新课标高三年级英语单词竞赛试题
（竞赛时间： 12 月 4 日 完成时间： 40~45 分钟
满分： 100 分）
I. Find out the synonyms of the given words from the box below. (0.5x50=25%)
acquire aid adapt amaze ancient
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evaluate forbid inspire insist
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____ overlook ordinary occupation origin organize predict stress scared suspect talented tendency variety worth
appropriate ________ amazement ________ appreciate benefit behavior cure
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possessions _________ recommend _________
_________ ________ ________ _________ _________
concentrate considerate depend declare differ eager entry
_________ _________ _________ _________
eventually
adjust announce advise astonish admire average antique action advantage value astonishment forecast form
ban gain
belongings gifted
common
conduct
doubt
diversity
entrance
estimate
prohibit source
establish enthusiastic encourage finally proper persevere prophesy
persist
focus frightened trend
rely
root shock
thoughtful
suggest
treat vary
help immemorial
profession
neglect obtain pressure profit
II. Choose the best answer. (1x40=40%)
1. The girl ____________ her mother for comfort when her good friend misunderstood her.
A. turned back to A. go through A. damaged
B. turned out to B. go on B. injured
C. turned to C. go round C. wounded
B. ignored D. declined
D. turned into D. go ahead D. hurt
2. Let ’ s _______ the arguments again before we come to a conclusion.
3. The crazy man shot dead three people and ____________ several others.
4. He had completely __________ her remark, preferring his own theory.
A. paid too much attention to C. refused A .eventually
5. Load the paper, select the number of copies, and __________ press 'Print'.
B. at an end C. lastly D. at last
6. I won't waste any more of your ___________ time.
A .valued A. presented A. ordinary A. hit
A. broke down A. turn down A. explain A. declaring
B. valuable B. distributed B. common B. heated B. broke up B. turn over B. account B. implying
C. valueless C. allocated C. regular C. firing
D. worthy D. passed on D. average D. burning D. broke off D. turn up
7. This species of dolphin is widely ____________ throughout the world.
8. Trains from Guangzhou to Shenzhen will run at __________ intervals from 7am to 11pm.
9. My __________ ambition is to be admitted into my dream university next year.
10. She __________ in tears when she heard the news.
C. broke away C. turn around C. clarify
C. announcing
11. We arranged to meet at the cinema at 7:30, but he failed to _______.
12. Recent pressure at study may __________ for his behavior.
D. classify D. adding
13. Everyone will be invited to vote, he said, __________ that voting is likely to be via the web.
14. An increasing number of senior three students are _________ their teachers about the ways to
cope with study stress. A. consulting
to prove him guilty.
B. confirming
C. convincing D. confusing
15. Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire. ________ it would be almost impossible
A. Thus A. ahead A. vast
B. For
B. advancement B. major
C. Now that C. advance
D. However D. earlier D. minor
16. I should warn you in __________ that I'm not a very good dancer.
17. Smoking is one of the __________ causes of cancer.
C. large
18. He gave no ___________ for what he was doing that evening.
A. explanation B. indication C. instruction D. directions
19. The schools in remote villages are rather _________ for equipment.
A. rich B. badly off C. better off
D. lacking
20. The fence ___________ our view of the sea.
A. cuts out B. cuts down C. cuts up
D. cuts off
21. I'm having some flowers ___________ for her birthday.
A. transported B. transferred C. delivered D. exchanged
22. Nowadays more and more young people were ____ to the great threat to hearing caused
by leisure noise.
A. exposed A. put off A. in search of A. speed
B. exploited B. put down B. in memory of B. swear
C. exploded
D. explored D. put forward D. in honour of D. swell
23. Chinese scientists ________ a new theory on the origins of life.
C. put aside C. in danger of C. sweep
24. They set up a monument ________ those who died in the great earthquake.
25. Get a broom and _______ up the bits of paper and broken glasses on the floor, will you?
26. Works of quite a few historians reveal DNA technology has been widely ____ history research.
A. adapted to A. By fortune A. in conclusion
B. appealed to B. By accident B. in brief
C. attached to C. By coincidence C. in consequence
D. applied to D. By mistake D. in particular
27. _______, my best friend and I ended up working at the same advertising firm.
28. The speaker talked about sports in general and about football _________.
29. — How did it _______ that you made so many mistakes in your homework?
— I myself haven’ t figured it out yet. A. bring about
B. come about
C. come across
D. occur to
30. Death control can be achieved autonomously. _______, the death rate can be cut without
anything else changing. A. In a word
B. In other words
C. In a few words
D. In plain words
31. If you set up your goal and start your preparations as early as possible, you will achieve your
_______ to become one of the most famous designers in the future.
A. amusement B. appointment C. ambition D. ambulance
32. Teachers must be ______ of the progress that students are making and adjust instruction to the
changing abilities of students. A. aware A. point out A. abolished
B. available B. help out B. abandoned
C. anxious C. work out C. rejected
D. awkward D. put out D. abused
33. In order to know more about society, students voluntarily ______ in the store after school.
34. The lost car of the Smiths was found _______ in the woods off the highway.
35. Do not _______ your hands and wave your arms outside while the vehicle is in motion.
A. stick to B. strict with C. stick out D. strike on
36. I know you are busy, but do you think if you could spare us a few hours? We are ______ your
experience abroad. A. dying from hearing C. dying of hearing A. keep it out
B. keep it up
B. dying for hearing
D. dying to hear C. keep it down
D. keep it off
37. I've been working twelve hours a day, but I am afraid I shall not be able to ______. 38. His efforts to raise money for his program were ______ because no one showed any
intention to take a cent out of their pockets.
A. in effect is today. A. in; terms of A. set out
B. in place C. in vain D. in sight
39. Never before has this ancient town been ____ greater ______ modern public transport than it
B. in; search of B. set forward
C. in; case of C. set back
D. in; need of D. set about
40. From a long-term point of view, it is time for us to ____ solving this problem.
III. Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the given words:
(1x15=15%)
1. They've just had an ____________ to the family. (add) 2. Those are _______ blankets. (wool)
3. It is even _________ to think of the horrors of nuclear war. (frighten)
高三年级英语单词竞赛试题
