西南大学21春英国文学史及选读离线作业1辅导答案1. To speed up the _ of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.A.treatmentB.transmissionC.departureD.delivery参考答案：D2. In her works , Amy Tan wrote beautifully about the contrast between Chinese and American cultures.( )A.正确B.错误参考答案：A3. Who is the writer that wrote about frontier adventures?_A.IrvingB.CooperC.Melville参考答案：B4. This picture is (beautiful) _ than that one, but it is less expensive.This picture is (beautiful) _ than that one, but it is less expensive.more beautiful5. Wordsworth&39;s best poems are description of mountains, rivers, flowers, birds.( )A.正确B.错误参考答案：B6. awash ( )A.be full ofB.awardC.legacy参考答案：A7. He felt a great weight _ (take)off his mindHe felt a great weight _ (take)off his mindtaken8. prudent ( )A.careful, circumspectB.surprising or astoundingC.of two races参考答案：A9. 【C13】AcontinueBhopeChateDprefer【C13】AcontinueBhopeChateDprefer正确答案：D通过女孩后面所说的话判断，她喜欢听着音乐做功课。10. 【C12】AlossBincreasedCdecreasedDplayed【C12】AlossBincreasedCdecreasedDplayed正确答案：B11. ChineseAmerican Literature can be defined as literature by and about _ in America.A.Chinese studentsB.Chinese immigrantsC.Asian immigrants参考答案：B12. We (1) ourselves of this opportunity to approach you for the establishment of trade relations with yWe(1)ourselves of this opportunity to approach you for the establishment of trade relations with youavail13. An irritable person is someone of mild temper.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：A14. I saw them bending with great _ over the machines.A.concentrationB.endeavorC.toleranceD.absorption参考答案：B15. Hawthorne generally concerns himself with such issues as in his fiction.A.the social inequalityB.the racial conflictC.the material pursuitD.the evil in mans heart参考答案：D16. Not until I shouted at the top of my voice _ the danger. A) did he notice B) had he noticedNot until I shouted at the top of my voice _ the danger.A) did he noticeB) had he noticed C) that he noticed D) he didnt noticeA此题含义为：直到我尽力高声喊叫时他才意识到危险。当否定词not放在句首时主谓要倒装。从句中谓语动词shouted是过去时，那主句中谓语动词也须得用过去时相呼应。17. The imaginary place of Yoknapatawpha functions as an allegory of the American South.( )A.正确B.错误参考答案：A18. Language: Is It Always Spoken? 1 Most of us know a little about how babies learn to talk. From the time infants are born , they hear language because their parents talk to them all the time. Between31. What is babbling?32. At what age do most infants babble?33. What is the full name for ASL?34. What theory does Dr. Petitto believe about language learning?35. Who does Dr. Petitto want to study to prove the theory?参考答案：31. The activity of repeating the same sounds over and over again.32. Between the ages of seven and ten months.33. American Sign Language.34. Language can be expressed in many different ways - for instance, by rnspeech or by sign.35. Hearing children who have one deaf parent and one hearing parent.19. 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：B20. Although the city is small, its library is as complete_. Aas a large city BlikAlthough the city is small, its library is as complete_.Aas a large cityBlike a large cityCas that of a large cityDlike in a large cityC21. “上帝死了”的预言是( )所说。A.尼采B.叔本华C.赫胥黎D.达尔文参考答案：A22. Most of _ works are set in the American South, with emphasis on the southern subjects and consciousness.A.HemingwaysB.FitzgeraldsC.Faulkners参考答案：C23. 第一部以“巴尔扎克”署名的小说是( )，它是巴尔扎克的成名作，也是人间喜剧的第一部。A.欧也妮葛朗台B.舒昂党人C.高老头参考答案：B24. The purpose of Moriartys Saltwater Fella is ( ).A.arouse Australian peoples attention to the condition of AboriginesB.encourage young Aborigines to achieve successC.above all参考答案：C25. Economic development depends on that local government must keep his or her doors to every visitor.( )A.错误B.正确参考答案：B26. siege ( )A.infrastructureB.to rise or fallC.the surrounding and blockading参考答案：C27. Such a(n) _ person has got to the top of the company! Thats more than I bargained for.A.responsibleB.illegalC.notoriousD.illegitimate参考答案：C28. Our mutual understanding and cooperation will certainly result _ important business. Ain BOur mutual understanding and cooperation will certainly result _ important business.AinBonCofDfromA29. skirmish ( )A.work hardB.never lose your confidenceC.a minor or preliminary conflict参考答案：C30. When workers are organized in tr