北京大学考博英语词汇练习题（8）

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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）
281. After a concert tour in Asia, Canada and the U. S. , he will __ work on a five-language

      opera.

      [ A ] confine                   [ B ] indulge

      [ C ] resume                    [ D ] undergo

282. We had difficulties at first but everything worked __ smoothly in the end.

      [ A ] off                       [ B ] out

      [ C ] away                      [ D ] up

283. Every chemical change either results from energy being used to produce the change, or causes energy to be           in some form.

      [ A ] given off                 [ B ] put ont

      [ C ] set off                   [ D ] used up

284. At the moment there are a lot more           to be filled in the company.

      [ A ] variations                [ B ] vacuums

      [ C ] vacations                 [ D ] vacancies

285. When confronted with such questions, my mind goes __., and I can hardly remember my own date of birth.

[ A ] dim                           [ B ] blank

       [ C ] faint                         [ D ] vain

286. As your instructor advised, you ought to spend your time on something __ researching into.

       [ A ] precious                      [ B ] worth

       [ C ] worthy                        [ D ] valuable

287. American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to __ enterprises.

       [ A ] moveable                      [ B ] changing

       [ C ] flexible                      [ D ] varying

288. With prices __ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.

       [ A ] fluctuating                   [ B ] waving

       [ C ] swinging                      [ D ] vibrating

289. Our research has focused on a drug which is so __ as to be able to change brain chemistry.

       [ a ] powerful                       [ B ] influential

       [ C ] monstrous                      [ D ] vigorous

290. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and           him of speeding.

       [ a ] charged                        [ B ] accused

       [ C ] blamed                         [ D ] warned

291. The patients believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them __

       [ A ] correct                        [ B ] straight

       [ C ] right                          [ D ] well

292. The effects of the drug naturally wear __ within a few hours.

       [ A ] out                            [ B ] off

       [ C ] on                             [ D ] well

293. Water will continue to be __ it is today--next in importance to oxygen.

       [ A ] how                            [ B ] which

       [ C ] as                             [ D ] what

294. She had clearly no __ of doing any work, although she was very well paid.

       [ A ] tendency                       [ B ] ambition

       [ C ] intention                      [ D ] willingness

295. Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been __ the goal of a practical and eco-

      nomic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.

       [ A ] pursuing                       [ B ] chasing

       [ C ] reaching                       [ D ] winning

296. Eventually, people spread throughout the continent, __ the entire species.

       [ A ] wiping ont                     [ B ] wiping away

       [ C ] wiping off                     [ D ] wiping up

297. I don't want to lend any more money to him; he's already in debt __ me.

       [ A ] to                             [ B ] for

  [ C ] of                      [ D ] with

298. The decline of Rome            the disappearance of classical drama.

      [ A ] restrained              [ B ] withheld

      [ C ] restored                [ D ] witnessed

299. I can't           what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.

      [ A ] figure out              [ B ] draw ont

      [ C ] look ont                [ D ] work out

300. In that country, guests tend 'to feel they are not highly __ if the invitation to a dinner party is

      extended only three or four days before the party date.

      [ A ] admired                 [ B ] regarded

      [ C ] expected                [ D ] worshipped

301. I'd __ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make

      a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.

      [ A ] take into account       [ B ] account for

      [ C ] make up for             [ D ] make ont

302. I would never have __ a court of law if I hadn't been so desperate.

      [ A ] sought for              [ B ] accounted for

      [ C ] turned up               [ D ] resorted to

303. Everybody __ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.

      [ A ] assembled               [ B ] accumulated

      [ C ] piled                   [ D ] joined

304. The author of the report is well __ with the problems in the hospital because he has been

      working there for many years.

      [ A ] informed                [ B ] acquainted

      [ C ] enlightened             [ D ] acknowledged

305. The committee is totally opposed __ any changes being made in the plans.

      [ A ] of                      [ B ] against

      [ C ] on                      [ D ] to

306. My brother's plans are very __; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is

      sixteen.

      [ A ] arbitrary               [ B ] aggressive

      [ C ] ambitious               [ D ] abundant

307. The football game comes to you __ from New York.

      [ A ] lively                  [ B ] alive

      [ C ] live                    [ D ] living

308. This article            more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning  http://kaobo.b2cedu.com

     [ A ] cares for                [ B ] applies for

[ C ] allows for         [ D ] calls for

309. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply __

       [ A ] appreciated        [ B ] approved

       [ C ] appealed           [ D ] applied

310. Mter the guests left, she spent haft an hour __ the sitting room.

       [ a ] ordering           [ B ] arranging

       [ C ] tidying up         [ D ] clearing away

311. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated __ instead of mechani-

       cally.

       [ A ] manually           [ B ] artificially

       [ C ] automatically      [ D ] synthetically

312. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of travelling __ heavy schedules.

       [a] with regard to       [ B ] as to

       [ C ] in relation to     [ D ] owing to

313. I didn't           to take a taxi but I had to as I was late.

       [ a ] mean               [ B ] assume

       [ C ] hope               [ D ] suppose

314. __ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.

       [ A ] Dislike            [ B ] Unlike

       [ C ] Alike              [ D ] Liking

315. You would be __ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.

       [ A ] omitting           [ B ] attaching

       [ C ] affording          [ D ] running

316. Eating too much fat can heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

       [ A] attribute to        [ B ] attend to

       IC] contribute to        [ D ] devote to

317. My father seemed to be in no __ to look at my school report.

       [ A ] feeling            [ B ] attitude

       [ C ] emotion            [ D ] mood

318. Niagara Falls is a great tourist __, drawing millions of visitors every year.

       [ A ] attention          [ B ] attraction

       [ C ] appointment        [ D ] arrangement

319. There is no           to the house from the main road.

       [ A ] access             [ B ] avenue

       [ C ] exposure           [ D ] edge

320. Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful __in the market.

       [ A ] batteries          [ B ] bargains

[ C ] baskets                  [ D ] barrels