现代大学英语第二版精读2词汇题

Lesson11.She _____ useful knowledge of the English by careful study.A. acquiredB. gainedC. sacrificedD. earned2. Their ____ that their project under way was something entirely new proved to be untrue.A. beliefB. assumptionC. faithD. suggestion3. The class has a/an ____ of 27 students.A. enrollmentB. registerC. staffD. record4. Fifty dollars will ____ for my needs.A. fillB. satisfyC. contentD. suffice5. They had a/an ____ agreement not to raise the touchy subject.A. obviousB. complacentC. implicitD. explicit6. The lecture provided ____ insight into foreign affairs.A. penetratingB. pendularC. pensiveD. penal7. The popularity of the film shows that the revi ewers’ fears were completely _____.A. unjustifiedB. unjustC. misguidedD. unaccepted8. The head of the museum was _____and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.A. promisingB. agreeingC. pleasingD. obliging9. North American fur trade ___ in the early 1800’s mainly due to the diminishing number of fur-bearing animals.A. ceasedB. staggeredC. wanedD. collapsed10. The place did not seem to be popular, for it was completely deserted, and in any case _____ to traffic.A. inaccessibleB. inadequateC. insignificantD. incompatible11. Mary hopes to be ___ from hospital next week.A. dismissedB. dischargedC. expelledD. resigned12. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ___.A. invaluableB. pricelessC. unworthyD. worthless13. We have been hearing ______ accounts of your work.A. favouredB. favourableC. favoriteD. favouring14. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ___to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.A. signB. markC. signalD. board15. A well-written composition ____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.A. calls forB. calls onC. calls upD. calls off16. It’s a mistake to think of Florida only __ its tourist attractions.A. by means ofB. in terms ofC. in connection withD. by way of17. As it turned out to be a small house party, we___ so formally.A. need not have dressed upB. must not have dressed upC. did not need to dress upD. must not dress up18. I’d just as soon ___ to me.A. that you won’t listenB. you didn’t listenC. your not listeningD. you not listening19. Windstorms have recently established a record which meteorologists hope will not be equaled for many years ___.A. that will comeB. that are comingC. to comeD. coming20. He said it was impossible for ___ a mistake in a computer’s calculation, so we can rely on that.A. there beingB. there would beC. there to beD. there was1. A degree in English does not ______ you to teach English. (quality)2. You must realize that it is _________ that has cramped your progress. (arrogant)3. The hostess bustled about with an __________of authority. (assume)4. After the election, the coalition __________.(fragment)5. The man has ________ income for a comfortable retirement. (suffice)6. He __________ when he saw the dead animal.(shudder)7. I am ________ that a good deal more is still to be done. (sense)8. He nearly died of ________ on the cold mountain. (expose)Lesson21. 感觉被逼上绝路2. 精力充沛地投入工作3. 应该相信4. 讨好，奉承5. 帮助6. 匆忙得出结论7. 最好做······8. 正处于······9. 快速（翻阅）10.诉诸······1. The company has now introduced a policy ____ pay rises are related to performance at work. (96)A. whichB. whereC. whetherD. what2. The physicist has made a discovery, ____ of great importance to the progress of science and technology. (97)A. I think which isB. that I think isC. which I think isD. which I think it is3. ____, he is ready to accept suggestions from different sources. (97)A. Instead of his contributionsB. For all his notable contributionsC. His making notable contributionsD. However his notable contributions4. The team can handle whatever ____. (97)A. that needs handlingB. which needs handlingC. it needs handlingD. needs to be handled5. Come and see me whenever ____. (97)A. you are convenientB. you will be convenientC. it is convenient to youD. it will be convenient to you6. I was to have made a speech if ____.(97)A. I was not called awayB. nobody would have called me awayC. I had not been called awayD. nobody called me away7. She remembered several occasions in the past __ she had experienced a similar feeling. (98)A. whichB. beforeC. thatD. when8. Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner ____ to the professor. (98)A. as far asB. the same asC. as much asD. as long as9. The Clarks haven’t decided yet which hotel ___. (98)A. to stayB. is to stayC. to stay atD. is for staying10.After ____ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel manager’s office. (99)A. thatB. thereC. whatD. it11. Fat can’t change into muscle ____muscle changes into fat. (99)A. any more thanB. no more thanC. no less thanD. much more than12. It is not so much the language ____the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand. (99)A. butB. norC. asD. like13. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than ____in the public mind today. (99)A. existsB. existC. existingD. to exist14. I’ve never been to Lhasa, but that’s the city____. (99)A. I’d most like to visitB. which I like to visit mostlyC. where I like to visitD. I’d like much to visit15. He ____ unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful. (99)A. may have actedB. must have actedC. should actD. would act16. If you have really been studying English for so long, it’s about time you ____able to write letters in English. (99)A. should beB. wereC. must beD. are17. He’s ____ as a “bellyacher”—he’s always complaining about something. (99)A. who is knownB. whom is knownC. what is knownD. which is known18. The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighbouring country ____by the police each time. (99)A. had been capturedB. being always capturedC. only to be capturedD. unfortunately captured1. I find this type of work boringly ________. (repeat)2. The findings of the survey are ____________ of the need for further research. (demonstrate)3. You managed the project well, __________ your inexperience. (consider)4. The economy was a __________ issue in the campaign. (consider)5. It was very __________ of you to drink all the milk when you know I need some for the baby. (consider)6. This sort of hot and spicy food is very _____ of the food in the south of the country. (type)7. He had all the _____ symptoms of the disease,including loss of appetite and a high temperature. (class)8. “_____ changes in public opinion often occur because of shifts in concerns and priorities.” (basis)9. My parents are fairly ______ about me staying out late. (relax)10. She is unlikely to give up her life-long _________ to feminist ideas. (attach)Lesson41. His long service with the company was ____ with a present.a. admittedb. acknowledgedc. attributedd. accepted2. Teaching students of threshold level is hard work but the effort is very ____.a. preciousb. rewardingc. worthd. challenging3. Among all the changes resulting from the ____ entry of women into the workforce, the transformation that has occurred in the women themselves is not the least important.a. massiveb. quantitativec. surplusd. tragic4. Whether their football team will win is a matter of ____ to me.a. indifferenceb. discriminationc. deviationd. interests5. The plane ____, its bombs exploding as it hit the ground.a. collidedb. crushedc. plungedd. crashed6. The morning news says a school bus ____ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.a. stumbledb. collidedc. crashedd. struck7. Today the public is much concerned about the way ____.a. nature is being ruinedb. which nature is ruinedc. on which to ruin natured. of nature to be ruined8. These surveys indicate that many crimes go ____ by the police, mainly because not all victims report them.a. to be unrecordedb. unrecordedc. to have been unrecordedd. unrecordingaesthetic,anaesthetic/anesthetic1. The chair may be _______ but it’s not that comfortable.2. One of the central questions in ________ is whether beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or whether there is something within an object itself which makes it beautiful.3. We will take your tooth out under _________.crash, clash1. Their swords ______.2. The two armies ______ outside the town.3. I ______ with him at the meeting.4. Their car _______ into a guardrail.5. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it ______ into the courtyard below.ability, capability, capacity1. He has the _____ to swim like a fish.2. He has the ________ of solving practical problems.3. The theater has a seating _______ of 300 people.4. The book is within the reading _______ of young readers.distinct, distinctive, distinguished, distinguishable1. There is a ______ smell of cigarettes every time he comes into the room.2. In the evening, we were treated to a __________ performance by this very fine actor.3. Jerusalem has a ________ Middle East flavor.4. On the beach the British were ____________ from the Spanish by their palenessand general lack of clothes senses.Lesson51. Mark often attempts to escape ____ whenever he breaks traffic regulations.a. having been finedb. to have been finedc. to be finedd. being fined2. My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate ____ from you sometime.a. to have heardb. to hearc. for hearingd. hearing3.They are considering ____ before the prices go up.a. of buying the houseb. with buying the housec. buying the housed. to buy the house4. If I had remembered ____ the door, the things would not have been stolen.a. to lockb. lockingc. to have lockedd. having locked5.It is difficult to get used ____ in a tent after having a soft, comfortable bed to lie on.a. sleepb. to sleepingc. sleptd. to sleep6.“Why were you so late for work today?”“____ to the office was very slow this morn ing because of the traffic.”a. Drivingb. I drovec. To drived. That I drove7.Before ____ the house, you should get a surveyor ____ over it.a. buying, lookingb. having bought, to lookc. buying, to have lookedd. buying, to look8. We suggested ____ in hotels but the children were anxious ____ out.a. sleeping, to campb. sleeping, campingc. to sleep, to campd. to sleep, camping9. We will______ a discussion of the program until more members are present.a. deferb. postponec. delayd. put off10. The ship _____down into the water.a. glidedb. slippedc. slidd. skim11.It ______ rain when you want to go out.a. guaranteesb. guaranteedc. is guaranteed tod. is guaranteed12. They ____ vast quantities of cakes between them.a. put awayb. put onc. put asided. put across13.The liquor did not _______ me.a. agree onb. agree withc. agree tod. agree14. The poor woman is ________ begging.a. reduced tob. forced toc. reduced ofd. made to15. Because of the unexpected changes, they postponed ____ us an answer.a. givingb. have givenc. to gived. to have given16. Every camera we sell comes with a two-year____.a. guaranteeb. safetyc. confirmationd. conservation1. A cool drink ________ me after my long walk. (fresh)2. That is the flat and rather __________ plains in the south. (feature)3. Your approval gives me much __________. (gratify)4. It will require a __________ effort to get the job done on time. (超人的)5. In the job market, you can expect the interview to be a structured event—each candidate will be asked the same ____________ questions. (事先确定的)Lesson91.Obviously, the Chairman’s remarks at the conference were ___ and not planned.a. substantialb. spontaneousc. simultaneousd. synthetic2.For the success of the project, the company should ___ the most of the opportunities at hand.a. obtainb. graspc. catchd. make3.Failure to follow the club rules ___ him from the volleyball team.a. disfavouredb. dispelledc. disqualifiedd. dismissed4. The discovery of new oil-fields in various parts of the country filled the government with ____ hope.a. eternalb. infinitec. ceaselessd. everlasting5.At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decision was ____ revised.a. subsequentlyb. successivelyc. predominantlyd. preliminarily6.The local police are authorized to ___ anyone’s movements as they think of it.a. pauseb. haltc. repeld. keep7. The local authorities realized the need to make ___ for elderly people in their housing programs.a. preparationb. requirementc. specificationd. provision8. Twelve is to three __ four is to one.a. whatb. asc. thatd. like9. Things went well for her during her early life but in her middle age her ___ seemed to change.a. affairb. luckc. eventd. chance10. To ___ important dates in history, countries create special holidays.a. commendb. memorizec. propagated. commemorate1. They __________ two-month’s work into one. (compression)2. On the top of very high mountains snow ________ throughout the year. (persistence)3. The boy tried to ________ the scene that was described. (visual)4. Some people fail to see the fallacy of “white __________” . (supreme)5. What is the difference between “_________” and “publicize”? (propaganda)6. A teacher should not show _________ for any one of his pupils. (prefer)7. According to the treaty, some countries can enjoy _________ tariff rates. (prefer)8. This document is _____________ only to lawyers. (comprehend)9. For the sake of ________ the tax form is divided into three sections. (simple)。