考博英语词汇复习测试题(一)

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  1. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were_______.

  (A) hung up (B) hung back (C) cut down (D) cut off

  2. She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend _______here so that she could learn more about the city.

  (A) sometimes (B) some time (C) sometime (D) some times

  3. Ms. Breen has been living in town for only one year, yet she seems to be _______with everyone who comes to the store.

  (A) accepted (B) admitted (C) admired (D) acquainted

  4. He does not _______as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible .

  (A) equal (B) match (C) qualify (D) fit

  5. Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been _______the goal of a practical and economic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.

  (A) pursuing (B) chasing (C) reaching (D) winning

  6. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that _______the speakers stopped for refreshments .

  (A) at large (B) at intervals (C) at ease (D) at random

  7. When traveling, you are advised to take travellers’ checks, which provide a secure _______to carrying your money in cash.

  (A) substitute (B) selection (C) preference (D) alternative

  8. I never trusted him because I always thought of him as such a ________character.

  ( A) gracious (B) suspicious (C) unique (D) particular

  9. Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this ________ produces artificial cold surrounding it.

  (A) absorption (B) transition (C) consumption (D) interaction

  10. I didn’t say anything like that at all. You are purposely my ideas to prove your point.

  (A) revising (B) contradicting (C) distorting (D) distracting

  11. Language, culture, and personality may be considered _______of each other in thought, but they are inseparable in fact.

  (A) indistinctly (B) separately (C) irrelevantly (D) independently

  12. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to _______her laughter.

  (A) hold back (B) hold on (C) hold out (D) hold up

  13 . The manger gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her ________attitude toward customers.

  (A) impartial (B) mild (C) hostile (D) opposing

  14. I________ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.

  (A) exress (B) confess (C) verify (D) acknowledge

  15. It is strictly _______that access to confidential documets is denied to all but a few.

  (A) secured (B) forbidden (C) regulated (D) determined

  16. The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in _________again next spring.

  (A) assembly (B) session (C) conference (D) convention

  17. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25 th _______the birth of Jesus Christ .

  (A) in accordance with (B) in terms of (C) in favor of (D) in honor of

  18. Since it is late to change my mind now, I am _______to carrying out the plan.

  (A) obliged (B) committed (C) engaged (D) resolved

  19.It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ________as well as we had hoped.

  (A) came off (B) went off (C) brought out (D) made out

  20. To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must ______the qualities and varieties of products we make to the worldmarket demand .

  (A) improve (B) enhance (C) guarantee (D) gear

  1.本题的答案是(D)

  (A) hung up:"把……挂起来,挂断电话"。(B)hung back:"犹豫;踌躇不前"。(C)cut down:"砍倒"。(D)cut off:"突然中断,切断,打断"。(B)、(C)与原句意思较远,应立即排除。(A)虽可作"挂断电话"解,但是通常指双方通话期间,其中一方把电话挂断。本句的后半句是"we are---",显然在双方通话期间,没有任何一方把电话挂断,而是外来因素(如:接线员)把"我们的通话突然中断了。"(D)符合句意,应填(D)。

  2.本题的答案是(B)

  (A) sometimes:"有时"。(B)some time:"一些时间"。(C)sometime:"以前的,一度的,前任的"。(D)some times:"在某些场合,不时"。从句意上看,应填(B)。全句的意思是:她不知道她是否有机会在此处花一些时间以便使她更多了解这个城市的情况。

  3.本题的答案是(D)

  四个备选答案中能和with相搭配的只有(D)acquainted,与with连在一起意为"熟悉"。故应选(D)。(A)accepted:"接受",(B)admitted:"承认,接受"和(C)admired:"羡慕"均不能与with相搭配,故均应排除。

  4.本题的答案是(C)

  (A) equal作动词用时意为"等于,比得上"。(B)match:"与……相匹敌,使较量"。(C)qualify:"有资格"。(D)fit:"使合适,使符合"。根据句意,应选(C)qualify。全句的意思是:他当英文教师不够资格,因为他的发音糟透了。

  5.本题的答案是(A)

  goal只与四个备选答案中的(A)pursuing:"追求,寻求"和(C)reaching"达到"相搭配,故(B)chasing:"追逐"和(D)winning:"赢得"应立即排除。由于(C)reaching (the goal)指已达到的目标,实际上句中所说的"利用太阳光分裂水分子"的方法仍在摸索中,尚未变成现实,故(C)也应排除。(A)pursuing指正在"寻求"达到上述目标的方法,符合句意,故(A)为正确答案。

  6.本题的答案是(B)

  (A) at large:"自由行动,消遥自在地"。(B)at intervals:"不时,时时"。(C)at ease:"不紧张,自由自在"。(D)at random:"随便,随机的,随意的"。根据句意应填(B)。全句的意思是:讲座会开得那么冗长使人精疲力尽,致使发言的人不时停下来喝点饮料。refreshments也可作"点心"解。

  7.本题的答案是(D)

  (A) substitute:"代替,代替物"。(B)selection:"选择",指从相当数量中进行选择,强调数量多和慎重的判断和鉴别。(C)preference:"喜欢,偏爱",强调选择时个人的偏爱。

  (D)altermative:"两者或两者以上挑一;取舍,抉择"。根据题意,外出旅行,带钱时只有少数几种选择:现款;旅行支票或信用卡。四个备选答案中,最接近题意的是(D) alternative:"从两个(或两个以上)中挑其中一种选择"。故(D)为正确答案。

  8.本题的答案是(B)

  (A) gracious:"有礼貌的,宽厚的,优美的"。(B)suspicious:"多疑的,可疑的",常指所怀疑的对象或事情未必是真的,带有"疑神疑鬼"、"神经过敏"的含义。(C)unique:"独一无二的,唯一的"。(D)particular:"特别的",带有引人注目的意思。根据句意,应选(B)。全句的意思为:我从不相信他,因为我总认为他是那种多疑的人。判断时请注意,句子前半句是"我从不相信他",根据逻辑关系,故可以肯定后面描述他的字眼肯定不是什么好字眼,四个备选答案中,唯有(B)是带贬义的词,故可肯定(B)为正确答案。

  9.本题的答案是(A)

  (A) absorption:"吸收"。(B)transition:"传送,过渡,传递"。(C)consumption:"消费,消耗"。(D)interaction:"相互作用"。根据句意,应填(A)。四个选项都是以-tion为结尾,但意思却相差甚远。全句的意思是:水从固态变成液态时,吸收它周围所有物质的热量,而这种吸收便在它的周围产生人为的低温状态。

  10.本题的答案是(C)

  (A) revising:"改编,修改"。(B)contradicting:"自相矛盾"。(C)distorting:"歪曲,曲解"。(D)distracting:"分神,打扰,迷惑"。很明显,备选答案中只有(C)distorting符合句意,故(C)为正确答案。(A)、(B)和(D)填入句中均说不通,或很别扭,故均应排除。

  11.本题的答案是(D)

  (A) indistinctly:"不清楚地,分不清地",强调"看不清、听不清",以致无法弄清。

  (B)separately:"分离地",强调可以分开的。(C)irrelevantly:"无关地,不相干地",强调相互没有关系。(D)independently:"独立地,单独地",强调独立性,与别的人、事关系不大。根据题意,只有(D)比较接近原句子的意思,故应选(D)。全句意为:语言、文化和个性可以认为是在意识形态中相互独立的,但事实上它们是无法分开的。

  12.本题的答案是(A)

  (A) hold back:"忍住,抑制,踌躇"。(B)hold on:"继续,坚持"。(C)hold out:"伸出,坚持"。(D)hold up:"阻挡,举起,拦截"。四个备选答案中,(A)比较接近句意,故应选(A)。全句意思为:看到我费劲地把小牛拉回牲口棚,那爱尔兰挤奶女工极力忍住没笑出声来。

  13.本题的答案是(C)

  (A) impartial:"公正的"。(B) mild:"温和的"。(C) hostile:"敌对的"。(D) opposing:"面对的,相对的,相反的"。根据句意,(C)与句意最为接近,故应选(C)。全句的意思是:经理向其中一位女售货员投以指责的目光,因为她对顾客持敌对态度。

  14.本题的答案是(D)

  (A)express:"表示,表达",指表达思想或感情。(B)confess:"坦白",指犯了错误或犯了罪之后坦白自己的错误或罪行。(C)verify:"证实,相证,核实",指核对某事是否属实。

  (D)acknowledge:"承认",主要指承认事实。显然,(D)最接近句子的意思,故应选(D)。全句的意思是:我以感激的心情承认在准备这个新的专栏时我的同事给我的帮助。

  15.本题的答案是(C)

  (A) secured:"为……作保,使安全"。(B) forbidden:"禁止"。(C) regulated:"规定"。(D) determined:"决定"。四个备选答案中(C)最接近句意,故应选(C)。全句意思为:严格规定:除极少数人外,所有其他人不得接触机密文件。

  16.本题的答案是(B)

(A) assembly:"大会",指有许多人参加的,计划和安排周到的大会。如联合国大会是"General Assembly "。(B) session通常置于in之后,表示"在开会",指一次会议、一届会议或美国国会每次开会。(C) conference:"会议",指正式的,有许多人或有许多国家代表参加的讨论或磋商某一严重问题的会议。(D) convention:"会议",常指政

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