四川大学英语期末

Unit1

1. The future of the company will be very _____ if they can’t devise new models of products.

A) bleak B) chilly

C) dreary D) prosperous

2. _____data have been collected for the building of the project.

A) Effective B) Sufficient

C) Efficient D) Affective

3. The talks with the laborers got _____ down on the question of the pay rise.

A) bogged B) dragged

C) engaged D) occupied

4. The old man became bored for lack of _____.

A) profession B) occupation

C) position D) career

5. The endless appearances and shaking of hands are an evitable part of an election _____.

A) battle B) thrust

C) siege D) campaign

6. After a three-day _____ by the policemen, the terrorists who had seized the restaurant had to give in.

A) siege B) assault

C) attack D) offence

7. We have just installed a fan to _____ cooking smalls from the kitchen.

A) eject B) exclude

C) expel D) exile

8. Mutual respect for territorial ____ is the base upon which two countries develop relationships.

A) unity B) unification

C) entirety D) integrity

9. All the commodities sold in that shop are given one year’s _____.

A) assurance B) pledge

C) guarantee D) insurance

10. Computers can provide information which allows businessmen to _____ their list of goods, by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving.

A) keep track of B) keep pace with

C) keep in touch with D) keep company with

11. As far as the administrative power is concerned, Canada’s Prime Minister is the _____ of the U.S. President.

A) counterattack B) countermeasure

C) counterbalance D) counterpart

12. We have planned an exciting publicity ______ with our advertisers.

A) struggle

B) campaign

C) battle

D) conflict

13. We should concentrate on sharply reducing interest rates to pull the economy out of _____.

A) rejection

B) retreat

C) restriction

D) recession

14. The defeated army had to _____ hastily from the field of battle to the coast.

A) advance

B) march

C) retreat

D) surrender

15. The success of this exam is _____ to my graduation.

A) crucial

B) extreme

C) cruel

D) crude

16. When we fit in a form, we will usually write down our names, addresses and _____.

A) jobs

B) works

C) occupations

D) employment

17. This new machine is more _____ than the old one.

A) effective

B) efficient

C) influential

D) affective

18. Napoleon was sent into _____ and then died.

A) abolishment

B) deportation

C) transportation

D) exile

19. You have _____ me a great service.

A) rendered

B) reckoned

C) stroke

D) instructed

20. Improved consumer confidence is _____ to an economic recovery.

A) critical

B) crucial

C) elementary

D) fundamental

21. The accident was caused _____ the carelessness of the driver.

A) in case of

B) in the case of

C) thanks to

D) on account of

22. He went to Australia, hoping to find a teaching _____ without much difficulty.

A) work

B) occupation

C) employment

D) post

23. The enemy finally had to _____ their troops from the occupied area.

A) retreat

B) dismiss

C) withdraw

D) return

24. Hong Kong Special Administrative _____ was established on July 1, 1997.

A) Area

B) District

C) Region

D) Neighborhood

25. The manager decided to hire a more _____ secretary.

A) effective

B) efficient

C) respectful

D) sufficient

26. Because of bad weather the plane was _____ for half an hour.

A) cancelled

B) delayed

C) postponed

D) suspended

27. Do you know which country has _____ the largest number of man-made satellites into space?

A) pursued

B) shot

C) projected

D) launched

28. I want to hear what the piano sounds like, just _____ I am asked to sing this afternoon.

A) in case

B) in case of

C) in time

D) in order that

29. When the man handed the boy a coin, he _____ it and ran.

A) captured

B) jerked

C) siege

D) grabbed

30. _____ fish is one of favorite foods that many Japanese appreciate.

A) Raw

B) Crude

C) Rough

D) Original

31. To _____ the law, a special organization is set up to make sure that it is carried out effectively.

A) enhance

B) enforce

C) enlarge

D) enrich

32. The environment is an important factor to be _____ with when you make the investment.

A) figured

B) considered

C) regarded

D) reckoned

33. She spent her life in the _____ for women’s rights.

A) war

B) campaign

C) battle

D) fight

34. To most people, common sense means the ability to _____ sound, practical judgments on everyday affair.

A) launch

B) offend

C) render

D) instruct

35. Much _____ the surprise of everybody, the ragged old man took out a bag of gold.

A) in

B) with

C) to

D) by

36. It is rather _____ outside, so dress warmly or you’ll be frozen on the way.

A) fierce

B) rough

C) raw

D) windy

37. We could take no chance if we failed in Normandy; the war might _____ on.

A) pull

B) drag

C) bog

D) limp

38. By an unfortunate ______ of fate, the only witness of his innocence was dead.

A) strike

B) stretch

C) strip

D) stroke

39. In July, 1916, the allied forces launched a massive ______, with disastrous results.

A) invasion

B) offensive

D) ambush

40. We must cherish experience acquired _____ our blood and sweat.

A) at the cost of

B) for the sake of

C) in the case of

D) in light of

Unit 2

1. The use of atomic energy will _____ the lives of coming generations.

A) revolve

B) revolutionize

C) resolve

D) reserve

2. The doctor _____ me to the dangers of smoking.

A) informed

B) alerted

C) warned

D) cautioned

3. All work and no play makes Jack a _____ boy.

A) monotonous

B) boring

C) tedious

D) dull

4. The _____ domestic product of this year is two times as high as that of last year.

A) coarse

B) crude

C) gross

D) raw

5. I may sense the enthusiasm from his youthful _____ voice.

A) vibrant

B) shivering

C) shaking

D) vicious

6. Features such as height, weight, and skin color _____ from individual to individual and from face to face.

A) change

B) vary

C) alter

D) convert

7. The engineer explained the plane’s technical _____.

A) capacity

C) ability

D) competence

8. The _____ of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods increases efficiency.

A) application

B) applause

C) applicant

D) appliance

9. The army was poised _____ a major attack.

A) to

B) for

C) with

D) on

10. Parents ____ some of their characteristics to their children.

A) transmit

B) transplant

C) transport

D) transform

11. Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operation on people who are ____ to heart attack.

A) infectious

B) poised

C) accessible

D) prone

12. I had eaten Chinese food often, but I could not have imagined how _____ and extravagant a real Chinese banquet could be.

A) prominent

B) fabulous

C) handsome

D) graceful

13. They are _____ investors who always make thorough investigations before making a decision.

A) erratic

B) conscious

C) cautious

D) prompt

14. It is impossible to _____ with a person whose methods are completely opposed to your own.

A) contact

B) connect

C) cooperate

D) incorporate

15. She _____ a little money from her grandfather abroad when he died two years ago.

A) acquired

B) inherited

C) owned

D) received

16. Because of _____, the population of this country has been increasing fast.

A) immigrant

B) immigration

C) emigration

D) migration

17. Domestic ____ such as vacuum cleaners and washing machines make housework much easier.

A) appliances

B) equipment

C) facilities

D) installation

18. There were ten serious _____ in the train crash.

A) casualness

B) casualties

C) incidents

D) accidents

19. The price of vegetables _____ according to the weather.

A) waves

B) vibrates

C) swings

D) fluctuates

20. She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes.

A) withdraw

B) eliminate

C) abandon

D) diminish

21. The mechanic examined the car engine _____ but could find nothing wrong with it.

A) exactly

B) thoroughly

C) approximately

D) precisely

22. If nothing is done to protect the environment, one million species that are alive today will have become _____.

A) distinct

B) extinct

C) distinguished

D) extinguished

23. In the past few years, my brother has obtained a _____ return on his wise stock investment.

A) handsome

B) lucrative

C) beneficial

D) profitable

24. After all, primitive man used his early stone tools for thousands of years, ___ without change.

A) consequently

B) virtually

C) approximately

D) inevitably

25. Can you give me an _____ of how much it will cost to repair the car?

A) evaluation

B) assessment

C) appraisal

D) estimate

26. He wanted to become a writer, but his father didn’t thin k it was a _____ profession.

A) respected

B) respectful

C) respective

D) respectable

27. These studies will lead to an _____ of our knowledge of the Bronze Age.

A) extension

B) expansion

C) exaggeration

D) extraction

28. As he spoke of his dead mother his voice began to ____ and tears came to his eyes.

A) tremble

B) shiver

C) vibrate

D) wave

29. A couple of _____ readers wrote in to the paper pointing out the mistake.

A) alert

B) sensible

C) smart

D) intelligent

30. She has many _____, including a sick husband and very little money.

A) challenges

B) assignments

C) requirements

D) burdens

31. Some of the strongest anti-smoking campaigns try to completely ____ cigarette smoking.

A) eliminate

B) blockade

C) withstand

D) transform

32. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious ____ without scientific basis.

A) process

B) project

C) procedure

D) prototype

33. The artist rented a large dirty attic, which he ______ into a studio.

A) rotated

B) renewed

C) modified

D) converted

34. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people _____ and asks them questions.

A) at length

B) at random

C) in essence

D) in bulk

35. The fire caused great casualties, but the factory tried to _____ the consequences by saying that it was not so serious as reported.

A) decrease

B) subtract

C) minimize

D) degrade

36. After doing odd jobs for a month, he got a _____ position as an office boy.

A) proficient

B) permanent

C) preliminary

D) primitive

37. Lottery tickets have been issued by the Government _____ the Sports Council.

A) in accordance with

B) in cooperation with

C) in tune with

D) in comparison with

38. Science has a strong _____ on everyday life.

A) motivation

B) perspective

C) impression

D) impact

39. The plane will be landing in ______ 20 minutes.

A) abruptly

B) inclusively

C) exclusively

D) approximately

40. Radar is used to extend the _____ of man’s senses, especially the sense of vision.

A) validity

B) liability

C) capability

D) intensity

第1题：答案：A句意为：这家公司如果不能设计出新产品，那它的前途就非常暗淡。bleak凄凉的，暗淡的；chilly寒冷的；dreary沉闷的；prosperous繁荣的。

第2题：答案：B句意为：已经为这项建筑工程收集了足够的资料。effective有效的；sufficient足够的；efficient高效的；affective感情的，情感的。

第3题：答案：A句意为：关于增加工资的问题与工人们的谈判陷入了僵局。bog使陷入困境（泥潭）；drag 拖拉；engage从事，使忙于；occupy占领。

第4题：答案：B句意为：这位老人因无所事事而感到无聊。profession职业（专职）；occupation占领，日常工作；position职位；career职业，生涯。

第5题：答案：D句意为：频繁的公众露面和握手是选举大战（运动）中必不可少的部分。battle战斗；thrust攻击，目标；siege围困，包围；campaign战役，运动。

第6题：答案：A句意为：被警察包围了3天以后，占领餐馆的恐怖分子不得不屈服了。siege包围，围困；assault攻击；attack进攻，袭击；offence冒犯，进攻。

第7题：答案：C句意为：我们安装了风扇把油烟排出厨房。eject驱逐，喷射；exclude排除，排斥；expel 排放，开除；exile流放，放逐。

第8题：答案：D句意为：相互尊重领土完整是两国发展关系的基础。unity团结，联合；unification统一；entirety整体，全部；integrity正直，完整，完整性。

第9题：答案：C句意为：那家商店出售的商品给一年的保单。assurance保证；pledge承诺；guarantee 保证，保单；insurance保险。

第10题：答案：A句意为：计算机提供信息使商人了解产品的销售情况。keep track of跟踪了解，记录；keep pace with跟上步伐，同步；keep in touch with保持联系；keep company with与…结伴。

第11题：答案：D句意为：就行政权利而言，加拿大总理相当于美国总统。counterattack反攻；countermeasure对策；counterbalance抗衡；counterpart对应的角色。

第12题：答案：B句意为：我们打算与我们的广告商们举办一次令人兴奋的产品宣传运动。struggle斗争；campaign战役，运动；battle战斗；conflict冲突。

第13题：答案：D句意为：我们应该集中力量降低利率，从而把经济从衰退中来出来。rejection拒绝，丢弃；retreat撤退；restriction限制；recession后退，衰退。

第14题：答案：C句意为：被打败的敌人只好从战场仓皇撤退到海岸边。advance前进，推进；march行进，行军；retreat撤退，退却；surrender投降。

第15题：答案：A句意为：这次考试成功对我的毕业至关重要。crucial至关重要的；extreme极其的，极端的；cruel残酷的；crude粗鲁的，天然的。

第16题：答案：C句意为：填表时，我们通常填入姓名、住址和职业。jobs工作，活儿；works作品；occupation 职业，日常工作；employment就业，雇佣。

第17题：答案：B句意为：新机器比旧机器效率高。effective有效的；efficient高效的；influential 有影响的；affective感情的，情感的。

第18题：答案：D句意为：拿破仑被流放，后来就死了。abolishment废除；deportation驱逐出境；transportation运输；exile流放。

第19题：答案：A句意为：你帮了我一个大忙。render给予，使得；reckon思索，考虑；strike击打；instruct指示，指导。

第20题：答案：B句意为：消费信心的提高对经济的恢复是至关重要的。

第21题：答案：D句意为：由于驾驶员的粗心而造成了这起事故。in case of如果，万一；in the case of 就…而言；thanks to多亏，由于；on account of由于，因为。

第22题：答案：D句意为：他去了澳大利亚，希望轻松地找到一个教书的职位。work工作（不可数）；occupation 职业，日常工作；employment就业；post岗位，职位。

第23题：答案：C句意为：敌人最后只好把部队从占领区撤出。retreat撤退，退却（不及物）；dismiss 解散，解除；withdraw后撤，撤回（及物）；return返回，归还。

第24题：答案：C句意为：香港特别行政区是在1997年7月1日建立的。area泛指的一个地方；district （城市中）区，小区；region地区（较大）；neighborhood街坊，周围地区。

第25题：答案：B句意为：经理打算雇佣一个效率更高的秘书。effective有效的；efficient高效的；respectful恭敬的；sufficient足够的。

第26题：答案：B意为：由于天气航班被耽搁半小时。cancel取消；delay耽搁，延迟；postpone（活动）推迟，延期；suspend暂停，悬而未决。

第27题：答案：D句意为：你知道哪个国家发射升空的人造卫星最多？pursue追求，追赶；shoot射击；project投影，投射；launch发射，发动。

第28题：答案：A句意为：我想要听听钢琴的声音，万一我下午要唱歌呢。 in case（接句子）如果，万一；in case of（接名词）如果，万一；in time及时；in order that为了。

第29题：答案：D句意为：当这个人给了小男孩一枚硬币，他一把抓过就跑了。capture占领，俘获；jerk 猛拉（扭）；siege（名）包围，围困；grab猛抓。

第30题：答案：A句意为：生鱼是许多日本人喜欢的食物之一。raw生的，未加工的；crude天然的，未加工的；rough粗糙的，粗略的，粗暴的；original原始的，最初的。

第31题：答案：B句意为：为实施这项法律，专门成立了一个机构来保证有效执行。enhance提高；enforce 实施；enlarge扩大；enrich丰富。

第32题：答案：D句意为：你投资时，环境是一项重要的考虑因素。figure计算，估计；consider（及物）考虑，认为；regard看着，看待；reckon估算，考虑。

第33题：答案：B句意为：她把全部精力都投入到了争取妇女权利的运动中。

第34题：答案：C句意为：对于大多数人来说，基本的判断力就是指对日常事物做出正确切实的判断。launch 发射，发动；offend冒犯；render给予，促使，作出；instruct指导，指示。

第35题：答案：C句意为：使大家感到惊讶的是，这位衣裳破烂的老人拿出了一袋黄金。（固定搭配）

第36题：答案：C句意为：外面相当的阴冷，多穿点衣服，不然路上会冻僵的。fierce凶猛的，激烈的；rough粗糙的；粗暴的；raw生的，阴冷的；windy刮风的。

第37题：答案：B句意为：如果诺曼底登陆失败，我们就没有机会了，战争就会拖延下去。pull on拉紧，戴上；drag on拖延下去；bog阻碍，使陷入困境；limp跛行。

第38题：答案：D句意为：不幸的是，对他的清白的唯一证人也死了。strike（动词）打击，（名词）罢工（课）；stretch延伸，伸出；strip剥去，剥夺；stroke一次，一回，一击。

第39题：答案：B句意为：不幸的是，对他的清白的唯一证人也死了。strike（动词）打击，（名词）罢工（课）；stretch延伸，伸出；strip剥去，剥夺；stroke一次，一回，一击。

第40题：正确答案：A句意为：我们必须珍惜用血汗换来的经验。at the cost of以…为代价；for the sake of为了，由于；in the case of就…而言；in light of根据，按照。

第1题：答案：B句意为：原子能的应用将彻底改变后代人的生活。revolve旋转；revolutionize革命化，变革，彻底改变；resolve解决，决心；reserve储备，预定。

第2题：答案：B句意为：医生警告我吸烟的危害。inform告知，通知（和of, about搭配）；alert引起警觉（和to搭配）；warn警告，告诫（和of, against搭配）；caution使注意，使小心。

第3题：答案：D句意为：只学习，不玩耍，使聪明的孩子变傻了。monotonous单调的，单一的；boring 枯燥无味的；tedious冗长烦闷的；dull傻的，迟钝的。

第4题：答案：C句意为：今年的国内生产总值是去年的两倍。coarse粗糙的；crude天然的，未加工的；gross总的，显著的；raw生的，阴冷的。

第5题：句意为：从他富有青春活力的声音，我感觉到了一种热情。vibrant振动的，有活力的；shivering 发抖的；shaking颤抖的；vicious恶意的。

第6题：答案：B句意为：像身高、体重和肤色等特征每个人和没张脸都不一样。change改变；vary不同，变化；alter改动，更改；convert转变，转化。

第7题：答案：B句意为：工程师介绍了这架飞机的技术性能。capacity容量，生产量；capability能力，性能；ability能力，才干；competence胜任；能力。

第8题：答案：A句意为：把新的科学发现用于工业生产上，可以提高效率。application应用，运用；applause 鼓掌，喝彩；applicant申请者，应聘者；appliance用具，器具。

第9题：答案：B句意为：部队做好了总攻的准备。 be poised to do (for) something（随时）准备做（固定搭配）。

第10题：答案：A句意为：父母把有些特有的素质传给儿女。transmit传送，传播；transplant移植；transport运输；transform转变。

第11题：答案：D句意为：医生对有心脏病发作倾向的病人喜欢用激光作为手术工具。infectious传染的，感染的；poised做好准备的；accessible可接近的，可得到的；prone有…倾向的。

第12题：答案：B句意为：我常吃中餐，但我从未想象过一顿丰盛的中餐宴会有多么的惊人和浪费。prominent 卓越的，显著的；fabulous寓言的，惊人的；handsome英俊的，可观的；graceful优美的，优雅的。

第13题：答案：C句意为：他们是谨慎的投资者，总是在作决定前作全面的调查。erratic无常的，不规则的；conscious有意识的，有知觉的；cautious谨慎的，小心的；prompt敏捷的，迅速的。

第14题：答案：C句意为：与自己办事方式完全对立的人合作是不可能的。contact接触，联系；connect 连接，联合；cooperate合作；incorporate把…包括进去。

第15题：答案：B句意为：她的祖父两年前在国外去世时，她继承了一小笔钱。acquire获得，学到；inherit 继承；own拥有；receive收到。

第16题：答案：B句意为：由于移民，这个国家的人口增加得很快。immigrant移民（人），入境者；immigration （向内）移民（活动）；emigration（向外）移民；migration移居，迁移。

第17题：答案：A句意为：家用电器如吸尘器和洗衣机使家务变得轻松了。appliance用具，器具；equipment 装备，设备（不可数）；facility设施，设备；installation设置，安装。

第18题：答案：B句意为：在这次火车事故中有10人严重伤亡。casualness随便，偶尔；casualty伤亡人员；incident事件；accident事故。

第19题：答案：D句意为：蔬菜的价格随天气的变化而波动。wave挥动，飘动；vibrate颤动，振动；swing 摆动；fluctuate波动。

第20题：答案：B句意为：她又一次仔细地检查了她的作文，去除所有的拼写错误。withdraw撤退，撤回；eliminate排除，去除；abandon放弃，抛弃；diminish减少，减小。

第21题：答案：B句意为：机修工彻底检查了汽车引擎，但没有发现问题。exactly精确地，确切地；thoroughly 彻底地；approximately大约地；precisely精确地。

第22题：答案：B句意为：如果不采取措施保护环境，如今存活的一百万个物种就会灭绝。distinct独特的，明显的；extinct灭绝的，熄灭的；distinguished著名的，杰出的；extinguished扑灭的，熄灭的。第23题：答案：A句意为：过去几年中，我的兄弟在股票投资中获得了可观的回报。handsome英俊的，可观的；lucrative赚钱的，有利可图的；beneficial有好处（利益）的；profitable有利润的。

第24题：答案：B句意为：毕竟，原始人使用早期的石器达几千年，几乎没有任何变化。consequently因此，所以；virtually实际上，几乎；approximately接近，大约；inevitably不可避免地。

第25题：答案：D句意为：你能帮我估算一下修这车要花多少钱？evaluation估价，评价；assessment 评估，判断；appraisal评价，鉴定；estimate估计，估算。

第26题：.答案：D句意为：他过去想当一个作家，但他父亲认为这个职业并不怎样。respect尊敬，尊重；respectful恭敬的，尊敬人的；respective各自的，各个的；respectable受人尊敬的，不错的。

第27题：答案：A句意为：这些研究会拓展我们对铜器时代的知识。extension延伸，拓展；expansion 膨胀，扩大；exaggeration夸张，夸大；extraction拔出，提取，摘要。

第28题：答案：A句意为：当谈到他已故的母亲时，他的声音开始颤抖，泪水盈眶。

第29题：正答案：A句意为：两三个警觉的读者给报社写信指出这个错误。alert警惕的，警觉的；sensible 明智的；smart机灵的；intelligent聪明的。

第30题：答案：D句意为：她要承担许多负担，包括一个生病的丈夫和微薄的收入。challenge挑战；assignment任务，作业；requirement要求，需求；burden负担。

第31题：答案：A句意为：有些最强烈的禁烟运动设法完全消除吸烟。eliminate排除，消除；blockade 封锁；withdraw收回，撤退；transform改变，转变。

第32题：答案：A句意为：熟练掌握英语这门外语并不是一个没有科学依据的神秘过程。process过程；project项目，计划；procedure程序；prototype样品。

第33题：答案：D句意为：这个艺术家租了一个又大又脏的阁楼，把它改装成一个画室。rotate转动；renew 更新，续借；modify修改，修饰；convert转换，换算。

第34题：答案：B句意为：心理学家进行人脑实验时，通常随机选择对象，然后向他们提问。at length 最终，最后；at random随机地，随意地；in essence本质上；in bulk大量地。

第35题：答案：C句意为：大火引起了巨大伤亡，但是这家工厂为了力图使影响降到最小，就宣称火灾没有报道的那么严重。decrease减少，减小；subtract减去；minimize减到最少，使缩到最小；degrade使降级。

第36题：答案：B句意为：干了一个月的杂活，他获得了一份永久的勤杂工的位子。proficient熟练的，精通的；permanent永久的，永恒的；preliminary预备的；primitive原始的。

第37题：答案：B句意为：彩票是有政府和体委合作发行的。in accordance with与…符合，与…一致；in cooperation with与…合作；in tune with与…和谐；in comparison with与…比较。

第38题：答案：D句意为：科学对日常生活有很大的影响。motivation动机，目的；perspective前景，展望；impression印象；impact影响。

第39题：答案：D句意为：飞机大约在20分钟后着陆。abruptly突然，出其不意地；inclusively包括在内地；exclusively排除地，不包括在内地；approximately接近，大约。

第40题：.答案：C

句意为：雷达用于拓展人的感觉能力，特别是视觉。validity有效，合法性；liability责任，债务；capability能力，性能；intensity强烈，强度。