研究生英语阅读教程(提高版)课后词汇(1、2、4、6、7、8、11、13单元)

Lesson 1
1、For some______reason,she was attracted to Paul,a narrow-minded guy.
A. marginal
B. inexplicable C mock D boastful
2、With major life_______like losing a loved one,for instance,the mind’s first reaction is denial.
A premise
B dilemmas
C traumas
D congregations
3、Police keep track of the kidnapper using electronic_______equipment.
A surveillance
B pedestrian
C fixture
D squad
4、They used pressure_______to force them to return,including cutting food and water supplies.
A profiles
B badges
C mandates
D tactics
5、I was _______with longing for those innocent days of early childhood.
A overwhelmed
B evacuated
C revenged
D ensured
6、Police said they believed the attack was in_______for the death of the bombing.
A retrospect
B desperation
C superintendent
D retaliation
7、He ________hasty note to his wife.
A shuttered
B snaked
C scrawled
D strolled
8、Capital punishment justifies________by suggesting that our duty to the survivors of murder is finished when another life is taken.
A retribution
B bastard
C backlash
D misconduct
9、Meanwhile,here I am in Angus for the first time and am ashamed to admit
that I wanted to see some________visitors so that the headline for this piece could be “Angus Tourists Bitter”.
A disgruntled
B unescorted
C overreached
D squandered
10、Babies lose heat much faster than adults,and are especially_______to the cold in their first month.
A spiral
B vulnerable
C plainclothes
D insecure
Lesson 2
1、She showed great strength of character in giving up a(n)career in broadcasting to become the unpaid president.
A corporate
B adaptable
C lucrative
D surpassing
2、The President and his supporters are almost certain to read this vote as a(n)for continued economic reform.
A habitat
B mandate
C aviation
D mission
3、Economies have peaks and .
A leaps
B deficits
C clashes
D troughs
4、This is not such aview, for it contains echoes of speeches by many leaders.
A heretical
B skeptical
C vague
D ailing
5、It is illegal for public officials to gifts or money in exchange for favors.
A absorb
B underscore
C drain
D solicit
6、The newly elected governments is making an attempt tolarge rural areas of its territory which have become depopulated.
A revitalize
B integrate
C consolidate
D energize
7、I had no,it was the job in cricket and I was supremely confident of making a success of it.
A inertia
B proceedings
C expertise
D misgivings
8、Three hundred thousand tons of cereals are needed tostocks.
A replenish
B launch
C assemble
D append
9、The debt problem had resulted in economicand social unrest.
A stagnation
B inertia
C fraction
D squeeze
10、Gerald found that his wife was easily bored,and unpredictable.
A robotic
B capricious
C strategic
D longstanding
Lesson 4
1. During the lecture all the audience listened to China’s first astronaut with rapt admiration.
A obscure
B obvious
C obliged
D obsessed
2.Most of her colleagues didn’t like her because she was adept at the fine art of irritating people.
A ambitious
B annoying
C skillful
D scornful
3.In the schools today we need, more than ever, the training of deft hands, quick eyes and ears, and above all the broader, deeper, higher, culture
of gifted minds and pure hearts.
A finesse
B clever
C delicate
D elegant
4.At last the judge decided to give the custody of the child to his father.
A supervision
B catering
C raising
D fostering
5.Denver residents continued to dig out from what was called the worst blizzard in nearly a century.
AcatastropheBdisasterC snowstorm D landslide
6.After all, the candidate was endorsed by the governor’s board and many of the local party members.
A ignored
B rejected
C sponsored
D supported
7.His expression gave temporary meaning to a set of features but it was nondescript.
A unclear
B distinctive
C implied
D ambiguous
8.She came home spouting off about the subjects she was taught at school and basked in her teacher’s praise.
A prided
B enjoyed
C criticized
D narrated
9.It was evident that the administrative officials did not believe the excuse that he held forth the delayed delivery
A lied
B told
C emphasized
D compiled
10.When Frank heard that the war had started, it didn’t sink in for a long time until his father was drafted into the army.
A be understood
B be accepted
C be taken
D be illustrated
1. Plants will lose theirwhen they are heavily trimmed.
A voyage
B vitality
C vogue
D virgin
2.It was generally conceded that the net result of the incident was calculated to make Eisenhower mad enough to force him tore-election.
A run for
B compete in
C apply to
D line up with
3.Mick entered the Vocational High School,and, in order to get to know her new classmates, she a party
A cast
B launched
C flung
D threw
4.Alice Moore refused to learn what they required. She couldn’t see the necessity of for those that would only appear in the examinations.
A clapping
B cramming
C clashing
D creeping
5.The listeners wereby his magic eloquence and ready to stand by him in his boldest flights.
A agonized
B thrilled
C disturbed
D interfered
6.We remained until our ship was repaired, and after that, we set sail for England, our port being London.
AdoomedB denoted C despaired D destined
7.Seeds of various types—wheat grains, beans, and nuts—form the bulk of human food. But not all seeds are to either humans or insects; many contain toxins.
A palatable
B primitive
C peculiar
D permanent
8.Continuing violence could the progress towards reform.
A hold on
B hold up
C hold down
D hold off
9.A bill passedby both houses in August requires states to set up systems for withholding child support payments from the wages and state tax refunds of those persons.
A anonymously
B autonomously
C unanimously
D enormously
10 After about an hour all the participantswith the regulations and each other.
A warmed up
B made up
C mixed up
D wound up
Lesson 6
1、Another common use of the tag question is in small talk when the speaker is trying to_________conversation:“Sure is hot here,isn’t it?”
A illicit
B elicit
C solicit
D explicit
2、Napster says it is delaying the launch of its subscription service yet again,after running into serious problems in its talks with other firms.So here is Napster’s__________:Still not ready.
A refrain
B renown
C restraint
D retention
3、The path from initial lab work on a drug to final approval of the drug by the Food & Drug Administration is a long and__________process.
A hilarious
B notorious
C `industrious
D laborious
4、When I was a child,I always refused to write thank-you notes for birthday presents from a faraway relative.My mother would__________me and
say,“Paul,you must learn to be polite.”
A glide
B slide
C abide
D chide
5、A(a)__________memory may be a good thing,but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
A attentive
B inattentive
C retentive
D irretentive
6、There’s still a great deal of ___________on the weapons of mass destruction,which despite what President Bush and Prime Minister Blair say,have not yet been found.
A evidence
B skepticism
C knowledge
D consensus
7、Even though exercise has many positive benefits,too much can be harmful.Teens whoexercise__________are at risk for both physical and psychological problems.
A comparatively
B competitively
C compulsively
D comprehensively
8、Some of the maids were quiet and affectionate.But others were_________,driving the young women crazy by complaining to them all the time.
A querulous
B fabulous
C pretentious
D conscientious
9、There is nothing more fascinating than observing citizens of many different nationalities__________and exchanging greetings in an international airport.
A singling Bdingling C jingling D mingling
10、When Dallas police notified the hospital that President Kennedy had
been shot,at first,the young neurosurgeon thought it was a_____________.
A blank
B flank
C prank
D frank
Lesson 7
1.Upon hearing these critical remarks, he was in complete state of bewilderment and did not know what to do next.
A astonishment
B frustration
C depression
D perplexity
2.For many women, the harrowing prospect of giving evidence in a rape case can be too much to bear.
A promising
B embarrassing
C haunting
D upsetting
3.The company’s disappointingsales figures are an ominous sign of worse thing to come.
A disgraceful
B disgusting
C scandalous
D threatening
4.He said that people are too obsessed with utopian visions that will never come, instead of thinking of the quality of life now.
A promising
B unrealistic
C unbelievable
D unprecedented
5.We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident because it was so well timed.
A elicited
B despised CremovedD elevated
6.Things would never change if people weren’t prepared to experiment with new teaching methods,
A endeavor
B campaign
C swerve
D try
7.The national interest is more important than the sectional and personal interests of individual politicians.
A segregated
B factional
C inviolable
D dismantled
8.Despite differences in background and outlook, their partnership was based on mutual respect, trust and understanding.
AunilateralB reciprocal C obligatory D optional
9.Desirous of knowing something about the operations, I stood and watched the spectacle with great interest.
A Desperate for
B Desirable of
C Detached from
D Deprived of
10.He spoke eloquently with the self-effacing humor that has endeared him to the American press.
A elegantly
B persuasively
C arrogantly
D expressively
Lesson 8
1.He has already altered several of the proposals in his economic plan to demands of special interests.
Ainclude B accommodate C contain D lodge
2.The police are still trying to trace theof the house which was destroyed by the big fire caused by the lightning last night.
A customers
B builders
C occupants
D arsonist
3.There are calls from the public for his resignation, but there is no sign yet that he will .
A comply
B agree
C accept
D compile
4.During the accident, one of the passengers sufferedbruising and serious cuts. But he received first aid immediately.
A blue
B black
C nasty
D severe
5.There have been reports of youths taking advantage of the rampant unrest to and steal.
A loot
B gamble
C smash
D break
6.She stood up for the first time since the accident and walked towards the nurse standing a few feet away.
A steadily
B evenly
C haltingly
D crippled
7.You will feel more and optimistic about the future than you have for
a long time if you can be of some help to others.
A safe
B progressive CoccupiedD buoyant
8.The lecturer spoke so quietly that he was barely at the back of the big hall.
A audible
B progressive
C ignored
D indifferent
9.Not knowing which way to take at the cross, he pulled the car over,turned on the light, examined the map carefully.
A exterior
B interior
C front
D rear
10.Sometimes for no apparent reason she’d run out onto the highway, waving her hands and at the traffic.
A shouted
B signaled
C screeched
D stopped
Lesson 11
1、I am determined never to be___________from doing my duty by threats.
A deterred
B banned
C induced
D discharged
2、Whisky is such a wonderful liquid.The old man___________for it;and when he drank it he savored every drop,and afterwards he would feel his soul swimming in indescribable happiness.
A yearned
B demanded
C justified
D required
3、The argument is based on such obvious shaky ground that doesn’t require
a particular ______________.
A retard
B refutation
C reformation Dretrospect
4、We often _________our energies in trivial occupations.
A scatter
B dispend
C dissipate
D uplift
5、He hoped that the affair could be settled without either of them having____________to legal proceedings.
A option
B recourse
C alternative
D assistance
6、He claimed to be a democrat,but secretly he____________for absolute authority.
A declared
B asserted
C craved
D condemned
7、Only when this evil political system has been_____________will it be possible to do away with poverty,unemployment and war.
A established
B innovated
C abolished
D hustled
8、She didn’t know the beautiful garden behind the courthouse was ___________property for all to enjoy.
A temporal
B timorous
C salubrious Dcommunal
9、The June night was short;but it seemed an _____to those who waited and watched.
A extermination
B imbecility
C injunction
D eternity
10、On his own _______he was taken part in the robbery.
A confession
B pedagogy
C theology
D acknowledgement
Lesson 13
1. They were brought up in the same city, and they always cherish theirfriendship.
A longstanding
B longing
C standing
D understanding
2. Half the people questioned said they were opposed to the military
A interview
B intervention
C interrogation
D interest
3. The Constitution or the United States is a document.
A fierce
B inflammable
C conservative
D monumental
4.The invention of the silicon chip was ain the history of the computer.
A sign
B stop
C landmark
D roadmap
5.The fact that your application was not successful this time does not the possibility of your applying again next time.
A conclude
B prelude
C include
D exclude
6.The certificate had clearly been , because it contained wrong information.
A cheated
B misled
C falsified
D flawed
7.How can a loving, God permit disease, war and suffering?
A opponent
B omnipotent
C oppressive
D observable
8. theory is the hypothesis that in radiation the energy of electrons is discharged not continuously but in certain fixed amounts.
A Quantum
B Quotient
C Quantity
D Quality
9.For somereason , he’s decided to cancel the project.
A inexpensive
B interacting
C intact
D inexplicable
10.Despite his great commercial success he still for critical approval.
A yearns
B pulls
C accounts
D lives。