英语三级考试强化训练---词汇结构之二.doc

Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are many incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
l. After it was all over, it ______ that both of us were pleased with the bargain.
A. turned out B. turned around C. turned up D. turned about
2. The name of the dead man will not be released until his relatives have been_____.
A. informed B. reported C. known D. announced
3. The company ______ a 12% decline in new orders as evidence that overall demand for its products was falling.
A. included B. afforded C. cited D. offered
4. We must ______ on our reputation to expand the business.
A. improve B. build C. develop D. weigh
5. None of the servants were _______when Mr. Smith wanted to send a message.
A. available B. approachable C. attainable D. applicable
6. He’s good but not ______ for the team — no players is.
A. alternative B. suspicious C. indispensable D. desirable
7. Crossing the North Pole on foot was an amazing feat of human ______.
A. function B. acting C. attempts D. endeavor
8. The rise in violent crime is one of the more worrying ______ of the current situation.
A. aspects B. portions C. matters D. affairs
9. The store displayed its most ______ products in the front widow.
A. model B. present C. distinctive D. favorite
10. Cancer is second only _______heart disease as a cause of death.
A. of B. to C. with D. from
11. Robert looked as if he were about to flare up when his motives were questioned.
A. jump up B. strike out
C. burst into a sudden rage D. become excited
12. I was at a complete loss as to how I could help him out without hurting his pride.
A. at a price much lower than the original cost B. quite useless
C. rather uncertain D. quite unprepared
13. She said to her newly-married husband, “If you want to go to the front, I’ll not stand in your way.”
A. I’ll go with you B. I’ll stay behind
C. I’ll go my own way D. I’ll not prevent you from going
14. With a school record like yours I’m puzzled why you didn’t try for a university scholarship?
A. I’m shocked B. I’m amazed C. I feel confused D. I feel pity
15. Jack came to the party with a young woman, whom I assumed to be his girl friend.
A. pretended B. supposed C. resumed D. granted
16. He had been compelled to give up much of his time to housework.
A. ordered B. forced C. persuaded D. frightened
17. He passed me by as though he had never in his life seen me before.
A. went past me B. avoided me C. ignored me D. went away from me
18. You’ll catch on to the job after you’ve been here awhile.
A. get the job B. become able to do the job C. like the job D. finish the job
19. That way of speaking is peculiar to people in this part of the country.
A. strange to B. odd to C. characteristic of D. particular about
20. It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says “Yes” or “No”.
A. to continue B. to start C. to hold up D. to stir up
21. The company ________ several major changes in the last decade.
A. attributed B. distributed C. underwent D. undertook
22. He’s ________ to fail the exam if he doesn’t do any revision.
A. linked B. attached C. bound D. fastened
23. Two points in this report are especially ________ of notice.
A. worth B. worthy C. worthwhile D. worthless
24. They’ve had to ________ tomorrow’s football match because of the bad weather.
A. supply B. cancel C. acquire D. fulfill
25. Canada is one of the countries that are rich in natural ________.
A. sources B. environments C. origins D. resources
26. 70,000 tons of ________ oil has poured out of the damaged tanker into the sea.
A. crude B. raw C. rough D. tough
27. He has suffered a ________ heart attack—nothing too serious.
A. modest B. medium C. mild D. mature
28. He suddenly felt a(n) ________ pain in the lower part of his back.
A. intense B. thoughtful C. original D. private
29. It used to be ________ impossible to find Chinese restaurants outside the major cities, but it’s much easier now.
A. eventually B. physically C. willingly D. virtually
30. Bill is a journalist who is not content to simply record the ________ facts.
A. frank B. bare C. alive D. liable
31. What you do should be ________ with what you say.
A. multiple B. perceptive C. cooperative D. consistent
32. The bus came to a(n) ________ just in time to avoid hitting the wall.
A. end B. pause C. close D. halt
33. I think we should put as much ________ on preventing diseases as we do on curing it.
A. importance B. emphasis C. significance D. analysis
34. The police officer asked to see my driving ________.
A. board B. certificate C. license D. principle
35. Many women cannot apply for the top jobs because of ________ commitments.
A. sensitive B. typical C. effective D. domestic
36. The situation today is obviously quite different from ________ it was 50 years ago.
A. what B. when C. which D. such
37. It was not until he arrived at the station ________ he realized he had forgotten his ticket.
A. before B. when C. that D. after
38. ________, I hardly think I would have recognized him.
A. Should his name not be mentioned B. Had someone not mentioned his name
C. If someone did not mention his name D. If his name were not mentioned
39. When he awoke, he found himself ________ by an old woman.
A. looked after B. be looked after C. being looked after D. to be looked after
40. Last year Peter earned ________ his brother, though his brother has a better position.
A. twice as many as B. twice as much as C. twice than D. twice as more as
41. Our time is running out and I think we ought to say something about the ending of the novel.
A. We have enough time B. We have almost used up our time
C. We haven’t enough time D. Our time is limited
42. These courses, if properly conducted, will stimulate the minds of the students.
A. refresh B. renew C. excite D. encourage
43. The search was called off when the fog got thicker.
A. started B. canceled C. postponed D. continued
44. The landlady could not accommodate us because all her rooms were booked.
A. adapt us B. put up with us C. put us up D. help us
45. If you associate with such people, I’m afraid you are heading for serious trouble.
A. are making B. are going to have C. are avoiding D. are creating
46. The economic crisis has seriously affected French exports.
A. stimulated B. simulated C. reduced D. increased
47. It was here that the scattered forces of the revolution assembled in the autumn of 1928.
A. resembled B. huddled C. concentrated D. gathered together
48. What is amounts to is simply that he is not willing to give us his support.
A. means B. matters C. reaches D. signals
49. The train will depart from Platform 2 at 3:45 on Tuesday morning.
A. arrive B. stop C. leave D. derail
50. Of the many plans submitted, the committee selected the plan that seemed most feasible.
A. possible B. practicable C. probable D. permissible
51. A branch floating in the water ____ Columbus' hopes that land was near.
A. gave way to B. gave rise to C. came into being D. spoke for itself
52. A computer ____ the most useful of machines.
A. is looked upon as B. looks as C. looks upon as D. is looked as
53. Jane was ____ by the singer's sweet voice.
A. take away B. walked away C. carried away D. brought away
54. This year the factory turned ____twice as many bicycles as it did last year.
A. clown B. off C. to D. out
55. George could not ____his foolish mistake.
A. account in B. count on C. count for D. account for
56. The lift is out of ____ so we'll have to walk.
A. function B. order C. running D. work
57. The fourth blind man ____ his arms and grasped one of the elephant's legs.
A. held out B. reached out C. stretching out D. reaching out
58. We came into this field late, so we must work hard to ____lost time.
A. make up for B. make out C. keep up with D. put up with
59. I don't care whether he is ____the plane or not.
A. in favor of B. on behalf of C. in his favor D. in the interest of
60. I ____of his course of action, so I told him to go ahead.
A. accepted B. agreed C. approved D. consented
61. his wealth, Tom is not very happy.
A. In spite of B. Besides C. Beside D. Though
62. Her two cousins along with her uncle _____ that they _____ in town one more day.
A. demands, stay B. demands, stays C. demand, stay D. demand, stays
63. Which screwdriver do you want? ________.
A. Anyone B. Any one C. Every one D. Each one.
64. ______ today, he would get there on Friday.
A. Was he leaving B. If he leaves C. Were he to leave D. If he is leaving
65. Tom's grandmother had to look his little daughter at home as he took a business trip to another city.
A. for B. after C. at D. out
66. We've sugar. Ask Mary to lend us some.
A. run away with B. run down C. run out of D. run off
67. I'm sorry I have dictionary. You'd better go to the library.
A. not such B. not such a C. not a such D. no such a
68. It was in 1949 China regained its independence.
A. when B. which C. then D. that
69. There was so much noise that the speaker couldn't make himself______.
A. heard B. to hear C. hearing D. being heard
70. We were all overjoyed at the news the experiment turned out a success.
A. which B. that C. when D. what
71. There was ____ rainfall in the area to allow vegetables to grow healthily.
A. violent B. adequate C. forecast D. prevailing
72. After the accident she suffered brain _____ and couldn’t speak.
A. damage B. decay C. destruction D. harm
73. The ____ appearance of a rock seldom reveals the complicated operations of the natural forces which formed it.
A. skin B. unique C. prior D. exterior
74. They all looked ____ to me when I first came to know them.
A. likely B. alike C. like D. likelihood
75. The greatness of this scientist _____ the ability of combining theory with practice.
A. consists of B. consists with C. consists in D. results from
76. Betty can read 400 words per minute. _____ I can read only about 200 words per minute.
A. By and large B. By contrast C. In that event D. As a result
77. Doctor Smith has two _____.
A. sons-in-laws B. son-in-laws C. sons-in-law D. son’s-in-law
78. I looked ____ for the missing book but I couldn’t find it.
A. in despair B. on and on C. all around D. in order
79. The committee was evenly ______ of men and women.
A. contained B. composed C. consisted D. included
80. One should always remember that appearances can be _____.
A. wrong B. error C. ample D. false
81. Reading is to the mind ____ food is to the body.
A. that B. which C. of which D. what
82. _____ the weight and the specific gravity of a body, you can calculate its volume.
A. Giving B. Gives C. Given D. Give
83. He didn’t tell me where he had spent his vacations. _____ to know.
A. Neither I cared B. Neither did I care C. I didn’t care D. Not did I care
84. Peterson found himself more and more ____ in the study of ancient Chinese art.
A. interesting B. interested C. interest D. to interest
85. _____, he tore off a piece of cloth from his shirt and wrote down the important message.
A. With no paper to write B. With no paper to be written on
C. With no paper to write on D. With no paper to be written
86. Would you please _____ so much noise?
A. not make B. not to make C. don’t make D. don’t to make
87. Everybody knows the fact ____ matter can neither be created nor be destroyed.
A. what B. which C. that D. this
88. Prior ____ the Revolutionary War, the United States was an English colony.
A. to B. in C. for D. on
89. As soon as the water _____, steam comes out.
A. boils B. will boil C. is boiling D. has boiled
90. Charles Dickens is certainly one of the _____ English writers.
A. read most widely B. most widely read C. read widely most D. most read widely
91. The picture has a house and flowers is the one I like best.
A. it B. that C. what D. where
92. This is the book I was telling you just now.
A. about that B. in that C. in which D. about which
93. When I was a boy, I chocolate.
A. would like not B. was used to like C. should like D. used to like
94. He didn't and so he failed the examination.
A. work enough hard B. hard work enough C. hard enough work D. work hard enough
95. absurd was his manner that everyone stared at him.
A. Such B. Too C. So D. Much
96. Not until Mr. Smith came to China what kind of country she is.
A. he knew B. he didn't know C. did he know D. he couldn't know
97. the sad news, she leaned over the desk and cried bitterly.
A. To hear B. To be heard C. Have heard D. Having heard
98. Excuse me, but it is time to have your temperature .
A. taking B. take C. taken D. to take
99. He finished his novel in three months, was something we had not expected.
A. that B. it C. which D. this
100. Few of us thought that the problem was worth .
A. discuss B. discussing C. discussed D. to discuss

参考答案
Vocabulary and structure
1 – 5 B C B D A 6-10 C A C A B 11-15 C C D C B
16-20 B C B C A 21-25 C C B B D 26-30 A C A D B
31-35 D D B C D 36-40 A C B C B 41-45 B C B C B
46-50 C D A C B 51-55 B A C D D 56-60 B B A A C
61-65 A C B C B 66-70 C D D A B 71-75 B A D B C
76-80 B C C B D 81-85 D C B B C 86-90 A C A A B
91-95 D D D D C 96-100 C D C C B