大学英语2网络自主学习单元测试3

试卷编号： quiz3 考试时间： 80 分钟

满分： 100 分

Part 1 Vocabulary and Structure (Each item: 1)

Directions:Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. 1.

Shall we request the chairman __________ our suggestion again? A. to consider

B. considering

C. consider

D. considered 2.

Some say yes and others say no; I don't know __________ to follow. A. whether B. what

C. whom D. how 3.

An explosion is a sudden increase in amount __________.

A. rapid burning causes it

B. to be caused by rapid burning

C. causing its burning to be rapid

D. caused by rapid burning 4.

We forgave her anger because we knew that her father's illness had put her under great _________. A. shelter B. crisis

C. stress

D. nervousness 5.

He never _________ to read the news but turned at once to the crossword puzzle on the last page. A. worried

B. noticed

C. pained

D. bothered 6.

Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to __________ your voice.

A. improve

B. increase C. raise D. open 7.

The price they offered for my old car was so low that I _________ it down. A. brought

B. turned

C. called

D. refused 8.

The noise of the traffic _________ Paul from his work. A. prevented

B. distracted

C. angered D. upset 9.

People appreciate _____________ with him because he has a good sense of humor. A. working

B. to have worked

C. to work

D. having worked

10. Nobody knows how long and how seriously the shakiness of big businesses will

_________ down the economy. A. put B. settle C. drag

D. knock

11. I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat

_____________ . A. accept

B. agree

C. refusal

D. decline

12. Our department _______ courses in several foreign languages.

A. accepts

B. considers

C. offers D. takes

13. She had clearly no _____________ of doing any work, although she was very

well paid. A. tendency

B. foundation

C. intention

D. belonging

14. Many students found the book _____________; it provided them with a large

amount of information on the subject. A. informative

B. confusing

C. distracting

D. amusing

15. I just managed to _____________ a quick breath before I was pulled under the

water by the passing boats. A. load B. gain