2011年10月自学考试高级英语练习题一
Part IVocabulary (40% )
Directions A: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.
Section A
Directions:There are 20 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.Then write the answer on the Answer Sheet.
1.As soon as he was ____ the evidence he admitted his guilt.
A.confronted with
B.frustrated by
C.defeated
D.attacked by
2.The husband can't stand any more of his wife's ____ nagging.
A.eternal
B.external
C.internal
D.central
3.Choose furniture that's consistent ____ the modern style of the house.
A.to
B.in
C.for
D.with
4.When the building was completed,the boss ____the laborers.
A.paid off
B.paid for
C.paid back
D.paid up
5.These excursions will give you an even deeper ____ into our language and culture.
A.investigation
B.input
C.insight
D.ingenuity
6.Harry takes a great delight ____ his little sister.
A.teasing
B.in teasing
C.to tease
D.with teasing
7.The two things are the same in outward form but diferent in ____.
A.essence
B.estate
C.segment
D.qualification
8.Although her marriage was very unhappy,Mrs. Stephens remained with her husband for the ____ of the children.
A.care
B.benefit
C.reason
D.convenience
9.You can't vote until you have ____ all the formal conditions.
A.confronted
B.satisfied
C.scolded
D.attacked
10.The disaster of flood has ____ the country's economy.
A.increased
B.engulfed
C.revealed
D.crippled
11.All the members received ____ notices to the meeting.
A.alternated
B.duplicated
C.selected
D.expanded
12.The teacher thought the gabby girl wouldn't talk in class again.The suggestion and the blame seem to ____.
A.take out
B.get in
C.get with
D.sink in
13.The boy sought ____ his mother in the crowd.
A.for
B.after
C.on
D.out
14.The old woman ____ curses on those hooligans.
A.called off
B.called down
C.imposed
D.mocked
15.The job is not inviting ____ money,but I can experience.
A.on terms of
B.in term of
C.in terms of
D.on terms with
16.I don't like to feel ____ to a person I regard with contempt.
A.under an obligation
B.beyond an obligation
C.by an obligation
D.with an obligation
17.Justice has ____,the guilty man has been punished.
A.prevailed
B.practiced
C.performed
D.overcome
18.Through the glass paneling I caught a glimpse of a large and ____ room.
A.genuine
B.magnificent
C.luxurious
D.considerate
19.Everyone believes that oil and water do not ____ together.And why not stop it?
A.blench
B.blend
C.blank
D.bleed
20.The vivid green of the fields ____ all the emotions in her.
A.called up
B.stirred up
C.mixed up
D.occurred to Section B
There are 20 sentences in this section.In each sentence there is a word or a phrase underlined.Below each sentence there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the ONE that can best replace the underlined part of each sentence without changing its original meaning.Then write the answer on the Answer Sheet.
21.Sam's employer countered his request for more money by threatening to dismiss him.
A.calculated
B.valued
C.opposed
D.acknowledged
22.An Oscar represents the ultimate accolade for a movie actor's performance.
