高中英语新课标常考词汇精炼100题.doc

高中英语新课标常考词汇精炼100题
1.The apartment caught fire last night. Fortunately, most of the people there _______ escape.
A. could B. tried to C. meant to D. were able to
2. It has been revealed that some government leaders ____ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.

A．employ B．absorb C．abuse D.overlook
3. It is said that in Africa over a third of the population were believed to have no ______ to the health care and advanced education.
A. control B. access C. opportunity D. accent
4. Simon calculates as quickly as Debbie, but not as ________
A. accurately B. abruptly C. properly D. clearly
5.People cannot but feel _____, for they simply cannot understand how he could have made such a stupid mistake.
A. charged B. delighted C. puzzled D. inspired
6.Students nowadays should make full use of their time to equip themselves with knowledge so that they can easily ______ the competitive society in the future.
A. suit to B. keep to C. adopt to D. adapt to
7.Children under six are not ________ to school except those of extraordinary intelligence.
A. permitted B. accepted C. admitted D. received
8.If you are to treat your friends to dinner in a good restaurant at the weekend, you'd better book a table ________.
A. ahead B. before C. ahead of D. in advance
9.In doing the work, we can't _______ the waste of a single minute.
A. afford B. affect C. manage D. take
10.If you set up your goal and start your preparations as early as possible, you will achieve your ________ to become one of the most famous scientists in the future.
A. intention B. ambition C. amusement D. desire
11.I was paid last week, but I can't remember the exact ________ of money.
A. number B. quality C. amount D. altitude
12.One of the qualities that most people _____ in others is the willingness to _____ one's mistakes.
A. admire; admit B. apologize; acknowledge C. hate; admit D. against; make
13.Lily hoped she would pass her driving test at the first _______.
A. aspect B. attack C. effort D. attempt
14. Chinese arts have won the ______ of a lot of people outside China．
A．enjoyment B. appreciation C. entertainment D．application
15.At the meeting they discussed three different ______to the study of mathematics.
A. methods B. apartment C. approaches D. ways
16.It displeases my parents when Richard and I stay out late at night. My parents don't _____ of Richard and me staying out late at night.
A. approach B. allow C. appeal D. approve
17. When foreigners think of China, they always _______ it with the Great Wall.
A. advertise B. associate C. attach D. combine
18. A man is being questioned in relation to the _______ murder last night.
A. advised B. attended C. attempted D. admitted
19. The company is starting a new advertising campaign to _____ new customers to its stores.
A. attend B. attract C. stick D. transfer
20. Your football team _______ ours on Sunday, but we ______ the game yesterday afternoon.
A. beat; beat B. beat; won C. won; won D. won ;beat
21.This new model of car is so expensive that it is _______ the reach of those with average income.
A. over B. within C. beyond D. below
22. The head office of the bank is in Beijing, but it has ______ all over the country.
A．companies B. branches C. organizations D．businesses
23.Could you ___ this 20-dollar bill so I can make a phone call?
A. divide B. tear C. break D. cut
24. Now that there are only five minutes to have a break, I'll make a summary of this lesson in ______.
A. general B. brilliant C. lack D. brief
25. ______ the warning message, more deaths would have been caused in the village in the earthquake.
A. But that B. Instead of C. But for D. Except for
26. She has the ability to keep ____ in an emergency.
A. quiet B. calm C. still D. silent
27.---Are you satisfied with her work, sir?

---Not at all. It couldn't be any _______.
A. better B. best C. worse D. worst
28.Catherine was determined, hard-working and intelligent; ______, I couldn't speak ______ highly of her.
A. as a result; very B. in a word; too C. after all; much D. anyhow; so
29. Julia said she sent you a birthday card yesterday. Have you got it?
----- Oh, really ! I haven' t _______my mailbox yet.
A. examined B. charged C. tested D. checked
30.I'm afraid you have no ____ but to come along with us.
A. decision B. interest C. choice D. selection

31.Food and ________ are very important to us all.
A. clothes B. cloth C. clothing D. dress
32.The teacher usually writes his _________ on the margin of the composition.
A. comments B. words C. review D. command
33.It is surprising that such an innocent-looking man should have ______ such a crime.
A. confirmed B. clarified C. committed D. conveyed
34.It is said that dogs will keep you ______ for as long as you want when you are feeling lonely.
A. safety B. company C. comfortable D. friend
35. In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the _____ in personality.
A．contact B．contrast C．connection D. conflict
36. Eating too much fat can ______ heart diseases, _______ high blood pressure.
A. attend to; to cause B. devote to; having caused
C. contribute to; causing D. dedicate to; cause
37.Our new house is very _______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A. available B. suitable C. convenient D. comfortable
38.They dived ______ into the forest and felt ______ frightened.
A. deeply; deep B. deeply; deeply C. deep; deep D. deep; deeply
39.One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to______ healthy eating habits.
A. grow B develop C. design D. raise
40. Joe Jones, the eighth of the eight children, had to ________ out of high school at the age of 16 to help his father on the farm.
A. leave B. drop C. fall D. draw
41.The secret of his success is that he does everything ______.
A. efficiently B. effectively C. anxiously D. sufficiently
42.To be understood, the foreigner had to _______ himself in body language.
A. enjoy B. admire C. attract D. express
43.------ I’m sorry I stepped outside for a smoke. I was very tired.
------ There is no _____ for this while you are on duty.
A．reason B．excuse C．cause D．explanation
44. ------ Do you think the Stars will beat the Bulls?
------Yes. They have better players, so I ____ them to win.
A. hope B. prefer C. expect D. want
45.The red dress fits me ______ well, but it’s _____ expensive.
A. rather; fairly B. fairly; fairly C. fairly; rather D. rather; rather
46.A driver is asked to keep his safety belt ________ while driving on the freeway.
A. fixed B. possessing C. fastened D. approving
47.He is such a man who is always ______ fault with other people.
A. feeling B. seeking C. finding D. looking for
48.You are really very kind. I’ll never forget the ___ you have done to me.
A. favor B. favorite C. help D. good
49. --- That's me when I got married. See what I look like now!
--- Why not take up exercise to improve your ________.
A. appearance B. form C. shadow D. figure
50. ------What ______ you to come the party?
------An unexpected accident ______ me going.
A. prevented; forbad B. protected; forbad C. forbad; prevented D. stopped; kept

51. -----Do remember to charge the battery 12 hours when you first use it.
------ ________.
A. Made it B. Got it C. Gathered it D. Remembered it
52. Don’t ______ your carelessness. It may lead to serious problems.
A. improve B. keep C. impress D. ignore
53. Always read the ______on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.
A. explanations B. instructions C. descriptions D. introductions
54. He studied very hard all the time because he didn't want to _____in his studies.
A. fall behind B. be left behind C. left behind D. Both A and B
55.If no one ______ the lost umbrella, the person who found it can keep it .
A. claims B. demands C. asks D. deserves
56．------He isn’t ________ about his food .
------Yes , he eats ______ anything .
A．special ; nearly B．especial ; mostly C．particular ; almost D．unusual; possibly
57. There's no bus now, and we can't get home _______ by taxi.
A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. less than
58. The door and the windows were all closed and there was no ______ of forced entry.
A. scene B. show C. sign D. sight
59. ------I can't find Mr Smith. Where did you meet him this morning?
------It was in the hotel _____ he stayed.
A. that B. where C. which D. the one
60. Our team lost. It was a good game, _____.
A. although B. as though C. though D. still
61. It is not rare in_______ that people in_______ fifties are going to university for further education.
A. 90s; the B. the 90s；their C. the 90s; / D. 90s; their
62. We all feel it is Jack as well as his wife that _____ for their son’s bad performance at school.
A. are to blame B. is to be blamed C. are to be blamed D. is to blame
63. In order to _____ a good knowledge of English, he gave up his job and went to study in an English school.
A. require B. inquire c. acquire D. address
64. The new tax would force companies to _____ energy-saving measures.
A. adopt B. adjust C. adapt D.accept
65. Some of the equipment came from Canada. How about ____?
A. another B. the others C. the other D. the rest
66.When the entire class worked together they finished the project _____.
A. in no time B. in no way C. on no account D. in no case
67. Children must learn just a few basic roles---being safe, being ______ to others
and being responsible to themselves.
A. considered B. considerable C. considerate D. considering
68. ------Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her?
-------Yes. I gave it to her ________ I saw her.
A. while B. the moment C. suddenly D. once
69. Mr. Green told his children to keep in _____ the rules of safety when they swam.
A. minds B. mind C. their minds D. their mind
70. The room is furnished _____ .
A. with a modern furniture B. with a set of modern furniture
C. for a piece of modern furniture D. for some modern furniture
71. I don't think this jacket _______ you and that your hat _______ this jacket perfectly.
A. suits; fits B. fits; matches C. matches; suits D. meets; fits
72. He was so pleased with all ______ we had done for him _____ he wrote us a letter to praise us for it.
A. what; what B. what; that C. that; what D. that; that
73．Whoever has_______sense knows that smoking is harmful to people’s health.
A．normal B．general C．ordinary D．common
74．Your performance in the driving test didn't reach the required standard- __________ , you failed.
A．in the end B．after all C. in other words D．in all
75. Why? I have nothing to confess. I really have no idea ____________you want me to say.
A. that what it is B. what is it that C. what it is that D. that it is what
76. So far 6 Chinese Americans have been _____the Nobel Prize for their outstanding contribution to science.
A. rewarded B. awarded C. shown D. offered
77.. I _____ her not to walk on the thin ice but she would not listen to me.
A. warned B. persuaded C. suggested D. noticed
78. I couldn’t afford the ticket, so I had to watch the ______TV broadcast of Sun Nan’s concert at home.
A. lively B. live C. alive D. living
79．Word comes that free souvenirs will be given to _______ comes first．
A．no matter whom B．whomever C．no matter who D．whoever
80.Before Tom left home, his mother kept telling him to ________ his manners at the party.
A. mind B. notice C. watch D. care
81. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become _____.
A. hurt B. harmed C. damaged D. spoiled

82.________ the plan has been made, let's get down to ________ it out.
A. Now that; carry B. Because; carry C. Since; carrying D. Now; putting
83. ------May I have a talk with one of your sports reporters?
------Sorry, but all of them are out to ________ the main events of the day.
A. get B. find C. cover D. search
84. Who would you rather ________ the watch?
A. have to repair B. have fixed C. get repaired D. get to repair
85. This book is said to be a special one, which ________many events not found on other history books.
A. writes B. covers C. prints D. reads
86. I spent the whole day repairing the motorbike. The work was ________easy.
A. nothing but B. anything but C. something except D. all except
87. The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.
A. vanished B. abandoned C. scattered D. rejected
88. No one has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem.
A. still B. yet C. already D. just
89. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn't _____ what color it was.
A. look out B make out C. get across D. take after
90. The number of tickets _____ will be determined by the size of the stadium.
A. adaptable B. acceptable C. advisable D. available
91. He is a very honest official and never _____ any gifts from the people who sought his help.
A. accepted B. received C. took up D. excepted
92. The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.
A. close B. short C. narrow D. fine

93. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.
A. situation B. position C. employment D. profession
94. The workmen made so much _____ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.
A. trouble B. damage C. mess D. nuisance
95.It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.
A. sure B. right C. exact D. certain
96. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A. opportunities B. realities C. necessities D. probabilities
97. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.
A. poured B. melted C. drew D.