中国石油大学(华东)《科技英语》词汇短语自测选择题

试题 1
1．She devised a plan ______ they might escape from the tightly guarded prison
A、whereas
B、wherein
C、whereby
D、whereabouts 标准答案：C 2．The manager decided to give the job to_________he believed had a strong sense of duty.
A、whoever
B、whenever
C、whatever
D、wherever 标准答案：A 3．_____ he often forgot their wedding anniversary greatly annoyed his wife.
A、All
B、What
C、Which
D、That 标准答案：D 4．As a ______ woman, she was then among the few mothers who sent their daughters to school and encouraged them to take part in social activities.
A、sensitive
B、sensible
C、sentimental
D、senseless 标准答案：B 5．But for his sister's help, I _____ the work.
A、could not finish
B、would not finish
C、should not finish
D、would not have finished 标准答案：D 6．Emphasis is laid on the necessity that all the objectives to be attained _____ into account before starting a new project.
A、be taken
B、had to be taken
C、would be taken
D、have to be taken 标准答案：A 7．Another comforting fact is that only 14 per cent of our household income is spent on our mortgages ______ 40 per cent in the late 1980s
A、combined with
B、dealt with
C、compared with
D、replaced with 标准答案：C 8．Regarding a job interview, though personality is much more important, don’t ______ the importance of having a good appearance
A、overhear
B、overcome
C、overtake
D、overlook 标准答案：D 9．Every boy and girl _____ not to swim in the lake, for it is polluted.
A、has been warned
C、have been warned
D、have warned 标准答案：A 10．The police are trying to find out the ______ of the woman killed in the traffic accident
A、evidence
B、recognition
C、status
D、identity 标准答案：D 11．Success in establishing a good night-time routine leads to increased confidence and happiness all round, making all the hard work well ______ the effort
A、worth
B、worthwhile
C、legal
D、worthy 标准答案：A 12．She heard a terrible noise, _____ brought her heart into her mouth.
A、it
B、this
C、which
D、that 标准答案：C 13．Theories have been proposed by astronomers to ______ electrical disturbances in the atmosphere.
A、apply for
B、allow for
C、account for
D、appeal for 标准答案：C 14．To his great surprise, Al's doctor insists _____ for three months.
A、that he is resting
B、that he will rest
C、his resting
D、that he rest 标准答案：D 15．You screamed in your sleep last night. You _____ a terrible dream.
A、must have had
B、must have
C、should have had
D、should have 标准答案：A 16．No plan for the future will be acceptable unless it ______ poverty and unemployment.
A、abolishes
B、abuses
C、compels
D、commits 标准答案：A 17．He was so shy that he was always ______ to shrink up whenever attention was focused on him
A、attending
B、intending
C、tending
D、pretending 标准答案：C 18．He hasn't come yet. What do you consider_________to him?
A、happens
B、has happened
C、had happened
19．Before you started to ______, make sure the road is clear ahead of you; otherwise it might lead to an accident
A、overwork
B、overtake
C、overhear
D、oversee 标准答案：B 20．However much _____, it will be worth the money.
A、the dictionary costs
B、costs the dictionary
C、the dictionary will cost
D、does the dictionary cost 标准答案：A 试题 2
1．On the whole speculation is ______ upon because it sometimes drives prices up.
A、frowned
B、disapproved
C、represented
D、affected 标准答案：A 2．Most schools have plans in place for ______ to fires, fights, medical emergencies and other situations that call for quick assessment and decisive action.
A、converting
B、respecting
C、restoring
D、responding 标准答案：D 3．I chose a small room with the window _____ the street.
A、faces
B、faced
C、facing
D、to face 标准答案：C 4．He believes in himself, _________, in my opinion, is of great importance.
A、that
B、which
C、what
D、as 标准答案：B 5．Every year we say we’ll spend less at Christmas, and every year it still _______.
A、keeps under control
B、comes to the end
C、gets out of hand
D、goes beyond reach 标准答案：C 6．---It's too bad Rhonda is moving to Arizona.
---I wish it _____ so far away.
A、weren't
B、couldn't be
C、won't be
D、isn't 标准答案：A 7．_____ I don't like are the long, dark nights of winter.
A、That
B、What
C、Which
8．Winning by a narrow ______, the Lakers now go on to play in the championship. .
A、combat
B、margin
C、fringe
D、conquest 标准答案：B 9．The receptionist, _____ job was to answer the phone, had laryngitis（喉炎）.
A、whose
B、which
C、to whom
D、that 标准答案：A 10．If we had known that she had planned to go abroad today, we _____ at the airport.
A、would see her off
B、would have seen her off
C、should see her off
D、must have seen her off 标准答案：B 11．Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, _____obtaining water is not the least.
A、of which
B、for which
C、to which
D、on which 标准答案：A 12．He is a strange character，_________is very hard to get along with.
A、who
B、which
C、that
D、where 标准答案：A 13．The opposing political party is getting ready to ______ a powerful attack on the government.
A、intend
B、imprint
C、cast
D、mount 标准答案：D 14．The longer the economic decline is allowed to go on, the more difficult it will be to ______ it.
A、underline
B、upset
C、resume
D、reverse 标准答案：D 15．The following year, ______ victories in local elections strengthened the Conservatives’ position.
A、a series of
B、a link of
C、a pattern of
D、a connection of 标准答案：A 16．I suppose you couldn't let me borrow your car this evening, _____?
A、couldn't you
B、don't you
C、could you
D、will you 标准答案：C
17．Tom's father, as well as his mother, _____ in New York for a few days more.
A、ask him to stay
B、asks him to stay
C、ask he should stay
D、asks he should stay 标准答案：B 18．The oil spillage in the Gulf was of such _______ that its effects will last for decades.
A、magnificence
B、maintenance
C、magnitude
D、manipulation 标准答案：C 19．The International Whaling Commission warns that if nothing is done to save the whales now the species will soon be _______.
A、imitated
B、intimated
C、contaminated
D、exterminated 标准答案：D 20．The present wave of strikes ______ from discontent among the lower-paid.
A、stems
B、traps
C、raises
D、ranges 标准答案：A 试题 3
1．It was suggested that this problem _________ at the next meeting.
A、was discussed
B、will be discussed
C、have to be discussed
D、be discussed 标准答案：D 2．They found a ______ statesman to head the project —someone who could make the worlds of politics and business work together
A、senior
B、superior
C、junior
D、inferior 标准答案：A 3．_______ is announced in the papers, a nation-wide sports meeting will be held in the city next month.
A、Because
B、For
C、As
D、So 标准答案：C 4．I hope that I shall never again have to ______ such unpleasant experience; otherwise I might sue to the court
A、undergo
B、underlie
C、underline
D、understand 标准答案：A 5．There are many children and adolescents ______ behavior is generally unacceptable .
A、their
B、who
C、whom
6．________ is accepted as true is relatively, and not absolutely, true.
A、It
B、That
C、What
D、That it 标准答案：C 7．_______ the importance of wearing seat belts while driving.
A、Little they realize
B、They little realize
C、They realize little
D、Little do they realize 标准答案：D 8．If an employee of a company has not signed a contract, he is under no ______ to pay the company any money
A、obligation
B、resignation
C、allowance
D、supervision 标准答案：A 9．Never before _________ so highly successful in his attempts to modify the weather on a very small scale.
A、man has been
B、man is
C、has man been
D、will be man 标准答案：C 10．It is required that anyone who applies for this job should ______ a recent photo to the application form
A、attack
B、attach
C、attend
D、attempt 标准答案：B 11．The employees’wage rise and the wage of senior managerial personnel are decided by the ______ of directors of the enterprise through discussions
A、board
B、abroad
C、boast
D、bold 标准答案：A 12．Walter offered us a lift when he was leaving the office, but our work _____, so we didn’t accept the offer.
A、not being finished
B、had not finished
C、not having finished
D、was not finishing 标准答案：A 13．The labor contract includes the rights and obligations of the employers and employees, employment and training of the worker, the ______ term of the contract, wage, etc
A、vivid
B、vital
C、valid
D、vain 标准答案：C 14．The driver was at______loss when______word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.
A、a; /
B、a; the
C、the; the
D、/; / 标准答案：A
15．— John wants to see you today.
—I would rather he _______ tomorrow than today.
A、comes
B、came
C、should come
D、could come 标准答案：B 16．Foreign investors are allowed, ______ the relevant regulations, to invest their profits in RMB in the domestic enterprises
A、ahead of time
B、in accordance with
C、in advance
D、with regard to 标准答案：B 17．After a joint venture dismisses the surplus employee during the contract term, the enterprise will give the dismissed certain ______
A、comprehension
B、composition
C、compensation
D、consultation 标准答案：C 18．In order to make things convenient for the people, the department is planning to set up some ______ shops in the area
A、flowing
B、mobile
C、drifting
D、unstable 标准答案：B 19．With flowers and trees ________ everywhere, the city took on a new look.
A、to be planted
B、being planted
C、planting
D、planted 标准答案：D
20.The prices of the products of joint ventures sold in China should be fixed on the basis of quality ______ the price regulations set by the state and be charged in RMB
A、first of all
B、with a view to
C、regardless of
D、in line with 标准答案：D 试题 4
1. A marine shale, once believed to be a black mud rich in organic compounds, is a common source rock to _____ oil.
A、block
B、discover
C、originate
D、prevent 标准答案：C 2．It is the business of the petroleum industry to find crude oil and gas and to ______ them from the earth on-shore and off-shore.
A、retrieve
B、exchange
C、proceed
D、change 标准答案：A
3．We must put the ______ side of the policy into consideration to avoid possible mistakes.
A、converse
B、reverse
C、reserve
D、revise 标准答案：B 4．If it_____tomorrow, we will stay indoors to have our training class.
A、rains
B、rained
C、will rain
D、is raining 标准答案：A 5．It was in 2005 _____we began to introduce this new technique into our company.
A、which
B、then
C、when
D、that 标准答案：D 6．You must speak slowly, so that you can make yourself ________.
A、understood
B、understand
C、understanding
D、to understand 标准答案：A 7．Thank heavens! You have come back home. You should be thankful that you have escaped with only ______ injuries.
A、minor
B、major
C、significant
D、abundant 标准答案：A 8．He left orders that nothing ______ until the police arrived.
A、was touched
B、had been touched
C、should be touched
D、was to be touched 标准答案：C 9．He____the maths examination if he had worked hard enough, but he didn't.
A、would pass
B、had passed
C、would have passed
D、passed 标准答案：C 10．There are two rooms in the house, ____serves as a kitchen.
A、the smaller of which
B、the smaller of that
C、the smallest of which
D、the smallest of that 标准答案：A 11．I know Jonathan quite well and never doubt he can do a good job of it.
A、while
B、that
C、when
D、what 标准答案：B
12．How many more decades will have to pass scientists succeed in providing a cure for cancer？
A、when
B、before
C、since
D、until 标准答案：B 13．They are trying to ______ the waste discharged by the factory for profit.
A、expose
B、exhaust
C、exhibit
D、exploit 标准答案：D 14．Every country tries to maintain a(n) ______ balance of trade, which assures it of the means to buy necessary imports.
A、organic
B、favorite
C、compound
D、favorable 标准答案：D 15．The methods used to achieve these aims will be described later, and ______ can be seen broadly as a focusing on to a target.
A、up to now
B、so far
C、as yet
D、for the present 标准答案：D
16 .Please bear in mind that correct conduction of precautions can reduce or ______ waterside corrosion to the minimum.
A、export
B、diminish
C、embrace
D、entrap 标准答案：B 17．______ is she in London than she rings up her old friend Mary.
A、Scarcely
B、Rarely
C、No sooner
D、Hardly 标准答案：C 18．When Bob and his friends came, we____our supper then.
A、had
B、were having
C、have
D、are having 标准答案：B 19．By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ________ here for two days.
A、will stay
B、have been staying
C、will have stayed
D、have stayed 标准答案：C 20．For the time being, Philips could not say when such a product as this might be ______ available, however.
A、vertically
B、commercially
C、horizontally
试题 5
1．You should carefully think over_____ the manager said at the meeting.
A、that
B、which
C、what
D、who 标准答案：C 2．Her brother ______ to leave her in the dark room alone when she disobeyed his order
A、declared
B、threatened
C、warned
D、exclaimed 标准答案：B 3．You can, the sky is clear, see as far as the old temple on top of the mountain, but not today.
A、when
B、where
C、though
D、because 标准答案：A 4．______ is known to the world，Mark Twain is a great American writer.
A、It
B、As
C、Which
D、That 标准答案：B 5．Different management practices might be the ______ for the company’s problems
A、treatment
B、lure
C、measures
D、cure 标准答案：D 6．As parts of the world become ______, millions of people will try to migrate to more ______ areas
A、hospitable…uninhabitable
B、uninhabitable…hospitable
C、habitable…inhospitable
D、inhospitable …uninhabitable 标准答案：B 7．When climbing the hill, John was knocked unconscious by an ______ rolling stone
A、untouched
B、unfamiliar
C、unexpected
D、unbelievable 标准答案：C 8．Anthropology, the study of humanity, makes extensive use of comparative method in its ______ of human behavior and human society
A、analysis
B、analogue
C、antithesis
D、hypothesis 标准答案：A 9．Americans eat vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.
A、twice as much
B、as twice many
C、twice as many
D、as twice much 标准答案：C
A、Even
B、No matter
C、Although
D、Now that 标准答案：C 11．In his book the author explains in details the ten most important ______ of economics and illustrates their application in some fields
A、progress
B、principles
C、proposals
D、procedures 标准答案：B 12．Having taken our seats,.
A、the professor began the lecture
B、the lecture began in no time
C、we were attracted by the lecturer immediately
D、the bell announced the beginning of the lecture 标准答案：C 13．With everything she needed,she went out of the shop, with her hands full of shopping bags.
A、bought
B、to buy
C、buying
D、buy 标准答案：A
14. If individuals are awakened each time as they began a dream phase of sleep, they are likely to become irritable even if their total amount of sleep has been ______
A、efficient
B、sufficient
C、deficient
D、proficient 标准答案：B 15．A few of the drugs are ______ and not covered by insurance companies
A、laboratory
B、experimental
C、experimenting
D、experiment 标准答案：B 16．The taxi driver was put in prison because his car had knocked down a child. His wife went to
prison to see him twice a month.
A、/; /
B、the; the
C、/; the
D、the; / 标准答案：C
17. It is believed to be a problem that will affect only a small ______ of the total population
A、fraction
B、friction
C、affection
D、fracture 标准答案：A 18．Diana felt very much upset at _____ to the party as she had longed to go for a long time.
A、not invite
B、not to be invited
C、not inviting
D、not having been invited 标准答案：D
19．These comments came ______ specific questions which used to be asked by local newsmen
A、in addition to
B、in contrast to
C、in regard to
D、in response to 标准答案：D 20．In recent years many football clubs as business to make a profit.
A、are run
B、have been run
C、had been run
D、will be run 标准答案：B。