高中一年级上学期英语词汇练习

高中一年级上学期英语词汇
一
1. As a result of his hard work, he has gained _____ to the Beijing University.
A) access B) commitment C) opportunity D) reward
2. Good habits of living have proved to be of much _____ to our health.
A) barrier B) benefit C) immunity D) commitment
3. Experts have _____ with some effective measures to prevent the disease from spreading.
A) caught up B) put up C) come up D) kept up
4. We are expecting to see that the concerted research work will come up with a _____ solution to the problem.
A) permanent B) perspective C) persistent D) persuasive
5. The news made many scientists _____ that the living environment on the planet has been going worse.
A) awful B) upset C) tuneless D) lucky
6. On the conference, representatives from different countries _____ different viewpoints on this
matter.
A) put out B) put off C) put forth D) put down
7. Susan has not been officially _____ to Johnson.
A) engaged B) occupied C) practiced D) undertaken
8. It is not polite to _____ a speaker with frequent questions.
A) interpret B) intervene C) interrupt D) interfere
9. The action of cheating in an examination would ____ you ____ severe punishment.
A) cause…to B) subject…to C) turn…to D) ta ke…to
10. Professor Taylor’s talk has indicated that science has a very strong _____ on the everyday life
of the human society.
A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact
11. His constant _____ with his peers has left its mark on his growth.
A) consent B) contract C) context D) contact
12. When business is in _____, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment.
A) conviction B) relaxation C) depression D) competition
13. Our country has launched a(n) _____ for healthy styles of living.
A) war B) battle C) campaign D) action
14. He’s watching TV? He’s _____ to be cleaning his room.
A) known B) supposed C) regarded D) considered
15. My grandfather had suffered from cancer for two years. It was no surprise when I was told that
he had _____.
A) passed off B) passed away C) passed by D) passed over
16. Although most dreams apparently happen _____, dream activity may be provoked by external
influences.
A) spontaneously B) simultaneously C) homogeneously D) instantaneously
17. In _____ to the Party’s call, a great number of doctors and nurses went to the frontline of
fighting the flood.
A) return B) admission C) response D) order
18. They expressed their ______ at being looked down upon by demonstration.
A) optimism B) enthusiasm C) pessimism D) indignation
19. Archeologists _____ great value to the set of ancient cooking vessels unearthed in Shaanxi
province.
A) granted B) devoted C) attached D) directed
20. Man is controlled by his _____ as well as by his reason.
A) instinct B) distinct C) institution D) impulse
二
1. More new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A) opportunities B) necessities C) realities D) probabilities
2. He is quite sure that it’s _____ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.
A) fully B) exclusively C) absolutely D) roughly
3. Unlike the problems I _____ in high school, I have few chances to speak English in class at college.
A) came across B) came about C) came after D) came of
4. It is a common practice in western countries that one must make a(n) _____ before seeing his doctor or visiting a friend.
A) anchor B) appointment C) makeup D) toast
5. More and more people began to _____ the relationship between man and nature, especially after the event.
A) get rid of B) go too far C) be concerned about D) burst into
6. One rainy night the policeman had a chance _____ with a gang of smugglers.
A) acquaintance B) encounter C) account D) interview
7. Animals can become unusually _____ when they are upset by a sudden environment change.
A) puzzling B) dominant C) aggressive D) vigorous
8. Computer software _____ some 70 percent of our range of products.
A) picks up B) focuses on C) accounts for D) is based on
9. It is advisable for us to _____ a more open policy.
A) adapt B) adjust C) agree D) adopt
10. Mary has a bad cold and a _____ throat.
A) sore B) painful C) tender D) sour
11. Happiness doesn’t necessarily _____ money.
A) go for B) go through C) go back D) go with
12. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _____ the advertiser pays for
the message to be delivered.
A) which B) because of C) in that D) whereas
13. I speak in full _____ that our cause is just.
A) conclusion B) assumption C) conviction D) determination
14. When reading books about space exploration, I often _____ man’s skill and creativeness in
putting complex pieces of machinery into space.
A) tremble at B) startle at C) wander at D) amaze at
15. When she was told that her cat was killed by the neighbor’s dog, the old lady _____ tears.
A) reached for B) bolted out C) burst into D) turn on
16. We forgave his bad temper because we know that his son’s illness had put him under great
_____.
A) pins B) stress C) crisis D) depression
17. The conference ____ the possibility of closer trade links between the two countries.
A) explored B) implemented C) established D) constituted
18. More and more _____ home appliances like washing machines and microwave ovens trouble
the older generation.
A) guilty B) instinctive C) automatic D) offensive
19. The housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _____.
A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility
20. The explorers were _____ straits almost impassable.
A) immune to B) confronted with C) capable of D) transported
三
1. The sun _____ from behind the clouds.
A) emerged B) immersed C) existed D) embraced
2. I’d like to _____ a seat for the New Year’s Concert.
A) preserve B) serve C) conserve D) reserve
3. Which sport has the most expensive training equipment, _____ players’ personal equipmen t and uniforms?
A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of
4. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor _____ and ill health.
A) experience B) appearance C) performance D) imbalance
5. A landmark _____ in science usually leads to a dramatic change in our social life.
A) distinction B) breakthrough C) identification D) interpretation
6. A further _____ of the company’s failure revealed that its major cause was lack of investment.
A) emphasis B) analysis C) approach D) approval
7. A lot of people find _____ art very difficult to understand.
A) contemporary B) content C) conscious D) consistent
8. Careful planning and hard work will _____ our final success.
A) enclose B) ensure C) discharge D) deny
9. Many years ago, a lot of factories were ______ from big cities to the mountainous areas in case of war.
A) transferred B) transformed C) transmitted D) transported
10. In western countries, it is the _____ for men to wear suits on formal occasions.
A) conviction B) convention C) confession D) concession
11. Jane was the only one who _____ all the conditions: she was of the required age, height and
degree.
A) fulfilled B) recovered C) appreciated D) rejected
12. If you want to learn English, you must first find a _____ teacher.
A) able B) desirable C) competent D) significant
13. He says what he thinks, _____ other people’s feelings.
A) regardless of B) by virtue of C) in case of D) with regard to
14. Natural _____ have been set up in China to preserve the Giant Panda, snub-nosed monkey and some other precious animals.
A) preserve B) conserve C) deserve D) reserve
15. A good dictionary can tell the _____ distinctions between meanings of synonyms.
A) clear B) subtle C) acute D) sharp
16. It is not allowed to _____ the forbidden area.
A) interchange B) adjacent C) approach D) decorate
17. Television sometimes has a negative _____ on children.
A) affect B) effect C) perfect D) defect
18. She is not a competent driver and can’t _____ with driving in heavy traffic.
A) tackle B) handle C) cope D) do
19. I want to gi ve up because I can’t see a _____ chance of success.
A) slip B) slim C) tiny D) few
20. In Britain people ________ four million tons of potatoes every year.
A) swallow B) dispose C) consume D) exhaust
四
1. Most people found it hard to believe that such a seemingly _____ man should have done that wicked thing.
A) respectable B) respectful C) respecting D) respective
2. Although he was on a diet, the food ____him enormously.
A) inspired B) tempted C) overcame D) encouraged
3. Doctors are often caught in a _____ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not.
A) puzzle B) dilemma C) perplexity D) bewilderment
4. There’s little cha nce that mankind would _____ a nuclear war.
A) retain B) endure C) maintain D) survive
5. The ruling class had long been _____ to the suffering of the peasants, which led to the revolution.
A) opposed B) indifferent C) contrary D) sensitive
6. We are doing this work in the _____ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
A) context B) contest C) pretext D) texture
7. I’ve _____ a lot of time and effort in this plan, and I don’t want it to fail.
A) invented B) invited C) invested D) involved
8. With everything being ready, it is time to _____ our new plan _____.
A) set … aside B) set … out C) set … in motion D) set … down
9. The publisher’s _____ of his m anuscript depressed him.
A) ejection B) rejection C) injection D) dejection
10. He is an artist, so these economic terms are not familiar _________ him.
A) with B) of C) to D) on
11. _____ use of alcohol may lead to distortion of thinking and abnormal illusions.
A) Successive B) Excessive C) Progressive D) Depressive
12. He is a/an ____ husband.
A) contributed B) attributed C) devoted D) demoted
13. A written word is a sign of a certain sound, and sound is _____ the sign of an idea.
A) by turn B) in return C) in turn D) on the turn
14. Einstein was really a great man who is able to _____ everyone’s respect.
A) order B) request C) command D) require
15. When talking about China, people often _____ it with the Great Wall.
A) think B) associate C) imagine D) assist
16. The purpose of this election is to set up a government truly _____ of the people.
A) typical B) representative C) characteristic D) responsible
17. Some people criticize family doctors for _____ too many medicines for minor illnesses.
A) prescribing B) ordering C) advising D) programming
18. Several fashion models _____ for photographers in the park yesterday.
A) gestured B) posed C) pressed D) provided
19. Scientific discoveries are often ______ industrial production.
A) applied to B) applied for C) used to D) used for
20. He _____ to his customers and halved the price.
A) leaked B) drew C) quoted D) yielded
五
1. Your question is a little general, could you make it a little _____ so that it will be easier for me to answer.
A) special B) specially C) specialized D) specific
2. So far, we have found only one candidate who is _____ for the job.
A) efficient B) qualified C) intelligent D) capable
3. He wanted to join the army but was _____ because of his poor health.
A) turned down B) turned off C) turned away D) turned out
4. It is very ______ of you to make all the necessary arrangement for me.
A) considerable B) considerate C) thoughtfully D) thankful
5. Hard work together with perseverance _____ to his success.
A) attributed B) distributed C) contributed D) devoted
6. The job _____ traveling abroad for three months each year.
A) involved B) included C) consisted D) concluded
7. It is not interesting at all, _____ it is extremely boring.
A) on the other hand B) instead of C) on the contrary D) in contrast
8. We’ll ____ you for any damage done to your house while we are in it.
A) filter B) hook C) swallow D) compensate
9. I am not sure whether I can gain any profit from the investment, so I c an’t make a(n) _____ promise to help you.
A) variable B) poisonous C) definite D) pregnant
10. He has a(n) _____ to get angry if he is criticized.
A) accommodation B) contradiction C) tendency D) advertisement
11. He gave up his study in college in _____ because of his illness.
A) repair B) despair C) display D) despite
12. These programs are designed for those young people who want to _____ higher education but
do not have enough time to go to university.
A) insure B) purse C) purchase D) pursue
13. The dog _____ the rabbit but could not catch it.
A) ceased B) chained C) checked D) chased
14. His salary _____ between $3,000 and $4,000 a month.
A) undermines B) fluctuates C) slips D) batters
15. Do what you are told and don’t _____ me.
A) argue with B) argue against C) argue about D) argue into
16. The story _____ her sympathy for those who were suffering from the flood.
A) excited B) stirred C) moved D) stuck
17. He could not _____ the crime any longer.
A) conceive B) conceal C) concede D) confide
18. This office has a very modern _____ though it has an old-fashioned appearance.
A) exterior B) interior C) superior D) inferior
19. Mo Yan was _____ Nobel Prize for his achievement in literature.
A) rewarded B) paid C) awarded D) devoted
20. As it turned _____ later, he was an old friend of my mother.
A) off B) out C) away D) down。