词汇学习 三
每组词汇学习有15道小题。在每道题的句子里都有一个加底线的词或短语,请在四个选项中找出与加底线的词或短语意义最相近的一项。
1. Even in a highly modernized country, manual work is still needed.
A)expressive B)physical C)exaggeratedD)dubious
2. Techniques to harness the energy of the sun are being developed.
A)convert B)store C)utilise D)receive
3. Many residents of apartment complexes object to noisy neighbors.
A)managers B)occupants C)landlords D)caretakers
4. The steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping.
A)continuouslyB)quickly C)excessively D)exceptionally
5. Hundreds of years ago cloves were used to remedy headaches.
A)disrupt B)diagnose C)evaporate D)cure
6. John Hanson helped draft instructions for Maryland’s delegates to the Stamp Act Congress.
A)clarify B)formulate C)revise D)contribute
7. Practically all species of animals communicate either through sounds or through a large repertory of soundless codes.
A) SimultaneouslyB)Almost C)Absolutely D)Basically
8. Sulphur has occasionally been found in the earth in an almost pure state.
A)regularly B)accidentallyC)sometimes D)successfully
9. When doves are about two weeks old, they are covered with grey feathers and are ready to try their wings.
A)grow B)wrap C)hide D)test
10. I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car.
A)normally B)seldom C)continuously D)usually
11. When she was invited to the party, she readily accepted.
A)willingly B)suddenly C)firmly D)quickly
12. The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth.
A)take out B)repair C)pull D)dig
13. You must shine your shoes.
A)lighten B)clean C)wash D)polish
14.The majority of people around here are decent people.
A)honest B)rich C)good-looking D)high-ranking
15. A deadly disease has affected these animals.
A)contagious B)serious C)fatal D)worrying
词汇学习 四
每组词汇学习有15道小题。在每道题的句子里都有一个加底线的词或短语,请在四个选项中找出与加底线的词或短语意义最相近的一项。
1. Many fine cooks insist on ingredients of the highest quality.
A)demand B)rely on C)prepare for D)create
2. Since the Great Depression, the United States Government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.
A)slight B)surprising C)sudden D)harmful
3. Cement was seldom used in building during the Middle Ages.
A)crudely B)rarely C)originally D)symbolically
4. Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour.
A)velocities B)impulses C)ratios D)atrocities
5. The poet Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician.
A)doctor B)professor C)physicist D)resident
6. Medicine depends on other fields for basic information, particularly some of their specialized branches.
A)conventionallyB)obviously C)especially D)inevitably
7. We shall take the treasure away to a safe place.
A)clean B)pretty C)distant D)secure
8. An important part of the national government is the foreign service, a branch of the Department of State.
A)a unity B)a division C)an embassyD)an invasion
9. The child’s abnormal behavior puzzled the doctor.
A)bad B)frightening C)repeated D)unusual
10. There is an abundant supply of cheap labor in this country.
A)a steady B)a plentifulC)an extraD)a meager
11. In order to improve our standard of living, we have to accelerate production.
A)step up B)decrease C)stop D)control
12. Gas does accumulate in the mines around here.
A)increase B)spread C)collect D)grow
13. Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appointments.
A)assign B)persuade C)ask D)order
14. Her behavior is extremely childish.
A)simple B)immature C)beautiful D)foolish
15. We also want to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.
A)hairless B)bare C)empty D)bald


