高级英语2作业一.doc

一、单选题（共?50?道试题，共?100?分。）1.??Its ________ my power to make final decision on the matter. A. off B. outside C. above D. beyond ??????满分：2??分 2.??They did their best to _______ the significance of their enemy’s victory. A. reduce B. diminish C. decrease D. belittle ??????满分：2??分 3.??The meaning of the sentence is __; you can interpret it in several ways. A. skeptical B. intelligible C. ambiguous D. exclusive ??????满分：2??分 4.??Which would you rather have, the _______ chicken or the fish? A. fried B. ideal C. juice D. maid ??????满分：2??分 5.??In some remote places there are still very poor people who can’t afford to live in ( ) conditions. A. gracious B. decent C. honorable D. positive ??????满分：2??分 6.??Higher education in China is free but the ( ) for entrance is strong. A. comparison B. consequence C. competition D. crawl ??????满分：2??分 7.??The furniture in her bedroom is quite different from __________ in the living room. A. that B. it C. one D. which ??????满分：2??分 8.??While fashion is thought of usually __ clothing, it is important to realize that it covers a much wider domain. A. in relation to B. in proportion to C. by means of D. on behalf of ??????满分：2??分 9.??Tom is bankrupt now. He is desperate because all his efforts ( )failure. A. tumbled to B. hinged upon C. inflicted on D. culminated in ??????满分：2??分 10.??I’m ( ) you’ve made the right choice. A. bond B. confident C. double D. gravity ??????满分：2??分 11.??If the ( ) in the test is too small, we can not get a good result. A. sample B. percent C. leisure D. flight ??????满分：2??分 12.??Nancy was surprised that they have ____. They seemed to be a happy couple. A. split up B. broken down C. fallen through D. knocked out ??????满分：2??分 13.??The book fair has received a positive ( ) from readers. A. result B. response C. settlement D. solution ??????满分：2??分 14.??I took it for _______ that you wouldn’t come here again. A. grand B. tame C. granted D. thumb ??????满分：2??分 15.??The new plan is ( ) and everybody pre