超星 - Test for Unit3

单选题

Under what excuse do people resort to all those security means mentioned in Part 2（para4-para15）?

A. in the name of “satisfied”
B. in the name of “security”
C. in the name of “distrust”
D. in the name of “fear”

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单选题

"In the house where I grew up, it was our custom to leave the front door on the latch at night."What is the subject of this sentence?

A. I
B. to leave the front door on the latch at night
C. our custom
D. it

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单选题

"It is not uncommon, in the most pleasant of homes, to see pasted on the windows small notices announcing that the premises are under surveillance by this security force or that guard company."In this sentence, what is the component of "pasted on the windows"?

A. object complement
B. subject complement
C. attributive
D. adverbial

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"The ad pointed out that, yes, it is the insurance companies that pay for stolen goods, but who is going to pay for what the new atmosphere of distrust and fear is doing to our way of life?"What are the subjects in this sentence including those in subordinate clauses?

A. the ad & it & who & the new atmosphere of distrust and fear
B. the ad & the insurance companies & who & what
C. the ad & the insurance companies & who &the new atmosphere of distrust and fear
D. the ad & it & who &what

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单选题

With electronic X-ray equipment,we seem finally to have figured out a way to hold the terrorists, real and imagined, at bay.In this sentence, what does the underlined expression mean?

A. prevent (an enemy, pursuers, etc.) from coming near
B. to be in a state of confusion
C. to control or govern
D. unquestionably true

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判断题

The phrase “on the latch” means the door is closed and locked.

A. 对
B. 错

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判断题

Nowadays, doors, not only in cities but also in rural areas, are locked.

A. 对
B. 错

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判断题

Urban streets are more dangerous than outskirts and country areas.

A. 对
B. 错

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判断题

All sorts of people employ new machines linked up to their telephone to determine whether the caller is telling lies or not.

A. 对
B. 错

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判断题

"Our neighborhoods are bathed in high-intensity light; we do not want to afford ourselves even so much a luxury as a shadow."The shadow here refers to private space.

A. 对
B. 错

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