Quiz 1：《高级英语2》第1课

Notice:

1)This course (Advanced English II) is a degree-required course. 2)This lesson quiz counts in your final course-score.

3)You may consult your book and dictionary, but please make sure to work on your own.

This quiz contains:

1-20 --- Choose the one which is equal to the word given blow.

21-30 --- Decide whether the statement is True or False according to the text. 1. sociable （） [单选题] * A. lovable B. humorous

C. gregarious(正确答案) D. communicational 2. intricate （） [单选题] * A. arduous

B. complex(正确答案) C. invalid D. unpleasant

3. meander （） [单选题] * A. wind(正确答案) B. glow C. move D. stop

4. anecdote （） [单选题] * A. tedious meeting B. boring talk

C. exciting chat

D. amusing story(正确答案) 5. intimate （） [单选题] * A. companion(正确答案) B. enemy C. classmate D. foe

6. desultorily （） [单选题] * A. orderly

B. aimlessly(正确答案) C. pleasantly D. briefly

7. tart （） [单选题] * A. interesting B. positive C. courageous D. biting(正确答案) 8. convict （） [单选题] * A. culprit(正确答案) B. invader C. instructor D. mentor

9. churl （） [单选题] * A. farmer

B. peasant(正确答案) C. agriculture worker

D. servant

10. snobbery （） [单选题] * A. pride B. anger

C. pretension(正确答案) D. politeness

11. scamper （） [单选题] * A. jump angrily

B. run quickly(正确答案) C. move smoothly D. walk leisurely

12. intercept （） [单选题] * A. cut off(正确答案) B. turn off C. lay off D. fall off

13. tussle （） [单选题] * A. pull

B. struggle(正确答案) C. push D. determine

14. pejoratively （） [单选题] * A. contemptuously(正确答案) B. playfully C. angrily D. proudly

15. facetiously （） [单选题] * A. formally B. superficially C. hideously

D. humorously(正确答案) 16. edict （） [单选题] * A. decree(正确答案) B. editorial C. instruction D. essay

17. ultimatum （） [单选题] * A. false statement B. strong criticism C. final warning(正确答案) D. urgent decision 18. sinister （） [单选题] * A. approaching

B. foreboding(正确答案) C. concurrent D. arrogant

19. punctuate （） [单选题] * A. break off(正确答案) B. break down C. break up D. break out

20. justify （） [单选题] *

A. veto B. decide

C. legitimize(正确答案) D. impeach

21. Animals can communicate with each other in a complicated way so they can actually enjoy the same conversation as humans do. （） [单选题] * A. True

B. False(正确答案)

22. The charm of conversation is that there is no idea and real meaning in it. （） [单选题] * A. True

B. False(正确答案)

23. The musketeers of Dumas lived side by side with each other, but they did not delve deep into each other’s private lives. ( ) [单选题] * A. True(正确答案) B. False

24. “The King’s English” used to be a pejorative term which was used to criticize some people who could not speak English properly. （） [单选题] * A. True

B. False(正确答案)

25. One of the reasons for the English to revolt under the Saxon leaders like Hereward the Wake was the intense cultural humiliation they felt. （） [单选题] * A. True(正确答案) B. False

26. French was the dominant language in the Angevins and the Plantagenets’ reign. （） [单选题] *

A. True(正确答案) B. False

27. “The abuse of God’s patience and the King’s English” means the master will probably lose temper and curse. （） [单选题] * A. True(正确答案) B. False

28. Looking up the dictionary and checking the meaning of a term in the middle of a conversation will usually settle the argument and make the conversation move more smoothly. （） [单选题] * A. True

B. False(正确答案)

29. The phrase “the sinister corridor of our age” by E.M. Forster is more vivid and interesting than the expression “we are all following each other down the sinister corridor of our age”. （） [单选题] * A. True

B. False(正确答案)

30. The author holds that people are not interested in teaching chimpanzees to talk is probably that they will ruin human’s conversation by talking improperly with men. （） [单选题] * A. True

B. False(正确答案)