22春西南大学《英国文学史及选读》在线作业二答案参考6.docx

22春西南大学《英国文学史及选读》作业二答案参考1. An electric current acts in that very way,that is to say,it takes time to start,and once started,itAn electric current acts in that very way,that is to say,it takes time to start,and once started,it takes time to stop.电流就是以这样的方式运动，即：它需要时间起动，而一旦起动了，则需要时间停止2. mediocre ( )A.commonB.same; equalC.prosperous or rich参考答案：A3. I wanted to pay for the coffee,but I found that all I had was a couple of______coins.A．worI wanted to pay for the coffee,but I found that all I had was a couple of______coins.A．worthlessB．pricelessC．invaluableD．inexpensive正确答案：A句意：我想付咖啡的钱，结果发现我只有几个不值钱的硬币。

本题考查形容词词义辨析worthless意为“无价值的，不值钱的”；priceless意为“无价的，极贵重的\"；invaluable意为“无价的，非常宝贵的\"；inexpensive意为“便宜的，廉价的”根据句意，故选A4. 浮士德是资产阶级上升时期“巨人式”的代表 )T.对F.错参考答案：T5. When we woke up, everywhere was ______ snow. A. covered B. covered in C. covered withWhen we woke up, everywhere was ______ snow.A. coveredB. covered inC. covered withD. covering正确答案：C6. Black Humor is defined as modern humor caused by anger.( )A.正确B.错误参考答案：A7. The publication of ____ established Emerson as the spokesman of Transcendentalism.A.NatureB.Self-relianceC.The American Scholar参考答案：A8. The purpose of Moriarty’s Saltwater Fella is ( ).A.arouse Australian people’s attention to the condition of AboriginesB.encourage young Aborigines to achieve successC.above all参考答案：C9. assessment ( )A.estimationB.person who applies for jobC.common参考答案：A10. The police ______ (look)for the lost Child all day long.The police ______ (look)for the lost Child all day long.have been looking11. What is the attitude of Ian Lang toward the secessionist fever? ( )A.He supports the secessionist action.B.He is against it because he thinks it will harm the unity of the U.K.C.He is neutral towards the action of the secessionists.D.It is not clear in the text.参考答案：B12. The reason Gore lost in the election is that he was not a devotional follower of a religion.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A13. incentive ( )A.induce action or motivate effortB.hard workC.to devote one’s heart to sb.参考答案：A14. To build a highway is to bring visitors convenience and safety.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B15. How many nations does the commonwealth have? ( )A.54B.53C.48D.1参考答案：B16. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he _________ until yesterday.A.will comeB.was comingC.had been comingD.came参考答案：B17. devolution ( )A.to help with othersB.to devote one’s heart to sb.C.transference of rights参考答案：C18. ____ has been regarded as the “founder of the American Drama”.A.Tennessee WilliamsB.Hendrik IbserC.Eugene O'NeillD.Arthur Miller参考答案：C19. ( ) the Christmas season, all the people are very happy.A.WithB.ForC.ToD.In( ) the Christmas season, all the people are very happy.A.WithB.ForC.ToD.In答案：D20. Language: Is It Always Spoken? 1 Most of us know a little about how babies learn to talk. From the time infants are born , they hear language because their parents talk to them all the time. Between31. What is babbling?32. At what age do most infants babble?33. What is the full name for ASL?34. What theory does Dr. Petitto believe about language learning?35. Who does Dr. Petitto want to study to prove the theory?参考答案：31. The activity of repeating the same sounds over and over again.32. Between the ages of seven and ten months.33. American Sign Language.34. Language can be expressed in many different ways - for instance, by \r\nspeech or by sign.35. Hearing children who have one deaf parent and one hearing parent.21. 《百年孤独》中的大大小小的循环怪圈，象征了哥伦比亚甚至整个拉美的社会现实。

)T.对F.错参考答案：T22. decline ( )A.to politely refuseB.to politely receiveC.to politely apologize参考答案：A23. “The novel is structured around the discovery of the heros origin.” This novel is most probably.A.Thomas Hardys Far from the Madding GrowdB.James Joyces A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManC.Henry Fieldings Tom JonesD.Charles Dickenss David Copperfield参考答案：C24. boost ( )A.to encourage or improveB.to help othersC.bellicose参考答案：A25. The firemen got ______ to save the burning house. A) quickly enough there B) there quickly eThe firemen got ______ to save the burning house.  A) quickly enough there       B) there quickly enough  C) there enough quickly        D) enough quickly thereBthere应紧跟在动词go的后面，enough修饰副词时，应放在副词quickly的后面。