北语18秋《阅读》(III)作业1234满分答案

18秋《阅读》（III）作业1

Although the traffic is not busy, he likes to drive at a _______ speed.

A.spare

B.fast

C.moderate

D.moral

正确答案:C

The newspaper did not mention the _______ of the damage caused by the fire.

A.range

B.level

C.extent

D.quantity

正确答案:C

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

正确答案:C

However, at times this balance in nature is _______, resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects.

A.troubled

B.disturbed

C.confused

D.puzzled

正确答案:B

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

正确答案:A

He gives people the impression _______ all his life abroad.

A.of having spent

B.to have spent

C.of being spent

D.to spend

正确答案:A

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

正确答案:D

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

正确答案:A

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

正确答案:A

The man in the corner confessed to _______ a lie to the manager of the company.

A.have told

B.be told