Question

几道大学英语题目

1.The conflict and confusion of the last decade have already（） .
A. taken a toll B. made no difference C. caught us off guard D. bided our time
2.Finally the soldiers threw back the enemy troops（） them from the rear.
A. pressing to B. pressing for C. pressing into D. pressing on
3.It took the government a long time to persuade the rural people into accepting （）their body to the flames after their death.
A. submitting B. sending C. committing D. presenting
4.The English, however, were not the first to colonize New York. The Dutch bought ManhattanIsland from the Indians for what today would be the equivalent of $24! They named it New Amsterdam. In 1653 New Amsterdam had a population of 800. The Dutch discovered that the island’s soil lay on hard rock, while much of the land between the island and the coastal strip was swamp. They filled the swamp with their garbage and so created what is today Brooklyn. They also improved the soil of the northern area, now known as the Bronx.
In 1664 the English and the Dutch went to war. New Amsterdam was seized by the English fleet, and finally, in 1674, it became an English colony. It was renamed New York. The Dutch and English colonists got on well together, sharing the same spirit of independence. They were both fiercely separatist in the American Revolution, and fought side by side against the British.
After the war, New York became the first capital of theUnited States, being already the largest city in North America. By the end of the 18thcentury it had a population of 60 thousand, but it grew rapidly during the 19thcentury thanks to the millions of immigrants.

11. Originally, New York belonged to _____.
A.the Dutch
B.the English
C.the Indians
D.the Spanish

12. Manhattan was sold ____.
A.at a bargain
B.at a profit
C.at a loss
D.at a reasonable price

13. English seized New York after a (an) _____ with the Dutch.
A.fight
B.quarrel
C.bargain
D.agreement

14. The Dutch colonists _____ during the American Revolution.
A.fought with the English colonists
B.stood on the side of British army
C.fought against the English colonists
D.acted as onlookers

15. The passage talks about _____.
A.New York’s yesterday
B.the name of New York city
C.English and Dutch colonists
D.the development of New York

Answer 1

1、C：过去十年的冲突和混乱令我们措手不及！taken a toll 敲响了警钟，其他意思更不对
2、D：pressing on them表示向他们逼近的意思，修饰前面的enemy，他们最后把从后面逼近的敌人打退了。
3、D：presenting有捐赠的意思
4.11、C：第一段的第一句说英国人不是，第二句话又说荷兰人从印度人手里买过去的；
4.12、C，不知道对不对，24美元你说便不便宜
4.13、A，第二段的第一句说英国和荷兰打起了仗
4.14、C，第二段的最后一句告诉我们
4.15、A，本文主要叙述了美国的历史

给你参考，我也不知道对不对！