2011年高三词汇竞赛试题及答卷

2011学年广州市高三英语词汇摸底练习题

（完成时间：40-45分钟满分：100分）

第一卷（满分40分）

一、选择最佳答案(1x40=40)

1. The old man speaks with a strong French __________.

A. accent

B. dialect

C. tone

D. voice

2. —In this day and age, women can have children and jobs as well.

—I can’t agree more. It’s great to have the two __________.

A. linked

B. related

C. connected

D. combined

3. The school sports meeting has to be __________ on account of the rain and we all feel very disappointed.

A. called back

B. called forth

C. called off

D. called in

4. The thief _________ the handbag out of my hand and ran away.

A. moved

B. held

C. robbed

D. snatched

5. We are confident that we can __________ the work without his assistance.

A. carry over

B. carry on

C. carry away

D. carry off

6. Please drive the car at a ________ speed. You see, on the car sit the aged people.

A. constant

B. continuous

C. consistent

D. continual

7. That building is now ________ because all the others like it were destroyed in the war.

A. separate

B. single

C. individual

D. unique

8. —Do you have enough to __________ all your daily expenses?

—Oh yes, enough and some to spare.

A. spend

B. cover

C. fill

D. offer

9. The police searched the house ___________ in order to find the suspect.

A. actually

B. fully

C. thoroughly

D. wholly

10. In the course of the experiments, they __________ a series of new problems.

A. came out

B. came across

C. came to

D. came forward

11. The speaker talked about sports in general and about football _________.

A. in conclusion

B. in brief

C. in particular

D. in consequence

12. It is hard for me to _________ the meaning of the poem.

A. make up

B. make off

C. make up for

D. make out

13. John _________ tennis while his wife is crazy about painting and sculpture.

A. goes for

B. goes in for

C. goes into

D. goes up with

14. The boy walked on tiptoe because he was _______ to wake his father.

A. scared

B. feared

C. afraid

D. frightened

15. This porridge is too _______. Please cook with less water next time.

A. thin

B. slender

C. slim

D. narrow

16. I can’t follow your advice. _______, thank you for giving it.

A. Anyhow

B. Otherwise

C. Thus

D. Furthermore

17. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. __________, our minds are developed by