ropes大学英语选词填空练习

2021年1月20日发(作者：咯)
社会科学类

The flood of women into the job market boosted economic growth and changed U.S society in many
ways. Mary in-home jobs that used to be done --47-- by women-ranging from damily shopping to
preparing meals to doing --48-- work-still need to be done by someone. Husbands and children now do
some of these jobs, a --49-- that has changed the target market for many products. Or a working woman
may face acrushing
of frozen meals, child care centers, dry cleaners, financial services, and the like.
Although there is still a big wage --50-- between men and women,the income working women-- 51--
gives them new independence and buying example,Women now --52--about half of all
long ago,many cars dealers--53--women shoppers by ignoring them or suggesting that they
come back with their car companies have realized that wormen are --54-- 's
interesting that some leading japanese car dealers were the first to --55--pay attention to women
japan,fewer wormen have jobs or buy cars --tje ka[amese spcoety is still very much
s it was the --56-- contrast with japanese society the prompted American firms to
pay more attention to women buyers.
A} scale B)retailed C)generate D)extreme E)technically F)affordable G)situation H)really I)potential

J) gap K) voluntary L)excessive M)insulted N) purchase O)primarily


2
经济类

When Michael North bought a house in Edina three years ago, the housing market was so competitive.
North made a full-price____1 the day the house was put up for sale. Many other buyers
unfortunately,had to offer a much highter price than the sellera asked because there were too many
other buyers2____to buy the houses.



Taday Michael is wondering where all the _____1 buyers went. He’s trying to sell the
＄
350,000
house,but arfter the prcie was____4 for four times and four months on said North.. He is now buying
another house for
＄
50,000 less than the ______5price that the seller set. As North has found out, now
it seems to be a buyer’s market.

With mortagage_________6rates still near all-time lows, the housing market continues to help the
state’s economy
. Yet the number of new and existing house has climbed_________7higher than in
recent years, allowing buyers to take their time and be choosier. According to a study of the housing
market, 14 percent more _________8 agreements were signed in March than a year earlier. But the
______9 time from the day the house was put on the market till it was sold was almost 65days. It was a
time much longer than ________10 years.

A steadily

B average C previous

D bid

E interest F significantly

G original H discounted I
purchase

J competing

K present

L contending M smash

N

obtain

O complicated



3
文化教育类


ttwennty-year-old college____1 at a state university. Now, only three years later Lisa is miserable. She
has _______2 her major four times and is forced to hold down two part-time jobs in order to pay her
tuition. She suffers from sleeping and eating disorders and has no -----friend.

Sometimes she burst out crying for no _____4 reason.
What is happening to millions of college students each year. As a result, roughly one-quarter of the
student population at any tme will suffer from______5 of depression. Half of them will experience
depression intense enough to call for_______6help. But many of them________7the idea because they
don’t want people to think there is something wrong with them.

There are two reasons today’s college students are suffering more than in earlier generatons. First is a
weakening family support------8. Today, with high divorce rate, the traditional family is not always
availble for support. Another problem is 9____pressure. In the last decade tuition cost rose about
sixty-six percent at public colleges and ninty percent at private schools. ________10,most students
must work at least part-time. It can be depressng to students to be faced with the added tuition costs.