同等学历考前辅导(3)

同等学历考前辅导（3） （一） 词汇Vocabulary 1. In the past few years, David Roberts has obtained a(n) _________ return on his wise stock investment. A) handsome                        C) initiative B) valuable                          D) profitable 2. Even though she was more than sixty she had very few _______ on her face. A) spots                              C) traces B) wrinkles                            D) frowns 3. "Sorry, sir, I just couldn't help laughing," Charlie ______ with false humility, and his eyes were wide and innocent of evil. A) proclaimed                          C) compromised B) regretted                            D) apologized 4. Such a change would not _______ to the present wishes of the great majority of people. A) comfort                            C) conform B) comply                            D) confirm 5. With a weatherworn face, Ted is ________ a very old man but in fact he is only fifty. A) obviously                          C) apparently B) evidently                          D) sufficiently 6. We need another month or two to complete the construction of the new hotel. An extra few days will make no _______ . A) outcome                          C) distinction B) success                            D) difference 7. My brother Roger, who had the advantage of good looks and _______ personality, decided to take up the stage as a career. A) heroic                              C) striking B) positive                            D) artistic 8. The terrified hunter, ________ in arms of a huge bear, fought desperately to loosen its grip. A) clasped                          C) grasped B) seized                            D) trapped 9. As usual, the correspondent is required to  ________ all the facts before he writes his reports. A) check off                          C) check on B) check out                          D) check up 10. The son inherited his father's business, but his heart was not in it and before long the firm went ______ . A) worse                            C) invalid B) bankrupt                          D) blank 11. The waitress whom you were enquiring about has been _________ because of her poor service. A) dismissed                      C) resigned B) expired                            D) suspended 12. The most unusual ________ which has appeared this Christmas is what one can describe as a musical calendar. A) wonder                            C) favorite B) invention                          D) novelty. 13. Traditional grocers' shops are fast ________ now that there are so many supermarkets. A) dying down                      C) dying out B) dying away                      D) dying off 14. Your dislike for women drivers has no logical foundation: it is due only to _________ . A) preference                        C) psychology. B) prejudice                        D) propaganda 15. Many of the students have a grasp of the main structures, a reasonable vocabulary and a(n)_________ idea of how to pronounce most words they come across. A) faint                              C) vague B) obscure                            D) rough 16. Mr. Peel began a reply, but his wife _______ with a remark again. A) cut in                            C) cut off B) cut back                          D) cut short 17. The old gentleman retained a(n) _______ regard for appearance even after he had come down in the world. A) favorable                        C) gigantic B) obstinate                        D) identical 18. They don't want to be involved in the dispute, so they exhibit _________ on such matters. A) integrity                          C) reserve B) morality                          D) justice 19. Mr. Huang is an ardent reformer _______  heart and has won great popularity among the workers. A) at                                C) from B) by                                D) of 20. My doctor put me ________ starvation diet, that is, he allowed me only tea and milk. A) with                            B) on C) for                            D) in 21. Mrs. Williams should ________ for a babysitter to look after the baby on Saturday nights. A) search                          C) employ B) arrange                        D) advertise 22. Enterprises jointly owned by Chinese and foreign investors are quite _______ about their personnel. A)confidential                        C) optional B) particular                            D) drastic 23. The little boy had been up to mischief again and again, and at last he was sent to bed in ________ . A) dismay                          C) disgrace B) disgust                          D) distress 24. Every weekend when I came back from school, Mother prepared meals _____ enough for a Sahara bound camel and made me eat them up. A) adequate                            C) delicious B) proficient                          D) substantial 25. Hard as he tried, the speaker could not _______ his point of view to the audience. A)put across                          C) put forward B) put away                          D) put through 26. My car crawled along a main road where a line of traffic was _______ so tightly together that it was almost stationary. A) wedged                          C) squeezed B) crowded                          D) compacted 27. For the past few years Susan had been ________ her income by the creation of fiction under a pen name. A) extending                          C) exceeding B) magnifying                          D) supplementing 28. Being a foreign student, Lewis did not ________ the joke made by the Chinese teacher. A)catch up with                      C) catch at B)catch on to                        D) catch out 29. They agreed to take their disputes before the committee and _____ by its decision. A) stand                              C) abide B) observe                            D) precede 30. Cowboys, lumberjacks, and other such folk figures took to blue jeans for their ______ and fit. A) originality                        C) peculiarity B) adaptability                        D) durability 31. As the fat man sat down, the folding chair _______ under him, with a loud noise of tearing canvas. A) collapsed                          C) yielded B) distorted                            D) sustained 32. If you ______ the animal by teasing, he will behave aggressively and may attack you at once. A) insult                              C) assault B) provoke                            D) challenge 33. Andrew stayed overnight at his friend's house because he had _______ with his parents. A) broken out                          C) fallen out B) set out                              D) held out 34. After an exhausting tour, she fell into a heavy _______ and slept long and late. A) slumber                            C) nightmare B) fatigue                          D) relaxation 35. The great cities of the world like Paris, London, Tokyo and New York, usually have _______ to the sea. A) entrance                            C) access B) approach                          D) convenience 36. The movie star received a letter saying that his son would be ______ if he did not hand 50,000 dollars. A) detained                            C) massacred B) slaughtered                          D) kidnapped 37. Many great discoveries in England were made during the_______ of Queen Elizabeth I. A) royalty                              C) reign B) kingdom                            D) regime 38. Modem artists often need financial support but they have difficulty in finding wealthy ________ . A) admirers                            C) millionaires B) patrons                              D) volunteers 39. Michael is a travelling salesman and moves about the country very often ________ business. A) with                              C) on B) for                              D) at 40. It is predicted that nuclear power will become the second largest power source _______ oil in the near future. A) behind                        C) without B) except                        D) despite 41. My aunt was an admirable woman, whom I took the greatest _______ to resemble in my life. A) pains                          C) efforts B) attempts                        D) cautions 42. A few hours of sleep were sufficient to relieve the ________ of a long journey. A) effect                          C) fatigue B) intensity                        D) consequence 43. Many doctors believe that lung cancer may to some extent be due to _______ smoking. A) persistent                        C) successive B) consistent                      D) excessive 44. Children who are not good at studying may _______ games easily. A) catch up                        C) pick up B) make up                        D) keep up 45. The boys splashed each other in the water and _______ with excitement. A) shielded                          C) shrinked B) shrieked                          D) shivered 46. When the storm broke, the flock of sheep were _______ in all directions. A) straying                        C)separating B) dispersing                        D) distributing 47. Education which _______ many benefits should be a preparation for life. A) comprises                        C) bestows B) undertakes                        D) embraces 48. The president warned that internal arguments would threaten the _______ of the government. A) authority                      C) stability B) tactics                          D) prestige 49. Clothes, cooking utensils, and ornaments were all _______ on the ground for sale. A) laid aside                    C) laid off B) laid down                      D) laid out 50. A sudden gust of wind nearly tore the mountaineer from the narrow rock where he was ______ . A) perched                      C) located B) inhabited                    D) squatted 51. Your interest will be compounded if you leave it in the bank along with your _______ . A) capital                          C) income B) deposit                          D) investment 52. Today's _______ was preached by a missionary, whose life has been spent in Africa. A) prayer                          C) pledge B) sermon                          D) doctrine 53. For years the twin brothers have been _______ watches, rings and diamonds through the customs. A) sheltering                        C) smuggling B) speculating                      D) supervising 54. The _______ is approaching Trafalgar Square where it will be joined by another group of demonstrators. A) procession                      C) petition B) assembly                        D) regiment 55. Terry was sitting on a rock by the sea. Her hair was wet from the _______ tossed up by huge waves. A) foam                        C) spray B) rainbow                          D) waterfall 56. It is almost certainly true that a person with a _______ face and a hot forehead has a high temperature. A) flashed                          C) flamed B) flushed                          D) flared 57. Over and over again in ancient and medieval history you find whole armies practically wiped out by the _______ . A) pirate                          C) panter B) parasite                          D) plague 58. Fruits such as apples and pears are very _______, and may be safely eaten at any time and in pretty large quantities. A) appropriate                      C) favorable B) preferable                        D) wholesome 59.People used to wear platform shoes many years ago. But now they are back _______ fashion again. A) at                            C) in B) into                            D) out of 60. I know her only _______ sight. I have no idea who she is and have never spoken to her. A) by                            C) at B) in                              D) on 61. If you want this painkiller, you'll have to ask the doctor for a _______ . A) transaction                        B) permit C) settlement                        D) prescription 62. The ______ from childhood to adulthood is always a critical time for everybody. A) conversion                        B) transition C) turnover                        . D) formation 63. It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a _______ . A) concession                      B) recession C) submission                      D) transmission 64. His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style of his ______ as he developed his own technique. A) descendants .                    B) predecessors C) successors                        D) ancestors 65. Failure in a required subject may result in the ______ of a diploma. A) refusal                        B) betrayal C) denial                        D) burial 66. To help students understand how we see, teachers often draw an _______ between an eye and a camera. A) image                        B) analogy C) imitation                      D) axis 67. A 1994 World Bank report concluded that ______ girls in school was probably the single most effective anti-poverty policy in the developing world today. A) assigning                        B) admitting C) involving                        D) enrolling 68. The author of the report is well _______ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years. A) acquainted                    B) informed C) accustomed                      D) known 69. When the farmers visited the city for the first time, they were _______ by its complicated traffic system. A) evoked                          B) bewildered C) diverted                          D) undermined 70. If Japan ______ its relation with that country it will have to find another supplier of raw materials. A) precludes                      B) terminates C) partitions                      D) expires 71. They were ______ in their scientific research, not knowing what happened just outside their lab. A) submerged                      B) drowned c) immersed                      D) dipped 72. You should ______ to one or more weekly magazines such as Time, or Newsweek . A) ascribe                            B) order C) reclaim                          D) subscribe 73. The automatic doors in supermarkets _______ the entry and exit of customers with shopping carts. A) furnish                        B) induce C) facilitate                        D) allocate 74. Each workday, the workers followed the same schedules and rarely ______ from this routine. A) deviated                        B) disconnected C) detached                      D) distorted 75. The little girl was ______ by the death of her dog since her affection for the pet had been real and deep. A) grieved                          B) suppressed C) oppressed                        D) sustained                          76. A visitor to a museum today would notice _______ changes in the way museums are operated. A) cognitive                          B) rigorous C) conspicuous                      D) exclusive 77. Most people tend to think they are so efficient at their job that they are ______ . A) inaccessible                      B) irreversible C) immovable                        D) irreplaceable 78. Being impatient is _______ with being a good teacher. A) intrinsic                          B) ingenious C) incompatible                      D) inherent 79. For a particular reason, he wanted the information to be treated as _______ . A) assured                          B) reserved C) intimate                          D) confidential 80. Fortune-tellers are good at making _______ statements such as "Your sorrows will change." A) philosophical                    B) ambiguous C) literal                          D) invalid 81. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house _______ the terms of the contract. A) in the vicinity of                B) in quest of C) in accordance with                D) in collaboration with 82. The winners of the football championship ran off the field carrying the silver cup _______ . A) turbulently                      B) tremendously C) triumphantly                    D) tentatively 83. He said that they had ______ been obliged to give up the scheme for lack of support. A) gravely                    B) regrettably C) forcibly                      D) graciously 84. The law on drinking and driving is _______ stated. A) extravagantly                  B) empirically C) exceptionally                  D) explicitly 85. Their claims to damages have not been convincingly _______ . A) refuted                          B) overwhelmed C) depressed                        D) intimidated 86. Please don' t _______ too much on the painful memories. Everything will be all right. A) hesitate                          B) linger C) retain                            D) dwell 87. The jobs of wildlife technicians and biologists seemed ______ to him, but one day he discovered their difference. A) identical                          B) vertical C) parallel                          D) specific 88. Mary became _______ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her home in west Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria. A) completely                        B) sincerely C) absolutely                        D) increasingly 89. Despite almost universal _______ of the vital importance of women's literacy, education remains a dream for far too many women in far too many countries of the world. A) identification                    B) compliment C) confession                      D) acknowledgement 90. In today’s medical field, little agreement exists on the _______ for defining mental illness. A) legislation    B) requirement    C) criteria    D) measures 91.There is much I enjoy about the changing seasons, but my favorite time is the _______ from fall to winter. A) transmission    B) transformation    C) transition    D) transfer 92. I think we need to see an investment _______ before we make an expensive mistake. A) guide      B) entrepreneur    C) consultant    D) assessor 93. The _______ on this apartment expires in a year's time. A) treaty        B) lease        C) engagement    D) subsidy 94. The elderly Russians find it hard to live on their state _______ . A ) pensions      B) earnings      C) salaries    D) donations 95. There is supposed to be a safety ______ which makes it impossible for trains to collide. A) appliance      B) accessory      C) machine    D) mechanism 96. After four years in the same job his enthusiasm finally _______ . A) deteriorated    B) dispersed      C) dissipated      D) drained 97. No one can function properly if they are _______ of adequate sleep. A) deprived      B) ripped      C) stripped      D) contrived 98. For years now, the people of that faraway country have been _______ by a dictator. A) depressed      B) immersed    C) oppressed      D) cursed 99.Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been _______ towards producing workers. A) harnessed      B) hatched        C) motivated      D) geared 100. The prospect of increased prices has already _______ worries. A) provoked        B) irritated      C) inspired      D) hoisted 101. The suspect _______ that he had not been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime. A) advocated        B) alleged      C) addressed    D) announced 102. Although the colonists _______ to some extent with the native Americans, the Indians' influence on American culture and language was not extensive. A) migrated        B) matched      C) mingled      D) melted 103.E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveying messages that _______ well to human needs. A) adheres      B) reflects        C) conforms    D) satisfies 104. The wings of the bird still _______ after it had been shot down. A) slapped      B) scratched      C) flapped      D) fluctuated 105. The disagreement over trade restrictions could seriously _______ relations between the two countries. A) tumble      B) jeopardize        C) manipulate    D) intimidate 106. When you put up wallpaper, should you _______ the edges or put them next to each other? A) coincide      B) extend        C) overlap      D) collide 107. Under the present system, state enterprises must _______ all profits to the government. A) turn down      B) turn up        C) turn out      D) turn in 108. Oil companies in the U.S. are already beginning to feel the pressure. Refinery workers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being ______ . A) laid out          B) laid off          C) laid down      D) laid aside 109. We'll _______ you for any damage done to your house while we are in it. A) compensate        B) remedy      C) supplement    D ) retrieve 110. She cut her hair short and tried to _______ herself as a man. A) decorate      B) disguise    C) fabricate        D) fake                                                                                                            111. The pretty lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion is _______ in her appearance    but rude in her speech.    A. elaborate    B. excessive    C. elegant      D. exaggerated 112. People were surprised to find that he had the ability to ______everything he was involved in. A. precede      B. dominate      C. effect        D. instruct 113. . The three men were given different work according to their ______ abilities. A. respectable    B. respectful    C. respective      D. identical 114. . That driver said he is not used to driving a car with automatic ______ . A. appliances    B. gears        C. mechanism      D. apparatus 115. . His injured back had been ______ nicely until he wrenched it again yesterday. A. healing        B. curing      C. improving      D. recovering 116.A university is an educational institution which ________ degrees and carries out scientific research. A. rewards        B. awards      C. presents        D. grants 117. . Whether their football team will win is a matter of ________ to me. A. indifference    B. discrimination    C. deviation    D. interests 118. The football player usually wears a ________ on his knee for protection. A. cushion        B. mat        C. rug            D. pad 119. In the 18th century many British politicians favored friendship with Prussia because they thought that the Prussian army was _______ to the British navy. A. complimentary  B. complicated  C. complementary  D. comprehensive 120. In case of poisoning, a doctor usually gives large quantities of soapy water to the patient at once in order to ________ vomiting. A. inspect      B. ignore      C. inflict          D. induce 121.During the conference the speaker tried to ________ his feelings concerning the urgency of a favorable decision. A. convey      B. comply        C. impose      D. imply 122. The most _______ technological success in the 20th century is probably the invention of computer. A. prevalent      B. prominent      C. prosperous    D. magnificent 123. It goes without saying that pollution ________ a serious threat to the continued existence of some species living on earth. A. poses        B. imposes      C. provokes      D. evokes 124. Many people think that the standards of public ________ have declined. A. morality      B. rightness      C. awareness      D. mentality 125. The traffic was entirely _______ because of a series of traffic accidents on the road. A. crippled      B. overthrown    C. disabled        D. insulated 126. Once the president of United States is ________, he begins his official duties. A. launched      B. commenced    C. inaugurated    D. initiated 127. The letter page of this newspaper is a _______ for public argument. A. symposium    B. commentary      C. forum      D. appraisal 128. Financial worries gradually_______ his health and he was obliged to retire early. A. disabled      B. exhausted    C. undermined      D. invalidated 129.I must go now. _______ , if you want to see the film, just call me. A. Incidentally  B. Accidentally    C. Occasionally    D. Subsequently 130.It seems that your estimate of the house's cost is based on _______ rather than on calculation. A. speculation    B. statistics    C. orientation      D. spectrum 131 .Although you may not like the new rule, you'll have to ________ with it. A. obey        B. connect        C. comply      D. content 132. Our country _______ the largest wheat harvest in its history last year. A. yielded    B. submitted    C. generated    D. compromised 133. Radar is used to extended the _______ of man's senses for observing his environment, especially the sense of vision. A. validity      B. liability    C. capability    D. intensity 134. The fact they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different _________ . A. performances  B. personalities  C. qualities  D. appearances 135.As a ________ student, he is not only a top student; he can also perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments. A. flexible    B. sophisticated    C. versatile    D. productive 136. I think he hurt my feelings _______ rather than by accident as he claimed. A. virtually    B. deliberately    C. literally      D. appropriately 137. On weekend my grandpa usually ________ a glass of wine. A. subscribes to    B. engages in  C. hangs on    D. indulges in 138. They reached tile top of the mountain, looking down to the sea ________ in the sun. A. sparkling    B. flashing    C. shining      D. glittering 139. The senator _______ in Los Angeles, but he lives for the better part of the year in Washington. A. lodges      B. resides      C. lingers        D. inhabits 140. This young man is not ________ now, but I am sure he will be famous someday. A. significant    B. dominant  C. magnificent    D. prominent (二)翻译 1. 翻译题型 1. 英译汉段落翻译 The increased share of exports in the Finnish economy and the recent Finnish success in high-tech production reflects the excellent competitive position Finland has gained in the last few years. This competitiveness in a high-demand sector gives us confidence that the Finnish economy will continue developing steadily even in the environment of a gradual slowdown in global growth and increased downside risks. We can hope to have an annual average output growth rate of 3.5% in the medium term. In its economic policy the Finnish government attaches high priority to structural policy. Handling it well is seen as the key to future success. Further reforms to make markets work better are necessary in order to increase productivity and create room for the growth of potential output. 2．英译汉段落划线单句翻译 For a world that is 70% water, things are drying up fast. Only 2.5% of water is fresh, and only a fraction of that is accessible. ( 1 ) Meanwhile, each of us requires about 50 quarts per day for drinking, bathing, cooking and other basic needs. At present, 1.1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water and more than 2. 4 billion lack adequate sanitation. (2) "Unless we take swift and decisive action," says U. N.Secretary-General Kofi Annan, "by 2025, two-thirds of the world's population may be living in countries that face serious water shortage." (3) The answer is to get smart about how we use water. (4) Agriculture accounts for about two-thirds of the fresh water consumed in the world. A report prepared for the summit thus endorses the "more crop per drop" approach, which calls for more efficient irrigation techniques, planting of drought-and-salt-tolerant crop varieties that require less water and better monitoring of growing conditions, such as soil humidity levels. (5) Improving water-delivery systems would also help, reducing the amount that is lost on the way to the people who use it. One program winning quick support is dubbed Wash--for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All--a global effort that aims to provide water services and hygiene training to everyone who lacks them by 2015. Already, the U. N., 28 governments and many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have signed on. 3. 英译汉单句翻译 I ) Even as the technological progress lightens some of the librarians' load, recent convention of the American Library Association showed that it brings complications, too. 2) As Ginnie Cooper put it, "It's more important to help people find what they went on the Net rather than decide what they can't see. 3) Even if your suggestions are not accepted, at least your boss knows that you're constantly working to improve things to make her/his job easier. 4) It is necessary to build up a commercial environment in which you must be able to react quickly to unpredictable changes in markets and customer needs. 5) The capital city of South Australia, Adelaide is really an elegant city, featuring traditional stone architecture with encircling wide grassland. 4. 汉译英段落翻译