新視界大學(xué)英語3選詞填空答案

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上1、If you are thinking of making a(n) (1) _application_ for a job, the passage you have just read may contain some useful advice: Put yourself in the position of the person who has to make the (2) _judgment_ about who to employ. The (3) _simplicity_ of the advice is obvious, but it isnt

2、easy to follow. It means we should avoid giving unnecessary information about ourselves, (4) _for the sake of_ representing us in the best way. And we have to realize that the (5) _outcome_you can expect from a(n) (6) _selection_ process may not always be based on the factors that we think are going

3、 to be important.2、he Glass Castle is a book with many (1) _layers_, at times documentary, at times heartbreaking autobiography, sad but often extremely funny. In it Jeannette Walls relates the story of her childhood, and life on the road with her penniless parents. They are attracted to life a long

4、 way from the cities, where the streets are (2) _polluted_ with the rubbish that has been (3) _discarded_ by people who have so many things they do not know what to do with. In contrast, Jeannettes family has nothing. But a(n) (4) _constant_ theme of the book isthelovethatJeannettehas for her parent

5、s. In particular it is about the difficult relationship she has with her father. At one point he promises his daughter he will build her a “glass castle” which will be (5) _visible_ for miles around one of the many promises he fails to keep. But in spite of everything she continues to (6) _admire_ h

6、im. 3、Great artists, it has often been said, have to suffer for their art. History provides us with many examples of artists who suffered mental illness (such as van Gogh) or physical (1) defects_. The German composer Ludwig van Beethoven who (2) _dominated the musical scene from the beginning of th

7、e 19th century, suffered a complete loss of hearing during his most (3) _productive period. This may have been due to (4) _exposure_ to lead (van Gogh, too, suffered from lead poisoning) but, far from being (5) _discouraged_, Beethoven was able to produce his greatest masterpieces when completely de

8、af. Indeed, many critics see the (6) _intensity_ of expression of his later works as a direct (7) _reflection_ of the personal drama he was experiencing. There are several moving (8) _episodes_ which seem to confirm this. For example, at the end of his last and greatest symphony, which he conducted,

9、 Beethoven feared a(n) (9) _hostile_ reaction from the audience because of the (10) _experimental_ nature of the work. He had to turn around to see that the audience were actually on their feet and shouting their approval. When he saw this he began to cry.5、Perhaps more than any other work of litera

10、ture, Henry David Thoreaus Walden (1) _ embodies_ the American dream of independence and self-reliance. Thoreau wanted to show that he had the (2) _ capacity_ to live by himself. To do so, he built a small log cabin in woodland in the (3) _ possession_ of his friend, the poet Emerson. The cabin was

11、to be a(n) (4) _ retreat_ from society for the next two years of his life. Thoreau spent his time in (5) _ diverse_ occupations such as growing vegetables, making bread, and clearing the land. But he did not cut himself off completely. He continued to (6) _ socialize_ since the cabin was not far fro

12、m town, he received visits from friends. Rather, his aim was to give up some of the less serious aspects of social life. 6、If flying has made life easier for us today, we should be (1) _ thankful_ to the first pilots who risked their lives with every flight. Perhaps the most heroic flight ever was t

13、he first solo crossing of the Atlantic in 1927, by Charles Lindbergh, who flew from New York to Paris in 33 hours. A lot was (2) _ at stake_, including a prize of $25,000 and a place in the history books. Lindbergh decided to carry very little just four sandwiches and some water to make more space f

14、or fuel. To make a wrong calculation would have been a(n) (3) _ unforgivable_ error. (4) _ Initially_ the weather was good, but halfway across the ocean it began to snow. Lindbergh considered turning back. But then he saw a fishing boat, which meant that he was nearing Ireland. He changed direction,

15、 and flew over England towards the coast of France. By now it was nearly night time, but he was (5) _ reassured_ by the lights of the London to Paris airway. Flying low over Paris, he then had to (6) _ regain_ height to approach the airport, finally coming down in a long (7) _ curve_. A hundred thou

16、sand people were there to greet him. As he stepped out of the plane, he was already famous.7、Most people would probably agree that (1)_ misfortunes_ dont come singly bad luck seems to attract more bad luck. So, is (2) _ coincidence_ just a matter of our chance, or is it more than that, a kind of att

17、ractive force which one day may be proved by science? Again, many people would probably say the (3) _ latter_. And they will tell you a story based on their personal experience to prove it. An example of this might be going on holiday and finding your next-door neighbours from home sitting at the ta

18、ble (4) _ adjacent_ to yours in a restaurant. Then you discover they are staying in a hotel (5) _ situated_ just down the road from yours. The (6) _ frequency_ with which stories such as these occur makes it easy for people to see a scientific reality behind them. But they are also a timely (7) _rem

19、inder_ that there are still a lot of things in the world that cannot be completely understood.8、Its Christmas time in the department store and dozens of parents are (1) _steering_ their children across the store to meet Father Christmas, also known as Santa Claus, especially in America, who is usually sitting in a small decorated room that is supposed to look like his home. They queue up patiently to make the (2) _ payment_ to go inside or these days maybe its a (3)