新版新视野3选择题

新版新视野3选择题
新视野大学英语（Book 3）词汇练习
1. It was ____ of you not to play the piano while I was having
a sleep.
A) considerate B) careful C) considering D) considerable
2. A benefit performance is a performance for which a charitable organization has bought out at a discounted price and ___ funds by selling tickets at a full price.
A) furnishes B) raises C) accumulates D) contributes
3. The coming of the railways in the 1830s ____ our society and economy.
A) transferred B) transformed C) transmitted D) transported
4. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ____ to be a great disappointment.
A) turned up B) turned out C) turned in D) turned down
5. She cut her hair short and tried to ______ herself as a man.
A) decorate B) disguise C) fabricate D) fake
6. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly ___ to another subject.
A) committed B) switched C) favored D) transmitted
7. It was such a solemn occasion that not even a child ____ a sound.
A) delivered B) uttered C) voiced D) spoke
8. My father seemed to be in no ____ to look at my school report.
A) emotion B) mood C) attitude D) feeling
9. The older New England villages have changed relatively little ____ a gas station or two in
recent decades.
A) except for B) in addition to C) except D) besides
10.The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly ____ his national reputation.
A) magnify B) enlarge C) strengthen D) enhance
11. Humidity (湿度) is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to ____ it.
A) maintain B) persist C) endure D) sustain
12. The suspect’s fingerprints on the gun were the main ____ against him.
A) crime B) information C) conviction D) evidence
13. Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling ____.
A) income B) allowances C) pay D) wages
14. Be careful with those fireworks; they are ____ to go off unexpectedly.
A) easy B) probable C) available D) liable
15. He ran so fast that he was out of ____.
A) air B) oxygen C) breath D) wind
16. When you go to the doctor he asks you to describe your ____ so that he can make a diagnosis (诊断).
A) indications B) signs C) symbols D) symptoms
17. In general , the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth the total ____ for living expenses.
A) acceptable B) available C) advisable D) applicable
18. His inability to learn foreign languages was a(n) ____ to his career.
A) objection B) defect C) obstacle D) depression
19. The ratio of the work done by the machine ____ the work done on it is called the efficiency of the machine.
A) against B) with C) to D) for
20. During the war she always kept a ____ of tinned food in the house.
A) load B) substitute C) conservation D) reserve
21. This machine works very well so long as no one ____ with it.
A) interferes B) disturbs C) upsets D) interrupts
22. In Britain people ____ four million tons of potatoes every year.
A) consume B) swallow C) exhaust D) dispose
23. That’s really typical ____John. He says he’ll come but he never turns up.
A) for B) of C) to D) with
24. No effective ____ has been found for this fatal disease which claims thousands of lives each year.
A) settlement B) method C) remedy D) prescription
25. She was _____ what she had written so as to make the theme stand out more clearly.
A) repairing B) revising C) remedying D) reforming
26. The one pleasure that Einstein ____ his great fame was the ability it gave him to help others.
A) resulted from B) stirred up C) turned out D) derived from
27. The rain was heavy and ____ the land was flooded.
A) consequently B) continuously C) constantly D) consistently
28. The present difficulties _____ from our failure to deal with the problem when it first arose.
A) step B) stem C) steer D) sponsor
29. Universal peace would be ____ to all mankind.
A) beneficial B) valid C) advisable D) worthy
30. The local government leaders are making every effort to ____ the problem of poverty.
A) loosen B) tackle C) remove D) encounter
31. We have not ______ information to state the exact damage.
A) abundant B) sufficient C) plenty D) efficient
32. The court considers a financial ____ to be an appropriate way of punishing him.
A) option B) duty C) obligation D) penalty
33. The explorers were told to ____ themselves with everything they would need for the voyage.
A) associate B) equip C) retreat D) feed
34. What he ____ was that you didn’t tell the whole truth.
A) referred B) implied C) inclined D) accorded
36. He hopes to ____ his paintings before the public in New York very soon.
A) exhibit B) expose C) express D) experience
36. German and Italian courses are held in Munich and Rome ____.
A) relatively B) reluctantly C) respectively D) relevantly
37. This vast stock of computerized images has ____ the possibilities open to the artist.
A) speculated B) sponsored C) generated D) multiplied
38. We don’t know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to ____ on what happened.
A) infer B) speculate C) guess D) infer
39. This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to ____ on it.
A) cope B) complain C) comment D) confirm
40. You must take the _____ steps by yourself; after you have begun, I will help you.
A) primitive B) preliminary C) primary D) practicable
41. How can you best ______ in your students the speech habits of the English language?
A) civilize B) cultivate C) evolve D) train
42. After three hours of heated debate, the _____ bill was passed by a narrow majority .
A) virtual B) universal C) controversial D) substantial
43. Richard’s news report covering the c onference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.
A) comprehensive B) integrated C) redundant D) productive
44. Shaking hands when people meet each other for the first time is practiced as a _____ way of greeting.
A) conventional B) conservative C) constant D) convenient
45. I am afraid that you have to alter your _____ views in light of the tragic news that has just
arrived.
A) indifferent B) distressing C) optimistic D) pessimistic
46. The manufacturers refused to take all _____ for damage caused by misuse.
A) duty B) responsibility C) obligation D) share
47. The noise was so faint that you had to ______ your ears to hear it.
A) stir B) strengthen C) strain D) stride
48. We’ve done our ______ to make the process as simple as possible.
A) terminal B) utmost C) extreme D) supreme
49. What he said was too ______ for me to understand.
A) compound B) complex C) comprehensive D) conventional
50. Their products are frequently overpriced and ____ in quality.
A) influential B) inferior C) superior D) subordinate
51. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _____ operation, he quickly recovered
his sight.
A) delicate B) considerate C) precise D) sensitive
52. If your baby is losing weight, you should _____ your doctor promptly.
A) advocate B) consult C) enquire D) investigate
53. I have worked on three _____ Saturdays.
A) continuous B) consistent C) successive D) regular
54. With the introduction of _____ technology, information flows faster than it ever did.
A) involved B) complicated C) sophisticated D) complex
55. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was _____ behind as usual.
A) declining B) delaying C) lacking D) lagging
56. While both plans were perfectly sensible, only one seemed _____ in China’s particular
situation.
A) useful B) available C) feasible D) desirable
57. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, _____ the $160 billion the
President is struggling to get through the Congress.
A) in proportion to B) in reply to C) in relation to D) in contrast to
58. We _____ the cook because her cooking was so poor.
A) dismissed B) deserted C) resigned D) withdrew
59. Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, _____ those
events do not interfere with their studies.
A) lest B) though C) unless D) provided
60. She can run 100 meters in 13 seconds without _____ herself.
A) executing B) inserting C) exerting D) devoting
61. Our holiday plans _____ because of transport strikes.
A) fell out B) fell through C) fell over D) fell behind
62. If my plan isn’t ______ of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted.
A) approved B) consented C) agreed D) admitted
63. Everybody ______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.
A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined
64. Mr. Bloom is not ______ now, but he will be famous someday.
A) significant B) dominant C) magnificent D) prominent
65. The bridge was named ______ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.
66. Each of them had a different ______ of what actually happened, but hers was by far more
believable.
A) message B) theory C) version D) comment
67. His latest piece of work was ______ by a song he heard on the radio.
A) released B) inspired C) assessed D) composed
68. Very few scientists _____ completely new answers to the world’s problems.
A) catch up with B) come up with C) keep up with D) put up with
69. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of
the medium is _____.
A) granted B) implied C) exaggerated D) remedied
70. The company has _____ over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.
A) involved B) resolved C) evolved D) revolved
71. During the war, the government _____ many soldiers from the workers and farmers.
A) adopted B) collected C) integrated D) recruited
72. Some of his suggestions have been adopted but others have been turned _____ as they are quite impracticable.
A) away B) back C) out D) down
73. This story is not real; it is only ______.
A) imaginary B) imaginative C) imaginable D) imagined
74. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _____ Europe
into a great war.
A) imposed B) pitched C) inserted D) plunged
75. I’m very sorry to have _____ you with so many questions on such a n occasion.
A) interfered B) offended C) impressed D) bothered
76. The scientists made ______ plans for landing a man on the moon.
A) acute B) elaborate C) virtual D) delicate
77. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ______.
A) blank B) hollow C) vacant D) bare
78. All the streets were ______ with flags to welcome the Chinese delegation.
A) supplied B) mended C) decorated D) pasted
79. Although the cyclist was unhurt, his bicycle was _____
between the lorry and the wall.
A) crushed B) clapped C) split D) cracked
80. The wholesale price of this coat is $20 and the _____ price for it is $28.
A) virtual B) massive C) retail D) singular
81. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage _____.
A) relatively B) actually C) annually D) comparatively
82. The children performed a very ____ dance for their parents.
A) precise B) smart C) graceful D) successive
83. In the _____ paragraph some comments had been made of it.
A) proceeding B) preceding C) progressing D) processing
84. We finally managed to ____ the committee’s approval o
f our plans.
A) secure B) arouse C) exert D) execute
85. Thousands of people died of starvation during the ____ in that African country.
A) objection B) poverty C) consumption D) famine
86. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____.
A) gaps B) lengths C) distances D) intervals
87. The thief tried to open the locked door but _____.
A) in no way B) in vain C) at a loss D) without effect
88. He had a ____ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked.
A) empty B) bare C) blank D) hollow
89. Stone does not ____, and so the tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the
men who made them have disappeared without trace.
A) crack B) decay C) destroy D) crush
90. The swimming pool is so ____ that it’s safe for small children.
A) stable B) smooth C) superficial D) shallow
91. Being named the best athlete of the year wa s an important ____ in the baseball player’s life.
A) segment B) ingredient C) contribution D) episode
92. Only hotel guests have the ____ of using the private beach.
A) occasion B) possibility C) privilege D) habit
93. Many people save money to ____ for their old age.
A) supply B) offer C) provide D) yield
94. Having decided to rent a flat, we ____ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.
A) went up B) went down C) went out D) went about
95. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A) ignored B) refused C) neglected D) denied
96. The medicine the doctor gave me ____ my headache.
A) reduced B) improved C) released D) relieved
97. As I had earlier made up my mind to run for governor, I could not ____. I must go on with the
fight.
A) vary B) withdraw C) undergo D) discard
98. The water was so ____ that we could see the fish inside clearly.
A) transparent B) obvious C) apparent D) visible
99. While studying he was financially dependent ____ his wife.
A) to B) of C) on D) from
100. He ____ the medicine quickly and then drank some orange juice.
A) sucked B) swallowed C) licked D) digested
101. Another big issue ____ the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens.
A) confining B) confirming C) conflicting D) confronting 102.
I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite ____.
A) arbitrary B) rational C) mechanical D) unpredictable 103. His parents no longer worry about him. He has a good job and can live ____ his own now.
A) at B) by C) on D) with
104. Mr. Henderson was determined to remain _____. He neither stood on his wife’s side nor on his mother’s side.
A) natural B) neutral C) nervous D) native
105. Do you believe these two ____ friends used to be bitter enemies?
A) intimate B) emotional C) intense D) supreme
106. As he had worked in the army as an electrical engineer for many years, he had every ____ for the job.
A) privilege B) obligation C) qualification D) commitment 107. She was very ____; she cried even when her husband left for another city on business.
A) sensitive B) indifferent C) reluctant D) emotional
108. Young children soon ____ words they hear their elders use.
A) put forward B) look forward to C) turn up D) pick up
109. Since many insects have already become ____ to DDT, scientists have to look for some new insecticide.
A) active B) resistant C) tough D) gradual
110. It is a type of desert bush that can ____ extremes of temperature.
A) adapt B) withdraw C) withstand D) shade
111. If a man is easily taken in by emotional traps, he will not be able to make ____ judgments.
A) sensitive B) sentimental C) sensible D) sensational 112. You should save your work often as a ____ against computer failure.
A) sanction B) precaution C) shield D) shelter
113. According to the weather ____, it’s going to be fine today.
A) prediction B) indication C) provision D) forecast
114. Accidents are of frequent ____ on this motorway because the traffic is extremely heavy here.
A) arrival B) proportion C) scale D) occurrence 115. Her pulse was so weak that the doctor had difficulty ____ it.
A) inspecting B) detecting C) touching D) contacting 116. There is need to check the ____ of the report.
A) frequency B) accuracy C) emergency D) efficiency 117. The old man did not seem to attach any importance ____ the question.
A) to B) with C) towards D) for
118. Professor Collins was ____ of the latest developments in physics because he had been in hospital for several months.
A) unconscious B) negative C) robbed D) ignorant
119. It has been revealed that some government leaders ____ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A) employ B) take C) abuse D) overlook 120. Fertilizer will ____ the growth of these tomato plants.
A) accomplish B) accelerate C) accumulate D) account
121. Years of ____ labor had hardened his muscles.
A) survival B) mental C) restless D) manual
122. Very few plants will ____ without water.
A) flourish B) fade C) stem D) cultivate
123. I guess the whole paper has to be rewritten; only the first few paragraphs may be ____.
A) sustained B) contained C) maintained D) retained
124. The police will give you a ticket if you ____ the speed limit.
A) break B) reject C) suspend D) exceed
125. When Jack was eighteen he ____ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late.
A) took to B) took for C) took up D) took on
126. Which is the most expensive ____ training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?
A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of 127. The survival of civilization, as we know, is ____ threat.
A) within B) under C) towards D) upon
128. George took ____ of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden.
A) chance B) effect C) occasion D) advantage。