英语单选对比练习.doc

高考英语词汇辨析题1. It rained continuously for a week, completely _ our holiday.A. troubling B. bothering C. ruining D. damaging2. When I _ my shopping list, I found Id forgotten to buy pork and eggs. A. checked B. examined C. tested D. measured3. The president wanted to _ him about filling the post of the sales department. A. accept B. cooperate C. approach D. demand4. He lay in bed, listening to the rain _ the window. A. hitting B. defeating C. beating D. striking5.What a _ that dress makes! She looks very pretty now. A. transplantB. transportation C. translation D. transformation6. A(n) _ will be paid to anyone who brings back the money Mr. Brown lost, according to the advertisement. A. award B. prize C. reward D. profit7. The world has twice as much shipbuilding _ as it needed in the 1980s. A. capacityB. potential C. abilityD. possibility 8. The next morning Mr. Smithson spoke his mind to his wife in a very straightforward _.A. routeB. methodC. mannerD. pattern9. Why are you so frightened?I saw two dark _ enter the building. A. shadesB. appearances C. shadows D. figures10. Mikes temper and personality show that he can become a soldier of the top _. A. circleB. rank C. category D. grade11. Although Miss Black began her _ by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famous singer in the world. A. employment B. careerC. occupation D. profession12. Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful _ from the window. A. look B. pictureC. view D. sight13. The law that farmers dont need to turn over agricultural tax to the state has come into _. A. effectB. seasonC. view D. power14. Mary was praised by the headmaster in public and on that _ she was simply proud. A. position B. circumstance C. occasion D. situation15. There are a number of words in the English language that were French in _. A. root B. base C. bottomD. origin16. The Browns stood staring at the happy _ of children playing in the park. A. scene B. landscapeC. scenery D. view17. Youd better put the milk in the fridge, which has a _ to go bad in hot weather. A. currencyB. tendency C. trend D. way18. He has a _ knowledge of animals.A. brief B. folk C. flat D. broad19. Is your ring _ gold? A. real B. true C. actual D. factual20. It was a _ evening and I really had a good sleep.A. calm B. silent C. quiet D. still21. We share a_ purpose, so lets help each other.A. common B. ordinary C. general D.ordinary 22. The huge picture looks more beautiful _ the blue sky.A. against B. to C. over D. under23.The doctor bent _ the boy and checked his wound. A. up B. on C. above D. over24.The spring breezes gently _ her cheeks and everything is clothed in green. A. brushed B. moved C. rushed D. touched 25. May I _ your dictionary for a while?A. borrow B. use C. lend D. look up 26. She _ the children round him and asked them to listen to her attentively.A. gathered B. collected C. told D. drew27.He, out of breath ,_ himself along the street. Perhaps he was badly ill.A. drew B. pulled C. dragged D. pushed28. - How do you _ your spare time? - Travelling, fishing and surfing through the internet.A. employ B. elect B. choose D. cost29.It is raining cats and dogs. Dont go out, otherwise you will _ all wet.A. become B. turn C. get D. grow30. She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her _ to Scotland.A. ticket B. place C. seat D. connection31.My camera can be _ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions. A. treated B. adopted C. adjusted D. remedied32.A university is an educational institution which _ degrees and carries out research. A. rewards B. awards C. grants D. presents33.The workmen made so much _ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards. A. trouble B. damage C. mess D. difficulty34.This book gives a brief _ of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall. A. outline B. reference C. article D. outlook35. The child enjoyed _ up the wooden bricks then knocking them down. A. adding B. pushing C. piling D. forming36. John was very upset because he was _ by the police with breaking the law. A. accused B. arrested C. sentenced D. charged37. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _. A. news B. print C. publication D. press38. She said she was glad the difficulty had been _. A. cleared away B. cleared up C. broken away D. broken down39. I used to be able to play well but Im _ now. A. out of date B. out of touch C. out of practice D. out of place40. Her display of bad temper completely _ the party. A. harmed B. damaged C. spoilt D. hurt41. We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his sons illness had put him under great _. A. emotion B. excitement C. crisis D. stress42. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _ of each other. A. sum B. quantity C. deal D. amount43. They always kept on good _ with their next-door neighbors for the childrens sake. A. friendship B. relations C. intentions D. terms44. High interest rates _ people from borrowing money. A. discourage B. decrease C. disturb D. disgust45.A completely new situation is likely to _ when the school leaving age is raised to 16. A. arouse B. rise C. arise D. raise46. Thomas Edison considered genius to be _ one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. A. composed of B. constituted in C. consisted of D. made up47. There are three basic ways of _ language to writing, and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these. A. committing B. attaching C. comparing D. relating48. American women were _ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. A. ignored B. refused C. neglected D. denied49. The lawyer was expected to _ some proposals after reading all those documents. A. come up with B. put up with C. look up to D. keep up with50. If he refuses to _ my plan, I can probably find someone more cooperative. A. put up with B. fall in with C. do away with D. get along with51. His landlady gave him a weeks _ to leave the flat. A. threat B. notice C. announcement D. caution52. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _. A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal53. These plastic flowers look so _ that many people think they are real. A. beautiful B. natural C. true D. similar54. The most important _ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people. A. element B. spot C. sense D. point55. His _of the aeroplane was correct in every detail and could really fly. A. shape B. pattern C. design D. model56. Dont _ the news to the public until we give you the go-ahead (许可，准许). A. release B. print C. relieve D.publish57. Jack almost fell off the cliff, but managed to _ until help came. A. keep on B. catch on C. count on D. hang on58. Mary had taken _ to see that her guests had everything that they could possibly want. A. efforts B. pains C. attempts D. try59. No one imagined that the apparently _ businessman was really a criminal. A. respectful B. respectable C. respective D.respected60. What makes the space shuttle _ is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane. A. exceptional B. strange C. unique D. rare61. It was _ by the railway board that the cost of rail fares would be increased by ten percent. A. noticed B. stated C. suggested D. noted62.The map was drawn to the standard _ of 1/100,000, so there was not much detail. A. area B. range C. rate D. scale63. It was clear that the small grocer was _ people he owed money to. A. at the expense of B. at the risk of C. in the way of D. at the mercy of64. The microphone enabled them to keep in touch, in other words, it made it _ for them to contact each other. A. likely B. capable C. possible D. probable65. He put in a special _ for an extra days holiday so that he could attend his daughters wedding. A. request B. demand C. requirement D. proposal66. The _ of his clothes indicated too clearly that he had been playing football. A. state B. condition C. occasion D. situation67. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can _ attack their trainer. A. unexpectedly B. hopefuuly C. reluctantly D. willingly68. There was a good _ of the countryside from the front of the bus. A. sight B. view C. scene D. scenery69. In aerospace devices the weight of the necessary power producing equipment is _. A. vital B. possible C. capable D. reliable70. It is not profitable to provide bus services in districts where the population is widely _. A. scattered B. dismissed C. separated D. spread71. The book seems to have been _ from various books and articles. A. pieced together B. taken off C. broken away D. pulled out72. I could tell he was surprised from the _ on his face. A. appearance B. view C. sight D. expression73. Jims close _ to his brother made people mistake them for one another. A. confusion B. similarity C. resemblance D. imitation74. What a terrible experience! _ , you are safe, thats the main thing. A. Somehow B. Anyhow C. Somewhat D. Anywhere75. There is not much time left; So Ill tell you about it _. A. in detail B. in brief C. in short D. in all76. The rain was heavy and _ the land was flooded.A. consequently B. constantly C. continuously D. consistently77. Magnificent views over the countryside have often _ people to write poems. A. convinced B. inspired C. invited D. attracted78. He hated the war so much that he decided to leave the army _. A. for long B. once in a while C. for good D. once upon a time79. If we can _ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right. A. get off B. come across C. come over D. get over80. Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have _ in the last six months. A. added B. jumped C. amounted D. developed81. Radium salts, which have been found to _ in bones, give rise to cancers of the bone. A. pile up B. build up C. keep up D. pull up82. You will get to the church more quickly if you take this _ across the fields. A. track B. passage C. method D. journey 83. Dont go too far into the sea, children, or the waves will _ you off your feet. A. flow B. cut C. press D. sweep 84. The store had no more red shoes _, so Mary chose brown ones instead. A. in demand B. in store C. in need D. in stock 85.The current political _ of our country is favorable for foreign investments. A. climate B. weather C. state D. occasion 86. It was with great delight that I read in your February _ the letter to the Editor written by Prof. Johnson. A. issue B. item C. magazine D. copy 87. What Im telling you is strictly _. Do not let anyone know of it. A. secretive B. special C. individual D. confidential 88.She is so _ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died. A. sensitive B. sensible C. expressive D. impressive89. All too _ it was time to go back to school after the glorious summer holidays. A. often B. fast C. soon D. late90. When theres doubt the examiners decision is _. A. right B. final C. definite D. fixed91. The old man got into the _ of storing money under the bed. A. tradition B. habit C. use D. custom92. Children are likely to get _ if no one cares about their upbringing. A. out of hand B. out of order C. out of place D. out of work93. There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldnt _ falling over it in the darkness. A. help B. resist C. avoid D. prevent94. If you put too many potatoes in that paper-bag it will _. A.blow B. explode C. crack D. burst95. As soon as Charles had _ a little from his surprise, his one thought was to get away. A. returned B. absorbed C. dissolved D. recovered96. The two dogs started to fight, so we tried to _ them. A. split B. separate C. tear