英语复习总资料(大一下).doc

单选题
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1. Though it was difficult, Carlos knew the only _______ thing to do would be to admit cheating on the test.
A. honestly B. honor C. honorable D. honest
2. Debbie is very _______ to the plight of homeless people and always gets very emotional when she sees them on the street.
A. empathy B. empathetic C. sympathy D. sympathetic
3. Certain types of birds often develop the skill of _______ and sound like they can speak.
A. impressions B. mimicry C. personification D. imitating
4. As babies develop, they need to learn to _______ before they can walk.
A. run B. climb C. swim D. crawl
5. When he was a child, Tony lost all vision in his right eye, so he feels _______ for the difficulties faced by blind people.
A. empathy B. empathetic C. sympathy D. sympathetic
6. Kindergarten teachers often have to reprimand their students for _______.
A. mimicry B. misbehaviour C. misery D. misunderstanding
7. During the Christmas holiday, many people feel a surge of _______ and give to charities.
A. malevolence B. discipline C. benevolence D. sensitivity
8. Babies usually cry when they feel _______ because they have no other way to express themselves.
A. distinguished B. dishonest C. distressed D. discouraged
9. Different cultures have different ways of _______ their children.
A. authorizing B. disciplining C. obeying D. sympathizing
10. The research project was an _______ success—we managed to prove our theory conclusively.
A. overage B. overdue C. overnight D. overall
11. Thomas has no _______ to the feelings of others—he always makes very negative and offensive comments.
A. sensitivity B. sense C. sensory D. sensitive
12. No matter where Sue goes, something major happens; it's like she takes the _______ along with her.
A. comedy B. tragedy C. romance D. drama
13. He reached out and _______ her cheek tenderly.
A. scratched B. stroked C. wiped D. massaged
14. Brian felt incredible pressure and made a _______ decision, which ultimately turned out to be a big mistake.
A. haste B. hastily C. hasty D. hasten
15. The _______ events of this morning were making everyone feel very depressed and lonely.
A. sober B. moderate C. blissful D. welcome
16. My brother was _______ interested in taking that psychology class at school.
A. eagerly B. excitedly C. impatiently D. keenly
17. That documentary about the _______ of African refugees won all the major awards.
A. plight B. flight C. blight D. slight
18. Her little sister is still just a(n) _______; she turns six months next week.
A. toddler B. teenage C. infant D. adolescent
19. Children love to _______ the actions they see in others, so be careful what you do!
A. imitate B. irritate C. instigate D. implicate
20. The photographs _______ strong memories of our holidays in France.
A. damaged B. impaired C. evoked D. imitated

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11. The police presence at airports seemed to double _______ after the bomb threat.
A. overage B. overdue C. overnight D. overall
12. In order to _______ information from people, investigators sometimes use questionable methods.
A. extort B. extract C. exchange D. exert
13. It is a federal crime to _______ a lawyer in a courtroom.
A. impersonate B. personify C. personalize D. impersonal
14. After the September 11 _______ attacks in the United States, the government took extreme measures to make sure it wouldn't happen again.
A. radical B. revolutionary C. terrorist D. activist
15. International business and _______ have made the world very interconnected and countries dependent on one another.
A. online banking B. commerce C. credit cards D. retail
16. I think pop-up ads on the Internet and spam in my e-mail inbox are terribly _______ —so much so that it might be an invasion of privacy.
A. offensive B. offense C. defensive D. defense
17. Online retailers such as Amazon and iTunes are so successful that they have become _______ names.
A. obvious B. household C. opportunistic D. offensive
18. The new facial recognition security system _______ knows who you are and if you have access to the building.
A. anonymously B. obviously C. tastefully D. automatically
19. Today's students simply have to go _______ to find the answer to almost any homework question.
A. online B. Internet C. Web D. computer
20. After my store was broken into, the police officer drove me home as a _______.
A. prerequisite B. prevention C. pretension D. precaution

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11. Your statement had a _______ that I don't think you intended to make—do you really think he should go to jail?
A. denotation B. connotation C. commotion D. proliferation

12. Tony tends to _______ a lot of his stories; you shouldn't believe absolutely everything he says.
A. exaggerate B. exaggeration C. implicate D. implication
13. Politicians need to be careful what they do or they will damage their public _______.
A. picture B. illustration C. depiction D. image
14. I don't agree with a lot of what he says; _______, I still think he's a good prime minister.
A. nevertheless B. although C. while D. whereas
15. Newspaper journalists are not required to reveal their _______ if it might get that person in trouble.
A. source B. editor C. writer D. resource
16. In the courtroom, the suspect's _______ to the lawyer's questions was enough for the jury to know he was guilty.
A. action B. reaction C. reactionary D. actionable
17. Before the meeting began, the secretary tried to _______ the ground rules and guidelines.
A. estimate B. devastate C. establish D. deconstruct
18. I enjoy reading the _______ essays in the newspaper every morning since they aren't as impartial as the articles.
A. viewpoint B. editorial C. perspective D. belief
19. She took many _______ classes in school to prepare for a life reporting the news around the world.
A. journal B. journalist C. journey D. journalism
20. The police won't comment on an _______ investigation since they still don't have all the answers.
A. oncoming B. online C. ongoing D. onward

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1. Dogs share many of the same _______ as humans and can easily show emotion.
A. attributes B. distributes C. tributes D. reattributes
2. Compared to my pet frog, that horse seemed like a _______ animal.
A. miniature B. typical C. giant D. short
3. It might be hard to believe but some ants are _______ of carrying more than ten times their body weight!
A. capable B. capability C. able D. ability
4. Over millions of years, animals on Earth _______ and adapted to many different environments.
A. grew B. involved C. developed D. evolved
5. Polar bears are able to stay warm in such cold places because they have a thick _______ of fat beneath their fur.
A. layer B. coat C. sheet D. stack
6. Many animals, like chipmunks, live underground in vast networks of _______ that they dig.
A. holes B. tunnels C. openings D. caves
7. Elephants are often called _______ animals because of their size, beauty, and elegance.
A. enormous B. magnificent C. interesting D. compelling
8. Scientists have been studying DNA for years but they've only _______ a fraction of the information it contains.
A. covered B. recovered C. discovered D. uncovered
9. Charles Darwin suggested that humans and apes, such as chimpanzees, shared a similar _______ from a common ancestor.
A. descent B. ascent C. descendent D. descendant
10. There is a famous story about a lion that had a thorn stuck in its _______.
A. hand B. paw C. hoof D. flipper
11. When he wants to go outside, my dog will _______ bark at the front door until someone opens it.
A. unreliably B. previously C. distractedly D. repeatedly
12. Penguins may look a little silly walking on land, but they _______ through water beautifully.
A. leap B. glide C. squirm D. drape
13. When a tiger shows its teeth, that's an _______ that it is about to attack.
A. indicate B. indicative C. indication D. indicating
14. Many fish swim with a gentle side-to-side _______ of the fins and tail.
A. motion B. motive C. motor D. motel
15. I could see a subtle _______ of sadness on the face of my cat when I left for work this morning.
A. clue B. motion C. hint D. gust
16. Parrots have the ability to _______ the sounds they hear around them.
A. produce B. reproduce C. pronounce D. mispronounce
17. Some species of birds can fly for miles simply by gliding on a _______ of wind.
A. breeze B. motion C. gust D. hint
18. The sign said that the _______ age of Mildred, the zoo's oldest gorilla, is around 45.
A. exact B. exactly C. approximately D. approximate
19. She divided the dog food _______ among all the puppies.
A. evening B. eventually C. even D. evenly
20. I wore a sweater and a jacket, but the cold wind still managed to _______ to my skin!
A. uncover B. filter C. penetrate D. navigate