英语专四词汇精选2000单选题(1-100)

1. The atmosphere ________of certain gases mixed together in definite proportions.

a. composes

b. comprises

c. consists

d. constitutes

2.While he was in the office he ________doing something to doing nothing.

a. preferred

b. liked

c. favored

d. approved

3.Metals_____ when cooled and expand when heated.

a. decrease

b. reduce

c. condense

d. contract

4.Take your raincoat with you_________ it rains.

a. by chance

b. in case

c. at large

d. on occasion

5. He was afraid he would have to _________her invitation to the party.

a. refute

b. refuse

c. reject

d. decline

6.At the Committee last Saturday the following proposal was agreed ________ by those present.

a. to

b. with

c. over

d. at

7.We went to see the exhibition ________ the storm.

a. but for

b. in spite of

c. for the sake of

d. instead of

8.To my surprise, at yesterday's meeting he again brought ________ the plan that had been .

disapproved a week before.

a .about

b out c. back d. up

9.The doctor took X-rays to ________ the chance of broken bones.

a. make sure

b. rule out

c. break down

d. knock out

10.He felt it rather difficult to take a stand _________ the opinion of the majority.

a. for

b. against

c. to

d. by

11.He has behaved in the most extraordinary way recently; I can't ______his behaving like that at all.

a. look into

b. break through

c. account for

d. get over

12.How did it come ________ that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework?

a. about

b. along

c. around

d. by

13.He could produce no evidence _____ his argument.

a. in respect of

b. in view of

c. in support of

d. on account of

14.The government should ________ with the irrational regulations restricting drinking hours.

a. break away

b. come up

c. get away

d. do away..

15. I know him well enough to accept his explanation ____________.

a. without question

b. by all means

c. at any cost

d. in any case

16. It was a small country house, but it was large ______ urban standards.

a. at

b. for

c. by

d. from

17. The travelers sought shelter __________the rain and happened to find a road-side inn.

a. from

b. against

c. for

d. with

18.All our attempts to __________the child from drowning were in vain.

a. regain

b. recover

c. reserve

d. rescue

19.This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to __________ it.

a. deal with

b. comment on

c. cope with

d. dwell on

20.I was always taught that it was _________ to interrupt .

a. rude

b. coarse c .rough d. crude

21.Except on official _____such as formal receptions, American society has a certain amount

of informality.

a. cases

b. situations

c. events

d. occasions

22.The final document was, of course, supposed to mend the damage ________upon the world

by the war.

a. imposed

b. impressed c .compelled d. compressed

23.While walking along the icy river banks, we could see cracks in the ice _____ in all