仿真自测模拟试题

仿真自测模拟试题

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1．To ensure its sustained progress in economy，the government has ________a series of policies．

A．reserved 　　B．issued 　　C．delivered 　　D．expressed

2．He has never worried about his properties because he has ________them against disasters and theft．

A．assured 　　B．ensured 　　C．insured 　　D．secure

3．The terrorists kidnapped the director of the company and demanded a large sums of money for his________．

A．liberty 　　B．relief 　　C．relaxation 　　D．release

4．A completely new situation is bound to ________when the examination system is introduced．

A．rise 　　B．arise 　　C．raise 　　D．arouse

5．A good way to ________a language is to live in the native culture with the native speakers．

A．require 　　B．inquire 　　C．acquire 　　D．enquire

6．A product is to be regarded as being ________when introduced into the another country at less than its normal value．

A．discharged 　　B．discarded 　　C．disposed 　　D．dumped

7．It’s apparent that the wooden bridge is not strong enough to ________the weight of a lorry．

A．retain 　　B．sustain 　　C．obtain 　　D．maintain

8．After his recovery from illness，he is determined to ________what he had been doing to attain the goal．

A．assume 　　B．consume 　　C．presume 　　D．resume

9．The transition from wife’s to mother’s role requires the wife to ________to the completely new situation in daily life．

A．adapt 　　B．adjust 　　C．adopt 　　D．accept

10．All workers，regardless of their sex and education，are required to ________at the age of　60．

A．resign 　　B．retire 　　C．regain 　　D．retain

11．We accept anybody regardless ________nationality．

A．to 　　B．for 　　C．of 　　D．in

12．Falling sales and rising overheads have obliged the company to review each customer’s ________limit．

A．credit 　　B．currency 　　C．check 　　D．certificate

13．The young man who saw the car ________into the river telephoned the police．

A．plunged 　　B．plunge 　　C．was plunging D to plunge

14．of over　5%are attractive if the dollar really is going to stabilize．

A．Manufactures 　　B．Yields 　　C．Creating 　　D．Receiving

15．We can rely on William to carry out this mission，for his judgment is always________．

A．inexplicable 　　B．healthy 　　C．sound 　　D．straight

16．When the new assembly line is complete，the factory will turn ________one thou－sand cars per day．

A．in 　　B．off 　　C．out 　　D．over

17．Since most doctors are ________about effectiveness of the new medicine，they seldom recommend it to their patients．

A．anxious 　　B．dubious 　　C．cynical 　　D．innocent

18．The senator agrees that his support of the action would ________his chances for reelection．

A．obscure 　　B．mystify 　　C．distinguish 　　D．jeopardize

19．In his ________to further knowledge of the universe，man has now begun to explore space．

A．attempt 　　B．expedition 　　C．trial 　　D．chase

20．The manufacturers hoped that the motor show would ________their car sales．

A．promise 　　B．lift 　　C．intensify 　　D．boost

21．It was all agreed that the first problem the new government would have to________was unemployment．

A．grip 　　B．tackle 　　C．discern 　　D．manipulate

22．The bus moved slowly in the thick fog．We arrived at our ________almost two hours later．

A．designation 　　B．destiny 　　C．destination 　　D．dignity

23．The negotiations which ________the signing of the treaty took place over a number of years．

A．preceded 　　B．prescribed 　　C．proceeded 　　D．processed

24．Americans are highly________，and therefore may find it difficult to become deeply involved with others．

A．moving 　　B．mobile 　　C．movable 　　D．motional

25．The Untied States and Canada are lands of ________except for the Indians，who are the only true natives．

A．emigrants 　　B．immigrants 　　C．dwellers 　　D．inhabitants

26．There was a noisy ________at the back of the hall when the speaker began his address．

A．interaction 　　B．irritation 　　C．disturbance 　　D．interruption

27．The patient is not in good condition，so do not ________your visit．

A．lengthen 　　B．delay 　　C．extend 　　D．prolong

28．Violence is just one of the many problems ________in city life．

A．abundant 　　B．inherent 　　C．substantial 　　D．coherent

29．Trees that ________the view of the oncoming traffic should be cut down．

A．block 　　B．inhibit 　　C．spoil 　　D．alter

30．He gave his work to his friend to________，because he found it hard to see his own mistakes．

A．adjust 　　B．compile 　　C．revise 　　D．verify

31．A considerable amount of time and money has been invested in ________this system．

A．defining 　　B．implying 　　C．reducing 　　D．perfecting

32．She ________her vacation so much that she didn’t want it to end．

A．missed B．budgeted C．loathed D．relished

33．They tried to keep it quiet but eventually everyone learned about the________ meeting．

A．intangible 　　B．sedate 　　C．impudent 　　D．clandestine

34．Many citizens appealed to the city government for enacting ________laws to protect the consumers．

A．rigorous 　　B．equivocal 　　C．stringent 　　D．furtive

35．People who like to wear red clothes are more likely to be talkative and________

A．lucrative 　　B．introverted 　　C．vivacious 　　D．perilous

36．This is but a ________of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored．

A．friction 　　B．fraction 　　C．faction 　　D．fracture

37．They were tired，but not any less enthusiastic ________that account．

A．on 　　B．by 　　C．for 　　D．with

38．Recently the car factory had to carry out personnel ________because of financial trouble．

A．cuts 　　B．demands 　　C．reductions 　　D．orders

39．So＿was the mood of the meeting that an agreement was soon reached．

A．resentful 　　B．amiable 　　C．suffocating 　　D．gloomy

40．Rescue workers continued the delicate task of sifting through tons of concrete and________to try to reach possible survivors．

A．scraps 　　B．leftovers 　　C．debris 　　D．residues

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1．He didn’t notice me in the crowd；but he spotted my sister who was ________because of her red hair．

A．conscious 　　B．conspicuous 　　C．dim 　　D．conscientious

2．It is ________of you to turn down the radio while your sister is still ill in bed．

A．considerable 　　B．considerate 　　C．concerned 　　D．careful

3．Although the accident did very little ________to the car，I still suggest that you drive more carefully next time．

A．demolishment 　　B．ruin 　　C．destruction 　　D．damage

4．He offered to ________her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry．

A．help 　　B．show 　　C．lend 　　D．borrow

5．He ________interrupted me by asking many irrelevant questions．

A．carelessly 　　B．carefully 　　C．continually 　　D．consequently

6．If you don’t ________smoking，you’ll never get better．

A．give off 　　B．give out 　　C．giver over 　　D．give up

7．Scientists have discovered a close ________between smoking and several serious diseases．

A．action 　　B．connection 　　C．union 　　D．combination

8．Despite his occasional fondness for gambling，he is still considered as a good boy________．

A．as the whole 　　B．for the whole 　　C．by the whole 　　D．on the whole

9．We’ve ________sugar．Ask Mrs．Jones to lend us some．

A．run away with 　　B．run out of 　　C．run off 　　D．run down

10．I can’t ________him from his brother．They look very much alike．

A．keep 　　B．separate 　　C．distinguish 　　D．prevent

11．David loves his daughters，he is strict with them．

A．If 　　B．Although 　　C．When 　　D．For

12．The concept of a loyal opposition—the ________of modern democracy—rarely prevails and，much more frequently，opposition is equated with treason and ruthlessly suppressed．

A．loop 　　B．essence 　　C．equivalent 　　D．velocity

13．Timmer is known as a touch manager who demands ________results．

A．credible 　　B．undeniable 　　C．dynamic 　　D．tangible

14．He has been plowing through a biography of Lyndon Johnson and a ________of Henry Kissinger．

A．casualty 　　B．criteria 　　C．dissection 　　D．necessity

15．Now the public has an unprecedented chance to peer over the shoulders of archaeologists and historians and get a firsthand look at the ________of the Mongols and their Asian predecessors．

A．legacy 　　B．bequest 　　C．converse 　　D．miracle

16．In the search for solution to seemingly overwhelming problems，it became increasingly ________to include radical，even revolutionary ideas．

A．stable 　　B．absolute 　　C．immortal 　　D．plausible

17．Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh announced they had discovered________evidence that a virus is involved in what used to be called juvenile diabetes．

A．incessant 　　B．compelling 　　C．identical 　　D．problematic

18．Stephen Schneider，a climatologist at Stanford，notes that unlike greenhouse gases，which ________rapidly around the globe，the sulfate droplets tend to concentrate over industrialized regions．

A．unify 　　B．fragment 　　C．disperse 　　D．shatter

19．Now the juries，and ultimately the society they speak for，have to find some way to express ________at the brutality that women and children face every day．

A．aggression 　　B．extenuation 　　C．outrage 　　D．suppression

20．It was a type of urban story that continues to ________big city dwellers forward each day，a tale of hard work and self－starting initiative，of taking matters into one’s own hands to make dreams come true．

A．propel 　　B．penetrate 　　C．baffle 　　D．harness

21．The primordial fireball would have been a dense roiling stew of radiation and elementary particles condensing out of the ________energy，annihilating each other，recondensing，then colliding and disappearing all over again．

A．colossal 　　B．audacious 　　C．ambient 　　D．autonomous

22．When workers are organized in trade unions，employers find it hard to lay them________．

A．off 　　B．aside 　　C．out 　　D．down

23．The wealth of a country should be measured ________the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce．

A．in line with　　B．in terms of　　C．in regard with 　　D．by means of

24．He has failed me so many times that I no longer place any ________on what he promises．

A．faith　　B．belief　　C．credit　　　D．reliance

25．My students found the book ________providing them with an abundance of information on the subject．

A．enlightening　　B．confusing　　C．distracting 　　D．amusing

26．Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will ________down the economy．

A．put　　B．settle　　C．drag 　　D．knock

27．In this factory the machines are not regulated ________but are jointly controlled by a central computer system．

A．independently　　B．individually　　C．irrespectively 　　D．irregularly

28．Every chemical change either results from energy being sued to produce the change，or causes energy to be ________in some form．

A．given off　　B．put out　　C．set off 　　D．used up

29．Our corporation’s obligation under this ________is limited to repair or replacement．

A．warranty　　B．license　　C．market 　　D．necessity

30．They are a firm of good repute and have large financial________．

A．reserves　　B．savings　　C．storages 　　D．resources

31．In the past　10years，the company has gradually ________all of its smaller rivals．

A．engaged　　B．occupied　　C．monopolized 　　D．absorbed

32．A ________translation is not always the closest to the original meaning．

A．liberal　　B．literal　　C．literary 　　D．literate

33．She ________herself bitterly for her behavior that evening．

A．blamed　　B．accused　　C．reproached 　　D．scolded

34．When the air in a certain space is squeezed to occupy a smaller space，the air is said to be________．

A．commenced　　B．compressed　　C．compromised 　　D．compensated

35．The flowers in the vase ________because they had no water．

A．withered　　B．wrinkled　　C．ripened 　　D．prospered

36．She ________some salt on her food to make it taste better．

A．sprinkled　　B．sprayed　　C．scattered 　　D．dispersed

37．The hum of conversation ________as the chairman mounted the rostrum．

A．died out　　B．died off　　C．died of 　　D．died away

38．The old man was remarkably________．He was a musician，engineer，writer and philosopher．

A．unilateral　　B．universal　　C．audacious 　　D．versatile

39．Living in poverty，John sold for　500dollars the ________of his mother’s first work which made her famous．

A．document　　B．file　　C．duplicate 　　D．manuscript

40．My grandmother has been ill for two months，so her health has________．

A．deteriorated　　B．diminished　　C．dwindled 　　D．lessened

3

Directions：Choose the word that is the closest synonym to the underlined word．

1．Hidden hotel costs can be a source of frustration to the frugal traveler．

A．careful　　B．clever　　C．ignorant 　　D．economical

2．Thick with trees and sparse with homes，this tranquil area　50miles north of Houston could be a slice of heaven．

A．molten　　B．serene　　C．isolated 　　D．snobbish

3．Accommodations must be made for students with learning disabilities．

A．criminal　　B．pump　　C．psychology 　　D．lodgings

4．History was being catalogued here，the missed opportunities，blunders，and outright mistakes．

A．attempts　　B．insults　　C．mistakes 　　D．arguments

5．The press＿mocked his attempts to appeal to young voters．

A．ridiculed　　B．entertained　　C．ignored 　　D．drew

6．The federal court has been putting pressure on the state to adhere＿to the population caps in the decree．

A．encounter　　B．stick to　　C．prepare 　　D．anticipate

7．Widespread wage reductions were imposed during the recession of　1906—1909and price inflation thereafter impeded the recovery of real wage levels．

A．convoluted　　B．belied　　C．encumbered 　　D．stoked

8．Helplessly she blinked up at him，feeling a slow lethargy creep through her whole body．

A．provision　　B．cylinder　　C．contradiction 　　D．exhaustion

9．The attack was＿meticulously planned and executed．

A．negligently　　B．slovenly　　C．fussily 　　D．discreetly

10．At the same time，medical and social science research began to indicate that retirement itself had detrimental effects．

A．damaging　　B．magnificent　　C．useful 　　D．relevant

11．The batteries can be recharged when they run________．

A．over　　B．down　　C．out 　　D．along

12．The rioters headed downtown，________they attacked city hall．

A．since　　B．as　　C．whereupon 　　D．yet

13．Monday’s earthquake＿windows and woke residents．

A．slammed　　B．prosecuted　　C．rattled 　　D．pierced

14．Environmentalists ________that it will not be easy to persuade car drivers to use their vehicles less often．

A．deliver　　B．deserve　　C．contrast 　　D．concede

15．Lately，the restaurant chain，which ________mainly to blue－collar diners，has been hurt by competition．

A．caters　　B．fabricates　　C．facilitates 　　D．flees

16．The nation ________the death of its great war leader．

A．protruded　　B．lamented　　C．rebuked 　　D．racked

17．The report ________poor safety standards for the accident．

A．blames　　B．charges　　C．complains 　　D．accuses

18．The new school building is ________completion．

A．nearly to　　B．close to　　C．almost at 　　D．just about at

19．Walking is excellent for working ________tension．

A．out　　B．away　　C．down 　　D．off

20．Any negative statements and accusations made should be ________and forthrightly answered，preferably at the level on which they originate．

A．promptly　　B．thoroughly　　C．punctually 　　D．exactly

21．Early exponents of science fiction such as Jules Verne and H．G．Wells explored with zest the future possibilities opened up to the optimistic imagination by modem technology．

A．inspiration　　B．enthusiasm　　C．fantasy 　　D．endeavor

22．Except for coarse earthen－wares，which can be made from clay as it is found in the earth，pottery is made from special clays plus other materials mixed to achieve the desired results．

A．conventional　　B．unique　　C．genuine 　　D．crude

23．When the fire broke out in the building，the people lost＿their＿heads and ran into the elevator．

A．poured　　B．dismayed　　C．panicked 　　D．trembled

24．The English language contains a（n）________of words which are comparatively seldom used in ordinary conversation．

A．altitude　　B．latitude　　C．multitude 　　D．attitude

25．The wealth of a country should be measured ________the health and happiness of its people as well as the material goods it can produce．

A．in line with　　B．in terms of　　C．in regard with 　　D．by means of

26．Radar is used to extend the ________of man’s senses for observing his environment，especially the sense of vision．

A．validity　　B．liability　　C．capacity 　　D．intensity

27．We are writing to the manager ________the repairs recently carried out at the above address．

A．with the exception of　　B．with the purpose of

C．with reference to 　　 　D．with a view to

28．They made detailed investigations to ________themselves with the needs of the rural market．

A．adhere　　B．acknowledge　　C．acquaint 　　D．activate

29．Probably there’s a good reason for her absence，as she doesn’t usually stay away from work．

A．Conspicuously　　B．Prospectively　　C．Incidentally 　　D．Presumably

30．I was ________in my reading，and didn’t at first hear the doorbell ring．

A．immured　　B．immersed　　C．busy 　　D．infatuated

31．Ten minutes later，the police came and ________the crowd．

A．dismayed　　B．dispersed　　C．dismounted 　　D．distressed

32．There are ________differences between theory and practice．

A．legible　　B．laden　　C．radical 　　D．medieval

33．Will you＿my article to find out whether I’ve made any mistakes？

A．look after　　B．look through　　C．look up 　　D．look into

34．When he lived in that remote place，radio was the only means he had to keep________of current events in the country．

A．account　　B．trace　　C．record 　　D．track

35．The flashing red light served as a ________of danger ahead．

A．predictor　　B．caution　　C．precaution 　　D．prevention

36．According to the weather forecast，which is usually________，it will snow this afternoon．

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

37．If his father could not keep up the payments on the mortgage，his uncle might________it for him．

A．redeem　　B．amend　　C．resemble 　　D．appeal

38．His writing depicts this changing world and the increasing cultural diversity of the United States．

A．conflict　　B．refinement　　C．variety 　　D．movement

39．She was artful and could always get＿round her parents in the end．

A．play　　B．deceive　　C．confuse 　　D．annoy

40．He became aware that he had lost his audience since he had not been able to talk coherently．

A．honestly　　B．appropriately　　C．intelligibly 　　D．flexibly