2019学年广州市高三英语词汇竞赛（2019 - 01）
English Vocabulary Competition for Senior 3
（完成时间：40-45分钟；满分：100分）
一、选择最佳答案 (1x40=40)
1. The Chinese ________ for crisis consists of two words — Wei Ji, the former meaning danger
and the latter referring to opportunities. A. expression
B. impression
C. explanation D. information
2. Nowadays some protective parents want to ________ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined. A. spot
B. dismiss
C. shelter
D. distinguish
3. If I find someone who looks like the suspect, my ________ reaction will be to tell the police.
A. physical
B. immediate
C. sensitive
D. sudden
4. Fearing unemployment, almost one million people sat China's civil service examination in order to get ________ jobs.
A. proper
B. suitable
C. generous
D. secure
5. This telephone bill is ______ a mistake. It says I owe 3 million dollars.
A. accidentally B. purposefully
C. obviously
D. formally
6. A good teacher should leave some time for the students to ________ the information they
receive in class.
A. introduce
B. receive
C. digest
D. accept
7. The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as its battery ________ quickly.
A. shuts up
B. ends up
C. runs out
D. turns out
8. John worked hard at his lessons and gained ________ to a famous university.
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A. permission B. admission C. agreement D. freedom
9. The population of Africa is ________ so rapidly that experts fear there may be food shortages in some regions.
A. expanding
B. stretching
C. extending
D. spreading
10. Helen devoted herself ________ to her research and became a top scientist in the field of
applied physics.
A. seriously
B. extremely
C. strictly
D. entirely
11. The US will stop ______ to green climate funds because they feel they are paying too much.
A. attaching
B. contributing
C. opposing D. referring
12. When you ______ money from the bank, compares your signature with the one in its files to
see if it is authentic. A. deposit
B. dismiss
C. remove
D. withdraw
13. Plans are underway for a new ______ at the airport.
A. carriage
B. harbour
C. strait
D. terminal
14. Unfortunately, by the time the ambulance arrived he was ______.
A. unbearable
B. uncomfortable
C. unconscious D. unemployed
15. The proposal was ______ as too conservative by the committee. A. declined
B. rejected
C. refused
D. resisted
16. Among her many ______ are loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.
A. virtues
B. varieties
C. victories
D. victims
17. Cheney is everyone’s image of a(n) ______ policeman: six feet, 220 pounds and slow
thinking. A. typical
B. initial
C. mature
D. merciful
18. The spread of ______ areas endangers wildlife.
A. disaster
B. suspension
C. urban
D. remote
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19. A lot of the comments were apparently ______ and general.
A. specific
B. vague
C. constructive D. fair
20. We know that taste in art is a(n) ______ matter.
A. impressive
B. objective
C. persuasive D. subjective
21. The printed word is no ______ for personal discussion with a great thinker.
A. substitute
B. consideration
C. provision D. allowance
22. The government is trying to do something to ______ better understanding between the two
countries. A. raise
B. promote
C. heighten
D. increase
23. In children’s minds the Spring Festival is ______ with nice food and presents.
A. connected
B. joined
C. combined D. associated
24. To ______ the success in the World Cup, the Chinese team have been practising very hard
over the past few months. A. insure
B. assume
C. ensure
D. secure
25. The soldier was______ of running away when the enemy attacked.
A. scolded
B. charged
C. accused
D. punished
26. He’s watching TV? He’s ______ to be clearing his room!
A. known
B. supposed
C. regarded
D. considered
27. If you suspect that the illness might be serious you should not ______ going to the doctor.
A. put off
B. hold back
C. put aside D. hold up
28. He seemed to have come to a roadblock in solving the problem, so he simply ______
whatever came into his head. A. put aside
B. put away
C. put back
D. put down
29. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ______ to be a great disappointment.
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A. turned up B. turned in C. turned out D. turned down
30. People could hardly ______ their anger when they found millions of dollars of public funds had been used to build luxurious houses for city officials. A. hold back
B. draw back
C. hold over D. hold up
同义词选择 从A、B、C、D中选出可替换句中画线部分的最佳选项。
31. All the time, the captain tried to preserve our good spirits by telling stories and talking hopefully about what we would do when we got back to England. A. protect
B. refresh
C. keep
D. content
32. They said that the painters were careless and their paintings were ridiculous. A. rigid
B. absurd
C. fantastic D. boring
33. He denied taking money, but we were skeptical . A. significant
B sure
C. remarkable D. doubtful
34. You can judge a man by just a few remarks. A. words
B. sound
C. raw D. meetings
35. The design of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days.
A. fragrant
B. ornate C. abnormal D. fragile
36. The quality and number of a city's public roads offer an excellent means of gauging its
prosperity. A. protecting
B. enriching
C. tracing
D. judging
37. In the United States there are numerous federal, state and local programs aimed at combating air pollution. A. fighting
B. limiting
C. prohibiting D. avoiding
38. Ten names were deleted from the list of those invited to attend the conference.
A. suggested for
B. absorbed from
C. removed from
D. included in
39. A dog's sense of smell is keener than that of a human being.
A. more interesting
B. more acute
C. more appropriate D. more useful
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40. The flowers on the table were a manifestation of the child's love for his mother. A. demonstration 二. 阅读理解 (3X10= 30)
(A)
The brain is a seemingly endless library, whose shelves house our most precious memories as well as our lifetime's knowledge. But is there a point where it reaches capacity?
The answer is no, because brains are more sophisticated（复杂）than that. Instead of just crowding in, old information is sometimes pushed out of the brain for new memories to form. Previous behavioral studies have shown that learning new information can lead to forgetting. But in a new study, researchers demonstrated for the first time how this effect occurs in the brain. In daily life, forgetting actually has clear advantages. Imagine, for instance, that you lost your bank card. The new card you receive will come with a new personal identification number (PIN). Each time you remember the new PIN, you gradually forget the old one. This process improves access to relevant information, without old memories interfering.
And most of us may sometimes feel the frustration of having old memories interfere with new, relevant memories. Consider trying to remember where you parked your car in the same car park you were at a week earlier. This type of memory (where you are trying to remember new, but similar information) is particularly vulnerable to interference.
When we acquire new information, the brain automatically tries to incorporate（合并）it within existing information by forming associations. And when we retrieve（检索）information, both the desired and associated but irrelevant information is recalled.
The majority of previous research has focused on how we learn and remember new information. But current studies are beginning to place greater emphasis on the conditions under which we forget, as its importance begins to be more appreciated.
A very small number of people are able to remember almost every detail of their life. While it may sound like an advantage to many, people with this rare condition often find their unusual ability burdensome.
In a sense, forgetting is our brain's way of sorting memories, so the most relevant memories are ready for retrieval. Normal forgetting may even be a safety mechanism to ensure our brain
B. (an) explanation
C. combination
D. satisfaction
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