21世纪大学英语综合III练习题及答案(20200702115726)

21世纪大学英语综合川练习题及答案

Unit 1

Exercises: Lan guage Focus

A. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. fellow

compel assuranee miracle comfort grief announcement soberi ng

1. Disappo in tme nt, __grief __ and sleepless ness seized him for days after recei ving the letter.

2. A n ewspaper published some rather _ soberi ng ___ in formatio n about

puni shme nt for drunken driv ing conv icti ons in other coun tries.

3. Success is discovering your best talents, skills, and abilities and applying them

where they will make the most effective con tributi on to your __ fellow __ men.

4. People familiar with the matter said that an official _____ announ ceme nt _____

could come as early as today.

5. Every huma n being should lear n to truly appreciate the beauty of n ature and the

___ miracle __ of life.

6. She __ comforted ____ herself with the thought that it would soon be spri ng.

7. Such cha nge ___ compels __ gover nments around the world to develop specific policies to solve the curre nt crisis.

8. Con sumers usually see a well-regarded brand n ame as a( n) _ assura nee ____ of quality.

B. Fill in the bla nks with the expressi ons give n below. Change the form where n ecessary.

in one way or ano ther ward off bear up be stunned by in the eve nt of no earthly reas on

1. ____ In the eve nt of ______ his death, his daughter will in herit the mon ey.

2. Police _____ w arded off ____ about 2,000 protesters who marched on the police headquarters last Friday.

3. There ' s ________ n o earthly reason _______ why she shouldn ' t come with us.

4. Some young people couldn ' t _______ bear up __ under the stress of the modern life.

5. The world ______ was stunned by _______ C hi na ' s high tech no logy used in the cerem ony.

6. It ' s certainly not a new idea, and I ' ve usedthisDnechniquBr another

___ for several years.

Unit 2

Exercises: Lan guage Focus

A. Fill in the bla nks with the words give n below. Change the form where n ecessary. con template maintenance dismiss in defi nite compressi on draft mount swell

1. Engin eers are carry ing out esse ntial _ maintenance ______ work on the mai n

line to Cambridge.

2. Do you think you could glanee over the minutes （会议记录）that I ____ have

drafted _____ of our last meeti ng before I have them typed out?

3. No one will work __ in defi ni tely ___ without some form of compe nsati on.

4. There were hasty discussi ons in an atmosphere of __ m ounting _____ tension and panic .

5. She stood and quietly ____ con templated _____ t he sce ne that lay before her.

6. Poor posture, sitt ing or walk ing slouched over, ____ c ompresses ____ the body

orga ns.

7. A hot compress with this oin tme nt can reduce _ s welli ng ____ and alleviate

pa in.

8. Did they get any compe nsatio n whe n they were ___ d ismissed ____ from their

jobs?

B. Fill in the bla nks with the expressi ons give n below. Change the form where n ecessary.

be confined to stumble over show off on probation as for rely on

1. You ' ll b _on probation _______ f or a period of three mon ths before you get this

job. What do you say?

2. There is n ot much point in ___ s how ing off ____ w hen mobiles are so com mon

now.

3. ____ As for __ salary, I leave it to you to decide after you have con sidered my

abilities and experie nee.

4. Certai nly, no all-ro und kno wledge can be acquired merely by gla ncing this way and that and ___ relying on _____ hearsay.

5. The hun ger for liberty is strong, and it is not ___ c onfined to ______ any time or

place.

6. It is found that people ' s voices often get higher when they lie, and they are more

likely to _____ stumble over _____ w ords.

Unit 5

Exercises: Lan guage Focus

A. Fill in the bla nks with the words give n below. Change the form where n ecessary.

rent charm streamline decline discard idle choke adequate

1.1 cannot sta nd ____ idly ___ by and let him take the blame.

2. The park ing facilities are __ i n adequate _____ for such a busy shopp ing cen tre.

3. Well-off locals would buy a sec ond house so they could ___ rent _____ it out to

migra nts from other parts of the coun try.

4. If you say that someth ing is ___ c harm ing ___ , you mea n that it is very pleasa nt

or attractive.

5. One young soldier rose with a message of tha nks, his voice __ choked ____ with emoti on.