大学英语精读期末考试复习选择题

1．She _____ useful knowledge of the English by careful study.

A. acquired

B. gained

C. sacrificed

D. earned

2. Their ____ that their project under way was something entirely new proved to be untrue.

A. belief

B. assumption

C. faith

D. suggestion

3. The class has a/an ____ of 27 students.

A. enrollment

B. register

C. staff

D. record

4. Fifty dollars will ____ for my needs.

A. fill

B. satisfy

C. content

D. suffice

5. They had a/an ____ agreement not to raise the touchy subject.

A. obvious

B. complacent

C. implicit

D. explicit

6. The lecture provided ____ insight into foreign affairs.

A. penetrating

B. pendular

C. pensive

D. penal

7. The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers’ fears were completely _____.

A. unjustified

B. unjust

C. misguided

D. unaccepted

8. The head of the museum was _____and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.

A. promising

B. agreeing

C. pleasing

D. obliging

9. North American fu r trade ___ in the early 1800’s mainly due to the diminishing number of fur-bearing animals.

A. ceased

B. staggered

C. waned

D. collapsed

10. The place did not seem to be popular, for it was completely deserted, and in any case _____ to traffic.

A. inaccessible

B. inadequate

C. insignificant

D. incompatible

11. Mary hopes to be ___ from hospital next week.

A. dismissed

B. discharged

C. expelled

D. resigned

12. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ___.

A. invaluable

B. priceless

C. worthless

13. We have been hearing ______ accounts of your work.

A. favoured

B. favourable

C. favorite

D. favouring

14. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a_______to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.

A. sign

B. mark

C. signal

D. board

15. A well-written composition ____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.

A. calls for

B. calls on

C. calls up

D. calls off

16. It’s a mistake to think of Florida only __ its tourist attractions.

A. by means of

B. in terms of

C. in connection with

D. by way of

17. As it turned out to be a small house party, we___ so formally.

A. need not have dressed up

B. must not have dressed up

C. did not need to dress up

D. must not dress up

18. I’d just as soon ___ to me.

A. that you won’t listen

B. you didn’t listen

C. your not listening

D. you not listening ABADCAADCABCBAABAB

1.Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used _____ late for his lecture.

a. to have students. c.for students to be

b. for students' being d. to students' being

2. Harry was ___ by a bee when he was collecting the honey.

a. stung

b. stuck

c. bitten

d. scratched

3. People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than

those living in ____ populated areas.

a. densely

b. intensely

c. abundantly

d. highly

4. The lost car of the Lees was found ____ in the woods off the highway.

a. vanished

b. abandoned

c. scattered

d. rejected

5.Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores,

and this is especially true ____ it comes to classroom tests.

a. before

b. as

c. since

d. when

6. Mr. Morgan can be very sad ___, though in public he is extremely cheerful.