(B卷)
Vocabulary(15 points)
Direction: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part .For each sentence there are four choices marked A) B) C) D) .Choose the one best completes the sentence.
1. The opening speeches sounded more like ________ of war than offering of peace.
A) announce B) demand C) declaration D) demonstration
2. Their marriage was already ________ even before his wife went abroad.
A) fade away B) fall apart C) get away D) go down
3. I’m pleased to hear of your job offer-----all that hard work at school has obviously ____.
A) paid off B)taken its off C) made a difference D) shown up 4. A rich old lady _______ dead at home for two weeks---and nobody knew anything about it.
A. lived B. stayed C. lay D. kept
5. Smart cars ________which can monitor one’s driving and the driving conditions nearby.
A) have built B) have been built C) are building D) are going to build 6. Now that we’ve got a loan from the bank, our project is financially _____.
A) feasible B) favorable C) stiff D) constructive
7. At the beginning of the race, the runners were ______ together on the track, but later some of them got_____ and left the others behind. A) bunched, ahead B)bunch, down C) put, back D) put, away
8. “Our routine on Mir(和平空间站)rarely changed, but the days were not ______ at all. I was living every scientist’s dream,” said one Russian astronaut.
A) dramatic B) exciting C)fantastic D) monotonous
9. People are very concerned about the _______ effects that violent films may have on children.
A) distinctive B)positive C) destructive D)constructive
10. I didn’t travel much when I was younger, but I’m certainly ________ lost time now.
A) making up B) making for C)making up for D) making up of 11. Most people _______ it ______ to understand how living with one’s own children could be lonely.
A) get, easily B) turn, difficult C)find, hard D) think, hardly
12．Workers who have to work on weekends are paid twice the normal wages. ____________ national holidays, they get triple pay. A) In the way B)In the way of C)In the case D)In the case of 13. How well prepared would this person be if he _______ call on a prospective customer for us?
A) is B) be C) was to D) were to
14. A ________ gentleman is considered to be more popular with girls. A) courteous B) courage C) contagious D) curious
15.By a _____ of good luck, Genelle, who had been buried in the rubble (瓦砾)for more than 26 hours, came out alive. A) little B)piece C) stroke D) strike
16. Prof. Lee’s eyes _______ with enthusiasm as she talked about how her new teaching method worked in her College English class. A) sparkled B) shine C) lighten D) filled
17. She appeared very nervous one evening. I asked her what was wrong, and she _______ that she had fallen in love with me. A) broke out B)blurted out C)turned out D) took out
18. My brother wasn’t badly hurt, but he injured his leg and had to ____ around for a few weeks.
A) limp B)limb C) linger D) link
19. Listening to both sides does not necessarily _____ a correct judgment. A) bring to B) bring up C) bring about D) bring back
20.Time is money,________. People in my age of bracket often want to take a crack on everything new.
A) with the saying go B)as the saying go C) to the saying goes D)as the saying goes
21. The mayor promised to trim the city budget without cutting _____
services.
A)essential B) appropriate C) equivalent D) lucrative
22. When my boss ______, he speaks so quickly that it’s difficult for me to take ______ everything he says.
A) speaks, on B) says, down C)dictates, down D) dictates, away 23.What do people sell at garage sales? The things they don’t want anymore, or things that are found to________ too much space in the garage or basement.
A) occupy B) operate C) possess D) convert
24.Salespeople often try to learn the needs of the ________ buyer to make themselves more persuasive.
A)prospective B)responsible C)ethnic D) realistic
25. The border between races has usually been a border of __________, of crisis.
A) tempt B) intention C) tense D)tension
26. This disease _______ in Africa but has now spread to many parts of the world.
A) derived B) originated C)sparkled D) dwelled
27.The quantity of money in a country affects the level of prices, the rate of economic growth, and the _______ situation on the job market. A)work B)employment C) profession D) job
28.Don’t let his criticism _______ you; he belongs to the kind of people
who take delight in finding fault with others’ work. A) discourage B) concern C)dictate D)paralyze
29. Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you can always _______ him. A)count in ) call in C) count on D)call on
30. Once Mrs. Kirkpatrick _______ you in conversation, you’re stuck with her for at least half an hour.
A) submerge B) engages C) occupies D) launches
Key:
1-5: CBACB 6-10: AADCC 11-15: CDDAC 16-20: ABACD 21-25: ACAAD 26-30: BBACB
大学英语重点词汇练习题及答案
