1. He proved himself a ________ successor to the former Prime Minister.! z! o8 R) g) Q2 k3 o
A. worthwhile B. worthiness C. worthy D. worth1 Z# r* r' U/ B, I/ ~* [9 O& O
2. Your radio is too loud, turn the ________ down.; }# Y* Z( n' [" _
A. volume B. voice C. sound D. tone
. Z9 b& [0 m" T+ R7 T' ]0 i( m 3. The Channel Tunnel is one of the biggest engineering projects ever ________.
9 |/ f1 Q: O, J A. understated B. undertaken C. undergone D. underneath
" h* ^$ F2 d. c( V 4. He comes from a poor country village in the mountains, so it’s very hard for him to pay the whole school year’s ________ at one time., D: d4 @& \1 A, A
A. money B. fare C. fees D. tuition
. D9 X5 e# b' Q- w7 N5 W- m 5. Anthony is a very ________ person and never wastes anything.
& {. ` L. j, I; y8 X A. miserly B. thrifty C. economic D. conservative! s; H% H3 ~( _
6. He is seriously ill because his girlfriend has just deserted him. Why don’t you try some occupational ________ to remove his mind from distress?
! m, o; r7 s' Y0 G- M( L0 ~ A. operation B. therapy C. injection D. medicine
. F! X: T( {9 `9 C5 w; S& t @+ V 7. The government used their emergency powers to ________ the truth about the accident.
& E. v' l, L7 o; T! [( o. _9 ] A. suppress B. manipulate C. control D. manage
: i& i* M) l+ _# r# O3 H- | 8. The ________ of the member countries is supposed to be held recently at Geneva.5 ~* K6 I _4 ^! }
A. summit B. summary C. suffering D. summon3 d# y/ {( h3 h" f
9. The ghostly presence was just a (n)_________ sensation of some people.
5 O* p4 i8 C2 u# p A. objective B. subjunctive C. subjective D. objected
+ c+ I1 K8 b) T( S& X% F 10. The company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and thousands of jobs are at ________.
* M/ e# R8 i3 Q9 ?( J A A. danger B. loss C. threat D. stake8 Y; N7 p7 r# F9 a4 F8 T) b+ G
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+ {6 E6 M+ K3 m+ n" x4 m2 k: [ 11. The ________ of these islands is still in dispute and the three countries are to have a conference next month to settle the issue.
& _) n( g, g4 M/ _. W( L4 ?% e# W A. sovereignty B. right C. authority D. power% ~. o8 i" q! O0 Z8 G$ `6 e. G
12. That organization __________ persons of different political stands.# j3 f2 K/ ^1 f4 ]" H p
A. owns B. embraces C. composes D. consists
/ Z3 ]/ u; s8 \# s7 D 13. We would never have secured our independence without the aid you ______.$ V' V' @+ A+ z. m5 ]
A. pursued B. requested C. presented D. rendered1 N- h, G* i- T$ |' m6 P g: w
14. Women are ________ against the restrictions on job opportunities.
. ?3 W! W- I( {- y1 K* r A. proceeding B. negative C. revolving D. urgent
9 ~# G0 V( J8 M 15. I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _________.
$ V( A' m4 U; \ C$ A A. artistic B. artificialC. arbitrary D. mechanical$ X- h9 `7 L/ Z) c( O/ d5 [
16. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his ________ to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied.
" W C! Z/ u# `7 u A. impression B. reaction C. comprehension D. sentiment
& v; s4 Q5 m; Z" ^7 |/ @ M: B0 ` 17. We’d decided to sell our car, but then we began to have second ________.
) `% G: A2 Y! u: d3 D0 c( [ A. plans B. minds C. ideas D. thoughts. Q7 `- w* A3 s u- ~! _
18. The mystery guest on the show is ________ other than the President.0 q7 H- ~7 a3 ]! @2 }# v4 v" O# Q
A. no B. none C. not D. nothing" O" y! w0 A" P( ]9 Z3 C
19. During the recession they ________ the workers off for three months.3 @$ w7 |9 F/ m3 L/ p* C
A. gave B. laid C. called D. dropped _: }/ q$ G; L) S0 w
20. I haven’t enough money to buy a car, so I just have to do _______.7 v' ]/ n$ U$ p
A. nothing B. none C. without D. nobody6 q. m) U" \8 E+ [0 r
Vocabulary Test 1
# H* b R2 h4 Y0 @5 A# R- {3 X6 } E8 J 1. 答案为C。worthwhile 意思是“值得花费时间、金钱或精力的”。worthy 可以表示“值得尊重或者考虑的”,用这一意思时通常做定语。worthiness 是worthy 的名词形式。worth 用作表语,意思是“有某种价值的;值得(做某事)”。本句需要填入一个作定语的形容词,所以, C 是正确答案。
' ^- ^5 n$ F w7 q3 g- V 2. 答案为A。volume 意思是“音量,响度”,voice 意思是“嗓音”,sound 意思是“声,声音,声响”,tone 指“音调,音质;语气,腔调;(乐器的)音质,音色”。% F9 t/ h5 [* s% W7 `& c
3. 答案为B。understate 意思是“有节制地陈述或表达;少说,少报”,undertake 意思是“承担,负起..的责任”,undergo 意为“经历,经受;接受,承受”,underneath 意为“在.. 的下面(介词);在下面,向下(副词);底部,底面(名词)”。4 q. R0 t4 k0 q5 W- x+ T3 p
4. 答案为D。money 泛指“金钱,货币”;fare 指(公共汽车、轮船、计程车等的)票价; fee 指付给私人教师、医生等的服务费,酬金;tuition 尤指大专院校的学费。) B X5 Q1 T5 H5 m
5. 答案为B。miserly 意思是“似守财奴的,吝啬的”,thrifty 意思是“节检的,节约的”, economic 意思是“经济学的,经济的”,conservative 意思是“保守的,守旧的”。
. U9 `9 y) c6 w1 M: C 6. 答案为B。operation 指“手术”,therapy 指“疗法”,injection 指“注射”,medicine 指“医术,医学;药”。occupational therapy 指“职业疗法”,即给患者创造性或生产性工作以治疗其身心某些疾病的方法。- e6 _8 M# g) T/ q
7. 答案为A。suppress 意思是“阻止..被知道或看到”,manipulate 指“熟练地控制或操纵(某事物)”,control 意思是“控制”,manage 意思是“负责(谋事物),管理,经营”。转自:考试网 - [Examw.Com]2 Q" `% _( O* S
8. 答案为A。summit 意思是“峰会,首脑会晤”,summary 意为“小结”,suffering 指肉体或内心的痛苦,summon 意为“传唤,传讯;(法院的)传票”。. U g) O! m7 w
9. 答案为C。objective 意为“客观的”,subjunctive 意为“虚拟语气的”,subjective 意为“主观的”,object 意思是“反对,抗议”,作动词。1 M e2 B3 F8 `: |( Y" E$ x: U
10. 答案为D 。at a loss 意思是“不知如何是好,茫然,不知所措”,at stake 指“凶吉难卜,好坏无法预料”。可以说in danger 或under threat,但不可以说at danger 或at threat。{ad300_right}3 g/ w7 A/ Z" ? c- Q6 V+ P
11. 答案为A。sovereignty 指“国家主权”;right 指“对某事物的正当要求,做某事的权利”,通常说right to sth./to do sth.;authority 指“权利,权威;职权,权限”,power 指“(人的) 能力,(生理或精神上的)能力;操纵力,影响力;职权,权势”。
/ W( z4 U( l+ e* K9 W% j, W 12. 答案为B。own 尤指以法定权利拥有某物;embrace 表示“欣然接受”;compose 意为“创作(乐曲或诗歌)”,表示“由……构成”时,应用be composed of 这一表达;consist of 意思是“由……构成”。根据题意及各选项的用法,正确答案为B。$ p) k8 P9 a! q6 G6 V
13. 答案为D。pursue 意为“追求追逐”,request 意为“口头或书面的要求,请求”,present 表示“授予,赠予;介绍,引见;提出;呈递”等意思,render 意为“给予”。
u2 w' O" z' B- |2 P0 C3 A' b 14. 答案为A。proceed against sb. 意为“起诉某人”;negative 用作形容词意为“拒绝的,怀疑的,不同意的”;revolve 意为“反复思考,被仔细考虑”;urgent 意为“紧急的,极力主张的”。B、C、D 三项均不与against 连用。
0 G# @3 c7 N; R5 N* M$ @ 15. 答案为C。artistic 意为“艺术的,艺术家的;富有艺术创造力的”;artificial 意为“人工的;虚假的;人为的”;arbitrary 意为“任意的;武断的”;mechanical 意为“机械的;机械似的,呆板的”。7 P, e/ D4 K4 y
16. 答案为A。impression 意为“(人、事件、经历等留下的)印象”,reaction 意为“反应”, comprehension 意为“理解,理解力”,sentiment 意为“情绪,伤感”。& B, L k& Q; g+ t; t" ~6 y# D
17. 答案为D。second thoughts 意思是“(经重新考虑后)改变想法”。
) w8 ]. V0 A4 [8 x) m0 n e. b 18. 答案为B。none other than 固定短语,用以加强语气。句意为:该节目的神秘嘉宾不是别人,正是总统。, z: ]! V5 ~( G* ]
19. 答案为B。lay sb. off 意思是“暂时解雇(工人)”。
) j! w% I0 \( v4 G 20. 答案为C。do without 意思是“没有..也行”。 |