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专升本词汇专练12

1. It was with great delight that I read in your February _____ the letter to the Editor written by

Prof. Johnson.

A. issue B. printing C. magazine D. copy

2. What I'm telling you is strictly _____. Do not let anyone know of it.

A. secretive B. special C. individual D. confidential

3. The author had qualified as a doctor but later gave up the _____ of medicine for full-time

writing.

A. prescription B. procedure C. treatment D. practice

4. Julie is one of those women who always _____ the latest fashions.

A. put up with B. come up with C. get on with D. keep up with

5. Having made his first film earlier this year, he is _____ starting in a new one.

A. currently B. actually C. recently D. lately

6. My house is very _____ for getting to work as it is only a few minutes from the station.

A. comfortable B. suitable C. convenient D. available

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7. When college students _____ future employment, they often think of status, income, and

prestige.

A. demand B. assume C. apply D. anticipate

8. Alice _____ her father that both she and her husband would be happy if he would live with

them.

A. convinced B. reinforced C. pledged D. required

9. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.

A. hamper B. support C. depress D. prevent

10. She chose cushions of a color which would _____ her carpet.

A. equal B. agree C. help D. match

11. We finally managed to _____ the committee's approval of our plans.

A. secure B. arouse C. acquire D. exert

12. I have such a bad cold that I have lost all _____ of smell.

A. degree B. sense C. strength D. scent

13. She is so _____ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.

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A. sensitive B. sensible C. imaginative D. impressive

14. The lorry driver was badly _____ when his lorry crashed into a wall.

A. damaged B. hit C. hurt D. harmed

15. I caught a _____ of the car before it disappeared around the bend.

A. glance B. glimpse C. glare D. gleam

16. The car salesman took the customer for a driver in the new model in order to _____ its

improved features.

A. advocate B. demonstrate C. exhibit D. reveal

17. The rainbow _____ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds.

A. dissolved B. removed C. resigned D. disappeared

18. All too _____ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays.

A. often B. fast C. soon D. late

19. Deserts, dry areas with _____ no vegetation, cover more than one-third of the Earth's land

surface.

A. surprisingly B. eventually C. permanently D. virtually

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20. After dinner the minister made a short _____ to the guests.

A. delivery B. pronunciation C. conversation D. speech

21. When there's doubt the examiner's decision is _____.

A. right B. final C. definite D. fixed

22. Busy and successful as he was, the novelist was willing to _____ any promising young man

and give him all the help he could.

A. take up B. pick up C. make up D. look up

23. He did not find a job yet because he had no _____ to men who could help him.

A. approach B. application C. access D. approval

24. The old man got into the _____ of storing money under the bed.

A. tradition B. habit C. use D. custom

25. The beauty of the place is more than I can describe. I am sure whoever sees it will _____ its

charm.

A. appeal to B. stick to C. keep to D. yield to

26. Children are likely to get _____ if no one cares about their upbringing.

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A. out of hand B. out of order C. out of place D. out of work

27. When the Greeks had _____ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens.

A. won B. bitten C. beaten D. hit

28. There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldn't _____ falling over it in the

darkness.

A. help B. resist C. avoid D. prevent

is a _____ person and never makes any unreasonable demands.

A. sensitive B. sensible C. obedient D. jealous

30. Violent programs on television may have a bad _____ on children.

A. affection B. pressure C. influence D. control

31. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality, he'd tell

them so.

A. humble B. minor C. inferior D. awkward

32. If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will _____.

A. fail B. explode C. crack D. burst

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33. One-room schoolhouses can still be found in _____ areas where there are no other schools

for many miles.

A. disposed B. deserted C. isolated D. abandoned

34. I'm afraid you have no _____ but to come along with us.

A. possibility B. permission C. choice D. selection

35. I shall never beat John at tennis; we are clearly not in the same _____.

A. set B. band C. group D. class

36. As soon as Charles had _____ a little from his surprise, his one thought was to get away.

A. returned B. absorbed C. dissolved D. recovered

37. When I arrived in this country, I had to start learning the language from _____.

A. scratch B. scrap C. snatch D. scrape

38. The thieves _____ him _____ in the park, took his wallet and escaped.

A. held .. back B. held .. up C. held .. on D. held .. out

39. Japan has to employ an increasing number of overseas workers because there is no easy

solution to its labor _____.

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A. decline B. rarity C. vacancy D. shortage

40. The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to _____ them.

A. split B. separate C. tear D. divide

41. The rapidly growing birth rate brings about a lot of environment problems, which the

government is supposed to take ____.

A. significantly B. severely C. earnestly D. seriously

42. Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.

A. away B. in C. out D. up

43. The government is _____ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability.

A. on the alert B. out of control C. on guard D. in vain

44. Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.

A. rate B. pace C. speed D. growth

45. She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $150 in it.

A. extraordinary B. important C. considerable D. valuable

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46. Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (压垮) the Chinese people;

_____ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.

A. on the other hand B. on the contrary C. to the contrary D. in consequence

47. As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.

A. log B. lodge C. landing D. lodging

48. Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _____

her place.

A. loosing B. missing C. losing D. looking for

49. The manager said that they had an _____ plan if the plan they had submitted was not

accepted.

A. alternate B. alternative C. absolute D. appreciable

50. Jim isn't _____, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.

A. gloomy B. dull C. awkward D. tedious

1.[答案] A. issue此处是指某杂志二月份的那一期。printing 印刷；印刷术。copy 指书刊的“本，册”；

issue 是指报刊或杂志的“期”.译文: 非常高兴地拜读了贵刊二月的一期中所登载的约翰逊教授致编辑的信.

2.[答案] D. confidential机密的，应保密的。 special 专门的，专用的。individual 个别的，单个的。

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secretive爱保密的，守口如瓶的。译文: 我现在告诉你的事是保密的，千万别让人知道.

3.[答案] D. practice(医生或律师的)业务，生意。prescription 药方；procedure 程序，手续；treatment

治疗，待遇.译文: 这位作者当过医生，但后来放弃开业，专搞写作.

4.[答案] D. keep up with跟上，与…并驾齐驱；及时了解。put up with 忍受；get on with有进展；生

活得…；come up with 提出。译文: 朱莉是那些总赶时髦的女子之一.

5.[答案] A. currently目前；actually 实际上；recently 近来；lately(=recently) 近来.start in(on) 开

始(做某事)中。

6.[答案] C. convenient方便的。suitable也可接for，但其词义和本题不符，故不能选.

7.[答案] D. anticipate预料，期望，预望。

8.[答案] A. convince sb. +that从句意为“使…相信，说服…”。reinforce 加强，增强。pledge发誓，

保证.

9.[答案] A. hamper阻碍。prevent 防止，后接from.

10.[答案] D. match vt. 匹配；相配。

11.[答案] A. secure与 acquire 钧有“得到”的含义，但 secure vt. 此处的意思是“获得(所需之

物)”.acquire“获得，求得”，尤其指由于自己的努力，能力，技术而使原有的东西变得更多，并表示一经求

得，即成永久的所有物。

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12.[答案] B. sense意为“(五官的)感觉”。scent 气味，香味.

13.[答案] A. sensitive敏感的(to),易受伤害的,灵敏的。sensible明智的(of),通情达理的。imaginative有

想象力。impressive的给人留下印象的,感人的。

14.[答案] C. damage损坏;harm对......有害;hurt(精神上或肉体上)伤害; hit打击;pain(精神上或肉体上)

痛苦。

15.[答案] B. catch (or get) a glimpse of瞥见(强调行为的结果)。take a glance (or look) at看一眼(强

调行为过程本身)。

16.[答案] B. advocate拥护,提倡。exhibit展览,陈列。reveal揭示,暴露。demonstrate(用实例,证据)证

明,表演。

17.[答案] D. disappear消失。dissolve溶解。remove去除。resign辞去,辞职。retire退休。

18.[答案] C. all too实在太......，all too soon意为太快了，带有惋惜的意味。

19.[答案] D. virtually几乎，事实上，实际上。surprisingly令人惊奇的；eventually最终的；permanently

永久的。

20.[答案] D. make a speech to sb.(向某人做演讲)。make conversation with sb.(和某人闲谈)。

interrupt conversation(中断谈话) delivery常指"(演讲等的)说话方式,口才"。

21.[答案] B. finall最终的,不会改变的。definite明确的。fixed固定的,不变的;a fixed income(固定收入)。

right正确的。

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22.[答案] A. take up把......当作被保护人,关照,提携。译文：虽然他是一位繁忙又有成就的小说家,但他愿

意提携任何有前途的年轻人并尽力给予帮助。

23.[答案] C. have access to进入的路；能接近，进入,了解或使用(不可数名词)。approach接近,走近,

快到;对待处理(事情的)方式;接近(到达)的路。application申请,申请书。approval赞同。此句中不是指身体上

的“接近或靠近”,而是指“能接触到”的某人

24.[答案] B. get into the habit of doing sth.意为“养成了做......的习惯"。habit指个人的习惯,而custom

则指社会的风俗习惯。tradition“传统"。

25.[答案] D. yield to屈服于;投降让步(经常有比较灵活的译法)。appeal to向......呼吁;stick to(=keep to)

坚持。译文:该地秀丽的景色无法表达于笔下。我深信,不管是谁看到了它都会折服于它的魅力。

26.[答案] A. get(or be) out of hand“无法控制,不受约束"。out of order有毛病,失灵;out of place不

得其所的,不适当的;out of work失业。译文:如果不关心孩子的教育,他们很可能会无法控制。

27.[答案] C. beat sb. 打败某人。beat sb. black and blue(把某人打得鼻青脸肿)。hit,击,击中:hit a man

on the head(打在人的头上);hit at sb.(向某人打去)。strike打,击:strike a man on the chin(打在某人的下巴

上)。win赢得,用作此义时,后不能接某人;可以说win a match, a victory, the first prize等。

28.[答案]C. avoid避免(后接动词或名词)。 can't (couldn't) help doing sth. 禁不住做..不由自主地做...。

can't (couldn't) resist doing sth.禁不住做....

29.[答案]B. sensible通情达理的；sensitive敏感的；obedient顺从的；jealous 妒忌的，猜疑的，警惕

的；

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30.[答案]C. have a influence on 对...有影响；

31.[答案]C. inferior比较差的；humble谦卑的，恭顺的，低下的；awkward 尴尬的，别扭的， 笨手笨

脚的；不好用的；minor细小的

32.[答案]D. burst vt./vi.涨破，涨裂。Burst one's clothes（撑破衣服）。

33. [答案]C. isolated孤立的。Deserted被遗弃的；空无一人的；abandoned丢弃的。Dispose of sth.

处理掉某物。意为卖掉或扔掉等。

34.[答案]C. have no choice but 除了...没有别的选择；只能...

35.[答案] in the same class 水平相同。此句中class,意为“(高低、优劣的)等级；种 类”。

36.[答案] D. recover from 从......恢复过来

37.[答案] A. start from scratch从头开始，白手起家。

38.[答案] B. hold up sb.拦劫。

39.[答案] D. labour shortage 劳动力短缺。Decline 下降。rarity稀少。vacancy 空缺，未占用.

40.[答案] B. separate指将结合的东西“分开，拆散”，divide指把整体“分成”几个部分，split（沿一

条线-）裂开，tear撕开，distinguish“区分，区别，辨别”。

41.[答案] D. seriously“重视，认真对待”

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42.[答案] A. give away 暴露，泄露。

43.[答案] A. on the alert警惕，小心。out of control 失去控制；on guard站岗；in vain 徒劳，无效。

44.[答案] B. pace走或跑的速度；发展或进步速度。

45.[答案] C. considerable相当可观的。considerate考虑周到的，体谅的，体贴的

46.[答案] B. on the contrary相反地。

47.[答案] 圆木,lodge门房，传达室,lodging住所,landing登陆；降落。

48.[答案] C. lose one's place意为读书时“找不到读到哪儿”。类似习语：lose heart(灰心，泄气),lose

one's heart to sb. (爱上某人),lose one's head(惊慌失措),lose one's hold on(or over)(失去对......的控

制),lose one's temper(发脾气),lose one's tongue (紧张得不知说什么好)，lose one's way (迷路),lose sight

of(看不见了),lose one's never(失去勇气)。

49.[答案] B. alternative可提供选择的，两者挑一的：alternate交替的。

50.[答案] B. dull迟钝的。

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