大学英语第四册unit1-5词汇测试及练习

第一部分：Unit1-5词汇测试1) If you have not signed a contract, you are under no _ to pay them any money.A) instinct B) influenceC) sympathy D) obligation2) The thought of seeing her again _ him throughout the hardest time in his life.A) contributed B) providedC) sustained D) favored3) It was so hot that the butter started to _.A) decrease B) dissolveC) melt D) harden4) He criticizes the money _ common among young people.A) worship B) prayC) respect D) admire5) Somewhat to my _, the police will soon eliminate her from their inquiries.A) entertainment B) judgmentC) relief D) relaxation6) 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) behave7) His _need to be loved springs from a deep sense of insecurity. A) crucial B) terminalC) intensive D) desperate8) 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 through9) A series of tragic _ made Mr. Terres feel he has to face up to his life.A) accidents B) incidentsC) events D) occurrences10) 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) challenge11) Two drivers were killed in a head-on _ between a car and a taxi last night. A) collapse B) conflictC) collision D) crush12) A few shots of this drug cleared up the disease _A) for long B) before longC) ever since D) for good13) The citizens in the neighborhood all _ for the local governments decision to close the small paint factory. A) claimed B) crackedC) clapped D) crashed14) 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) jealous15) Japanese banks, once _ competitors in the British banking market, have all but disappeared.A) bold B) fierceC) wild D) harmful16) You may laugh at my idea but Im in _. A) intensive B) generousC) earnest D) voluntary17) When I come back, I feel _and many new ideas occur to me. A) renewed B) recreatedC) reshaped D) refreshed18) 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 to19) She _the knives and forks at the lunch table.A) laid up B) laid offC) laid down D) laid out20) _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 to21) 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) raw22) In the countryside there are no _ and no free medical care for the aged. A) wages B) pensionsC) profits D) rewards23) You are legally _ take faulty goods back to the store where you purchased.A) entitled to B) involved inC) associated with D) assigned to24) She made a _of $200 to the Childrens Hospital.A) publication B) donationC) acquisition D) quotation25) Environmental protection is _ national and local economic development. A) devoted to B) involved inC) included in D) subjected to26) If the rain doesnt stop, people will be _ serious flooding. A) facing with B) faced withC) subjecting with D) subjected with27) How do you _your long absence from classes without asking for leave?A) account for B) count onC) account of D) count for28) They were _ of armed robberies and sentenced to 15 years and 14 years respectively.A) convicted B) convincedC) sentenced D) condemned29) Most flowers will not _ without sunshine.A) cultivate B) boomC) sustain D) thrive30) He took the evening newspaper and _ quickly through the story in minutes.A) plunged B) perceivedC) sketched D) skimmed31) The prisoner remained _ throughout his trial.A) clumsy B) deafC) dumb D) still32) The editor _the manuscript to half of its original length.A) condensed B) condemnedC) concealed D) concentrated33) _ in the world can you find more attractive scenery than in Switzerland.A) Hardly B) LittleC) Seldom D) Nowhere34) It is technological advances that make easier the storage and rapid _ of information into homes and offices.A) transformation B) transactionC) transport D) transmission 35) With the coming of the Internet, young people have _ to the most recent events that happen in the world. A) assess B) excessC) success D) access36) The government should _ active policies to pull the country out of the recession. A) come up with B) put up withC) catch up with D) come up to37) After she qualified as a lawyer, she decided to specialize _ contract law.A) on B) inC) with D) of38) It is known that iron has a _ role to play in the efficient working of the human body and is vital to healthy living.A) crucial B) competitiveC) acute D) satisfactory39) We must not _ behind other nations in our efforts to help those people made homeless by the great floods.A) decline B) delayC) lack D) lag40) He has put his car entirely at our _ for the holiday.A) usage B) applicationC) disposition D) disposal41) Estimates of the cost of a human mission to Mars _ from about $20 billion to $55 billion. A) alterB) separateC) rangeD) differ42) Id just like to _ by saying that its been a tremendous pleasure to work with you. A) sum up B) cut upC) end upD) turn up43) He made great efforts to _ her violent temper after she became his wife. A) tend B) cultivate C) breed D) tame44) There is a strong possibility that the fire was started on _. A) choice B) purpose C) intention D) design45) This film is about a young man of_ origin, who wants to marry the beautiful daughter of a rich banker. A) humbleB) harsh C) wicked D) wrecked46) The old woman almost _ to death in the thick fumes. A) blockedB) provoked（激怒） C) chokedD) stroked47) He will first give you a summary of the situation and then discuss it at_. A) detailB) extentC) degree D) length48) Nothing seems to be sure for certain about the prediction of earthquakes _.A) for a long timeB) for the first timeC) for the time beingD) from time to time49) Immediately, she felt the floor _ as the children started to beat drums in the small room. A) shiverB) shakeC) vibrateD) tremble50) _ vegetables are believed to be healthful and environmentally friendly.A) SuperbB) OrganicC) VigorousD) Rotten第二部分：Unit1-5词汇练习1) Seven hundred thousand tons of _ oil has poured out of the damaged tanker into the sea.A) raw B) roughC) crude D) tough2) 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) script3) If a _ were to reach the gas it would go off at once.A) spot B) spillC) spark D) spray4) Prisoners are reported to have been deliberately _ without trial.A) murdered B) convictedC) executed D) punished5) The Watergate _ was exposed by two investigative journalists working for the Washington Post. A) shame B) convictionC) belief D) scandal6) 5000 people held a protest march and_ against sexual discrimination.A) rally B) conjunctionC) episode D) judgment7) A _ broke out at the stadium when the home team lost 5-0.A) rebel B) strikeC) violation D) riot8) You may laugh at my idea but Im in _. A) earnest B) eagernessC) deed D) fact9) The _ of our trip to New York was going to the top of Empire State Building. A) peak B) boomC) summit D) highlight10) A small _ plane crashed into a hillside in Northern England yesterday, killing six people.A) assembled B) dominatedC) monitored D) chartered11) 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) largely12) In the _ of physics, Albert Einstein was a genius.A) settlement B) operationC) realm D) scope13) Theyre such a conventional family - they must have been frightened when their son _ his hair pink.A) soaked B) sketchedC) dyed D) dipped14) The doorway was so low that we had to _ to go through it.A) lower B) leanC) stoop D) bow15) 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) wish16) More than $20,000 has been paid in _ to victims of another poisoned water accident in the region. A) installment B) compensationC) substitution D) commitment17) 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 up18) I at last surrendered to the _ and ate the last piece of chocolate.A) intention B) appealC) temptation D) charm19) The headmaster has_ views about what his pupils should wear.A) noble B) flexibleC) liberal D) liable20) I decided to keep a low _, after all I was a guest.A) profile B) positionC) attitude D) mood21) If you throw away your credit card _ and someone else gets it, they can use the number to buy things in your name.A) check B) ticketC) receipt D) label22) 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) componentsC) gears D) signals23) She made a _ of $ 69,000 for the flat, which was accepted.A) currency B) proposalC) bid D) purchase24) 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) conscious D) nervous25) Bombing, which was _ in the city center, has destroyed most of the major buildings. A) integral B) intentionalC) intensive D) intense26) The child finished the dessert and then _ the plate. A) scratch B) clickedC) licked D) scraped27) In 1974 and 1975, the economy plunged into the worst _ since the Great Depression of the 1930s. A) reservation B) recreationC) reversion D) recession28) Be careful with the cat. It may _ you if you make it angry.A) punch B) scrapeC) tear D) scratch29) They have all _ significant amounts of time and energy in this project. A) invested B) intendedC) restored D) resorted30) The governments _ is made up chiefly of the money people pay in taxes.A) efficiency B) privilegeC) revenue D) validity31) Communication is the process of _ a message from a source to an audience via a channel.A) transmitting B) submittingC) transforming D) switching32) The computer has become smaller and cheaper and _ more available to a greater number of people.A) yet B) henceC) still D) nevertheless33) Decrease the _ of medicine as you feel better.A) therapy B) prescriptionC) injection D) dose34) He was a war_ in Europe during the Second World War.A) resident B) correspondentC) ambassador D) applicant35) _ rubbers are widely used as a substitute for natural rubber.A) Practical B) CompoundC) Raw D) Synthetic36) All our household goods are _against accidental damage. A) ensured B) insuredC) assured D) guaranteed37) My home is close to a bus _ so that it is very convenient for me to go to work. A) end B) closingC) terminal D) concluding38) People running for president often _ reducing taxes. A) sponsor B) contribute C) advocate D) perform39) The Olympic Games began with a _ of all the competing nations.A) exhibition B) displayC) parade D) show40) She felt their relationship had lost its initial excitement and had become _.A) staticB) stain