2012年同等学力英语强化讲义词汇Unit One1. The town planning commission said that their financ ial outlook for the next year wasoptimistic. They expect increased tax .A.efficiencyB. revenuesC. privilegesD. validity2. Bill is an example of a severely disabled person who has become at many survivalskills.A. proficientB. persistentC. consistentD. sufficient3. He will resign in view of the complete failure of the research project.A. doubtfullyB. adequatelyC. presumablyD. reasonably4. The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable _____his financial situation.A. with respect toB. in accord withC. regardless ofD. in terms of5. This book is expected to the best-seller lists.A. promoteB. prevailC. dominateD. exemplify6. It was said that _____ absences was the reason for his dismissal.A. subsequentB. progressiveC. excessiveD. decisive7. Parents often faced the _____ between doing what they felt was good for the development ofthe child and what they could stand by way of undisciplined noise and destructiveness.A. paradoxB. junctionC. dilemmaD. premise8. Under the guidance of their teacher, the pupils are building a model boat _____ by steam.A.towedB. pressedC. tossedD. propelled9. Tiny atomic electric batteries have certain advantages over the _____ storage batteries.A.universalB. inclusiveC. indefiniteD. conventional10. Clark felt that his in one of the most dramatic medical experiments of all time wasworth the suffering he underwent.A.apprehensionB. appreciationC. presentationD. participation11. England’s team, who are now superbly fit, will be doing their best next week to ______themselves for last year’s defeat.A. reviveB. retortC. revengeD. remedy12. My sister is quite and plans to get an M.A. degree within one year.A. aggressiveB. enthusiasticC. considerateD. ambitious13. Sadly, the Giant Panda is one of the many species now in danger of .A. extinctionB. migrationC. destructionD. extraction14. The wood was so rotten that, when we pulled, it into fragments.A. broke offB. broke awayC. broke throughD. broke up15. This movie is not for children to see: it contains too much violence and too many lovescenes.A. profoundB. validC. decentD. upright16. It without saying that consumers would be happier if prices were lower.17. The world economic recession put an end to the steel market upturn that began in 2002.A. irregularB. illegalC. abruptD. absurd18. I’m about how you discovered my website, and am very glad if you enjoy it.A. mysteriousB. furiousC. seriousD. curious19. The Labor Party’s electoral strategy, based on an with other smaller parties, has provedsuccessful.A. acquaintanceB. integrationC. allianceD. intimacy20. The new aircraft will be to a test of temperatures of -65℃and 120℃.A. suspendedB. suppressedC. summonedD. subjected21. The money I got from teaching on the side was a useful to my ordinary income.A. profitB. supplementC. subsidyD. replacement22. Chinese people are now enjoying better dental health, as shown by the declining oftooth decay.A. treatmentB. incidenceC. consequenceD. misfortune23. Many countries have conservation programs to prevent certain of fish from becomingextinct.A. speciesB. sourcesC. numbersD. members24. Susan never took any cookery courses; she learned cooking by useful tips from TVcookery programs.A. picking upB. bringing upC. putting upD. pulling up25. The President his deputy to act for him while he was abroad.26. He was a very able man, possessed of considerable charm and some claim to politecultivation which George Anne would seem to have inherited from him.A. attractivenessB. unselfishnessC. disgraceD. shame27.Recently in this city there is one form of petty theft which has not abated but appears rather tobe on the increase - -the theft of property from cars.A. meanB. minorC. popularD. severe28.New Y ork City has a diverse population, including many Asians, African Americans, andPuerto Ricans.A. differentB. separatedC. unusualD. several29. We learned from the newspaper article that the family was in desperate need of help.A. extraordinaryB. seriousC. constantD. extreme30.Artists of the school of New Realism deliberately avoid expressing what they feel or thinkabout the subject of their paintings.A. subtlyB. consistentlyC. intentionallyD. organically31. I desire that an opportunity will be granted to me to see some of those valuable manuscripts.A. given toB. quoted toC. reserved toD. proposed to32. The girl of ten has such exceptional abilities that everyone is jealous of her.A. regularB. specificC. extraordinaryD. conventional33. He probed the mud with a stick looking for the ring he had dropped but failed to find it.A. examinedB. investigatedC. exploredD. glimpsed34. It will be much better if you remove the last two paragraphs from this article.35. His son was so attached to the new dog that he refused to leave it.A.tired ofB. upset withC. inevitableD. fond of36. Management is simply the agent of the owners put there to carry out their policies and get theirdecisions accepted.A. managersB. employeesC. directorsD. representatives37. Mr. Johnson often narrates to his wife some amusing stories that happen in his office.A.relatesB. remindsC. quotesD. outlines38. A computer will always follow the same sequence when solving a problem, no matter howcomplicated that problem may be.A.impressionB. seriesC. projectD. order39. Conduction is the process by which heat is transferred through matter, without transfer of thematter itself.A. ProductionB. TransmissionC. TranspirationD. Transparency40. V ery correctly, she was handing out the polite but casual hospitality due to a new neighborwho had rendered her a small service.A. offeredB. helpedC. facilitatedD. assured41. The news reports completely overlooked the more profound political implications of theevents.A. neglectedB. foresawC. exploredD. assessed42. Teachers and nurses who deal with children are obliged to report cases of suspected childabuse to authorities.A.remindedB. expectedC. compelledD. requested43. Y our grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas.A. creativityB. popularityC. feasibilityD. flexibility44. We suspect there is a quite deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine theelectoral commission.A.consciousB. desperateC. clumsyD. intentional45. So strange were the circumstances of my story that I can scarcely believe myself to have beena party to them.A. justB. hardlyC. almostD. definitely46. Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus formingdirty fog.A. constrainedB. caughtC. concealedD. concentrated47. Employees in chemical factories are entitled to receive extra pay for doing hazardous work.A. poisonousB. difficultC. dangerousD. harmful48. Curt Carlson, the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owned a hotel and travel company with salesreaching in the neighborhood of $9 billion.A. preciselyB. merelyC. substantiallyD. approximately49. The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successfulorgan transplantation.A. factorB. constituentC. barrierD. break50. Whenever you need Tom, he is always there whether it be an ear or a helping hand, so you canalways lean on him.A. count onB. benefit fromC. stand forD. stick toUnit Two1. With the constant change of the conditions, the outcome is not always .A. favorableB. reasonableC. dependableD. predictable2.The period of adolescence may be long or short, depending on social and on society’sdefinition as to what constitutes maturity and adulthood.A. anticipationB. perspectiveC. propositionD. expectation3. The at the highest point in the United States is 20,000 feet at Mt Mckinley in Alaska.A. evolutionB. elevationC. evaluationD. elaboration4. We are trying to make people more to the difficulties faced by the laid-off workers.A. sensibleB. sensationalC. sensitiveD. sentimental5. Not , the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.A. obviouslyB. surprisinglyC. particularlyD. normally6.All his attention was on one thing, that is, how to solve the problem of watershortage.A. emphasizedB. deliveredC. paidD. focused7.She had on the dress that I used to admire more than anything else in her possession, a lightblue one prettily with lace.A. ornamentedB. trimmedC. furnishedD. decorated8.In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe Europeinto a great war.A. insertedB. imposedC. plungedD. pitched9.Not all persons arrested and with a crime are guilty, and the main function of criminalcourt is to determine who is guilty under the law.A. sentencedB. accusedC. persecutedD. charged10.Some people think that a translation, or word-for-word translation, is easier than afree translation.A. literalB. literaryC. liberalD. liner11. His outstanding in the competition proved that he was a worthy winner.A. personalityB. activityC. performanceD. behavior12. My husband and I are each going to visit our mothers.A. respectableB. respectfulC. respectiveD. respecting13. The patient’s health failed to such an extent that he was put into care.A. intensiveB. rigidC. tenseD. tight14. Large am ounts of food imports placed a great strain on the country’s gold.A. storageB. depositC. reservationD. reserve15.Getting enough vitamins is essential to life, although the body has no nutritional use for_____ vitamins.A. exceptionalB. exceedingC. excessD. external16.The serial killer’s brutal behavior incited indignation among the people who have determinedto find him out and punish him.A. oddB. cruelC. magicalD. rough17.Every body persists in a state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it iscompelled by external force to change that state.A. influencedB. affectedC. obligedD. forced18.Although wild flowers appeal to nature lovers, some of them are considered troublesomeweeds by farmers.A. deadlyB. annoyingC. controversialD. worthless19.Although some students graduate from high school, they are virtually illiterate, never havinglearned to read or write well.A. consequentlyB. obviouslyC. substantiallyD. actually20. The most terrible disputes are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence.A. agreementsB. discussionsC. conversationsD. arguments21.Even while making political statements, Ben Shahn was in full command of his technicalresources.A. abilitiesB. sensesC. capitalsD. sources22. The boss of the company seemed very indifferent concerning the conditions of the workers.A. carefulB. ignorantC. responsibleD. unsympathetic23. He said he did not recall saying he was not authorized to accept the nomination papers.A. proposeB. rememberC. recommendD. refer24. They were not asked for further details in view of their original reluctance to admit to practice.A. formerB. earliestC. previousD. latest25. Thousands of civilians in the country were massacred in the air bombing last week.26.We must have broad-minded and patriotic leaders who remember that, though they are mortal,the nation is immortal.A. endlessB. eternalC. magnificentD. massive27.A railway station had been raided, a government grain-shop looted and burnt, telegraph wirescut and stones thrown at trains.A. conqueredB. attackedC. enclosedD. endangered28. The function of ears in hearing is to convert the sound waves to nerve impulse.A. transformB. transmitC. transportD. transfer29. The compiler cuts down the article to make it fit the space available in a magazine.A. splitsB. isolatesC. diminishesD. mends30.Taking the lamp from the table I went to investigate, but no sooner had I opened the roomdoor than my lamp was extinguished by a violent draught.A.put offB. put outC. put upD. put downUnit Three1. Having decided to rent a flat, we _____ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.A. set downB. set aboutC. set outD. set up2. The African people were determined to overthrow the colonialist rule that the westerncountries had ______ on them.A. impressedB. imposedC. forcedD. enforced3. We should understand the importance of the industrial revolution and by _____, the comingcomputer revolution.A. referenceB. inherenceC. preferenceD. inference4. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of ______ quality he’dtell them so.A. humbleB. inferiorC. minorD. awkward5. If you do something on your own ______, you plan it and decide to do it yourself withoutanyone telling you what to do.A. initialB. initiativeC. initiateD. beginning6. Wealth was less evenly ______ in the South than in the West, less money was invested ineducation, and the rate of illiteracy was higher.A. dividedB. separatedC. distributedD. spread7. The detective story, as created by Poe, is something as specialized and as ______ as a chessproblem.A. intellectualB. intelligentC. optionalD. optical8. In the advanced course students must take aptitude tests at monthly ______.A. lengthB. distanceC. gapsD. intervals9. Susan has always been more interested in the ______ than the sciences.A. humanityB. humanitiesC. humansD. humanitarian10. The cr ook ______ the millionaire’s son and demanded a two-million-dollar ransom.A. boundB. kidnappedC. stringD. carried11. The government is ______ and will take necessary steps to maintain security and stability.A. on cueB. on the alertC. on the declineD. on end12. We’ll take a vacation in the mountains as soon as I finish working ______ my project.A. onB. withC. inD. about13. She gave a glass of beer to her husband and a toy bear to the baby ______.A. differentlyB. equallyC. respectivelyD. individually14. During the past ten years, a number of bridges have been constructed and communicationswith the interior of the country have been greatly ______.A. facilitatedB. equippedC. increasedD. accelerated15. By cutting down trees we ______ the natural habitat of birds and animals.A. damageB. spoilC. hurtD. injure16. Don’t be taken in by the advertisements on TV; they are just intended to induce people to buy.A. prohibitB. persuadeC. causeD. confine17. Understanding is one of the most important ingredients of a happy and harmonious marriage.A. reasonsB. resultsC. factorsD. fields18. It is the unique satisfaction they can derive from the work they accomplished.A. inheritB. obtainC. captureD. desert19. This is precisely what he must not do, because scratching can lead to bad infection.A. roughlyB. extensivelyC. correctlyD. exactly20. The difference in expectations between the two areas reflects their different socialclass composition.A. reproducesB. contrastsC. stressesD. shows21. It is not easy for you to remain tranquil when events suddenly change your life.A. calmB. safeC. excitedD. patient22.The total amount of energy received per minute by the whole earth is a great sum, but it isonly a tiny fraction of the total energy radiated by sun.A. sent outB. sent inC. sent forD. sent up23. My hands became numbed with cold and I had only a vague idea where I was.A. roughB. confusingC. not clearD. dark24. None of the witnesses would appear in court to testify for him because of his cruelty.A. proveB. pityC. defendD. analyze25. His marked personality changes were brought about by a series of unfortunate events.A. precededB. accompaniedC. causedD. hastened26.We’ve been friends for years and that’s why I couldn’t understand his hostility towards meat the party yesterday evening.A. unfriendlinessB. hospitalityC. humanityD. attitude27.People unaccustomed to dealing with large sums of money might think it incredible thathundreds of thousands of pounds might be spent to no real effect.A. unexpectedB. unforgettableC. unbelievableD. suspicious28. Tourists are often impressed by the different architectural styles in different places.29. Throughout history, shoes have been worn not only for comfort but also for ornament.A. celebrationB. entertainmentC. cosmeticsD. decoration30. Reliable information is hard to come by, but it is essential if our project is to succeed.A. basicB. obviousC. potentialD. importantUnit Four1. Though he is the president’s son, that does not him to criticize my work.A. verifyB. justifyC. qualifyD. dignify2. He has failed me so many times that I no longer place my on what he promises.A. relianceB. beliefC. creditD. faith3. In addition to some money in a savings bank account, my include property inheritedfrom my father.A. assessB. assetsC. assessmentsD. access4. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects peopleand asks them questions.A. at lengthB. at randomC. in essenceD. in bulk5. France’s of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debatesand mass demonstrations.A. assumptionB. consumptionC. presumptionD. resumption6. The machine needs a complete since it has been in use for over ten years.7. His career was not noticeably by the fact that he had never been to college.A. preventedB. restrainedC. hinderedD. refrained8. Near the scene of the crime, the police arrested two men whose behavior appeared .A. ambitiousB. preciousC. suspiciousD. notorious9. If no importance is attached to collecting information, we cannot survive in such a(n)competitive society, because it is the basis on which we make our decisions.A. powerfullyB. forcefullyC. intenselyD. intensively10. They are well with each other since they once studied in the same university.A. identifiedB. recognizedC. acknowledgedD. acquainted11. I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat .A. disapprovalB. rejectionC. refusalD. decline12. In a sense, tennis and Taijiquan are similar in that they both require your full attention, and ifdone ______, you can take your mind off daily problems and preoccupation.A. successfullyB. consequentlyC. conscientiouslyD. compulsorily13. The rules of grammar may be ______, but often the exceptions do not seem to fit any system.A. magicalB. comicalC. logicalD. political14. The coming of the railways in the 1830’s ______ our social an d economic life.A. transformedB. transportedC. transferredD. transmitted15. Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts inwords which appeal powerfully to our minds and ______.A. sensationsB. passionsC. emotionsD. Moods16. I do not propose to say anything else about it unless I find that my ruling was wrong.A. analysisB. decisionC. diagnosisD. control17. Panic swept through the city when there is a rumor that an earthquake might happen nearby.A. TensionB. ExcitementC. FearD. Nervousness18. A machine has been devised which enables passengers to travel close to the surface of the landor the sea without touching it.A. employedB. foundC. inventedD. introduced19. The leaders of the two countries are planning their summit meeting with a pledge to maintainand develop good ties.A. strategyB. standpointC. priorityD. promise20. The most striking thing about this abstract painting is the organization of the shapes andcolors.A. beautifulB. noticeableC. worthyD. valuable21. The movies directed by John Smith are moving chronicles of contemporary life in Australia.A. simultaneousB. instantC. modernD. temporary22. In this way each worker carries out all the functions allocated to the group and performs awork cycle of twenty to thirty-minutes.A. donatedB. assignedC. shoulderedD. classified23. There is a federal program in which eligible mothers are given a onetime grant of $20 to beused at farmers’ markets.A. qualifiedB. illiterateC. goodD. illegal24. The criminal concealed himself in a deserted house but was eventually captured by thepeasants.A. reportedB. detectedC. closedD. hid25. It must be made clear that all these problems must be tackled before next Friday.A. existedB. solvedC. finishedD. retained26. During the winter we kept a journal of the temperature, clouds, rain and snow each day.A. daily recordB. constant collectionC. regular statementD. physical document27. One’s awareness, both conscious and unconscious, of what happened in the past has a stronginfluence on one’s behavior.A. storageB. memoryC. perceptionD. impression28. She was utterly fearless, and had been too long associated with the underworld not to knowexactly how to set about it.A. completelyB. additionallyC. ultimatelyD. surprisingly29. Dr. Johnson suggested that we pause and contemplate what we are talking about.A. see aboutB. hear aboutC. think aboutD. worry about30. These rural experimental bodies have scored great successes in 300 or so research items.A. achievedB. accommodatedC. conveyedD. consolidatedUnit Five1. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will ______ in giving the class lectures.2. One of the wrong notions about science is that many scientific discoveries have come about______.A. accordinglyB. accidentallyC. artificiallyD. additionally3. When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly ______ towards his expenses.A. currencyB. payC. allowanceD. permission4. No amount of sophistry can justify one country’s intervention in the ______ affairs of anothercountry.A. insideB. ownC. internalD. intentional5. It’s _______ to send the host a letter of thanks after the occasion.A. applicableB. responsibleC. considerableD. advisable6. We must consider each ______ of this plan before coming to a decision.A. aspectB. inspectC. perspectiveD. prospect7. She felt she wanted to ______ something to the community that had given so much to her.A. attributeB. contributeC. distributeD. tribute8. They ______ their hotel reservations and stayed with friends in the city.A. ignoredB. cancelledC. destroyedD. confirmed9. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ______ in grocery stores.A. readyB. approachableC. probableD. available10. The doctor’s efforts were ______. The patient sank slowly.A. of no availB. of one’s own accordC. with one accordD. with no avail11. Martin Luther King, the great Black leader in the movement against racial discrimination, was______ the Nobel Prize for peace for his outstanding contribution to world peace.A. rewardedB. givenC. awardedD. offered12. The motion of the earth as it turns on its ______ creates the change of seasons.A. diameterB. hemisphereC. axisD. core13. Life depends on the ______ between the heat received from the sun and the heat lost to coolersurroundings.A. relationshipB. contrastC. exchangeD. balance15. My mother is a ______ motorist; she never does any dangerous driving.A. casualB. consciousC. cautiousD. careless16. There is only a subtle distinction between these two words and thus students are oftenconfused when using them.A. slightB. ambiguousC. visibleD. obvious17. This is the normal elegant manner of introduction among speakers of American English.A. authenticB. casualC. gracefulD. ideal18. Proper exercise plays a significant role in the restoration of the mystery with various backailments.A. repetitionB. recoveryC. rewardD. relaxation19. Because of the failure of the magazine, many experienced editors are now at leisure.A. working hardB. looking for jobC. unemployedD. changing jobs20. There was no significant difference between the two areas within the middle class.21. Darkness had descended like a curtain by the time they docked at Belleray yesterday.A. disappearedB. fallenC. vanishedD. started22. The professor piled the dishes in the sink because he did not have time to wash them.A. heapedB. putC. soakedD. steeped23. The students promised to persist in their efforts to force the dean’s resignation.A. go on withB. cut offC. give upD. pass over24. The road stretched over two hundred miles through the heart of the country.A. boostedB. extendedC. heightenedD. proceeded25. The young man asked his parents not to worry because he was full of optimism about hiscareer.A. motivationB. confidenceC. imaginationD. resolution26 Among all societies legal marriage is usually accompanied by some kind of ceremony thatexpresses group acceptance of the union.A. opinionB. pressureC. approvalD. permission27. Newton is reckoned to be one of the few figures who have the most influence on humansociety in the 19th century.A. pointedB. expectedC. calculatedD. considered28 For a week he had held the knowledge inside himself, half ecstasy(狂喜), half terror, like apleasure so unbearable that it becomes agony.A. surpriseB. astonishmentC. sensitivityD. pain29. After the war, the state gained her full autonomy with the signing of a peace treaty.30. During the holiday season the post office handles a tremendous volume of mail.A. deals withB. picks upC. carries outD. looks intoUnit Six1. Should English classes be compulsory at the elementary or primary school level in countrieswhere it is not the native language?A. requiredB. necessaryC. selectedD. permanent2. In the end, both attacks and defenses of the free market and conventional economics haveimmense philosophical implications.A. traditionalB. novelC. capital-centeredD. consumption-centered3. Applicant will be asked to provide information on how they will disseminate information toother students at their university or college.A. discloseB. deliverC. spreadD. analyze4. In general, the British people belong to one of the more affluent countries of Europe andenjoy a high standard of living compared to the rest of the world.A. plentifulB. powerfulC. friendlyD. wealthy5. To absorb a younger work force, many companies offered retirement plans as incentives forolder workers to retire and make way for the younger ones who earned lower salaries.A. rewardsB. opportunitiesC. motivesD. stimuli6. Their business flourished at its new location a year later owing to their joint efforts and hardwork.A. prevailedB. failedC. boomedD. shrank。
