本次作业是本门课程本学期的第5次作业，注释如下：大学英语I 第8单元 作业题一、单项选择题(只有一个选项正确，共40道小题)
1. – I believe they have finished their tasks. – _________________ (A) No, I’d rather not. (B) No, it can’t be true. (C) No, I don’t think so. (D) No, it isn’t the same. 你选择的答案： C [正确] 正确答案：C
解答参考：[第八单元] C 当表示对对方的观点表示不赞成时可以用 I don’t think so 来回答
2. – He must be a top student in his school. – (A) I have doubt.
(B) There is no doubt about it. (C) Yes. No doubt. (D) It is not doubtful. 你选择的答案： B [正确] 正确答案：B
解答参考：[第八单元]B 表示非常相信某件事时，可以用 There is no doubt about it 来表示，意指对此毫无疑问
3. – Will they go for a picnic today? – _________________ (A) Yes, perfectly. (B) Yes, it is. (C) Well, it depends. (D) Not at all. 你选择的答案： C [正确] 正确答案：C
解答参考：[第八单元]C 当表示某件事不确定可以用 it depends
4. – How do you think about the result? – _________________
(A) It’s hard to say, actually. (B) No, I don’t know. (C) of course not. (D) I never think of it. 你选择的答案： A [正确] 正确答案：A
解答参考：[第八单元] A 当对方询问考试结果，而你表示担心或不确定时，可以用it’s hard to say
5. –Can he do it by himself? –
(A) yes, he will do so. (B) Yes, that’s it. (C) Yes, it is. (D) Certainly, he can. 你选择的答案： D [正确] 正确答案：D
解答参考：[第八单元] D 表示肯定的回答可以用 certainly，问句中用了情态动词 can，所以回答也应该用相应的情态动词
6. – How about going to see a film tonight? – (A) Oh, it couldn’t be better. (B) Yes, I will go. (C) Of course. (D) Yes, I think so. 你选择的答案： A [正确] 正确答案：A
解答参考：[第八单元]A当对对方的题意表示赞同时，可以用 it couldn’t be better 来回答，表示再好不过了
7. – You will come here on time, won’t you? – . (A) Certainly, I will. (B) Yes, it’s true. (C) Yes, it is no doubt. (D) Yes, I do. 你选择的答案： A [正确] 正确答案：A
解答参考：[第八单元]A 问句中用了助动词 will，所以肯定的回答也应该用 will
8. – Will you be able to finish the job this month? – _________________ (A) I can't say so. (B) I'm not sure so. (C) I don't know so. (D) I don't expect so. 你选择的答案： B [正确] 正确答案：B
解答参考：[第八单元]B 对对方的问话表示不肯定、不确定时可以用 I’m not sure 来回答
9. – Would you like to go shopping with me? – _________________ (A) All right. (B) That's all right. (C) No, I won't. (D) I’d like to. 你选择的答案： D [正确]
正确答案：D
解答参考：[第八单元] D 对 would you like to do? 问句的肯定回答应该用 I’d like to
10. – Lily, did you have a good weekend? – _________________
(A) Yes, it was wonderful. (B) Thanks for caring. (C) It’s a pleasure.
(D) Oh, that’s very nice of you. 你选择的答案： A [正确] 正确答案：A
解答参考：[第八单元]A 当别人询问“周末过得好吗”的时候，可以用 Yes, it was wonderful来回答
11. With a ____________ smile, he went out of the room. (A) content (B) contented (C) misery (D) miserable
你选择的答案： B [正确] 正确答案：B
解答参考：[第八单元]B contented 意为“（对??）满足的, 心安的”；content 意为“（仅作表语） （对??）满足的，满意的”；misery 意为“痛苦，不幸”；miserable 意为“痛苦的，悲惨的，可怜的”
12. Women ____________ fewer crimes than men. (A) commit (B) forbid (C) overcome (D) afflict
你选择的答案： A [正确] 正确答案：A
解答参考：[第八单元] A commit 意为“犯（错误、坏事或非法的事）”；forbid 意为“禁止”；overcome意为“克服”；afflict 意为“使痛苦，折磨”
13. Mary is always complaining ____________ something. (A) with (B) for (C) about (D) of
你选择的答案： C [正确] 正确答案：C
解答参考：[第八单元] C complain about sth. 意为“抱怨某事”；complain of sth. 意为“诉说病痛”
14. ____________ his homework, he went to watch TV. (A) Having finished (B) Finished
(C) Finishing (D) To finish
你选择的答案： A [正确] 正确答案：A
解答参考：[第八单元]A 分词短语作时间状语，如果其动作先于主动词的动作，且强调先后，要用完成式 having done
15. I’ve tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means ___________ with my progress. (A) the teacher is not satisfied (B) is the teacher not satisfied (C) the teacher is satisfied (D) is the teacher satisfied 你选择的答案： D [正确] 正确答案：D
解答参考：[第八单元]D by no means 意为“一点儿也不”，位于句首时句子要倒装。B 选项多了个not
16. It is good for you to have such a good chance to study abroad, but it remains ____________ whether you can really learn something useful. (A) to be seen (B) to see (C) seen (D) seeing
你选择的答案： A [正确] 正确答案：A
解答参考：[第八单元] A 表示“留待，尚需”的意思时，remain 后应跟不定式 to do 结构。而根据句意 whether you can really learn something useful 是实际的主语，是有待观察的对象，所以应该用被动语态
17. The Town Council has spent a lot of money to ____________ this remarkable old building. (A) preserve (B) preview (C) prefer (D) present
你选择的答案： A [正确] 正确答案：A
解答参考：[第八单元] A preserve 意为“保存，储存”；preview 意为“预习”； prefer 意为“更喜欢，宁愿选择”；present 意为“赠与，献给”
18. The majority of smokers say that they would like to ____________ the habit. (A) sweep (B) flatter (C) quit (D) release
你选择的答案： C [正确] 正确答案：C
解答参考：[第八单元] C sweep 意为“打扫，扫除”；flatter 意为“奉承，谄媚”；quit 意为“放弃”；release 意为“释放，发行”