西南大学22春英国文学史及选读离线作业二及答案参考1. Who is the writer that wrote about frontier adventures?_A.IrvingB.CooperC.Melville参考答案：B2. I wanted to pay for the coffee,but I found that all I had was a couple of_coins.AworI wanted to pay for the coffee,but I found that all I had was a couple of_coins.AworthlessBpricelessCinvaluableDinexpensive正确答案：A句意：我想付咖啡的钱，结果发现我只有几个不值钱的硬币。本题考查形容词词义辨析。worthless意为“无价值的，不值钱的”；priceless意为“无价的，极贵重的；invaluable意为“无价的，非常宝贵的；inexpensive意为“便宜的，廉价的”。根据句意，故选A。3. About ( ) Aboriginal and European parentage-were taken from their parents from 1910 until the 1970s.A.10,000B.100,000C.1,000,000D.1,000参考答案：B4. At first, the _ of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible, but, with the painstaking efforts and at great expense, it became a reality.A.transactionB.transmissionC.transformationD.transition参考答案：B5. He seemed to be looking for words_to convey his meaning as precisely as I had done.AHe seemed to be looking for words_to convey his meaning as precisely as I had done.AthatBwhereCwith whichDfrom which正确答案：C解析：句意：他似乎在寻找合适的词语来像我一样准确表达他的意思。with which指代“with words”，即“convey his meaning with words。”6. siege ( )A.infrastructureB.to rise or fallC.the surrounding and blockading参考答案：C7. A.to set stage forB.set the stage forC.set stage toD.setA.to set stage forB.set the stage forC.set stage toD.set stage on正确答案：B暂无解析，请参考用户分享笔记8. The chairman of the board _ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.A.compelledB.posedC.pressedD.tempted参考答案：C9. “没有丹麦王子的忧郁，就没有王子本身”是( )说的。A.恩格斯B.勃兰兑斯C.马克思D.巴尔扎克参考答案：C10. Why do the buyers return the machine they have bought?Why do the buyers return the machine they have bought?正确答案：Because the buyers have no service center in this territory.Because the buyers have no service center in this territory.11. Politically these nations tend to be _, with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.A.unsteadyB.unstableC.rationalD.reluctant参考答案：B12. When we woke up, everywhere was _ snow. A. covered B. covered in C. covered withWhen we woke up, everywhere was _ snow.A. coveredB. covered inC. covered withD. covering正确答案：C13. Dickens works are characterized by a mingling of _ and pathos.A.satireB.passionC.metaphorD.humor参考答案：D14. Not until the early years of the 19th century _ what heat is Aman did know Bman know CdiNot until the early years of the 19th century _ what heat isAman did knowBman knowCdidnt man know Ddid man knowD看到not until的句型，就知道本题是一个倒装句，故答案应在C，D选项中选一个。改写为正常语序为：Man did not know what heat is until the early years of the 19th century现在将not提前，后面就不能再用否定了，否则意思就变了。15. expire ( )A.at the beginningB.come to an endC.help others参考答案：B16. Puritanism and Calvinistic doctrine have great effects on the writing of Hawthorne.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B17. 浮士德是资产阶级上升时期“巨人式”的代表。( )T.对F.错参考答案：T18. with the view of, out, draw your attention to, in, requested, somewhat, somehow, that, conform to, awith the view of, out, draw your attention to, in, requested, somewhat, somehow, that, conform to, avoid, turn out, make out Dear Sirs,We thank you for your telegram duplicating your order of October 12 for 500 dozRubber Shoes.Although the prevailing quotations are(1)higher, we win accept the order on the same terms as before(2)encouraging business.As(3)in your previous letter, we have made(4)our Sales Confirmation No300(5)duplicate and shall thank you to send back one copy duly countersigned.We are glad to know that a letter of credit will be established in our favour immediatelyHowever we would like to(6)the fact(7)the stipulations in the relative credit should strictly(8)the terms in our sales confirmation in order to(9)subsequent cable amendments.We appreciate your cooperation and trust that the shipment which is to be dispatched after receipt of the relative letter of credit, will(10)to your entire satisfaction.Yours faithfully,somewhat$withtheviewof$requested$out$in$draw your attention to$that$conformto$avoid$turnout19. The stories in the Canterbury Tales are only connected by the host of Tabard Inn.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A20. Morality play presents the conflict of good and evil with allegorical characters.( )A.正确B.错误参考答案：A21. Note! Your writing ability will also be assessed in this section of the test.Case 1 When Zhang Tao traveled in America , he lived in the home of his American friend , Bill. Once after he had traveled back ,he found Bill was in a bad mood. When he asked what the problem was , Bill told Zhang Tao that his son Adam got furious about the noise Zhang