大学英语四级词汇单项选择题

1、unit 4 section b1. if my plan isnt _a_ of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted. a) approved b) consented c) agreedd) admitted 2. everybody _a_ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary. a) assembled b) accumulated c) piledd) joined 3. mr. bloom is not _d_ now, but he will

2、be famous someday. a) significant b) dominant c) magnificentd) prominent4. the bridge was named _a_ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people. a) after b) with c) byd) from 5. most people were no longer listening to his long _b_ story. a) annoying b) boring c) tiringd) exhausting6. each

3、 of them had a different _c_ of what actually happened, but hers was by far more believable. a) message b) theory c) version d) comment 7. his latest piece of work was _b_ by a song he heard on the radio. a) releasedb) inspiredc) assessedd) composed 8. as we know, blood types a and b cannot receive

4、ab, but ab may receive a or b. type o can give to any other group; hence it is often called the c_ donor. a) generalb) popular c) universald) common 9. very few scientists _b_ completely new answers to the worlds problems. a) catch up with b) come up with c) keep up withd) put up with10. the socks w

5、ere too small, and it was only by _d_ them that he managed to get them on. a) spreading b) extending c) lengtheningd) stretching 11. most broadcasters maintain that tv has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _c_. a) granted b) implied c) exaggeratedd) remedied 12. of a

6、ll the soldiers they had the _d_ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic, the toughest. a) recognitionb) reservation c) recreationd) reputation 13. she _d_ along the path, glad to be able to take her time. a) hurriedb) marched c) progressedd) wandered 14. the company has _c_ over the years into a

7、multi-million dollar organization. a) involvedb) resolved c) evolvedd) revolved 15. during the war, the government _d_ many soldiers from the workers and farmers. a) adoptedb) collected c) integratedd) recruited16. some of his suggestions have been adopted but others have been turned _d_ as they are

8、 quite impracticable. a) awayb) back c) outd) down17. all the key words in the article are printed in _d_ type so as to attract readers attention. a) darkb) dense c) blackd) bold 18. this story is not real; it is only _a_. a) imaginaryb) imaginative c) imaginabled) imagined 19. a peculiarly pointed

9、chin is his most memorable facial _b_. a) mark b) feature c) traced) appearance 20. in 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of eastern europe _d_ europe into a great war. a) imposedb) pitched c) insertedd) plunged 21. he bought the house with a(n) _c_ to making a quick profit out

10、 of it. a) goal b) purpose c) eye d) reason22. im very sorry to have _d_ you with so many questions on such an occasion. a) interferedb) offended c) impressedd) bothered 23. they are giving away free _d_ of this new kind of cooking oil. a) illustrations b) demonstrations c) examplesd) samples24. the

11、 scientists made _b_ plans for landing a man on the moon. a) acute b) elaborate c) virtuald) delicate25. although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still _d_. a) blankb) hollow c) vacantd) bare 26. all the streets were _c_ with flags to welcome the chinese delegati

12、on. a) supplied b) mended c) decoratedd) pasted 27. you cant drive a car unless you hold a driving _d_. a) permissionb) ticket c) passd) license 28. although the cyclist was unhurt, his bicycle was a_ between the lorry and the wall. a) crushed b) clapped c) splitd) cracked 29. the wholesale price of

13、 this coat is $20 and the _c_ price for it is $28. a) virtualb) massive c) retaild) singular30. floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage _c_. a) relatively b) actually c) annuallyd) comparativelyunit 5 section b1. the children performed a very _c_ dance for their parents. a) precise

14、b) smart c) gracefuld) successive2. in the _b_ paragraph some comments had been made of it. a) proceedingb) preceding c) progressingd) processing4. we finally managed to _a_ the committees approval of our plans. a) secureb) arouse c) exertd) execute5. thousands of people died of starvation during th

15、e _d_ in that african country. a) objectionb) poverty c) consumptiond) famine6. four people were seriously _c_ in an accident on the motorway. a) damagedb) harmed c) injuredd) wounded6. four people were seriously _d_ in an accident on the motorway. a) damagedb) harmed c) injuredd) wounded8. while ad

16、mitting that this forecast was _c_ exaggerated, the scientists warned against treating it as a cry of wolf. a) anyhowb) somewhere c) somewhatd) anyway9. the thief tried to open the locked door but _b_. a) in no wayb) in vain c) at a lossd) without effect10. he had a _c_ look in his eyes. he must hav

17、e been shocked.a) empty b) barec) blank d) hollow11. stone does not _b_, and so the tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the men who made them have disappeared without trace. a) crackb) decay c) destroyd) crush12. the swimming pool is so _d_ that its safe for small children. a) sta

18、bleb) smooth c) superficiald) shallow13. being named the best athlete of the year was an important _d_ in the baseball players life. a) segmentb) ingredientc) contributiond) episode14. only hotel guests have the _c_ of using the private beach. a) occasionb) possibility c) privileged) habit15. many p

19、eople save money to _c_ for their old age. a) supplyb) offer c) provided) yield16. having decided to rent a flat, we _d_ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city. a) went upb) went down c) went outd) went about17. american women were _d_ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of

20、hard struggle. a) ignoredb) refused c) neglectedd) denied18. the medicine the doctor gave me _d_ my headache. a) reducedb) improved c) releasedd) relieved19. as i had earlier made up my mind to run for governor, i could not _b_. i must go on with the fight. a) varyb) withdraw c) undergod) discard20.

21、 the water was so _a_ that we could see the fish inside clearly. a) transparentb) obvious c) apparentd) visible21. while studying he was financially dependent _c_ his wife. a) tob) of c) ond) from22. he _d_ the medicine quickly and then drank some orange juice. a) suckedb) swallowed c) lickedd) dige

22、sted23. another big issue _d_ the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens. a) confiningb) confirming c) conflictingd) confronting24. i was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _a_. a) arbitraryb) rational c) mechanicald) unpredictable25. his parents no

23、 longer worry about him. he has a good job and can live _c_ his own now. a) atb) by c) on d) with26. mr. henderson was determined to remain _b_. he neither stood on his wifes side nor on his mothers side. a) natural b) neutral c) nervous d) native27. do you believe these two _a_ friends used to be b

24、itter enemies? a) intimateb) emotional c) intensed) supreme28. as he had worked in the army as an electrical engineer for many years, he had every _c_ for the job. a) privilegeb) obligation c) qualificationd) commitment29. she was very _d_; she cried even when her husband left for another city on bu

25、siness. a) sensitive b) indifferent c) reluctantd) emotional30. young children soon _d_ words they hear their elders use. a) put forward b) look forward to c) turn upd) pick upunit 6 section b1. since many insects have already become _b_ to ddt, scientists have to look for some new insecticide. a) a

26、ctiveb) resistant c) toughd) gradual2. it is a type of desert bush that can _c_ extremes of temperature. a) adapt b) withdraw c) withstand d) shade3. if a man is easily taken in by emotional traps, he will not be able to make _c_ judgments. a) sensitiveb) sentimental c) sensibled) sensational4. when

27、ever he writes to his parents, he _a_ a cheque with his letter. a) enclosesb) contains c) reservesd) invests5. you should save your work often as a _b_ against computer failure. a) sanctionb) precaution c) shield d) shelter6. it took millions of years for order to grow out of the _c_ of the universe

28、. a) adjustmentb) change c) chaosd) profile7. according to the weather _d_, its going to be fine today. a) predictionb) indication c) provisiond) forecast8. accidents are of frequent _d_ on this motorway because the traffic is extremely heavy here. a) arrivalb) proportion c) scale d) occurrence9. he

29、r pulse was so weak that the doctor had difficulty _b_ it. a) inspectingb) detecting c) touchingd) contacting10. there is need to check the _b_ of the report. a) frequency b) accuracyc) emergency d) efficiency11. the old man did not seem to attach any importance _a_ the question. a) to b) with c) to

30、wardsd) for12. as the plane was getting ready to take off, we all _c_ our seat belts. a) tiedb) locked c) fastenedd) closed13. professor collins was _d_ of the latest developments in physics because he had been in hospital for several months. a) unconsciousb) negative c) robbed d) ignorant14. it has

31、 been revealed that some government leaders _c_ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves. a) employb) take c) abused) overlook15. fertilizer will _b_ the growth of these tomato plants. a) accomplishb) accelerate c) accumulated) account16. years of _d_ labor had hardened his

32、 muscles. a) survivalb) mental c) restlessd) manual17. very few plants will _a_ without water. a) flourishb) fade c) stemd) cultivate18. we rarely perceive more than a minute _c_ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by. a) fictionb) function c) fractio

33、nd) fragment19. i guess the whole paper has to be rewritten; only the first few paragraphs may be _d_. a) sustainedb) contained c) maintainedd) retained20. the police will give you a ticket if you _d_ the speed limit. a) breakb) reject c) suspendd) exceed21. the wise man exercises _d_ in his behavio

34、r and enjoyments. a) limitationb) interest c) restrictiond) restraint22. when jack was eighteen he _a_ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late. a) took tob) took for c) took upd) took on23. which is the most expensive _b_ training equipment, players personal equipment and

35、 uniforms? a) in place ofb) in terms of c) by means ofd) by way of24. the survival of civilization, as we know, is _b_ threat. a) withinb) under c) towardsd) upon25. george took _b_ of the fine weather to do a days work in his garden. a) chanceb) effect c) occasiond) advantageunit 7 section b1. gary

36、 has planned to take a tour around the great lakes in the coming summer vacation and _b_ great pleasure from the visit. a) acquiresb) anticipates c) recallsd) reckons2. they are two dollars each but if you buy ten, you get a _a_ of ten per cent. a) discount b) recession c) depression d) discharge3.

37、money _c_ as it goes from person to person. a) speaksb) scatters c) circulatesd) distributes4. his hope _b_ when he heard that there were some survivors in the shipwreck. a) highlightedb) soared c) inspiredd) flourished5. i bought a washing-machine and asked to have it sent to my house. the manager

38、of the store promised to make a prompt _a_. a) delivery b) relay c) supplyd) transport6. he _d_ his rose bushes carefully with insecticide every evening. a) distributedb) discharged c) spreadd) sprayed7. his company went _c_ after he failed in the business. a) decentb) negative c) bankruptd) acute8.

39、 she always makes notes in the _c_ of a book. a) borderb) blank c) margin d) edge9. a new spaceship was _d_ at cape kennedy yesterday. a) motivatedb) released c) transmittedd) launched10. dont _b_ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead. a) relieve b) release c) relate d) retain11. th

40、e noise was caused by a dog _a_ a cat through the garden. a) chasing b) following c) catchingd) fighting11. the noise was caused by a dog _c_ a cat through the garden. a) chasing b) following c) catchingd) fighting13. we can _a_ the possibility of total loss from our calculations. a) excludeb) preve

41、nt c) excuse d) discard13. we can _d_ the possibility of total loss from our calculations. a) excludeb) prevent c) excuse d) discard15. the two friends said goodbye and then went their _d_ ways. a) relevantb) relative c) reluctantd) respective16. they _a_ the flood after a heroic fight lasting five

42、days and four nights. a) conqueredb) combated c) wond) withdrew17. two men were _c_ a large log over the rough ground with the help of a rope. a) pushingb) drawing c) draggingd) carrying18. they claimed that _b_ 1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis. a) sufficientlyb) approximately

43、c) considerablyd) properly19. everyone _d_ around quietly to avoid waking the baby. a) crackedb) crashed c) crawledd) crept20. lower taxes would _c_ investment and help economic growth. a) harnessb) highlight c) spurd) soar21. john always arrives on time. hes so _c_. a) rapidb) timely c) punctuald)

44、likely22. whats the chinese _c_ for the english word “refer”? a) equalityb) equal c) equivalentd) equation23. the soldier was _c_ of running away when the enemy attacked. a) scoldedb) charged c) accusedd) punished24. she _d_ all criticism and calmly went on with the project. a) smashed upb) left off

45、 c) hung upd) shrugged off25. success now seemed very remote and bernard felt _a_. a) pessimistic b) optimistic c) positived) objective26. this is _d_ the most difficult job i have ever tackled. a) by rightsb) by itself c) by oneselfd) by far27. the price of beer _b_ from 50 cents to $4 per liter du

46、ring the summer season. a) alteredb) ranged c) separatedd) differed28. only the most sophisticated theories of modern physics can _a_ this phenomenon. a) account forb) count on c) account ofd) count for29. on his back the man carried a heavy _b_ of old clothes. a) bulkb) bundle c) stockd) mass30. th

47、ere was a 0.3 per cent rise in the cost-of-living _d_. a) markb) grade c) indicationd) indexunit 8 section b1. the boy cycling in the street was knocked down by a minibus and received _a_ injuries. a) fatal b) excessive c) radical d) exaggerated2. we are _b_ from drinking alcohol during working hour

48、s. a) subtractedb) prohibited c) preventedd) blocked3. when there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of piles out of _b_. a) hand b) reach c) hold d) place 4. airport security was extra tight _a_ yesterdays bomb attacks. a) in the wake of b) since c) in spite of d) during5. wh

49、en we have agreed broadly on what should be said, the secretary will produce a preliminary _c_ for the committees approval. a) project b) design c) draft d) drawing6. i have made _c_ mistakes in my writing so that i can ask my students to find and correct them. a) false b) intensive c) deliberate d) accidental7. he went ahead _d_ all warnings about t