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英语专业八级词汇专项自测题第一套
I.
For
each
sentence
there
are
four
choices
marked
A,
B,
C
and
D.
Choose
the
ONE
that
best
complete the sentence:
1.
The _ is used by astrologers to help calculate the
influence of the planets on people’s
lives.
A. zephyr
2.
It’s a _ timetable. Sometime lessons happen,
sometimes they don’t.
A.
haphazard
y
apped
3. No men was allowed
to _ on the livelihood of his neighbour.
A. wade
ge
4. The poor
man’s clothes were so _ that they couldn’t be
repaired any more.
A. oozed
5. The scents
of the flowers was _ to us by the breeze.
A. intercepted
ed
ted
6.
The machinery had been wrecked so efficiently that
police were sure it was a case of _.
ned
ge
x
n
7. The actor
amused the audience by _ some well-known people.
A. embroidering
g
g
ing
8. The speaker _ us with tales of
exotic lands and buried treasure.
A.
detour
ized
D. ushered
9. I assure you there was no _ motive
in my suggestion.
A. ulterior
nary
C.
vulgar
D. toxic
10. Government loan have been the _ of
several shaky business companies.
A.
tornado
ion
uency
D. momentum
11.
The hunter kept the lion’s skin and head as
_.
A. trophies
B. fillet
C. tulip
D. clown
12. We saw the
canoe _ , throwing its passengers into the water.
A. prostrate
B. overturn
C.
simulate
D. brag
13.
He
has
been
drinking
alcohol
so
heavily
that
his
death
severely
affected
and
got
his
_
alcoholically.
A. quittance
B.
qualm
C. quail
D.
quietus
14. The orphanage
is just one of he r_ causes.
A.
phonetic
B. philanthropic C.
prevalent
D. lunatic
15. After a period of probation a _
becomes a nun.
A. soprano
B. hippie
C novice
D. monsieur
16. Despite his wealth and
position, he has an _ personality.
A.
unassuming
B.
unprecedented C. undermining
D. uncouth
17.
The island is maintained as a _ for endangered
species.
A. wetlands
B.
sanctuary
C.
mire
D .heath
18.
If
you
_
something,
such
as
food
or
drink,
you
reduce
its
quality
or
make
it
weaker,
for
example by adding water to it.
A. adulterate
B. moor
C. vaccinate
D. sue
19. A _ is a grill on which
meat, fish, and other foods are cooled over hot
charcoal, usually out of
doors.
A. duet
B.
fag
C.
tonic
D.
barbecue
20. The _ warned the sleeping
troops that the enemy was creeping near.
A. pickpocket
B. picket
C.
pike
D.
pickup
21. When you are suffering from
_ you have red spots on your skin and you feel as
if you have a
cold,
A.
apathy
B. measles
C. impotence
D. schizophrenia
22. Their business was war, murder, _
and rape.
A. pillage
B. audit
C. bonanza
D. nectar
23. He was brought before the _ for
trial.
A. tribunal
B. isle
C. granary
D.
observatory
24. The guests,
having eaten until they were _ , now listened
inattentively to the speakers.
A.
contracepted
B.
satiated
C. griped
D.
trespassed
25. If you spill hot liquid
on your skin it will _ you.
A. scale
B. scald
C. shun
D. shunt
26. The
meeting took on a different _ after his moving
speech.
A. presage
B. posture
C.
travesty
D. trauma
27.
While she had the fever, she _ for hours.
A .raved
B. sniggered
C. tittered
D. perforated
28. The mice _ when the cat came.
A. rambled
B. lingered
C. sauntered
D. scampered
29. Many animals display_ instincts
only while their offspring are young and helpless.
A. cerebral
B. imperious
C. rueful
D. maternal
30.
On August 18th the president announced a general _
for political exiles.
A. ado
B. yoga
C. quartet
D. amnesty
II. Each sentence has a xsrord or
phrase underlined. There are four words or phrases
beneath each
sentence.
Choose
the
ONE
word
or
phrase
which
would
best
keep
the
meaning
of
the
original
sentence if it were substituted for the
underlined part:
31. She
lived on the yonder side of the valley.
r
B. nearer
C.
either
D. left
32.
Theolddouple lived in abject poverty.
A. honest
B. inancial
te
33. Larry was so absorbed
in his novel that she forgot about his dinner
cooking in the oven.
A.
engrossed
B. enlivened
C. obliged
D. excelled
34. His grandfather used to be an
admiral.
A. a toper
B. a general
C. atop naval officer
D. a colonel
35. She distributed gifts in a
bountiful and gracious manner.
us
g
36. I have
just had a long bout of house cleaning.
A. hour
B. brush
D.
fight
37. The girls braided
their hair with flowers.
A.
plaited
B. combed
C. ecorated
D.
dressed
38. They got in
quite a brawl.
ing
39. Her brazen contempt for authority
angered the officials.
nt
B. innocent
C. insomuch
D. isolated
40. After the storm the lake returned
to its usual calm state.
A.
flaccid
C. lucid
D. acid
41.
Charles was in no positionto make a judicious
decision.
A. wise
B. courage
te
42. This wood is too wet to kindle.
A. chop
B.
carve
C. dry
D. burn
43. The politician promised
to be candid, but we wondered.
A. sweet
B. open and frank
C. casual
D.
discreet
44. The lambs
capered about in the meadow.
A. stumbled
B. ran
C. danced
D. skipped
45. Therewas a caption underneath the
photograph.
A. signature
B.
graph
C.
title
D. design
46. She is the most faultless person in
the group.