新目标大学英语综合教程1--词汇语法练习

A. anxious B. reluctant C. voluntary D. desperate 3. More studies will be required before we know what the functions of these genes are and whether they ________ to each other. A. contribute B. owe C. attach D. relate 4. The more confidence you ________ in yourself, the greater are your chances of success. A. build up B. stand for C. make up D. conform to build up 增进，加强

stand for 代表；支持；象征

make up 组成；补足；化妆；编造 conform to 符合；遵照

5. Another team of scientists has _________ conflicting evidence. A. stood up to B. made up for C. come up with D. put up with stand up to 经得起；抵抗；勇敢地面对 make up for 补偿，弥补 come up with 提出；想出 put up with 忍受；容忍

6. Believing the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus could _________ the edge of the earth. A. fall off B. fall down C. come down D. come off fall off 减少；跌落；下降；离开；衰退 fall down 跌倒；失败；倒塌

come down 下来，降落；流传下来；倒塌；落魄，失势 come off 举行，成功；表现；脱离

7. Everyone in the party can see Ed and Roger are competing _______ Alice’s attention. A. for B. in C. with D. of 8. Contrary to popular belief, ________exercise actually decreases your appetite. A. gentle B. calm C. moderate D. medium moderate 适度的，中等的；有节制的 medium 中间的，中等的；半生熟的

9. I wish I could put the clock back and ________ my schooldays; I regret not having tried harder and passed more

exams. A. return B. relive C. relieve D. regain 10. He told the magazine in an exclusive interview: “All my problems ________ drink.” A. come from B. come up with C. build up D. stem from stem from 起源于

11. Of course, a number of factors will _______ how long an apple tree can survive. A. direct B. dictate C. demand D. advise dictate 支配，摆布，决定

12. A racing car is an extraordinary ________ of engineering. A. deed B. action C. feat D. performance feat 功绩，壮举

13. Our whole program is spiritually _______ but not religious. A. oriented B. orienting C. favored D. favoring oriented 导向的；定向的；以…为方向的 spiritually oriented 精神上的

14. They are emotionally ________ and should behave responsibly.

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A. grown B. ready C. mature D. improvised 15. Why does Britain ________in running down its defense forces? A. persist B. persevere C. continue D. prevail persevere 后接in或on，含褒义，强调坚持不懈的努力

persist 后接in，用于褒义，指坚持继续做某事，有时用于贬义，指不听劝告，顽固坚持。从时间来讲， 强调超过了指定的或正常的时间.

16. Mary is ambitious enough to ________ to conversational fluency in Chinese in two months. A. seek B. decide C. gear D. aspire 玛丽雄心很大，竟想在两个月里学会用汉语流利地会话。 aspire to 渴望（成就）

17. Lily is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to _________ the cold in a few days. A. get over B. get away C. get off D. get out get over 克服；恢复；熬过；原谅 get away 离开；逃脱；出发

get off 动身；免于受罚；从…下来；脱下（衣服等） get out 离开，出去；泄露；出版

18. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily __________ much sharing of interests and responsibilities. A. take over B. result in C. hold on D. keep to take over 接管；接收 result in 导致，结果是

hold on 不挂断电话，等一下；继续

keep to 坚持；遵守；信守；固守（习惯等）

19. They often __________ at the local bar after work. A. move on B. move out C. wind up D. wind down move on 往前走，前进；出发，离开 move out 搬出；开始行动

wind up 结束；使紧张；卷起；上紧(钟、表等的)发条 wind down 平静下来；放松一下；（钟表等）慢下来 20. We were _________ them when they suddenly sped up. A. gaining on B. getting over C. moving on D. going about gain on 逼近；超过；侵蚀

go about 着手做；四处走动；传开；从事 Unit 4 Vocabulary 2

1. The longer people have been unemployed, the harder it is for them to _______the labor market. A. compete against B. compete for C. compete in D. compete with 2. The present wave of strikes ________ discontent among the lower-paid. A. take place B. takes place C. stem from D. stems from 3. He was _______ of letting us down. A. mature B. hesitant C. scared D. worried be hesitant about/to do sth

4. Several of the members have ________ with suggestions of their own. A. come on B. come out C. come over D. come up come on 快点；开始；要求；上演；跟着来；突然产生 come out with 说出；发表；出版；供应，把…投入市场 come over 过来；顺便来访；抓住

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come up with 提出；想出；赶上 5. He hit me but I did not ________. A. compete B. counter C. clarify D. conceal counter 反击，还击

6. The couple was quarreling ________ about whose turn it was to cook the dinner. A. furiously B. fiercely C. moderately D. mysteriously 7. A sudden gust of cold wind made me ________. A. float B. shiver C. sign D. toss 8. I ________ the flies away but soon they fly back. A. flap B. flash C. flip D. float flap 拍打；扔

flash 使闪光；反射 flip 掷；轻击

float 使漂浮；实行

9. The body is stimulated to _______ resistance. A. build in B. build up C. gain on D. gain over build in 插入；嵌入 build up 增进，加强

gain on 逼近；超过；侵蚀

gain over 拉拢过来；把…说服过来

10. The task requires _______ patience and endurance. A. extraordinary B. extreme C. extra D. continual 11. They used this kind of scare _______ when I was growing up. A. fact B. factor C. tactic D. tack 12. He was given a seven-year ________ with an annual salary of $150,000. A. contact B. contract C. deal D. deposit 13. The television program is designed to educate and not merely to ________. A. enlighten B. entertain C. inform D. broadcast 14. In some places he was quicker and at others I'd _______ him. A. keep on B. keep up C. gain on D. gain up

15. I wish I could put the clock back and _______ my schooldays; I regret not having tried harder and passed more exams.

A. review B. repeat C. relive D. remind 16. Liquids are like solids ______ they have a definite volume. A. in that B. for that C. with that D. at that

17. In some countries, ______ is called \ A. which B. what C. that D. one

18. Scientists say it may be five or ten years ______ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients. A. since B. before C. after D. when 19. We didn't know his telephone number; otherwise we ______ him. A. would have telephoned B. must have telephoned C. would telephone D. had telephoned

20. No matter how frequently ______, the works of Beethoven always attract large audiences. A. performing B. performed C. to be performed D. being performed Unit 5 Vocabulary 1

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1. The latest report _________ earlier predictions of El Nino occurring this year. A. declares B. affirms C. announce D. asserts 2. The latest exhibition at their Venice gallery is nothing short of _________. A. amazing B. amazed C. astonishing D. astonished nothing short of 简直就是；无异于…；简直不比…差 amazing 令人大为惊奇的，（尤指）令人惊喜（或惊叹、惊羡）的 astonishing 令人十分惊讶的，使人大为惊奇的，难以置信的

3. It will have no impact _________ on the vast majority of cheap drinks sold in supermarkets. A. whichever B. whatsoever C. what D. what’s more whatsoever 丝毫〔用于强调否定句〕

4. The workers are going to strike for their welfare if the employers are not ready to __________. A. compromise B. yield C. settle D. adjust

5. In no country __________ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. A. better than B. more than C. other than D. rather than other than 除了

6. Some recent studies___________ light on an essential part of the way the brain works. A. show B. leave C. give D. shed shed light on 阐明；使…清楚地显出

7. The thought of her daughter’s wedding day_________ her to lose some weight. A. forced B. prompted C. encouraged D. suggested prompt 引起

8. He admits that more work needs to be done to _______ the strategy, and ensure that it’s safe. A. validate B. prove C. develop D. prompt validate 证实，验证 validate “验证”，“使…证实”。形容词 valid可指理论、观点、说法“站得住脚的”、“正确的”，因此validate常用于证明理论、观点、说法的正确性或站得住脚。 prove “证明”，普通用词，泛指有充分的、可靠的事实证明某一观点或结论是正确的。可用作及物动词，后接宾语或宾语从句。

9. But the other factor that we shouldn’t forget is the lack of ________ of U.S. immigration policy. A. definition B. purity C. clarity D. simplicity

10. The university is unwilling to _______ upon students the heavy responsibility of choosing their own courses. A. impose B. levy C. agree D. call 11. There is much ________ over the cause of the air crash. A. conclusion B. speculation C. inference D. pondering 12. The resulting salty water will be _______ into the sea. A. directed B. discharged C. derived D. delivered

13. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ________ silk from damage. A. sensitive B. tender C. delicate D. sensible delicate 精美的，雅致的

14. He was ________ of nobody’s achievements. A. envy B. jealous C. generous D. proud

15. The newcomers found it impossible to adapt themselves to the climate sufficiently to make _______homes in the

new country. A. temporary B. permanent C. durable D. constant permanent 永久的，永恒的；不变的

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