成人学位英语

词汇选择综合测试及答案详解（一）

1. Tom was extremely angry , but cool-headed enough to_____ storming into the

boss's office.

A. prevent B. prohibit C. refrain D. avoid

翻译：汤姆虽然十分生气，但还算头脑冷静，没有冲进老板的办公室。

答案是D。根据搭配关系只有avoid 后接动词ing形式。

2. A magician’s talk creates a(n) _____ of attention so that people don’t see how he

does his tricks.

A. interaction B. illusion C. diversion D. difference

翻译：魔术师的讲话转移了观众的注意力以至于都没有看到他耍的伎俩。

答案是C。本题考词义识别。注意力的“转移”用diversion。

3. _____ you are here , I can leave.

A. So that B. Such that C. Now that D. In order that

翻译：既然你来了，我就能走了。答案是C。根据前后两句的逻辑关系应选择now that（既然）。

4. Don’t be so _____ , I was only joking.

A. senseless B. sensible C. sentimental D. sensitive

翻译：不要如此敏感，我只是开个玩笑而已。答案是D。根据题意，空白处应为“敏感的”。

5. Spare the rod, _____ the child.

A. harm B. frighten C. spoil D. hurt

翻译：孩子不打不成器。答案是C。这是个英语谚语，”孩子不打不成器”或“棍棒下出孝子”。

6. Johnnie's hard work and popularity led to his rise in salary and ____ in position.

A. privilege B. compliments C. promotion D. advantage

翻译：琼尼工作努力又有好人缘让他得以加薪升职。

答案是C。与“加薪”相关的应为“晋爵”。故应选C）晋升。

7. The little girl woke up screaming because she had had a/n _______.

A. daydream B. fantasy C. nightmare D. illusion

翻译：那个小女孩惊叫着醒来因为她做了个噩梦。答案是C。

8. He has no _______ of winning.

A. occasion B. luck C. chance D. fate

翻译：他不可能赢。答案C。本题考习惯用法。has no chance of winning为“不可能赢”。

9. I can't find the book ______.

A. nowhere B. anywhere C. everywhere D. somewhere

翻译：我在哪儿也找不到这本书。答案是B。本句为否定句，空白处应为“anywhere”。

10. Having lived in Italy for thirty years , Helen and her husband moved to make a

___home in New York.

A. permanent B. possible C. determined D. worthwhile

翻译：在意大利住了三十年以后，海伦和她的丈夫搬到美国定居。

答案是A。本题考词义识别。根据题意．空白处应为“永久的”。

11. I will never do such a thing on any _______.

A. case B. account C. accident D. matter

翻译：无论如何我都不会做出这样的事来。

答案是B。本题考搭配关系。on any account含义为“无论如何”。

12. Many people thought he was a man of good _______.

A. name B. calling C. reputation D. fame

翻译：很多人认为他是个有着良好声誉的人。

答案是C。根据题意，空白处应为“名声”。good reputation指“好的名声”。

13. This kind of animal has a wide _______ all over the world.

A. contribution B. distribution C. tribute D. attribution

翻译：这种动物在全球有广泛的地理分布。答案是B。根据题意，空白处应为“地理分布”。

14. The PLA soldiers were ______ the dam with sandbags in spite of the heavy rain.

A. enforcing B. reinforcing C. incorporating D. integrating

翻译：尽管下着倾盆大雨，解放军正在用沙袋加固大坝。

答案是B。根据题意，空白处应为“修补，加固”。

15. She was _____ the grant money to pay her way through graduate school.

A. counting on B. coping with C. coming about D. carrying out

翻译：她指望能有一笔钱能够可以使她进入研究生院。

答案是A。根据题意，空白处应为“指望，依靠”。count on sb./sth. to do含义为“指望……做……”。

16. He came to the meeting ______ his serious illness.

A. despite B. despite that C. in spite D. although

翻译：他不顾自己严重的疾病而来开会。答案是A。 despite＝in spite of 含义为“不管，不顾”。

17. Many scientists believe that man is _______ from apes.

A. descended B. evolved C. revolved D. proceeded

翻译：很多科学家都相信人是从类人猿进化而来的。

答案是B。be evolved from含义为“从……进化而来”，符合题意。

18. I should like to rent a house , modern , comfortable and ______ in a quiet

environment.

A. for all B. first of all C. after all D. above all

翻译：我想租一个现代的、舒适的，但最重要的是安静的房子。

答案是D。根据题意，只能选“最重要的是”。

19. His plan was ______ by the committee.

A. dejected B. projected C. rejected D. subjected

翻译：他的计划被议会所拒绝。 A. 使灰心 B. 计划 C. 反对 D. 使归从于

答案是C。根据题意，空白处应为“拒绝”。

20. The failure of the project might be _______ to a lack of funds.

A. blamed B. criticized C. attributed D. presented

翻译：计划失败的原因可能归因于资金的匮乏。答案是C。be attributed to为固定搭配，含义为“归因于”。

21. The wind ______ us and we won the sailing race.

A. followed B. featured C. feared D. favored

翻译：风向对我们有利，我们赢得了航海比赛的胜利。答案是D。根据题意，空白处应为“对……有利”。

22. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they

had more ___.

A. at length B. at last C. at stake D. at ease

翻译：农民比城里人更关注雨，因为他们更有风险。答案是C。根据题意，空白处应为“冒风险”。

23. The world market is __ changing . We must anticipate the changes and make

timely adjustments.

A. regularly B. steadily C. scarcely D. constantly

翻译：世界市场在不断的变化，我必须预测出变化的趋势并做出及时的调整。

答案是D。根据题意，空白处应为“不断地”。

24. We welcome rain , but an ______ large amount of rainfall will cause floods.

A. extensively B. extremely C. specially D. constantly

翻译：我们欢迎降雨，但是过多的雨水会导致洪水暴发。

答案是B。根据题意，空白处应填入一程度副词，只有B）为程度副词。

25. Children are very curious ______.

A. at heart B. in person C. on purpose D. by nature

翻译：儿童天性好奇。答案是D。根据题意，空白处应为“天生地”。

26. The food smells very good, but what does it ______ like

A. taste B. feel C. try D. eat

翻译：这个食物看起来很好吃，但是不知道尝起来怎么样答案是A。

27. He examined the plans and then said he had no ______ to them.

A. denial B. objection C. blame D. refusal

翻译：他看过计划以后说对计划没有异议。答案是B。objection 后接介词to 含义为“反对”。

28. My assistant is not qualified enough . I've given her notice to _____ .

A. resign B. hire C. quit D. remain

翻译： 我的助手不是很够格。我已经让她辞职了。答案是A。根据题意，空白处应为“辞职”。

29. I am ____ to sell my car , but I have to do it because I need the money.

A. reluctant B. relative C. religious D. residential

翻译：我很不情愿把我的车卖掉，但是我不得不这么做，因为我需要钱。

答案是A。根据题意，空白处应为”不情愿”。be reluctant to do sth.含义为“不情愿做某事”。

30. Tom ______ what he had learned in class to the new experiment.

A. complied B. replied C. applied D. implied

翻译：汤姆把他在课堂上学到的东西应用到新的试验当中。

答案是C。apply sth. to sth.,为固定搭配，含义为“把…… 运用到…… ”。

31. Please ______ my best regards to your family.

A. pass B. transform C. transmit D. transfer

翻译：请向你的家人转达我最真挚的问候。答案是A.

32. This heavy traffic is ______ for this time of the day.

A. normal B. natural C. formal D. actual

翻译：在这个时间点，交通拥挤是正常的。答案是A。根据题意，空白处应为“正常的”。

33. The journalist claimed that the information came from a _____ source.

A. confident B. dependent C. trustful D. reliable

翻译：记者声称消息来源可靠。答案是D。根据题意，空白处应为“可靠的”。

34. I quarrel with him ______ but usually not very seriously.

A. all times B. in time C. at times D. on time

翻译：我有时和他拌嘴但是不严重。答案是C。根据题意，应为“有时”。

35. The policeman ______ the thief in the forest.

A. rushed into B. ran C. hunted down D. raced

翻译：警察在森林里追捕小偷。答案是C。根据题意，应为“追捕”。

36. We shall have an opportunity to exchange ______ tomorrow.

A. sights B. views C. meanings D. minds

翻译：我们明天应该找个机会来交换下意见。

答案是B。exchange views为习惯用法，含义为“交流意见”。

37. He is the most _____ singer in his country.

A. public B. popular C. populous D. referred

翻译：他是他们国家最受欢迎的歌手。答案是B。“最受欢迎的歌手”英语为popular singer。

38. The neighbor’s windows _______ our garden.

A. overhear B. overtake C. overlook D. oversee

翻译：邻居的窗户可以俯瞰我们的花园。答案是C。根据句义，空白处应为“俯瞰”。

39. The police set a ______ to catch the thieves.

A. plan B. device C. trap D. trick

翻译：警察设置了一个陷阱来捉贼。答案是C。根据题意，空白处应为“陷阱，圈套”

40. John _____ the results of the election with amazing accuracy.

A. preferred B. predicted C. prepared D. entailed

翻译：约翰以令人惊讶的准确度预测到了选举的结果。答案是B。根据题意，句中空白处为“预测”。