英语 Vocabulary

II V ocabularyChoose the answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.1.The labor union and the company’s management,despite their long history of unfailingly acerbic disagreement on nearly every issue, have nevertheless reached an unexpectedly_________, albeit still tentative, agreement on next year’s contract.A.conclusiveB.onerousC.hesitantD.swift2.Human reaction to the realm of thought is often as strong as that to sensible presences; our higher moral life is based on the fact that _______Sensations actually present may have a weaker influence on our action than do ideas of ______ facts.A.familiar.....symbolicB.material......remoteC.emotional.....impersonalD.definitive.....controversial3.In response to the follies of today’s parliaments, the councilor does not______ inflamed indignation, but rather ____________ the detachment and smooth aphoristic prose of an eighteenth-century wit.A.resort to...spurnsB.rely on.....avoidsC.suppress...clings toD.express....affects4.As is often the case with collections of lectures by ________ authors,The book as a whole is ________, although the individual contributions are outstanding in themselves.A.different...disconnectedB.incompetent...abysmalC.famous...systematicD.mediocre....unexciting5.The essence of belief is the establishment of _______; different beliefsAre distinguishable by the different modes of action to which they give rise.A.allegiancesB.practiceC.trustmitments6.The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were _____ not only because these results challengedOld assumptions but also because they called the ______ methodologyInto question.A.specious.....originalB.predictable...contemporaryC.provocative...prevailingD.inconclusive...traditional7.As early as the seventeenth century, philosophers called attention to the ______ character of the issue, and their twentieth-century counterparts still approach it with _______.A.problematic...uneasinessposureplex...antipathyD.auspicious....caution8.The _________ with which the French aristocracy greeted the middle-class Rousseau was all the more ________ because he showed so little respect for them.A.appreciation....deservedB.suspicion.....uncannyC.reserve....unexpectedD.deference.....remarkable9.Congress is having great difficulty developing a consensus on energy policy, primarily because the policy objectives of various members of Congress rest on such __________ assumptions.A.fundamentalB.trivialC.divergentmonplace10.Hydrogen is the _________ element of the universe in that it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.A.expendableB.fundamentalC.lightestD.steadiest1.Steve Jobs had been in conflict with some other members of his crew.A.different fromB.in opposition toC.indifferent toD.unfriendly to2.An entrepreneur is more than just a risk taker. He is a visionary.A. Visual artistB.hard workerC.fortune-tellerD.foreseer3.The Prime Minister’s fragile government was on the brink of collapse.A.blinkB.edgeC.basisD.process4.She lovee to ride; on horseback, she was reckless and utterly without fear.A.flawlessB.tirelessC.boldD.restless5.Writers of history books often attempt to integrate the past with the present.A.put togetherB.put up withC.put asideD.put on6.A language teacher should initiate students into the elements of grammar.A.startB.leadC.ensureD.install7.Signature must be consistent with that in your policy record.A.be clear aboutB.be nice toC.be concerned aboutD.be the same as8.Cultivating and training college students setback-resistance should be an important part in quality education.A.feedbackB.flashbackC.discouragementD.retreat9.If you can’t dazzle people with brilliance, dazzle them with your smile.A. ImpressB.terrifyC.helpD.get along with10.As far as quality is concerned, we must not make do with what we have, but must constantly strive for excellence.A. look forB.serve forC.try hard forD.praise1.On no account should they _________ examination as the only means of stimulating pupils to pursue knowledge.A.respectB.reckonC.reformD.resume2.We _______ our most cherished values not only because doing so is right, but also because it strengthens our country and keeps us safe.A. upholdB.advocateC.sustainD.support3.His _______ experience in other parts of Asia helped him to overcome cultural barriers.A.inclusiveB.exhaustiveC.massiveD.extensive4.But why did they ________ him to carry on his practice of challenging the law and the authority of the law for as long as they did?A.provideB.grantC.permitD.authorize5.The court ruled that John was _______ in hitting the man in self-defense.A.justifiedB.blamedC. conqueredD. Charged6.Parliament has passed an act forbidding the _______ of animals for pleasure.A.destructionB.slaughterC.extinctionD.performance7.Food _______ are necessary for keeping down the price of dairy products and bread.A.suppliesB.subscriptionsC.subsidiesD.substances8.The government has _______ that it will take any steps to maintain law and order in our country.A.reassuredB.reclaimedC.recommendedD.reaffirmed9.Hooker didn’t ______ all the money which his father left him on flashy cars or other vices.A.squanderB.squeezeC.submergeD.submit10.Above all Susie is a great survivor in the car crash, with a bright, ________ spirit.A.indisputableB.indulgentC.inexhaustibleD.indomitable1.During that unexpected rendezvous, I felt more in ______ with the rhythms of life on this vast planet than I ever have.A. coordinateB. restructureC. tuneD. accord2.If you have high blood pressure or signs of heart, eye, nerve or kidney disease --- or other diabetes complications that may be aggravated by pregnancy --- you may need treatment before________.A. PregnantB. ReproductiveC.thresholdD.conception3.The problem with these findings is that they are at _______ with what we see on our TV screens and magazine covers.A.varianceB.conflictC.diversifyD.shiftst year, mortgage rates in Hong Kong dipped below 1%, adding fuel to the home-price ________.A.surgeB.diminishC.ariseD.enhance5.“If there is an evil on earth which we are facing nowadays as nations and as peoples and individuals, then together with drug trafficking and ________ trade,it is human trafficking.”he said.wfulB.legalC.disregardD.illicit6.Otherwise, the medicines could lose their ______ over time due to the development of resistance.A.potencyB.strengthC.mightD.efficient7.All these factors appear to ______ on a common conclusion:something weird is going on inside the sun, and theorists are currently at a loss to explain the phenomenon.A.expandB.togetherC.shrinkD.converge8.The goal is to allow passengers to converse in a normal speaking voice between front and _______ rows while travelling, a small and important factor in a pleasant driving experience.A.behindB.abackC.rearD.ass9.Less certain is whether the country can afford to keep building at this pace, and whether many of these projects will ever _________ in terms of the economic development they are meant to support.A.pay outB.pay upC.pay offD.pay back10.To _______ John from his job when his wife has just left him would hitting a man when he is down.A. dismissB.disbandC.break upD.disaffect1.Now where, once the great pile had been gathered and assembled,to put it all?A.constructedB.collectedC.fabricatedD.accumulated2.The Sunnyside back garden, it turned out, was large enough to accommodate one of the large models.A.adaptB.provide forC.assistD.supply3.They had succumbed to an understandable temptation to send in slips for interesting words, but not for the prosaic ones.A.ordinaryB.poeticC.prosaismD.unusual4.Take special note of passages which show or imply that a word is either new and tentative.A.temporaryB.cautiousC.preliminaryD.tempting5.One has to assume, if unkindly, that those living under the heel of firmly prescriptive linguistic authorities were a little unsure how prudent it might be to read for a book that would be so wildly different in its constitution from those they were used to.A.prudishB.hare-heartedC.carefulD.crude6.Murray and his tiny band of workers were kept furiously busy sifting,sorting, and deciding, day after day after day.A.scrutinizingB.sievingC.separatingD.choosing7.And all the words used in the definition must appear elsewhere in the dictionary, so that any reader’s puzzlement can be rectified by his simply looking those up as well.A.rectitudeB.testifiedC.verifiedD.corrected8.In his definition of the word elephant, for example, he writes of the animal’s pudicity.A.bashfulnessB.purityC.obesityD.good nature9.Queries of all kinds are asked and answered in an instant.A.InquiriesB.QuestsC.QuestionsD.surveys10.“The circle of the English language has a well-defined centre,” James Murray wrote in his famous Introduction,“but no discernible circumference.”A.discerningB.perceptiveC.noticeableD.discriminative。