2.5 强化词汇记忆的辅助习题和答案解析

2.5.1 热身练习

此次考试虽然没有词汇题，可是词汇是所有考查项目（特别是完形、阅读和翻译）的基础。通过以下围绕着高频考试词汇的练习题，帮助考生温故知新、扩大词汇量，培养举一反三的技能。同时，也可以通过这些练习来熟悉完形填空中的词汇题型。练习中涉及常考的动词、名词、形容词、介词，以及词组和搭配；重点是近义词与形近词的用法及其相似词的辨析。

Unit 1

1.If you miss the cultural references ________a word, you're very likely to miss its meaning.

A.below

B.before

C.behind

D.beyond

2.To speed________your entry, please bring your Admission Card with you.

A.up

B.on

C.out

D.down

3.Minimum wage is the________amount of money per hour that an employer may legally pay a worker.

A.little

B.few

C.least

D.smallest

4.The thief was so________by the bright lights and barking dogs that he left hastily.

A.frightened

B.annoyed

C.puzzled

D.disappointed

5.Since any answer may bring________to his government, the spokesman tried to avoid the question.

A.embarrassment

B.commitment

C.failure

D.benefit

6.Saffron returned to________London to her acting career after four years of modeling.

A.follow

B.chase

C.seek

D.pursue

7.He has fancy dreams about his life, and nothing ever quite________his expectations.

A.matches

B.makes

C.reaches

D.realizes

8.E-commerce has witnessed a________ growth these years.

A.fixed

B.stable

C.steady

D.regular

9.There is going to be________time for people to assess whether or not we have made the right decision in this time of urgency.

A.sufficient

B.additional

C.efficient

D.consequent

10.I cannot________your plan, for I see no money return for the pursuit.

A.approve of

B.argue with

C.turn down

D.give up

1.[答案]D:beyond a word字里行间的

2.[答案]A:to speed up加速

3.[答案]C:least形容词比较级，最少的

4.[答案]A:frightened害怕

5.[答案]A:embarrassment尴尬

6.[答案]D:pursue（happiness/success/a career）追求（幸福、成功、事业）

7.[答案]A:matches配得上

8.[答案]C:steady（speed/growth）平稳的（速度、增长）

9.[答案]A:sufficient足够的

10.[答案]A:approve of同意，批准

Unit 2

11.It is possible for a person to ________negative attitudes and gain healthy confidence needed to realize his or her dreams.

A.get away with

B.get rid of

C.get out of

D.get along with

12.This video may be freely reproduced ________commercial promotion or sale.

A.as for

B.except for

C.thanks to

D.up to

13.John Smith, being a diligent student, never refuses to ________more responsibilities that are assigned to him.

A.take up

B.take in

C.take off

D.take on

14.Shortage of capital is the main factor that________economic development.

A.holds out

B.holds on to

C.holds back

D.holds on

15.American women were________the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

A.ignored

B.neglected

C.denied

D.removed

16.The brave man was greatly honored when the organizer announced, “You________a medal.”

A.earn

B.expect

C.deserve

D.reserve

17.All kinds of imported wine were made to pay heavy________.

A.fees

B.duties

C.prices

D.money

18.You think you are clever,________I assure you that you are very foolish.

A.on the contrary

B.on the other way

C.in other words

D.on the whole

19.Many people complain of the rapid of modem life.

A.rate

B.speed

C.pace

D.growth

20.Do you remember the conditions that the French Revolution？

A.broke out

B.brought about

C.turned out

D.turned up

11.[答案]B:get rid of（sth bad/negative）摆脱（糟糕的、负面的东西）

12.[答案]B:except for除了

13.[答案]D:take on承担

[注释]A：占；B：接受；C：起飞；D：承担。

14.[答案]C:holds back阻碍（hold on抓住、等一下）

15.[答案]C:denied拒绝

[注释]ignore:neglect, over look忽视，忽略；remove:get rid of, do away with去掉；deny:refuse拒绝。

16.[答案]C:deserve值得

[注释]announce:declare声称，宣布；deserve值得，reserve保留。

17.[答案]B:duties税

[注释]education fee=tuition学费；

imported goods进口商品；exported goods出口商品。

18.[答案]A:on the contrary相反地

19.[答案]C:pace步伐

20.[答案]B:brought about

[注释]bring out, lead to, result in, cause造成，引起；

（war/fire/flood/disease）break out爆发，

turn out生产；turn up=show up来了。

Unit 3

21.Obviously he was________by the shop owner when he was shopping in that store.

A.cheated

B.suppressed

C.swept

D.supposed

22.The report mentioned that some important people had attended the closing________.

A.surgeon

B.suspicion

C.ceremony

D.target

23.The blood________in the body and provides what the body needs.

A.swells

B.circulates

C.tastes

D.swings

24.His explanation has________this mystery and helped us to understand better.

A.surveyed

B.clarified

C.surrendered

D.torn

25.Many newjob________will be opened up in the future for those with a university education

A.opportunities

B.necessities

C.realities

D.occurrences

26.The earthquake in the past ten years caused many buildings to________.

A.collapse

B.terrify

C.tend

D.threaten

27.My________will fully support my plan in building the dam there.

A.threats

B.treatments

C.triangles

D.colleagues

28.His poor health________him to resign from his job.

A.compelled

B.treasured

C.transplanted

D.trimmed

29.The bus________with the truck on the highway last night.

A.collided

B.undertook

C.vanished

D.united

30.The city is________of three sections, which are separated by rivers.

A.upset

B.valued

C.composed

D.ventured

21.[答案]A

[注释]obvious:apparent, clear显然；

cheat:fraud欺骗；

suppose:assume假设；

suppress:break down（a uprising）镇压（一次起义）；

sweep扫地，席卷。

22.[答案]C

[注释]surgeon外科医生，dentist牙医，physician内科医生；

suspicion:doubt怀疑

suspicious:doubtful about怀疑

attend college/meeting/class上大学、出席会议、上课

closingceremony闭幕式openingceremony开幕式

signingceremony签字仪式awardceremony颁奖仪式

23.[答案]B

24.[答案]B

[注释]clarify:verify澄清

25.[答案]A

[注释]opportunity:chance机会，job opportunity就业机会

26.[答案]A

[注释]economy/health collapse经济、健康崩溃

27.[答案]D

28.[答案]A

[注释]compel:force sb to do强迫

resign from辞职

29.[答案]A

30.[答案]C

[注释]be composed of, be made up of, consist of由……组成

Unit 4

31.You could always________him to settle an argument, no matter what was being discussed.

A.believe

B.call on

C.count on

D.find out

32.Can you________his hostile attitude towards me？

A.clear up

B.call for

C.count on

D.find out

33.Since the climate is dry, desert animals have to________very little water.

A.settle down

B.get along

C.stick to

D.put up with

34.You can blame me for having________,but I really didn't mean to.

A.kept you down

B.let you down

C.put you down

D.slowed you down

35.Her description of the garden made me________it.

A.look for

B.long for

C.search for

D.call for

36.What a beautiful ring! Was it________from your parents？

A.passed on

B.left behind

C.handed down

D.brought down

37.Positioned at the crossroads between Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, Egypt is________placed to extend its horizons with trade.

A.definitely

B.ideally

C.permanently

38.I have________fifty dollars in my bank account.

D.fundamentally

A.comparatively

B.vaguely

C.preferably

D.approximately

39.John is essentially hardworking even if he is late________.

A.attentively

B.hardly

C.consequently

D.occasionally

40.The rain and the cancellation of the baseball game________left us with nothing to do.

A.frequently

B.incidentally

C.consequently

D.definitely

31.[答案]C

[注释]count on:depend on, rely on依赖

call on people to save water号召人们节约用水

32.[答案]A

[注释]call for a doctor把医生叫来

33.[答案]D

[注释]settledownin定居getalongwith相处

stick to=persist in=insist on（this open and reform policy）坚持

put up with容忍，忍受

34.[答案]B

35.[答案]B

[注释]long for=look forward to期待

36.[答案]C

[注释]hand down=inherit property from继承

leave behind in=lag behind in

37.[答案]B

38.[答案]D

39.[答案]D

40.[答案]A

2.5.2 强化练习

41.Probability is the mathematical study________of the of an event's occurrence.

A.desire

B.likelihood

C.result

D.effect

42.Driving a car without insurance can have________consequences.

A.uncertain

B.disastrous

C.potential

D.unworthy

43.The police refused to________the clues they were working on.

A.exhibit

B.disclose

C.expose

D.discern

44.What you have done is________the doctor's orders.

A.attached to

B.resistant to

C.responsible to

D.contrary to

45.The shop-assistant was straight with his customers.If an article was of________quality, he'd tell them so.

A.minor

B.humble

C.inferior

D.awkward

46.The continuous rain was________for the exceptional poor harvest.

A.blamed

B.condemned

C.accused

D.charged.

47.The rocks are very big with________of colors on them.

A.bands

B.marks

C.rails

D.shapes

48.There were no tickets________for Friday's performance.

A.preferable

C.considerable

B.possible

D.available

49.Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the witness________that his story was true.

A.stuck out

B.stood out

C.kept down

D.held up

50.In a typhoon, winds________a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.

A.assume

B.accomplish

C.attain

D.assemble

41.[答案]B.likelihood

[注释]句意：概率论是对事件发生的可能性的数学研究。

42.[答案]B.disastrous

[注释]disastrous灾难性的。

43.[答案]B.disclose

[注释]disclose（=uncover; allow to be seen; make known）透露，使显露。1）The lawyer disclosed the details of the case.2）He disclosed that he had made arrangements to buy a new car.

exhibit展览，展出，显示；expose暴露；discern认出，发现，辨别，识别。

[译文]警方拒绝透露他们正在调查的线索。

44.[答案]D.contrary to

[注释]（be）contrary to与……相反，违反作表语：What you wish to do is contrary to the regulations.contrary to也可以作状语：①If you act contrary to the doctor's advice, you won't get wellagain.②Contrary to what I thought, he has proved to be successful.2）作定语：The boy was swimming in a direction contrary to the current．这男孩朝着逆流方向游去。

45.[答案]C.inferior

[注释]inferior比……差，不如。

本题译文：这位商店售货员对顾客很坦诚。如果货物质量不好，他会如实说明。

46.[答案]A.blamed

[注释]blame sb/sth for..．因……埋怨、责怪……。He blames you for neglect of duty．他责怪你玩忽职守。condemn谴责，判刑。accuse sb of, charge sb with控告某人犯有……。

47.[答案]A.bands

[注释]band（颜色与其余部分不同的）条纹。Mark痕迹，斑点；记号，标记。本题是讲岩石上色彩不同的“条纹”，故用bands。rail（轨道）、shape（形状）均不合题意。

48.[答案]D.available

[注释]available（=capable of being used; that may be obtained）可利用的；可以获得的。1）These tickets are available for one month．这些票的有效期一个月。2）Is there a doctor available？这里可否找到大夫？3）A limited number of seats are still available．仍有少量座位空着。

49.[答案]A.stuck out

[注释]stick out坚持。动词原形stick，过去式stuck，过去分词stuck。

50.[答案]C.attain

[注释]attain（=succeed in doing or getting）达到（目的等），取得（成就等）:I hope you willattain your object.accomplish（顺利）完成；assume假定，假设，承担；assemble集合；装配。