硕士英语同步词汇练习unit2.doc

词汇练习Unit 21.Mr. Smith became very _ when it was suggested that he had made a mistake. A) ingenious B) empirical C) objective D) indignant2.The law on drinking and driving is _ stated.A) extravagantly B) empirically C) exceptionally D) explicitly3.This student was expelled from school because he had forged some documents for overseas study.A) frustratedB) formulatedC) fabricatedD) facilitated4.In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the same firm and, unless they were dismissed for _, to retire at the age of 65. A) integrity B) denial C) incompetence D) deduction5.How much of your countrys electrical supply is _ from water power? A) deduced B) detached C) derived D) declined6.In contrast, the threat posed by the second source of major terrorism is real and large.A) proposedB) presentedC) predictedD) prevented7.This school promised to make classes smaller and offer more individualized _.A) presentationB) instructionC) convictionD) obligation8.The changing image of the family on the television provides _ into changing attitudes toward the family in society. A) insights B) presentations C) revelations D) specifications9.Around the Spring Festival, a prevailing practice is to exchange greetings and visits.A) prevalentB) populousC) precedingD) present10.Starting with the _ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument. A) premiseB) pretext C) foundationD) presentation11.The music aroused an _ feeling of homesickness in him. A) intentional B) intermittent C) intense D) intrinsic12.The Poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many _ references. A) obscure B) acute C) notable D) objective13.The environmental Protection Agency has put forward what _ the most serious government warning to date.A) adds toB) objects toC) occurs toD) amounts to14.They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could not make _ of them. A) impression B) comprehension C) meaning D) sense15.In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play _ roles in raising children. A) incapable B) indispensableC) insensible D) infinite16.Some stories bring a smile, because they _ some officials who care nothing but their own position.A) make sense ofB) poke fun atC) give rise toD) let go of17.In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to_ dreams were likely to be highly respected. A) interpret B) intervene C) inherit D) impart18.However, the nature of online _ is such that we tend to be more honest, more intimate.A) interruptionsB) interpretationsC) imaginationsD) interactions19.Mary once _ with another musician to compose a piece of pop music. A) merged B) collaborated C) coincided D) constituted20.The two most important _ in making a cake are flour and sugar. A) elementsB) components C) ingredientsD) constituents21.Their products are frequently overpriced and _ in quality.A) influential B) inferiorC) superior D) subordinate22. As far as the rank of position is concerned, an associate professor is _ to a professor, though they are almost equally knowledgeable. A) attached B) subsidiary C) previous D) inferior23.The _ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientists and philosophers alike. A) incompatible B) exceedingC) instantaneous D) eternal24.A budget of five dollars a day is totally _ for a trip round Europe. A) inadequate B) incapable C) incompatible D) invalid25.Some children display an _ curiosity about every new thing they encounter.A) incredible B) infectious C) incompatible D) inaccessible26.As soon as the boy was able to earn his own living he _ his parents strict rules. A) defied B) refuted C) excluded D) vetoed27.Their claims to damages have not been convincingly _. A) refuted B) overwhelmedC) depressed D) intimidated28.The manager spoke highly of such _ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees. A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics29.The younger persons attraction to stereos cannot be explained only _ familiarity with technology. A) in quest of B) by means of C) in terms of D) by virtue of30.Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, _ the color of his skin. A) with the exception ofB) in the light of C) by virtue ofD) regardless of31.He made such a _ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings after him. A) genuine B) minimumC) modest D) generous32.Not everyone in the intelligence community was convinced the document was genuine.A) standardB) validC) neatD) lucid33.The Chinese government continues to uphold the principle of peaceful co-existence.A) supportB) restrictC) raiseD) modify34.Nothing can be more absurd than to say that human beings are doomed.A) compellingB) rationalC) ridiculousD) ambiguous35.Although the body is made up of many different tissues, these tissues are arranged in an _ and orderly fashion. A) incredible B) intricate C) internal D) initial36.The Space Age _ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union. A) initiated B) originated C) embarked D) commenced37.She remains confident and _ untroubled by our present problems. A) indefinitely B) infinitely C) optimistically D) seemingly38.The captain _ the horizon for approaching ships.A) scanned B) scrutinizedC) explored D) swept39.Despite tremendous achievement, formidable obstacles to development will persist.A) difficultB) sustainableC) externalD) unpredictable40.Many scientists remain _ about the value of this research program. A) skeptical B) stationary C) spacious D) specific41.We must look beyond _ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing. A) justificationsB) illusions C) manifestations D) specifications42.In the tropic rainforests there is a wide range of species peculiar to this area.A) specificB) oddC) distinctD) familiar43.A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from _ backgrounds.A) extensive B) influentialC) diverse D) identical44.The jobs of wildlife technicians and biologists seemed _ to him, but one day he discovered their difference. A) identical B) vertical C) parallel D) specific45.He is quite sure that its _ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.A) absolutely B) exclusivelyC) fully D) roughly 46.Mary became _ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in west Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria. A) completely B) sincerely C) absolutely D) increasingly47.The court considers a financial _ to be an appropriate way of punishing him.A) payment B) obligationC) option D) penalty48.He is _ about his chance of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year. A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious49.We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of _.A) rejection B) restrictionC) retreat D) recession50.His wife is constantly finding _ with him, which makes him very angry. A) errors B) shortcomingsC) fault D) flaw51.The statue would be perfect but for a few small _ in its base. A) mistakes B) weaknesses C) flaws D) error52.Features such as height, weight, and skin color _ from individual to individual and from face to face. A) changeB) varyC) alterD) convert53. The hopes, goals, fears and desires _ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor. A) alter B) shift C) transfer D) vary54.The international situation has been growing _ difficult for the last few years.A) invariably B) presumably C) increasingly D) dominantly55.The wage of manual laborers stay painfully low, meaning digitalization could drive an even deeper _ between the rich and the poor.A) boundaryB) differenceC) wedgeD) variation56.The court held the parents accountable for the minor childs acts of violence.A) responsible forB) indifferent toC) desperate forD) involved in57.The girl is fortunate enough to live under the care of an involved father and a loving mother.A) sympatheticB ) convictedC) concernedD) separated58.Professor Hawking is _ as one of the worlds greatest living physicists. A) dignified B) clarified C) acknowledged D) illustrated59.The mayor was asked to _ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions. A) constrain B) conduct C) condense D) converge60.Scientists have achieved findings substantial enough to remove our fear of GM foods.A) abundantB) controversialC) conductiveD) convincing61.As you have seen, the value of a nations currency is a _ of its economy. A) reaction B) reflection C) response D) revelation62.Patients are expected to comply with doctors instructions for quick recovery.A) improve onB) abide byC) draw uponD) reflect on63.Many novels that attempt to mirror the world are really _ of the reality that they represent. A) reflections B) demonstrationsC) illuminations D) reproductions64.He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in _ with the Imperial Museum.A) collection B) connection C) collaboration D) combination65._ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake. A) Accumulated B) GatheredC) Assembled D) Collected66.People who work overtime at any job are more likely to sustain a work-related injury th