基础英语期末考试复习范围

基础英语期末考试复习范围

一、选择题（30题，共30分）

1.The girls at the back of the classroom couldn’t help ________when the inexperienced young teacher stammered.

A.giggling

B.grinning

C. smiling

D.sneering

2.Linda___________the famous director into giving her a leading role in one of his plays and she became instantly successful.

A.cheated

B.coaxed

C.attracted

D.tempted

3.IF any of the runners interfere with the others during the competition,the race is automatically declares null and_________.

A.empty

B. lacking

C. useless

D.void

4.Various devices have been tried to supply the diver with air and thus permit a(n)______stay under water.

A.enlarged

B.expanded

C.increased

D. prolonged

5.The emphasis on commerce at the Olympic Games is seen as both a blessing and a_________to the sports world.

A.blame

B. curse

C. hurt

D. trouble

6.In order to__________an earlier mistake,little John worked harder than before.

A.replay

B.redeem

C.recover

D. region

7.It seems necessary for these newcomers to have some________at this stage for their better understanding of the new subject.

A.arrangement

B.orientation

C.approach

D.principle

8.Lydia was very________of her twin sister Lucy’s good achievements in school,and decided to catch up with her.

A.envious

B.delighted

C.pleased

D.jealous

9.Children are sensitive to disapproval and ______their behaviour accordingly.

A.transform

B.fix

C.improve

D.adjust

10.I lived deep in the country,without easy ______to shops.

A.way

B.entry

e

D.access

11.He was not really a scientist but rather a(n)____with some very interesting questions.

A.inexpert

B.amateur

C. beginner

D. layman

12.Roses in a silver bowl____the handsome cherry table.

pliment

plement

plimentary

plementary

13.It has been found out that a child will____the habit of reading a book if you start giving them a book or reading to them at a very young age.

A.get

B.develop

C.make

D.obtain

14.We have to tie up our dog,because he loves to ____letter carriers.

A.go for

B.go off

C.go away with

D.go around

15.She was excited at the_______of living in London.

A.future

B. hope

C.prospect

D. perspective

16.President Abraham Lincoln issued the_____Proclamation on January1,1863,as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war.

A.Emancipation

B. Liberation

C. Freedom

D. Liberty

17.We went to______our respects to our new neighbors.

A.show

B. pay

C. extend

D. bare

18.In Britain, it is the _____for women to get dressed in white on the wedding day.

A.custom

B. taboo

C. convention

D.institution

19.My advice would be to get it done before you______the research.

A.embark in

B. act on

C.insist on

D. tie on

20.Police have appealed for witnesses of the accident to_________.

e up

B. come forward

C. come across

D. come before

21.All witnesses agree that this is a(n)______account of the traffic accident.

A.special

B. particular

C. unusual

D. specific

22.The president claims that the government will_____by this week’s Security Council resolution which calls for an immediate ceasefire.

A.set

B. follow

C. abide

D. arrange

23.We were in_____of being hit by a stone.

A.danger

B.dangerous

C. risk

D. endanger

24.In conclusion, the author fails to give ______evidence to show that the advertisement will function well.

A.enough

B. invaluable

C. convincible

D. clarify

25.We offer a wide range of flow control solutions,______and information management systems and applications as well as life cycle services foe energy.

A.authenticity

B.authority

C. autonomy

D. automation