MOOC大学英语词汇解析Unit 1 单元测试试题及答案

MOOC大学英语词汇解析Unit 1 单元测试试题及答案1.To spell the past form of the following words when used as verbs to which one should we first add –K- then -ED?
A. panic
B. lock
C. pick
D. arch
正确答案：A
2.Guests ______ and screamed when the bomb exploded.
A. trafficked
B. picnicked
C. panicked
D. mimicked
正确答案：C
3.Of the following words the underlined part of which one is pronounced differently in American English and in British English?
A. scholar
B. school
C. scheme
D. schedule
正确答案：D
4.How is the word schedule pronounced in American English?
A. [ˈskidʒu:l]
B. [ˈʃedʒu:l]
C. [ˈʃedju:l]
D. [ˈskedʒu:l]
正确答案：D
5.The discovery of Penicillin famously was a happy ______.
A. accident
B. hour
C. ending
D. medium
正确答案：A
6.They are looking for a happy ______: a house that is not too big but that has lots of storage space.
B. medium
C. ending
D. hour
正确答案：B
7.I wish you many happy ______ of the day.
A. accidents
B. hours
C. endings
D. returns
正确答案：D
8.Until his appointment becomes official Ted is keeping a low ______.
A. profit
B. spirit
C. profile
D. voice
正确答案：C
9.A horse ______ but a cow ______.
A. neighs lows
B. lows neighs
C. barks roars
D. roars barks
正确答案：A
10.A tiger ______ but a wolf ______.
A. howls roars
B. grunts croaks
C. roars howls
D. croaks grunts
正确答案：C
11.To clean the water bottle which has been used for a long time white vinegar can be used to remove ______ from the inner surface of the bottle.
A. dust
B. rubbish
C. scale
D. mud
12.The map is drawn to the standard ______ of 1/100000 so there is not much detail.
A. level
B. scale
C. scope
D. line
正确答案：B
13.Nuclear weapons cause destruction on a massive ______.
A. range
B. size
C. rate
D. scale
正确答案：D
14.The sails ______ themselves with wind.
A. had been filled
B. would be filled
C. were filled
D. filled
正确答案：D
15.The book is ______. You should have returned it to the library last week.
A. expired
B. exceeded
C. overdue
D. due
正确答案：C
16.He had lived illegally in the United States for five years after his visitor's visa ______.
A. was overdue
B. expired
C. exceeded
D. was due
正确答案：B
17.He tried to keep a(n) ______ between work and relaxation.
A. distance
B. equality
C. balance
D. eye
正确答案：C
18.She ______ her balance and fell.
A. lost
B. kept
C. maintained
D. reached
正确答案：A
19.The cost needs to be balanced ______ its benefits.
A. to
B. against
C. for
D. at
正确答案：B
20.The garden is overgrown with ______ so I have to ______ it now.
A. grass grass
B. grasses grass
C. weed weed
D. weeds weed
正确答案：D
21.Both parents and children should try to______ the generation gap between them.
A. house
B. water
C. bridge
D. cup
正确答案：C
22.Monkey King ______ his eyes and looked afar.
A. handed
B. hatted
C. palmed
D. capped
正确答案：D
23.What is the meaning of the word sharp in the sen tence “There is a sharp contrast between the lives of the poorest and the richest members of society”?
A. fashionable
B. sudden
C. pointed
D. clear
正确答案：D
24.What is the meaning of the word sharp in the sentence “There is a sharp turn on the road ahead”?
A. fashionable
B. pointed
C. clear
D. sudden
正确答案：D
25.What is the meaning of the word sharp in the sentence “She is a very sharp dresser”?
A. fashionable
B. sudden
C. pointed
D. clear
正确答案：A。