英语动词练习题20篇及解析

英语动词练习题20篇及解析

一、单项选择动词

1．The people succeeded because they understood that you can’t let your failures _________ you ——you have to let your failures teach you.

A．define B．decline

C．qualify D．simplify

【答案】A

【解析】

【详解】

考查动词。A. define定义；B. decline下降；C. qualify限定；D. simplify简化。句意：人们成功是因为他们明白，你不能让失败定义你——你必须让失败教会你。故选A。

2．Experts suggest that young parents ______ some time to communicate with their children instead of spending much time playing games on the phone.

A．set aside B．put away

C．make up D．account for

【答案】A

【解析】

【详解】

考查动词短语辨析。句意：专家建议年轻的父母留出一些时间和他们的孩子交流，而不是花很多时间在手机上玩游戏。A. set aside留出；B. put away储存；C. make up编造； D. account for对…负有责任，根据题意，故选A。

3．Despite the heavy snow outside yesterday, everybody in the company ________ their daily tasks as usual.

A．brought about B．worried about C．cared about D．went about

【答案】D

【解析】

【详解】

考查动词词组。A. brought about 带来； B. worried about 担忧； C. cared about关心； D. went about四处走动。句意：尽管昨天外面下了一场大雪，公司里的每个人还是照常工作。结合句意可知答案为D。

4．I’ll get the taxi from the st ation to ________ you the trouble of coming to collect me. A．counter B．save C．abandon D．rid

【答案】B

【解析】考查动词。A. counter反击； B. save节约，挽救； C. abandon遗弃； D. rid去除。句意：我将从车站打的,以省去你接我的麻烦。根据句意可知答案为B。

5． Many optimistic teenagers owe their personalities to their outgoing parents.

It makes sense. As we all know, a happy parent ________ a happy child.

A．makes out B．makes into C．makes up D．makes for

【答案】D

【解析】

【详解】

考查动词词组。A. makes out 明白，理解； B. makes into制成； C. makes up由----组成，编造； D. makes for有助于。句意：——许多乐观的青少年把他们的个性归功于他们外向的父母。——它是有意义的。我们都知道，一个快乐的父母造就了一个快乐的孩子。故选D。

6．Some top American universities are accused of _______ Asian-American applicants using race as a factor.

A．deleting B．removing

C．denying D．restoring

【答案】C

【解析】

【详解】

考查动词词义辨析。A. deleting删除；B. removing去除；C. denying否认；D. restoring恢复。句意：一些顶尖的美国学府被指控将种族作为一个因素拒绝亚裔美国人的申请。根据句意可知此处表示“拒绝、否认”，故C项正确。

7．Your own personal behavior as a teacher, outside school hours, _______ on the school itself. A．resembles B．reminds

C．reflects D．remains

【答案】C

【解析】

【详解】

考查动词词义辨析。句意：作为一名教师，你在课外的个人行为会给学校带来不良影响。

A. resembles 相似

B. reminds提醒

C. reflects反应

D. remains保持。reflect on导致，招致，根据句意可知，选C。

8．Studies suggest that babies learn to _________ voices before birth． They can recognize their mother's voice among a group of women．

A．suspect B．compromise

C．discriminate D．inspect

【答案】C

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