泰祺基础班英语词汇讲义精讲习题.docx

1、泰祺基础班英语词汇讲义精讲习题泰祺基础班英语词汇讲义精讲习题第一套 精讲1. Peoples expectations about the future may have more influence on their sense of well-being than their _ state does.A) current B) initialC) modern D) primitive2. After working all day, he was so tired that he was in no _ to go to the party with us.A) taste B) mo

2、odC) sense D) emotion3. There is already _ clear to show that plants and animals are being affected by climate change.A) witness B) certificationC) identity D) evidence4. Many women still feel that they are being _ by a male culture, particularly in the professional services sector.A) held back B) h

3、eld forthC) held on D) held out5. The findings paint a unique picture of the shopping habits of customers, plus their motivation and _.A) privileges B) possibilitiesC) possessions D) preferences6. Its good to know that quite a few popular English expressions actually _ from the Bible.A) acquire B) o

4、btainC) derive D) result7. Tom, did it ever _ to you that you would be punished for cheating on exams?A) happen B) occurC) reflect D) strike8. In the U.S. 88 percent of smokers had started before they were 18, despite the fact that it is _ to sell cigarettes to anyone under that age.A) liable B) lib

5、eralC) irrational D) illegal9. According to the key witnesses, a peculiarly big nose is the criminals most memorable facial _.A) feature B) hintC) spot D) signature10. Brazils constitution _ the military use of nuclear energy.A) withdraws B) forbidsC) interrupts D) objects11. Some people argue that

6、the death _ does not necessarily reduce the number of murders.A) plot B) practiceC) penalty D) pattern12. Many personnel managers say it is getting harder and harder to _ honest applicants from the growing number of dishonest ones.A) distinguish B) disguiseC) dissolve D) discount13. A study shows th

7、at students living in non-smoking dorms are less likely to _ the habit of smoking.A) make up B) turn upC) draw up D) pick up14. Almost all job applicants are determined to leave a good _ on a potential employer.A) illusion B) reputationC) impression D) reflection15. A special feature of education at

8、 MIT is the opportunity for students and faculty to _ together in research activities.A) specialize B) participateC) consist D) involve16. Although they lost their jobs, savings and unemployment benefits allow the couple to _ their comfortable home.A) come in for B) catch up withC) look forward to D

9、) hold on to17. Although many experts agree that more children are overweight, there is debate over the best ways to _ the problem.A) relate B) tackleC) file D) attach18. An important factor in determining how well you perform in an examination is the _ of your mind.A) state B) caseC) situation D) c

10、ircumstance19. Research shows that there is no _ relationship between how much a person earns and whether he feels good about life.A) successive B) subsequentC) significant D) sincere20. Sadly, as spending on private gardens has _, spending on public parks has generally declined.A) heightened B) lif

11、tedC) flown D) soared21. Lung cancer, like some other cancers, often doesnt produce _ until it is too late and has spread beyond the chest to the brain, liver or bones.A) trails B) therapiesC) symptoms D) symbols22. With the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old are usuall

12、y the first to be _.A) laid off B) laid asideC) laid out D) laid up23. The physical differences between men and women can be _ directly to our basic roles as hunters and child-bearers.A) pursued B) tracedC) switched D) followed24. It is clear that the dog has a much greater _ of its brain devoted to

13、 smell than is the case with humans.A) composition B) compoundC) percent D) proportion25. American college students are increasingly _ with credit card debt and the consequences can be rather serious.A) boosted B) burdenedC) discharged D) dominated26. Numerous studies already link the first meal of

14、the day to better classroom _.A) performance B) functionC) behavior D) display27. The most successful post-career athletes are those who can take the identity and fife skills the learned in sports and _ them to another area of life.A) utilize B) employC) apply D) exert28. The technological advances

15、made it possible for the middle classes to enjoy what had once been _ only to the very rich.A) manageable B) measurableC) acceptable D) affordable29. Being out of work, lane can no longer _ friends to dinners and movies as she used to.A) urge B) treatC) appeal D) compel30. _ by the superstars on tel

16、evision, the young athletes trained hard and played intensely.A) Imitated B) ImposedC) Insured D) Inspired第二套 精讲1. Because of the _ of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both at home and abroad.A) originality B) subjectivityC) generality D) ambiguity2. With its own parliament and currency a

17、nd a common _ for peace, the European Union declared itselfin 11 official languagesopen for business.A) inspiration B) controversyC) intuition D) aspiration3. America has now adopted more _ European-style inspection systems, and the incidence of food poisoning is falling.A) discrete B) solemnC) rigo

18、rous D) autonomous4. Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an _ spur to efficiency and innovation.A) extravagant B) evacuateC) emit D) indispensable5. In the late 19th century, Jules Verne, the master of science fiction, foresaw many of the technological wonders that are _ t

19、oday.A) transient B) commonplaceC) implicit D) elementary6. I was so _ when I used the automatic checkout lane in the supermarket for the first time.A) immersed B) assaultedC) thrilled D) dedicated7. His arm was _ from the sharks mouth and reattached, but the boy, who nearly died, remained in a deli

20、cate condition.A) retrieved B) retainedC) repelled D) restored8. Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people America has _ to be the Greatest American.A) appointed B) appeasedC) nicknamed D) nominated9. The _ majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will help decrease the crime rate

21、.A) overflowing B) overwhelmingC) prevalent D) premium10. We will also see a _ increase in the number of televisions per household, as small TV displays are added to clocks, coffee makers and smoke detectors.A) startling B) surpassingC) suppressing D) stacking11. The advance of globalization is chal

22、lenging some of our most _ values and ideas, including our idea of what constitutes “home”.A) enriched B) enlightenedC) cherished D) chartered12. Researchers have discovered that _ with animals in an active way may lower a persons blood pressure.A) interacting B) integratingC) migrating D) merging13

23、. The Beatles, the most famous British band of the 1960s, traveled worldwide for many years, _ cultural barriers.A) transporting B) transplantingC) transferring D) transcending14. In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly _ him of much of his sight.A) relieved B) jeopardizedC) dep

24、rived D) eliminated15. Weight lifting, or any other sport that builds up your muscles, can make bones become denser and less _ to injury.A) attached B) proneC) immune D) reconciled16. He has _ to museums hundreds of his paintings as well as his entire personal collection of modern art.A) ascribed B)

25、 attributedC) designated D) donated17. Eriks website contains _ photographs and hundreds of articles and short videos from his trip around the globe.A) prosperous B) gorgeousC) spacious D) similar18. Optimism is a _ shown to be associated with good physical health, less depression and longer life.A)

26、 trail B) traitC) trace D) track19. The institution has a highly effective program which helps first-year students make a successful _ into college life.A) transformation B) transmissionC) transition D) transaction20. Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which _

27、the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.A) distort B) reinforceC) exert D) scramble21. The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate _.A) seniority B) superiorityC) h

28、eight D) hierarchy22. Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and _ animal behavior.A) abnormal B) exoticC) absurd D) erroneous23. Around 80 percent of the _ characteristics of most white Britons have been passed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters.A) intelligible B) randomC) spontaneous D) genetic24. Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was _ of a new attitude towards modern art.A) informative B) indicativeC) exclusive