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C) on the decline D) on the side

625. His name was on the _____ of my tongue, but I just couldn‘t recall it.

A) end C) edge

B) point D) tip

626. As we had to keep the fire going throughout the picnic, we had to add firewood ______.

A) permanently C) constantly

B) previously D) specially

627. One of the society‘s objects is to ensure the animals are killed _____.

A) truly C) humanely

B) peacefully D) justly

628. After a number of disagreements with his manager, John has ______.

A) resigned C) dismissed

B) retired D) promoted

629. Mr. Clinton was _____ President of the United States in 1992.

A) chosen C) appointed

B) selected D) elected

630. If you think your coat is too large, I can ____it for you.

A) alter C) shift

B) change D) modify

631. She is not _____worried, even though her husband has decided to divorce .

A) in the least C) least

B) at least D) the least

632. In Guangzhou, the best season of the year is probably _____ autumn.

A) later C) latter

B) last D) late

633. The newspaper did not mention the ______ of the damage caused by the fire.

A) level C) extent

B) range D) amount

634. Much is done in the flood area to _____ the suffering of the victims.

A) relieve C) remedy

B) improve D) reveal

635. If the businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be motivated to work hard, with the result that incomes from taxation might

actually ______. A) shrink C) delay

B) sink D) discard

636. Thirty people were expected, but only twenty-four ______.

A) turned out C) turned over

B) turned up D) turned down

637. She accepted her brother‘s ______ to swim across the river in winter.

A) request C) challenge

B) invitation D) demand

638. It is evident that Olympic Games has ______ better understanding and friendship among countries.

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A) heightened C) increased

B) promoted D) enlarged

639. The earth was here long before the _____ of the human species.

A) origin C) cause

B) source D) factor

640. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing _____ the fundamental parts in language learning.

A) include C) consist

B) contain D) constitute

641. Please _____ my suitcase while I go to buy my ticket.

A) keep an eye out C) have an eye for

B) keep an eye on D) get the eye

642. Hong Kang Special Administrative_____ was established on July 1,1997.

A) Region C) District

B) Area D) block

643. They were so far away that I couldn‘t _____ their faces clearly.

A) make out C) figure out

644. Nowadays milk is often _____ to be sold in tins.

A) deduced C) contracted

B) condensed D) conducted B) work out D) give out

645. If you take a lot of cases on the plane, you will have to pay for the ______ luggage.

A) extra C) overdue

B) additional D) excessive

646. At that time, the people of the country _____ to every kind of danger flood, starvation, disease and war.

A) supposed C) opposed

B) exposed D) exploded

647. I believe James is the most ______student in the class.

A) potential C) impressive

B) individual D) promising

648. He claimed he would be a _____ the presidential election.

A) applicant C) candidate

B) winner D) delegate

649. School classes were _____ for fear of spread of the epidemic.

A) suspended C) sustained

B) suspected D)swollen

650. He used to be able to play well but he‘s_____ now.

A) out of place B) out of work

C) out of practice

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D) out of order

答案及注释 词汇题

1. 答案为A。work out 制定出(计划、方案);解决问题;make out 分辨清楚;set out动身,排列,陈列; 故A 符合句意。 2. 答案为 B。immediately可作连词(conj.),意为?之后马上。整句译文:她接到我的信之后马上就给我打了电话。这里要求用连

词连接两句子。promptly、quickly都只能作副词,意为迅速地,快。

3. 答案为D。这几个词都有“得到”的意思,但获得知识,语言等,只能用acquire。 gain,获得、赚得(利润、尊敬、成功等)。例:

She gained wealth through foreign trade. Obtain得到, 买到, 达到;例如:He finally obtained what he had always wanted. 4. 答案为C。这四个词都有(物质)含义。substance 1)可指特殊种类有形或无形的 物质;2)可指矿物质。stuff材料,素材;

口语中用于不知名子的情景或不需要清楚说出的东西。例如:green stuff 蔬菜。 matter常和精神spirit一词相对应。 5. 答案为B。unique独一无二的,唯一的。句子里的the only one表明选unique合题意。

6. 答案为C。find fault with sb是固定搭配,意为“挑毛病,找岔儿”;error意为(行为,信仰的)的错误;flaw意为缺点,缺陷 a

flaw in a person‘s character。

7. 答案为B。compose谱曲,创作;如,compose poems, compose a symphony(交响曲)。 8. 答案为A。client 律师的客户,医生的患者;customer顾客,主顾;consumer消费者。

9. 答案为C。上下文要求encouragement 鼓励。句子译文:如果一个人在谈自己的弱点,听的人应当说些鼓励之类的话。persuasion

劝说;confirmation证实。

10. 答案为B。catch sb out 发现某人错误;catch up 打断某人的话;catch on理解;catch up with赶上。

11. 答案为B。discharge意为释放,无罪开释;合句题意。exclude排除在外;drive驱逐,赶出;dismiss解雇, 解散。

12. 答案为A。四个选项都有“处理,处置”含义,但用法不一样。tackle和task,difficulty or problem等搭配,表示处理,解决。cope

和deal 必须跟with, 才有处理意义。 dispose重点在处置或使用具体事物,常跟of。例:The computer can be programmed to tackle a variety of taks. The mayor should take steps to cope with the the holiday rush. She is at a loss how to deal with the prensent situation. The surgeon disposed of all its business in an hour(这位外科医生一小时内就把所有的事情处理完毕)。 13. 答案为A。assume认为,揣想;resume继续,恢复;assure使放心,使确信。A项符 合题意。

14. 答案为B。scene 表示重大事情或事件发生的地点,如:军事行动的地点,战场;view景色,视野;sight视力,见解;landscape

风景画。

15. 答案为A。be entitled to赋予?权利(资格)。句子译文:由于出身高贵,她声称,她有资格获得比普通人更高的社会地位。grant

承诺,授与,承认(某事物的)正确性。

16. 答案为B。out of place 不合适的,不相称的;out of question 毫无疑问;out of order混乱,有故障;out of practice 荒疏, 故B符合

句意。

17. 答案为C。sentence给某人判刑;convince使人确信;condemn谴责。find sb guilty 判决某人有罪。故A符合句意和结构要求。 18. 答案为D。have a complaint to make about =want to make a complaint about 对(某事,某物)抱怨,投诉。discomfort不舒服,不安;

discontent不满足。

19. 答案为B。make只和attempt, progress搭配,而make progress进步,上下文讲不通,所以只能选make attempt尽力,尝试。 20. 答案为A。give rise to是固定短语;产生,引起。suspicion怀疑,猜疑;impulse(内心的)冲动,推进力,刺激。 21. 答案为A。all of a sudden =suddenly突然地,是固定结构。

22. 答案为D。critical危急的;(疾病)危笃的;vital极重要的;致命的;urgent急迫的,紧急的;emergent 意外发生的;紧急的,

故D 符合句意。

23. 答案为C。deny否认;deny doing sth 否认做过某事;reject拒绝;ignore忽略。

24. 答案为D。On…terms with sb. 是固定搭配:关系(好,坏,友好?)(good, bad, friendly…)例:They have kept on friendly terms with

each other.他们一直保持着友好关系。

25. 答案为C。补牙只能用fill;repair修理,用于修补汽车、机器等;mend缝补,缝补衣服;cure治愈疾病

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26. 答案为C。B,C,D,三项都具有“得病,患病,感染”之含义,但用法不同。catch后直接跟“病”,suffer后跟from, infect 后

with。 例:He caught a bad cold. Mary suffered from heart failure.玛丽患了心力衰竭。Her husband was infected with tuberculosis.她丈夫传染上了肺结核。

27. 答案为C。die away逐渐消逝(减弱、停止);die out灭绝,不复存在;die off相继而亡;die down平息,枯萎,故C符合句意要

求。

28. 答案为D。 popular受欢迎的,招人喜欢的,符合句意。preferable更好的,更可取的,favorable有利的,善意的。

29. 答案为C。mere仅仅,只是,符合上下文要求。整句译文:他仅仅作为细节叙述的事,我却认为是这个计划的最重要部分。例:

He is a mere child.他只是一个孩子。plain平凡的,清楚的,俭朴的;平坦的,乏味的,(车胎)泄了气的。

30. 答案为C。in no way = not at all决不;in no time马上;by all means务必;on any account无论如何。这里句子的含义是没有摩擦力,

人们就不能走路,所以只能选C。

31. 答案为D。除decrease(减少)外,其它三词都有限制之含义,但重点不同。limit,限制在某个范围内,常和数字连用,表示限制人

/物的数目。limit the number of immigrants(限制移民人数)合题意。confine主要用于限制活动,后常跟to。例:A cold confined him to the house.感冒迫使他呆在屋内。restrain重点在抑制,约束;后常跟from。例:You must restrain children from doing mischief. 32. 答案为B。valid是法律上有效的,合同或票证等有法律效力的。efficient指某人有效率的,某物有效用的。effective指某物产生理

想效果的、奏效的。operative指某物(东西)生效的;开始运转的。

33. 答案为A。achievement(达到,完成)合题意。the achievement of one‘s goal(目标的实现); accomplishment完成(任务);fulfillment

完成;establishment建成。

34. 答案为B。expand常用于扩大再生产,扩大事业,或发展,壮大;enlarge常用于扩大,扩展思想,胸襟;extend重点在延伸,用

于扩大影响、知识面等。例:Reading can enlarge our views.读书能扩大人的视野。This country extended its power and influence into neighboring countries.这个国家将其势力和影响扩展到邻国。这里是扩大(发展)贸易,要求用expand。

35. 答案为C。circle(具有共同兴趣或利益的人们所形成的)圈子,集团。如:文化,学术,戏剧,商界(cultural, academic, theatrical, business

circles), circus马戏团;cycle周期;circuit线路。

36. 答案为A。avoid回避,躲开;neglect疏忽,玩忽;retreat撤退,退却;ignore忽视,不理,故A符合句意。

37. 答案为A。impact:冲击,(尤其指思想,感情,制度等震撼,冲击);句子译文:我们生活在这一时代,每个人(的思想)都受

新思想的冲击。impulse(内心)冲动,推进力;(冲撞、爆炸的)冲击、震动,(精神上的)打击,震惊。

38. 答案为C。comprehensive(全面的)和nothing had been omitted相照应,合题意。句子译文:约翰有关会议的新闻报道是那么全面,

没有什么遗漏的。concrete具体的,有形的;integrated合为一体的,完整的;abstract抽象的,难懂的。

39. 答案为D。句末的peculiar一词“特殊的,奇特的”提供了选项线索,只有怪(curious)现象,才是特殊的(奇特的)。brilliant光辉

灿烂的,辉煌的;scarce缺乏的,珍奇的。

40. 答案为A。to take sth. into account是固定搭配:把?考虑在内,故A符合句意。

41. 答案为A。set down写下,记下;set out出发,宣布;put across解释清楚;put away放开,抛弃。

42. 答案为B。lack of (money)和short of (money)都是缺乏,短缺,short of是形容词短语不能作主语。例:Short of tools, we made our own.

缺少工具,我们自己造。Lack of是名词短语,可作主语。例:Lack of a fire on the house made him cold.

43. 答案为B。这四个词只有interfere和with搭配:打扰,干扰,影响。其它三词都是及物动词,interrupt打断,打扰;disturb打扰;

distract分心。

44. 答案为B。at stake固定搭配,意为“濒临危现”。句子译文:农民比城里人更渴望下雨,因为这和他们的切身利害更有关系。其

它三个词,都不能和at搭配。

45. 答案为D。这四个词都有“产品,制品”之义,produce指农(作物)产品;product指人工制品;成果,产物;manufacture指工

业制品,生产;output重点指产量,工业产品。

46. 答案为D。A,C,D选项都有“假的”含义,但内涵不一样。false的反义词是real,真和假之对立;artificial的反义词是natural,

人工和天然之对立;untrue的反义词是true,真实和不真实之对立。句子译文:这人在机场为警方所扣留,因发现她的护照是假的(伪造的)。

47. 答案为A。layout布局,设计,规划,版面编排;system体系;pattern图案;style风格,故A符合句意要求。

48. 答案为B。maintain维持,保持;maintain the lead保持领先地位;persist in doing sth坚持做某事;insist on ?坚诀要求,坚持。 49. 答案为B。四各选择项中除stay之外,都是及物动词,后面要带宾语。stay可作系动词,stay healthy保持健康。preserve保存,保

护,维持;reserve保留,延缓。

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50. 答案为C。at times 有时,偶尔;at a time每次,一次;没有between time的搭配,只有between times时时,偶尔;at the time不

是固定搭配,意思是“在那时”。

51. 答案为B。reserved意为“缄默”(self-restrained in speech and manner),它与talk freely相对应,因为句中的连接词but提出了这

样的要求,故只能用reserved。而sociable意为“讨人喜欢的、爱交际的”;serious和peaceful的反义词应该是careless和nervous,均不合题意义。

52. 答案为B。sincere强调人的感情或行为上的真诚(genuine,not pretended),故适用于本句。而honest则强调“老实、诚实”,含

有not cheating,not lying的意思。hopeful意为“有希望的”、均不合文义。

53. 答案为D。lead指走在前面领路(show the way to a destination)的意思。conduct作lead或者guide解时,常含有强迫的意思,例如:

The policeman conducted the suspect to the police station.(警察把那个嫌疑犯带到了警察局)。

54. 答案为C。provide…for… ―为…提供…‖;confirm证实,确认;present sb with sth ( present sth to sb )把?赠送给?;C项符合句意

和结构。

55. 答案为C。thoroughly 既有throughout (in every part),又有exactly(not forgetting or overlooking anything)的意思;而altogether (all

together)则强调整体性(entirety)。

56. 答案为B。games指按一定规则决定胜负的文娱或体育活动。match团体之间的抗争性比赛或竞赛。race速度上的比赛。event比赛

项目。

57. 答案为D。prolong 指“延长”时间或某项活动,而lengthen 则偏重于实物,如衣服等东西的延长。delay 指“拖延”,含有使不

能按正常速度进行的意思。

58. 答案为B。job 是可数名词;而work 和employment 是不可数名词,不能与不定冠词a(an)连用。

59. 答案为A。remains剩下的东西,废墟,残存者;例如: the remains of the supper晚餐吃剩下的东系。the rest意为 the other part;

container 容器;content内容。

60. 答案为B。scatter可以表示各种撒开或散开的概念;spray意为“喷雾”,指喷撒液体或粉末状的物体;disperse一般指“驱散”;

separate“使分开”。disperse和separate都强调“设法使得散开或分开”。

61. 答案为C。respectable是“值得人们尊重的,品行端正的或正派的”意思,适用于本句。respectful是“尊重别人的,有礼貌的”意

思;respected是过去分词,表示“受到人们尊重的”。

62. 答案为A。chilly表示“冷飕飕的或寒冷的”之意;cool意为“凉爽的”,和前文的the autumn air相应。

63. 答案为D。swell意为“增大、膨胀、肿胀、上涨”合题意。increase指数量或程度上的增多;overgrow含有“蔓延,长满”之意,

通常指植物;expand是“扩大,扩张,膨胀”的意思,并无河水上涨之意,故不适用于本句。

64. 答案为C。chew意为“咀嚼”,如嚼口香糖、嚼烟草或嚼食物等,符合本句的文意。而crunch是象声词,指发出“嘎扎嘎扎”声

响地咬嚼;bite意为“咬”,并无“嚼碎嚼烂”之意,英语成语bite off more than one can chew(贪多嚼不烂)清楚地说明了动词bite和chew之间的区别。

65. 答案为A。come up to“达到(某水准),符合(期待、标准);live up to“遵守(诺言);不辜负(期望)”;give way to“对?

屈从,让步”。

66. 答案为D。 dreary 意为“沉闷的”,“单调的”,指天气,生活,工作等,而weary (疲劳,厌倦的),多指人。anxious 是“忧

虑的”,“渴望的”意思,dark 可指社会或世道,但不能说工作或生活是黑暗。

67. 答案为C。if possible“如果可能的话”,和前文的want(表达一种愿望,而不是事实)相一致。

68. 答案为B。get loose 是 ―逃跑‖的意思,而lose 是动词,不能与get 连用。get lost 在语法上是正确的,但联系下文就讲不通了。

get loosened 意为 ―变松‖。

69. 答案为C。ordinary普通的,一般的,符合题意。usual常有的,通常的。average普通的,平常的。

70. 答案为C。interest利息;income收入; wages对较简单的劳动或体力劳动以每小时、每日、每周等单位支付的工资。故C符合题意

要求。

71. 答案为C。businessman 广义上的商人,生意人;merchant 现多用来指批发商人;dealer 泛指买进卖出的商人或贩子;tradesman 零

售商,推销员。

72. 答案为A。usually意为通常,平常;允许有例外且和occasionally相应;而invariably 和always 则含有毫无例外和一成不变的意

思。

73. 答案为C。run down 意为“说…坏话,贬低”;turn down翻下(衣领),调小(煤气),关小(收音机);bring down搬下,击

落,使下跌。

74. 答案为A。a mild fever轻微低烧,符合题意。B、C、D不和fever搭配。

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