新课标高中英语词汇系列练习题(四)
1. 单项选择:
1) _____ more and more forests destroyed, some birds are _____ with the danger of dying out.
A. Within; facing B. By; facing C. As; faced D.With; faced
2) The winter of 1990 was extremely bad. _______ most people say it was the worst winter of their 1ives.
A. As far as B. In fact C. In a word D. As a result
3) The cause of the accident may have been the engine's ________to operate.
A. fault B. failure C. inconvenience D. disorder
4) He had many ____; he was obviously ________.
A. fall; a drink B. falls ; drink C. feelings; drinks D. falls; drunk
5) After her time in hospital, Jenney’s parents are afraid she has _____ in her lessons.
A.fallen behind B.fallen down C.fallen back D.fallen off
6) In some western countries, demand for graduates from MBA courses has _____.
A. turned down B. turned over C. fallen down D. fallen over
7) John is very lazy. He falls ______ behind in his studies.
A. very B. far C. more D. flat
8) The red dress fits me ______ well, but it’s _____ expensive.
A. rather; fairly B. fairly;fairly C. fairly; rather D. raher; rather
9) My whole ______ is going to Europe for the coming vacation. Would you please take care of my ______?
A. family; home B. home; house C. home; family D. family; house
10) The ____ is mine. I didn't recognize the ______ necklace.
A. fault; fault B. fault; false C. false; fault D. false; faulty
11) A driver is asked to keep his safety belt ________ while driving on the freeway.
A. fixed B. possessing C. fastened D. approving
12) “I don’t think it’s my ____ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on, that’s all,” said the boy.
A.error B.mistake C.fault D.false
13) He is such a man who is always ______ fault with other people.
A. feeling B. seeking C. finding D. looking for
14) Pop music is loved by lots of people, but it is not to everyone' s _____.
A. smell B. favour C. sound D. taste
15) You are really very kind. I’ll never forget the ___ you have done to me.
A. favor B. favorite C. help D. good
16) Teachers should not have _____in class, but most of them do.
A. favorites B. interest C. characters D. favor
17) He got to the station early, _______ missing his train.
A. in fear B. instead of C. for fear of D. for fear that
18) It ________ wonderful to lie on the beach and enjoy the sunshine.
A. feels B. is felt C. is feeling D. is to feel
19) I like _______ beer very much, while I don’t feel like _________ beer tonight.
A. drinking; to drink B. drinking; in drinking
C. to drinking; drinking D. drinking; drinking
20) Go and ______ the doctor. Don’t forget to ask him to ______ his first-aid kit(急救葙).
A. carry; carry B. fetch; bring C. take; fetch D. fetch; fetch
21) Because of _______ competition, prices of food are likely to drop.
A. federal B. fierce C. friendly D. fundamental
22) --- That's me when I got married. See what I look like now!
--- Why not take up exercise to improve your ________.
A. appearance B. form C. shadow D. figure
23) In 2005, tsunami struck Southeast Asia, and it is quite difficult _________ the losses.
A. figure out B. make out C. fill in D. think out
24) The cruelty of the Germans towards the Jews and that of the Japanese towards their prisoners, _______ everyone with horror.
A. full B. felt C. filled D. feared
25) We can advise the manager, but in the end, it is he who has the _____ say.
A. female B. fond C. final D. full
26) In my opinion, this kind of dress ______ professional women like you and me. Don't you think so?
A. doesn't fit B. won't fit for C. doesn't suit D. isn't suited for
27) He’s never done this type of work before; I’m not sure how he’ll _____ with the other employees.
A.fit in B.come up C.end up D.fit up
28) When he was making a speech in Beijing University, thousands of eyes were _____ on him.
A.centered B.set C.fixed D.fitted
29) When anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him, and he always ____ it.
A. checked B. drove C. followed D. fixed
30) The radio stops working because the battery is _______.
A. slow B. flat C. below D. free
31) He has just completed his ______ around the world.
A. flight B. flying C. fly D. flies
32) The winners are _____; in third place, Mandy Johnson; in second place….
A.as follows B.as follow C.like follows D.as following
33) ---The English teacher spoke so fast that I couldn't ________ what he said.
--- He said there would be a discussion ________ the lecture.
A. catch; followed B. get; will follow C. understand; follows D. follow; following
34) More and more young people are fond ___ playing tennis nowadays.
A. on B. to C. in D. of
35) Tom has been writing all afternoon but he _________ by now.
A. should be finished B. should finish C. is finishing D. finishes
36) It must have rained last night, __________ the ground is wet.
A. for B. because C. as D. since
37) ---What ______ you to come the party?
---An unexpected accident ______ me going.
A. prevented; forbad B. protected; forbad C. forbad; prevented D. stopped; kept
38) ---I’m terribly sorry I broke your glass. --- .
A. That’s right B. Bad luck C. Sorry D. You can forget it
39) --The light is still on in the office.
-- I’m sorry I forgot ___________ .
A. to turn it on B. to turn it off C. turning it up D. turning it down
40) He ________ me this time, though I had made a terrible mistake.
A. forgave B. excused C. forbad D. pardon
41) Other simple information was recorded on the walls of caves and buildings in the ________ of pictures.
A. figure B. means C. form D. terms
42) As a ________ president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed.
A. figure B. former C. late D. frontier
43) Alfred Nobel, a Swedish chemist and inventor, left more than 9 million dollars of his ______ to found the Nobel Prizes.
A. fortune B. worth C. fund D. income
44) ---What about the protection?
---Let’s keep the surface ____ dirty by putting a cover over it.
A. far from B. free from C. apart from D. away from
45) He hopes his wife can come back and make a _______ start.
A. foggy B. fierce C. fresh D. flexible
46) Green products are becoming more and more popular because they are environmentally _______.A. friendly B. various C. common D. freely
47) The man ____ her is so tall that she could hardly see screen.
A. in front of B.in the front C. behind D. at the back of
48) _______to have a talk with those humorous persons!
A. What a fun it is B. How funny
C. It’s such a fun D. What fun it is
49) The machine won't _________ properly if you don't oil it well.
A. further B. free C.follow D. function
50) Since the policy of being open to the outside world was put into practice, a ______ change has taken place in China.
A.fundamental B.fully C.elementary D. basic
51) ---Would you be s