英语专业专升本词义猜测训练卷

英语专业专升本词义猜测训练卷考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 年级/班级：英语专业专升本

试标题:“英语专业专升本词义猜测训练卷”

一、选择题

1.Theword"ubiquitous"ismostlikelytomean"A.rareB.commonC.expensiveD.ancient"basedonthesentence"Smartphonesarenowubiquitousinmodernsociety."

2.Inthesentence"Sheisarealpolymath,excellinginbothscienceandthearts,"theword"polymath"mostprobablymeans"A.geniusB.scientistC.artistD.educator"

3.Thephrase"tokilltwobirdswithonestone"suggeststhemeaningof"A.tobeveryangryB.toachievetwogoalsatonceC.towastetimeD.tomakeamistake"

4.Ifthetextmentions"Theprotagonist'sdemeanorwasdeceptivelycalm,"theword"deceptively"mostprobablyimplies"A.genuinelyB.suspiciouslyC.unexpectedlyD.tranquilly"

5.Thesentence"Hiseloquencewasnothingshortofbreathtaking"indicatesthat"eloquence"mostlikelymeans"A.silenceB.harshnessC.speechskillD.lackofconfidence"

6.Inthecontext"Thenovelisaveritablecornucopiaofhistoricaldetails,"theword"veritable"mostprobablymeans"A.imaginaryB.genuineC.boringD.modern"

7.Theexpression"tohitthenailonthehead"impliesthemeaningof"A.tomissthepointB.tobeexactlyrightC.tobeclumsyD.tobecareless"

8.Ifapassagedescribesacharacteras"averitablesaint,"itsuggeststhatthecharacteris"A.asinnerB.highlymoralC.aliarD.physicallystrong"

9.Thephrase"tobeinhotwater"mostprobablymeans"A.tobeinacomfortablesituationB.tobeintroubleC.tobeveryhotD.tobeinacoldplace"

10.Thesentence"Herargumentwasahouseofcards,easilytoppledbyhiscounterpoints"indicatesthat"argument"mostlikelymeans"A.strongevidenceB.fragilereasoningC.persuasivespeechD.emotionalappeal"

11.Theword"jejune"inthecontext"Thenovel'splotwasjejuneandpredictable"mostprobablymeans"A.interestingB.childishC.sophisticatedD.surprising"

12.Thephrase"towearone'sheartonone'ssleeve"suggeststhemeaningof"A.tobesecretiveB.toshowemotionsopenlyC.tobeproudD.tobeshy"

13.Ifthetextmentions"Thepolitician'sspeechwasaloadofoldcobblers,"theword"cobblers"mostprobablyimplies"A.truthB.nonsenseC.humorD.wisdom"

14.Thesentence"Herresilienceinthefaceofadversitywastrulylaudable"indicatesthat"resilience"mostlikelymeans"A.weaknessB.determinationC.arroganceD.laziness"

15.Thephrase"tobeoncloudnine"mostprobablymeans"A.tobeverysadB.tobeextremelyhappyC.tobeveryangryD.tobeverytired"

二、填空题

1.Theword"serendipity"inthecontext"Findingthatrarebookinasmallshopwaspure________."

2.Thesentence"His________naturemadehimapoorleader,unabletoinspirehisteam."

3.Thephrase"tobebarkingupthewrongtree"suggeststhemeaningof"tobe________."

4.Thetextmentions"Thescientist's________approachledtogroundbreakingdiscoveries."

5.Theexpression"tobeadarkhorse"impliesthemeaningof"tobean________."

6.Theword"myopic"inthecontext"His________viewontheproject'sfuturewasshort-sighted."

7.Thesentence"Her________inthecompetitionwasnothingshortofmiraculous."

8.Thephrase"tobeinapickle"mostprobablymeans"tobe________."

9.Thetextmentions"Theauthor's________useoflanguagemadethestorycaptivating."

10.Theexpression"tobeasquarepeginaroundhole"impliesthemeaningof"tobe________."

三、多选题

1.Whichofthefollowingwordsmostlikelymeans"tobeinadifficultsituation"?A.inhotwaterB.oncloudnineC.outoftheblueD.inapickle

2.Inthecontextofacharacterwhoisveryskilledinmultipleareas,whichwordscouldmostprobablymean"polymath"?A.versatileB.geniusC.specializedD.multifaceted

3.Whichofthefollowingphrasesimplies"toachievetwogoalsatonce"?A.killtwobirdswithonestoneB.hitthenailontheheadC.wearone'sheartonone'ssleeveD.beoncloudnine

4.Inthecontextofacharacterwhoisunexpectedlysuccessful,whichwordscouldmostprobablymean"darkhorse"?A.underdogB.favoriteC.surpriseD.obvious

5.Whichofthefollowingwordsmostlikelymeans"genuine"inthecontext"Thenovelisaveritablecornucopiaofhistoricaldetails"?A.imaginaryB.realC.fakeD.modern

6.Inthecontextofacharacterwhoisverymoral,whichwordscouldmostprobablymean"saint"?A.virtuousB.sinfulC.ethicalD.dishonest

7.Whichofthefollowingphrasesimplies"tobeexactlyright"?A.hitthenailontheheadB.wearone'sheartonone'ssleeveC.beoncloudnineD.beinapickle

8.Inthecontextofacharacterwhoisveryskilledinonearea,whichwordscouldmostprobablymean"specialized"?A.versatileB.geniusC.narrowD.multifaceted

9.Whichofthefollowingphrasesimplies"tobeintrouble"?A.inhotwaterB.oncloudnineC.outoftheblueD.inapickle

10.Inthecontextofacharacterwhoisveryemotional,whichwordscouldmostprobablymean"wearone'sheartonone'ssleeve"?A.secretiveB.openC.proudD.shy

四、判断题

1.Theword"serendipity"referstotheoccurrenceanddevelopmentofeventsbychanceinahappyorbeneficialway.

2.Thephrase"tobeinhotwater"meanstobeinacomfortableandsafesituation.

3.Theword"jejune"describessomethingthatissophisticatedandcomplex.

4.Theexpression"towearone'sheartonone'ssleeve"meanstoshowone'semotionsopenly.

5.Thephrase"tobeoncloudnine"suggestsastateofbeingextremelyhappy.

6.Theword"ubiquitous"meanssomethingthatisrareandnoteasilyfound.

7.Thesentence"Hisargumentwasahouseofcards,easilytoppledbyhiscounterpoints"impliesthattheargumentwasstrongandwell-supported.

8.Theword"myopic"meanshavingashort-termvieworperspective.

9.Thephrase"tokilltwobirdswithonestone"meanstoachievetwogoalsatonce.

10.Thetextmentioning"Theprotagonist'sdemeanorwasdeceptivelycalm"suggeststhattheprotagonistwasactuallyveryangry.

11.Theword"resilience"referstotheabilitytorecoverquicklyfromdifficulties.

12.Thephrase"tobeadarkhorse"impliesthatsomeoneisanobviousandwell-knowncandidate.

13.Theexpression"tobeasquarepeginaroundhole"meanstobeperfectlysuitedforaparticularsituationorrole.

14.Theword"polymath"referstoapersonwhoishighlyskilledinasinglearea.

15.Thephrase"tobebarkingupthewrongtree"suggeststhatoneisontherighttrack.

五、问答题

1.Explainthemeaningofthephrase"tohitthenailonthehead"andprovideanexamplesentenceusingthephrase.

2.Describethedifferencebetweenthewords"jejune"and"sophisticated,"usingcontexttoillustrateyouranswer.

3.Discusstheimplicationsofthephrase"tobeinhotwater"andhowitcanbeusedinasentencetoconveyaspecificmeaning.

试卷答案

一、选择题

1.B.common解析：根据句子"Smartphonesarenowubiquitousinmodernsociety."，ubiquitous意为“无处不在的”，因此common（普遍的，常见的）最符合语境。

2.A.genius解析：句子中提到"polymath,excellinginbothscienceandthearts"，polymath意为“多才多艺的人”，因此genius（天才）最符合语境。

3.B.toachievetwogoalsatonce解析：短语"tokilltwobirdswithonestone"意为“一石二鸟”，即同时达到两个目标，因此toachievetwogoalsatonce最符合语境。

4.C.unexpectedly解析：句子中提到"deceptivelycalm"，deceptively意为“欺骗性地”，暗示主人公实际上可能很平静，但出乎意料，因此unexpectedly（出乎意料地）最符合语境。

5.C.speechskill解析：句子中提到"Hiseloquencewasnothingshortofbreathtaking"，breathtaking意为“令人惊叹的”，因此eloquence（口才）最符合语境。

6.B.genuine解析：句子中提到"veritablecornucopiaofhistoricaldetails"，veritable意为“真正的”，因此genuine（真实的）最符合语境。

7.B.tobeexactlyright解析：短语"tohitthenailonthehead"意为“一针见血”，即说得很准确，因此tobeexactlyright最符合语境。

8.B.highlymoral解析：句子中提到"veritablesaint"，saint意为“圣人”，因此highlymoral（非常道德的）最符合语境。

9.B.tobeintrouble解析：短语"tobeinhotwater"意为“陷入困境”，因此tobeintrouble最符合语境。

10.B.fragilereasoning解析：句子中提到"argumentwasahouseofcards"，houseofcards比喻脆弱的结构，因此fragilereasoning（脆弱的推理）最符合语境。

11.B.childish解析：句子中提到"jejuneandpredictable"，jejune意为“幼稚的”，因此childish（幼稚的）最符合语境。

12.B.toshowemotionsopenly解析：短语"towearone'sheartonone'ssleeve"意为“将心口暴露在外”，即公开表露情感，因此toshowemotionsopenly最符合语境。

13.B.nonsense解析：句子中提到"loadofoldcobblers"，cobblers比喻无稽之谈，因此nonsense（胡说八道）最符合语境。

14.B.determination解析：句子中提到"resilienceinthefaceofadversitywastrulylaudable"，resilience意为“韧性”，因此determination（决心）最符合语境。

15.B.tobeextremelyhappy解析：短语"tobeoncloudnine"意为“欣喜若狂”，因此tobeextremelyhappy最符合语境。

二、填空题

1.serendipity解析：根据句子"Findingthatrarebookinasmallshopwaspure________."，serendipity意为“意外发现的好运”，符合语境。

2.His________naturemadehimapoorleader,unabletoinspirehisteam.解析：根据句子，nature（性格）与poorleader（糟糕的领导者）形成对比，填入negative（消极的）符合语境。

3.tobebarkingupthewrongtree解析：短语"tobebarkingupthewrongtree"意为“找错对象”，符合语境。

4.His________approachledtogroundbreakingdiscoveries.解析：approach（方法）与groundbreakingdiscoveries（突破性发现）形成因果关系，填入innovative（创新的）符合语境。

5.tobeadarkhorse解析：短语"tobeadarkhorse"意为“黑马”，符合语境。

6.His________viewontheproject'sfuturewasshort-sighted.解析：view（观点）与short-sighted（短视的）形成对比，填入narrow（狭隘的）符合语境。

7.Her________inthecompetitionwasnothingshortofmiraculous.解析：inthecompetition（在比赛中）与miraculous（奇迹般的）形成因果关系，填入performance（表现）符合语境。

8.tobeinapickle解析：短语"tobeinapickle"意为“陷入困境”，符合语境。

9.His________useoflanguagemadethestorycaptivating.解析：useoflanguage（语言运用）与captivating（吸引人的）形成因果关系，填入skillful（熟练的）符合语境。

10.tobeasquarepeginaroundhole解析：短语"tobeasquarepeginaroundhole"意为“格格不入”，符合语境。

三、多选题

1.A.inhotwaterD.inapickle解析：短语"tobeinhotwater"和"tobeinapickle"都意为“陷入困境”，因此A和D都符合语境。

2.A.versatileD.multifaceted解析：polymath意为“多才多艺的人”，因此versatile（多才多艺的）和multifaceted（多方面的）都符合语境。

3.A.killtwobirdswithonestone解析：短语"tokilltwobirdswithonestone"意为“一石二鸟”，即同时达到两个目标，因此A符合语境。

4.A.underdogC.surprise解析：短语"tobeadarkhorse"意为“黑马”，即出乎意料的候选人，因此A和C都符合语境。

5.B.real解析：句子中提到"veritablecornucopiaofhistoricaldetails"，veritable意为“真正的”，因此B符合语境。

6.A.virtuousC.ethical解析：句子中提到"darkhorse"暗示"highlymoral"，因此virtuous（高尚的）和ethical（道德的）都符合语境。

7.A.hitthenailonthehead解析：短语"tohitthenailonthehead"意为“一针见血”，即说得很准确，因此A符合语境。

8.C.narrow解析：与"versatile"和"multifaceted"相对，"specialized"意为“专业的”，因此C符合语境。

9.A.inhotwaterD.inapickle解析：短语"tobeinhotwater"和"tobeinapickle"都意为“陷入困境”，因此A和D都符合语境。

10.B.open解析：短语"towearone'sheartonone'ssleeve"意为“公开表露情感”，因此open（开放的）符合语境。

四、判断题

1.正确解析：serendipity意为“意外发现的好运”，符合语境。

2.错误解析：短语"tobeinhotwater"意为“陷入困境”，而非“处于舒适安全的情况”。

3.错误解析：jejune意为“幼稚的”，与"sophisticated"（复