北京理工大学新世纪研究生英语教程词汇部分考试内容.docx

Unit1
1. Only twenty-seven new members had been ____________ since the Leeds Congress, and the total membership still stood at less than one hundred. (ansSheet1)
A. ceded B. enrolled C. faded D. departed
2. You could go for advertising ____________, the catchy floor displays or the flashy packaging. (ansSheet2)
A. design B. description C. hype D. propaganda
3. The desk was ____________ with files, but the chair behind it was vacant. (ansSheet3)
A. cluttered B. depicted C. defined D. represented
4. ____________ is a meal typically eaten late in the morning as a combination of a late breakfast and an early lunch. (ansSheet4)
A. Dinner B. Brunch C. Banquet D. Feast
5. The improvement of the highway will ____________ pressure on the trains to some extent. (ansSheet5)
A. ensure B. relieve C. protect D. guarantee
6. John's hands were as he put down his papers and started his speech at the first time. (ansSheet6)
A. quivering B. waving C. shaking D. lifting
7. His mood was an explosive mixture of ____________ self-pity and forced gaiety, the latter predominating as he got drunk. (ansSheet7)
A. maudlin B. nasty C. painful D. outright
8. Because of the economic slowdown, the government changed its policy to ____________ revenue by limiting commerce. (ansSheet8)
A. disregard B. challenge C. diminish D. reject
9. In women's magazines and educational material the apple __________ good food and health. (ansSheet9)
A. anticipates B. conjures C. designates D. presupposes
10. It is the opinion of a(n) ____________ tourist that no price would be too great to pay, the novelist declared. (ansSheet10)
A. affectionate B. sensitive C. appropriate D. sentimental
1. According to the opinion poll, the Socialists were predominant in the last parliament. (ansSheet1)
A. frequent B. premature C. subordinate D. dominant
2. He exerted himself, during his sojourn among this simple and well-disposed people, to inculcate, as far as he was able, the gentle and humanizing precepts of the Christian faith. (ansSheet2)
A. instruct B. infuse C. persuade D. install
3. A domestic unit consists of the members of a household who live together along with non-relatives such as servants. (ansSheet3)
A. family B. appliance C. fosterage D. house
4. It was clear that a man after seventeen years of wedlock did not leave his wife without certain occurrences which must have led her to suspect that all was not well with their married life. (ansSheet4)
A. divorce B. marriage C. endogamy D. legitimation
5. Several common reasons that lead couples to decide to cohabit: wanting to test compatibility or establish financial security before marrying. (ansSheet5)
A. live together B. inhabit with C. split up D. separate with
6. The studies show that most delinquent boys have a non-conventional orientated self-concept, while other boys who are not involved in the peer group, have a school orientated self-concept. (ansSheet6)
A. responsible B. hospitable C. offensive D. obedient
7. They are a fierce and intractable people, though capable of forming most devoted friendships when their confidence has once been gained. (ansSheet7)
A. bravery B. stubborn C. unmanageable D. manipulable
8. "Your religion," says he, "serves you only for an excuse for your faults, but is no incentive to your virtue." (ansSheet8)
A. scheme B. inducement C. strategy D. indulgence
9. The real estate investors have tempered to meet the investor's needs. (ansSheet9)
A. adjusted B. decreased C. united D. overcharged
10. To penalize a yacht in proportion to the fineness of her performance is unfair to the craft and to her men. (ansSheet10)
A. sue B. impose C. arrest D. punish
Unit2
1. In the first year of peace, Lebanon's GDP soared by almost 40%. (ansSheet1)
A. flew B. hovered C. increased D. decreased
2. SAIC's previous skirmishes with investigators had attracted little attention. (ansSheet2)
A. conflicts B. struggles C. skates D. arguments
3. The boy grabbed hold of my bag and disappeared quickly into the crowd. (ansSheet3)
A. seized B. snapped C. snatched D. sneaked
4. Although Chicago has fared better than some cities, unemployment remains a problem. (ansSheet4)
A. got on B. charged C. offered jobs D. provided welfare
5. The dwarfs were devastated, because they could not figure out how to save Snow White this time. (ansSheet5)
A. calculate B. rate C. consider D. decide
6. His distrust of the power of critics made him ready to gibe at David Sylvester. (ansSheet6)
A. laugh B. ridicule C. deride D. taunt
7. Children are most vulnerable to abuse within their own home. (ansSheet7)
A. unprotected B. sensible C. susceptible D. harmful
8. Short of the President himself, probably no one could have put the American case more persuasively. (ansSheet8)
A. Rather than B. Other than C. Less than D. Short for
1. It snakes in and out of ports, along our busiest highways and through our most crowded cities. (ansSheet1)
A. sneaks B. jerks C. crawls D. travels
2. She adjusted her glasses and peered at the man. (ansSheet2)
A. gaped B. gazed C. glared D. ogle
3. Southeast winds nudged the oil slick onto the shore. (ansSheet3)
A. pushed B. poked C. prompted D. prodded
4. My horse had been tethered to a post, but somehow it escaped. (ansSheet4)
A. corralled B. tied C. rid D. confined
5. The bridge is built to withstand an earthquake of 8.3 magnitude. (ansSheet5)
A. stand B. persist C. resist D. consist
6. An evaporation system is used to dissipate heat from the sun and protect the shuttle's electronics. (ansSheet6)
A. squander B. waste C. accumulate D. disperse
7. Narcissus was a young man who spurned the nymph Echo and became enamoured of his own reflection. (ansSheet7)
A. refused B. scorned C. affected D. restrained
8. This disparity in social attitudes is certainly reflected in the ambivalent feelings held by retired people. (ansSheet8)
A. ambiguous B. introvert C. conflicting D. elusive
9. Commercial sauerkraut is very salty so there is no additional salt in the recipe. (ansSheet9)
A. receipt B. prescription C. menu D. formula
10. Retail sales of the quintessential red meats are plummeting, whilst vegetarianism has become a fashionable norm. (ansSheet10)
A. ascending B. decreasing C. declined D. weakening
Unit6
1. Advocates of organic foods frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others. (ansSheet1)
A. announce B. denounce C. pronounce D. renounce
2. If I may venture an opinion, I'd say the plan needs closer examination. (ansSheet2)
A. expose B. eliminate C. express D. export
3. These photographs capture the essence of working-class life at the turn of the century. (ansSheet3)
A. describe B. prescribe C. inscribe D. ascribe
4. There was a preponderance of female teachers in the English department. (ansSheet4)
A. domination B. dominance C. occupation D. regime
5. Clarence had only a few fuzzy memories of his grandparents. (ansSheet5)
A. ambiguous B. bright C. obscure D. blur
6. What he has achieved is an extraordinary feat that would be impossible to duplicate. (ansSheet6)
A. photocopy B. equal C. praise D. describe
7. He's stopped taking drugs now, but he may revert to taking them again. (ansSheet7)
A. resort B. reduce C. restore D. recover
8. As often as not, people tend to scream under such circumstances. ansSheet8)
A. Not often B. Virtually C. Rarely D. Quite often
9. What is even more important is the fact that the astronauts' photographs have uncovered many things not evident at close range. (ansSheet9)
A. ventured B. uploaded C. declared D. revealed
10. The disposition of the troops on the battlefield is of paramount importance. (ansSheet10)
A. arrangement B. character C. dismissal D. recruiting
1. In particular, the relationship is becoming increasingly bedevilled by the issue of anti-missile defence. (ansSheet1)
A. endangered B. bewildered C. plagued D. offended
2. The universe offers no such categories or simplifications; only flux and infinite variety. (ansSheet2)
A. ambiguity B. change C. vibration D. sophistication
3. The news of the wedding was plastered all over the morning papers. (ansSheet3)
A. covered B. crowded C. attracted D. imposed
4. Perhaps you should tweak that line or paragraph that throws the structure off before sending in the report. (ansSheet4)
A. cut B. twist C. revise D. evaluate
5. The daily news stories of the worsening economy unnerved the nation. (ansSheet5)
A. discouraged B. threatened C. irritated D. enlightened
6. She allowed her steady gaze to flicker from the glass which she had been holding for hours. (ansSheet6)
A. shine brightly B. shine dimly C. shine unsteadily D. shine pleasantly
7. Self-awareness of roles and of the feelings evoked in interpersonal encounters is increasingly critical for the nimble entrepreneur. (ansSheet7)
A. confident B. agile C. courageous D. open-minded
8. I have always tried to live by my faith but it's sometimes unexpectedly difficult to achieve. (ansSheet8)
A. rely on B. be confident in C. act on D. adjust to
9. What we've got here is a half-baked proposal that still needs a great deal of work. (ansSheet9)
A. medium B. uncreative C. unclear D. unthoughtful
10. For the next four years they defied convention by living as man and wife when they were not. (ansSheet10)
A. tradition B. commitment C. relation D. reality
Unit7
1. She has been eliminated from the swimming race because she did not win any of the practice races. (ansSheet1)
A. got out B. taking away C. got rid of D. driving away
2. One of the major flaws in the existing system is that the prosecutor has immunity from law suits claiming malicious prosecution. (ansSheet2)
A. useful B. spiteful C. harmless D. cheerful
3. They define a good patient as one who accepts their statements and their actions uncritically and unquestioningly. (ansSheet3)
A. characterize B. confine C. fix D. limit
4. Roberts' poor physical condition combined with nagging injuries prevented him from playing more than 51 games in the past four seasons. (ansSheet4)
A. troubling B. following C. complaining D. accompanying
5. Constant correction by a teacher is often counterproductive, as the student may become afraid to speak at all. (ansSheet5)
A. evil B. not productive C. unfavorable D. hurting
6. For centuries we women have gloated over the one negative aspect of aging more evident in men than women: balding. (ansSheet6)
A. praised B. felt maliciously satisfied with
C. felt sorry for D. expressed great pleasure of
7. In the conducive atmosphere around the fort, General Bradley immediately found out about the plot. (ansSheet7)
A. good B. suitable C. fit D. favorable
8. It's a story of a harmful dynamic between white prejudice and black autonomy. (ansSheet8)
A. state of movement B. political force
C. competing or conflicting system D. social system
9. Gandhi rejects outright claims made concerning the superior or inferior status of religions. (ansSheet9)
A. ovreall B. direct C. obscure D. ambiguous
10. My first boss was a really nasty person, who seemed to enjoy making life difficult for everyone. (ansSheet10)
A. grave B. sorrowful C. ugly D. pitiful
1. To put a kid like Delia in eight-hour isolation for accepting a cigarette from a friend is bizarre and outrageous. (ansSheet1)
A. ridiculous B. violent C. troublesome D. controversial
2. Depression remains one of the most prevalent health disorders in the US. (ansSheet2)
A. common B. serious C. evident D. urgent
3. The next version of the software will have the edge over its competitors. (ansSheet3)
A. margin B. fringe C. advantage D. progression
4. He's managed to create a niche for himself in local politics. (ansSheet4)
A. secret corner B. right position C. easy stage D. impressive circumstance
5. There is nothing in the intrinsic nature of the work that makes it more suitable for women. (ansSheet5)
A. respective B. hidden C. essential D. particular
6. She addressed her young guest with civilities suitable for a personage of advanced years and uncertain appetite. (ansSheet6)
A. education B. conduct C. modesty D. politeness
7. That cannot be promised here, though a holistic perspective is taken on literary stylistics in addressing science fiction. (ansSheet7)
A. fragmental B. critical C. overall D. insightful
8. Many observers suggest that this transfer has had mainly adverse effects on the population concerned. (ansSheet8)
A. insupportable B. horrible C. advanced D. unfavorable
9. Instead, justice is a commodity designed by a hierarchy of judges still dedicated to the interests of Power. (ansSheet9)
A. attributed B. devoted C. attached D. spent
10. The university suspended the club for two years, during which it could not hold social or athletic activities. (ansSheet10)
A. stopped B. hung C. hamstrung D. controlled
Unit11
1. Instead, he concentrates on how he helped raise Clinton from the dead after the debacle of the 1994 congressional elections. (ansSheet1)
A. dispute B. triumph C. catastrophe D. deception
2. She is running-running away from a shaking house and a row of wobbling green trees. (ansSheet2)
A. swerving B. swaying C. steering D. striding
3. A total of 252 imported pests have been spotted, of which 174 could wreak havoc on forests. (ansSheet3)
A. inflict B. inflate C. prevent D. relieve
4. But no evidence suggests that she courted danger for her children as she encouraged their freedom. (ansSheet4)
A. ignored B. provoked C. flattered D. avoided
5. The report explains the gruesome results the weapons will have on human beings. (ansSheet5)
A. serious B. furious C. pleasing D. shocking
6. Residents are bracing themselves for further carnage caused by the typhoon. (ansSheet6)
A. cargo B. damage C. suicide D. assassination
7. The biggest threats to children's health lurk in the very places that should be the safest-at home, in school and the community. (ansSheet7)
A. flee B. lure C. sneak D. hide
8. Vigilance against collateral environmental damage is crucial to sustainable growth nowadays. (ansSheet8)
A. neglect B. suspicion C. indignation D. caution
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