大学英语--quiz词汇题1-2-3

Unit one

1. The company may be reluctant to ________ too far from the basic terms of this agreement, but

there are a number of things that are negotiable.

A. deviate

B. disconnect

C. detach

D. distract

2. As manager of our computer department, I ________ your employee, John Doe, for the prompt

and polite service he provided to us last week.

A. comment

B. celebrate

C. claim

D. commend

3. Let us be exact in what we say so as to ________ any possibility of misunderstanding.

A. reply

B. alleviate

C. preclude

D. proclaim

4. She has remained loyal to him throughout his ________.

A. shortcoming

B. misfortune

C. circuit

D. tragedy

5. The company has been developing in a big way and is gaining ________ internationally.

A. prestige

B. dedication

C. humanity

D. persecution

6. The glamorous actress always went shopping with many ________ crowding round her.

A. participants

B. managers

C. statesmen

D. attendants

7. When he is confronted with a ________, he usually makes an arbitrary decision by throwing a

coin.

A. paradox

B. prejudice

C. dilemma

D. conflict

8.

During

the

construction

of

high

buildings,

cranes

(

起重机

)

are

used

to

________

building

materials to the upper floors.

A. toss

B. increase

C. hoist

D. enhance

9. Students and teachers should have ________ attitudes toward each other.

A. respectful

B. respected

C. respective

D. respectable

10.

My

usual

feeling

of

respect,

________

with

a

little

fear,

had been

replaced

by

the

warmest

concern.

A. migrated

B. matched

C. mingled

D. melted

11. The purpose of many such small-scale adaptations is to ________ the enterprise forward.

A. propose

B. doom

C. toss

D. propel

12. The pill cannot cure a common cold, but it can ________ the symptoms (

症状

).

A. aggravate

B. alleviate

C. medicate

D. bypass

13. I did not switch on the light in case it should ________ her.

A. glare

B. shine

C. faint

D. dazzle

14.

The

crime

was

________

by

evidence

of

child

abuse

and

the

fact

that

the

victim

was

very

young.

A. increased

B. strengthened

C. reinforced

D. aggravated

15. Good television programs should ________ to different types of interest and taste among the

public.

A. match

B. cater

C. adopt

D. cling

16. Lawren was well off and able to ________ painting as his favorite pastime.

A. submit to

B. take into

C. participate in

D. indulge in

17.

She

________

my

suggestion

that

everyone

should

make

a

donation

to

the

handicapped

soldier.

A. poured scorn on

B. took pains with

C. preclude vision from

D. cast light upon

18. The top managers are full of ________ toward the sales volume of mobile phones next year.

A. optimism

B. endeavor

C. attitude

D. deliberation

19. If the ________ guest is unable to pay, then the receptionist may refuse to accommodate that

person.

A. prospective

B. perspective

C. permissive

D. prominent

20. As a small boy, Thomas Edison was slow ________ learning to read and write.

A. on

B. with

C. about

D. in

21. This ________ accident can serve as a reminder to our future generations.

A. weak

B. tragic

C. patriotic

D. suspicious

22.

Fortunately,

there

is

a

more

________

attitude

towards

other

religions

in

most

parts

of

the

world today.

A. impatient

B. tolerant

C. crude

D. inevitable

23. They got themselves in a mess by losing millions on loans to foreign countries and ________

borrowers at home.

A. prospective

B. consistent

C. dubious

D. glamorous

24. You must insist that students give a truthful answer ________ with the reality of their world.

A. proficient

B. insistent

C. consistent

D. sufficient

25. His ________ to help the poor people earn him great prestige.

A. dilemmas

B. icons

C. endeavors

D. accommodation

26.

Due

to

the

________

domestic

market,

the

business

has

to

adjust

its

import

and

export

policies.

A. diligent

B. tedious

C. suspicious

D. slack

27. He realized that it was difficult to ________ on this infertile land any longer.

A. inhibit

B. inhabit

C. gather

D. retreat

28. A national ________ is someone who, by the mere mention of his name, will remind people of

his country.

A. icon

B. cowboy

C. pedestrian

D. senator

29. Members of society tend to cooperate ________ the goals they share.

A. in reward of

B. in pursuit of

C. in view of

D. in light of

30. One expert in psychology believes that people like jobs mainly because they need other people

—

to chat with, to ________ with, and to build relationships with.

A. hang up

B. hang in

C. hang out

D. hang onto

参考答案

1-5: ADCBA

6-10: DCCAC

11-15: DBDDB

16-20: DAAAD

21-25: BBCCC

26-30: DBABC

Unit two

1. I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ________.

A. vulnerable

B. probable

C. practicable

D. sustainable

Correct answer:C

2. That part of the city has long been ________ for its street violence.

A. responsible

B. illegal

C. historical

D. notorious

Correct answer:D

3. Under the guidance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat ________ by steam.

A. hauled

B. towed

C. tossed

D. propelled

Correct answer:D

4. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into

________ ones.

A. vulnerable

B. turbulent

C. suspicious

D. tragic

Correct answer:B

5. The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the ________.

A. vain

B. proximity

C. jail

D. court

Correct answer:B

6. There is supposed to be a safety ________ which makes it impossible for trains to derail.

A. mechanism

B. machine

C. mechanics

D. machinery

Correct answer:A

7. Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly ________ to hot,

dry winds. They are what we call weather-sensitive people.

A. subjective

B. liable

C. inferior

D. vulnerable

Correct answer:D

8. In spite of the ________ economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.

A. bleak

B. feeble

C. obscure

D. shadowy

Correct answer:A

9. The winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver cup ________.

A. imperatively

B. tremendously

C. turbulently

D. triumphantly

Correct answer:D

10. Here he was stressing ________ his original principle that his unit should be used strategically.

A. regrettably

B. forcibly

C. graciously

D. gravely

Correct answer:B

11.

All

the

people

in

the

stadium

cheered

up

when

they

saw

hundreds

of

colorful

balloons

________ slowly into the sky.

A. elevating

B. lingering

C. ascending

D. escalating

Correct answer:C

12. Professor Hawking is ________ as one of the world's greatest living physicists.

A. clarified

B. acknowledged

C. dignified

D. illustrated

Correct answer:B

13. Military orders are ________ and cannot be disobeyed.

A. alternative

B. defective

C. imperative