Unit 1 Cultural Relics reading课时作业

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1．According to a UN report,30 percent of the world population have no ________to clean drinking water and health care.

A．sense B．chance C．access D．standard

答案　C　[句意：根据一份联合国的报告，世界上30%的人口没有干净饮用水和健康保障。have no access to没有机会利用。access使用；sense意义，感觉；chance机会；standard标准，与句意不符。]

2．He holds the view that the literature of a period______its values and tastes.

A．pronounces B．satisfies

C．reflects D．recognizes

答案　C　[考查动词词义辨析。句意：他认为某一时期的文学可以反映出该时期的价值观和审美观。pronounce发音；satisfy使......满意；reflect反映；recognize认出，识别，所以选择C项。]

3．Mary can't afford the film as she is ________a translation of an English novel.

A．busy in B．absorbed to

C．occupied with D．devoted by

答案　C　[be occupied with sth忙于做某事。be busy with，be absorbed in，be devoted to都可译为"从事于，忙于"，注意正确搭配。]

4．They tried to ________hard plastics for metals in manufacturing machine parts.

A．replace B．substitute

C．take the place of D．give way to

答案　B　[substitute A for B＝replace B with A用A来代替B；A takes the place of B用A代替B。give way to "让路，让步"。]

5．-How are you getting on with your business，Tom?

-I'm glad to say it is ________after several months' depression.

A．picking up B．making up

C．taking up D．turning up

答案　A　[考查动词短语。pick up"恢复健康，情况好转"。make up"占据，弥补"；take up"开始从事"；turn up"出现"。句意：--汤姆，生意进行得如何？--很高兴在几