全国高等学校实用英语词汇
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Unit 1
1. It is thought to be a wise way to have some money _____ for old age.
A. put aside
B. taken off
C. given in
D. set out
2. The ship took machines and other goods back to the port _____ it had set off.
A. from which
B. to which
C. which
D. in which
3. The new general manager is trying to find _____ to the company’s financial problem.
A .a reaction B. a reply C. a solution D. an answer
4. The new evening dress _____ her as much as 400 dollars.
A. paid
B. took
C. spent
D. cost
5. The chair looks rather hard but actually it is very comfortable to sit _____.
A. at
B. on
C. over
D. under
6. He suddenly left for Paris yesterday, _____ was more than we had expected.
A. that
B. what
C. which
D. this
7. You should take care that you have not _____ any detail in the design.
A. disappeared
B. thrown
C. delivered
D. neglected
8. How many computers will the company _____ this year?
A .turn up B. turn out C. turn on D. turn over
9. He told me that I _____ be present at the ceremony.
A. could
B. would
C. should
D. might
10. In that country, the cost of living _____ quickly after the war broke out.
A. raced
B. raised
C. arose
D. rose
11. His grandmother brought him up, because his parents _____ when he was only one year old.
A. passed away
B. passed out
C. passed off
D. passed over
12. He looked up and saw that the moon was _____ the trees in the east.
A. in
B. above
C. on
D. among
13. Breakfast is _____ in the dining-room from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. at this hotel.
A. served
B. made
C. eaten
D. cooked
14. The doctor came out of the patient’s room with a _____ look on his face.
A. serious
B. silent
C. simple
D. slight
15. Don’t _____ . I can help you with the typing.
A. matter
B. care
C. worry
D. concern
16.Mother kept inviting Mrs. Smith to stay for lunch, but finally she _____.
A. gave off
B. gave out
C. gave away
D. gave up
17. There are some more topics to discuss, _____ the problem of pollution.
A. generally
B. especially
C. exactly
D. probably
18. If you _____ your children well, you will be proud of them.
A. catch up
B. bring up
C. feed up
D. grow up
19. Jerry received a letter yesterday _____ that he got the job.
A. speaking
B. saying
C. telling
D. talking
20. The salesman had to _____ the conversation in order to wait on a customer.
A. break off
B. break away
C. break in
D. break up
21. I think it is hard to _____ what you said.
A. ensure
B. convince
C. agree
D. believe
22. I wish we had a color television. I’m _____ pictures in black and white.
A. tired of
B. interested in
C. fond of
D. fed up
23. There has been an immediate _____ against their government proposed tax increases.
A. application
B. reaction
C. association
D. reception
24. It will only _____ me a minute to repair your shoes.
A. give
B. make
C. keep
D. take
25. As Edison grew _____ , he never lost his interest in science.
A. the elder
B. elder
C. the oldest
D. older
Unit 2
1. I’d like to _____ your essay with you when you have time.
A. go over
B. go for
C. go by
D. go after
2. The report showed us very clearly how the plane got _____ and crashed in the end.
A. into control
B. within control
C. out of control
D. under control
3. I was _____ which country to visit in the coming summer vacation.
A. finding
B. wondering
C. worrying
D. doubting
4. You can drive your own car _____ you have passed the driving test.
A. now that
B. even if
C. so that
D. as if
5. The book is _____ more difficult than the one I recommended to you.
A. very
B. rather
C. so
D. much
6.I have no doubt _____ most of the students on our class can pass the final examination.
A. that
B. whether
C. as
D. although
7. I don’t think these books are _____ for young children.
A. capable
B. probable
C. suitable
D. reasonable
8. He found it difficult to _____ the fact that the ship was lost in a heavy storm.
A. receive
B. keep
C. obtain
D. accept
9. I haven't heard from you ___________ .
A. late
B. lately
C. latest
D. latter
10. This morning when I was walking to my office, I _____ to see an old friend of mine near the office building.
A. occurred
B. happened
C. managed
D. settled
11. The police asked the villagers if it was the place _____ they found the lost child.
A. which
B. what
C. that
D. where
12. When she arrived at the crossroads, she went in the wrong _____.
A. direction
B. location
C. place
D. course
13. This novel is worth reading, because it gives a detailed description of the historical _____ in 1949.
A. accidents
B. cases
C. events
D. things
14. ________ the population is too large, the government has to take measures to control the birth rate.
A. Although
B. Since
C. If
D. Until
15. Mr. Johnson has not decided whether he will _____ the branch company set up in the small town.
A. hand in
B. put on
C. take over
D. lead to
16. The book is different _____ all the other books I’ve ever read.
A. from
B. to
C. on
D. among
17. John’s success in his career will be a great _____ to his aged parents.
A. satisfaction
B. concentration
C. attraction
D. solution
18. Can you tell Mary _____ her twin(双胞胎) sister?
A. to
B. with
C. between
D. from
19. Experienced drivers have _____ accidents than beginners.
A. least
B. little
C. fewer
D. few
20. My wife is out of work now, so we have to _____our living expenses.
A. cut down
B. cut off
C. cut out
D. cut short
21. Don’t worry. _____you work hard, you are sure to pass the exam.
A. As much as
B. As well as
C. As soon as .
D. as long as
22. Last night a fire _____ in that market, so the firm suffered a heavy loss.
A. broke up
B. broke out
C. broke of
D. broke down
23. The wine ______ a little bitter this time.
A. tastes
B. sounds
C. looks
D. feels
24. The police are ______ the traffic accident that happened yesterday.
A. looking down upon
B. looking forward to
C. looking into
D. looking after
25. It is reported that this medicine is ______ against lung cancer.
A. economic
B. easy
C. expensive
D. effective
Unit 3
1. He has changed his ______ about buying a new car at least 3 times.
A. brain
B. head
C. mind
D. thought
2. It will only take me a minute to get your watch fixed. It will be ready ______.
A. by the way
B. right away
C. at last
D. in that case
3. We were talking about the American tourists ______ we met during our trip to the Great Wall.
A. what
B. which
C. whose
D. whom
4. Linda found a wallet ______ on the ground.
A. lie
B. lay
C. lain
D. lying
5. He didn't find ___________ in the suitcase.
A. something
B. anything
C. nothing
D. everything
6.Children should be taught how to get on well with ___________.
A. another
B. others
C. other
D. any other
7.The days in winter are shorter than ___________ in summer.
A. that
B. those
C. these
D. one
8. When the old lady is alone in the house, her dog makes her feel ______ and relaxed.
A. healthy
B. lonely
C. safe
D. angry
9. It makes no difference to me ______ Mr. Smith will come or not.
A. when
B. how
C. that
D. whether
10. It’s reported that the police are ______ the area for the criminal(罪犯).
A. processing
B. searching
C. operating
D. handling
11. He bought an expensive coat ______ he had no job.
A. unless
B. since
C. although
D. till
12. She has ______ her mind and is going to Canada instead of Japan.
A. changed
B. exchanged
C. decided
D. made
13. When applying for a job, you have to ______ a resume.
A. get off
B. hand in
C. put out
D. take away
14. He ______ several jackets and finally picked out a blue one.
A. tried on
B. went on
C. took on
D. got on
15. Mr. John has decided that he will ____ the branch company set up in the small town.
A. take over
B. had in
C. put in
D. lead to
16. I have never seen ___________a moving film.
A. such
B. so
C. the same
D. same
17. ____ he can recover soon, I don’t mind how much money I have to pay.
A. So long as
B. So far as
C. In case
D. When
18. The book is ____ more difficult than the one I read last week.
A. rather
B. very
C. much
D. more
19. Many a teacher in our department ____ abroad.
A. have been
B. has been
C. have go
D. has go
20.If you have ___________ questions, please write them on a slip of paper.
A. some
B. any
C. few
D. little
21. We adopted the new methods with a view to ____ our efficiency.
A. raise
B. raising
C. rise
D. rising
22. We must study English well, no matter ____ difficult it is.
A. what
B. however
C. how
D. that
23.It was ___________ who cleaned the room.
A. I
B. me
C. mine
D. my
24. Yesterday when I was walking on the street, I ____ to see an old friend of mine.
A. managed
B. happened
C. settled
D. occurred
25. You can stay in my room ____ you promise not to use the computer.
A. so far as
B. except
C. unless
D. provided Unit 4
1. If you have any trouble, you can turn ____ him for help.
A. for
B. at
C. to
D. in
2. It took me a year to be ____ to the college life.
A. adapted
B. adopted
C. received
D. accepted
3. I really can’t figure ____ who the person that phoned me just now was.
A. out
B. from
C. at
D. out of
4. ____ they change the coach they will lose the match.
A. Until
B. Before
C. Unless
D. Although
5. Please remember to keep in ____ with me through e-mail when you are abroad.
A. touch
B. trouble
C. promise
D. approval
6.The temperature in the room is ___________ .
A. hot
B. high
C. below
D. middle
7.My parents ___________ me to become a doctor.
A. advise
B. hope
C. consider
D. think
8.How long does it ________ to travel from X i’an to Guilin?
A. use
B. cost
C. spend
D. take
9.Would you __________ holding this box for me while I open the door?
A. like
B. matter
C. please
D. mind
10. It is quite natural for a new-comer to ____in such a big city as Shanghai.
A. get lost
B. lost way
C. lose home
D. miss home
11. The librarian is arranging the books, which are not in their proper ____.
A. line
B. turn
C. row
D. order
12.The old man went ____ after the death of his wife.
A.mad
B. dead
C. bad
D. angry
13. It’s almost ____ that Mr. Barry will win the next election.
A. certain
B. sure
C. certainly
D. surely
14.Hurry up, or we will ____ the 18:30 train for Guilin.
A. lose
B. miss
C. fail
D. fall
15. I ran the doorbell several times, but no one came to ____ the door.
A. answer
B. reply
C. reply to
D. open up
16. Visitors are not ____ to visit patients after the hospital visiting hours.
A. allowed
B. received
C. agreed
D. accepted
17. The weather forecast was good so it should ____ fine after all.
A. turn into
B. turn out
C. turn over
D. turn up
18. A camel _______ $ 400 to buy and $ 3 a day to feed.
A. spends
B. costs
C. affords
D. pays
19. A penny saved is a penny _______ .
A. lost
B. won
C. left
D. gained
20. If the flood doesn’t stop, great _______ will be done to those houses.
A. wounds
B. hurt
C. damage
D. injuries
21. We are ______ him to arrive at any moment.
A. waiting
B. hoping
C. expecting
D. thinking
22. These two words are very _______ in meaning to each other.
A. close
B. next C .narrow D. near
23. Your story _______ too good to be true. Few people believe it.
A. heats
B. listens
C. sounds
D. looks
24.The little girl is said to have a good musical ________ .
A. feeling
B. mind
C. hearing
D. sense
25. T he music was very noisy. I couldn’t ______ it.
A. carry
B. suffer
C. bear
D. support
Unit 5
1. As time went on, some products of poor quality were _______ out of the market.
A. let
B. lost
C. dropped
D. driven
2. Our classroom is _______ with ten electric lights.
A. given
B. supplied
C. offered
D. combined
3. When you tell him to do something, he always does _______.
A. the wrong
B. the opposite
C. opposite
D. bad
4. In the _______ of the disease, he followed the professor’s advice.
A. treatment
B. service
C. field
D. way
5. I did try my best, but I didn't have a(n) _______ of winning.
A. luck
B. chance
C. condition
D. event
6. It seems that the hat fits you very well. Please _________ .
A. try it on
B. try on it
C. to try it on
D. to try on it
7. I have _________ the new words, but still don't understand the sentence.
A. looked for
B. looked up
C. looked
D. looked at
8. It's not a good present for Mother. Let's _________ something better.
A. search
B. find out
C. look
D. look for
9. When the picture was _________, we put up a photo on the wall.
A. taken down
B. put down
C. taken away
D. put off
10. Do your best and I'm sure you will _________ your classmates.
A. keep back
B. keep
C. keep up with
D. keep up
11. You must _________attention _________your spelling.
A. give.., on
B. pay.., with
C. pay.., to
D. give...in
12. They _________for London early the next morning.
A. went out
B. left out
C. set out
D. got out
13. Nothing can make him _________ his research work.
A. give in
B. give to
C. give up
D. give away
14. When the teacher _________ , all the students were seated.
A. came into
B. came in
C. got out
D. got out of
15. Are you busy _________your final exam?
A. to prepare for
B. to prepare
C. preparing for
D. preparing about
16. Chinese history _________ him.
A. interests with
B. is interested in
C. is interesting in
D. interests
17. The soldier came _________three days after he was wounded.
A. back to life
B. back to his life
C. back to live
D. to live
18. I'i1_________at the next stop.
A. get off
B. get in
C. get to
D. get up
19. The wine is _________ grapes.
A. made in
B. made of
C. made from
D. made by
20. Jack was _________after he had stayed in prison for two years.
A. set out
B. set free
C. set off
D. set up
21. Does he _________English?
A. say
B. talk
C. tell
D. speak
22. The crops were badly _________ by the flood.
A. injured
B. damaged
C. harmed
D. destroyed
23. Look, the children are playing. Let's go and _________them.
A. take part in
B. attend
C. join
D. enter for
24. When I got to the cinema, I found I had _________ my ticket at home.
A. left
B. forgot
C. put
D. lost
25. It will take seven days for the package to _________ Beijing.
A. get
B. arrive
C. reach
D. go
Unit 6
1. Columbus_________ America in 149
2.
A. found
B. discovered
C. looked for
D. founded
2. Alice and Linda _________ take the same bus to school this morning.
A. took place to
B. happened
C. happened to
D. met to
3. It will _________ long to get everything ready.
A. spend
B. takes
C. take
D. cost
4. The palaces _________ beautiful and magnificent.
A. see
B. look
C. watch
D. find
5. If the temperature _________, water will _________ steam.
A. is raised …，be turned
B. is risen ...，be turned into
C. rises …，turn into
D. raises …，turn into
6. The mistake will _________you in a great deal of trouble.
A. engage
B. include
C. involve
D. draw
7. Please don't hesitate to _________us if additional information is required.
A. connect
B. conduct
C. confirm
D. contact
8. The teachers _________the students against being careless.
A. prevent
B. protect
C. warn
D. ask
9. It _________ whether you want to do it or not.
A. depends on
B. depends about
C. depends in
D. depends to
10. 56_________8 is 7.
A. divides by
B. divided into
C. divided by
D. is divided by
11. More and more trucks are used by farmers to _________ fruits to cities.
A. carry
B. fetch
C. bring
D. get
12. Several old houses are being _________to make way for the new highway.
A. pulled up
B. pulled down
C. pulled on
D. pulled out
13. The clock _________ and we realized it was two o'clock.
A. hit
B. beat
C. struck
D. shot
14. Smoking _________ great harm to health.
A. gives
B. makes
C. does
D. takes
15. Our new neighbor _________ us to have the same kind of furniture as they have.
A. suggested
B. persuaded
C. made
D. allowed
16. I am so familiar with her that I can _________ her voice on the phone.
A. make out
B. recognize
C. discover
D. understand
17. Usually carelessness_________ to failure.
A. result
B. leads
C. happens
D. runs
18. He could hardly _________ laughing when he heard that story.
A. resist
B. refuse
C. reject
D. rebel
19. The composition that Tom _________ yesterday is excellent.
A. turned in
B. turn into
C. turn in
D. turned out
20. Miss Li will _________ at the hotel tomorrow morning.
A. pick up me
B. pick me out
C. pick me up
D. pick out me
21. Lenny gradually _________ a knowledge of the subject.
A. attained
B. acquired
C. achieved
D. enquired
22. Tom was found guilty. The court _________ him with six serious offences.
A. judged
B. charged
C. forced
D. announced
23. The railway _________ as far as the border.
A. marches
B. advances
C. extends
D. progresses
24. Hemingway was _________ by the army because of his bad eyes.
A. rejected
B. refused
C. forbidden
D. declined
25. This medicine will help to _________ the patient from his pain.
A. suffer
B. relieve
C. treat
D. cure
Unit 7
1. We _________ the houses for 50，000 dollars.
A. offered
B. suggested
C. afforded
D. accepted
2. He advised me to _________ a hobby to relax.
A. pick up
B. make up
C. take up
D. give up
3. Don't do it as he asks you to, you are _________ .
A. taken down
B. taken off
C. taken on
D. taken in
4. When he was asked about the missing watch, Bill _________ ever seeing it.
A. denied
B. pretended
C. opposed
D. proposed
5. They _________ the different parts into one country.
A. united
B. connected
C. joined
D. linked
6. The professor was _________ her answers.
A. satisfied with
B. satisfied for
C. satisfied at
D. satisfied to
7. This novel is well written; it is worth _________ .
A. to read
B. reading
C. of reading
D. to be read
8. The cinema has a seating ______ of two thousand.
A. ability
B. capacity
C. capability
D. volume
9. The workers went on strike because their wages were too _________.
A. low
B. few
C. little
D. small
10. We often have _________ fogs during winter.
A. great
B. deep
C. thick
D. cloudy
11. In the old days my grandfather lived by begging. He led a _________ life.
A. wretched
B. happy
C. misery
D. hardly
12. We are _________ to you for your help.
A. pleasant
B. grateful
C. pleasing
D. thanking
13. You two are more _________ than I thought.
A. like
B. alike
C. same
D. likely
14. He is fond of life in the _________ air.
A. outside
B. clear
C. open
D. fill
15. He fell _________ during the meeting.
A. sleep
B. sleepy
C. asleep
D. sleeping
16. I am _________ being an actor.
A. tired with
B. tiring of
C. tired of
D. tired from
17. You'll earn _________ money if you work late tonight.
A. plenty
B. many
C. lots
D. extra
18. I haven't had my lunch _________ .
A. already
B. yet
C. also
D. neither
19. It was very hot and she felt _________ , but she had nothing to drink.
A. thirsty
B. thirst
C. angry
D. hungry
20. He is _________ what he used to be.
A. no more
B. no longer
C. not more than
D. no more than
21. The wife was _________from being sure whether her husband came back dead or not.
A. away
B. far
C. by far
D. faraway
22. No _________ things can live without water or air.
A. lively
B. living
C. alive
D. lovely
23. Your forehead feels _________ . What's the trouble with you?
A. healthy
B. hollow
C. feverish
D. fever
24. I am not quite _________ whether he will be present at the meeting or not.
A. sure
B. certain
C. exact
D. right
25. Not having stayed in America long enough, I don't _______ know the customs of the people.
A. very
B. very much
C. quite
D. rather
Unit 8
1. I am _________ at home, but I don't feel _________ at all.
A. alone, alone
B. alone, lonely
C. lonely, lonely
D. lonely, alone
2. Keth has cut his smoking _________ to five cigarettes a day.
A. out
B. off
C. short
D. away
3. Jack told his mother he was going to go over his lessons but _________ he went to bed.
A. almost
B. actually
C. immediately
D. hardly
4. _________ can you complete it?
A. How long
B. How often
C. How soon
D. How much
5. Hudie was quite _________ as an actor in the 1930s.
A. great
B. high
C. famous
D. grand
6. I don't think that car is _________ the money you paid for it.
A. equal
B. worth
C. worthy
D. valuable
7. Lei Feng was always _________ to help people.
A. remarkable
B. recent
C. regular
D. ready
8. The price of the gold necklace was _________ .
A. too cheap
B. too expensive
C. very high
D. very mean
9. There are tall trees on _________ side of the road.
A. either
B. every
C. both
D. all
10. _________ no one can solve the problem.
A. Nearly
B. Almost
C. Seldom
D. Mostly
11. Don't make any _________ . I am enjoying the song by Wangfei. Her_________
sounds very nice.
A. sound.., voice
B. noise...voice
C. noise.., sound
D. voice...noise
12. He said he would return the money, and I hope he keeps his _________
A. faith
B. saying
C. word
D. rule
13. There are many policemen on _________ at the football ground during the match.
A. position
B. duty
C. the guard
D. platform
14. The ______ driver thinks that accidents only happen to other.
A. common
B. average
C. usual
D. general
15. Over the past decades the _________ of living has risen considerably.
A. price
B. cost
C. amount
D. rate
16. In the theater, the front _________of seats was kept for invited guests.
A. string
B. row
C. chain
D. area
17. You should reply to the letter without _________ .
A. pause
B. delay
C. rest
D. stop
18. I closed the window and drew the _________ before turning on the light.
A. shadow
B. curtains
C. carpets
D. doors
19. When they are far away from the earth and there is no more _______, the astronauts find they are unable to stay in one place.
A. phenomenon
B. radium
C. radiation
D. gravity
20. I'd like to place an order for a _________ .
A. recycle
B. reward
C. recorder
D. rock
21. He has forgotten the name of the _________ where he had lunch yesterday.
A. cinema
B. restaurant
C. concert
D. theater
22. Have you ever tasted the _________ of the snail?
A. meat
B. muscle
C. skin
D. wrist
23. The _________finished drawing a horse in less than five minutes.
A. musician
B. pianist
C. artist
D. murderer
24. They could make no room for me as the room was filled with _________ .
A. corners
B. icebergs
C. shades
D. packages
25. Tomorrow morning, President Clinton will make a speech on TV to the whole _________.
A. state
B. nation
C. country
D. people
Unit 9
1. A famous film star was killed in a motor _________ .
A. affair
B. accident
C. incident D: matter
2. My watch is in good _________ after being repaired.
A. order
B. conditions
C. use
D. manner
3. Everything went on well according to __________.
A. decision
B. management
C. arrangement
D. schedule
4. There are usually at least two _________ of looking at every question.
A. views
B. opinions
C. ways
D. means
5. Thoughts are expressed by _________ of words.
A. way
B. methods
C. forms
D. means
6. The train ran all the _________ to Washington.
A. road
B. path
C. way
D. route
7. He took the umbrella by _________ .
A. crime
B. mistake
C. fault
D. joke
8. When you meet somebody at the airport, you may say "Did you have a good _________.
A. travel
B. voyage
C. journey
D. trip
9. The computer can store a large _________of information.
A. deal
B. amount
C. number
D. lot
10. It's a good _________ to get up early.
A. custom
B. habit
C. hobby
D. character
11. Carelessness was the _________ of the fire.
A. cause
B. reason
C. result
D. effect
12. We took pride in the _________ our son had made.
A. achievements
B. benefit
C. advantages
D. celebration
13. The bridge shows the _________of the ancient people.
A. wise
B. wisdom
C. wiseman
D. wiser
14. He has the _________ to do heavy work for hours, but he has no _________ to control anybody.
A. power, strength
B. power, power
C. strength, power
D. strength, strength
15. I can answer this _________, but I can't solve that _________.
A. question, question
B. question, problem
C. problem, problem
D. problem, question
16. Soon after the _________ the _________ ended.
A. battle, war
B. war, war
C. war, battle
D. battle, battle
17. What's _________like today?
A. weather
B. climate
C. the weather
D. the climate
18. You can take as many as you like because they are free of _________ .
A. price
B. charge
C. value
D. sense
19. The firemen fought bravely with the fire, giving no thought to their own _________.
A. happiness
B. sadness
C. safety
D. danger
20. I would like to open an _________ in your bank.
A. account
B. accordance
C. advance
D. agency
21. Please fill in your name and _________here, so that I can contact you easily.
A. apartment
B. answer
C. alphabet
D. address
22. Muslims don't eat _________.
A. pork
B. beef
C. milk
D. butter
23. Sam Adams is a _________ who cuts men's hair.
A. barber
B. hairdresser
C. postman
D. butcher
24. I'd like to take a _________ after a day's work.
A. swim
B. bath
C. bathroom
D. vapor
25. As a _________ of fact, he is a kind man.
A. matter
B. thing
C. affair
D. business
Unit 10
1. If you are to apply for a job, you need to write an _________first.
A. arrangement
B. application
C. appointment
D. announcement
2. One hundred years is a _________.
A. century
B. cassette
C. center
D. cancer
3. We are required to give a thorough _______ to our dormitory every Friday afternoon.
A. cleaning
B. cleaned
C. clear
D. circulate
4. While reading English, you should pay attention to your pronunciation and ______ as well.
A. introduction
B. improvement
C. indifference
D. intonation
5. Chinese is my native _________ .
A. word
B. tone
C. language
D. tune
6. Would you please tell me the _________ between these two words?
A, different B. difference C. differ D. differently
7. The _________of her husband aged her greatly.
A. die
B. died
C. death
D. dying
8. It's very _________to live in such a small room. We can hardly breath.
A. uncomfortable
B. comfortable
C. comfort
D. comfortably
9. Karl Marx gave us some _________ on how to learn a foreign language.
A. advise
B. advice
C. advices
D. advisable
10. School education should go first before the _____ of modern industry and agriculture.
A. develop
B. development
C. developed
D. developing
11. It is my _________ to talk to you.
A. please
B. pleasant
C. pleasure
D. pleased
12. They told us _________ that they had won the match.
A. happy
B. happily
C. happiness
D. unhappy
13. Excuse me for _________you. May I borrow your dictionary?
A. bother
B. bothering
C. bothered
D. to bother
14. Both these two trees are of the same _________.
A. height
B. high
C. highly
D. higher
15. It is _________to take a walk after supper.
A. enjoy
B. enjoyable
C. enjoying
D. enjoys
16. His heart stopped beating. There is no _________of his survival.
A. possible
B. impossible
C. possibility
D. possibilities
17. We went to the station _________in order to catch the train.
A.: hurriedly
B. unhurriedly
C. hurry
D. unhurry
18. You' 11 surely get_________,. if you break the traffic rules.
A. punish
B. punished
C. punishment
D. punishing
19. Benjamin Franklin is one of the greatest _________ in the world.
A. inventor
B. inventors
C. invent
D. inventing
20. Please give him my _________ for not coming to his party.
A. apology
B. apologize
C. apologizing
D. apologized
21. My friend is the _________ of the match.
A. win
B. winner
C. winning
D. won
22. The bat tried to _________ the beasts.
A. fool
B. foolish
C. foolishly
D. fooling
23. Good _________ tastes bitter in the mouth.
A. medical
B. medicals
C. medicine
D. medicines
24. He was always poor and _________during his short life.
A. ill
B. illness
C. illnessless
D. ills
25. Xinmin Evening News has the largest number of _________ .
A. reader
B. readers
C. reading
D. read
Unit 11
1. They fought _________ against the enemies during the war.
A. brave
B. bravery
C. bravely
D. braverily
2. You must be _________ while father is asleep.
A. quiet
B. quietly
C. quite
D. quietly
3. Can you ______ that the silk shirts will be delivered in time?
A. insure
B. ensure
C. assure
D. secure
4. The teacher asked the students to give _________ answers to practice their listening and speaking.
A. quick
B. quickly
C. quickness
D. quicken
5. The parents were very _________ to the policeman who had saved their son.
A. thank
B. thankful
C. thanks
D. thankfully
6. He plays inside on_________ days.
A. rain
B. raining
C. rainy
D. rainless
7. Many animals are so _________ to human beings.
A. help
B. helpful
C. helpfully
D. helpless
8. Is it _________ to collect stamps?
A. use
B. useful
C. useless
D. used
9. We are _________ to each other at school.
A. friend
B. friends
C. friendly
D. friendship
10. The sky is _________ , and it is going to rain.
A. cloud
B. cloudy
C. clouds
D. cloudless
11. He hoped it would be a _________ day.
A. beauty
B. beautiful
C. beautify
D. beautifully
12. You can _________ find the answer in the text.
A. easy b. uneasy C. easily D. easier
13. The little girl was _________ at the sight of a big dog.
A. terrible
B. terribly
C. terrify
D. terrified
14. I'm sorry that I'll be _________ to attend the meeting.
A. able
B. unable
C. ability
D. inability
15. The railway has been _________ .
A. electricity
B. electronic
C. electrified
D. electrical
16. The rapid progress she made greatly _________ her to work harder than ever.
A. courage
B. courageous
C. encouraged
D. discouraged
17. I wish I could pass the _________ examination.
A. enter
B. entry
C. entering
D. entrance
18. The students all listened _________ to the teacher.
A. attentive
B. attentively
C. attention
D. attend
19. You should learn from all the men with _________ experience.
A. practice
B. practise
C. practical
D. impractical
20. Our _________ conditions have improved greatly in the past 20 years.
A. live
B. life
C. living
D. alive
21 The flood came _________, and it damaged the crops.
A. expect
B. expectation
C. expected
D. unexpectedly
22. She is the _________ who is going to take care of your baby.
A. servant
B. serve
C. serving
D. serves
23 Go and buy this wonderful flat, and it is your best _________to the value of the money.
A. choose
B. choice
C. chose
D. chosen
24. Any of us can enjoy _________of speech.
A. free
B. freely
C. freedom
D. freed
25. As we know, _________ comes from practice.
A. know
B. knowing
C. knowledge
D. unknown Unit 12
1. He will come here much _________ than he did yesterday.
A. early
B. earlier
C. earliest
D. earliness
2. Do you know the _________of the box?
A. weigh
B. weight
C. weighs
D. weighing
3. Switzerland is a _________ country.
A. mountain
B. mountains
C. mountainless
D. mountainous
4. I left home on a _________ day.
A. sun
B. sunshine
C. Sunday
D. sunny
5. My mother_________ the trousers by two inches for me.
A. short
B. shorts
C. shorten
D. shortened
6. His late _________disappointed his father.
A. arrive
B. arriving
C. arrival
D. arrives
7. There was loud _________ as the man fell off the ladder.
A. laugh
B. laughter
C. laughing
D. laughed
8. He is now middle-aged, but he still looks quite _________ .
A. young
B. younger
C. youth
D. youngest
9. Please use your _________ to draw a robot.
A. imagine
B. imagination
C. imaginative
D. imaginary
10. The bridge is 1 000 meters in _________.
A. long
B. longth
C. length
D. longer
10. The Great Wall is a_________ in human history.
A. wonder
B. wonderful
C. wonderfully
D. wondering
11. Let me make an _________ of myself to you.
A. introduce
B. introduction
C. introducing
D. introduced
12. It is _________ a matter of time.
A. simple
B. simply
C. simpler
D. simplicity
13. The _________ of our factory has increased greatly.
A. produce
B. product
C. production
D. productive
14. To tell you the _________ , I don't want to go shopping with you.
A. true
B. truth
C. truly
D. truely
15. It is quite _________ that you feel nervous during the test.
A. nature
B. natural
C. naturally
D. unnatural
16. To my _________ , he failed the exam.
A. disappoint
B. disappointed
C. disappointing
D. disappointment
17. _________ stopped him from going to school.
A. Sick
B. Sickness
C. sick
D. sickness
18. After he took the medicine, he felt much _________.
A. well
B. good
C. better
D. best
19. I haven't heard from you _________ .（与34题一样）
A. late
B. lately
C. latest
D. latter
20. _________ to you on your success!
A. Congratulate B, Congratulation C. Congratulations D. Congratulates
21. Everyday_________ keeps your spoken English going well.
A. reading
B. read
C. reader
D. reads
22. The headmaster began his _________ ceremony as soon as the students entered
their new term.
A. open
B. opening
C. opens
D. opened
23. The old section of the city will become an _________ place for us to play in.
A. excite
B. exciting
C. excited
D. excitement
24. The thief ran away _________ when he heard the voice.
A. immediate
B. immediately
C. mediate
D. mediately
25. Jack was punished for being _________ from school.
A. absent
B. absence
C. absently
D. absences
Unit 13
1. The project was not actually realized as it was not very (practice) ________.
2. Provided that there is no (object) __________ , we will be in with them.
3. There has not been a favorable (respond) ________ to your plan so far.
4. Buying a house in such a neighborhood can be a (cost) business.
5. This music seems to (pure) ____ one’s spirit of evil thoughts.
6. Because of the traffic accident there will be no (possibly) ____ of his coming.
7. Although John was not experienced in business, he did it with (confident) ____.
8. If the economy gets worse, we shall have to (tightly) ____ our belts.
9. Are there any (similarly) ____ between the two.
10. His wife was sure that he would arrive on time. This (certain) ____ made her rush to prepare
the dinner.
11. If you wish to see the sunrise, watch the (east) ____ sky at dawn.
12. He looked at her with (curiously) ____.
13. Her (ill) ____ has caused great anxiety in the family.
14. Your ideas are very interesting, but we need some (practice) ____ advice for getting out of the
trouble.
15. If I’ve done anything wrong, you are welcome to (critically) ____ me.
16. I sincerely thank you for your (invite) ____ to the Industrial Exhibition.
17. They are carrying out energetically a five-year program to (modern) ____ their
industry.
18. I am sorry to learn that you have made no (improve) ____ on the design at all.
19. Do you know the (high) ____ of St. Paul’s Cathedral？
20. The great number of traffic accidents (emphasis) ___ the need for careful driving.
21. The (deep) ____ of the river which runs through our village is over 15 feet.
22. The potatoes were (taste) ____ without salt.
23. We take (proud) ____ in our success.
24. (curiosity) ____ enough, he had never seen the little girl again.
25. Not every one who has money is (generously) ____ with it.
Unit 14
1. The local people are very (friend) ______ to the visiting tourists.
2. I’m afraid my attempt to make a cake wasn’t very (success) _____.
3. The crowd cheered in(appreciate) when the goalkeeper caught the ball.
4. Water is the (combine) of hydrogen and oxygen.
5.The suggestion that the gun was fired accidentally seems to contain at least a grain of (true)
____________.
6. A literal (translate) ____________ of “euthanasia” would be “good death”.
7.She had arranged a formal dinner, which went off (splendid) ____________.
8.To what do you owe the tremendous (succeed) ____________ of your business?
9.Some education advisers have (relation) ____________ the drop in the standard of students’
performance with the increase in the size of classes.
10.Paul is directly (responsibility) ____________ for the efficient running of the office.
11.It was with great (sad) ____________ that I heard of your husband’s death.
12.The project has attracted considerable criticism from the (science) ____________ community.
13.The police hope to avoid a repeat (perform) ____________ of last year, when the festivities
(庆典) turned into rioting (骚乱).
14.We could take on extra staff ----that’s one (possible) ____________.
15.To everyone’s surprise, his (predict) ____________ of the severe storm came true.
16.If you tell him what happened, I’m sure he’ll understand----he’s a (reason) ___________ man.
17.We are hoping there will soon be a (satisfy) ____________ end to the crisis.
18.Her (silent) ____________ on what had happened to her surprised everyone.
19.I disagree with my brother’s religious beliefs, but they are (sincere) ____________ held.
20.We will know in a couple of days if the (operate) ____________ to restore her sight is
successful.
21.He’s had (plentiful) ____________ of opportunities to apologize, but he hasn’t done so.
22.It’s simply not (practice) ____________ to divide the work among so many people.
23.The (propose) ____________ to close the hospital was rejected by a large majority.
24.Her hair is much (shorten) ____________ than it used to be.
25.After three days lost in the mountains, all the climbers arrived home (safety) ____________
and sound.
Unit 15
1.It’s quite common for little boys to take (please) ____________ in torturing (折磨) insects and
small animals.
2.She’s just been (promotion) __________ which means a company car and an extra five
thousand.
3.There is growing evidence that environment (protect) ____________ makes good business
sense.
4.Help is (urge) ____________ needed to complete the building before bad weather starts.
5.He’s a good teacher but he doesn’t have much (patient) ____________ with the slower pupils.
6.She played the part of an upper-class English woman to (perfect) ____________.
7.What’s a (suit) ____________ present for a couple of celebrating their twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary?
8.As a teacher she was very (select) ____________, accepting only a small number of
exceptionally gifted pupils.
9.There is a (tend) ____________ for unemployment to rise in the summer.
10.We’ve got to be a bit more (system) ____________ in the way that we approach this task.
11.Clocks in railway stations should be in great_________(accurate).
12.I don’t hope to _________ (association) myself with the accident.
13.He felt very sorry for his improper_________(behave) at the party.
14.In________ (conclude), physical exercises play an important role in people’s life.
15.Mary is_______ (confidence) that she will surely pass the test this time.
16.The central heating system can easily________(conversion) electricity into heat.
17.There isn’t much_________ (correspond) between their views and ours.
18.In the situation like this, I feel it hard to _________ (definition) my position.
19.You should not always rely on your parents but learn to be ________ (depend).
20.I don’t want to have the first-class tickets but just the __________ (economy).
21.My daughter is old enough for the_________ (element) school.
22.There is nothing in_________(exist) that remains unchanging.
23.He lost his left leg in a ________ (fate) accident.
24.Old people often find themselves _________(flexible) in some activities.
25.I’d rather die in __________ (glorious) than live in disgrace.
unit 16
1. I sincerely thank you for your (invite) ____ to the Industrial Exhibition.
2. They are carrying out energetically a five-year program to (modern) ____ their
industry.
3.I am sorry to learn that you have made no (improve) ____ on the design at all.
4. Do you know the (high) ____ of St. Paul’s Cathedral？
5. The great number of traffic accidents (emphasis) ___ the need for careful driving.
6. The (deep) ____ of the river which runs through our village is over 15 feet.
7. The potatoes were (taste) ____ without salt.
8. We take (proud) ____ in our success.
9. (curiosity) ____ enough, he had never seen the little girl again.
10. Not every one who has money is (generously) ____ with it.
11. The local people are very (friend) ______ to the visiting tourists.
12. I’m afraid my attempt to make a cake wasn’t very (success) _____.
13. The crowd cheered in(appreciate) when the goalkeeper caught the ball.
14. Water is the (combine) of hydrogen and oxygen.
15. The suggestion that the gun was fired accidentally seems to contain at least a grain of (true)
____________.
16. A literal (translate) ____________ of “euthanasia” would be “good death”.
17.She had arranged a formal dinner, which went off (splendid) ____________.
18.To what do you owe the tremendous (succeed) ____________ of your business?
19.Some education advisers have (relation) ____________ the drop in the standard of students’
performance with the increase in the size of classes.
20.Paul is directly (responsibility) ____________ for the efficient running of the office.
21.It was with great (sad) ____________ that I heard of your husband’s death.
22.The project has attracted considerable criticism from the (science) ____________ community.
23.The police hope to avoid a repeat (perform) ____________ of last year, when the festivities
(庆典) turned into rioting (骚乱).
《英语词汇学》模拟试卷 (一) I. Choose the best answer and then put the letter of your choice in the given brackets. (30%) 1. The minimal meaningful units in English are known as ______. A. roots B. morphs C. stems D. morphemes ( ) 2. The most important of all the features of the basic word stock is ______. A. stability . B. productivity C. polysemy . D. all national character ( ) 3. Old English vocabulary was essentially ______ with a number of borrowings from Latin and Scandinavian. A. Celtic . B. Hellenic C. Italic . D. Germanic . ( ) 4. In modern times, ______ is the most important way of vocabulary expansion. A. borrowing B. backformation C. creation D. semantic change ( ) 5. The words “motel”and “comsat”are called ______. A. blends B. compounds C. acronyms D. initialisms . ( ) 6. The word “teachers”contains three morphemes, but the word “shortenings”has ______ morphemes. A. two B. three C. four D. five ( ) 7. Reference is the relationship between language and the ______. A. concept B. world C. context . D. sense ( ) 8. Transfer as a mode of semantic change can be illustrated by the example: ______. A. dorm for “dormitory” B. fond for “affectionate” C. dish for “food” D. TV for “television”( ) 9. The word “mouth”in the phrase “the mouth of a river”is regarded as a ______ motivated word. A. morphologically B. etymologically C. onomatopoeically D. semantically
一、选择题 1．--You hate that TV play, don’t you? --Not _______. I just think it’s a bit boring. A．likely B．exactly C．nearly D．carefully 2．—What do you think of your English teacher? —She is a good and caring one. Though her teaching style that of most other teachers, she always has more creative teaching methods than others do. A．is similar to B．is similar as C．the same as 3．—The fire was finally____ in Jilin on June 3. Unfortunately, 119 people lost their lives. —I hope the accident like this won’t happ en again. A．put down B．put away C．put out D．put up 4．He drove at such a high speed at the turning that the car almost went ______the road. A．on B．along C．from D．off 5．--All right. I’ll take it. But I tell you, it is the last time I will ______ this kind of work. ---Come on, buddy! Don’t be so serious. A．take out B．take up C．take on D．take off 6．As the road to the airport is under repair, we will have to _______ early to get there in time. A．turn off B．take off C．put off D．set off 7．—What are you doing? —I’m looking ________ the Internet for some information for my article. A．for B．at C．up D．through 8．________, the Internet was only used by the government. But now it’s widely used in every field. A．As usual B．At first C．After all D．So far 9．—Have you heard that there’s a big fire near your home last night? — Sure. Luckily, the firemen came quickly and ______ the fire. A．came out B．broke out C．put out D．cut out 10．—You look so sad. What happened? 一The exam to be much harder than I thought. A．broke out B．carried out C．put out D．turned out 11．David Burt’s dream in China is to go into the west and ______ an early childhood school there. A．clean up B．look up C．give up D．set up 12．The math problem is so difficult that only few students can _______. A．work on it B．work for it C．work it over D．work it out 13．--- Alice’s room is tidy, isn't it? ---Yes. She always _____ her toys after playing with them. A．looks for
全国高等教育自学考试 英语词汇学试题 课程代码：00832 Ⅰ．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and put the letter in the bracket.（30%）1．According to semanticists, a word is a unit of ______.（） A．meaning B．Sound C．combination of sounds D．Group 2．The pronunciation has changed ______ spelling over the years.（） A．more slowly than B．As quickly as C．more rapidly than D．Not so quickly as 3．Words may fall into the basic word stock and nonbasic vocabulary by ______.（）A．use frequency B．notion C．origin D．sound 4．Rapid growth of science and technology breeds such new words as the following EXCEPT______.（） A．green revolution B．fast food C．moon walk D．space shuttle 5．Semantic change means an old form which takes on a new ______ to meet the new need. （）A．form B．meaning C．look D．pronunciation 6．Reviving archaic words also contribute to the growth of English vocabulary. For instance, in American English “fall” means ______ in British English.（） A．four B．fell C．for D．autumn 7．The plural morpheme “-s” is realized by /s/after the following sounds EXCEPT ______. （）A．/t/ B．/g/ C．/p/ D．/k/ 英语词汇学试卷第 1 页共9 页
参考答案 2000年4月份高等教育自学考试全国统一命题考试英语词汇学试题参考答案 Ⅰ.1.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.A 13.B 14.B 15.D Ⅱ.(10%) 16.transfer 17.OLD English 18.monolingual 19.semantically 20.extralinguistic/non-linguistic Ⅲ.21.D 22.F 23.A 24.J 25.B 26.C 27.I 28.E 29.G 30.H Ⅳ. 31.bound root 32.（head+tail）blinding 33.inflectional affix/morpheme 34.a+n 35.full conversion 36.suffix 37.reversativ 38.prefix of degree 39.prefix 40.number prefix Ⅴ.41.The process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of organizations or special noun phrases and technical terms. 42.Native words, also known as Anglo-Saxon words, are words brought to Britian in the 5th century by the Germanic tribes. 43.The process by which words rise from humble beginnings to positions of importance. 44.The distinctive stylistic features of words which make them appropriate for different context. 45.A dictionary written in one language, or a dictionary in which entries are defined in the same language. Ⅵ.46.There are four types of motivation: 1）Onomatopoeic motivation, e.g. cuckoo, squeak, quack, etc. 2）Morphological motivation, e.g. airmail, reading-lamp, etc. 3）Semantic motivation, e.g. the mouth of the river, the foot of the mountain, etc. 4）Etymological motivation, e.g. pen, laconic, etc. 47.Key points:borrowing; dialects and regional English; figurative and euphemistic use of words; coincidence with idiomatic expressions. 48.Key points:definition; explanation; example; synonymy; antonymy; hyponymy; relevant details and word structure. Ⅶ.49. 1）Each of the three words consists of three morphemes, recollection （re+collect+ion）,nationalist（nation+al+ist）,unearthly（un+earth+ly）. 2）Of the nine morphemes, only "collect","nation" and "earth" are free morphemes as they can exist by themselves. 3）All the rest re-,-ion,-al,-ist,un- and -ly are bound as none of them can stand alone as words. 50. 1）the stitch in time ----- a stitch in time saves nine（3分） 2）proverbs are concise, forcible and thought-provoking（1分） 3）using an old saying is more persuasive（2分） 4）the short form saves time, more colloquial（2分） 5）indicates intimacy or close relationship（1分）
2012级（1）班 Chaper1 The Basic Concepts Of Words and Vocabulary I.Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. 1. ______is the most important of all characteristics of the basic word stock. A.Productivity Stability C.Collocability D.All national character 2. Nonbasic vocabulary includes all of the following except_______ . A.slang B.Anglo-Saxon words C.argots D.neologisms 3. According to the origins of the words, English words can be classified into _______ . A.content words and functional words B.native words and borrowed words C.basic words and dialectal words D.loan words and dialectal words 4. Borrowings can be divided into________. A.liens, semantic loans, translationloans, denizens B.empty words, notional words, form words, content words C.blends, portmanteau words, acronyms, initializes D.derivatives, compounds, converted words and clipped words 5. Apart from the characteristics of basic vocabulary, native words have two other features, namely_________. A.Productivity and stability B.neutrality in style and high frequency in use C.collectability and polysemy D.formality and arbitrariness 6．The word beaver(meaning“girl”)is_______ . A.a dialectal word B.argot C.an archaism D.slang 7. AIDS as a nonbasic word is_______ . A.jargon B.an archaism C.aneologism D.slang 8.Form words include the following word classes except_______ . A.conjunctions B.auxiliaries C.prepositions D.adjectives 9. Vocabulary can refer to the following except_______ . A.the total number of the words in alanguage B.all the words used in a particular historical period C.all the words of a given dialect D.most words a person knows 10.Kimono is a loan word from_______ . A.German B.French C.Spanish D.Japanese 11. _______ form the mainstream of the basic word stock. A.Anglo-Saxon words B. Frenchwords C.Danish words https://www.doczj.com/doc/1311049616.html,tin words 12.Black humor is_______ . A.a translation loan B.a semantic loan C.a denizen D.an alien 13.Pronouns and numerals are semantically_______ and have limited_______ . A.polysemous;use and stability B.monosemous;collocability and stability C.polysemous;use and productivity D.monosemous;productivity andcollectability 14.Indigestion is_______ . A.jargon B.slang C.terminology D.an archaism
(B卷) Vocabulary(15 points) Direction:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part .For each sentence there are four choices marked A) B) C) D) .Choose the one best completes the sentence. 1. The opening speeches sounded more like ________ of war than offering of peace. A) announce B) demand C) declaration D) demonstration 2. Their marriage was already ________ even before his wife went abroad. A) fade away B) fall apart C) get away D) go down 3. I’m pleased to hear of your job offer-----all that hard work at school has obviously ____. A) paid off B)taken its off C) made a difference D) shown up 4. A rich old lady _______ dead at home for two weeks---and nobody knew anything about it. A. lived B. stayed C. lay D. kept 5. Smart cars ________which can monitor one’s driving and the driving conditions nearby. A) have built B) have been built C) are building D) are going to build 6. Now that we’ve got a loan from the bank, our project is financially _____.
英语词汇学试题 Introduction and Chapter 1 Basic Concepts of Words and Vocabula ry（练习1） I．Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. 1.Morphology is the branch of grammar which studies the structure or forms of words, primarily through the use of _________construct. A. word B. form C. morpheme D. root 2.________ is traditionally used for the study of the origins and history of the form and meaning of words. A. Semantics B. Linguistics C. Etymology D. Stylistics 3.Modern English is derived from the language of early ______ tribes. A. Greek B. Roman C. Italian D. Germanic 4. Semantics is the study of meaning of different _________ levels: lexis, syntax, utterance, discourse, etc. A. linguistic B. grammatical C. arbitrary D. semantic 5.Stylistics is the study of style . It is concerned with the user’s choices of linguistic elements in a particular________ for special effects A. situation B. context C. time D. place 6.Lexicography shares with lexicology the same problems: the form , meaning, origins and usages of words, but they have a _______ difference. A . spelling B. semantic C. pronunciation D. pragmatic 7. Terminology consists of _______ terms used in particular disciplines and academic areas. A. technical B. artistic C. different D. academic 8. __________refers to the specialized vocabularies by which members of particular arts, sciences, trades, and professions communicate among themselves. A. Slang B. Jargon C. Dialectal words D. Argot 9 ._________ belongs to the sub-standard language, a category that seems to stand between the standard general words including informal ones available to everyone and in-group words. A. Jargon B. Argot C. Dialectal words D. Slang 10. Argot generally refers to the jargon of _______.Its use is confined to the sub-cultural groups and outsiders can hardly understand it. A. workers B. criminals C. any person D. policeman 11.________ are words used only by speakers of the dialect in question. A. Argot B. Slang C. Jargon D. Dialectal words 12. Archaisms are words or forms that were once in _________use but are now restricted only to specialized or limited use. A. common B. little C. slight D. great 13. Neologisms are newly-created words or expressions, or words that have taken on ______meanings. A. new B. old C. bad D. good 14. Content words denote clear notions and thus are known as_________ words. They include nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and numerals. A. functional B. notional C. empty D. formal 15. Functional words do not have notions of their own. Therefore, they are also called _______words. Prepositions, conjunctions, auxiliaries and articles belong to this category. A. content B. notional C. empty D. new
C9 Test-2 below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that I. Each of the statements would best complete the statement. 1. The fixity of idioms depends on A. idiomaticity B. structure C. grammaticality D. style
2. Idioms are generally felt to be A. formal B. informal C. casual D. intimate 3. In the idiom “ move heaven and earth ” , is used. A. simile B. metonymy C. personification D. juxtaposition 4. A large proportion of idioms were first created by . A. linguists B. poets C. working people D. ruling class 5. Forms and functions of idioms are . A. different B. identical C. not necessarily identical D. not identical at all 6. Slang expressions are often peculiar to and varieties. A. stylistic, affective B. social, regional C. professional, cultural D. cultural, social 7. The semantic unity of idioms is also reflected in the relationship between the literal meaning of each word and the meaning of the idiom. A. illogical B. lexical C. grammatical D. logical 8. Idioms nominal in nature function as . A. adverbs B. modifiers C. nouns D. adjectives 9. In “Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters ”, figure of speech is . A. simile B. personification
1.No two leaves from the same tree are ____________. A. identical B. original C. analytical D. critical 2.______________ with steam engines, turbines have much higher efficiency. A. Compared B. While comparing C. Compare D. Comparing 3.His art criticism has ___________ brilliance but no substance. A. external B. expectant C. experimental D. exclusive 4.Color-blind people often find it difficult _____________ between blue and green. A. to contrast B. to distinguish C. to separate D. to compare 5.We welcome rain, but a (an) ___________ large amount of rainfall will cause floods. A. extensively B. specially C. extremely D. constantly 6.The old couple decided to __________ a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own. A. adapt B. bring C. receive D. adopt 7.It doesn’t alter the fact that he was the man __________ for the death of little girl. A. accounting B. guilty C. responsible D. obliged 8.If you are late again you’ll be ________ from your job. A. referred B. deserted C. omitted D. dismissed 9.I think she hurt my feelings ___________ rather than by accident as she claimed. A. virtually B. deliberately C. literally D. appropriately 10.He insisted on __________ in the cheaper hotel. A. stay B. staying C. to stay D. being stayed 11.I am very _________ of all the support you gave me. A. eloquent B. appreciative C. jealousy D. spoiled 12.Would you please help me ________ the vegetables and salad? It’s half past six and our guests will arrive soon. A. dish out B. dish up C. eat up D. seek out 13.The children _________ at the end of the song. A. congratulated B. persisted C. snapped D. applauded 14.You don’t have to have this telephone in your new car; it’s a(n) _________ extra. A.alternative B. radical C. optional D. abnormal 15.The murderer was __________ and sent to jail. A. charged B. convicted C. accused D. committed 16.The world famous singer soon __________ the hearts of the audience. A. conquered B. defeated C. mastered D. ruled 17.Why do you persist in __________ interrupting me when I have repeatedly asked you to stop? A. take on B. subject to C. persist in D. submit to 18.A package holiday is a holiday where a travel __________ books you travel and accommodation for you. A. agency B. organization C. foundation D. company 19.Our lives have changed _________ a considerable degree. A. at B. within C. to D. by 20.The idea that the earth is flat was ____________ centuries ago. A. contradicted B. refuted C. denied D. rejected
全国2014年4月高等教育自学考试 英语词汇学试题 课程代码：00832 本试卷满分100分，考试时间150分钟. 考生答题注意事项： 1.本卷所有试题必须在答题卡上作答。答在试卷上无效。试卷空白处和背面均可作草稿纸。 2.第一部分为选择题。必须对应试卷上的题号使用28铅笔将“答题卡”的相应代码涂黑。 3.第二部分为非选择题。必须注明大、小题号，使用0．5毫米黑色字迹签字笔作答。 4.合理安排答题空间。超出答题区域无效。 第一部分选择题 I. Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that best completes the statement and blacken the corresponding letter A,B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(30%) 1.“Woman”becomes “Frau”in German, “femme”in French and “fùnǔ”in Chinese. This example shows that in different languages the same concept can be represented by different ______． A. sounds B．forms C. unities D．meanings 2.The following words of the basic word stock denote the most common things and phenomena of the world around us EXCEPT ______． A. fire B．hot C. photoscanning D．sister 3.Aliens are borrowed words which have retained their original pronunciation and spelling. Which of the following words comes from Chinese? A. Bazaar. B．Kowtow. C. Rajah. D．Blitzkrieg. 4.The Indo-European language family is made up of the languages of the following EXCEPT ______． A. Europe B．the Far East C. India D．the Near East 5. Which of the following is NOT one of the main sources of new words in the present-day English vocabulary? A. The rapid development of modern science and technology. B．Social, economic and political changes. C. The invasion of foreign countries. D．The influence of other cultures and languages. 6. Modern English vocabulary develops through the following channels EXCEPT ______. A. creation B．borrowing
（最新）英语四级词汇练习及答案（100题） 1.Even though he has lived in China for many years, Mark still can not _______ himself to the Chinese customs. A.adopt B.adjust C.adapt D.accept 2.He tried to _______ with the manager for has salary. A.evaluate B.object C.bargain D.pause 3.To some _______, Mary still does not understand this unit. But she herself does not believe so. A.extend B.part C.extent D.content 4.Great Britain and France will hold a _______ regarding some European economic problems. A.conference B.reference C.conversion D.cooperation 5.Since he often travels on business, he can _______ himself to sleeping in any place he can find. A.make B.accustom C.force D.let 6.He has _______ much time and energy for his invention. A.contained B.proceeded C.consumed D.paid 7.A good teacher always tries to _______ students to ask question. A.encourage B.obey C.recall D.spread 8.If you want to see the chairman of the department, you’d better make an _______ with his secretary first. A.admission B.agreement C.appointment D.alphabet 9.They say the new film is a(n) _______ picture so they won’t go to see it. A.internal B.odd C.interesting D.dull 10.The judge _______ the murderer to twenty years in prison. A.required B.ordered C.indicated D.sentenced 答案: 1.C 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.D 11.This university has _______ a great deal since our last visit. A.appeared B.altered C.approached D.admired