真题词汇

南昌大学英语专业2002,2004,2005,2006年研究生考试真题词汇试题2002 vocabulary1. He tripped in a pot hole and _____his ankle.A. blisteredB. slidC. slippedD. sprainedE. stressed1. At least worrying may help us to come to ____with our problems. (2004/7)A. situationsB. conditionsC. realityD. reasonE. terms2. I like your dress, I’ve always said that green ___you.A. fitsB. goes withC. matchesD. suitsE. takes after3. I just have a few household ___to cope with and then I’ll be fre e to comeout with you.A. assignmentsB. chargesC. choresD. errandsE. works (2006/1)4. Although he is ____ he is still alert and bright.A. elderlyB. antiqueC. decrepitD. senileE. senior (2006/2)5. I ____ her car as soon as she turned the corner.A .caught sight of B. gazed at C. saw through D. stared at E. viewed6. He ____ his fist and threatened to hit me.A. clenchedB. clutchedC. grabbedD. grippedE. heldNo sooner than the manager finished explaining the terms of employment, did he _____at the offer. (2005/4) A. snatched B. seized C. snapped D.tugged E. grabbedThe robber soon disappeared among the crowd after he ___ the handbag from the lady at shopping. (2006/6) A. clenched B. gripped C. clutched D. secured E.grabbed7. I ____ a sigh of relief when we were rescued.A. castB. expelledC. heavedD. spentE. lifted8. Children in bilingual situations are usually more influenced by their ____ then by their parents or teachers. A. colleagues B. competitors C. peers D.scholars E. schoolboys9. The farmers round here are in a terrible ______ because of the water shortage.(2006/3)A. attitudeB. constitutionC. disasterD. moraleE. plight10.The problems here have been exaggerated out of all _____.A. contextB. logicC. proportionD. relevanceE. size11.I can understand the others making such a mistake, but you, _____people, should have known better. A. from all B. of all C. from every D. out of all E.out of every (2006/9)12.Holbein’s painting made a tremendous ____ on henry VIII and his court.A. impactB. collisionC. affectD. resultE. shock13.Although he was a public figure, used to large audiences, he was _____ andwithdrawn in private life. A. ashamed B. fearful C. scrupulous D.shameful E. shy14.There have been so many _____ statements about the invention that it is difficultto know where the truth lies.A. conflictingB. distinguishedC. reactionaryD. reflectiveE. reverse15.The team will do well to win a medal at the Olympic Games, where they will face____ competition from several countries. A. harsh B. rigid C. rough D.stiff E. strict16.The car that had been following us ____ us and disappeared from sight.A. advancedB. approachedC. encounteredD. overcameE. overtook17.The ____ music for the play has been taken from the works of Vivaldi. A. exterior B. incidental C. intervening D. supplementary E. passing (2004/5)18.The judge recommended more humane forms of punishment for juvenile ______. According to English legend, Robin Hood was a (an) _____ who lived in the forest and stole from the rich to give to the poor. (2004/2)_____are persons who are expelled from society and deprived of the protections oflaw. (2002/31)(2006/13)A convicts B. delinquents C. outlaws D. sinners E. villains19.He was hit by a bullet but luckily he was only ____ wounded.A. barelyB. usuallyC. littleD. onlyE. slightly (2004/1)20.Most people are too _____ by lawyers to ask them for advice.A. alarmedB. discouragedC. horrifiedD. overawedE. respected21.The noise of my footsteps _____ the deer and it ran away.He seemed to be ____ by the spell of the witch and was apparently unable tomove. (2004/27)A. amazedB. fearedC. paralyzedD. shockedE. startled22.A member of the cabinet is believed to have been deeply _____ in the affair.If so, he will have to __resign.A. comprisedB. implicatedC. impliedD. includedE. prosecuted (2006/10)A member of the cabinet is believed to have been deeply implicated in the affair. If so, he will have to____. (2004/28) A. retire B. resign C. retreat D.restrict E. refrain23.The explorer was taken prisoner by a savage _____ and remained in their handsfor several months. A. breed B. race C. tribe D. clan E. species24.His new book was ____ in the Sunday Times yesterday.A. commentedB. remarkedC. reviewedD. revisedE. treated25.The members of pop group have ____ and now they are operating independently.The parts of the machine have ____ and it is impossible to piece them together inshort time. (2004/21)A. broken downB. chopped upC. come apartD. split upE. turned off26.Swallows cannot take off the ground like most birds. They use wind currents to____ through the air. A. beat B. flap C. flicker D. glide E. skidThe eagle ____ its wings forcefully and soon soared into the sky. (2004/22)A. beatB. flappedC. flickeredD. glidedE. skidded27.The refrigerator was ___ with food and drink.A. affluentB. bloatedC. crammedD. fullE. saturated28.I hope I’m not ____ on you by asking you to get the tickets for me. (2004/9)A. imposingB. demandingC. impressingD. interferingE. irritating29.The preliminary examination is not very difficult. You’ll take it in your ____.A. leapB. marchC. pace . step E. stride31.With the boss out sick, the bookkeeper is ____ in charge. (2006/12)A. factuallyB. virtuallyC. probablyD. trulyE. genuinely32.Once addicted to drugs, a person would ____ to anything to have a fix.A. squatB. crouchC. perchD. reclineE. stoop33.Although he is an able leader in his profession, his wife always has the ____at home.A. last wordB. first sightC. last decisionD. leadE. authority34.Some westerners’ attitude toward our birth-control program are apparently ____; any reasonable person can see the positive value of it to the Chinese as well asto the world.A. intricateB. ambiguousC. obscureD. complicatedE. perverse (2006/11)35.The factory has cut down production and many of the workers have been made ____.A. excessiveB. outstandingC. redundantD. residualE. resigned (2006/14)36.The local residents______ on the football match because of the behaviour of thefans.A. disapproveB. disparageC. frownD. recriminateE. sneerThe local residents ____ on pop festivals because of the behavior of thefans.(2004/30)A. disapproveB. disparageC. frownD. sneerE. snore37.When the company was declared bankrupt, all its fixed _____ were claimed by itscreditorsA assets B. benefits C. funds D. proceeds E. sums (2006/15)38.The _____ f rom old wounds disfigured the old soldier’s face.A. blotsB. frecklesC. scarsD. scrapesE. scratches39.She’s been very ill but we think she’ll ____.A. come backB. get overC. pull throughD. save upE. take off2004 vocabulary3. Some people think the economy will improve soon, but many experts remain ____about this.A. agnosticB. devilishC. skepticalD. mundaneE. faithless4. The little boy asking for “more” is one of the most famous ____ Dickens’ OliverTwist.A. accidentsB. incidentsC. chaptersD. episodesE. occasion6. His proposal was ____ by the board as irrelevant to the ongoing project.A. dischargedB. dismissedC. expelledD. releasedE. relieved8. While he was at college his parents gave him such a small ____ that he had to earn extra money working in a bar. A. allowance B. bonuses C. increments D.pensions E. prizes10. The river was shallow enough for them to ____ across, carrying their rucksackson their backs. A. shuffle B. stride C. strut D. swim E. wade11. Now that the boy was earning his own living, he could ___ his father’s strictrules.A. defyB. denyC. abhorD. refuteE. reproach12. Many people do not show much ____ in their choice of books.A. discriminationB. appreciationC. admirationD. acknowledgementE.cognitionSince she was a newly rich, the aristocratic guests at the party obviously saw her coming into the hall, but none _____her presence. (2005/11)A. discriminatedB. perceivedC. realizedD. acknowledgedE. cognized13. Why are you so ___ and hard to please? Most people would be glad of a meat likethat.A. distastefulB. fussyC. greedyD. peckishE. squeamish14. The people in these remote valleys of Kentucky speak a local ____ which is rather like the English of Shakespeare’s time. A. slang B. tongue C. idiom D.dialect E. accent15. Our programs have been temporarily interrupted because of atmosphericcondition. Normal service will be ___ as soon as possible.A. repeatedB. recoveredC. resumedD. renovatedE. retained16.One of the most disturbing features of the riots was the widespread ____ thatfollowed, when hundreds of shops were broken into.A. blackmailB. exploitationC. kidnappingD. lootingE. swindling17. The duke has been obliged to sell the castle because he can no longer afford the cost of its ____. A. outlay B. overhead C. subscription D. sustenance E.upkeep18. Phrenology was popular for a time but soon fell into _____.A. disgustB. disreputeC. notorietyD. reproachE. scandal19. Hs greed ___ over generosity in our society?A. overbalancedB. predominatedC. prevailedD. outweighedE. outshone20. He is most ____ to win. No one else in the race stands a chance.A. possibleB. probableC. liableD. likelyE. apt23. The wounded soldier ____ on the ground for a few seconds before he died.A. achedB. tingledC. wincedD. writhedE. pained24. He was really a patient person and ____ his meat like fish.A. swallowedB. chewedC. crunchedD. gnawedE. nibbledHe was quite annoyed by the noise made by the lady next to him ___ biscuits while reading. (2006/20) A. swallowing B. chewing C. crunching D. gnawing E.nibblingIt was almost an unfailing phenomenon that hunger ______ at the prisoners as soon as it stroke three. (2005/19) A. swallowed B. chewed C. crunched D. gnawed E.nibbled25. He was amazed that a reputable firm would ____ to sell the names of their clientsto other companies. A. bow B. bend C. knee D. nod E. stoop26. Some parents fail to ____ wholesome attitudes to sex in their children.A. inflictB. installC. instillD. saturateE. cram29. The manager was considerate to see that the new recruit was given no task whichmay ____ his power. A stress B. stretch C. retreat D. urge E. strain2005 vocabulary1. The building was ______beautiful and functional in design; it was really aclassic.A. at onceB. at largeC. at allD. at lastE. at leastThis reform should be viewed against the educational background ____ and that for foreign language teaching in particular. (2006/4)A. at onceB. at largeC. at allD. at lastE. at the outset2. We reached the village after a very long walk, and ______wearily to ourhotel. A. staggered B. plodded C. loitered D. rambled E. lurked3. The man whose wife was expecting a child ____ nervously up and down thehospital waiting room (2005/3). A. strode B. waddled C. paced D.trudged E. strayed. The ducks ____ across the road while a long line of vehicle were waiting impatiently, hooting. (2006/5) A. staggered B. waddled C. strode D.rambled E. trudged5. The spectators _____noisily when the champion, who was lying third in therace, gave up, pretending to be suffering from cramp.A. sneeredB. teasedC. cheeredD. giggledE. jeered6. The reader, obviously finding the book very amusing, sat quietly _______ tohimself.A. sniggeringB. laughingC. chucklingD. titteringE. booing. At first, he made no response at all to the unexpected notice about his winning of the first prize in the lottery, but ___ foolishly. (2006/8)A. sneeringB. mockingC. deridingD. gigglingE. jeering7. They have had to ___with a lot of luxuries since John lost his job. A.disperse B. dismiss C. dissolve D. dispense E. discharge8. I just don’t see how your idea could _____ work; it is ratherimpracticable. A. imaginably B. considerably C. predictable D.conceivably E. tolerably .9. You won’t persuade him to change his mind. His decision is _________ . A. indelible B. irrevocable C. inimitable D. inimitable E. indestructible10.People were waiting -______ at the exit of the coal mine after the gas explosion.A. apprehensivelyB. comprehensivelyC. alarminglyD. aggressivelyE.irritablyIt should be ___ enough to the educators that so many students try to cheat in examinations. (2006/17) A. apprehensive B. ambivalent C. alarming D.aggressive E. irritable12.Is there an economic or imperial consideration behind the assertion that you cannot really English well unless you get fully _____ in England? A. acclimated B.accustomed C. acculturated D. assimilated E. acquired13.Part of the world’s great reluctance to fight in the Balkans comes from the region’s ______ geography. A. unforgettable B. unwholesome C. unwincing D.untapped E. unforgiving14.The Chinese are said, more than other people in the world, to tend to view themselves in historical ____. A. prospects B. arguments C. perspectives D.orientation E. retrospect15.This project has been accomplished through _____efforts of all sectors from the population A. centralized B. contributed C. concerted D. synchronized E.coordination16.Personal honor, an archaic value that is still found in street gangs today, ______into blind pride and undermined individual conduct. A. elevated B.degenerated C. distilled D. transmitted E. synthesized17.The central task of life is to learn to _____environment around us so that we may move safely within it, contribute to it, draw from it, and pass it on in altered form to the next generation. A. determine B. decode C. detach D. define E.demarcate18.The common people are denied such _____ sensitivity to the environment as allowed the impressionists to express the minute changes in color. A. elaborate B.refined C. deliberate D. subtle E. requisite20.The Chinese language has exerted an influence on the social ______ of Chinesepeople far more than most people can admit.A. cohesionB. inherenceC. consistenceD. insistenceE. persistence2006 vocabulary7. The police were all out for the robber with helicopters _____ over the woods.A. soaringB. glidingC. hoveringD. swoopingE. floating16. Children frequently ____ their thoughts and feelings, believing that others feel just as they feel. A. fancy B. project C. presuppose D. conceive E.sympathize18. It is both a WTO obligation and an internal need for China to make its economicinstitutions more ____ with generally accepted international practice.A. uniformB. plausibleC. compatibleD. acknowledgeableE.assimilated19. Although he used to be a man of few words, his manner at the party that daywas so ____ that everyone was feeling at home.A. elaborateB. deliberateC. subtleD. refinedE. gracious。