北京大学考博英语词汇练习题及参考资料( 5 )

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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