英语单项选择题-词汇篇-答案详解

446. The carriage shot past（飞速驶过）, leaving a _____ of dust behind it.

A) track C) trace

B) trail D) train

447. Only a very rich man could afford to buy these _____ paintings by Raphael.

A) valueless C) worthless

B) priceless D) useless

448. The village is well-known for its impressive mountainous _____.

A) views C) scenery

B) scenes D) sights

449. One of the tigers has got _____. Warn everyone of the danger.

A) lose C) loose

B) loosen D) lost

450. The road lay ahead of him, a ____ grey line stretching to the horizon.

A) continual C) prolonged

B) continuous D) lengthy

451. Some birds _____ twice a year between hot and cold countries.

A) immigrate C) slip

B) migrate D) glide

452. It is clear from the demonstration that the students no longer _____ the authority of the university staff.

A) recollect C) receive

B) recognize D) recover

453. it is very difficult for people in some remote towns to have a telephone______, and they have to wait a long time before they can get a

phone. A) installed C)fixed

B)equipped D) assembled

454. The patient‘s progress was very encouraging as he could _____get out of bed without help.

A) only C) merely

B) nearly D) barely

455. The headmaster has _____ to improve the lighting in the school corridors.

A) accepted C) agreed

456. All the food in that little cafe is _____.

A) home-grown C) home-made

B) self-made D) home-bred B) allowed D)confirmed

457. Because of the increasing interest in horse ridding, there is a growing need for _____.

A) goldsmiths C) silversmiths

B) locksmiths D) blacksmiths

458. The playing of the national anthem（国歌）______ all sports events.

A) proceeds C) processes

459. A person who can hold his anger back is _____.

A) self-assured

B) self-controlled

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B) advances D) precedes

C) self-important D) self-conscious

460.The general manager told his secretary that he had suffered from heart disease, but he would not admit it ______.

A)in public C) in secret

B)in private D)in detail

461．People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in ______ populated areas.

A) intensely C) highly

B) densely D) abundantly

462. When he asked you a question, he expected a _____ answer.

A) prompt C) rapid

B) fast D) punctual

463. A university is an educational institution which awards degrees and _____ research.

A) carries about C) carries off

B) carries out D) carries through

464. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly _____ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the

party date. A) admired C) expected

B) regarded D) worshipped

465. A man has to make _____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.

A) supply C) provision

B) assurance D) adjustment

466. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are _____ free medical care.

A) entitled to C) associated

B) involved in D) assigned to

467. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at _____.

A )danger C) loss

B) stake D) threat

468. I felt _____ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman‘s speech.

A) fatigued C) exhausted

B) tired D) bored

469. Your advice would be _____ valuable to her who is in trouble now.

A) exceedingly C) extensively

B) excessively D) exclusively

470. People _____ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today.

A) convinced C) resolved

B) anticipated D) assured

471. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _____ for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive

systematic programme for the reading skills. A) adapted C) assembled

B) provided D) appointed

472.The mother said she would _____ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper.

A) let down C) let off

B) let alone D) let out

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473. We should always keep in mind that _____ decisions often lead to bitter regrets.

A) urgent C) instant

B) hasty D) prompt

474. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages _____ in the dictionary.

A) missing C) dropping

B) losing D) leaking

475. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women _____ this field is climbing.

A) engaging C) registering

B) devoting D) pursuing

476. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes _____, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.

A) dim C) faint

B) blank D) vain

477. Evidently, there has been a ______towards simpler styles in women‘s dresses.

A) fashion C)tendency

B) intend D) trend

478. Some of the most important concepts in physics _____ their success to these mathematical systems.

A ) oblige C) contribute

B) owe D) attribute

479. As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something ______ researching into.

A) precious C) worthy

B) worth D) valuable

480. As we know, the satellite moves in the ______ space.

A) external C) outside

B) outward D) outer

481. One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U.S. is that they have taken great _____ to educate their children.

A) efforts C) attempts

B) pains D) diligence

482. If any man here does not agree with me, he should _____ his own plan for improving the living conditions of these people.

A) put on C) put in

483. The meeting was ______ when the president fell ill.

A) put down C) fall down

B) cut short D) shut out B) put out D) put forward

484. Your improper words will give _____ to doubts concerning your true intentions.

A) rise C) suspicion

B) reason D) impulse

485. In the disastrous flood many towns and villages were _____ to ruins.

A) lessened C) decreased

B) diminished D)reduced

486. You should put a ______ on your luggage, with full name and address.

A) label C) signal

B) note D) sign

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487. It is said that there is a ______of a thousand dollars offered for the capture of the murderer.

A) prize C) credit

B) reward D) award

488. All the information we have collected in relation to that case _____ very little.

A) makes up for C) comes up with

B)adds up to D) puts up with

489.______ that there is no opposition, I will act as representative of our class. A)provided

C) though

490. The day he got married is a day he always _____.

A) look up to C) look back on A) save C) shield

B) look forward to D) look down upon shelter D) cover B) unless D) until

491. Dark glasses serve to _____ eyes from the glare of the sun.

492. The final exam is divided into three ______, namely, reading, writing and translation.

A) fractions C) portions

B) fragments D) sections

493. We cannot always _____ the wind, so new windmills should be so designed that they can also be driven by water.

A) hang on C) hold on

B) count on D) take on

494. Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and _____by the same federal laws.

A) stand C) abide

B) conform D) sustain

495. The engineers are going through with their highway project, _____ the expenses have risen.

A) even though C) now that

B) just because D) as though

496. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no _____ to speed up deliveries.

A) trial C) action

B) attempt D) progress

497. Stressful environment lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which _____ increase the risk of heart disease.

A) in turn C) by chance

B) in return D) by turns

498. The tourist who doesn‘t have _____ passport is prevented from entering a country .

A) an operative C) an efficient

B) a valid D) an effective

499. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the _____ for it.

A) motive C) mood

B) mind D) intention

500. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can _____ attack their trainer.

A) unexpectedly C)reluctantly

B) deliberately D) subsequently

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