词汇测试1

练习一词汇与搭配1.Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and abide ______ the same federal laws.2.Apart from blue eyes, blonde hair is also characteristic ______ Swedish people.3. A bridge can be defined______a structure getting over an obstacle, such as a river, a road or railways.4.Prejudice sometimes hampered a person______doing the right thing.5.You can take the books with you and read them______your leisure.6.He was running______the pace he had learnt from the natives.7.To protect his new invention, he took out a patent ______ it.8.I could scarcely keep pace______the new discoveries in biology.9.When I was about twelve, I suddenly developed a great passion______writing poetry.10.Try our delicious three-course meal, offering you superb value______money.11.Susan put a value of a thousand dollars ______the necklace.12.The match was canceled because most of the members objected______ having a match without a standard court.13.Mary is occupied______ the translation of a French novel.14.I don’t think it is wise of you to show______your greater knowledge in front of the director, for it may offend him.15.On the voyage abroad they were caught ______a storm and had a narrow escape from death.16.The door squeaks. It needs oiling. Will you please see______it?17.Richard doesn’t think he could ever take______what is called “free-style” poetry.练习二词汇辨析1.He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable___A futureB possibilityC abilityD opportunity2.The _____of the speech contest is made up of four professors and a famous broadcaster.A committeeB boardC panelD leadership3.We have_____the system of exploitation of man by man.A canceledB abolishedC refusedD rejected4. A child has_____trust in its mother.A completeB perfectC absoluteD thorough5.The storage vessel has a_____of 10,000 liters.A capacityB capabilityC abilityD faculty6.That sound doesn’t_____in his language. So it’s difficult for him to pronounce.A happenB take placeC occurD run7.Getting up is an everyday_____ .A happeningB occurrenceC incidentD event8.Because of financial difficulties, the project was _____A abandonedB desertedC discardedD excluded9.The English language is the result of the fusion of many different_ ____ .A particlesB ingredientsC elementsD principles10.Although this child is only sixteen years old, he is so_____that he has one hundred dollars.A thriftyB economicalC financialD economic11.He runs three miles every morning; that’s why he’s so_____.A wellB healthyC soundD fit12.She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would_____her long effort.A justifyB testifyC rectifyD verify13.Most theories of juvenile delinquency have focused on children from disadvantaged families_____ the fact that children from healthy homes also commit crimes.A consideringB ignoringC highlightingD discarding14.That problem is beyond the_____of this article, so I’ll discuss it here.A scaleB extentC scopeD range15.The concert_____with a solo by the leading tenor.A finishedB terminatedC ceasedD stopped16.He is the only person who can _____ in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously.A testifyB chargeC accuseD rectify练习三英语知识运用1.Estimates _____anywhere from 600.000 to 3 million. Although the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is increasing, one of the federal government’s studies predicts that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.A coverB changeC rangeD differ2.Making friends is extremely important to teenagers, and many shy students need the admission of some kind of organization with a supportive adult _____visible in the background.A particularlyB barelyC definitelyD rarely3.The key to the industrialization of space is the U.S. Space shuttle. With it, astronauts will acquire a workhouse vehicle _____ of flying into space and returning many times. Powered by reusable rockers that can lift a load of 65,0000 pounds, the shuttle will carry devices for scientific inquiry, as well as a variety of military hardware.A capableB suitableC efficientD fit4.Tough the ideal cure for noise is to stop it at its source, this may in many _____be impossible. The next remedy is to absorb it on its way to the ear. Domestic noises may be controlled by forethought and courtesy and industrial noises by good planning and technical improvement.A casesB conditionsC presentationsD circumstances5. In trying to accumulate knowledge about the universe and to find common factors which underline and account for the facts that he knows, the scientist often chooses the method of the “controlled experiment”. If he wants to find out the effect of light _____ growing plants, he takes many plants, as alike as possible.A onB ofC byD to6.For example in the desert areas of the southwestern United States, the Indians cooked their food by beating it on a flat stone in the hot sun. They cooked pieces of meat and thin cakes of corn meal in this____A zoneB sectorC methodD fashion .7.Another way to divide the study of geography is to distinguish between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the____starts with human beings and studies how human beings and their environment act upon each other.A secondB nextC laterD latter8.But more significantly, it will____ materials and machines into space for industrial purposes unimagined two decades age when “sputnik” (artificial satellite )was added to the vocabulary. In short, the ultimate importance of the shuttle lies in its promise as an economic toolA supplyB introduceC deliverD transfer9.We live in a materialistic society and are trained from our earliest years to be acquisitive. Our possessions, “mine’and “yours’, are clearly____from early childhood. When we grow older enough to earn a living, it does not surprise us to discover that success is measures in terms of the money we earn.A signedB notedC impressedD labeled10.Although there are disagreements over the definition of revolution, there is a standard view that revolution ate successful social movements on a much grander____. That is, involving more people and much more social change. Although social movements like the U.S. Civil Rights Movement may be working to enact some law or produce some reform in the society, revolutions like the Chinese Revolution are aimed at major social change.A levelB scaleC degreeD range11.Americans choose pasta, fruit, and vegetables, which supply them with carbohydrates, to give them strength for physical activities. For romantic dinners, however Americans choose shrimp and lobster. Americans’awareness of nutrition, along with their changing tastes and needs, leads them to consume a wide____of foods.A sortB varietyC kindD variation12.Wealth, in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money bu on things that money can buy: “goods”such as food and clothing, and “services’such as transport and entertainment. A country’s capacity to____wealth is influenced by many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth is dependent to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources.A controlB assembleC yieldD benefit13.For example, changes in the economy that ____to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment in general make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain.A pointB leadC comeD amount14.Today, most countries in the world have canals. Many countries have built canals near the coast, and parallel to the coast. Even in the twentieth century, goods can be moved more cheaply by boat than by any other____of transport.A wayB meansC methodD approach15.Having no money but____to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.A not to want anyoneB not wanting anyoneC wanted no oneD to want no one16.Since she knows only a little English, she did not____any of the jokes.A catch up withB flare upC get hold ofD catch on to17.What makes the space shuttle____is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane. Thus, when it has accomplished its mission, it can be ready for another trip in about two weeks.A exceptionalB strangeC uniqueD rare18.Other identifiable causes of offensive acts include frustration or failure in school, the increased availability of drugs and alcohol. And the growing____of child abuse and child neglect.A incidenceB awarenessC exposureD popularity19.Most Asian business leaders are instinctively good at relationship building____direct communications. But they don’t use the mass media so well.A throughoutB throughC therebyD during20.The Puritans, the religious sect that dominated the early British colonies in North American, regarded idleness as a sin and believed that life in an underdeveloped country made it absolutely necessary that each member of the community perform an____function.A politicalB economicC institutionalD economical练习四语法与词汇1.The vacuum tube, invented near the beginning of our century, gave us the use of radio waves, an energy source never before____, and later opened the road for television.A was capturedB capturedC capturingD has been captured2.Prof. Lee’s book will show you____, can be used in other contexts.A that you have observedB that how you have observedC how that you have observedD how what you have observed3.Without computer, medical science____, so much headway in the last few decades.A would not makeB will not have madeC could not makeD would not have made4.The Mayor and Corporation of Hamelin were____,for some way of ridding the town of rats.A at their wit’s endB at their wits’ endC in their wit’s endD for their wits’ end5.There has been a strong advertising____,to try and get people to give up smoking.A activityB eventC campaignD occasion6.____,in a atmosphere of simple living was what her parents wished for.A the girl was educatedB the girl educatedC the girl’s being educatedD the girl to be educated7.They had a fierce____, as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken years ago.A debateB clashC disagreementD contest8.Major earthquakes are among nature’s most decaying events, causing an ____, loss of life and property.A unmentionableB unprofitableC insurmountableD incalculable9.The work in the office was___ _, by a constant steam of visitors.A confusedB hamperedC reversedD perplexed10.The children cheered up when they saw hundreds of colorful balloons____ slowly into the sky.A floatingB raisingC heavingD ascending。