中国海洋大学 英语考试选择题
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Unit 1
1.
A
window
in
the
kitchen
was
_____;
there
was
rubbish
everywhere,
and
the
curtains
and carpets had been stolen.
A
scattered
B
scraped
C smashed
D
scratched
2. Although Asian
countries are generally more ____ in social
customs than Western
countries, there
have been several notable examples of women leader
in both China
and India.
A conservative
B confidential
C
comprehensive
D consistent
3. The Space Age ____ in October 1957
when the first artificial satellite was launched
by the Soviet Union.
A
initiated
B
originated
C
embarked
D
commenced
4.
As
a
____
actor,
he
can
perform,
sing,
dance
and
play
several
kinds
of
musical
instruments.
A
flexible
B
versatile
C
sophisticated
D
productive
5. Circus tiger, although they have
been tamed, can ____ attack their trainer.
A
unexpectedly
B
deliberately
C
consequently
D
subsequently
6. The
schoolmaster ____ the girl
’
s
bravery in his opening speech.
A
applauded
B
enhanced
C
elevated
D
clapped
7. The doctors
don
’
t ____ that he will live
much longer.
A
manifest
B
articulate
C
anticipate
D
monitor
8.
Having finished their morning work, the clerks
stood up behind their desks, ____
themselves.
A
stretching
B
extending
C
prolonging
D
expanding
9. The court considers a financial ____
to be an appropriate way of punishing him.
A
option
B
duty
C
obligation
D
penalty
10.
Population
experts
predict
that
if
world
population
continues
to
grow
at
the
present
rate,
mankind
will
soon
face
a
severe
challenge
to
____
itself
in
prosperity
and peace.
A
retain
B
maintain
C
sustain
D
obtain
11. The United States
is perhaps the country where the ____ spirit is
most cultivated
and admired.
A
competent
B
compatible
C
comparable
D
competitive
12. China will
continue to ____ to control population growth and
improve the status
of women.
A
stride
B
strike
C
stripe
D
strive
13. Some people do
not show much ___ in their choice of books.
A
discrimination
B
recognition
C
accumulation
D
hesitation
14.
Workers chose to ____ their dissatisfaction in a
series of strikes.
A
manifest
B
release
C
relieve
D
emphasize
15.
The
plain
occupies
the
west,
south
and
central
parts
of
the
continent,
though
considerable
variations are to be found over so ____ an area.
A
expensive
B
expansive
C
extensive
D
intensive
16. Both sister
and brother were injured in a car accident. It
took them courage and
____
to learn to live with a handicap.
A
endurance
B
tolerance
C
insistence
D
existence
17.
By
moving
the
radar
beam
around
slowly
in
circles,
we
can
____
the
surroundings.
A
explore
B
expose
C
exploit
D
expand
18. The code was ____
to anyone who didn
’
t have
the key.
A
unintelligible
B
unintelligent
C intelligible
D
unintentional
19. My sister is quite ____ and plans
to get an M.A. degree within one year.
A
aggressive
B
enthusiastic
C
ambitious
D
considerate
20.
For
years
now,
the
people
of
that
faraway
country
have
been
cruelly
___
by
a
dictator.
A
depressed
B
immersed
C
oppressed
D
cursed
21. In
this poor country, survival is still the leading
industry; all else is ____.
A
luxury
B
accommodation
C
entertainment
D
refreshment
22.
As you have seen, the value of a
nation
’
s currency is a ____
of its economy.
A
response
B
revelation
C
reaction
D
reflection
23. They ____ the
project to the board for approval.
A
emitted
B
admitted
C
committed
D
submitted
24. I
let my children make their own decision now
they
’
re older; I
wouldn
’
t ____ to
interfere.
A
assume
B
consume
C
resume
D
presume
25. His appearance
that day gave all of us a shock, his hair ____
with oil and his face
flushing.
A
glittering
B
glistening
C
glaring
D
glowing
Answers
:
1-5 CADBA
6-10 ACADC
11-15 DDAAC
16-20 AAACC
21-25
ADDDB
1. Parents
have a legal
____to
ensure that their
children are provided with
efficient
education suitable to their age.
A. impulse
B. influence
C. obligation
D.
sympathy
2. I missed the train and ___was late
for school.
A. finally
B. eventually
C. subsequently
D. consequently
3. Crime is increasing
worldwide, and there is every reason to believe
the
____will
continue into
the next decade.
A. emergency
B. trend
C. pace
D. schedule
4. The ___of men
to women in the union have changed a lot since
1980.
A. portion
B. proportion
C.
rate
D.
ratio
5. The remains of things people
made and used long ago give the archaeologists __
to
know how once people lived.
glue
B. thread
C. clue
D. hint
6. The branches could hardly ____the
weight.
retain
B. sustain
C.
maintain
D.
remain
7. Many people lost their jobs
during the business____.
A. desperation
B. decrease
C. despair
D. depression
8. Povert
y and slums were
outside the rich boy’s __
__.
A. globe
B.
orbit
C. reach
D. sphere
9. Sally is
looking for a job in which she will be able to
____ herself.
A. achieve
B. deceive
C. fulfill
D.
install
10.
Many
researchers
are
____
for
a
greater
understanding
of
the
processes
which
occur inside stars.
A. reviving
B. striving
C. carving
D. reserving
11. We ____ the
family
’
s decision to remain
silent over the issue.
A. contend
B. convene
C. appeal
D. applaud
12.
Such a large investment inevitably ____ some risk.
A.
curtail
B.
entail
C. fulfill
D. retail
13. Good teachers
know that children need and enjoy firm ____.
A.
discipline
B. doctrine
C. equality
D. equivalent
14. Her whole attitude to life ____ as
a result of the awful experience.
A. mourned
B. merited
C. soured
D. spoiled
15. These remote islands are ____ only
by birds and animals.
A. flourished
B. resided
C.
occupied
D.
inhabited
16. From what she said I
thought the ____ was that they were splitting up.
A.
application
B.
dedication
C. implication
D. justification
17. Thirty
workers were ____ because they were on strike over
the staff cuts.
A. packed
B. sacked
C. hacked
D. tracked
18. Some people
think it is wrong to spend money on ____ space.
A.
restoring
B. imploring
C. exploring
D. deploring
19. He always
becomes ____ to everyone when
he
’
s drunk.
A. objective
B. initiative
C. distinctive
D.
abusive
20. The President is clearly in
a ____ over how to tackle the crisis.
A. hardship
B. hazard
C. dialect
D. dilemma
21.
I
’
d like to ____ how
important it is for people to learn foreign
languages.
A. minimize
B.
fertilize
C. emphasize
D. characterize
22. Our church ____ a project to send
relief aid overseas.
A. indicated
B. initiated
C.
allocated
D.
alleviated
23. I tend to be rather ____
in such matters and a bit suspicious about these
supposed
advances.
A. assertive
B. distinctive
C. conservative
D. instructive
24. Before I
answer your question, could you ____ your terms a
little more?
A. define
B. deplore
C. decline
D. depict
25. They have attempted to take the
____ in dealing with the problem.
A. action
B.
caption
C. initiative
D.
intuitive
Keys :
1-5 : CDBBC
6-10
: BDDCB
11-15 : DBACD
16-20 : CBCDD 21-25 : CBCAC
V
ocabulary (Unit 2)
1.
Several police officers are being
questioned about the ______ of the documents
A. definition
B. alteration
C. qualification
D. exception
2. He is anxiously ______ the result of
the medical tests.
A.
looking
B. taking
C. awaiting
D. making
3. I tried to
______ in my speech how grateful we were for his
help.
A. communicate
B. consider
C.
confer
D. convey
4. The sound of the door closing ______
me into thinking they had gone out.
A. believed
B. received
C. deceived
D.
relieved
5. He uses a(n) _______ glass
to read the tiny print.
A. magnifying
B. enhancing
C.
enlarging
D. extending
6. Can you ______ the writing on this
envelope?
A. decide
B.
decipher
C. decode
D. deduce
7. He
was charged with possessing a ______ passport.
A.
genuine
B. false
C. true
D. fake
8. Political ______
is widespread throughout the country.
A. corruption
B. confession
C. confusion
D.
collision
9.
The suffering ______ on these children is terrible
to see.
A. conflicted
B.
inflicted
C. reflected
D. neglected
10.
She was a bit _______ that she
hadn
’
t been invited to the
party.
A. attached
B.
refused
C. identified
D. offended
11.
With the ______ of a few spelling mistakes, it is
a good composition on the whole.
A. example
B. aspect
C. exception
D.
excuse
12. We are often ______ to say
things we don
’
t mean out of
politeness.
A. compelled
B. offended
C. tend
D. opposed
13. Are you hesitant about revealing
your _______ when you chat on the internet?
A.
identification
B. identity
C. dignity
D. digital
14. Many people
think cyberspace _______ dangers to us.
A.
poses
B. makes
C. takes
D.
imposes
15. Every mistake that she
makes further ________ her authority.
A. underlines
B. underlies
C. underpins
D.
undermines
16. You
shouldn
’
t expect immigrants
to _______ into an alien culture immediately.
A.
take
B. assimilate
C. accept
D. develop
17. My original
statement has been completely ______by the media.
A.
distorted
B. distressed
C. distracted
D. disposed
18.
When he realised the police had _____ him, the man
made for the exit as quickly as possible.
A.
offended
B. spotted
C. stopped
D. missed
19.
It's hard to ______ work after such a long
vacation.
A. get down
to
B. get on
C. get
around
D. go back
20. Actually the Web is no more ______
dangerous than anything else in the world.
…
. A. apparently
B. negatively
C.
inherently
D. positively
21. The teacher was completely _______
by my excuse.
A. taken up
B.
taken on
C. taken over
D. taken in
22.
He _______ his company
’
s
collapse by reckless speculation.
A. brought out
B. brought in
C. brought about
D. brought back
23. The
government has announced plans to ________ access
to higher education.
A. make up
B. give up
C. put up
D.
open up
24. A 200-year-old
building is very old _________ American history.
A. in terms of
B. in sight of
C. in view of
D. in spite of
25. He was released from detention last
week _________ three other journalists.
A.
away from
B. along with
C. along from
D. away with
Keys:
1
B
.
2.C
.
3.D
.
4.C
5.A.6.B
7.D
8.A
9.B
10.D11.C
12.
A
13.B
14.A
15.D16.B
17.A
18.B
19A
20.C21.D
22.C
23.D
24. A
25 B
1. However, growth in the new industry
was able to _____ some of the decline in the iron
and
steel industry.
A. overturn
B. overtake
C
.
offset
D. oppress
2. When the fighting started, police
and reporters were soon _____.
A. to
the spot
B. on
the spot
C. in the spot
D. of the spot
3. Many of the scientist and engineers
are _____ in terms of how
profitable
their achievements
are.
A. passed
B. graded
C.
judged
D. chained
4. He said he would _____ me to Mr. Li
but actually
he didn’t.
A. comment
B. suggest
C. command
D. recommend
5. If you were
_____ by vulgar language, what would you do?
A. destroyed
B. violated
C. attacked
D. offended
6.
The jurors who lacked in basic law training were
obviously not _____ pass a verdict.
A.
competent to
B. capable of
C. capable to
D. competent for
7. The
report you heard from the government spokesman
_____ the facts. It is not reliable.
A.
retorted
B. extorted
C.
distorted
D. distracted
8.
_____ your education, I would suggest that you go
for an education loan and
concentrate
on
your study. After all, you can start
paying off the loan after you finish studying.
A. As for
B. As against
C. As from
D. As of
9. I was really
_____when I knocked the cup of tea over my
teacher.
A. embarrassed
B. embarrassing
C. embarrass
D.
embarrasses
10. She has a
great _____ for English teaching and students
enjoy her class very much.
A. kindness
B. friendliness
C. warmth
D.
affection
11. While
nuclear weapons present grave _____
dangers, the predominant crisis of overpopulation
is with us today.
A. inevitable
B. constant
C. overwhelming
D. potential
12.
_____ the enormous flow of food from
the entire globe, these countries have for many
years
not felt any population pressure.
A. Thanks to
B. By means of
C. In line with
D. With regard to
13. On the
crowded bus, he _____ his seat _____ an old man.
A.
yielded
…
to
B. competed
…
with
C. provided
…
with
D. exchanged...with
14. The professor could hardly find
sufficient grounds _____ his arguments in favour
of the new
theory.
A. to be based on
B. to base on
C. which to base on
D. on which to base
15.
You _____ my authority by allowing
children to do things I’ve forbidden.
A. underestimated
B. undermined
C.
unfolded
D. unified
16. Some fish have a greater _____ for
acid water than others.
A. tolerance
B. resistance
C. dependence
D.
persistence
17. Computer
technology will _____ a revolution in business
administration.
A. bring around
B. bring about
C. bring out
D. bring up
18. Because of the snow, many parts of
the countryside are only _____ by helicopter.
A. available
B. appropriate
C. accessible
D. achievable
19. With the _____of Mary, all the girl
students are eager to go to the party.
A. exhibition
B. exception
C. except
D.
reception
20. Being ignorant of the law
is not accepted as an _____ for breaking the law.
A.
excuse
B.
intention
C.
option
D.
approval
21.
It’s very
difficult to __
___ the exact meaning of
an idiom in a foreign language.
A. exchange
B. transfer
C.
convey
D. convert
22. The increase in student
numbers _____ many problems for the universities.
A. imposes
B. poses
C.
pauses
D. probes
23. We are
completely _____ by his story and lent him the
money at once.
A. taken on
B. taken off
C. taken in
D.
taken for
24. He was strongly _____ my
plan because he thinks the plan is not workable.
A. supposed to
B. appointed to
C. assigned
to
D. opposed to
25. When
she felt she could trust me she began to _____.
A. open up
B. act on
C. speed up
D.
let out
Keys:
1
—
5 C B C D D
6
—
10
A
C A A
D11
—
15
D A A D
B16
—
20
A B C B
A21
—
25
C B C D A
Unit 3
1. But frankly you
should not risk it __________ you know for sure.
A. if
B. lest
C. unless
D. although
2.
New technology ___________ almost every industrial
process.
A. applies to
B. has applied to
C. is
applying to
D.
is being applied to
3. Gibbons was
charged ______ stealing the jewels.
A.
of
B. with
C.
for
D. in
4. Priests thought
angrily that the soldiers ______ the church by
using it as a stable.
A.
violated
B. weakened
C. damaged
D. sued
5. According to one employee, who
wishes to remain _________, the company engaged in
illegal
activities.
A. petty
B. insecure
C. willful
D. anonymous
6.
The word
―
television
< br>‖
is _______ from both Greek and
Latin.
A. resulted
B. deprived
C. derived
D. arisen
7. This bathroom is for the
President’s
_________ use.
A. anonymous
B.
optional
C. explicit
D. exclusive
8.
You should think about the fact _____ nowadays
many people care about the quality of a TV set
_____________ its price.
A.
which
…
.rather than
B. which
…
instead
of
C. that
…
better than
D. that
…
more than
9. We
have 1,000 CDs to _________to our readers.
A. give in
B.
give away
C.
give way
D. give up
10. She further _________ her
activities by convincing herself that she was
actually helping the