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标题: 北京大学考博英语词汇练习题及参考资料( 5 ) [打印本页]

作者: 嘎嘣脆 时间: 2012-3-15 12:16
标题: 北京大学考博英语词汇练习题及参考资料( 5 )
一、根据北京大学考博英语考试大纲规定,每年词汇题共40小题，每小题0.5分，共20分。预计测试时间（45分钟）

161. We must ___ __ that the experiment is controlled as rigidly as possible.

   [ A ] assure          [ B ] secure

   [ C ] ensure          [ D ] issue

162. If we believe something is good and true we should __ to it.

   [ A ] hold up          [ B ] keep on

   [ C ] hold on          [ D ] keep up

163. That cupboaM must always be          carefully locked.

   [ A ] shut             [ B ] held

   [ C ] closed          [ D ] kept

164. Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will __

   down the economy'.

   [ A ] put             [ B ] settle

   [ C ] drag             [ D ] knock

165. By the end of 1994, 559 kinds of products had been __ green food.

   [ A ] named             [ B ] restricted

   [ C ] classified       [ D ] labeled

166. Why should anyone want to read __ of books by great authom when the real pleasure comes

   from reading the originals.'?

   [ A ] digests          [ B ] insights

   [ C ] themes          [ D ] leaflets

167. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages __ in the dictionary.

   [ A ] missing          [ B ] losing

   [ C ] dropping          [ D ] leaking

168. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field,

   the same company.

   [ A ] all else          [ B ] much worse

   [ C ] let alone       [ D ] less likely

  169. China started in nuclear power industry only in recent years, and should __ no time in catching up.

   [ A ] delay             [ B ] lose

   [ C ] lag             [ D ] lessen

  170. The mother said she would __ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment be-

fore supper.

   [ A ] let down       [ B ] let alone

   [ C ] let off       [ D ] let out

171. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of          standards.

   [ A ] equivalent    [ B ] alike

   [ C ] uniform       [ D ] likely

172. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its

   [ A ] boundaries    [ B ] restraints

   [ C ] confinements    [ D ] limitations

173. I shall have a companion in the house after all these __ years.

   [ A ] single          [ B ] sole

   [ C ] alone          [ D ] lonely

174. The manager promised to have my complaim ___

   [ A ] looked through [ B ] looked into

   [ C ] looked over    [ D ] looked after

175. The republication of the poet's most recent works will certainly __ his national reputation.

   [ A ] enhance    [ B ] strengthen

   [ C ] enlarge    [ D ] magnify

176. Does it          to let little children play with fireworks?

   [ a ] make clear [ B ] make sure

   [ C ] make out    [ D ] make sense

177. Every society has its own peculiar Customs and __ of acting.

   [ A ] ways       [ B ] behavior

   [ C ] attitudes    [ D ] means

178. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a __

   [ A ] scarcity    [ B ] shortage

   [ C ] minimum    [ D ] minority

179. Hudson said he could not kill a living thing except for the          of hunger.

   [ A ] sensation    [ B ] cause

   [ C ] purpose    [ D ] motive

180. The microscope can ~ the object 100 times in diameter.

   [ A ] magnify    [ B ] increase

   [ C ] develop    [ D ] multiply

181. They left prior __ our arrival.

   [ A ] at          [ B ] to

   [ C ] by          [ D ] of

182. The magician picked several persons __ from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.

[ A ] by accident       [ B ] at random

   [ C ] on occasion       [ D ] on average

183. Part of the cost of many articles is taken as tax by the government          the community.

   [ A ] in place of       [ B ] in terms of

   [ C ] on account of    [ D ] on behalf of

184. The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made __

   [ A ] on the spot       [ B ] on the site

   [ C ] on the location [ D ] on the ground

185. Codes are a way of writing something in secret; __, anyone who doesn't know the code will

   not he able to read it.

   [ A ] that is          [ B ] worse still

   [ C ] in short          [ D ] on the other hand

186. During July and August there was no rain for weeks __

   [ A ] in the end       [ B ] in all

   [ C ] on end          [ D ] on the verge

187. Safeguards must be provided __ radioactive gas leakage and reactor failure.

   [ A ] to                [ B ] against

   [ C ] with             [ D ] on

188. Although he thought he was helping us prepare the dinner, he was actually __ the way.

   [ A ] in                [ B ] by

   [ C ] off             [ D ] on

189. None of us expected the chairman to __ at the party. We thought he was still in hospital.

   [ A] tan, in          [ B ] turn over

   [ C ] turn up          [ D ] tarn down

190. The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her          attitude toward customers.

   [ A ] impartiM          [ B ] mild

   [ C] hostile          [ D ] opposing

191. The children had never been subject to any discipline and so were completely __

   [ A ] ont of hand       [ B ] out of place

   [ C ] out of reason    [ D ] ont of action

192. I never trusted him because I always thought of him as such as a __ character.

   [ A ] gracious          [ B ] suspicious

   [ C ] unique          [ D ] particular

193. To a first year student, the doctoral degree is a distant __

   [ A ] aspect          [ B ] prospect

   [ C ] respect          [ D ] patent

194. Because he was __ of the new limit, he was stopped and warned for speeding.

   [ A ] ignorant          [ B ] accustomed

[ C ] reluctant       [ D ] pathetic

195. Even in ancient times, there were __ of night-watchmen which went about the cities.

   [ A ] guards          [ B ] teams

   [ C ] routes          [ D ] patrols

196. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible          and many jobs on

   campus are reserved for students.

   [ A ] scales             [ B ] ranks

   [ C ] grades             [ D ] patterns

197. The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increased __, a wider

   range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.

   [ A ] circulation       [ B ] reproduction

   [ C] manipulation       [ D ] penetration

198. As a salesman, he works on a (an) __ basis, taking 10% of everything he sells.

   [ A ] income             [ B ] commission

   [ C ] salary             [ D ] pension

199. According to the weather forecast, which is usually       , it will snow this afternoon.

   [ A ] accurate          [ B ] precise

   [ C ] exact             [ D ] perfect

200. More than one third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, __ in San Francis-

   co.

   [ A ] previously       [ B ] predominantly

   [ C ] practically       [ D ] permanently

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