1、秋季西南交大大学英语第八次作业一、单项选择题(只有一个选项正确，共40道小题)1. Would you like me to bring a cup of tea for you? _ 本题2分(A)Yes, please.(B)It doesnt matter.(C)Neither do I.(D)Not yet.你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元2. Are you going back to your hotel, Mr. Smith? If you are, I can give you a lift. Its very kind of you, bu
2、t theyre sending a car for me. _. 本题2分(A)Thank you(B)See you later(C)Good-bye(D)Thank you just the same你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元3. Would you like me to carry the box for you? _ 本题2分(A)Id like to.(B)Thank you, if its not too much bother.(C)No, it will trouble you.(D)Youre welcome.你选择的答案：前面作业
3、中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元4. What can I do for you, Madame? _, I can handle it by myself. 本题2分(A)Sure(B)No, thank you(C)What a pleasure(D)Yes你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元5. Do you want me to hold the umbrella for you? _ 本题2分(A)You can, please.(B)No, I have.(C)Its very kind of you to do so.(D)Nor d
4、o I.你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元6. Will you do me a favor to post this letter for me? _ 本题2分(A)Not now, how about tomorrow?(B)Dont bother me!(C)Why me?(D)Dont be sorry你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元7. _ Sure, whats it? Would you please pass me the salt? Here you are. 本题2分(A)Would you like s
5、ome salt?(B)Excuse me?(C)May I ask a favor of you?(D)How are you?你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元8. Could I trouble you to go with me? Its too late. _ 本题2分(A)No, its too late.(B)Yes, you are.(C)Oh，its really sorry.(D)Sure, my pleasure.你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元9. Can I help you? _ 本题2分(A)T
6、hats not necessary, but thank you all the same.(B)No, I wont.(C)Of course.(D)Well, I suggest you not.你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元10. Would you like me to close the window for you? _ 本题2分(A)Yes, I would.(B)Whats your trouble?(C)Id be very grateful if you could.(D)All right. Good-bye.你选择的答案：前面作业
7、中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元11. A new idea began to _ from his mind when he was on his way back home. 本题1分(A)emerge(B)output(C)starve(D)tend你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元12. The lost car of the Lees was found _ in the woods off the highway. 本题1分(A)disappeared(B)abandoned(C)thrown(D)rejected你选择的答案：前面作
8、业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元13. He determined _ to college. 本题1分(A)going(B)go(C)of going(D)on going你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元14. _, he worked out the difficult math problem only in ten minutes. 本题1分(A)Surprising(B)Im surprised(C)In surprise(D)To my surprise你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元15. I
9、n space, there are a lot of distant stars that are _ to the naked eye. 本题1分(A)visional(B)invisible(C)viewed(D)visited你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元16. Ken is not present, so I shall accept the prize _. 本题1分(A)on behalf of he(B)behalf him(C)on his behalf(D)behalf of him你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答
10、参考：第八单元17. The squirrel was lucky that it just missed _. 本题1分(A)catching(B)to be caught(C)being caught(D)to catch你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元18. The film _ several years into half an hour. 本题1分(A)compasses(B)compresses(C)composes(D)campuses你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元19. It is _ that the
11、 volcano became active without warming. People were _ by the eruption. 本题1分(A)terrifying; terrifying(B)terrified; terrifying(C)terrified; terrified(D)terrifying; terrified你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元20. Why not try to _ your story into a novel? 本题1分(A)expand(B)explore(C)expose(D)extend你选择的答案：前
12、面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元21. He could not help _ at how much his son had grown. 本题1分(A)crying(B)exclaiming(C)screaming(D)laughing你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元22. - “Did you do something like that before?” - “Of course not. That would be _ .” 本题1分(A)over my dignity(B)beyond my dignity(C)beneath
13、 my dignity(D)above my dignity你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元23. After sending the guests away, we _ our dinner. 本题1分(A)consumed(B)paused(C)stopped(D)resumed你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元24. _, he finally pass the exam, although he suffered a lot. 本题1分(A)To our sorrow(B)In delight(C)To our de
14、light(D)Of delight你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元25. This movie tells us a story about two strangers who spoke German and came _ the sky. 本题1分(A)into(B)from out of(C)out(D)under你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元26. How about the two of us _ a walk down the garden? 本题1分(A)to take(B)take(C)taking(D
15、)to be taking你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元27. Her plot against a completely _ old man shows that the lady in this strange tale very obviously suffers from a serious mental illness. 本题1分(A)identical(B)imperative(C)impressive(D)innocent你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元28. A lamp _ the ceiling ab
16、ove us. 本题1分(A)was suspended(B)suspended(C)was suspended from(D)was suspicious of你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元29. Why dont you _ your ideas _ on paper? 本题1分(A)set; back(B)set; to(C)set; up(D)set; down你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元30. _ reporting on television has helped to generate interest
17、 in a wide variety of sports and activities. 本题1分(A)Extensive(B)Intensive(C)Extended(D)Expected你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元31. In the court Mr. Smith was the only _ who said the fire was deliberate. 本题1分(A)standby(B)whisper(C)witness(D)witch你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元32. She has made up
18、 her mind to become a doctor working for the _ of suffering. 本题1分(A)relieve(B)relive(C)relief(D)believe你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元33. She decided to _ her studies after obtaining her Master degree. 本题1分(A)push(B)purse(C)pursuit(D)pursue你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元34. The process by whic
19、h caterpillars are _ into butter flies is adorable and amazing. 本题1分(A)translated(B)transformed(C)transacted(D)transmitted你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：B解答参考：第八单元35. In both East and West, names are _ to success, sometimes. 本题1分(A)especial(B)effective(C)essential(D)essence你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单
20、元36. Americans rapid industrial progress has been _ its readiness to adopt new thoughts and interchange information. 本题1分(A)due to(B)because(C)reason for(D)since你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：A解答参考：第八单元37. Im truly _ for all your help. 本题1分(A)greet(B)thankful(C)grateful(D)both B) and C)你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正
21、确答案：D解答参考：第八单元38. You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting. Well，now I regret _ that 本题1分(A)to do(B)to be doing(C)to have done(D)having done你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：D解答参考：第八单元39. Much though the queen hated _, she couldnt help watching the fight. 本题1分(A)cold(B)bestial(C)cruelty(D)crue
22、l你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元40. This trip to the moon is a _ first voyage to outer space in human history. 本题1分(A)historian(B)history(C)historic(D)historical你选择的答案：前面作业中已经做正确正确正确答案：C解答参考：第八单元二、阅读理解、完形填空题(共5道小题)41. As my train packed with rush-hour commuters emerged from underground and burst
23、into the sunlight Tuesday morning, the familiar New York City skyline was gone, made invisible by a thick canopy of jet-black smoke. Terrified at the sight, confused commuters pressed their faces against the trains windows, climbing over one another to get a better view. “Fire! The World Trade Cente
24、r is on fire!” a man exclaimed. Abandoning my newspaper, I pushed past a man on a cell phone, craning my neck to get a better view. To my utter disbelief, I could see smoke and flames devouring the top third of the north tower. The bitter smell of smoke burned in my nose. Suddenly the train came to
25、a screeching halt in the middle of the bridge. “The World Trade Center is on fire,” the conductor said “All service to Cortlandt Street has been suspended.” “My son,” a blonde woman who looked to be in her 50s said in a choked whisper to the young girl sitting next to her, “my oldest son works in that building.” As we all gaped and tried to process what we were witnessing, the unthinkable happened. Like a scene in film, a big black jet came from out of nowhere and crashed into the south tower. Everyone on the train gasped. I did not have a
