(整理)高三年级英语单词竞赛试题

新课标高三年级英语单词竞赛试题（竞赛时间：12月4日完成时间：40~45分钟满分：100分）

I. Find out the synonyms of the given words from the box below. (0.5x50=25%)

acquire _________ _________ aid _________

adapt _________

amaze _________

ancient _________ _____ ____ appropriate ________

amazement ________ _________ appreciate ________

benefit _________ _______ __ behavior _________ _____ ____ cure _________

concentrate ________

considerate ________

depend _________

declare _________

differ _________

eager _________

eventually _________

entry _________ evaluate _________

forbid _________ _____ ____ inspire _________

insist _________ ______ ___ overlook _________

ordinary _________ _______ __ occupation ________

origin _________ ____ _ __ organize _________ ______ ___ possessions _________

predict _________ ______ ___ recommend _________ ____ _____ stress _________

scared _________

suspect _________

talented _________

tendency _________

variety ________

worth _________

II. Choose the best answer. (1x40=40%)

1. The girl ____________ her mother for comfort when her good friend misunderstood her.

A. turned back to

B. turned out to

C. turned to

D. turned into

2. Let’s __________ the arguments again before we come to a conclusion.

A. go through

B. go on

C. go round

D. go ahead

3. The crazy man shot dead three people and ____________ several others.

A. damaged

B. injured

C. wounded

D. hurt

4. He had completely __________ her remark, preferring his own theory.

A. paid too much attention to

B. ignored

C. refused

D. declined

5. Load the paper, select the number of copies, and __________ press 'Print'.

A .eventually B. at an end C. lastly D. at last

6. I won't waste any more of your ___________ time.

A .valued B. valuable C. valueless D. worthy

7. This species of dolphin is widely ____________ throughout the world.

A. presented

B. distributed

C. allocated

D. passed on

8. Trains from Guangzhou to Shenzhen will run at __________ intervals from 7am to 11pm.

A. ordinary

B. common

C. regular

D. average

9. My __________ ambition is to be admitted into my dream university next year.

A. hit

B. heated

C. firing

D. burning

10. She __________ in tears when she heard the news.

A. broke down

B. broke up

C. broke away

D. broke off

11. We arranged to meet at the cinema at 7:30, but he failed to _______.

A. turn down

B. turn over

C. turn around

D. turn up

12. Recent pressure at study may __________ for his behavior.

A. explain

B. account

C. clarify

D. classify

13. Everyone will be invited to vote, he said, __________ that voting is likely to be via the web.

A. declaring

B. implying

C. announcing

D. adding

14. An increasing number of senior three students are _________ their teachers about the ways to

cope with study stress.

A. consulting

B. confirming

C. convincing

D. confusing

15. Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire. ________ it would be almost impossible to

prove him guilty.

A. Thus

B. For

C. Now that

D. However

16. I should warn you in __________ that I'm not a very good dancer.

A. ahead

B. advancement

C. advance

D. earlier

17. Smoking is one of the __________ causes of cancer.

A. vast

B. major

C. large

D. minor

18. He gave no ___________ for what he was doing that evening.

A. explanation

B. indication

C. instruction

D. directions

19. The schools in remote villages are rather _________ for equipment.

A. rich

B. badly off

C. better off

D. lacking

20. The fence ___________ our view of the sea.

A. cuts out

B. cuts down

C. cuts up

D. cuts off

21. I'm having some flowers ___________ for her birthday.

A. transported

B. transferred

C. delivered

D. exchanged

22. Nowadays more and more young people were ____ to the great threat to hearing caused by

leisure noise.

A. exposed

B. exploited

C. exploded

D. explored

23. Chinese scientists ________ a new theory on the origins of life.

A. put off

B. put down

C. put aside

D. put forward