大学词汇竞赛初赛试卷[1].doc

09级级词汇竞赛初赛试卷姓名_ 班级 _ 学号 _ Score_ Part I Directions: In this section, there will be four choices for each question. Choose the Chinese word which BEST matches the meaning of the English word given. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. (20%)1. aboard A)国外 B) 到处 C) 上船 D) 宽的2. import A) 把.加强 B) 采用 C) 利用 D) 进口3. stern A) 严厉的 B) 茎 C) 陡峭的 D) 蒸汽 4. yawn A) 产量 B) 叫喊 C) 呵欠 D) 出产 5. grand A) 准予 B) 壮丽的 C) 授予 D) 同意6. infinite A) 无限的 B) 明确的 C) 限定 D) 解释 7. council A) 忠告 B) 理事会 C) 辩护人 D) 法律顾问8. costume A) 风俗 B) 海关 C)惯例 D) 服装9. reserve A) 节约 B) 保存 C) 腌渍 D) 预定10. expend A) 开除 B) 驱逐 C) 消费 D) 赶出11. retain A) 包容 B) 获得 C) 维持 D) 保留12. symptom A) 符号 B) 信号 C) 症状 D) 象征13. defect A) 传染 B) 缺陷 C) 效果 D) 引起感情波动14. asset A) 估价 B) 过量 C) 资产 D) 通道15. subtract A) 抽象 B) 减去 C) 吸引 D) 摘要16. appeal A) 呼吁 B) 评价 C) 批准 D) 运用17. fluent A) 流利的 B) 流体 C) 流动 D) 飘垂的18. resume A) 消耗 B) 假定 C) 设想 D) （中断后）继续19. conform A) 证实 B) 遵守 C) 承认 D) 限制20. perceive A) 设想 B) 构思 C) 感知 D) 欺骗 Part IIDirections: In this section, there will be four choices for each question. Choose the Chinese word which LEAST matches the meaning of the English word given. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. (20% )21. descent A) 下降 B) 体面的 C) 遗传 D) 血统22. contract A) 合同 B) 收缩 C) 契约 D) 接触23. secure A) 保证 B) 安全的 C) 放心的 D) 可靠的24. release A) 释放 B) 发行 C) 松开 D) 救济25. respectful A)受人尊敬的 B) 对人尊敬的 C)礼貌的 D) 恭敬的26. routine A)例行公事 B) 路线 C)常规的 D) 惯例27. sensible A)敏感的 B) 明智的 C)感觉得到的 D) 通情达理的 28. ruin A) 奔跑 B) 破坏 C) 毁坏 D) 废墟29. virtual A) 实际上的 B) 事实上的 C) 美德 D) 虚拟的30. wander A) 恍惚 B) 漫游 C) 闲逛 D) 惊奇31. associate A) 伙伴 B) 交往 C) 协会 D) 同事32. consistent A) 继续的 B) 固定的 C) 一致的的 D) 始终如一的33. issue A) 争论点 B) 使隔离 C) 问题 D) 发行34. orient A) 方位 B) 使适应 C) 使朝向 D) 东方35. politic A) 精明的 B) 慎重的 C) 政治的 D) 策略的36. refuse A) 拒绝 B) 废料 C) 垃圾 D) 丢弃37. invalid A) 病弱的 B) 无效的 C) 不得力的 D) 不可行的38. sow A) 母猪 B) 播种 C) 使密布 D) 划船39. intimate A) 私人的 B) 亲密的 C) 暗示的 D) 隐私40. assert A) 插入 B) 断言 C) 维护 D) 坚持Part IIIDirections: In this section, there will be four choices for each sentence. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. (40% )41. An emergency _ is very important in case of fire.A)exit B) deposit C) discharge D) elaborate42. They _ our house at $13,300.A）count B）vanish C）weave D）assess43. This is a very big hotel and it can _ more than 2,000 people.A）accommodate B）display C）faint D）loaf44. Please be _. Your question is too general.A）limited B）narrow C）specific D）thorough45. What are the _ farm products in this region?A）principle B）princess C）principal D）prince46. His proposal is _ to all of us, and you do not need to tell us more about it.A）apparent B）appearing C）approaching D）apart47. You have your choice of three _ of ice cream.A）varieties B）tops C） respects D） decks48. I certainly didnt intend to _ your plans.A）upset B）shake C）shave D）drag49. Metals expand when they are heated and _ when cooled.A）indicate B）eliminate C）conquer D）contract50. The rent for this house is $250. But you need also pay $50 first as the _.A）deposit B）council C）desired D）submitted51. The question then _: what are we going to do when we graduate from the university?A）raises B）arouses C）arises D）rises52. The modern camera lens may be coated with more than ten _ for each piece of its glass.A）levels B）stories C）layers D）formations53. Smoking and drinking are regarded as _ in some countries because they do no good to health.A）vices B）habits C）customs D）copies54. Many years ago, a lot of factories were _ from big cities to the mountainous areas in case of war.A）transferred B） transformed C）transmitted D）transported55. As a commander, you should not _ the soldiers to unnecessary danger.A）express B）explode C）exploit D）expose56. During the eight years war, many people _ their blood for their country.A）shed B）tempted C）reserved D）devoted57. If you use _, you can get a higher quality picture.A）wax B）shame C）goose D） slides58. My hands and feet were _ with cold as i waited for the bus.A）cliff B） still C）stiff D）stick59. This example _ the language teachers responsibility to push beyond the limits of the drill and to add to knowledge.A)underlines B)stresses C)values D) treasures 60. A baby learns to _ before it learns to walk.A)move B)climb C)creep D)mount 61. I asked him where my sister was, and he _ the store across the street.A)indicated B)displayed C)pointed D)showed 62. A civilized people pays great attention to _. a war against crime and disease.A)practising B)performing C)waging D)carrying 63. While walking along the icy river banks, we could see cracks in the ice _in all directions.A)radiating B)dividing C)splitting D)tearing 64. I am afraid I dont have any _ in this matter.A)say B)saying C)right D)idea 65. It is no easy thing to _a social reform. A)bring out B)bring up C)bring about D)bring back 66. The page of a newspaper is divided into _.A)lines B)headlines C)volumes D)columns 67. _ are often paid because of long service, special merit, or injuries received.A)Subsidies B)Allowances C)Bonuses D)Pensions68. How can you best _ in your students the speech habits of the English language?A)instill B)sustain C)cultivate D)inspire 69. It will cost you very little to give the boy _ once in a while; he needs encouragement.A)a hand in need B)a pat on the back C)a small favour D)a hint 70. All these problems had to be _ with as they arose, before they grew large enough to hinder progress.A)solved B)reckoned C)handled D)tackled 71. Johns outstanding performance in the competition proved that he was a _ winnerA）worthwhileB）worthyC）worthD）worthless72. Mrwhite is over eighty，but he still _ his position as chairman of the board and will not retireA）goes in forB）gets on withC）falls back onD）holds on to 73. Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be _ controlled and modifiedA）deliberatelyB）noticeablyC）delicatelyD）instinctively 74. There was a big hole in the road which _ the traffic.A) set backB) stood backC) held upD) kept down75. In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play _ roles in raising children.A) incapableB) indispensableC) insensibleD) infinite76. _ energy under the earth must be released in one form or another, for example, an earthquake.A) AccumulatedB) GatheredC) AssembledD) Collected77. Mobile telecommunications _ is expected to double in Shanghai this year as a result of a contract signed between the two companies.A) capacityB) potentialC) possessionD) impact78. The football game comes to you _ from New York.A) livelyB) aliveC) liveD) living79. The patients health failed to such an extent that he was put into _ care. A) tense B) rigid C) intensive D) tight 80. These goods are _ for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market. A) essentially B) completely C) necessarily D) remarkably Part IV Cloze Directions: There are ten blanks in the following 2 passages. Each blank is provided with four possible choices marked A), B), C) and D). Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer for each blank and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.(20%) Do you wake up every day feeling too tired, or even upset? If so, then a new alarm clock could be just for you. The clock, called SleepSmart, measures your sleep cycle, and waits 81 you to be in your lightest phase of sleep 82 rousing you. Its makers say that should 83 you wake up feeling refreshed every morning. As you sleep you pass 84 a sequence of sleep states-light sleep, deep sleep and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep-that 85 approximately every 90 minutes. The point in that cycle at which you wake can 86 how you feel later, and may 87 have a greater impact than how much or little you have slept. Being roused during a light phase 88 you are more likely to wake up energetic. SleepSmart 89 the distinct pattern of brain waves 90 during each phase of sleep, via a headband equipped 91 electrodes (电极) and a microprocessor. This measures the electrical activity of the wearers brain, in much the 92 ways as some machines used for medical and research 93 , and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed. You 94 the clock with the latest time at 95 you want to be wakened, and it 96 duly (适时地) wakes you during the last light sleep phase before that. The 97 was invented by a group of students at Brown University in Rhode Island 98 a friend complained of waking up tired and performing poorly on a test. “ 99 sleep-deprived people ourselves, we started thinking of 100 to do about it” says Eric Shashoua, a recent college graduate and now ch