《科技英语》综合复习资料(正考)

1 科技英语综合复习资料 Part I Vocabulary and Structure（词汇与结构） 1. As parts of the world become ______, millions of people will try to migrate to more ______ areas. A. hospitable… uninhabitable B. uninhabitable… hospitable C. habitable… inhospitable D. inhospitable … uninhabitable 2. A(n) ______ is someone who is being considered for a position, for example someone who is running in an election or applying for a job. A. astronomer B. scientist C. candidate D. researcher 3. There are scientific satellites in __________ that measure wave heights, but too few to give reliable worldwide coverage. A. mark B. orbit C. store D. line 4. The first-year courses provide short introductions to these areas, while the second-year courses __________ the areas in greater depth. A. classify B. investigate C. clear D. examine 5. Their marriage was in danger of breaking up last year but it seems quite ______ now. A. favorable B. critical C. profitable D. stable 6. If individuals are awakened each time as they began a dream phase of sleep, they are likely to become irritable even if their total amount of sleep has been ______. A. efficient B. sufficient C. deficient D. proficient 7. Linda didn’t like the work because it lacked __________; she was doing the same thing all the time. A. anxiety B. priority C. variety D. society 8. She wanted to ask him all about his private life, but wisely __________ herself. 2

A. rescued B. held C. restrained D. curbed 9. After he was attacked, he managed to __________ to the phone and call for help. A. pound B. come C. turn D. stagger 10. The issue was whether or not the bacteria (细菌) in his body would __________ the local ecosystem. A. break B. balance C. contaminate D. contain 11. Moving to a new school can __________ a child’s education, especially between the ages of eleven and sixteen. A. upset B. balance C. disrupt D. disorder 12. China’s news media is following world trend by marketization and __________into enterprises. A. conversion B. translation C. transplanting D. transforming 13. Up to 22 people were killed and 187 others injured in a suicide bomb attack which ______ a demonstration in a northern Iraqi city. A. transported B. targeted C. yielded D. aimed 14. The general secretary’s decision to invest was a ______ mistake, resulting in a heavy loss of money. A. firm B. private C. costly D. incentive 15. I feel nervous about the ______ of the experiment as it determines the future of this domain. A. outcome B. outlook C. output D. outline 16. Once attached to the host Program, the computer viruses then look for other programs to 3

______. A. affect B. effect C. infect D. perfect 17. Their government always looks at problems from the financial viewpoint, and the social ______ is never considered. A. inspect B. prospect C. aspect D. respect 18. One’s appearance does not always ______ with his quality, so don’t judge people by looks. A. compare B. coincide C. collide D. content 19. We work best in a peaceful and comfortable __________ so as to increase our productivity and relieve our exhaustion. A. pace B. atmosphere C. rhyme D. hemisphere 20. The new _________ of this dictionary has not been in use yet, but its appearance has aroused quite a lot of attention. A. vision B. version C. variation D. verification 21. The news slowly __________ through to everyone in the office; finally everybody felt worried about the uncertainty of the future. A. melted B. froze C. filtered D. flowed 22. We do remember your initial objections, but unfortunately you didn’t place them ______. A. in register B. to document C. in between D. on record 23. The cost may be lower than we first thought, but ______ it will still be quite substantial. A. in no case B. in any case C. in case of D. in case 24. Sometimes you can _______ valuable antiques by chance – for example when you’re 4

clearing out an old building. A. come by B. come in C. come out D. come down 25. Obviously you came here intending to _______ the United States and you will need a work visa. A. rest with B. resort to C. render into D. reside in 26. You will find how to help your child to develop good habits and how to ______ with the bad ones that can cause so much embarrassment and distress. A. deal B. agree C. calculate D. endeavor 27. We’ve worked out a method by which our production can be raised on a large ______. A. quantity B. scale C. quality D. proportion 28. It is a universal ______ that man is different from all the other animals because man can communicate with each other by means of language. A. admission B. permission C. acknowledgment D. advancement 29. Due to the limited seating _____ of the hall, merely about 700 journalists were present for the press conference. A. capacity B. capability C. possibility D. probability 30. When he applied for a ______ in the office of the local newspaper he was told to see the manager. A. position B. location C. profession D. career 31. The island’s population initially numbered 180, but there was a gradual __________ until only 40 people were left. A. declination B. incline C. inclination D. decline