大学英语考试重点

单选题

Unit 1

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4

1.

The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are built to _____B___

ground and air attacks.

A. launch

B. withstand

C. contest

D. contend

2.

I’m

pleased to hear of your job offer

–

all that hard work at school has obviously

____A_____.

A. paid off

B. taken its toll

C. made a difference

D. shown up

3.

The talks might ___B____ for weeks before any concrete result is announced.

A. press on

B. drag on

C. get bogged down

D. hold out

4.

We need someone really ____D____ who can organize the office and make it run smoothly.

A. crucial

B. realistic

C. essential

D. efficient

5.

Once Mrs. Kirkpatrick __B______ you in conversation,

you’re

stuck with her for at least

half an hour.

A. submerges

B. engages

C. occupies

D. launches

6.

Their refusal to compromise is a major __A______ that stands in the way of further peace

talks.

A. obstacle

B. complication

C. entity

D. hazard

7.

However, the new law, once passed, will __B______ the Bridlington agreement illegal by

giving workers the right to join unions of their choice.

A. convert

B. render

C. cancel

D. eliminate

8.

I will hold you personally _____D____ if anything goes wrong in this project.

A. destructive

B. lucrative

C. diverse

D. responsible

9.

Due to his recent failure to meet the deadline, Jason is __A_____ from the list for

promotion.

A. eliminated

B. retreated

C. pried

D. wrenched

10.

Now that

we’re

got a loan from the bank, our project is financially _D________.

A. constructive

B. feasible

C. favorable

D. stiff

11.

The intelligence department was accused of failure to __B_______ the troops to the

possibility of an enemy attack during the weekend.

A. instruct

B. warn

C. dictate

D. alert

12.

Under normal circumstances the body can ___A______ these naturally occurring substances

into vitamins.

A. convert

B. render

C. derive

D. originate

13.

This course focuses on the ____C____ of economic analysis to the problems of inflation,

unemployment, the balance of payments and enterprise behavior.

A. conception

B. combination

C. application

D. introduction

14.

You can ____B____ the video camera on a tripod (

三脚架

), so that you don

'

s have to worry

about holding it steady while you ask questions.

A. withstand

B. mount

C. implement

D. dwell

15.

The camps are not usually tent-type camps. They are mostly long-established, ____A____

structures, often with strange Indian names.

A. permanent

B. historical

C. monotonous

D. raw

16.

A firm might sometimes sell at a loss to drive a competitor out of business, and _B_______

increase its market power.

A. therefore

B. thereby

C. hence

D. further

17.

_____A___ students should be motivated by a keen interest in theatre and should have some

familiarity with plays in production.

A. Prospective

B. Responsible

C. Ethnic

D. Realistic

18.

Our postgraduate students are fully integrated into the departmental research ______B___

and, in addition, participate in the Postgraduate Education Programme.

A. cooperation

B. endeavor

C. administration

D. network

19.

As a reporter, I was paid to _A_______ into other people

'

s lives.

A. pry

B. convert

C. blurt

D. carve

20.

The ball was ______A___ out of his grasp by a player on the other term.

A. wrenched

B. contested

C. interrupted

D. sucked

21.

As he walked out of the court, he was ____B____ with frustration and rage.

A. applauding

B. quivering

C. paralyzing

D. limping

22.

AIDS activists permanently changed and shortened America

'

_C_______ process for testing

and approving new drugs of all kinds, for all diseases.

A. efficient

B. stagnant

C. intricate

D. appropriate

23.

Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were ___A______ out.

A. carved

B. pried

C. penetrated

D. decorated

24.

The doctor _____B__ Billy

'

s operation with x-rays and special exercises to make him

stronger.

A. went after

B. followed up

C. started up

D. took on

25.

People from different cultures have different ___D_____ of the world.

A. impressions

B. complications

C. foundations

D. conceptions

26.

Don

'

t let his criticism ____A____ you; he belongs to the kind of people who take delight in

finding fault with others

'

work.

A. discourage

B. concern

C. dictate

D. paralyze

27.

The survey found 80 percent of viewers were ____C____ by the violent scenes in the films.

A. eliminated

B. alerted

C. offended

D. discouraged

28.

The major promised to trim the city budget without cutting __A______ services.

A. essential

B. appropriate

C. equivalent

D. lucrative

29.

In today

'

s working world the roles of men and women are becoming __D______.

A. dwarfed

B. incorporated

C. correlated

D. blurred

30.

This disease _____B__ in Africa but has now spread to many parts of the world.

A. derived

B originated

C. sparkled

D. dwelled

Unit 5

——

8

1.

“Have

you any _D________ plans for your future mow that

you’ve

completed your

graduate

students?”

A. decisive

B. exact

C. precise

D. definite

2.

Anyone caught ____A____ an offense will be punished.

A. committing

B. conducting

C. executing

D. performing

3.

There is scientific evidence to support our ____B_____ that being surrounded by plants is

good for health.

A. perception

B. instinct

C. conception

D. implication

4.

The Israeli troops ___C______ by launching a bombing attack on the Palestinian-controlled

areas.

A. had a crack

B. took a toll

C. took average

D. followed up

5.

He should B_________ what

he’s

good at, and not switch to something he knows nothing

about.

A. take on

B. stick to

C. go after

D. live on

6.

To be _A_______ with you, I think

you’re

making a dreadful mistake by refusing to

cooperate.

A. candid

B. pertinent

C. mild

D. vivid

7.

There are still some __B______ for students of science and engineering, but those in arts

and humanities have been filled.

A. positions

B. vacancies

C. categories

D. applications

8.

The plants are in a(n) __C______ plastic box, so the children can observe how the roots

grow with time.

A. appropriate

B. intricate

C. transparent

D. waterproof

9.

The United Nations was supposed to _D_______ the role of global peace-keeper.

A. contend

B. nurture

C. carve

D. undertake

10.

People under a lot of____A____ may experience headaches, minor pains and sleeping

difficulties.

A. stress

B. exposure

C. endurance

D. endeavor

11.

The destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City ____C____, shock and anger

throughout the world.

A. summoned

B. tempted

C. provoked

D. enveloped

12.

His total worldly possessions _____A___ little more than the clothes he stood up in.

A. amounted to

B. settled for

C. turned up

D. came at

13.

A UN official said aid programs will be _____D___ until there is adequate protection for

relief personnel.

A. multiplied

B. spanned

C. arrested

D. suspended

14.

Many social problems are caused by the uneven ____C____ of wealth.

A. equality

B. justice

C. distribution

D. volume

15.

The shopkeepers are complaining that business has been reduced to a __A______of what it

was before the outbreak of war.

A. fraction

B. section

C. portion

D. trifle

16.

The number 30 on a road sign ___A_____ that the speed limit is 30 miles an hour.

A. signifies

B. forecasts

C. illumines

D characterizes

17.

Our director had __C______on the matter for a long time before he made the decision.

A. hushed

B. trashed

C. pondered

D. suspended

18.

The weather

wasn’t

favorable and both teams had to __B______icy rain and a strong wind

during the match..