人物头像速写新视野第一册unit8 B

2021年1月9日发(作者：茅泽民)
VOCABULARY
UNIT 8 SECTION B

1. A most significant function of the weather map is to _____ a general picture of conditions in
the air around the earth at a given time.
A. investigate B. conceal C. reveal D. demonstrate
2. The hours that a child plays in company with his peers (同辈人) _____ his life space and
provide him with experience in getting along with others.
A. enhance B. extend C. enlarge D. expand
3. Every term students are given the opportunity to _____ their instructors.
A. evaluate B. estimate C. appoint D. appreciate
4. Saudi Arabia has planted 10 million trees to help keep the sand from taking over ____ areas.
A. rich B. productive C. fruitful D. fertile
5. As life expectancy (预期寿命) increases, more Americans will spend more years as retired,
elderly people. The schools, therefore, have a new duty: to educate for _____ use of free
time.
A. productive B. fertile C. particular D. representative
6. A sudden _____ of anger arose in him.
A. impulse B. instinct C. surge D. roar
7. By standing on the tips of my toes I can just _____ the shelf.
A. extend B. reach C. stretch D. touch
8. The company has _____ its main office from New York to Chicago.
A. transferred B. conferred C. transported D. delivered
9. If you find any key to the problem, let me know immediately.
A. right away
10. Following his advice, I decided to change my paper’s subject.
A. Acting upon his advice
11. If a chance of traveling out of the country became available to John, he would be delighted.
A. came John’s way
12. Even though you can’t reach both strings at the same time, is it possible to tie their ends
together using a pair of pliers?
A. at once
13. The worker caused the motor to start operating.
A. set the motor in motion
14. Alfred began to learn oil painting while at school.
A. took up
15. We properly made use of the fine weather to play tennis.
A. took advantage of
16. Trucks went to and fro on the construction grounds.
A. back and forth
17. The sun _____ from behind the clouds.
A) emerged B) immersed
C) existed D) embraced
18. I haven’t read the report properly --- I’ve only _____ into it （浏览）.
A) dined B) dimmed
C) dipped D) dripped
19. Her achievement was more _____ in that she had come from such a remote area.
A) popular B) famous
C) remarkable D) understandable
20. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ____ obtaining water is not the least.
A) for which B) to which
C) of which D) in which
21. There may be a(n) ____ of truth in this idea, disagreeable though it may seem.
A) element B) factor
C) advantage D) concept
22. I’d like to _____ a seat for the New Year’s Concert.
A) preserve B) serve
C) conserve D) reserve
23. The story that follows ______ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.
A) concretes B) concerns
C) proclaims D) relates
24. He _____ the good chance to present his proposal to the director, and at last, it was adopted.
A) realized B) seized
C) delivered D) released
25. They _____ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.
A) carried out B) carried off
C) carried on D) carried forward
26. Which sport has the most expensive training equipment, _____ players’ personal equipment
and uniforms?
A) in place of B) in terms of
C) by means of D) by way of
27. The purpose of this election is to set up a government truly _____ of the people.
A) typical B) representative
C) characteristic D) responsible
28. It will need a _____ to save the firm from running downhill.
A) mystery B) therapy
C) miracle D) source
29. After answering a telephone from her boyfriend, she _____ herself to read a book.
A) imposed B) composed
C) transferred D) transformed
30. Although he was getting on in years, his experience gave him a(n) _____ over his rival.
A) priority B) benefit
C) profit D) advantage
31. I am firmly _____ that this plan would do much good to our company.
A) composed B) convinced
C) recognized D) satisfied
32. When talking about China, people often _____ it with the Great Wall.
A) think B) associate
C) imagine D) assist
33. I’m sure he is up to the job ______ he would give his mind to it.
A) if only B) in case
C) until D) unless
34. I’ve _____ a lot of time and effort in this plan, and I don’t want it to fail.
A) invented B) invited
C) invested D) involved
35. A small terrorist group has ___________ responsibility for the bombing in Baghdad.
A) claimed B) acclaimed
C) exclaimed D) reclaimed
36. For the currency to keep _____, the government has to adopt some strong measures.
A) concrete B) fertile
C) productive D) stable
37. _____ your advice, I have decided to read the article once more.
A) Acting as B) Acting upon
C) Acting for D) Acting up
38. We are doing this work in the _____ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
A) context B) contest
C) pretext D) texture
39. The meeting was in full ______ (活跃) when we arrived.
A) rock B) swing
C) swim D) sway
40. Now the patient can _____ from the wheelchair to the seat with relative freedom.
A) transport B) transplant
C) transact D) transfer
41. In human friendship an important _____ is “forgive and forget”.
A) principal B) primary
C) principle D) chiefly
42. The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly _____ his national reputation.
A) magnify B) enlarge
C) enhance D) strengthen
43. Important people don’t often have much free time as their work _____ all their time.
A) takes away B) takes over
C) takes up D) takes in
44. With everything being ready, it is time to _____ our new plan _____.
A) set … aside B) set … out
C) set … in motion D) set … down
45. While nuclear weapons present grave _____ dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation
is with us today.
A) inevitable B) constant
C) overwhelming D) potential
46. Mobile telecommunications _____ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a
contract signed between the two companies.
A) possession B) potential
C) capacity D) impact

Key

1 C. reveal 2 D. Expand 3 A evaluate 4 D. fertile 5 A productive
6 A impulse 7 B. reach 8 A transferred
17 A) emerged 18 C) dipped 19 C) remarkable 20 C) of which
21 A) element 22 D) reserve 23 D) relates 24 B) seized 25 C) carried on
26 B) in terms of(就…而言) 27 B) representative 28 B) therapy 29 B) composed （compose
oneself使…镇静）30 D) advantage
31 B) convinced 32 B) associate（B) associate…with…把…与…联系起来）33 A) if only（只
要…全句的意思是：只要他用心，就能胜任这份工作）34 C) invested 35 A) claimed（A)
claim responsibility for…声称对…负责）
36 D) stable 37 B) Acting upon 38 A) context（ in the context of…在…的背景下） 39 B)
swing（ in full swing正在全力进行；正进行的很热闹；
恰值…的高潮） 40
D) transfer
41 C) principle 42 C) enhance 43 C) takes up 44 C) set … in motion(使…运转起来)
45 D) potential 46 C) capacity