北京语言大学13春《大学英语二》（专）作业1

13春《大学英语二》（专）作业1
试卷总分：100
单选题
一、单选题（共 20 道试题，共 100 分。）
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1. We haven’t been able to find out the ___ of the rumour.
A. source
B. cause
C. origin
D. reason
满分：5 分
2. He decided not to attend the funeral ___ there was a security problem.
A. because
B. because of
C. due to
D. owing to
满分：5 分
3. ___ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.
A. As
B. Whether
C. While
D. Now that
满分：5 分
4. He always tends to go from one ___ to the other.
A. start
B. extreme
C. hand
D. end
满分：5 分
5. They have a ___ bably.
A. a five month old
B. a fifth-month-old
C. a five-month-old
D. a five-months-old
满分：5 分
6. Supporters of gun control have worked for many years to ban the sale of ___ handguns in America.
A. deadly
B. fatal
C. mortal
D. lethal
满分：5 分
7. The sounds of music grow ___ in the distance.
A. faint
B. fade
C. wane
D. ebb
满分：5 分
8. We seldom ___ about where to stay in Paris.
A. wonder
B. hesitate
C. determine
D. choose
满分：5 分
9. The ___ of such a dishonest man as mayor disappointed everyone.
A. promotion
B. election
C. appointment
D. praise
满分：5 分
10. I finally ___ the reference in a dictionary of quatations.
A. track out
B. track down
C. track up
D. trace down
满分：5 分
11. A snake ___ along the ground.
A. climbed
B. crawled
C. crept
D. sneaked
满分：5 分
12. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and ___ a quiet neighborhood.
A. all in all
B. above all
C. after all
D. over all
满分：5 分
13. She speaks in low ___.
A. voice
B. sounds
C. tones
D. volumes
满分：5 分
14. There is little chance that mankind would ___ a nuclear war.
A. retain
B. edure
C. survive
D. maintain
满分：5 分
15. An ___ between parents regarding the rearing of their children often goes on for years.
A. controversy
B. argument
C. debate
D. dispute
满分：5 分
16. The hymn sung by the congregation ___ the religious ceremony.
A. finished
B. ended
C. concluded
D. terminated
满分：5 分
17. They talked in detail about the ___ of setting up an experimental school in which each child works at his or her own pace.
A. suitability
B. possibility
C. probability
D. feasibility
此题选: D 满分：5 分
18. The final decision is left ___ me to make.
A. to
B. for
C. over
D. at
满分：5 分
19. There is now considerable ___ for their safety.
A. solicitude
B. care
C. concern
D. worry
满分：5 分
20. The two companies signed a trade ___.
A. agreement
B. deal
C. treaty
D. alliance
满分：5 分