新概念英语第三册习题答案及解析Lesson 31

【Multiple choice questions】P148

　　Comprehension

　　1 Most people in the town would have regarded Dickie’s behaviour as eccentric on the day hevisited the shop because _____ .

　　a. when he set out into the rain he did not take an umbrella

　　b. he went to such lengths to show his dislike of snobbery

　　c. he spent so much money on a watch

　　d. he had not counted the pennies before giving them to the assistant

　　go to lengths 竭尽全力

　　2 When Dickie went into an expensive shop _____ .

　　a. he wanted to shelter from the rain

　　b. he did not look like a man who could afford a watch

　　c. he had forgotten to bring his cloth bag with him

　　d. he had been sent by his wife to buy a watch

　　3 The press paid a great deal of attention to Dickie’s exhibition because _____ .

　　a. it had taken him so long to prepare the paintings

　　b. the critics admired Dickie’s ability to copy the work of famous artists

　　c. no one had known that Dickie was a painter

　　d. it became known that Dickie had succeeded in deceiving the critics

　　Structure

　　4 They disregard social conentions and requite unaware _____ they are doing anythingextraordinary. (ll.2-3)

　　a. that what b. of the fact that c. if d. when

　　(of the fact可省略)

　　5 As it _____ , he dumped it on the counter. (ll.14-15)

　　a. was weighing b. weighed a lot c. weighed much d. had weighed much

　　much多用于疑问句或否定句中，而肯定句中多用a lot; a great deal

　　Eg.: He knows a lot about it.

　　He doesn’t know much about it.

　　Does he know much about it?

　　6 _____ ￡300 worth of pennies in the bag. (ll.17-18)

　　a. There were b. It was c. They were d. It had

　　7 He insisted _____ the money before he left.(l.18)

　　a. that the assistant should count b. the assistant to count

　　c. to count d. to be counted

　　8 He asked a number of important critics to come _____ his private… (ll.19-20)

　　a. and see b. seeing c. see d. so they saw

　　Vocabulary

　　9 ----and returned carrying a large _____ . (l.14)

　　a. cloth case b. clothes-basket c. sack of clothing d. bag made of cloth

　　10 But dickie paid no attention to his _____… (l.15)

　　a. question b. inquiry c. query d. demand

　　11 The pictures were supposed to have been _____ by famous artists.(ll.20-21)

　　a. worked b. made c. done d. designed

　　12 Critics do not always _____ . (ll.22)

　　a. mean well b. speak with understanding c. tell the truth d. takl sense

　　talk nonsence 胡说

　　【Key to Multiple choice questions】

　　1. B 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. D 11. C 12. D
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