英语单项选择题-词汇篇-答案详解.doc

(完整版)英语单项选择题-词汇篇-答案详解
二、词汇题（650题）
1。 The manager asked his secretary if it was possible for her to ______ the investment plan within five days。
A） work out B) make out
C） take out D） set out
2。 She called me up______ she received my letter。
A) promptly B) immediately
C) quickly D） properly
3. Leaning a foreign language is a question of learning new skills, or a question of ______ new knowledge.
A） obtaining B） gaining
C） achieving D) acquiring
4. Scientists have found new uses for some ______ such as mercury and lead.
A） stuff B） matters
C) substances D） materials
5. This book is ______ as it is the only one ever signed by the author.
A） special B) unique
C) rare D） unusual
6。 Ann’s boss is always finding ______with her the way she does things.
A) error B） mistake
C） fault D） flaw
7。 Mozart began to ______ poems and taught literature at the age of 20。
A) compose B） make
C） write D) create
8. The young doctor treated his ______ with great patience
A） clients B) clerks
C） consumers D) customers
9。 If a person talks about his weak points, his listener is expected to say something in the way of ______。
A） discouragement B） persuasion
C) encouragement D） confirmation
10。 His superior is often caught ______ by his smart questions dealing with transactions
A） up B) out
C) on D) up with
11. The accused man was found not guilty and was ______。
A) excluded B） discharged
C） driven D) dismissed
12. The lawyer really didn’t know how to ______ the problem。
A） tackle B) cope

C) deal D） dispose
13。 A witness in a murder trial is ______ to know the facts in the case.
A) assumed B） resumed
C) consumed D) assured
14. Gettysburge was the ______ of the most important battle in the American civil war.
A） view B) scene
C） sight D） landscape
15. She claimed she was ______ to a social position high above those of the commons due to her noble birth.
A) entitled B） given
C) granted D) assumed
16。 It was ______ for Mary to wear a T shirt at the press conference。
A) out of question B) out of place
C） out of order D） out of practice 51
17. At the end of her trial, she was ______ to three years’ imprisonment。
A) found B） convinced
C） sentenced D） condemned
18. If you have a ______ to make about the quality， we are willing to help you.
A） dislike B） discomfort
C） discontent D) complaint
19. Although I had told them not to keep me waiting, they made no ______ to speed up the deliveries。
A) trial B） attempt
C) action D) progress
20. John’s black eye gave ______to rumours that he had been in a fight.
A) rise B） reason
C） suspicion D） impulse
21。 It seemed as if all of a ______ the animal had smelt danger in the air.
A) sudden B) moment
C） minute D） once
22. The patient’s condition is now ______; if he can't get proper treatment, he will die。
A） vital B） urgent
C) emergent D) critical
23. When the maid was questioned about the missing nacklace， she firmly ______ having seen it before。
A) rejected B） refused
C） denied D) ignored
24。 The two countries have always been on good ______ with each other.
A) friendship B) relations
C） connection D) terms
25。 Mr。 Wang wants to get his decayed tooth ______ this afternoon.
A) repaired B) mended
C） filled D） cured
26. The engineer ______ a rare disease when he was working in Africa.
A) took B) suffered
C) caught D) infected
27. After the music had ______ there was a moment of absolute silence。
A） died out B) died off
C） died away D) died down
28。 Fred's good nature makes him the most ______ boy in the school.
A) well—known B) favorable
C) preferable D） popular
29。 What he described as a ____ detail, I thought, was the most important part of the plan.
A) common B） plain
C) mere D） flat
30. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would ____ be able to walk。
A） in no time B） by all means
C) in no way D） on any account
31。 There is pressure on the British Government to ____ the number of immigrants permitted to settle in the U。K.
A) confine B) decrease
C) restrain D) limit
32。 The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he doesn’t have ______ passport.
A) an operative B） a valid
C) an effective D） an efficient
33. According to the psychoanalyst Signumd Freud， wisdom comes from the ____ of maturity。
A） achievement B） accomplishment
C） fulfilment D） establishment
34。 The board of the company has decided to ____ its trade to all parts of the world。
A） enlarge B） expand
C） stretch D） extend
35。Accuracy and preciseness are vital in academic ____.
A） circus B) cycles
C) circles D） circuits
36．In many societies, a person who fails to conform to conventional behavior is likely to be ____ by others.
A） avoided B) neglected
C) retreated D) ignored
37。 We are now living in an age where every mind feels the ____ of the new ideas.
A） impact B) impulse
C） impression D） shock
38. John’s news report covering the conference was so ____ that nothing had been omitted.
A) concrete B) integrated
C) comprehensive D) abstract
39。 I thought you might be interested to hear about a ____ phenomenon which I had observed. It was really peculiar.
A) revealed B） brilliant
C) scarce D) curious
40. I hope Mrs。 Smith will take my recent illness into ____ when judging my examination.
A） account B) regard
C) count D） observation
41. The lawyer asked the witness to ______ the facts just as he remembered them。
A） setting down B） setting out
C) putting across D) putting away
42。 ____ of money prevented us from finishing the research work this year.
A) Expense B） Lack
C) Limit D） Short
43. Tall-growing crops should be planted where they will not shade or ____ with the growth of smaller crops.
A) interrupt B） interfere
C) disturb D） distract
44. The farmers are more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they have more at ____。
A） danger B） stake
C) loss D） threat
45。 The famers in the mountain area bring their ______ to town early each Saturday morning。
A） products B) output
C） manufactures D） produce
46. The lady was detained by the police at the airport because his passport was found to be ____.
A） an artificial one B) an unnatural one
C) an untrue one D) a false one
47。 The ____ of the book, with the text on the left and the notes on the right， makes pleasant reading。
A) layout B) system
C） pattern D） style
48. In the long—distance race, Marvin took the lead ， and ______ it till the end of the race。。
A) obtained B） maintained
C） persisted in D) insisted on
49. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ______ healthy。
A） preserve B） stay
C） maintain D) reserve
50. It is natural for young people to be critical of their parents ____。
A） at a time B) between time
C） at times D） at the time
51. Normally he is rather _____ but sometimes he talks freely about himself。
A） sociable B） reserved
C） serious D) peaceful
52. Please give my ______sincere regards to all the members of your family。
A） honest B） sincere
C) true D） hopeful
53。 With night falling we employed a guide to ______ us on our way up the mountain。
A) take B) guide
C） conduct D） lead
54. Current hiring policies in China seek to ____ equal employment opportunities for women and minority groups.
A) continue B) confirmed
C） provide D) presented
55. The mechanic examined the car engine ______ but could find nothing wrong with it。
A) exactly B） completely
C） thoroughly D) throughout
56. After giving birth to children, many women now take active part in sports and ______ of different kinds.
A）matches B） games
C) races D) events
57. Your grandfather is rather tired so do not ______ your visit.
A） postpone B） lengthen
C） delay D） prolong
58. He has recently got an interesting ______ in a textile factory.
A) work B） job
C） profession D） employment
59。 Only thoroughly unpleasant people leave the ______ of their picnics to spoil the appearance of the countryside.
A） remains B) rest
C） container D） content
60. Papers clips， drawing pins and safety—pins were ______ all over the floor。
A） delivered B) scattered
C） separated D） sprayed
61. The neighbors do not consider him quite ______ as most evenings he awakens them with his drunken singing.
A) respective B) respected
C) respectable D) respectful
62。 The autumn air felt ______ so she went to fetch a coat.
A） cool B） chilly
C) cold D） fresh
63. The melting of the snow has caused flooding by _____ rivers
A) increased B） expanded
C) overgrown D) swollen
64。 Make sure you ______ your food properly before you swallow it.
A） have B) eat
C） chew D） bite
65。 The leather goods failed to _____ the required standard and were sent back to the shop.
A） live up to B） face up to
C） come up to D) give way to
66. With an eighty—hour week and little change of enjoyment, life must have been very ______ for the nineteenth—century factory workers。
A） weary B) anxious
C) dark D) dreary
67. Peter wants to rent a flat， ______ ， one reasonably near his company。
A) eventually B) in fact
C) if possible D) really
68。 One of the tigers has got ______. Warn everyone of the danger。
A) lose B） loose
C) loosened D) lost
69. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ______ sickness。
A) usual B） regular
C） ordinary D) average
70. Now my parents live partly on their pension and partly on the ______ of their savings account。
A） income B） wages
C） interest D) salary
71。 Every day thousands of ______ fly the Atlantic for negotiations with American firms。
A) merchants B) dealers
C） businessman D) tradesmen
72。 He ______ spends his holidays in the mountains though occasionally he goes to the seaside instead。
A) usually B) invariably
C） rarely D) always
73. Before you ______ down other people， it is as well to consider your own faults.
A） turn B) bring
C） run D） send
74。 Though it was only a ______fever， the doctor gave me an injection。
A) mild B） small
C） weak D) faint
75。 This was one of many horrible crimes they ______ against Chinese people.
A) make B） perform
C) commit D) achieve
76。 As a result of the radio ______ for help for those who lost their homes in the earthquake, over a million pounds has been raised。
A) appeal B） call
C） program D) demand
77。 An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of ______.
A） urgency B） danger
C) crisis D） emergency
78. The brain needs a ______ supply of blood。
A) continual B) constant
C) continuous D) lasted
79．The explorer ____ all the way to the source of the river by boat。
A) drove B) rode
C） travelled D) followed
80. Remember not to ______ your stomach by eating too much rich food。
A） hurt B） destroy
C) harm D) upset
81。 The kindergarten is half empty as a serious epidemic of measles has broken ______。
A) up B） out
C) in D) down
82。 To our amazement, both his health and his business ______ within a year.
A） fell B） sank
C） dropped D) collapsed
83。 The old couple were ______ to hear that their son had been sentenced innocent.
A） relieved B） relaxed
C) released D） relayed
84. Tom failed in the physics exam, it ______ him right because he had not studied for the semester.
A） served B） taught
C） got D) put
85。 The country is well—known for its impressive mountainous ______ .
A） views B) scenes
C) scenery D） nature
86.The _______ in which a child grows up may have an effect on his development。
A） condition B) atmosphere
C） surroundings D） environments
87。 These figures can not be ______ with the results obtained in previous experiments.
A) constant B） consistent
C) conventional D） convenient
88. It is frightening to think that the cruel murderer is still ______。
A) as follows B) in place
C） at intervals D) at large
89. As the cloud is drifted away, an even higher peak became ______ to the climbers。
A) in sight B） visible
C) obvious D) clear
90. They were required to ______ the house to the way it might have looked on the 1930s。
A) repaired B) built
C) recovered D) restored
91.The rise in the price of raw material will _____ the market.
A） affect B) effect
C) confirm D） depress
92. A historical novel is a form of ______, which may include many facts。
A） legend B） tale
C） myth D) fiction
93. All of us had been exhausted but felt considerably ______ after a meal and a rest。
A） relieved B） refreshed
C) recreated D） renewed
94。 It is really impolite to ______ when someone is speaking to you on the phone。
A) hold up B) give up
C） hang up D） hang on
95. I was sorry to see that you were ______ me as if I had been a criminal。
A） regarding B) tre
C） thinking D） considering
96。 Since many students like to fin an apartment near the University, there are very few _____ apartments in the area。
A) free B） empty
C） bare D） vacant
97。 The invention of the train enabled many more people to travel ______。
A) independently B) freely
C） readily D） free
98. Our compass and maps proved ______ to us in the walking tours。
A) valuable B） worth
C） profitable D) valueless
99. As one of the four ______ of the company he often had to attend important policy meetings。
A） directors B） bosses
C) presidents D） governors
100。 Under the Constitution, government can not interfere ______ the private lives of citizens。
A) in B） into
C) with D） of
101。 There was a short______ after the second act of the play.
A) gap B） pause
C) break D) interval
102. The city government has planned to ______ the two islands with a bridge。
A） connect B) contact
C） combine D） unite
103. I can't advise you what to do； you must use your own ______.
A） opinion B) justice
C) thought D) judgement
104. By that time, Li siguang had already risen to ______ in the geographical circle in the world。。
A) elevation B) prominence
C) phenomenon D） significance
105. The fundamental ______， which govern all physical processes， are also related to many everyday occurrences.
A） rules B) regulations
C） principals D) principles
106. Negotiations about fixing the ______ between the two countries are still going on.
A） border B） boundary
C） edge D） frontier
107。 It is difficult to express it in ______ of science.
A) words B) terms
C） expressions D） vocabulary
108. It