高级英语2,选择题

I’d like to buy the radio, but I haven’t got any money on me at the moment. Could you __c__for me for a day or two? A. put it out B. take it in C. put it by D. lay it in 2. My woollen sweater used to be bigger than this. It ha b in the wash. A. shortened B. shrunk C. reduced D. lessened 3. The unprecedentedly big floods in our village did not start to __a__ until four days after the torrential rain had stopped. A. sink B. reduce C. lower D. withdraw 4. The explorers’ hopes of finding their missing colleagues are now beginning to d A. faint B. darken C. shrink D. fade 5. After the eruption of the volcano there was a serious___b__ of typhoid in the area. A. outrage B. outbreak C. outcome D. output 6. His test results for the whole term were not very___c_ . He did well one week and badly the next. A. consequent B. continuous C. consistent D. invariable 7. The novelist is a highly __a__ person with great talent. A. imaginative B. imaginable C. imaginary D. imaginal 8. Mary is so __d__ that she cried for days when her pet died. A. sensitive B. sensible C. impressive D. sentimental 9. The rainbow __d__ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds. A. dissipated B. removed C. dispersed D. dissolved 10. Now Norman has put himself into the patient _a__ state of mind of a chess player. A. contemplative B. attentive C. pondering D. thinking 11.The thieves __a___the papers all over the room while they were searching for the money. A. scattered B. strewed C. littered D. straggled 12. A row of swallows __b__ along the fence, ready to take off at the slightest sound. A. crouched B. perched C. squatted D. nested 13. The door ___b_ when you open it. You must put some oil on the hinges. A. crackles B. creaks C. clangs D. cracks 14. It surprises me that no inquiry has been made by a government __a__ working party into the loss of productivity caused by this out-dated machine. A. appointed B. operated C. nominated D. selected 15. Nowadays, a kind of __d_ grain that is twice as expensive as regular grain is becoming popular in Shanghai. A. purified B. clarified C. whitened D. refined 16. The excited ___a_ of the small boys playing in the street distracted me from my work. A. screams B. howls C. groans D. yelps 17. What would Frank Stockton’s _a___ short story be about? A. forthcoming B. following C. eventual D. actual 18. At the football match, the ___a__ were thoroughly aroused by the flexibility of the players. A. spectators B. audiences C. on-lookers D. crowds 19. The readers could tell from very __a__ that the princess would make such a decision. A. outset B. outcome C. onset D. opening 20. The fact that the princess was paler and whiter than any one in the arena __b___ her anxiety. A. uncover ed B. revealed C. disguised D. represented 21. The clerk in the patent office said to his boss: “Look, I am not drunk. I’m as _a__ as a judge.” A. sober B. sombre C. steady D. clear 22. Einstein, who worked out his theory of relativity, lived to a __a__ old age. A. ripe B. mature C. perfect D. mellow 23. Fortunately, all the brilliant people who could stand routine obtained their just ___b__ in their lifetime. A. gains B. deserts C. fruits D. demands 24. Some people do not like to have their daily __b_upset. A. system B. routine C. custom D. life 25. My continual ___d_ kept the other workmen awake at night during at night during my ten years as a workingman. A. snoozing B. snarling C. sneering D. snoring 26. Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often __a__ in the atmosphere, thus forming smog. A. trapped B. burned C. covered D. spread 2. Louisa May Alcott based the _a__ characters of her book Little Women on her sisters and herself. A. principal B. complex C. original D. many 27. All living creatures have some __a__ that are passed on from one generation the next. A. attributes B. properties C. aspects D. faculties 28. Robert Smith’s reputation was established with the publication of his first poem in 1938 and was __d__ by his splendid short stories for children. A. reinforced B. revived C.obscured D.enhance 29. David was ___d_ by his family because he worked hand in glove with a gang of criminals to rob the commercial bank of jewellery. A.deserted B.abandoned C.given up D.renounced 30. Salzburg is __d__ to Mozart-lovers. A. blessed B. hallow ed C. sanctified D. sacred 31. We can hurt people’s feelings if we are too_b_. A. tactful B. blunt C. sensible D. subtle 32. Ancient manuscripts were written on __a__. A. parchment B. bone C. bamboo D. pulp 33. Her guardian warned her never to __d_ with the members of that disreputable family. A. assimilate B. assign C. assume D. associate 34. Nobody could give me a rough __a_ of what the feast might cost. A. estimate B. account C. measurement D. correlation 35. If the scofflaw has an open mind, it is not difficult for him to appreciate another’s point o f view. A. understand B. estimate C. recognize D. perceive 36. Allowing books about law and order to be sold at the exhibition would set a precedent for future conventions. A. start a fad B. be a first C. give guidelines D. establish a pattern 37 After a short break, the lecture on the hazards of lawbreaking resumed. A. continued B. returned C. repeated D. concluded 38. Believe it or not, a novel with a good plot but with a pedestrian style of writing will not become a best seller. A. mediocre B. newsworthy C. dull D. public 39. The constable was severely reprimanding the two young tobacco addicts. A. criticizing B. scorning C. reproaching D. punishing 40. On the way to the university yesterday morning, because the road was blocked by a traffic accident, the university president had to make a ____. A. digression B. detour C. deviation D. departure 41. Mr. Bright __c__ down the stairs, trying not to disturb his roommates, but a creaking floorboard woke up his best friend, Tom. A. limped B. trudged C. tiptoed D. strutted 42. Since there is nothing we can do to change this situation of straight-A illiteracy, we’ll just have to __d_ be best of thi ngs. A. have B. give C. take D. make 43. His plan to put an end to the gibberish in our writing is in no way __c___. A. insoluble B. impassable C. impracticable inaccessible 44. Do you see _b__ with James Degnan’s point of view? A. back to back B. eye to eye C. face to face D. heart to heart A. avoid escape evade 1. It is a wonder that Frank escaped __ from being injured by the falling rock. 2. By driving home over the bridge, Professor Smith knowingly __ avoided __ the congestion at the tunnel. 3. The new soldier __ evaded __ hazardous duty by pretending to be ill. B. border edge fringe margin rim verge 1. The proposal was carried by a very narrow _ margin __. 2. Be careful! The __ rim __ of your glass is cracked. 3. I hurt my knee against the _ edge __ of the stove. 4. The _ border __ between the two countries runs the mountain ridge. 5. When the toy was taken away, the girl found herself on the verge of tears.1. I’d like to buy the radio, but I haven’t got any money on me at the moment. Could you __c__for me for a day or two? A. put it out B. take it in C. put it by D. lay it in 2. My woollen sweater used to be bigger than this. It ha b in the wash. A. shortened B. shrunk C. reduced D. lessened 3. The unprecedentedly big floods in our village did not start to __a__ until four days after the torrential rain had stopped. A. sink B. reduce C. lower D. withdraw 4. The e xplorers’ hopes of finding their missing colleagues are now beginning to d A. faint B. darken C. shrink D. fade 5. After the eruption of the volcano there was a serious___b__ of typhoid in the area. A. outrage B. outbreak C. outcome D. output 6. His test results for the whole term were not very___c_ . He did well one week and badly the next. A. consequent B. continuous C. consistent D. invariable 7. The novelist is a highly __a__ person with great talent. A. imaginative B. imaginable C. imaginary D. imaginal 8. Mary is so __d__ that she cried for days when her pet died. A. sensitive B. sensible C. impressive D. sentimental 9. The rainbow __d__ as the sun came fully out from behind the clouds. A. dissipated B. removed C. dispersed D. dissolved 10. Now Norman has put himself into the patient _a__ state of mind of a chess player. A. contemplative B. attentive C. pondering D. thinking