2024年大学英语四级词汇练习题.doc

大学英语四级词汇练习题
　　Exercise One
　　1. In the wife’s eyes, his _____ to their marriagelife is far from perfect.
　　A) requirementB) commitmentC) participationD) reflection
　　2. In the event of SARS, some _____ it while others lost their courage to do anything about it.
　　A) came up toB) lived up toC) faced up toD) caught up to
　　3. Experts have _____ with some effective measures to prevent the disease from spreading.
　　A) caught upB) put upC) come upD) kept up
　　4. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to _____ the skills they need to succeed.
　　A) requireB) inquireC) acquireD) enquire
　　5. As a result of his hard work, he has gained ______ to the Beijing University.
　　A) admissionB) commitmentC) opportunityD) reward
　　6. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____.
　　A) gapsB) lengthsC) distancesD) intervals
　　7. Only when one is______ of one’s gettingbehind is one more likely to catch up.
　　A) criticalB) awareC) visualD) effective
　　8. He had a ____ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked.
　　A) emptyB) bareC) blankD) hollow
　　9. As an ideal _____ to the spread of SARS,this medicine is now in great demand.
　　A) barrierB) commitmentC) challengeD) access
　　10. When her business goes wrong, she tendsto _____ for advice.
　　A) get access toB) come acrossC) reach outD) speak up
　　11. The most important for us now is to _____what is to be done next.
　　A) allow ofB) reflect onC) feel likeD) remind of
　　12. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
　　A) ignoredB) refusedC) neglectedD) denied
　　13. Good habits of living have proved to be ofmuch _____ to our health.
　　A) barrierB) benefitC) immunityD) commitment
　　14. The medicine the doctor gave me ____ my headache.
　　A) reducedB) improvedC) releasedD) relieved
　　15. As a(n) _____ job, it requires much timeand commitment and persistence.
　　A) unwillingB) demandingC) embarrassingD) frustrating
　　16. The _____ to be better than others drives him to work harder than before.
　　A) uniquenessB) eagernessC) awarenessD) effectiveness
　　17. While studying he was financially dependent____ his wife.
　　A) onB) ofC) toD) from
　　18. Anyone that goes against the social order is _____ to answer for his action.
　　A) possibleB) probablyC) likelyD) normally
　　19. There is much that can be done about the accidents _____ from carelessness.
　　A) aroseB) arisenC) arisingD) arise
　　20. _____ his sister, Jack is quiet and does noteasily make friends with others.
　　A) DislikeB) UnlikeC) AlikeD) Liking
　　21. More new _____ will be opened up in thejob market for those with a good CET6 score report.
　　A) opportunitiesB) necessitiesC) realitiesD) probabilities
　　22. Unlike the problems I _____ in high school,I have few chances to speak English in class at college.
　　A) came acrossB) came aboutC) came afterD) came of
　　23. Now that they have not done anything ______about the situation, it shows no evidence to return to normal.
　　A) uniqueB) effectiveC) absoluteD) sequential
　　24.He ____ the medicine quickly and then drank some orange juice.
　　A) sucked B) swallowedC) lickedD) digested
　　25. These products are _____ for export, thougha few of them may come into home markets.
　　A) completelyB) absolutelyC) essentiallyD) necessarily
　　26. The team’s attempt to win the game was_____ by the opposing goalkeeper.
　　A) shockedB) frustratedC) given upD) caught up
　　27. He is quite sure that it’s _____ impossiblefor him to fulfill the task within two days.
　　A) fullyB) exclusivelyC) absolutelyD) roughly
　　28. The police wanted her to describe all the events of that morning in _____.
　　A) timeB) additionC) sequenceD) place
　　29. Thanks to the Internet, we can share sorrowand happiness at each other’s home through the _____ of e-mail.
　　A) roleB) mediumC) modemD) sequence
　　30. In their own eyes, it is rather _____ that the medical community as a whole still has little idea about the cause of SARS.
　　A) rewardingB) demandingC) embarrassingD) requiring
　　Exercise Two
　　1. On the conference, representatives from different countries _________ different viewpoints on this international issue.
　　A) put outB) put offC) put forthD) put down
　　2. The _____ of the seasons has long been observed by people in all parts of the world.
　　A) rhythmB) regulationC) clickD) identity
　　3. Our research has focused on a drug which is so _____ as to be able to change brain chemistry.
　　A) influentialB) monstrousC) vigorousD) powerful
　　4. The footballer made a(n) _____ gesture, which made the audience’s blood boil.
　　A) immatureB) offeringC) offensiveD) hesitative
　　5. However, at times this balance in nature is ____, resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects.
　　A) troubledB) disturbedC) confusedD) disgusted
　　6. As he was unaware of the complexity of this problem, his choice was quite ____.
　　A) rationalB) arbitraryC) mechanicalD) unpredictable
　　7. Tax cuts are the most important _____ the government has for stimulating the economy.
　　A) instructionB) equipmentC) instrumentD) stuff
　　8. Spitting on the ground is not only ______but also harmful to others’ health.
　　A) shamingB) bangingC) grabbingD) disgusting
　　9. The residents here complain that they have been intensely _____ by the endless noises from the building sites for weeks.
　　A) annoyedB) piercedC) wrappedD) destroyed
　　10. The news made many students ______ that many universities still bind the issue of diploma with their CET4 results.
　　A) awfulB) upsetC) tunelessD) lucky
　　11. It is not surprising that in modern times the _______ in this month may be out of date in next.
　　A) fashionB) anchorC)sectionD) brow
　　12. The idea of winning the eyes of the people around ____ powerfully to some youngsters, so they are eagerly identifying themselves.
　　A) sticksB) holdsC) attractD) appeals
　　13. We are expecting to see that the concerted research work will come up with a _____ solution to the problem.
　　A) permanentB) perspectiveC) persistentD) persuasive
　　14. He made ______ alterations to his house andthen sold it at a huge profit.
　　A) offensiveB) horribleC) radicalC) patient
　　15. Although there is no easy cure for this fatal disease atpresent, some of its causes have been ______by experts.
　　A) rebelledB) distractedC) boltedD) identified
　　16. A positive answer makes you feel good, but a(n) ______ one teaches you a lot.
　　A) affirmativeB) negativeC) offensiveD) tuneless
　　17. At the early stage of a child’s development, the family tends to have a greater _____ on him than his school.
　　A) instrumentB) identityC) communicationD) influence
　　18. Mr. Henderson was determined to remain _____. He neither stood on his wife’s side nor on his mother’s side.
　　A) naturalB) neutral C) nervousD) native
　　19. It is a common practice in western countries that one must make a(n) _____ before seeing his doctor or visiting a friend.
　　A) offerB) appointmentC) make upD) toast
　　20. When she was told that her cat was killed by the neighbor’s dog, the old lady _____ tears.
　　A) reached forB) bolted outC) burst intoD) turn on
　　21.Writing is a slow process, requiring ____ thought, time and effort.
　　A) significantB) considerableC) greatD) numerous
　　22. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ____ for two months.
　　A) pileB portionC) sequenceD) file
　　23. Only a selected number of landladies in theneighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in _____.
　　A) residentsB) inhabitants C) lodgersD) settlers
　　24.During the conference the speaker tried to _____to them his feelings concerning the urgency of a favorable decision.
　　A) complyB) imposeC) implyD) convey
　　25. He ____ his control by making his students quiet.
　　A) assessedB) assertedC) acquiredD) monitored
　　26. If you want to get into that tunnel, you firsthave to ____ away all the rocks.
　　A) repelB) pullC) transferD) dispose
　　27
　　.Do you believe these two ____ friends used to be bitter enemies?
　　A) intimateB) emotionalC) intenseD) supreme
　　28. Although most dreams apparently happen______, dream activity may be provoked by external influences.
　　A) spontaneously B) simultaneously C) homogeneously D)instantaneously
　　29. According to the instructions we received,we cannot accept photocopies(复印件), but need the ___
　　A) sourceB) resourcesC) originD) original
　　30. _____ the popular belief that classicalmusic is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create.
　　A) SubjecttoB) Contrary toC) Familiar toD) Similar to