大学英语词汇与结构

Part III Vocabulary and Structure1. Steam turbines (涡轮机) are used for the _____ of electricity.A) constructionB) manufacturingC) changeD) generation正确答案：D2. John says that his present job doesn’t provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.A) scopeB) openingC) capacityD) range正确答案：A3. The scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think is best to _____.A) engageB) devoteC) seekD) pursue正确答案：D4. One foolish mistake can _____ you in a good deal of trouble.A) releaseB) involveC) evolveD) empower正确答案：B5. The doctor suggested __________ my diet with vitamins E and A.A) supplementB) supplementingC) addD) adding正确答案：B6. ____________, this essay is quite good except for a few spelling mistakes. Which one of the following choices is NOT appropriate to fill in the blank?A) On balanceB) GenerallyC) Generally speakingD) In balance正确答案：D7. Up the chimney roared the fire, and ______ the room with its broad blaze.A) brightenedB) lingeredC) furnishedD) fused正确答案：A8. Now the cheers and applause _____ in a single sustained roar.A) mingledB) concentratedC) assembledD) permeated正确答案：A9. They also are looking closely at what may be two key pieces of Columbia (哥伦比亚号航天飞机) _____ — a 2-foot piece of one wing and a 300-pound cover of a landing gear compartment.A) debrisB) garbageC) paletteD) canvas正确答案：A10. "I am afraid it will not _____ my dress," she answered, "and, besides, the Chamberlain's nephew has sent me some real jewels, and everybody knows that jewels cost far more than flowers."A) settle intoB) stand outC) expose toD) go with正确答案：D11. Unable to go out because of the deep snow, she felt _____ in her own house.A) isolatedB) isolatingC) imprisonedD) imprisoning正确答案：C12. Nobody encourages a man to dissect his appearance, feature by feature. _____ perfection, that is considered trivial — almost unmanly.A) As forB) As ofC) As fromD) As by正确答案：A13. "Now that you have a job and I don't," the husband said to his wife, "our situations are _____."A) remarkableB) divergedC) transferredD) reversed正确答案：D14. The street sellers repeatedly _____ their selling cries about their goods.A) advocatedB) pursuedD) confirmed正确答案：C15. "We are convinced that efforts for a peaceful resolution of the situation regarding Iraq should be _____ continued," Putin told journalists after talks with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Berlin.A) geneticallyB) normallyC) persistentlyD) significantly正确答案：C16. With a tremulous whisper, he broke off in the middle of a sentence, his hands flapping at his side in a ______ shrug.A) psychicB) helplessC) capableD) tranquil正确答案：B17. During the citywide drive, doctors will provide free consultation and blood pressure examinations in local communities. ______, medical staff at district hospitals will receive special training to improve their professional skills in treating hypertension patients.A) As a resultB) On balanceC) For instanceD) In addition正确答案：D18. We can _______ with four computers at the moment, but we'll need a couple more when the new staff arrive.A) go forB) go offC) get throughD) get by正确答案：D19. Teachers are on strike in protest at the pay settlement _______ by the government this year.A) addedB) stressedC) forcedD) imposed正确答案：D20. Tim is good, smart and hardworking. __________, I can't speak too highly of him.A) As a resultB) In a wordC) By the wayD) On the contrary21. Animal rights activists are _____________ to using animals for medical research.A) punctualB) offensiveC) sentimentalD) opposed正确答案：D22. She turned away, prepared to go, _____________ to accept further rudeness.A) uneasyB) unwillingC) undoubtedD) unique正确答案：B23. Brown is certainly confident ________ his future success.A) inB) withC) ofD) to正确答案：C24. She was sent on a special ________ to Africa.A) missionB) causeC) tourD) delegation正确答案：A25. My professor suggested that I ________ the data accumulated over the years when I work on my project.A) make use ofB) take possession ofC) benefitD) benefit from正确答案：A26. By visiting and talking to former prisoners in the camps, the journalist came to an obvious conclusion that they were ______.A) disguisingB) cloningC) puzzlingD) starving正确答案：D27. A large majority of elderly Americans ______ an old-age allowance from the government.A) give upB) get throughC) count onD) get by28. For a lot of people, baptisms, weddings and ______ are the only occasions they go to church.A) inaugurationsB) funeralsC) advertisementsD) salvation正确答案：B29. Local people have mixed feelings about the planned ______ of their town into a regional capital.A) arrangementB) transformationC) targetD) improvement正确答案：B30. We were intrigued to hear about Richard's ______ when he went mountain-climbing.A) exploitsB) horsepowersC) monstersD) homesteaders正确答案：A31. In the story the clever little fox ______ the hunters and escapes from the trap they set.A) outsmartsB) imposesC) defeatsD) disguises正确答案：A32. Rochelle L. Stanfield, a former staff correspondent for National Journal, is a Washington, D.C.- based ______ writer specializing in demographics and urban affairs.A) unanimousB) deputyC) freelanceD) supreme正确答案：C33. The colorful leaves _____________ the diversity and beauty of life here on earth.A) specializeB) optimizeC) minimizeD) symbolize正确答案：D34. To call the music of another music-culture "primitive" is __________ one's own standards ona group that does not recognize them.A) puttingB) emphasizingC) forcingD) imposing正确答案：D35. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to ________ in the courtyard.A) assembleB) convergeC) accumulateD) crowd正确答案：A36. Countless divorced politicians would have been elected out of office years ago had they even thought of a divorce, let alone __________ one.A) gettingB) to getC) gottenD) get正确答案：C37. Greatly agitated, I rushed to the apartment and tried the door, __________ to find it locked.A) justB) onlyC) henceD) thus正确答案：B38. This meeting laid a solid foundation for the two countries to ____________ enduring and constant economic ties.A) shapeB) forgeC) generateD) proclaim正确答案：B39. Japan has already returned the vessel and 14 of the crew, but continues to _____________ the captain.A) detainB) retainC) sustainD) entertain正确答案：A40. After this concert she was firmly on the road to _____________ and fortune.A) distinctionB) recognitionC) famineD) fame正确答案：D51. Troy was very clever for his age and had already figured out ways to ______ her.A) outsmartB) outgrowD) betray正确答案：A52. Tom, did it ever ______ to you that you would be punished for cheating in exams?A) happenB) occurC) reflectD) strike正确答案：B53. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ________ the isolation of life in Alaska.A) break throughB) break downC) break intoD) break out正确答案：A54. It’s outrageous, and we won’t ________ any more.A) stand forB) stand outC) stand byD) stand over正确答案：C55. In India more than one hundred languages are spoken, ______ which only fourteen are recognized as official.A) ofB) byC) withD) within正确答案：A56. If I criticize him, he gets ______ and starts shouting.A) defensiveB) impressiveC) aggressiveD) decisive正确答案：C57. Many businesses have ______ because of the recession.A) closed upB) closed inC) closed downD) closed around正确答案：C58. It’s so ________ of you to complain in the presence of the director.A) senselessB) sensibleD) sensual正确答案：A59. The plane ________ so smoothly that the passengers could hardly feel it.A) took offB) took upC) took overD) took on正确答案：A60. The manager’s arguments are rather _________ to criticism.A) sensitiveB) vulnerableC) opposedD) exposed正确答案：B61. In case of damage, our manager had all the possessions _________.A) insuredB) ensuredC) assuredD) guaranteed正确答案：A62. The local government has ________ several highways in this district.A) put onB) put upC) put overD) put down正确答案：B63. This nation has defeated tyrants and _______ death camps, raised this lamp of liberty to every captive land.A) overseenB) enforcedC) liberatedD) unsung正确答案：C64. That story has too many gaps in it to _______.A) make senseB) make itC) make likeD) make over正确答案：A65. The Bush administration says the tax cuts will give the U.S. economy and the world economya badly needed boost and the faster growth will help lower U.S. _______ deficits in future years.A) tariffB) statisticsD) existence正确答案：C66. Terrified villagers have ______ themselves into their house.A) insuredB) hitchedC) resistedD) barricaded正确答案：D67. Since 1970s this small town has gradually been ________ into a huge modern city.A) transferredB) transplantedC) transmittedD) transformed 该选项共0人选择正确答案：D68. The commander ordered his troops to ________ on the enemies.A) close upB) close downC) close offD) close in正确答案：D69. _________ places on the Earth where plant and animal life has not been affected by the activities of humans.A) FewB) There are fewC) Being fewD) The few正确答案：B70. The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, derives its name from a native American word _________ "bubbling springs".A) meantB) that is meantC) meaningD) whose meaning正确答案：C71. She got some books out of the library and immersed herself ________ Jewish history and culture.A) ofB) outC) inD) to正确答案：C72.Some of the commercially produced venison (鹿肉) ________ beef in flavour.A) assemblesC) congregatesD) corresponds正确答案：B73. She is a very ________ student. She’s always talking about travelling to outer space.A) imaginaryB) imaginativeC) imaginableD) imagining正确答案：B74.This is not an economical way to get more water; ________, it is very expensive.A) otherwiseB) on the contraryC) in shortD) anyway正确答案：B75. A key task is to get pupils to ______ for themselves the relationship between success and effort.A) perceiveB) conceiveC) deceiveD) receive正确答案：A76. ______ average, people who don’t smoke are healthier than people who do.A) AboveB) OnC) UnderD) In正确答案：B77.The cargoes ________ when it stopped raining.A) had just unloadedB) were to unloadC) were just being unloadedD) were just unloaded正确答案：C78. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were ________ deeply.A) appliedB) approvedC) appreciatedD) appealed正确答案：C79.In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ________ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.A) assembledB) acknowledgedC) appointedD) adapted正确答案：D80. Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, ________ those events do not interfere with their studies.A) so thatB) providedC) lestD) unless正确答案：B81. Thirty people were injured in the ensuing fracas that turned the restaurant into a ______ of broken glasses and overturned tables.A) hometownB) campusC) territoryD) battlefield正确答案：D82. The symbol of the shepherds' crook (曲柄杖) is an ancient one, representing the ______ shepherds who were the first to worship the newborn Christ.A) traditionalB) bushyC) wearyD) humble正确答案：D83. "How could they do this to my children?" cried one man with tears ______ down his face.A) saturatingB) streamingC) slashingD) sprinkling正确答案：B84. Jane glanced at the clock. "Oh dear, I'm late! I have to run or I'll be late for my first appointment." She kissed her husband quickly, picked up her ______, and started for the door.A) checkbookB) briefcaseC) shoeshineD) champagne正确答案：B85. People often say "I'll put the ______ on" when they are going to make tea or coffee.A) spiceB) rackC) kettleD) oven正确答案：C86. That music always ______ happy memories.A) comes down toB) takes onC) brings backD) pops out正确答案：C87. Since the couple couldn't ______ their differences, they decided to get a divorce.A) repelB) reconcileC) resumeD) revise正确答案：B88. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than ______ eastern Nebraska.A) doesB) inC) it does inD) in it does正确答案：A89. ________, we need to improve the equipment in our factory right now.A) As it isB) As it wasC) As it wereD) As it will be正确答案：A90. ______, we should be glad.A) Were they to come tomorrowB) They were to come tomorrowC) They would come tomorrowD) They come tomorrow正确答案：A91. Both conservatives and Communists have simply ______ their attitude to the government.A) toughB) toughlyC) tougheningD) toughened正确答案：D92. And, of course, they seek those features which make an estate ______ from the rest.A) stand byB) stand inC) stand outD) stand up正确答案：C93. But they seek also to have a religion which is ______ with the world in which we live.A) out of tuneC) for the tuneD) to the tune正确答案：B94. Despite ______ rumors in Washington of further infidelities, Mr. Clinton says there will be no more surprises about him.A) sustainingB) supportingC) persistentD) insistent正确答案：C95. They were lost in the mountains for ten days, ______ hunger, thirst, and intense cold.A) enduredB) enduringC) remainedD) remaining正确答案：B96. She ______ to touch the surface, aware of a chill that seemed to have settled around her.A) reached downB) reached overC) reached throughD) reached out正确答案：D97. All his peers make a _________ of his clumsiness.A) imitationB) teaseC) ridiculeD) mock正确答案：D98. I have kept that portrait ________ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my university days in New York.A) whichB) whereC) thatD) when正确答案：B99. The doctor ________ all night with the patient.A) sat upB) lay upC) sat withD) laid up正确答案：A100. A human’s eyesight is not as ________ as that of an eagle.A) eccentricC) sensitiveD) acute正确答案：D。