新视野大学英语4配套单选题.doc

1) This disease is caused by a tiny worm which can _ the skin of a human being and cause a potentially serious illness.A) transmit B) plungeC) penetrate D) filter2) The prime minister has made it clear that no _ will be made to the strikers.A) sessions B) recessionsC) concessions D) conferences3) The noise was so loud that it was a _ to the neighbors. A) nuisance B) troubleC) worry D) anxiety4) Its only by _ luck that I can remain in the company when so many employees have to be dismissed.A) perfect B) totalC) sheer D) thorough5) He is _ on all kinds of wine - beer, whisky, and so forth.A) willing B) readyC) eager D) keen6) The government would not dare to _ taxes on such needed foods as bread or milk.A) put B) imposeC) force D) emphasize7) Oh, the steak I had last night was so _! It was delicious. A) mild B) slightC) light D) tender8) While they did not _ any good results, they were still trying their best.A) count in B) count onC) count up D) count out9) They did not _ to the enemy and determined to go on fighting.A) yield B) applyC) resort D) appeal10) I said I might be late for dinner but he made such a _ that I thought Id better arrive on time.A) confusion B) initiativeC) fuss D) bark11) I at last surrendered to the _ and ate the last piece of chocolate.A) intention B) appealC) temptation D) charm12) I refused to tip the _ , who left with an angry expression. A) porter B) employeeC) servant D) assistant13) Divorce rate in the US is very high, which is often _ by money problems.A) associated B) connectedC) assisted D) accompanied14) You take everything too _! Relax and enjoy yourself.A) carefully B) gravelyC) seriously D) critically15) You look thoroughly _. Why dont you take a weeks holiday?A) run up B) run downC) run over D) run off16) Would it be more _ in the long run to buy a second-hand television rather than to rent one?A) sensible B) sensitiveC) sentimental D) sensational17) If you have not signed a contract, you are under no _ to pay them any money.A) instinct B) influenceC) sympathy D) obligation18) She no longer believed in him for his _ promises all these years.A) vacant B) emptyC) bare D) hollow19) They all believed that internal peace and stability cannot be _ by force.A) protected B) guaranteedC) preserved D) ensured20) It mustve taken a lot of courage for an adult to be _ to such shame and stress.A) subjected B) attachedC) related D) resisted21) _ the fact that the medicine is inexpensive, it has a big market.A) By means of B) By nature ofC) By way of D) By virtue of22) The thought of seeing her again _ him throughout the hardest time in his life.A) contributed B) providedC) sustained D) favored23) It was so hot that the butter started to _.A) thaw B) dissolveC) melt D) harden24) The room was a mess of clothes and paper which had been _ all over the floor.A) spread B) scratchedC) burned D) scattered25) If you suddenly died tomorrow and you _ your life, what moments would you treasure the most?A) looked up to B) looked down onC) looked back on D) looked forward to26) It is technological advances that make easier the storage and rapid _ of information into homes and offices.A) transformation B) transactionC) transport D) transmission27) He criticizes the money _ common among young people.A) worship B) prayC) respect D) admire28) Close your eyes and listen to your breathing, trying to _ the rhythm and making sure that you breathe only through your nose. A) reform B) relateC) regulate D) register29) During the war, many _ went to safer countries nearby to try to live better lives.A) scouts B) saintsC) beggars D) refugees30) His color is not _to whether hes a good lawyer or not.A) relevant B) resistantC) regulating D) relating1) If a _ were to reach the gas it would go off at once.A) spot B) spillC) spark D) spray2) After about an hour and a half the party _ because there was not enough wine that evening.A) broke off B) broke awayC) broke up D) broke through3) House purchase is the biggest decision that most people make and the easiest one to _ for various reasons.A) postpone B) conductC) replace D) last4) Somewhat to my _, the police will soon eliminate her from their inquiries.A) entertainment B) judgmentC) relief D) relaxation5) The political weakness of these countries _their economic weakness.A) compromised with B) competed withC) communicated to D) corresponded to6) A series of tragic _ made Mr. Terres feel he has to face up to his life.A) accidents B) incidentsC) events D) occurrences7) The foreign-born Chinese are thought of as yellow on the outside and white on the inside because they only look like Chinese but never think or _ like Chinese.A) direct B) accustomC) adjust D) behave8) For many young people, the late 1960s was a period of _ against the moral values that had been the pride of the past generations. A) revolt B) rebelC) chaos D) challenge9) I promised to_ the others at 5 a.m.A) rouse B) stimulateC) motivate D) prompt10) Prisoners are reported to have been deliberately _ without trial.A) murdered B) convictedC) executed D) punished11) This swimming costume is made of _ material.A) elastic B) clumsyC) coarse D) delicious12) Two drivers were killed in a head-on _ down a car and a taxi last night. A) collapse B) conflictC) collision D) crush13) A few shots of this drug cleared up the disease _A) for long B) before longC) ever since D) for good14) The citizens in the neighborhood all_for the local governments decision to close the small paint factory. A) claimed B) crackedC) clapped D) crashed15) The government attempts to put down the_ of the presidents sex scandal.A) news B) rumorC) saying D) proverb16) The fact that we underestimated our _ led to our bitter defeat.A) opponent B) candidateC) colleague D) advocate17) The girls were all _ of Grace because she was so pretty, with beautiful hands and a face like a film-stars. A) greedy B) controversialC) competitive D) jealous18) The Watergate _ was exposed by two investigative journalists working for the Washington Post. A) shame B) convictionC) rumor D) scandal19) Japanese banks, once _ competitors in the British banking market, have all but disappeared.A) bold B) fierceC) wild D) harmful20) 5000 people held a protest march and_ against sexual discrimination.A) rally B) conjunctionC) episode D) riot21) A _ broke out at the stadium when the home team lost 5-0.A) rebel B) strikeC) violation D) riot22) It was the third time in three weeks that such ugly scenes had been _ in London. A) endeavored B) demonstratedC) witnessed D) judged23) You may laugh at my idea but Im in deadly _. A) intensive B) generousC) earnest D) voluntary24) When I come back, I feel _and many new ideas occur to me. A) renewed B) recreatedC) reshaped D) refreshed25) According to the Centers for Disease Control, women will soon _ 80 percent of those diagnosed with HIV.A) make up B) build upC) stand for D) conform to26) She _the knives and forks at the lunch table.A) laid up B) laid offC) laid down D) laid out27) _some other low-income countries in Africa, most children here do eventually get to primary school and stay there for a few years.A) Contrary to B) In regard toC) In contrast to D) With respect to28) Seven hundred thousand tons of _ oil has poured out of the damaged tanker into the sea.A) raw B) roughC) crude D) tough29) Fertile soil helps Canada_ among the worlds leading wheat producers.A) rank B) occupyC) arrange D) classify30) The film producer sent him the _ and assured him there was no question of him appearing on stage in the role.A) scrape B) catalogC) category D) script1) Prices of goods are governed by the cost of the _ materials, as well as by the cost of production. A) primitive B) roughC) original D) raw2) In the countryside there are no _ and no free medical care for the aged. A) wages B) pensionsC) profits D) rewards3) You are legally _ take faulty goods back to the store where you purchased.A) entitled to B) involved inC) associated with D) assigned to4) The headmaster has_ views about what his pupils should wear.A) noble B) flexibleC) liberal D) liable5) She made a _of $200 to the Childrens Hospital.A) publication B) donationC) acquisition D) quotation6) It is frightening for a youngster to feel that he is in charge of himself; its like being in a car without _.A) brakes B) controlsC) gears D) signals7) Environmental protection is _ national and local economic development. A) related to B) involved inC) included in D) subjected to8) She made a _ of $ 69,000 for the flat, which was accepted.A) currency B) proposalC) bid D) purchase9) After the recent bomb attacks, members of the public are being warned to be _ at all times and to look out for any suspicious packages.A) alert B) awareC) cautious D) nervous10) If the rain doesnt stop, people will be _ serious flooding. A) facing with B) faced withC) subjecting with D) subjected with11) It was _ to the media that the president had resolved to fight.A) leaked B) loosenedC) relieved D) issued12) How do you _your long absence from classes without asking for leave?A) account for B) count onC) account of D) count for13) They were _ of armed robberies and sentenced to 15 years and 14 years respectively.A) convicted B) convincedC) sentenced D) condemned14) Most flowers will not _ without sunshine.A) cultivate B) boomC) sustain D) thrive15) I decided to keep a low _, after all I was a guest.A) profile B) positionC) attitude D) mood16) If you throw away your credit card _ and someone else gets it, they can use the number to buy things in your name.A) cheque B) ticketC) receipt D) label17) I eventually found the letter I was looking for under a _ of papers.A) stock B) stackC) piece D) sequence18) A small _ plane crashed into a hillside in Northern England yesterday, killing six people.A) assembled B) dominatedC) monitored D) chartered19) Mr. Thomson is strongly opposed to the proposal of constructing a power plant in the area that is _ populated.A) densely B) vastlyC) enormously D) largely20) In the _ of physics, Albert Einstein was a genius.A) settlement B) operationC) realm D) scope21) He took the evening newspaper and _ quickly through the story in minutes.A) plunged B) perceivedC) sketched D) skimmed22) The _ of our trip to New York was going to the top of Empire State Building. A) peak B) boomC) summit D) highlight23) Theyre such a conventional family - they must have been frightened when their son _ his hair pink.A) soaked B) sketchedC) dyed D) dipped24) The driver was accused of running red lights, crossing hands on the _ wheel, lack of concentration and insufficient use of the rearview mirror. A) stirring B) drivingC) steering D) rotating25) The doorway was so low that we had to _ to go through it.A) lower B) leanC) stoop D) bow26) Niagara Falls is a great tourist _, drawing millions of visitors every year.A) attention B) attractionC) appointment D) arrangement27) Most of them are not used to food and _ for home; some find it difficult to observe the regulation about time.A) desire B) hopeC) long D) wish28) More than $20,000 has been paid in _ to victims of another poisoned water accident in the region. A) installment B) compensationC) substitution D) commitment29) The longer one is out of teaching the harder it is to _ confidence and the ability to teach again.A) set up B) put upC) build up D) catch up30) Since the Gulf war, the United States and Britain have used the United Nations to _ Iraq for more cheap oil. A) bleed B) woundC) devote D) depart1) The boss always encourages his employees to go all out for a _business.A. preliminaryB. prosperousC. primitiveD. punctual2) The badly wounded take _ for medical attention over those only slightly hurt.A. privilegeB. precisionC. priorityD. protein3) He had little idea as to how far they had come and had _ how many times they had fallen.A. lost count ofB. lost account ofC. lost desire ofD. lost deposit of4) Change is a word that can bring either fear or excitement. It is human nature to _ to change because it requires us to cross into the unknown.A. intend B. incline C. subject D. oppose 5) This virus can _ antivirus and firewall software, so that victims have to reinstall the software in order to prevent future infections.A. disableB. digestC. disguiseD. dispose 6) We really should meet sometime soon to discuss the details. Whats the _of fifty pounds in dollars?A. episodeB. equivalentC. evolutionD. estate7) One striking side effect of iron supplements is that they may produce a feeling of wanting to _and may be poisonous in some cases.A. throw outB. throw offC. throw upD. throw away8) It seems that James has a talent for acting because he can _his teachers speech perfectly.A. intimateB. investigateC. internalizeD. imitate 9) Consequently, the brains of people who exercise may be better equipped to _mental challenges.A. trimB. twistC. tortureD. tackle10) Do you mean there will be less _when civil servants salaries increase, say, several times?A. batteryB. burdenC. briberyD. barrier11) She racked her brains, staring unseeingly into the glowing fire and trying to _a solution for the problem.A. hit atB. hit offC. hit uponD. hit up12) Despite earnest public awareness to address the need for organ_, there appears to be little prospect of increasing supplies to meet current shortages satisfactorily.A. donationB. defectC. densityD. destruction13) He claimed that the way hed been treated was a _of his civil rights.A. victimB. violenceC. variationD. violation14) Im afraid his right arm will have to be taped to a board to _a needle so that fluid may drop in.A. sanctionB. secureC. substituteD. sweat15) Few of his ministers are saying, even_, that they expect him to lose the next election.A. in practiceB. in theoryC. in effectD. in private16) If you lose consciousness, even for a second, you have suffered brain damage and must _from further competition.A. withstandB. waxC. withdrawD. wreck17) The shop assistant