2012年11月吉林师范大学博达学院英语词汇竞赛试题

2012 2012 Boda CollegeEnglish Vocabulary Contest for Sophomore Students2012年博达学院英语词汇竞赛（二年级组）NOVEMBER 2012I. In no more than five minutes, write down as many different words as you can thinkof that start with the letter D. Do not use various forms of a word, such as do, doing, does, done, doer, etc.__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ……II. There are 40 incomplete sentences in this section. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.1.__________ is a serious mental illness in which someone cannot understand what is realand what is imaginary.A. HallucinationB. Bipolar disorderC. EpilepsyD. Schizophrenia2.The paintings on the right are the works of__________.A. Edgar DegasB. Toulouse-LautrecC. Camille PissarroD. Paul Gauguin3. A freshman is a student who is in his or her first year at a university. A __________ is astudent in the year before the last year at high school or college.A. graduateB. sophomoreC. juniorD. senior4.Chinatown in __________ is an area of south __________ where there are a lot of Chineserestaurants and shops.A. California, Los AngelesB. New York, ManhattanC. Virginia, RichmondD. Hawaii, Honolulu5.The red telephone box is a familiar sight on the streets of the __________, Malta, Bermudaand Gibraltar.A. B. C. D.6.University of Canberra is a public university that is located in __________.A. New ZealandB. AustraliaC. SydneyD. Korea7.If an activity __________, it starts again after a pause.A. assumesB. consumesC. presumesD. resumes8.Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and moviestars, the word __________ is often used as a metonym of American cinema.A. DisneyB. DreamworksC. ColumbiaD. Hollywood9.Most mushrooms sold in supermarkets have been grown __________ in manure.A. artisticallyB. naturallyC. artificiallyD. wildly10.Picture __________ presents the meaning of quadruplicate.11.Hooked to the Internet games, many teenagers are surprisingly __________ about currentpolitics.A. informedB. unknownC. ignorantD. impressed12.There’s no point buying him expensive wines - he doesn't __________ them.A. appreciateB. acknowledgeC. approveD. admit13.We’ve decided to pull together and take __________ the challenge of campaign.A. toB. upC. backD. out14.__________ I feel sympathy for them, I can’t really do very much to help them out ofpoverty.A. WhileB. AsC. As long asD. Even15.Nobody is allowed to copy this design without __________.A. acceptanceB. commissionC. permissionD. admission16.Andrew felt ashamed when teachers caught __________ cheating on the final exam.A. heB. himselfC. himD. his17.One place in travelling can always __________ you __________ some beautiful memories inyour mind.A. recollect … toB. retrieve … fromC. remind … ofD. recall … of18.Only when both Houses of Congress agree on thefinal wording of a bill __________.A. it can become lawB. can it become lawC. can become lawD. that it can become law19.Williams is unreliable since he always __________ his mistakes __________ objectiveconditions.A. owes … toB. ascribes … toC. contributes … toD. refer … to20.Small and Medium Enterprises __________ provide lots of job opportunities as comparedwith large-scale ones.A. specialB. specificC. especiallyD. in particular21.__________ yesterday meant that we’d better take seriously the words of the President.A. What I saidB. As I saidC. That I saidD. When I said22.We should use __________ time we have available to discuss Joe’s proposal.A. the fewB. littleC. the little ofD. the little23.The valley __________ the town lies is heavily polluted.A. whichB. in whichC. inD. in that24.She seemed to be __________bewildered by the answer they gave her.A. stronglyB. vividlyC. utterlyD. heavily25.I __________ one of my special desserts for dinner, if you like.A. will makeB. makeC. am makingD. am going to make26.Maria’s spirits __________ when she learnt that she had won the first prize.A. plungedB. soaredC. zippedD. tore27.__________ been diverted, they would have arrived early.A. Hadn’t the planeB. The plane had notC. Had the plane notD. The plane not had28.Temporary refugee camps usually have rather poor __________ facilities.A. malnutritionB. alleviationC. absolutionD. sanitation29.The government has introduced __________.A. a children’s clothes taxB. a tax on children clothesC. a children clothes taxD. a tax on children’s clothes30.__________ at the party, we saw Ruth standing, alone.A. ArrivedB. ArrivingC. We arrivedD. We were arriving31.What idiom could you use to describe yourself in the following situation? When you onyour first day in a new country where you do not know the language, you was__________.A. a soft touchB. full of beansC. all at seaD. in a world of your own32.I’m glad you like my new watch. It cost me an arm and a leg. The underlined part can bereplaced by __________.A. cost a fortuneB. was worth a fortuneC. came into a fortuneD. made a fortune33.__________ is usually an informal way to say that you understand what someone says.A. Got it!B. How true!C. Ta-dah!D. That was nice!34.__________ is an expression to show that you are surprised.A. Here we go!B. So sad!C. Oh my gosh!D. Whew!35.__________ is often said when your annoyed by something that others think is amusing.A. Quit complaining!B. I’m getting the hang of it!C. Forget about that!D. Very funny!36.__________ means you are a person who can do something very well with no specialtraining or teaching.A. That’s cool!B. Sounds great!C. You’re a natural!D. Come on!37.— I wonder if I could apply for a job here?— __________, complete the application form first, please.A. That’s incredibleB. I hope notC. That’s for sureD. So long38.— Do you feel a little bit lonely working in another country without any family orfriends?— __________, I’ve been used to live by myself.A. Not reallyB. Just a littleC. By all meansD. I agree with you39.— What do you think about Ms. Theresa?— __________.A. I think it is going to be difficult.B. She has been teaching here for 3 years.C. She is my favorite teacher.D. I think she has just got divorced.40.— Hey, Sophie. How did you do on the term paper?— __________.A. I got a B plus.B. I finished it last night.C. Was there homework?D. I’m really sorry to hear that.III. Decide whether the word in Column B is the same (or approximately the same) in meaning as the word in Column A; opposite (or approximately opposite) in meaning;or whether the two words are merely different. Write S for same, O for opposite, andD for different.Collum A Collum B41.love hate __________42.assignment task __________43.idle working __________44.handsome ugly __________45.miserable happy __________46.confess commit __________47.energetic exhausted __________48.raw cooked __________49.handle handicap __________50.firm accompany __________Collum A Collum B51.approach separate __________52.refusal acceptance __________53.institution organization __________54.radical conservative __________55.agony allergy __________56.invasion envision __________57.accuse charge __________58.essential fundamental __________59.amusement entertainment __________60.survival revival __________IV. Word families. Reading or listening to a lot of material on one topic (or a small number of topics) can help you quickly become familiar with vocabulary on that topic. Below are two word families.A.Word Family #1 – Sports. Match the sport on the left with its name on the right.A B C D 61. ( ) Wrestling62. ( ) Artistic Gymnastics63. ( ) Badminton64. ( ) Sailing65. ( ) Taekwondo66. ( ) Judo67. ( ) Rowing68. ( ) FencingE F G HB.Word Family #2 – Weather and Climate. Look at the pictures or read the descriptionsand then write down the words about weather.69.__________ 70.__________ 71.__________ 72.__________ 73.__________ 74.This word starts with an “H.” It is balls of ice that fall from clouds and hit the Earth. Whatis it called? __________75.This word starts with an “H.” It is a large, strong storm that has very high winds and a lotof rain. What is it called? __________V. Choose the right words to complete the following paragraph.A yearbook is a (76) __________ of the school year. You will find each student’s(77) __________ in a yearbook. Photos of the (78) __________ come first. The yearbook features (79) __________ teams, academic subjects, and extracurricular activities. There are many clubs, and the (80) __________ club makes the yearbook. Seniors vote and give some students (81) __________ such as “class clown.” Students (82) __________ their classmates’ yearbooks. The yearbook is truly a book of (83) __________.VI. Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the given words in the brackets.People often say that great artists have to suffer for their art.History provides us with many examples of artists who sufferedmental (84) __________ (ill) or physical defects. The Germancomposer Ludwig van Beethoven suffered a complete loss ofhearing during his most (85) __________ (produce) period. This mayhave been due to (86) __________ (expose) to lead but, far frombeing (87) __________ (discourage), Beethoven was able to producehis greatest masterpieces when (88) __________ (complete) deaf.Indeed, many critics see the intensity of expression of his laterworks as a direct reflection of the personal drama he wasexperiencing. There are several (89) __________ (move) episodes which seem to confirm this. For example, at the end of his last and greatest symphony, which he conducted, Beethoven feared a hostile reaction from the audience because of the experimental nature of the work. He had to turn around to see that the audience were actually on their feet and shouting their (90) __________ (approve). When he saw this he began to cry.VII.There are five incomplete sentences in this section. Complete each sentence with a suitable word that begins with the given letter to make it meaningful.91. He’s a good writer but he doesn’t bear c__________ with Shakespeare.92. Economic development must not be achieved at the e__________ of environment,otherwise it will bring endless trouble.93. The office environment has a direct i__________ on work efficiency.94. Though the piano is worth buying, I need to consider about the price. It is beyond mye__________.95. He doesn’t speak Japanese fluently, but he has some little a__________ with the language. VIII. IQ test96.What doesn’t ask questions, but needs to be answered?Answer: ____________________.97.What is black when it is clean and white when it is dirty?Answer: ____________________.98.Who can jump higher than a house?Answer: ____________________.99.Do you say “Nine and five are thirteen,” or “Nine and five isthirteen”?Answer: ____________________.100. Two teachers teach at the same school. One is the father of the other’s son. What relation are they to each other?Answer: ____________________.答题纸AI. In five minutes, write down as many different words as you can think of that startwith the letter D. Do not use various forms of a word, such as do, doing, does, done, doer, etc.答题纸BIV.69 ___________________ 70 ___________________ 71 ___________________ 72 ___________________73 ___________________ 74 ___________________ 75 ___________________VI.84 ___________________ 85 ___________________ 86 ___________________ 87 ___________________88 ___________________ 89 ___________________ 90 ___________________VII. 91 ___________________ 92 ___________________ 93 ___________________ 94 ___________________95 ___________________VIII.96 ________________________________________97 ________________________________________98 ________________________________________99 ________________________________________ 100 _______________________________________VIIVIIII IV VTotalVIIII II。