云南财经大学研究生英语第二学期词汇部分.docx

1、云南财经大学研究生英语第二学期词汇部分. VocabularyLessson 1A. Choose the best word from the four choices complete each of the following sentences.1. For some reason, she was attracted to Paul, a narrow-minded guy. A. marginal B. inexplicable C. mock D. boastful2. With major life , like losing a loved one, for instance

2、, the minds first reaction is denial.A. premises B. dilemmas C. traumas D. congregation3. Police keep track of the kidnapper using electronic equipment.A. surveillance B. pedestrian C. fixture D. squad4. They used pressure to force them to return, including cutting food and water supplies.A. Profile

3、s B. badges C. mandates D. tactics5. I was with longing for those innocent days of early childhood.A. overwhelmed B. evacuated C. revenged D. ensured6. Police said they believed the attack was in for the death of bombing.A. retrospect B. desperation C. superintendent D. retaliation7. He hasty note t

4、o his wife.A. shuttered B. snaked C. scrawled D. strolled8. Capital punishment justifies by suggesting that our duty to the survivors of murder is finished when another life is taken.A. retribution B. bastard C. backlash D. misconduct9. Meanwhile, here I am in Angus for the first time and am ashamed

5、 to admit that I wanted to see some visitors so that the headline for this piece could be “Angus Tourists Bitter”.A. disgruntled B. unescorted C. overreached D. squandered10. Babies lose heat much faster than adults, and are especially to the cold in their first month.A. spiral B. vulnerable C. plai

6、nclothes D. insecureB. Choose the best expression from the list given for each blank. Use each expression only once and make proper changes where necessary.go through watch ones steps figure out set off on patrol in the wake of step up keepunder wraps hand out roll up ones sleeves1. IP about four ye

7、ars of being addicted to video games.2. Im quite surprised that believe the whole thing has been although, of course, some people known.3. It took about half a year for them to how to build the equipment.4. Security forces remained until far into the night.5. Feeling there have been running high las

8、t weeks killing.6. Campaigners leaflets on passive smoking.7. The powder immediately ignited, and a chain reaction of explosions.8. Security is being to deal with the increase in violence.9. If someone tells you to , they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you do not get into

9、 trouble.10. Its time to and get something done.Lessson 2A. Choose the best word from the four choices complete each of the following sentences.1. She showed great strength of character in giving up a(n) career in broadcasting to become the unpaid president. A. corporate B. adaptable C. lucrative D.

10、 surpassing2. The President and his supporters are almost certain to read this vote as a(n) for continued economic reform. A. habitat B. mandate C. aviation D. mission3. Economies have peaks and .Aleaps B. deficits C. clashes D. troughs4. This is not such a(n) view, for it contains echoes of speeche

11、s by many leaders. A. heretical B. skeptical C. vague D. ailing5. It is illegal for public officials to gifts or money in exchange for favor. A. absorb B. underscore C. drain D. solicit6. The newly elected government is making an attempt to large rural areas of its territory which have become depopu

12、lated.A. revitalize B. integrate C. consolidate D. energize7. I had no , it was the job in cricket and I was supremely confident of making a success of it.A. inertia B. proceedings C. expertise D. misgivings8. Three hundred thousand tons of cereals are needed to stocks. A. replenish B. launch C. ass

13、emble D. append9. The debt problem had resulted in economic and social unrest. A. stagnation B. inertia C. fraction D. squeeze10. Gerald found that his wife was easily bored, and unpredictable.A. robotic B. capricious C. strategic D. longstandingB. Choose the best expression from the list given for

14、each blank. Use each expression only once and make proper changes where necessary.be up to narrow minded take up brain drain go out of businessvie for be greeted with lay of by comparison be subject to1. All featured albums are scheduled for release during the month of publication but may change.2.

15、Now past retirement, she says she still doing the job.3. Commercial banks are so competitive now that they all business by offering many services.4. The statement bitter disappointment by many of the other delegates.5. Because of the economic slowdown, thousands of firms could .6. The move is design

16、ed to stem the “ ” of talented researchers to better-paid jobs overseas and will put pressure on the research councils and universities to follow suit.7. Seven years ago, she office out of a sense of duty.8. The company 65,000 workers after commercial-jet orders dried up.9. Since he came to live wit

17、h me, we have been subject to a campaign of spite and revenge which makes Lady Sarah angelic .10. The articles in this newspaper made me angry.Lessson 4A. Reading the following sentences and decide which of the four choices below each sentence is closest in meaning to the underlined word.1. During t

18、he lecture all the audience listened to Chinas first astronaut with rapt admiration.A. obscure B. obvious C. obliged D. obsessed2. Most of her colleagues didnt like her because she was adept at the fine art of irritating people.A. ambitions B. annoying C. skillful D. scornful3. In the schools today

19、we need, more than ever, the training of deft hands, quick eyes and ears, and above all the broader, deeper, higher culture of gifted minds and pure hearts.A. finesse B. clever C. delicate D. fostering4. At last the judge decided to give the custody of the child to his father.A. supervision B. cater

20、ing C. raising D. fostering5. Denver residents continued to dig out from what was called the worst blizzard in nearly a century.A. catastrophe B. disaster C. snowstorm D. landslide6. After all, the candidate was endorsed by the governors board and many of the local party members.A. ignored B. reject

21、ed C. sponsored D. supported7. His expression gave temporary meaning to a set of features but it was nondescript.A. unclear B. distinctive C. implied D. ambiguous8. She came home spouting off about the subjects she was taught at school and basked in her teachers praise.A. prided B. enjoyed C. critic

22、ized D. narrated9. It was evident that the administrative officials did not believe the excuse that he held forth for the delayed delivery.A. lied B. told C. emphasized D. compiled10. When Frank heard that the war had started, it didnt sink in for a long time until his father was drafted into the ar

23、my.A. be understood B. be accepted C. be taken D. be illustratedB. Choose the best word from the four choices complete each of the following sentences.1. Plants will lose their when they are heavily trimmed.A. voyage B. vitality C. vogue D. virgin2. It was generally conceded that the net result of t

24、he incident was calculated to make Eisenhower mad enough to force him to re-election.A. run for B. compete in C. apply to D. line up with3. Mick entered the Vocational High School, and, in order to get to know her new classmates, she a party.A. cast B. launched C. flung D. threw4. Alice Moore refuse

25、d to learn what they required. She couldnt see the necessity of for those that would only appear in the examinations.A. clapping B. cramming C. clashing D. creeping5. The listeners were by his magic eloquence and ready to stand by him in his boldest flights.A. agonized B. thrilled C. disturbed D. in

26、terfered6. We remained until our ship was repaired, and after that, we set sail for England, our port being London.A. doomed B. denoted C. despaired D. destined7. Seeds of various types-wheat grain, beans, and nuts-from the bulk of human food. But not all seeds are to either humans or insects; many

27、contain toxins.A. palatable B. primitive C. peculiar D. permanent8. Continuing violence could the progress towards reform.A. hold on B. hold up C. hold down D. hold off9. A bill passed by both houses in August requires states to set up systems for withholding child support payments from the wages an

28、d state tax refunds of those persons.A. anonymously B. autonomously C. unanimously D. enormously10. After about an hour all the participants with regulations and each other.A. warm up B. made up C. mixed up D. wound upLesson 5A.1.Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said that the “chance Israel will b

29、e hit” during an Iraqi war “is very small, but we have taken all necessary precautions as if we were in danger”.A general B genuine C generous D genetic2.Drake _ that there are some 10000 high-tech worlds scattered among the Milk Ways 100 billion or more stars.A. renders B. resorts C. reckons D. rev

30、okes3.Bill puts his arm around her and tenderly says: “If she grows up as much a lady as her mother, some _ will be a happy man.”A. broke B. brook C. block D. bloke4.There is this image, particularly cultivated by opponents of the monarchy in this country, that its an _ expensive and wasteful instit

31、ution.A intensively B interesting C incredibly D importantly5. Especially for those _ lovers, Valentines Day is made easier by the publishing companies that come to their aid by distributing cards they could use to stir hearts.A tongue-tied B talkative C experienced D eloquent 6. There is an account of a woman who believed herself to be freezing to death in the Arctic night, only to find, when day broke, that she had _onto the Sahara Desert.A stumble B humbled C mumbled D grumbled7. In the mid-fifti