大学英语统考词汇测试 Test 1 Directions: Choose from A), B), C) and D) the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. No one takes him ______ any more; he’s become a figure of fun. A) earnestly B) seriously C) actively D) practically Your essay lacks ______ -- you’ve concentrated too much on some topics and neglected others. A) framework B) proportion C) consideration D) reflection He finished only a yard behind the winner of the race but he had to be ______ with second prize. A) grateful B) pleasant C) content D) indifferent There was such a noise that I ______ what you were saying to me. A) missed B) lost C) failed D) caught He gave a vivid ______ of what happened. A) tale B) statement C) outlook D) description I knew I had said something stupid, and my cheeks began to ______ with shame. A) shine B) burn C) explode D) glow The sad news of her father’s death was the only cloud in an ______ happy year. A) annual B) otherwise C) inevitable D) utter She could hardly recognize her son through the ______ of tears that filled her eyes. A) mist B) cover C) obstacle D) influence The radio has given a frost and icy roads ______ for car drivers tomorrow. A) sign B) indication C) warning D) advice The air became ______ as we descended the hill towards the river bank. A) heavier B) moister C) thinner D) denser The union leaders and employers had a ______ meeting and reached no workable agreement. A) chill B) pleasant C) fruitful D) warm I was frozen ______ after sitting so long, and could hardly walk. A) rigid B) stiff C) permanent D) infinite When we reached the top of the mountain, we came in ______ of a wide plain below. A) scene B) observation C) sight D) view A cold ______ flowing off the coast reduces temperatures in summer. A) current B) atmosphere C) air D) tide He walked along in the shadow hoping no one would ______ him. A) recognize B) observe C) watch D) glance If we do not protest against these crimes it will look as if we give them our ______. A) decision B) sanction C) position D) expression The film was ______ onto a white wall, not a screen, but the picture was still nice and clear. A) thrown B) cast C) projected D) reflected The ______ from childhood to manhood is often a difficult time for a young man. A) passage B) course C) variation D) transition Choose your ______ well if you wish to ask your employer for higher wages. A) instant B) moment C) schedule D) mood We have a long journey tomorrow, so we want to make a ______ start. A) punctual B) sudden C) unique D) gradual The future of this business company is ______, as it has very little money. A) promising B) inspiring C) uncertain D) definite The ______ in which man learned to make tools of iron is called the Iron Age. A) interval B) period C) stage D) duration They had spent three days in the desert without water and could not ______ much longer. A) suffer B) hold C) remain D) endure You needn’t stop speaking when someone enters the courtroom; please ______. A) persist B) proceed C) prevail D) protest The newspaper made a ______ that the government would only last for six months. A) promise B) decision C) forecast D) prospect When he got better he ______ his position as head of the firm. A) resumed B) proceeded C) assumed D) recovered When spring comes in that part of the world the trees just ______ into life. A) return B) burst C) go D) start The two equal winners had to play off ______ game to decide the winner of the whole competition. A) an advisable B) a terminal C) an additional D) a frank If you agree to the plan to cheat your competitors, you will be ______ yourself for a few pence. A) killing B) satisfying C) devoting D) selling The council has ______ the house as unfit for people to live in. A) described B) concluded C) instructed D) labelled ______ peace and quiet, city life can’t compare with life in the country. A) In spite of B) But for C) With respect to D) On account of Doctors sometimes ______ back on old cures when modern medicine does not work. A) fall B) go C) drop D) hold We can’t catch every drinking driver, but if we make an example of one or two and prevent them from driving for a year or longer, others may stop drinking for ______ of the same punishment. A) worry B) fear C) concern D) anxiety You have to work hard to remain ______ of your competitors in business, or you can easily lose your leading position. A) front B) prior C) advance D) ahead And of particular concern, especially in urban areas, are pollutants that ______ mainly from cars. initiate B) originate C) stem D) trace Have you had any ______ experience or is this kind of work new to you? A) preceding B) previous C) initial D) original He is ______ to several men in the office, although he is older than they are. A) superior B) senior C) junior D) inferior You must not be jealous when your sister gets presents; you must learn to behave in a more ______ way. A) mature B) intelligent C) smart D) indifferent A story is ______ about him among his friends; I don’t know if it’s true or not. A) moving B) circulating C) extending D) distributing There’s little ______ after sunset, in the streets of this quiet village. A) motion B) action C) movement D) motive Test 2 Directions: Choose from A), B), C) and D) the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. Special attention has always been ______ upon any animal able to use an object as a tool. A) leaned B) drawn C) obtained D) focused After all, primitive man continued to use his early stone tools for thousands of years, ______ without change. A) consequently B) virtually C) necessarily D) inevitably We all know those feelings of intense excitement or happiness which cause people to shout and leap around, or to ______ into tears. A) press B) thrust C) burst D) cast The most efficient way of changing the situation is for him to ______ the other with a touch. A) push B) calm C) annoy D) balance Most troubles can be avoided, but death and taxes are ______. A) necessary B) inevitable C) reliable D) supreme One of the most striking ways in which the chimpanzee (黑猩猩) biologically ______ man lies in the structure of his brain. A) identifies B) compares C) resembles D) prevails Unlike the simple machines of the early 1900’s, today’s automobiles are quite ______. A) available B) sensitive C) sophisticated D) rational Often, though, human greetings still do serve to ______ the relative social status of the individuals concerned, particularly on formal occasions. A) clarify B) suspect C) justify D) execute A person who is truly kind does thoughtful things for others without having to be asked or ______. A) claimed B) announced C) reminded D) awarded The political situation is so different in the two countries that it is foolish to try to draw ______ between them. A) parallel B) contest C) distinction D) equality She says she will ______ their attempts to take the child away. A) swear B) resist C) ease D) prohibit He is something of a rebel and will not ______ like the others. A) trick B) vanish C) behave D) insult A man in his ______ in society should be careful what he does. A) position B) condition C) situation D) procession Your speed must be ______ to the city speed limit s soon as you cross the border.. A) reduced B) made C) decreased D) compelled This book is _____ on the theory that proficient reading requires the coordination (协调) of a number of skills. A) determined B) based C) relied D) conditioned Upon encountering an unfamiliar vocabulary item in a passage there are several ______ readers can use to determine the message of the author. A) strategies B) conditions C) theories D) precautions However, teaching need not be the ______ of a special group of people nor need it be looked upon as a technical skill. A) appointment B) limitation C) province D) facility He laid the ______ of his success by study and hard work. A) bases B) foundations C) grounds D) bottoms The ______ of his own fireside (家) made him wish to go home instead of to the meeting. A) comfort B) disgust C) emotion D) curiosity They looked for a ______ from the bad weather, but in vain. A) location B) realm C) protection D) shelter Eat well if you want to ______ strength after your illness. A) catch B) gain C) strengthen D) resume Don’t ______ yourself into thinking that bad plan is a good one. A) convince B) reason C) deceive D) mislead She ______ a holiday; she has worked very hard. A) enjoys B) deserves C) appreciates D) awards I’ll take any work that is offered to me; I can’t ______ to pick and choose. A) afford B) prefer C) undertake D) stop Knowing that the _______ mistake meant losing his job, the waiter carried the expensive wine glasses gingerly (小心谨慎地) from the kitchen. A) adequate B) invisible C) moderate D) slightest Researchers studying the voyages of Columbus and other early explorers had a ______ of firsthand material with which to work. A) variation B) plenty C) wealth D) treasure The Bible, though primarily a religious text, is a valuable ______ for people interested in history. A) tool B) instrument C) device D) equipment Within a generation most of its population ______ and the once magnificent city became all but a ghost town. A) deserted B) departed C) abandoned D) reversed Excavations (发掘) ______ that piles of wood had been placed around these structures and set afire. A) regarded B) revealed C) recovered D) represented Chronic (慢性的) diseases are not ______ fatal or especially painful. A) surely B) certainly C) definitely D) necessarily His words to her caused a wound which took many years to ______. A) heal B) treat C) recover D) comfort He had a deep cut in his hand and blood was ______ from it. A) flowing B) dripping C) issuing D) penetrating The unprecedented (前所未有的) ______ of Modern architecture throughout the world must be considered one of the great events in the history of art. A) invasion B) aggression C) expansion D) assumption When reading the newspaper one often ______ articles before deciding whether or not to read more carefully. A) skims B) glances C) exhausts D) inspects Some people believe that cigarette smoking is dangerous and should therefore be considered a health ______. A) solution B) hazard C) mystery D) amusement Reading a newspaper in another language is an excellent way of ______ inferences about another culture. A) expressing B) arriving C) attaining D) drawing Supporters of these programs would try to ______ cigarette smoking completely in public places. A) ban B) confine C) freeze D) rid The idea at first ______ me as stupid, but now I think it is a good one. A) confused B) struck C) stressed D) hit People ______ as to how strong these antismoking campaigns should be. A) specify B) reject C) differ D) contrast None of these investigations has produced convincing answers to the ______ of the Bermuda Triangle. A) mystery B) curiosity C) interest D) question Test 3 Directions: Choose from A), B), C) and D) the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. In recent years there has been a great increase in the number of engineers and scientists ______ in American industries. A) applied B) utilized C) employed D) admitted My children ______ (themselves) to life abroad quite smoothly. A) compelled B) adapted C) adopted D) obeyed Today the rivers and streams of America ______ 63 percent of the water supply for cities, towns and farmlands. A) contain B) furnish C) perfect D) accomplish I’m at a complete ______ to understand what she’s doing. A) mystery B) wonder C) loss D) defeat The magazine was first ______ in the early seventies. A) issued B) appeared C) promoted D) subtracted Technological progress in recent years has brought about a sizable increase in the number of persons ______ in professional and technical work. A) collected B) engaged C) invited D) shared In short, your value to any organization will depend on how well you can ______ to others what you know. A) convey B) transfer C) predict D) share They wanted to sell the property, but we ______ strongly. A) stuck B) evaluated C) objected D) reinforced The old ______ that white-collar workers make a better living than blue-collar workers no longer holds true. A) distinction B) identification C) consideration D) judgement Any good speaker should be able to ______ his argument with facts. A) improve B) reinforce C) furnish D) increase ______ to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. A) According B) Opposite C) Owing D) Contrary He had written the book in ______ and now had to pull it together. A) sections B) chapters C) fragments D) detail Halley's Comet was first sighted by the Chinese in 240 B. C., and it has returned to terrify the people of the world on a regular ______ ever since then. A) interval B) basis C) rule D) scale The party, which had been greatly looked forward to, was ______ by the rude behaviour of an unexpected guest. A) ruined B) damaged C) destroyed D) injured Peter was taken to ______ for driving at an unlawful speed. A) prison B) court C) charge D) punishment Some western states have had spectacular population ______. For example, Arizona has more than doubled its population since 1960. A) decrease B) improvement C) promotion D) booms The teacher tried to ______ with the boy but he refused to listen. A) persuade B) convince C) verify D) reason The market has to be fed with an endless ______ of goods. A) demand B) supply C) requirement D) presentation Men have solved the problem of flying to the moon, but they are completely ______ when it comes to getting from one point to another inside New York. A) mystified B) fascinated C) embarrassed D) overwhelmed I spent hours looking for the ring that I had ______. A) fallen B) reduced C) ignored D) dropped Police with dogs are ______ through the woods for the missing child. A) looking B) watching C) observing D) searching The director complained that he had not been ______ of the committee’s decision. A) revealed B) informed C) explained D) guided ______ your remarks to the subject of the meeting. A) Limit B) Apply C) Confine D) Convey He didn’t actually say he wanted more money, but he dropped a few ______. A) hints B) instructions C) references D) lines If we keep going in this direction, we’re bound to ______ the road eventually. A) hit B) strike C) catch D) beat I was very angry with him, but my heart ______ a little when I saw how sorry he was. A) hardened B) melted C) excited D) refreshed What one does when one isn’t working is a matter of ______ disposition. A) self B) personal C) private D) own She sometimes ______ of her son; he never seemed to do anything right. A) disappointed B) displeased C) despaired D) disgusted For this job it is ______ to know French. A) desirable B) fashionable C) probable D) available He was ______; his family had no food. A) satisfactory B) desperate C) magic D) energetic She tolerated his bad behaviour ______, hoping he would begin to behave better. A) impatiently B) patiently C) skillfully D) carefully Why did you ______ such a boring subject into the conversation? A) insert B) fix C) substitute D) introduce His passion for her made him unhappy, because she did not love him in ______. A) return B) vain C) consequence D) practice The attraction of the city’s bright lights was difficult to ______. A) reject B) respond C) refuse D) resist All that money on the table is ______ to someone to steal it. A) a temptation B) an attraction C) an interest D) a favourite I’d choose the small car in ______ to the big one, if I were you. A) preference B) choice C) response D) accordance You can get quite a ______ meal in that restaurant without spending too much money. A) cheap B) suitable C) fashionable D) decent I can’t advise you on such a question; it’s a matter of ______. A) conscience B) curiosity C) enthusiasm D) individual You have ______ to help us; we have helped you in the past. A) an equality B) an obligation C) a tendency D) a value The film was not just amusing; it gave a valuable ______ lesson as well. A) moral B) tedious C) prime D) indispensable