大二下期英语考试复习题

1、Uint 11. They are hoping to _ the Japanese market with their latest product. A) transmit B) plunge C) penetrate D) filter3. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough _. A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety4. Out of _ revenge (复仇), he did his worst to blacken her charact

2、er and ruin her reputation. A) perfect B) total C) sheer D) thorough5. Ive already had one holiday in Africa, and Im not _ on going there again. A) willing B) ready C) eager D) keen6. To call the music of another music-culture “primitive” is _ ones own standards on a group that does not recognize th

3、em. A) putting B) imposing C) forcing D) emphasizing7. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it _ enough to eat. A) mild B) slight C) light D) tender8. The manager needs an assistant that he can _ to take care of problems in his absence. A) count in B) count on C) count up D) count out9.

4、 We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to _ to any military threat. A) yield B) apply C) resort D) appeal10. What I hate most is making a great _ about such a simple matter. A) confusion B) initiative C) fuss D) bark11. Paul said he would give me a piece of cake if I stayed here, but I di

5、dnt give in to the _. A) intention B) appeal C) temptation D) charm12. The first thing Jim did when he got off the train was to look for a(n) _ because he had too much luggage with him. A) porter B) employee C) servant D) assistant13. The speaker _ his angry words with forceful movement of the hands

6、. A) associated B) connected C) assisted D) accompanied14. Dont joke with Linda; she takes everything far too _. A) carefully B) gravely C) seriously D) critically15. The car wont start because the battery has _. A) run up B) run down C) run over D) run off16. If a man is easily taken in by emotiona

7、l traps, he will not be able to make _ judgments. A) sensible B) sensitive C) sentimental D) sensational18. Space scientists believe that the black hole is _, and would draw everything, even light, toward its center. A) vacant B) empty C) bare D) hollow20. The inquiry found that the innocent civilia

8、ns had been _ to inhumane treatment for too long. A) subjected B) attached C) related D) resisted21. _ your long service to this country, we have decided to give you this gold watch as an expression of our thanks. A) By means of B) By nature of C) By way of D) By virtue of23. The planets surface tem

9、perature is a 100 degrees below zero centigrade at night, so that butter put outside will not _. A) thaw B) dissolve C) melt D) harden24. The thieves _ the waste paper all over the room while they were searching for the diamond ring. A) spread B) scratched C) burned D) scattered25. Joe had many regr

10、ets when he _ the years he spent abroad. A) looked up to B) looked down on C) looked back on D) looked forward to26. Cultural _ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another. A) transformation B) transaction C) transport D) transmissionUnit21. Jacks shirt was b

11、urned by _ from the fire. A) spots B) spills C) sparks D) sprays2. The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it _ into fragments. A) broke off B) broke away C) broke up D) broke through3. We shall have to _ the meeting until next week, Im afraid. A) postpone B) conduct C) replace D) last4. To our

12、 _, Geoffreys illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A) entertainment B) judgment C) relief D) relaxation5. The working of the machine _ that of the human brain. A) compromises with B) competes with C) communicates to D) corresponds to6. The attack was the latest in a series of border

13、 _ in that area. A) accidents B) incidents C) events D) occurrences7. The children will not be allowed to come with us if they dont _ themselves better. A) direct B) accustom C) adjust D) behave8. The oppressed peasants rose up in armed _. A) revolt B) rebel C) chaos D) challenge9. I had to shake hi

14、m several times to _ him from his sleep. A) rouse B) stimulate C) motivate D) prompt10. Three days after the trial the prisoner was _ secretly, and the body was buried under a tree inside the prison. A) murdered B) convicted C) executed D) punished11. His skin was _ from years of working outdoors. A

15、) elastic B) clumsy C) coarse D) delicious12. Three people were killed in a head-on _ between a bus and a car. A) collapse B) conflict C) collision D) crush13. Ruth has gone back to California _. She will not return to the East. A) for long B) before long C) ever since D) for good14. When the singer

16、 appeared, the audience started to _ loudly. A) claim B) crack C) clap D) crash15. I dont know if youve heard, but theres a _ going around the office that Mr. Smith is leaving at the end of the month. A) news B) rumor C) saying D) proverb16. I guess Jones didnt have a chance to win the election. Alm

17、ost all of the people in the city voted for his _. A) opponent B) candidate C) colleague D) advocate19. The dog waiting behind the gate looked so _ that I did not dare to go in. A) bold B) fierce C) wild D) harmful25. In Britain today women _ 44% of the workforce, and nearly half the mothers with ch

18、ildren are in paid work. A) make up B) build up C) stand for D) conform to27. There are several possible explanations for the greater job stability in Japan _ the great job mobility in the United States. A) contrary to B) in regard to C) in contrast to D) with respect to28. Gasoline is processed fro

19、m _ oil. A) raw B) rough C) crude D) tough29. New York _ second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year. A) ranked B) occupied C) arranged D) classified30. After reading the _ of the play, the director made several changes. A) scrape B) catalog C) category D) scriptUnit 3

20、1. We have had to raise our prices because of the increase in the cost of _ materials. A) primitive B) rough C) original D) raw2. The social security system provides _ for retired citizens. A) wages B) pensions C) profits D) rewards3. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _ fr

21、ee medical care. A) entitled to B) involved in C) associated with D) assigned to4. Although she was not very rich, she was quite _ with her money. A) noble B) flexible C) liberal D) liable5. He received a letter of thanks for his _ of books to the Shakespeare library. A) publication B) donation C) a

22、cquisition D) quotation6. The bus ran over the cliff because its _ failed. A) brakes B) controls C) gears D) signals7. Not long ago, a government official whom I know very well was _ a bribery. A) related to B) involved in C) included in D) subjected to8. They put in the highest _ for the house. A)

23、currency B) proposal C) bid D) purchase9. A good hunting dog is _ to every sound and movement in the field. A) alert B) aware C) cautious D) nervous10. This diploma _ that you have completed high school. A) proves B) certifies C) secures D) approves11. He was accused of _ vital secrets to the enemy.

24、 A) leaking B) loosening C) relieving D) issuing12. Only the most sophisticated theories of modern physics can _ this phenomenon. A) account for B) count on C) account of D) count for13. At the end of his trial, he was _ of murder. A) convicted B) convinced C) sentenced D) condemned14. Most flowers

25、will not _ without sunshine. A) cultivate B) boom C) sustain D) thrive15. The company has an employee _ of everyone working for them. A) profile B) acquaintance C) administration D) acknowledgement16. When Mary paid the bill, she was given a _ for her money. A) cheque B) ticket C) receipt D) label27

26、. He _ for the day when he would see his hometown again. A) desired B) counted C) longed   D) urged28. The insurance company paid him $ 10,000 in _ after his accident. A) installment B) compensation C) substitution D) commitment29. The noise _ until she couldnt stand it any longer. A) set up B)

27、 rang up C) built up   D) called up30. They _ for a progressive cause and died willingly. A) bled B) wounded C) devoted D) departedUnit41. The class remained _ when the teacher asked a formidable question. A) clumsy B) deaf C) dumb D) still2. The captured criminals were _ in chains through the

28、streets. A) exhibited B) displayed C) paraded D) revealed3. As a summary, the long story was _ into a few sentences. A) condensed B) condemned C) concealed D) concentrated4. She took an _ course in cooking before her marriage. A) integral B) intentional C) intensive D) intense5. Deeply cursed with p

29、rison life, the prisoners became _ for breakout. A) discarded B) disappointed C) intensive D) desperate6. Being very hungry, she gave the two dishes a thorough _. A) script B) click C) lick D) scrape7. The problem with the country is how to lift its economy out of _. A) reservation B) recreation C)

30、reversion D) recession8. Be careful with a cat. It may _ you if you make it angry. A) punch B) scrape C) tear D) scratch9. He _ much of his time in learning the new language. A) invested B) involved C) invented D) integrated10. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city becau

31、se they had more at _ A) danger B) stake C) loss D) threat11. The _ on this apartment runs out in a years time. A) treaty B) lease C) agenda D) deadline12. He has put his car entirely at our _ for the holiday. A) usage B) application C) disposition D) disposal13. The town planning commission said th

32、at their financial outlook for the next year was optimistic. They expected increased tax _. A) efficiency B) privileges C) revenues D) validity14. If you _ in taking this attitude, well have to ask you to leave. A) persist B) insist C) resist D) assist15. The rest of the family had nearly reached th

33、e river, but Jane was _ behind as usual. A) declining B) delaying C) lacking D) lagging16. Communication is the process of _ a message from a source to an audience via a channel. A) transmitting B) submitting C) transforming D) switching17. The computer has become smaller and cheaper and _ more avai

34、lable to a greater number of people. A) yet B) hence C) still D) nevertheless21. Improved consumer confidence is _ to an economic recovery. A) crucial B) competitive C) acute D) satisfactory22. It would be wise to _ your property against storm damage. A) ensure B) insure C) integrate D) guarantee24.

35、 Over a third of the population was estimated to have no _ to the health service. A) assessment B) assignment C) exception D) access25. Very few scientists _ completely new answers to the worlds problems. A) come up with B) come out C) come round D) come up to26. After she qualified as a lawyer, she

36、 decided to specialize _ contract law. A) on B) in C) with D) of27. A prime minister cannot expect to have much time to _ to purely personal matters. A) devote B) reserve C) concentrate D) spare29. There are not many teachers who are strong _ of traditional methods in English teaching. A) sponsors B

37、) contributors C) advocates D) performers30. No longer are contributions to computer technology confined to any one country: _ is this more true than in Europe. A) hardly B) little C) seldom D) nowhereUnit51. It took him several months to _ the wild horse. A) tend B) cultivate C) breed D) tame2. I d

38、ont think it was an accident. He did it on _. A) choice B) purpose C) intention D) design3. The manager _ the letter to his secretary, who wrote it down in short hand. A) passedB) copied C) dictatedD) declared4. He was of _ birth; his parents had no money and lived poorly. A) humbleB) harsh C) wicke

39、d D) wrecked5. On the way to school, there was no shelter from the rain, so the students were soaked _. A) wetB) to the skin C) on the skinD) over6. The smoke from the burning building almost _ the firemen and forced them to wear masks. A) blockedB) provoked C) chokedD) stroked7. He smiled again wit

40、h an air of _ contentment and said, “Its the first time Ive ever done what I wanted to do.” A) supreme B) superficial C) supplementaryD) superior8. We might say that _ has been done when a mans innocence and guilt has been proved beyond doubt. A) judgmentB) jury C) justiceD) wrong9. He has given all the facts at great _ so that you may judge for yourself. A) detailB) extent C) degree D) length10. She hasnt found an apartment yet;