being spent
D:to spend
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The old couple decided to ________ a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own.
A:adapt
B:bring
C:receive
D:adopt
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In the Big Woods the snow was beginning to thaw.（选择与划线词意思相近的词）
A:melt
B:sink
C:fall
D:glow
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The woods were dark, but there was a gray light on the snowy path, and in the sky there were a few faint stars.（选择与划线词意思相近的词）
A:not bright
B:not warm
C:not big
D:not near
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The man in the corner confessed to _______ a lie to the manager of the company.
A:have told
B:be told
C:being told
D:having told
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The government is trying to do something to _______ better understanding between the two countries.
A:raise
B:promote
C:heighten
D:increase
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Your hair wants _______. You＇d better have it done tomorrow.
A:cut
B:to cut
C:cutting
D:being cut
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Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors every year.
A:attention
B:attraction
C:appointment
D:arrangement
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Wouldn＇t you rather your child _______ to bed early?
A:go
B:went
C:would go
D:goes
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Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage _______.
A:relatively
B:actually
C:annually
D:comparatively
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The _______ is nearly dead, so I can not start the car again.
A:bean
B:beam
C:bake
D:battery
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When he arrived, he found _______ the aged and the sick at home.
A:none but
B:none other than
C:nothing but
D:no other than
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Mike＇s uncle insists ______ in this hotel.
A:staying not
B:not to stay
C:that he would not stay
D:that he not stay
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At noon all the big icicles along the eaves of the little house quivered and sparkled in the sunshine, and drops of water hung trembling at their tips.（选择与划线词意思相近的词）
A:shone
B:worked
C:weakened
D:trembled
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Ann never dreams of _______ for her to be sent abroad very soon.
A:there being a chance.
B:there to be a chance
C:there be a chance
D:being a chance
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