开学词汇测试

2014-2015学年第二学期开学词汇测试题（100题）
1. When you choose a piece of cloth, the most important thing that you should pay attention to is its____.
A) style B) texture C) textile D) content
2. My mother came here only for a ____ stay. She would fly to Los Angeles the next day.
A) shortened B) prolonged C) premature D) transient
3. She cast her eyes round the room in ____of a chair to sit in.
A) question B) quest C) demand D) requirement
4. You must be very careful. The work ____ precision.
A) retails B) repels C) retains D) entails
5. I’m acting as ____ while the manager is away on business.
A) agency B)policy C) deputy D) colleague
6. His ____ personality provides good material for critics.
A) mature B) considered C) literate D) dual
7. The end ____the means. This saying implies even a wrong or unfair method may be allowed if the result or purpose of the action is good.
A) modifies B) justifies C) purifies D) testifies
8. The ____ of Confucius built the temple in memory of their ancestor.
A) descendants B) predecessors C) correspondents D) opponents
9. The chancellor ____ the fact that he was the centre of criticism and stuck to his reforms.
A) discharged B) disregarded C) disguised D) disposed
10. It was courageous enough for Galileo to ____ the falling object theory developed by Aristotle, the authoritative Greek scientist.
A) advance B) defy C) justify D) translate
11. Contact your doctor if the cough ________.
A) consists B) resists C) desists D) persists
12. He nurses an ________ to be a poet.
A) aspiration B) desperation C) respiration D) intention
13. It is unrealistic to believe perfection is an ________ goal.
A) visible B)retainable C)attainable D)detainable
14. He showed courage in ________.
A) evil B) devil C) adversity D) boom
15. When asked for your views about your current job, on no account must you be ________about it.
A) negative B) emotional C) positive D) disappointed
16At the moment of departure, a mood of ________ descended on us.
A) gloomy B) sorrowful C) sad D) melancholy
17.The ecological setting acts as a stage for ________ processes.
A) resolutionary B)revolutionary C)stationary D)evolutionary
18. Many enjoy the ________ stimulation of a challenging job.
A) lunatic B)physical C)mental D)cognitive
19. Lack of exercise can lead to feelings of ________ and exhaustion.
A) excitement B)recession C)expression D)relief
20. Talent, hard work and sheer tenacity are all crucial to ________success.
A) career B)trade C)profession D)occupation
21.As children grow older, their ________ processes become sharper.
A) cognitive B)critical C)physical D)emotional
22. All blood products are now heat treated to kill off any ________.
A) defect B)perfect C)infection D)ailment
23. They want to be on the ________ for similar buying opportunities.
A) cautious B)immune C)alert D)warned
24. In New Zealand, the Maori people ________ a strong cultural tradition.
A) detain B)obtain C)attain D)maintain
25. Our challenge is to ________ those voters and inspire them to join our cause.
A) motivate B)propel C)move D)force
26. Although not ideal, this attitude is not entirely ________.
A) constructive B)destructive C)adverse D)contrary
27. Smiling and laughing has actually been shown to ________ tension and stress.
A) modify B)strengthen C)unburden D)relieve
28. I knew that ________ was the first requirement for learning.
A) compression B)density C)collection D)concentration
29. Large paintings can ________ the feeling of space in small rooms.
A) propel B)undermine C)chill D)enhance
30. The regulation allows of no ________.
A) variety B)variation C)diversion D)Disruption
31. The extent _____ which your diet is successful depends on your willpower.
A) in B) from C) to D) on
32. You need _____ communication within the organization.
A) effective B) efficient C) sufficient D) affluent
33. Many ethnic groups have been _____ into American society.
A) dissimulated B)simulated C)assimilated D)dissimilated
34. Many children with learning difficulties are ______ into ordinary schools.
A) combined B) merged C) united D) integrated
35. Helen was ______ from marketing to sales.
A) transmitted B) transferred C) transformed D) transited
36. We want the class to be both enjoyable and useful—we’re trying to ____ a balance.
A) strike B) beat C)hit D) knock
37. Twenty years later he could still clearly _____ the event.
A) reproduce B) replace C) renew D) recall
38. Classroom practice is a ______ factor in children’s learning.
A) important B) critic C) critical D) urgent
39. Generally speaking, table manners may ____ greatly from country to country.
A) vary B) various C) varied D) varies
40. We were _____ by the sacrifices they had made.
A) overlapped B) overwhelmed C)overcome D) overstepped
41.Although they plant trees in this area every year, the top of some hills are still _____.
A) flowery B). hollow C) vacant D) bare
42. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, _____ defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion.
A) neatly B) indifferently C) vigorously D) inevitably
43. The student was just about to _____ he question, when suddenly he found the answer.
A) see to B) submit to C) work out D) give up
44. This ticket _____ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
A) defines B) grants C) entitles D) credits
45. Mary was so _____ in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.
A) tossed B) absorbed C) drawn D) concentrated
46. They took _____ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A) significant B) beneficial C) valid D) effective
47. It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and _____ knowledge.
A) extensive B) lowly C)intensive D) expensive
48. The price of beer _____ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.
A) stacked B) ranged C) separated D) differed
49. The police set a _____ to catch the thieves.
A) palm B) device C) trap D) trick
50. We have to try every means to _____ the costs of the construction project.
A) lay off B) bring forth C) bring down D) bring back
51. Sick building ______ is a disease of our time.
A) mark B) sign C) signal D) syndrome
52. Stop saying yes all the time –you’re ______ her.
A) destroying B) spoiling C) injuring D) hurting
53. As a mother she is too ______towards her daughter. She should let her see more of the world.
A) protective B) hopeful C) modest D) confident
54. His ______ sense of justice made him popular with his workforce.
A) intimate B)direct C) innate D) natural
55. Noam is very shy, but his wife is _______.
A) mean B ) considerate C) outspoken D) outgoing
56. The police are having a difficult time, _____all the drugs and violence on our streets.
A) what if B) what about C) what with D) what happened
57. Money talks. That’s ______. All the best seats were reserved for the big shots.
A) for sure B) no doubt C) sure D) no reason
58. We are so ______ for all the support we received.
A) content B)thankful C) appreciative D) relieved
59. We have work to do and it is essential that there are no ________.
A) obstructions B)interruption C)barriers D) distractions
60. Nobody seriously _______ him ______ a candidate for the job.
A) considered … be B) proved…as C) thought of… as D) regarded…to be
61. His __________ ideas are likely to produce fireworks at the meeting.
A) rational B) radical C ) radiant D) rancid
62. He was examined on (the) __________ of being an enemy agent.
A) suspicion B) doubt C) uncertainty D) distrust
63. He caught a ___________ of her before she vanished into the crowd.
A) gap B) glimpse C) glint D) gleam
64. Her__________ greatly brightened up the evening party.
A) preservation B) presumption C) pretension D)presence
65.___________ a low cry of pain broke the stillness that prevailed.
A) At least B) At most C) At length D)At once
66. ___________ the game, create a character, click a button and the game world shows up.
A) Start with B) Start up C) Set up D) Come up with
67. If this generation does not tackle climate change, its descendants will not think much ____ it.
A) on B) about C) of D)over
68. Science, to my mind, is applied honesty, the one reliable means we have to_______ truth.
A) find out B) find C)search D) look for
69. The following adverse reactions may _________ occur: dryness of the mouth, thirst, drowsiness, fatigue, dizziness and abdominal discomfort.
A) seldom B) never C) some time D) occasionally
70. The custom of worshipping ancestors is_________ among these people.
A) penetrating B) primary C) prevalent D) predominant
71. The car was completely ________ under the truck.
A) crust B) crushed C) cracked D) crunch
72. The 17th-century doctors puzzled over the ________ effects of coffee and tea.
A) simulated B) stimulated C) stimulating D) simulating
73. It would be a ________ for him to have a day off.
A) luxury B) luxurious C) dream D) vision
74. At the first sight of trouble, the crowd ________ away.
A) passed B) gave C) run D) melted
75. The story had an extensive ________ among Chinese readers.
A) fashion B) popularity C) preference D) tendency
76. The historic building near the river is government ________.
A) residence B) spot C) property D) prosperity
77. I had to ________ my ignorance when they asked me to operate the machine.
A) recognize B) point C) acknowledge D) confess
78. His children have ________ his love of sports.
A) imitated B) copied C)got D)inherited
79. The authorities had recently ________ two political prisoners.
A) released B) liberated C) rested D) revealed
80. A number of factors ________for the differences between the two scores.
A) answer B) account C) apologize D) make
81. He felt very uncomfortable, as his wet shirt _________his body.
A) gets through B) clung to C) clings to D) clung with
82. Even if divorce is legal, it is still_________.
A) disapproving B) frowned upon
C) frowning upon D) frowning
83. It was a ____________room with only one small window.
A) gloomy B)bright C) black D) unpleasantly
84. She___________ about my weight when we were at college.
A) was used to tease B) used to tease
C) laughed at D) was used to laugh
85. He will __________ a week from today.
A) reach an age B) come into age C) come of age D) be of age
86. ____________ , you may be a little too anxious to succeed.
A) Being frank with you B) Being direct
C) Frank speaking D) To be frank with you
87. We are faced with ________ tests.
A) a battery of B) a plenty of C) varying kinds of D) diverse kind of
88. She spoke through___________ of chicken.
A) a mouth B) a mouthful C) a spoon D)spoonfuls
89. We should __________ old beliefs.
A) get ridding of B) wipe out C)discard D)throw off
90. He suggested, striking a note of ___________ for the first time during the whole meal.
A) giving up B) compromise C) soft D) kindly
91. They both decided that they could ____ to settle the matter.
A) duel B) slam C) reverse D) deadly
92. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawaii, has devised a ____ of new experiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences.
A) lot B) series C) lots D) whole
93. Put the letters in “madam” into ___ order and they still read “madam”.
A) reverse B) series C) different D) reversely
94. He _____ to his customers and halved the price.
A) leaked B) drew C) quoted D) yielded
95. It's the law to come to a(n) _____ when you're driving and you see a red traffic light.
A) farewell B) rest C) halt D) revolt
96.If a number of people disagree with the government, there's a risk of ______.
A) rival B) fame C) stuff D) revolt
97. Folk dancing can involve a lot of ________ physical exercises.
A) vigorous B) diplomatic C) deadly D) sleepy
98. He will never ____ our way of thinking.
A) come up B) come with C) come round to D) come up with
99. Would you get your ____ out of here?
A) staff B) stuff C) issue D) problem
100. The old man ________ the boy’s head against the wall.
A) tinkled B) hummed C) banged D) clicked
词汇练习题（100题）
1. Yesterday saw violent __________ between police and protestors.
A)clashes B) crashes C) crushes D) cashes
2. A small group of demonstrators staged a peaceful __________ outside the UN Headquarters.
A)protect B) protection C) protestant D) protest
3. Computer technology will ________ a revolution in business administration.
A) bring around B) bring about
C) bring out D) bring up
4. Here is a slight infection in the lung which _________is not serious.
A) with itself B) on itself C) by itself D) in itself
5. The house will certainly sell, _________ the fact that it’s overpriced.
A) because of B) with C) on D)in spite of
6. A piece of _________ news is one that easily arouses the attention of the readers.
A) sensible B) senseless C) sensational D) sensitive
7. Lily was __________ to see a face suddenly appear at the window.
A) depressed B) startled C) puzzled D) annoyed
8. Their whole life is a fight against __________ and unemployment.
A) prosperity B) property C) specialty D) poverty
9. A small detachment of soldiers __________ into the enemy’s territory.
A) uncovered B) penetrated C) projected D) draped
10. Stress and lack of sleep can ________ your illness.
A) appreciate B)aggressive C)aggravate D)aggregate
11. If you describe someone as ________ , you mean they work very hard.
A)diligently B)industrial C)sedulously D)industrious
12. Victims of the world’s largest industrial accident were paid $500 million ________ .
A)compensation B)competition C)complexity D)completion
13. It may be necessary to stop at ________ and go back over key points in the lesson.
A)intervals B)intern C)interval D)integrity
14.Criminals are given the ________of going to jail or facing public humiliation .
A)opportunity B)option C)allowance D)tolerance
15. ________ for a new budget plan are under discussion.
A)Proposals B)Protests C)Protects D)Prospectives
16.He didn’t remember the exact year when Ronald Reagan_______as governor of California.
A) campaigned the position B) ran for office
C) launched for office D) elected
17. But when I started to study post modernism, something clipped and made me take a fresh look
at college life. Here “something clipped” means ___________________.
A) I was at a loss what it meant B) I suddenly understood
C) I began to think it over D) I suddenly forgot it
18. What does a nostalgic person think a lot about______________?
A) the past things B) the future C) the present D) his own affairs
19. He hated him a lot, but he never_______________.
A) showed out B) let out C) let on D) displayed in secret
20. He is a bright young man who can__________ a skill easily and quickly.
A) take up B) pick up C) get to know D) develop into
21.She planted the seeds of ______in her children when they were young.
A)vertical B) virtue C) virtual D) verbal
22.There is a widespread testimony that this unfortunate fact is due to _____ biological defects in the crowded life of cities.
A)inherit B) inhibit C) insinuate D) inherent
23. Judicial organs shall______ the criminal responsibilities of those who have violated the
criminal law.
A) survey B) observe C）investigate D) research
24. The next giant ______in human evolution may not come from new fields like genetic
engineering or artificial intelligence, but rather from cultivating our ancient brains.
A) leap B) leak C) grip D) glide
25. His clothes are old and unfashionable, ________ he has a real touch of nobility.
A) moreover B) hence C) nevertheless D) likewise
26. My father commissioned a real ________agent to sell our house.
A) wealth B) resources C) fortune D) estate
27. As a doctor, Brooks has to_________ the latest developments in medicine.
A) hold up B) keep track of C) watch over D) throw up
28. An occasion, when something bursts with a lot of force and a loud noise, often causing damage,
refers to _______ .
A) explosion B) destruction C)simulation D)obstruction
29. The village _____ from the rest of the town by a flood.
A) was cut off B) will cut away C) cuts out D)will cut to
30. But a word of warning is _______: You should remember what your priorities are.
A) in duty B) in order C) in debt D)in shortage
31. The workers _________ the streets to protest against cutting pay.
A) took with B) took off C) took to D) took over
32. His headaches _______ from vision problems.
A) stemmed B)came C)stepped D) went
33. Now the income of the family was _________ more than one-third.
A) cut down B) cut off C) cut out D) cut in
34. The policeman made a _________ with his hand, indicating that the cars on the left could go.
A) leap B) gust C) motion D) squirm
35. An economic crisis was _____________ that country.
A) hanging over B) hanging out C) hanging up D) hanging about
36. Courage is a/an _________ of a good soldier.
A) attribute B) consciousness C) hint D) intrusion
37. A ________ is attached to explain how to operate the machine.
A)monitor B)manual C)mature D)mutual
38. He will do anything possible to ________ his hands on things he wishes to get.
A)put B)lay C)shake D)hold
39. The director felt ________ when he saw his film was a success.
A)peculiar B)enforced C)fulfilled D)futile
40. For the true couch potato, there are ________risks.
A)extensive B)excessive C)peculiar D)inherent
41. Some couch potatoes see their telly belly as a mark of ________ to their leisure inactivity.
A)dedication B)determination C)deduction D)decision
42. Don’t you think he is ________ of the scholarship?
A)worthy B)worth C)worthwhile D)worthless
43. The new drug will not require a physician’s ________ .
A)prescription B)description C)script D) transcript
44. ________ activities are doomed to failure.
A)Organized B)Flexible C)Effective D)Unorganized
45. The earth ________ around the sun.
A)roasts B)transfers C)rotates D)switches
46. They did everything they could do to make me ________at home.
A)feel B)think C)believe D)know
47. It’s a pity that the lovely girl is hearing-impaired. “Hearing-impaired” means__________.
A) the girl totally loses her hearing ability
B) the girl needs to repair her hearing
C) the girl has difficulty in hearing
D) the girl’s hearing ability has been damaged
48. A profound revolution means____________________.
A) not very important B) serious and likely to last
C) deep but can never last long D) very important
49. He clashed _______________a lamppost and hurt his forehead.
A) with B) of C) for D) against
50. Our views __________________so greatly that it was impossible to agree.
A) were different B) diverged C) differ D) divergent
51. He paid a sum of money as a _________for the loss in the fire.
A) pension B) grant C) compensation D) confederation
52. The employment _____for the next year is based in part on contracts signed this year.
A) prosperous B) outlook C) overlook D) perspective
53. A _______of hungry blood - sucking flies settled upon him.
A) swarm B) army C)flock D) herd
54. One of our principles is that contracts are honored and commercial__________ is maintained.
A) integrate B) integrity C) imitate D) intimate
55. The managers said that they were prepared to leave jobs _____ rather than appoint graduates who didn’t have the necessary skills to get ahead in th e global market.
A) unfilled B) unfill C) unfilling D) to unfill
56. Whatever your interest, university life catered for it. Here the underlined word means______
A) provided and served food and drinks
B) provided everything it needed or wanted
C) offered entertainment
D) social situations
57. I have a lot of _____ friends who wouldn't be surprised by what you say.
A) open-mind B) opened-minded C) open-minded D) opened-mind
58. My initial choice of university was based on the range of courses_______, my decision purely _____ costs.
A) accessible, to B) present, at C) available, on D) visible, for
59. In this film the crew saunter around the spaceship as if they were at home on earth----whereas they should _______ , in gravity-free environment.
A) be floating B) float C)be floated D)to float
60. The ________for the employment in the technology sector are especially good right now.
A) prosperities B) perspectives C) prosperous D) prospects
61.At the beginning we were worried about making friends, and at the end _________________.
A)about making ends meet B) about make ends meet
C) we worry about making ends meet D) we are worrying about making ends meet
62.Take a look at the video for some highlights on an app we're willing to bet will ______ popularity among the college student population in the coming days and weeks.
A)implode B) explode in C) explosion in D) explosive
63.The language, they say, is what anybody or everybody speaks. Hence there must be no ________________ with what they regard as a product of nature.
A)assistance B) interfere C) aid D) interference
64._______________your children properly at this stage and you're in for an easier ride when they hit puberty and young adulthood.
A)Bond in B) Bond to C) Bond with D) Bond through
65.Given the rising international status and the leading role of China in international affairs, any country that yearns for development will ______________ China and build sound relations with it.
A) look after B) look to C) look at D) look up
66.That is, death is not only a biological threat, and a very permanent one, but it is also a psychological threat that we __________.
A)delight B) are unafraid C) dread D) dreadful
67. The society was dedicated to ___________ the cause of world peace.
A) furthering B) further C) stepping back D) step back
68. The plantations_______________ radiation and prevent its spread to groundwater.
A) discharge from B) release C) liberate D) soak up
69. Sex education is a sensitive area for some parents, and thus it should remain ____________.
A) compulsory B) optional C) forbidding D) mandatory
70. As part of a volunteer project, we helped elderly people and performed songs and plays for children in hospital.
A) performed B) acted C) entertain D) entertained
71. Her eyes were her best feature, wide-set and ________.
A) compelling B) expelling C) propelling D) repelling
72. Under Yale's ______ gaze, he wished he hadn't mentioned it.
A) flattering B) penetrating C) perplexing D) moving
73. Jelly fish ______ by releasing eggs and sperm into the sea.
A) reproduce B) enlarge C) expand D) spread
74. Blunt’s study was a large room decorated in _______ baroque style.
A) approximate B) gigantic C) enormous D)magnificent
75. US journalist Steven Waldman argues that the more options we have, the more ______ our commitment becomes to each one.
A) tenuous B) flamboyant C) remarkable D) exceeding
76. ______ application of nitrogen fertilizers results in tardy bearing.
A) Exceeding B) Accessing C) Extensive D) excessive
77. When we want to find a spoon, for example, we go to the place where we keep our spoons. We don’t find the spoon by referring to any ______ characteristic of the spoon itself.
A) inherent B) virtuous C) extensive D) elating
78. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid _____ conversation.
A) leisurely B) peculiar C) invaluable D) trifling
79. It became obsolete with the ____ abolition of imprisonment for debt in 1880.
A) virtuous B) verbal C) virtual D) various
80. I just laughed and agreed because I don't want to ____ her just now.
A) approach B) enforce C) grip D) aggravate
81.Her qualifications and experience ______her eligibility for the job.
A) confirm B) refine C) confine D) check
82.The newspapers like to play up _______ social news.
A) sensible B) sentimental C) sensational D) sense
83. Mr White was late for the party because he _______ at work.
A) was held in B) was held up C) was held out D) was held with
84. Doctors has to remove her leg because of bad ________.
A) circle B) circulation C) circuit D) curve
85. Our defeat was expected; _______ it was disappointing.
A) in spite B) as C) when D) nevertheless
86. All air crafts at London Airport were _______ by fog today.
A) stopped B) prevented C) grounded D) suspended
87. They undertook the first manned space _______ to Mars.
A) job B) mission C) recession D) remission
88. They complain that it is hard to stay _______ under such awful pressure.
A) sane B) insane C) sanity D) sin
89. These books ________ Chinese readers with the ancient cultures of these lands.
A) acquire B) account C) arrest D) acquaint
90. He was presented with a gold watch _________ his service to the company.
A) in spite of B) instead of C) in recognition of D) in fact of
91. I _____ you that this medicine cannot harm you.
A) sure B) make sure C) assure D) confirm
92. The people I think are _____ on the eye are attractive and pleasant to look at.
A) easy B) friendly C) kind D) gentle
93. I could try my American ____ but that never works.
A) sound B) accent C) intonation D) language
94. Moving to Beijing will be better for you in the long ____.
A) turn B) future C) run D) time
95. Small quantities of alcohol were _____ in the driver's blood.
A) detected B) spotted C) found D) discovered
96. In Europe, some traditions may have ______________ although they remain.
A) survived B) changing C) altered D) appeared
97. Most marriages in modern times __________ the young people’s own will.
A) mean B) determine C) have D) reflect
98. The manager ___________ to raise the workers’ wage to 2000 Yuan per month.
A) promise B) pledges C) is pledged D) thinks
99. The public expression of __________ after the death of the princess lasted for several days.
A) greed B) grave C) grief D) grieve
100. The closure of the factory dealt a _________ blow to the town.
A) fate B) lethal C) critical D) leather
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