超星尔雅学习通《高级英语写作（西安外国语大学）》2023章节测试答案

第一章节测验

1.Baseball was invented as an urban game in order for owners to make money, players to become arrogant, and spectators to drink overpriced beer. The tone of the sentence is _________. 答案：humorous

A、objective

B、nostalgic

C、humorous

D、bitter

2.The Puritans came to the new land for religious freedom, yet they allowed little freedom to their followers. Anne Hutchinson was banished from the colony for preaching that salvation can come through good works. The tone of the sentence is _________. 答案：ironic

A、ironic

B、sentimental

C、optimistic

D、friendly

3.When I study now, I’m in a lab with 50 noisy computers. What happened to the quiet chair in a corner with a table for your books, papers, and pencils? The tone of the sentence is _________. 答案：nostalgic

A、objective

B、nostalgic

C、bitter

D、critical

4.If given the funding, scientists could trace most aggressive behavior of crime and violence to either too much testosterone or low blood sugar. The tone of the sentence is _________. 答案：objective

A、objective

B、sentimental

C、subjective

D、joyful

5.Editorials in newspapers are written mainly to __________. 答案：argue a point

A、argue a point

B、entertain readers

C、provide information

D、tell a story

6.Samuel Slater opened a new factory in Rhode Island in 1790 and employed seven boys and two girls between the ages of seven and twelve. The primary purpose of this sentence is to __________. 答案：inform readers

A、persuade readers

B、inform readers

C、to entertain readers

D、describe a place

7.The CIA was engaged in (covert) activities in South America that were not made public. The word in the paranthesis means _____. 答案：hidden

A、foreign

B、dishonest

C、dangerous

D、hidden

8.The meeting was brief, and the message was (concise) and to the point. The word in the paranthesis means _________. 答案：short

A、laborious

B、lengthy

C、short

D、important

9.If we have to have a pet around the house, get one that is (docile) and easy to manage. The word in the paranthesis means_________. 答案：gentle

A、gentle

B、short

C、sick

D、young

10.He talked so loudly that it became the (dominant) characteristic of his personality, the one you remembered. The word in the paranthesis means _________. 答案：outstanding