新视野大学英语Book3词汇练习6-10

Directions: For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.1. Since many insects have already become __b__ to DDT, scientists have to look for some new insecticide.A) active B) resistantC) tough D) gradual2. It is a type of desert bush that can __c__ extremes of temperature.A) adapt B) withdrawC) withstand D) shade3. If a man is easily taken in by emotional traps, he will not be able to make __c__ judgments.A) sensitive B) sentimentalC) sensible D) sensational4. Whenever he writes to his parents, he __a__ a cheque with his letter.A) encloses B) containsC) reserves D) invests5. Y ou should save your work often as a __b__ against computer failure.A) sanction B) precautionC) shield D) shelter6. It took millions of years for order to grow out of the __c__ of the universe.A) adjustment B) changeC) chaos D) profile7. According to the weather _d___, it’s going to be fine today.A) prediction B) indicationC) provision D) forecast8. Accidents are of frequent _d___ on this motorway because the traffic is extremely heavy here.A) arrival B) proportionC) scale D) occurrence9. Her pulse was so weak that the doctor had difficulty _b___ it.A) inspecting B) detectingC) touching D) contacting10. There is need to check the __b__ of the report.A) frequency B) accuracyC) emergency D) efficiency11. The old man did not seem to attach any importance _a___ the question.A) to B) withC) towards D) for12. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all fastened our seat belts.A) tied B) lockedC) D) closed13. Professor Collins was __d__ of the latest developments in physics because he hadbeen in hospital for several months.A) unconscious B) negativeC) robbed D) ignorant14. It has been revealed that some government leaders __c__ their authority andposition to get illegal profits for themselves.A) employ B) takeC) abuse D) overlook15. Fertilizer will __b__ the growth of these tomato plants.A) accomplish B) accelerate使加速C) accumulate积累D) account16. Y ears of __d__ labor had hardened his muscles.A) survival B) mental精神的C) restless D) manual体力的17. V ery few plants will ___a_ without water.A) flourish兴旺B) fade褪色C) stem D) cultivate18. We rarely perceive more than a minute fraction of the sights and sounds that fallupon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by.A) fiction B) functionC) fraction 小部分D) fragment19. I guess the whole paper has to be rewritten; only the first few paragraphs may be_d___.A) sustained持久的B) containedC) maintained D) retained保留20. The police will give you a ticket if you __d__ the speed limit.A) break B) rejectC) suspend D) exceed21. The wise man exercises c in his behavior and enjoyments.A) limitation B) interestC) restriction 限制D) restraint抑制22. When Jack was eighteen he _a___ going around with a strange set of people andstaying out very late.A) took to开始从事B) took for以为C) took up拿起，吸收D) took on采取23. Which is the most expensive _b___ training equipment, players’ personalequipment and uniforms?A) in place of B) in terms ofC) by means of D) by way of24. The survival of civilization, as we know, is __b__ threat.A) within B) underC) towards D) upon25. George took __d__ of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden.A) chance B) effectC) occasion D) advantage26. The boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a minibus and received_a____ injuries.A) fatal B) excessive C) radical D) exaggerated27. We are ___b from drinking alcohol during working hours.A) subtracted B) prohibited C) prevented D) blocked28. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of piles out ofb____.A) hand B) reach C) hold D) place29. He went ahead ___d__ all warnings about the danger of his mission.A) in case of B) in place of C) in spite of D) regardless of30. How to dispose __a___ the nuclear waste is a pressing problem for scientists andpoliticians alike.A) of B) with C) through D) behind31. The synthetic vitamins are identical __d___ those naturally present in our food.A) for B) of C) as D) with32. What these young men were doing __c__ a threat to the safety of the wholeneighborhood.A) constructe建造B) contracted C) constituted 组成D) contributed33. When she retired she did a lot of _d___ work for the Red Cross.A) valid B) portable C) prosperous D) voluntary34. The pioneers __c___ their journey after a short rest.A) assumed假装的 B) presumed假定C) resumed从新开始D) consumed消耗35. I didn’t expect that he would take _d__ of my failure to achieve his own goal.A) chance B) effect C) occasion D) advantage36. Some creatures, for example, lizards (蜥蜴), can __b__ lost parts of their bodies,but we human beings can not.A) produce B) reproduce 再生，复制C) recover D) cultivate37. As you have seen, the value of a nation’s currency is a __b___ of its economy.A) reaction B) reflection反射，沉思C) response D) reproduction38. Students often find __a___ jobs during their summer holidays.A) temporary B) terminal C) stable D) partial39. The possession of language enables man to ___d__ his wisdom and experience tohis children and grandchildren.A) pass away B) pass off C) pass by D) pass on40. They’re interviewing three __b___ for the post of sales manager.A) sponsors B) candidates候选者C) advocates D) opponents对手41. The doctor told Penny that too much __a___ to the sun is bad for the skin.A) exposure B) extension C) exhibition D) expansion42. I think we need to see an investment __c___ before we make an expensivemistake.A) guide B) cashier C) consultant D) assessor43. I didn’t write it. That is not my ___d__ on the cheque.A) signal B) symbol C) sign D) signature44. The committee is under ___d__ to reach agreement before midnight.A) possibility B) control C) influence D) pressure45. Governments make laws and the police _c____ them.A) compel B) compress C) enforce执行D) reinforce加强46. She fell ill and _c____ a thorough examination at the hospital.A) overtook B) undertook承担C) underwent遭遇D) withstood47. Her clothes were too ___b__ for the occasion.A) relaxed B) casual C) indifferent D) flexible48. Income tax rates are __a___ to one’s annual income.A) related B) dependent C) based D) associated49. Since the matter was extremely _b____, we dealt with it immediately.A) tough B) urgent 紧急的C) tense紧张的D) instant50. Franklin’s ability to learn from observations and experience __a___ greatly to hissuccess in public life.A) contributed B) owed C) attached D) relatedKey:1-10: B C C A B, C D D B B11-20: A C D C B, D A C D D21-30: C A B B D, A B B D A31-40: D C D C D, B B A D B41-50. A C D D C, C B A B A。