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第二届中西文化月之词汇大赛（初赛）试卷

来源： 中西文化月 作者：nwjs 发表日期： 2011-4-18 0:49:29 阅读次数： 1 查看权限： 普通文章

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Part Ⅰ. Multiple choices

Directions: complete each statement by choosing the appropriate answer from the 4 choices. 1. Nowadays many young people _______X-sports.

A) go in for B) join

C)take part in D) participate

2. I’d like to _____ a trip to Miami in June. A) reserve for B) make a reservation C) reserve

D) make reservation

3. It’s a _______ river.

A) 5-miles-long B) 5 miles long

C) 5-mile-long D) 5-miles long

4. We decided to _____ the new method of making wine.

A) adapt B) adopt C) adept

D) addict

5. ______ your help, we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.

A) Thanks to B) Except for C) Apart from D) But for 6. He won’t live for long, and that’s for ____.

A) good

B) truth C) reality

D) sure

7. Although the working mother is very busy, she still _____ a lot of time to the children?

A) devotes B) spends C) offers D) provides

8. Buying the new high-rise put him in the _____ .

A) red B) blue C) black

D) white 9. You can _____ the pain by taking some painkillers.

A) lessen

B) shorten C) relieve

D) better

10. As a(n) _____ job, it requires much time and commitment and persistence.

A) unwilling

B) demanding C) embarrassing D) frustrating

11. The most important for us now is to _____what is to be done next.

A) allow of

B) reflect on C) feel like

D) remind of

12. The government has devoted a larger slice of its financial ____ to agriculture than most other countries.

A) conditions B) potential C) budget

D) economy

13. Some fish have a greater ____ for acid water than others.

A) persistence B) dependence C) resistance

D) tolerance

14. Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ____ paper money for almost every purchase. A) trade

B) replace C) exchange

D) reduce

15. The ____ to ensure a bright future for myself pushed me to study harder.

A) crisis B) thrust C) pressure D) approach

16. The conference ____ the possibility of closer trade links between the two countries.

A) explored

B) implemented

C) established

D) constituted

17. There is a ____ difference in meaning between the words surroundings and environment.

A) gentle B) subtle

C) weak

D) humble

18. I’ve seen Donna in lots of movies, but I’ve never seen her ____.

A) in person B) in reality C) in practice D) in theory

19. It is not surprising that in modern times the _______ in this month may be out of date in next.

A) fashion

B) anchor C) section D) brow

20. Nothing is worse than the ____ between what is right and what is wrong.

A) connection B) establishmentC) illustration D) confusion

21. Now the patient can _____ from the wheelchair to the seat with relative freedom.

A) transport B) transplant C) transact D) transfer

22. Animals can become unusually _____ when they are upset by a sudden environment change.

A) puzzling B) dominant C) aggressive D) vigorous

23. The wife felt so angry at the husband’s dominance that she could remain _____ no longer.

A) positive B) passive C) optimistic D) pessimistic 24. Some people are not willing to _____ responsibility for the errors they made.

A) ensure B) assure C) assume D) resume

25. During the conference the speaker tried to ___to them his feelings concerning the urgency of a favorable decision.

A) comply B) impose

C) imply

D) convey

26. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ____ at different villages.

A) unceasingly B) gradually C) continuously D) continually

27. Parents would like to minimize their children's bad habits and ______ their own wishes ______ their children.

A) impose …on B) expose … to C) express … on D) impress … to

28. I speak in full _____ that our cause is just.

A) conclusion B) assumption

C) conviction D) determination

29. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, ____ they have no schedules to keep.

A) even though B) as if C) for

D) since

30. The mayor is a woman with great ____ and therefore deserves our political and financial support.

A) intention B) instinct C) integrity D) intensity

31. _____ the popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create.

A) Subject to B) Contrary to C) Familiar to D) Similar to 32. Drinking alcohol is a real health ____ if carried to excess.

A) hazard B) harm C) damage D) fatigue

33. A further ______ of the company’s failure revealed that its major cause was lack of investment.

A) emphasis B) analysis C) approach

D) approval

34. Sometimes, things go in the direction ____ our original expectations.

A) alien to

B) opposite to C) subject to D) native to

35. In this poor country, survival is still the leading industry; all else is ____.

A) luxury

B) accommodation C) entertainmentD) fancy

36. I don’t think you can ____ anything from the limited evidence you have.

A) impact

B) imply C) infer

D) refer

37. The forecast predicted ____ weather with snow, sunshine, wind and thunder and that is just what we have had. A) variable

B) various C) differing

D) distinct

38. The system was redesigned to embrace the network and eventually ____ it in a profitable direction.

A) adapt

B) control C) install

D) steer

39. Rich as they were in forms, the speaker’s _____ seemed unrelated to his speech.

A) signs

B) gestures C) symptoms D) symbols

40. The boxer ____ and almost fell when his opponent hit him.

A) staggered B) scattered

C) shattered D) stamped

Part II. Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks. The first letter of the words has been given.

41. He who does not know who he is is said to have lost his i_____ (身份). 42. From which p_______(角度) do we want to view life?

43. The boss tried to i___ (恐吓) his men about striking by telling them he would fire them. 44. The garden has fallen into a state of n________(忽视) since its owner died two years ago. 45. I realized that you had to make s______ (牺牲) and live creatively to keep working at your dreams.

46. The internet is quite different from other m_____(媒体) such as newspapers in terms of the speed of information transmission.

47. It's a necessity for building h________ (和谐的) relationships and achieving our own well-being.

48. Respect for the law is the very f_____ （基础）of civilized living.

49. Sometimes when a person is so close to something, it is difficult to form an o_____（客观的）opinion.

50. They c________(抱怨) that the wages were too low

51. The aim of the meeting is to p______（促进）trade between the two countries. 52. He f_____(皱眉) as he tried to work out the sum.

53. The more we study, the more we discover our i ____(无知).

54. It is i______ (难以置信的) that her four-year-old boy can write some 600 Chinese characters (汉字).

55. There’s a strong r________（相似）between the two sisters.

56. The launch of manned spacecraft Shenzhou Ⅴ is a m_______（奇迹）of modern technology.

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