《英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套(1000题)》第二套

I. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best complete the sentence:

101. It is _ of the young senator to challenge the leadership so soon.

A. presumptuous

B. jubilant

C.quizzical

D. ultrasonic

102. We mustn't get impatient; if we _ our time the chance will come.

A. bide

B. jolt

C. jut

D. bode

103. To assess future needs the Department simply _ past demand trends.

A. whooped

B. wiggled

C. extradited

D.extrapolated

104. She was putting lumps of sugar into her tea with a pair of silver _.

A. tongs

B. toads

C. tits

D.tonsillitis

105. John was admitted to the sixth grade on _.

A. progeny

B. probity

C. pro

D. probation

106. _ are clever tricks'that people use to persuade other people to do something.

A. Quips

B. Wiles

C. Binges

D. Flicks

107. She loves me and I _ her affection.

A. rebuff

B. rebut

C. reciprocate

D.recapitulate

108. The invalid was _ lazily on the couch.

A.reclining

B. recoiling

C. recouping

D. recounting

109. A _ person is one whom you trust, but who harms you secretly.

A. profuse

B.bland

C. forcible

D. treacherous

110. She made shorthand notes which she later _.

A. inscribe

B. describe

C. prescribe

D. transcribe

111. The rider _ his horse to make it go faster.

A. lash

B. extol

C. fulminate

D. hiss

112. _ are gifts of money, clothes, food, etc. to poor people.

A.Hypnoses

B. Quid

C. Quines

D.Alms

113. Two months later a _ calling itself the "New Opposition" issued a circular to all member. A. screenplay B. retribution C.contraception D. faction

114. If you _ to something, you mention it in a very indirect way.

A. alight

B. allude

C. allure

D. allot

115. The artistic _ Smards devoted his life to the completion of a great masterpiece.

A. inmate

B. kinsman

C. hypocrite

D. zealot

116. When the river Nile overflows, it leaves _ on the surrounding fields.

A. sediment

B. exodus

C. blob

D. primrose

117. We received the _ indicating the amount of money.

A. quail

B. qualm

C. quietus

D. quittance

118. Next month there will be the ceremony of _ the new chancellor.

A. misconduct

B. prescience

C.presidency

D. induction

119. _ is a science in which control system in electronic and mechanical devices are studied and compared to biological systems.

A. Satans

B. Tenets

C. Cybernetics

D. Witchcraft

120. The theatre had semicircular _ of seats.

A. pouts

B. tiers

C. cobs

D.cobbles

121. By now John was _ with indignation and we gathered round trying to pacify him.

A.pouncing

B. convulsing

C. harking

D. seething

122. Nails _ from the board and had to be removed for safety.

A. procured

B. coerced

C. protruded

D. cohered

123. She knew that her efforts to _ cheerfulness weren't convincing.

A.ferment

B. fend

C. fester

D. feint

124. An _ is a bed covering, placed on top of sheets and blankets, that is filled with small soft feathers or warm material,

A. alkali

B. eiderdown

C. alga

D. electrode

125. If you are _ to something, you feel strongly that you are not willing to do it or that you don't like it.

A.averse

B.avid

C. awesome

D. azure

126. At the top of the steps was a _ of Shakespeare on a pedestal.

A.butt

B.bunk

C. buttock

D. bust

127.The social workers tried to _ the juvenile delinquents.

A. quarantine

B. muddle

C. rehabilitate

D.indent

128. To _ fact, figures, etc., is to write them in columns.

A.allay

B. tabulate

C. foist

D. trespass

129. In ancient times, a _ was forced to work on his lord's land, almost as a slave.

A.rector

B.serf

C. marksman

D.gal

130. He gave me an _ either Mary have to leave, or me.

A. ulcer

B. ultimatum

C. underdog

D. underworld

II. Each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. There are four words or phrases beneath each sentence. Choose the ONE word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined part:

131.The manager juggled his figures to make it seem that the company was prosperous.

A. played tricks with

B. played fast and loose with

C. played a double game with D .played into the hands of

132. The children became boisterous when their mother left the room.

A. quiet

B.wild

C. well-behaved

D. sad

133. The mathematician was working at the zenith of her power.

A. middle

B. nadir

C. highest point

D. beginning

134. My wife didn't accede with what vou suggested to us.

A.agree to

B. believe in

C. listen to

D. argue about

135. He received world-wide acclaim for landing on the moon.

A. success

B. award

C.praise

D. complaint

136. He was acquitted of his role in the disturbance.

A. absolved

B.accused

C. criticized

D. punished

137. He bought a bonnet for his girl friend yesterday.

A.wallet

B. handbag

C. hat

D. necklace

138. Parks are a great boon to people in big cities.

A.blooming

B. blessing

C. Dressing

D. bleaching

139. The prisoner made a breach in the wall and escaped.

A. mark

B. hold

C. crack

D. blockage

140.The United Nations was asked to mediate the break between the two governments.

A. drift

B. rift

C. shift

D. lift

141. Carcasses of animals lay rotten among the trees.

A. Thousands

B. Dead bodies

C. Flesh

D. Bones

142. The chilcl was caressed by his mother with her hand.

A. hit

B. embraced

C. fondled

D. slapped

143. After heavy rain the water formed many cascades down the hill.

A.rapids

B. ditches

C.brooks

D. rivers

144. Cavities in teeth are caused by decay.

A. Diseases

B. Dirts

C.Holes

D. Rots

145. The students exulted at the last day of school.

A. rejoiced

B.left sad

C. were free

D. shouted

146. The speaker is going to tell us his fabulous adventures on the moon.

A. sad-ending

B. romantic

C.amazing

D. dangerous

147. The counterfeit bills were a good facsimile of the real ones.

A. Factorial

B. Reproduction

C. identification

D.similarity

148. Since he is shy about asking in public, his voice always falters a littleat the beginning of his speeches.

A.falls

B. stammers

C. fails

D. changes

149. Freedom of the press is a farce under a dictatorship.

A. a principle

B. an impossible task

C.an imagination

D. a mockery

150. Sandy thought she was fat, so she went on a crash diet.

A.obese

B. obeseness

C. greasy

D. obesity

151. There is concern about whether the budget will be ready for the new fiscal year.

A. previous

B. school

C. calendar

D.financial

152. The golden age of whale fishery is over.

A. eating

B.catching

C. selling

D. storage

153. People said those guesses were probably correct.

A. contradictions

B.allusions

C. conjectures

D. suggestions

154. A gush of water came out when the pump started.

A. drip

B.tream

C. bucket

D. pool

155. This place is a habitat for pit vipers.

A. habit

B. home

C. food

D. candle

156.The enemy soldiers wereon the hither side of the river.

A. this

B. the other

C. both

D. neither

157. The miser kept a hoard of coins at a secret cabin.

A.collection

B.handful

C. box

D. pocketful

158. Nelson s voice was so hoarse that he could hardly speak.

A.husky

B. rapt

C.sleek

D.chaste

159. The driver hobbled around on crutches for a month after the accident.

A. walked lamely

B. walked steadily

C. walked blindly

D. walked warily 160. All of us mocked at his craving for fame and profit.

A. were against

B. honored

C. jeered at

D. interfered with 161. There was a sing on the gate which read: " Do not molest the dog. "

A. feed

B. disturb

C. frighten

D. touch

162. I'11 have to walk through the moor to find the missing child.

A. wasteland

B.grassland

C. barren land

D. farm land

163. Sally was mortified by her date's unprecedented behaviour.

A. eradicated

B. overjoyed

C.humiliated

D. challenged

164. The boy built a castle on a mound of sand.

A. pile

B.basket

C.ditch

D.load

165. The boys always munch popcorn while they watch the movie.

A. crack

B.chew

C. swallow

D. drink

166. In former days, poets often called the sky " the vault of heaven ".

A. arched roof

B. top

C. border

D. limit

167. I have a vehement hatred of people who are cruel to animals.

A. mild

B. fierce

C. personal

D. deep-rooted

168. The court judged him sane and responsible for his acts.

A. sound-minded

B. guilty

C. fanatic

D. negligent

169. In the chocolate factory we work under very sanitary conditions.

A. strict

B. hygienic

C. favorable

D. strenuous

170. The fox hid in the thicket where the dogs could not reach it.

A. forest

B. cave

C. crack

D.bush

III.Fill in the blanks with the words given below Change the forms where necessary.

A) subsist infantry terminology slag

contort rapacious elope

bilateral dexterous moor

171. With one _ movement, he flicked the omelet over in the pan.

172. According to a recent study, at least 2000 people _ by picking through the city's garbage.

173. I find scientific _ hard to understand.

174. His face had _ with bitterness and age.

175. _ soldiers looted the house in the defeated city.

176. We _ the boat to a large tree root.

177. When two people_ they go away secretly together to get married.

178. The huge heapes _ warned us that we were approaching a mining area.

179. The _ are being sent into the battle zone.

180. French and Germany have signed a(n) _ agreement to help prevent drug smuggling.

B) grapple mandarin firmament artery renounce morale subjective hoot slake jade

181. Your _ are the tubes in your body that carry blood from your heart to the rest of your body.

182. She is one of the rising stars in the political _ .

183. In the sentence "I wish I were rich", the verb " were" is in the _.

184. The policeman was _ with two men.

185. She _ her horn at the dog in the road.

186.She speaks _ Chinese．

187. After our long game of tennis , we _ our thirst with a beer.

188. _ is a hard stone, usually green in color, that is used for making jewelry and ornaments.

189. A couple of victories would boost the team's _ enormously.

190. Gandhi _ the use of violence.

C) contour indelible paraphrase wean marine rescind substantiate slew tether morass

191. The _ of the car has beenchanged, making the new model less boxlike.

192. We have evidence to _ allegation that corruption took place.

193. The car hit a patch of ice and _ around violently.

194. We keep the goat on a(n) _ when it is grazing.

195. In his 20 years working for the company, he made a(n) _ maek on it.

196. The farmer's tractor had turned the lane into a(n) _ of mud which was difficult towalk through.

197. Trade Union leaders have damanded the government _ the price rise.

198. The docklandwere derelict for many years before they were converted into a(n)_.

199. A _ of something written or spoken is the same thing expressed in a different way.

200. She started to _ her baby when it was about six months.

参考答案：

I. 101～110 AADAD BCADD 111～120 ADDBD ADDCB

121～130 DCDBA DCBBB

II. 131~140 ABCAC ACBCB 141~150 BCACA CBBDA

151～160 DBCBB AAAAC 161～170 BACAB ABABD

III. 171. dexterous 172. subsist 173. terminology

174. contorted 175. Rapacious 176. moored

177. elope 178. slag 179. infantry

180. bilateral 181. arteries 182. firmament

183. subjunctive 184.grappling 185. hooted

186. Mandarin 187. slaked 188. Jade 189. morale 190. renounced 191. contour 192. substantiate 193. slewed 194. tether 195. indelible 196. morass 197. rescind 198. marina 199. paraphrase 200. wean