2010年下半年综英2第2次作业

2010 年下半年 综英2 第2 次作业
1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases chosen from the box. Change the form where
necessary. (每题3 分)
steer clear of so long as step for step
in the least headline at any rate
ups and downs on the whole lock up
narrow down talk away restore balance
1) Because of his tender age and incomplete understanding of the need to position the key just so,
he would usually fail. Benjamin was not bothered ____.
2) But she was learning that ______ she was in this country, and wore civilian dress in the Club,
there would always be young men who would approach her with broken English.
3) He thought that Hirey had gone off and forgotten to turn off everything and _____.
4) It was reported that in negotiation with the representatives of the company the local government
was trying to ___ the vital issues.
5) A ______ on the front page draws attention to the fuller story inside.
6) I think that skill with one?s own hands ---- whether it?s tilling the soil, building a house, making
a piece of furniture, playing a violin or painting a painting ---- is something that doesn?t change
with _____ of life.
7) Her hope of her husband?s return is ____ as years go by.
8) The coyote was calling again, and he hoped that this time there would be no other sounds to
interrupt it. Not tonight, ______.
9) Often it is simply a matter of expecting the boy to repeat one?s own boyhood, ______.
10) At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to _____ in the background, something that
I?d never done previously.
11) To _____ to my life, I force myself back into the real world.
12) Despite some unexpected delays at the beginning, our project, _____, went on smoothly.

2. There are 8 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices
marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentences. (每题3分)
13) The plot of the novel ___ the economic development of the village.
A. blends with B. emerges from
C. evolves with D. attaches to
14) If you cheat in the exam you'll never ________ it.
A. get rid of B. get away with
C. avoid being caught D. mess around with
15) As a senior student, you are supposed to know better than just ____ until the examination
time.