专四词汇练习单选题2000（含生词批注）.doc

1. The atmosphere ________of certain gases mixed together in definite proportions.
a. composes b. comprises c. consists d. constitutes
2.While he was in the office he ________doing something to doing nothing.
a. preferred b. liked c. favored d. approved
3.Metals_____ when cooled and expand when heated.
a. decrease b. reduce c. condensecondense [kən'dens]
vi. 浓缩；凝结
vt. 使浓缩；使压缩
d. contractcontract ['kɔntrækt, kən'trækt]
vi. 感染；订约；收缩
vt. 感染；订约；使缩短
n. 合同；婚约

4.Take your raincoat with you_________ it rains.
a. by chance b. in case c. at large d. on occasion
5. He was afraid he would have to _________her invitation to the party.
a. refuterefute [ri'fju:t, ri:-]
vt. 反驳，驳斥；驳倒
b. refuse c. reject d. decline
6.At the Committee last Saturday the following proposal was agreed ________ by those present.
a. to b. with c. over d. at
7.We went to see the exhibition ________ the storm.
a. but for b. in spite of c. for the sake of d. instead of
8.To my surprise, at yesterday's meeting he again brought ________ the plan that had been .
disapproved a week before.
a .about b out c. back d. up
9.The doctor took X-rays to ________ the chance of broken bones.
a. make sure b. rule out c. break down d. knock out
10.He felt it rather difficult to take a stand _________ the opinion of the majority.
a. for b. against c. to d. by
11.He has behaved in the most extraordinary way recently; I can't ______his behaving like that at all.
a. look into b. break through c. account for d. get over
12.How did it come ________ that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework?
a. about b. along c. around d. by
13.He could produce no evidence _____ his argument.
a. in respect of b. in view of c. in support of d. on account of
14.The government should ________ with the irrationalirrational [i'ræʃənəl]
adj. 无理性的；不合理的；荒谬的
n. 无理数
regulations restricting drinking hours.
a. break away b. come up c. get away d. do away..
15. I know him well enough to accept his explanation ____________.
a. without question b. by all means c. at any cost d. in any case
16. It was a small country house, but it was large ______ urban standards.
a. at b. for c. by d. from
17. The travelers sought shelter __________the rain and happened to find a road-side inn.
a. from b. against c. for d. with
18.All our attempts to __________the child from drowning were in vain.
a. regain b. recover c. reserve d. rescue
19.This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to __________ it.
a. deal with b. comment on c. cope with d. dwell on
20.I was always taught that it was _________ to interrupt .
a. rude b. coarsecoarse [kɔ:s]
adj. 粗糙的；下等的；粗俗的
c .rough d. crude
21.Except on official _____such as formal receptions, American society has a certain amount
of informality.
a. cases b. situations c. events d. occasions
22.The final document was, of course, supposed to mend the damage ________upon the world
by the war.
a. imposed b. impressed c .compelled d. compressed
23.While walking along the icy river banks, we could see cracks in the ice _____ in all
directions.
,a. radiating b. dividing c. splitting d. tearing
24.Tibet, the second largest province of China, is _________ in uranium (铀) and underground
thermal power(地热).
a. wealthy b. abundant c .adequate d. sufficient
25.The young couple were quite excited by the _________of having their first child.
a. perspective b. prospect c. future d foresight
26.So many children have bought the balloons that the store is now out of __________.
a. stuff b. material c. stock d. staff
27.She was always in perfect sympathy with me _________ my love of nature.
a. with regard to b. in contrast to c. in case of d. in the event of
28.There are nations whose lack of contact with the outside world has _________ poverty.
a. fallen into b. consisted in c .resulted in d. amounted to
129.This is the ________ to an improvement of their living conditions.
a. key b. decision c. essence d. alternative
30.It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it ________ as well as we had
expected.
a. went off b. worked off c. broke off d. came off
31.Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December25th _________the birth of
Jesus Christ.
a. in favor of b. in honor of c. in terms of d. in accordance with
32. The _____action of the policeman saved the people in the house from being burnt.
a. alert b. urgent c. prompt d. punctual
33. The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in ________again next spring.
a. assemblyassembly [ə'sembli]
n. 装配；集会，集合
b. conference c. convention d. session
34.Your ________is the round of things that you usually do each day.
a. practice b. habit c. routine d. custom
35. I ________ with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.
a. express b. acknowledge c. confirm d. verifyverify ['verifai]
vt. 核实；查证

36.David is the ________holder of the world 5000-meter race world record, but there is no
guarantee that he will win in the Olympic Games.
a. prevalentprevalent ['prevələnt]
adj. 流行的；普遍的，广传的
b. dominant c. current d. prominent
37.Your complaint is being _________ when we have anything to report we'1l write to you again.
a. looked through b. looked over c. looked after d. looked into
38.To our delight, she quickly _________ herself to the new situation-
a. acquainted b. exposed c. adapted d. devoted
39.The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusingaccusing
adj. 指责的；非难的；归咎的
v. 指责；指控（accuse的ing形式）
look for _________ her attitude toward
customers.
a. straightforward b. partial c. favorable d. hostile
40.With the joint effort of everyone, the plan is _____to succeed; I'm sure of that.
a. obvious b. bound c. doubtless d. necessary
41.Millions of tons of water are _______by a complex system of dykes.
a. held up b. held on c. held out d. held back
42.When traveling, you are advised to take traveler’s checks, which provide a secure_________ to carrying your money in cash.,
a. substitute b. replacement c. preference d. alternative
43.Don't pokepoke [pəuk]
vi. 刺，捅；戳；伸出；刺探；闲荡
vt. 刺，捅；戳；拨开
n. 戳；刺；袋子；懒汉
your nose into what doesn’t _________ you.
a. connect b. relate c. concern d. interest
44.The discussion was m prolongedprolonged [prəu'lɔŋd, -'lɔ:-]
adj. 延长的；拖延的；持续很久的
and exhausting _______ that the speakers stopped for refreshments.
a. at large b. at intervals c. at random d. at length
45.Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been _________the goal of a practical and
economic way to use sunlight to split water moleculesmolecules
n. 分子，微粒；摩尔（molecule的复数）
.
a. pursuing b. chasing c. attaining d. reaching
46.He does not ________ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.
a. equal b. qualify c. match d. fit
47.China started its nuclear power industry only in recent years and should ________ no time in
catching up.
a. delay b. lessen c. lose d. slip
48.I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were _______.
a. cut off b. cut down c. cut back d. cut out
49. The State's Department of Commerce in the U.S. is _________to our Bureau of Economic
development-
a. like b. equivalent c. same d. approximateapproximate
vt. 使…接近；近似；粗略估计
vi. 接近于；近似于
adj. 大概的；近似的

50. It is usually the case that people seldom behave in a __________way when in a furiousfurious ['fju:riəs]
adj. 狂怒的；激烈的；热烈兴奋的；喧闹的
state.
a. responsible b. reliable c. rational d. conscious51
51. Scientists are working hard to come up with a sure solution to the food _______ for mankind.
a. decline b. rarity c scarcity d. shortage
52. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning _______traffic jam.
a. for the sake of b. in case of c. at the risk of d. in spite of
53. The manager didn't have time to go into his plan ________, but he gave us an idea about it.
a. in turn b. in conclusion c. at first d. at length
54. Your improper words will give _________ to doubts concerning your true intentions.
a. rise b. reason c. suspicion d. ground
55. The new washing machines are being ________ at the rate of 50 a day in this factory.
a. turned off b. turned down c. turned out d. turned in
56. John complained to the bookseller that there were some pages _____ in the dictionary.
a. being b. missing c. dropping d. falling
57. On turning round the corner we saw the road ________ steeply.
a. falling b. decreasing c., descending d. lowering
58. The mother said she would ________her son washing the dishes if he could finish his
assignment before supper.
a. let down b. let alone c. let off d. let out
59. The managing director took the ________ for the accident, although it was not really his fault-
a. guilt b. blame c. charge d. accusationaccusation [,ækju:'zeiʃən]
n. [律]控告，指控；谴责

60. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _______for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensivecomprehensive [,kɔmpri'hensiv]
adj. 广泛的；综合的；有理解力的
n. 综合学校；专业综合测验
systematic program for the reading skills.
a. adapted b. acknowledged c. assembledassembled [ə'sembəld]
v. 集合；装配（assemble的过去分词）
adj. 安装的；组合的
d. appointed
61. People ________ that verticalvertical ['və:tikəl]
adj. 垂直的，直立的；头顶的，顶点的
n. 垂直线，垂直面
flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the
airliners of today.
a. convinced b. anticipated c. resolved d. assuredassured [ə'ʃuəd]
adj. 确定的；自信的
n. 被保险人
v. 保证；确实（assure的过去分词）

62. The shop-assistant was straightforward with his customers. If an article was of _______
quality he'd tell them so.
a. miserable b. minor c. subordinatesubordinate [sə'bɔ:dinət, -neit, sə'bɔ:dineit]
n. 下属，下级；部属，属下
adj. 次要的；从属的
vt. 使……居下位；使……服从
d. inferior
63. He failed to carry out some of the provisionsprovisions
n. 预备；食品；规定（provision的复数）
v. 供应补给品；供应粮食（provision的三单形式）
of the contractcontract ['kɔntrækt, kən'trækt]
vi. 感染；订约；收缩
vt. 感染；订约；使缩短
n. 合同；婚约
, and now he has to________ the
consequences.
a. answer for b. run into c. submit to d. account for
64. More poles are needed to _____ the weight of the tent.
a. retain b. sustain c .maintain d. obtain
65. Your advice would be __________ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit's end.
a. exclusivelyexclusively [ik'sklu:sivli]
adv. 专有地；排外地；唯一地
b. extensivelyextensively
adv. 广阔地；广大地
c. excessivelyexcessively
adv. 过分地；极度
d. exceedinglyexceedingly [ik'si:diŋli]
adv. 非常；极其；极端；极度地

66.With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its _________.
a. boundaries b. restraints c. confinements d. limitations
67.When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was ________.
a. in the wrong b. in trouble c. at fault d. in difficulty
68.He ________ so much work that he couldn't really do it efficiently.
a. put on b. brought on c. took on d. carried on
69.I felt _______ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman's speech.
a. fatiguedfatigued [fə'ti:ɡd]
adj. 疲乏的
b. tired c. exhausted d. bored
70.Farmers are more anxious for rain than people in cities because they have more a t__________.
a. danger b. stakestake [steik]
n. 桩，棍子；火刑；赌注；奖金
vt. 资助，支持；系…于桩上；把…押下打赌
vi. 打赌
c. loss d. threat
71.We _________ Edison's success to his intelligence and hard work.'
a. describe b. subject c. attributeattribute [ə'tribju:t, 'ætribju:t]
n. 属性；特质
vt. 把…归于；归属
d. refer
72.It is well known that retired workers in China are ________ free medical care.
a. entitled to b. associated with c. involved in d. devoted to
73.She once again went through her composition carefully to ______ a1l spelling mistakes from it.
a. eliminate b. withdraw c. diminishdiminish [di'miniʃ]
vt. 使减少；使变小
vi. 变小；减少，缩小
d. delete
74.The newly-built Science Building seems _________enough to last a hundred years.
a. sophisticated b. steady c. robust d. substantialsubstantial [səb'stænʃəl]
adj. 大量的；实质的；内容充实的
n. 本质；重要材料

75.A man has to make _______ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on wben
old.
a. supply b. assurance c. provision d. storage
76.The cells (电池)were designed to _________sunshine to electricity to run a motor.
a. convert b. alteralter ['ɔ:ltə]
vt. 改变，更改
vi. 改变；修改
.c. modify d. exchange
77.A ________of the long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for
approval.
a. shorthand b. scheme c. schedule d. sketchsketch [sketʃ]
n. 素描；略图；梗概
vt. 画素描或速写
vi. 画素描或速写

78.The bright flowers and warm winds _________that spring had come.
a. threatened b. announced c. stated d. pronounced
79.In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly _______if the invitation to a diner
party is extended only three or four days before the party date.
a. admired b. regarded c. expected d. worshiped
80.Few people realize how rich that area is. It is a land of treasure _______treasure.
a. piled on b. derived from c. turned over d. increased by
81.The jeweler assured Mr. White that the stone was a (n) ________diamond and not an
imitation.
a. graceful b. genuine c. actual d. exact
82.The remarkable _______ of life on the Galopagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish
his theory of evolution.
a. classification b. diversion c. density d. variety
83. As the clouds drifted away an even higher peak became _______ to the climbers.
a. obvious b. visible c. present d. apparent
84. The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made ___________.
a. on the spot b. on the site c. on the location d. on the ground
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