大学英语重点词汇练习题及答案

(B卷)

Vocabulary(15 points)

Direction:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part .For each sentence there are four choices marked A) B) C) D) .Choose the one best completes the sentence.

1. The opening speeches sounded more like ________ of war than offering of peace.

A) announce B) demand C) declaration D) demonstration

2. Their marriage was already ________ even before his wife went abroad.

A) fade away B) fall apart C) get away D) go down

3. I’m pleased to hear of your job offer-----all that hard work at school has obviously ____.

A) paid off B)taken its off C) made a difference D) shown up

4. A rich old lady _______ dead at home for two weeks---and nobody knew anything about it.

A. lived

B. stayed

C. lay

D. kept

5. Smart cars ________which can monitor one’s driving and the driving conditions nearby.

A) have built B) have been built C) are building D) are going to build

6. Now that we’ve got a loan from the bank, our project is financially _____.

A) feasible B) favorable C) stiff D) constructive

7. At the beginning of the race, the runners were ______ together on the track, but later some of them got_____ and left the others behind.

A) bunched, ahead B)bunch, down C) put, back D) put, away

8. “Our routine on Mir(和平空间站)rarely changed, but the days were not ______ at all. I was living every scientist’s dream,” said one Russian astronaut.

A) dramatic B) exciting C)fantastic D) monotonous

9. People are very concerned about the _______ effects that violent films may have on children.

A) distinctive B)positive C) destructive D)constructive

10. I didn’t travel much when I was younger, but I’m certainly ________ lost time now.

A) making up B) making for C)making up for D) making up of

11. Most people _______ it ______ to understand how living with one’s own children could be lonely.

A) get, easily B) turn, difficult C)find, hard D) think, hardly 12．Workers who have to work on weekends are paid twice the normal wages. ____________ national holidays, they get triple pay.

A) In the way B)In the way of C)In the case D)In the case of

13. How well prepared would this person be if he _______ call on a prospective customer for us?

A) is B) be C) was to D) were to

14. A ________ gentleman is considered to be more popular with girls.

A) courteous B) courage C) contagious D) curious

15.By a _____ of good luck, Genelle, who had been buried in the rubble (瓦砾)for more than 26 hours, came out alive.

A) little B)piece C) stroke D) strike

16. Prof. Lee’s eyes _______ with enthusiasm as she talked about how her new teaching method worked in her College English class.

A) sparkled B) shine C) lighten D) filled

17. She appeared very nervous one evening. I asked her what was wrong, and she _______ that she had fallen in love with me.

A) broke out B)blurted out C)turned out D) took out

18. My brother wasn’t badly hurt, but he injured his leg and had to ____ around for a few weeks.

A) limp B)limb C) linger D) link

19. Listening to both sides does not necessarily _____ a correct judgment.

A) bring to B) bring up C) bring about D) bring back

20.Time is money,________. People in my age of bracket often want to take a crack on everything new.

A) with the saying go B)as the saying go C) to the saying goes D)as the saying goes

21. The mayor promised to trim the city budget without cutting _____