大学英语三级第二阶段词汇测试

第二次阶段测验

Part I 单项选择

Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices.

1. There will be no time to ______ —the press conference will begin in a few minutes.

[A] stay [B] linger [C] remain [D] hang

2. The decorations are well in ______ with the environment.

[A] taste [B] tune [C] tone [D] turn

3. A national debate is now_________ about the manner in which we as a society should protect our natural resources.

[A]under construction [B]under control [C]under way [D]under observation

4. There are a number of different forms of business ownership, such as partnerships, corporations and ______ ventures.

[A] united [B] combined [C] joint [D] common

5. They hold on to the faith that the value of life depends on its _____ and not its success.

[A] quality [B] respect [C] worth [D] dignity

6. The Red Cross assists ______of natural and man-made disasters.

[A] victims [B] targets [C] objects [D] subjects

7. Thinking about the movie Clock-stoppers, I got to_________ what the world would look like if you could stop time.

[A]wondering [B]wonder [C]wandering [D]wander

8. The terrorists’ attack has not _______ the US economy.

[A] disabled [B] injured [C] crippled [D] cursed

9. The couple has _____ gone for a travel since they got their baby. They are totally occupied by housework.

[A] nearly [B] merely [C] scarcely [D] narrowly

10. I should like to express my ____________ to all members of the lab for their contribution to the breakthrough.

[A]grateful [B]gratitude [C]blessing [D] reassurance

11. When total taxes are _______ from personal income, the reminder is called disposable income.

[A] substituted [B] subscribed [C] submitted [D] subtracted

12. She was ____ on her opponents throughout the race, but only overtook them at the very end.

[A] gaining [B] putting [C] carrying [D] passing

13. Her wedding is approaching. She is counting the days______.

[A] forward [B] backward [C] inward [D] outward

14. John was so___________ in playing the computer games that he was unaware of things

happening round him.

[A]immersed [B]devoted [C] concentrated [D]occupied

15. The horses _____ up a cloud of dust.

[A] jumped [B] sprang [C] blew [D] kicked

16. The pilot can ______ the helicopter forward, backward, or to either side.

[A] tilt [B] pile [C] bulge [D] pad

17. She had spent a ______ day in the dormitory preparing for the final examinations.

[A] scary [B] merry [C] merciless [D] dreary

18. Do you have any______ skills that will be of use to you in the job you are applying for?

[A] unique [B]detailed [C] sincere [D]specific

19. Women who do manual work have easy _______.

[A] carrying [B] distributions [C] deliveries [D] sending

20. I was awakened by hearing my own name spoken in a ______.

[A] whisper [B] whistle [C] private [D] public

21. According to the school regulations students will have to ______ for permission to study

abroad.

[A] call [B] look [C] pass [D] apply

22. His behavior doesn’t __________ his principles.

[A] compare with [B]accord with [C]get along with [D]identify with

23. Member nations of the UN ______ to settle their disputes peacefully and to refrain from using

force.

[A] pledge [B] assure [C]convince [D] swear

24. Three weeks passed, and nothing was ______ of the missing boy.

[A] spoken [B] talked [C] heard [D] thought

25. John ______ his eyes by reading too much small print.

[A] stretched [B] strained [C] stained [D] stared

26. The sick whale will be taken care of by the scientists before being _______.

[A] turned up [B] turned down [C] turned loose [D] turned out

27. On occasions what I said didn’t _____ in my daughter’s brain.

[A] record [B] show [C] register [D] effect

28. Why don’t you__________ the order so that I perform first and he performs second?

[A]exchange [B]upturn [C]reverse [D]dump

29. Red meat, usually high in fat and calories, is harmful if eaten to ________.

[A] access [B] mess [C] essence [D] excess

30. After the operation the old man had to stay _____ his feet.

[A] off [B] on [C] in [D] away

31. Even when she didn’t say anything you could see her _______ things ______ in her mind.

[A]turning…over [B]switching…on [C]turning… away [D]kicking…up

32. The reporters____________ the corruption of several high officials in the government, and,

consequently, they had been asked to resign from office.

[A]discovered [B]displayed [C]exposed [D]presented

33. The working conditions in my new job are excellent, ______, I am not impressed.

[A] and the rest [B] among the rest

[C] like the rest [D] but for the rest

34. If a salesperson is paid on ______, the amount they receive depends on the amount they sell.

[A] mission [B] section [C] procession [D] commission

35. Our math teacher has been _____ up in bed with acute flu for a week.

[A] pulled [B] laid [C] made [D] given

36. After marrying late and_____________ years of fertility (受孕) treatment, Marilyn Nolen and

her husband Randy, had twins.

[A]undergoing [B]spending [C]suffering [D]encountering