广州市高三英语词汇竞赛2018 01

2019学年广州市高三英语词汇竞赛（2019 - 01）

English Vocabulary Competition for Senior 3

（完成时间：40-45分钟；满分：100分）

一、选择最佳答案(1x40=40)

1. The Chinese ________ for crisis consists of two words —Wei Ji, the former meaning danger and the latter referring to opportunities.

A. expression

B. impression

C. explanation

D. information

2. Nowadays some protective parents want to ________ their kids from every kind of danger, real or imagined.

A. spot

B. dismiss

C. shelter

D. distinguish

3. If I find someone who looks like the suspect, my ________ reaction will be to tell the police.

A. physical

B. immediate

C. sensitive

D. sudden

4. Fearing unemployment, almost one million people sat China's civil service examination in order to get ________ jobs.

A. proper

B. suitable

C. generous

D. secure

5. This telephone bill is ______ a mistake. It says I owe 3 million dollars.

A. accidentally

B. purposefully

C. obviously

D. formally

6. A good teacher should leave some time for the students to ________ the information they receive in class.

A. introduce

B. receive

C. digest

D. accept

7. The photographer needs to charge up the digital camera every day as its battery ________ quickly.

A. shuts up

B. ends up

C. runs out

D. turns out

8. John worked hard at his lessons and gained ________ to a famous university.

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A. permission

B. admission

C. agreement

D. freedom

9. The population of Africa is ________ so rapidly that experts fear there may be food shortages in some regions.

A. expanding

B. stretching

C. extending

D. spreading

10. Helen devoted herself ________ to her research and became a top scientist in the field of applied physics.

A. seriously

B. extremely

C. strictly

D. entirely

11. The US will stop ______ to green climate funds because they feel they are paying too much.

A. attaching

B. contributing

C. opposing

D. referring

12. When you ______ money from the bank, compares your signature with the one in its files to see if it is authentic.

A. deposit

B. dismiss

C. remove

D. withdraw

13. Plans are underway for a new ______ at the airport.

A. carriage

B. harbour

C. strait

D. terminal

14. Unfortunately, by the time the ambulance arrived he was ______.

A. unbearable

B. uncomfortable

C. unconscious

D. unemployed

15. The proposal was ______ as too conservative by the committee.

A. declined

B. rejected

C. refused

D. resisted

16. Among her many ______ are loyalty, courage, and truthfulness.

A. virtues

B. varieties

C. victories

D. victims

17. Cheney is everyone's image of a(n) ______ policeman: six feet, 220 pounds and slow thinking.

A. typical

B. initial

C. mature

D. merciful

18. The spread of ______ areas endangers wildlife.

A. disaster

B. suspension

C. urban

D. remote

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19. A lot of the comments were apparently ______ and general.

A. specific

B. vague

C. constructive

D. fair

20. We know that taste in art is a(n) ______ matter.

A. impressive

B. objective

C. persuasive

D. subjective

21. The printed word is no ______ for personal discussion with a great thinker.

A. substitute

B. consideration

C. provision

D. allowance

22. The government is trying to do something to ______ better understanding between the two countries.

A. raise

B. promote

C. heighten

D. increase

23. In children's minds the Spring Festival is ______ with nice food and presents.

A. connected

B. joined

C. combined

D. associated

24. To ______ the success in the World Cup, the Chinese team have been practising very hard

over the past few months.

A. insure

B. assume

C. ensure

D. secure

25. The soldier was______ of running away when the enemy attacked.

A. scolded

B. charged

C. accused

D. punished

26. He's watching TV? He's ______ to be clearing his room!

A. known

B. supposed

C. regarded

D. considered

27. If you suspect that the illness might be serious you should not ______ going to the doctor.

A. put off

B. hold back

C. put aside

D. hold up

28. He seemed to have come to a roadblock in solving the problem, so he simply ______ whatever came into his head.

A. put aside

B. put away

C. put back

D. put down

29. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ______ to be a great disappointment.

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A. turned up

B. turned in

C. turned out

D. turned down

30. People could hardly ______ their anger when they found millions of dollars of public funds had been used to build luxurious houses for city officials.

A. hold back

B. draw back

C. hold over

D. hold up