Question

大学英语作业2

1. There is now considerable ___ for their safety.
A. solicitudeB. careC. concernD. worry2. Circus tiger, although they have been tamed, can ___ attack their trainer.
A. unexpectedlyB. deliberatelyC. reluctantlyD. subsequently3. ___ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity.
A. AsB. WhetherC. While4. He fell in love with Mary at the ___ of her.
A. glanceB. gazeC. sightD. stare5. The ___ of such a dishonest man as mayor disappointed everyone.
A. promotionB. electionC. appointmentD. praise6. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and ___ a quiet neighborhood.
A. all in allB. above allC. after allD. over all7. We seldom ___ about where to stay in Paris.
A. wonderB. hesitateC. determineD. choose8. He decided not to attend the funeral ___ there was a security problem.
A. becauseB. because ofC. due toD. owing to9. Between the two given choices the former one sounds reasonable while the ___ seems unacceptable to us.
A. secondB. lastC. latterD. later10. There are few electronic appliances ___ to raise fears regarding future employment opportunities than robots.
A. likelyB. more likelyC. most likelyD. much likely11. We haven’t been able to find out the ___ of the rumour.
A. sourceB. causeC. originD. reason12. There is little chance that mankind would ___ a nuclear war.
A. retainB. edureC. surviveD. maintain13. He always tends to go from one ___ to the other.
A. startB. extremeC. handD. end14. Supporters of gun control have worked for many years to ban the sale of ___ handguns in America.
A. deadlyB. fatalC. mortalD. lethal15. A snake ___ along the ground.
A. climbedB. crawledC. creptD. sneaked16. The final decision is left ___ me to make.
A. toB. forC. overD. at17. An ___ between parents regarding the rearing of their children often goes on for years.
A. controversyB. argumentC. debateD. dispute18. The story that follows ___ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.
A. concernsB. statesC. proclaimsD. relates19. He ___ his success to good luck more than to ability.
A. ownsB. givesC. owesD. believes20. My house ___ a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom.
A. makes up ofB. is composed ofC. is made ofD. is consisted of21. The two companies signed a trade ___.
A. agreementB. dealC. treaty22. Tom ___ to review his lessons before exams.
A. went out his wayB. went out of his wayC. went of his wayD. went out of a way23. She speaks in low ___.
A. voiceB. soundsC. tonesD. volumes24. The sounds of music grow ___ in the distance.
A. faintB. fadeC. waneD. ebb25. I finally ___ the reference in a dictionary of quotations.A. track outB. track downC. track upD. trace down

Answer 1

1. A solicitude(关心) for
2. A unexpectedly(出人意料地)
3. D although(尽管) -- 文中没有写出D选项
4. C at the sight of (一见到)
5. C appointment (指派)
6. B above all(首先，尤其是)
7. B hesitate (犹豫)
8. A because (因为) -- 其它选项不能直接接句子
有问题请追问，我再补充。（一次发太多貌似会被审核。。）