1、 大学英语 3 词汇选择练习题 第一单元选择题 1. It _that the necklace was made of glass. A. turned out B. made out C. looked out D. took out 解析 ： 该题选 A， 题目大意是“原来那串项链是用玻璃做的”。 turn out: 结果是 ； 证明是 The party turned out to be very successful. 晚会结果开得很成功。 2. _, he can finish the work in a couple of weeks. A. Giving good health
2、 B. If give good health C. Given good health D. If he is good given health 解析 ： 该题选 C， 题目大意是“倘若身体好，他能在一两周内 完成这项工作”。 given 引导方式状语，意为 “ 倘若，假设，考虑到 ”。 如： 1. Given their inexperience, theyve done a good job.考虑到他们缺乏经验，他们的工作已经做得不错了。 2. Given some more time, I would do the job better.假如时间再多些，我能把工作做得更好。 3. G
3、iven good health, the old lady can look after her grand-daughter for her son.假如身体好的话，这位老太太能帮她儿子照看孙女。 3. _ to speak at the meeting, I couldnt very well refuse. A. Called up B. Called off C. Called at D. Called on 解析 ： 该题选 D， 题目大意是“要让我在会上发言，我是不会拒绝的”。 call on sb. to do sth： invite/require sb. to do sth
4、.请 /要求 某人做某事 1. A teacher can call on individual students to compose similar questions. 老师可以要求每个学生提出类似的问题。 2. The chairman called on his people to organize so that they could be more powerful.主席号召他的民众组织起来，这样才能更有力量。 4. The poor police had never _ of winning. A. made a chance B. took a chance C. stood
5、 a chance D. kept a chance 解析 ： 该题选 C， 题目大意是“可怜的警察毫无胜诉的机会”。 stand a chance： have a prospect (of sth.) 有 希望 1. stand a chance of winning the game 有可能赢得这场比赛 2. I think you stand a good chance of being elected president.我认为你极有可能当选为公司总裁。 3. Weak and lame in one leg, he never stood a chance of getting th
6、e job of taxi-driver.由于身体虚弱，并且有一条跛腿，他从未有机会得到出租车司机的工作。 5. If our neighbor continues to refuse to keep his dog under control, we have to take him to _. A. solicitor B. brush C. prisoner D. court 解析 ： 该题选 D， 题目大意是“如果我们的邻居仍然拒绝看管好他的狗，我们就不得不法庭上见了”。 take sb. to court：控告某人，对某人提出诉讼 1. If you dont pay up, Ill
7、 take you to court. 如果你不还清欠款 , 我就到法院告你 . 2. He is taken to court for the brush with the police.他因为与警察发生小冲突而被带上法庭。 3. You can take me to court if you want to. There is nothing in writing. 如果愿意你可以起诉我 , 但是没有任何书面文件 . 6. I found a couple of shoes under the bed but they dont make _. A. a bunch B. a pair C
8、. a flock D. a pack 解析 ： 该题选 B， 题目大意是“ 我在床下发现两只鞋 ,但却不是一双的 ”。 a pair： 一对 ； 一双 ； 一对搭档 ； 一副 1. I want a pair of sunglasses.我想要一副太阳镜。 2. Construct a pair of rotating orthogonal cardioids.作一对相互正交的旋转心脏线。 3. A pair of stage sisters did a pantomime in costume.一对舞台姐妹演了一出化装的哑剧。 7. In the past few years my aun
9、t _ enough money to buy a house. A. has saved up B. has kept up C. has set up D. has saved aside 解析 ： 该题选 A， 题目大意是“ 我的 婶婶 在前几年存了足够的钱去买了一 所 房子 ”。 save up： 储存起来； 储蓄 1. I worked hard to save up for a new house.我努力工作存钱来买新房子 。 2. Im opening an account to save up for a new car.我正要开立账户，以便存钱买辆新车。 3. I am lo
10、oking for a temporary job so that I can save some money to study abroad. 我在找一份临时的工作，以便攒上一些钱出国留学。 8. Our train is _ in Beijing at 9 a.m. A. late B. due C. early D. sure 解析 ： 该题选 B， 题目大意是“我们的列车预定早晨九时到达北京”。 due a. (车、船、飞机、人、物等 )预定应到的，预期应到的，约定的，到期的 1. When is the train due? 火车什么时候到 ? 2. Phils train is d
11、ue at 7:00 p.m. 菲尔的火车预计划下午七点钟到。 3. The baby is due in the middle of January. 婴儿预计 1 月中旬出生。 4. His next book is due out shortly.他的下一本书预计很快将出版。 5. He was due back (at work) Friday morning. 他预定于周五早晨回来（上班）。 6. Their plane is due in Chicago at 7p.m.他们的飞机定于晚上七点钟到达。 7. The plane was due（ in） at six It is a
12、n hour overdue飞机应该是 6 点到，现在已误点一小时了。 9. A few workers were promoted, but meanwhile hundreds of workers were _. A. settled B. committed C. dismissed D. proposed 解析 ： 该题选 C， 题目大意是“ 少数工人得到提升 ， 与此同时却有数百名工人被解雇 ”。 dismiss:vt. 1. 解散，遣散，让散开，让离开；把 打发走： The teacher dismissed the class early.老师早下课。 2. 免 (或撤 )的职
13、，罢 的官；革 (职 )，解雇，开除： They dismissed the cook.他们把厨师解雇了。 The boss dismissed the employee.老板解雇了那个雇员。 10. _ I thought he was joking, but then I realized he was serious. A. At least B. At leisure C. At first D. At my best 解析 ： 该题选 C， 题目大意是“ 起初我以为他是开玩笑 ,可后来我知道他是当 真 的 ”。at first: 起初，当初 1. At first I felt ve
14、ry lonely.起先我感到很寂寞。 2. At first I did not like him but now I do.起初我不喜欢他，但现在却喜欢。 3. At first it was all very casual and fun.起初 ,一切都非常的偶然和有趣 . 11. He tried in vain to _ the students _ their professors. A. turnagainst B. turnto C. turnout D. turn back 解析 ： 该题选 A， 题目大意是“他企图使学生们反对他们的教授，其结果只能是徒劳的”。 turn a
15、gainst sb.： (cause to) become hostile to 转而反对；使 反对； attack 转而袭击 1. What do you think has turned Mary against her parents?你认为什么使得玛丽反对起父母来了。 2. Will you turn against your professor if he is too hard on you?如果教授对你过于严厉，你会转而反对他吗？ 12. The police _ the driver with drunken driving. A. concluded B. charged C
16、. tracked D. outraged 解析 ： 该题选 B， 题目大意是“ 警察指控司机酒后驾车 ”。 charge sb with sth 指控某人做某事 ； 指控 ； 因 而控告某人 1. The policeman was charged with neglecting of his duty.这个警察被指控玩忽职守。 2. He was arrested and charged with committing a variety of offences. 他被捕并被指控犯有多种罪行。 13. The lady was expecting a baby in a_ of month
17、s. A. pair B. couple C. bunch D. few 解析 ： 该题选 B， 题目大意是“这位女士期待着一、两个月后生个小宝贝”。 a couple of: a small numberof （少数）几个，一两个 1. I waited a couple of hours.我等了几个小时。 2. Those were a couple of jets.那只是几架喷气飞机。 3. Theres a couple of vacant rooms behind the office.在办公室后面有几间空房。 14. The sudden snowstorm during the
18、night _ my decision not to leave. A. discovered B. inquired C. charged D. confirmed 解析 ： 该题选 D， 题目大意是“夜间突如其来的暴风雪坚定了我不走的决心”。 confirm： 证实，肯定，确认，坚定 ( 信念等 ) 1. This confirms what I suspected all along.这证实了我一直以来的怀疑。 2. X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones.X 光片证实他没有骨折。 3. These new stati
19、stics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession. 这些新的统计数据证实经济衰退已经严重到我们最为担忧的境地。 15. Just _ your time and tell me clearly what happened at the meeting yesterday. A. save B. get C. take D. spare 解析：该题选 C，题目大意是“ 别着急，详细地讲讲昨天 会上 发生了些什么？ ” take ones time： 不急，慢慢干； 不慌 不忙 1. Take your time pack
20、ing, for we still have one and a half hour.慢慢整理行李 , 我们还有一个半小时。 2. They didnt realize that there was any hurry, so they took their time. 他们不了解事情紧急，所以他们慢慢地做。 答案 ： 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. C 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. D 15. C 第三单元选择题 1. _ because I was tired of learning. A. Due to my
21、 leaving college B. To leave college C. No matter how I left college D. I didnt leave college 解析：该题选 D，题目大意是“我不是因为厌倦学习此离开大学的”。 连词 because 与否定词 not 连用时，常发生否定对象的转移。 1. I didnt leave home because I was afraid of my father.我离开家并不是因为害怕我父亲。 2. John didnt marry Jane because she was rich, or because she was
22、 pretty.约翰不是因为珍妮富有或者美貌才娶她的。 3. The police did not arrest him because he had really committed any crime.警察逮捕他，并不是因为他真的犯了什么罪。 2. She took detailed _ of what the teachers had discussed at the meeting. A. notes B. diary C. breath D. items 解析：该题选 A，题目大意是“她把教师们在会上的讨论情况做了详细记录”。 take notes：记笔记，做记录 1. Yeah.
23、Yeah I have to take notes.对我得记笔记。 2. Youd better take notes in class.你最好上课记笔记。 3. Can you take notes at this afternoons meeting?今天下午开会你能做记录吗？ 3. He _ late writing his term paper. A. stayed out B. stayed away C. stayed behind D. stayed up 解析：该题选 D，题目大意是“他晚上熬夜赶他的学期论文”。 stay up： not go to bed until aft
24、er the usual time 不睡觉，晚睡，熬夜 1. stay up practising typing 熬夜练习打字 2. She stayed up reading until midnight. 她看书看到半夜才睡。 3. He stays up reading and writing until midnight.他每天都阅读写作到半夜为止。 4. Medical scientists _ finding a cure for cancer since 1960s. A. have been working out B. have been working C. have be
25、en working on D. have been building on 解析：该题选 C，题目大意是“ 自从 20 世纪 60 年代以来，医学方面的科学家门一直在努力寻找治疗 癌症 的方法 ” work on： 致力于，从事于： 1. He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.近一年多来 , 他一直 在写一部新小说。 2. The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching outer space.科学家们仍致力于发明到达外层空间的新
26、方法。 5. You _ an important detail in your report of the accident. A. left behind B. fished out C. left out D. made out 解析：该题选 C，题目大 意是“你在事故报告中漏掉了一个重要的细节”。 leave out： fail to mention or include; omit; forget 没有提到或包括；省去，遗漏，忘记 Is this the thing you have left out in speech?这是你在讲话中漏掉的事吗？ I noticed that th
27、e advertisement leaves out the price of the product.我注意到广告 中漏写了价格。 6. I teach because teaching is a profession _ change. A. building on B. built on C. building of D. built of 解析：该题选 B，题目大意是“我教书是因为教学是建立在变这一基础 上的职业”。 build on： 以 为基础；依赖；一心指望 1. You can build on his honesty. 你可以信赖他的诚实可靠。 2. They decided
28、 to buildonthat island.他们决定在那个岛上建造房子 3. The engine is built on a new principle. 这种发动机是根据一种新的原理制造 出来的。 7. After running to the bus-stop, I sat down to _. A. out of breath B. catch breath C. catch my breath D. lose my breath 解析：该题选 C，题目大意是“ 跑到公共汽车站之后，我坐下来歇口气”。 catch ones breath:屏住呼吸； 休息一下；歇一口气 1. Its
29、ten oclock, lets catch our breath.十点了 , 让我们歇一下吧。 2. After climbing to the hill top, I sat down to catch my breath.爬到山顶之后我坐 下来歇一口气。 3. After the days work, we sat down over coffee to catch our breath.白天辛劳工 作后 , 我们坐下来喝杯咖啡 , 放松一下。 4. After running to the bus stop we sat down to catch our breath.我们跑到汽车站
30、 后才坐下来喘口气。 8. She wrote articles and _ to the Evening Paper. A. sent for them B. sent them off C. sent them out D. sent off them 解析：该题选 B，题目大意是“她写了一些文章，并寄给了晚报”。 send off： 寄出，寄走（信或包裹） 1. Id like to send the parcel off by the early post.我想将这个包裹通过早班邮件 寄出。 2. He sent off copies to various people for the
31、m to read and make comments.他将 稿件寄给不同的人，让他们看后提出意见。 9. Many young girls like to _ for recording their private thoughts and feelings. A. keep a diary B. keep a secret C. keep a promise D. take notes 解析：该题选 A，题目大意是“许多女孩喜欢记日记，以此记录下她们的个 人想法和情感”。 keep a diary 和 keep diary 的区别： keep diary： 记日记 （表动作） keep a
32、 diary： 习惯地记日记（表状态） 例句 1. So, I start keep diary again.就这样，我又开始写日记了 2.Its a good habit for you to keep a diary.写日记对你来说是一个好习惯。 10. Tom started as an engineering student, but he _ English because he liked it. A. switched off B. switched on C. switched on to D. switched to 解析：该题选 D，题目大意是“汤姆开始学的是工程学，但由于
33、爱好而改学 英语”。 switch to： change or shift; turn 转变，转轨，改变 1. I used to cook with electricity, but Ive switched to gas.我曾经用电来烧饭， 但我已改用煤气。 2. As he didnt like the TV program, he switched to another channel.因为他不喜 欢这个电视节目，就转到另一个频道去了。 3. As the demand for tape-recorder has fallen off the factory has switched
34、to the production of color TV sets.由于磁带录音机需求下降，工厂已改产彩色电 视。 11. Im _ that he is innocent in the whole affair. A. convincing B. believed C. believing D. convinced 解析：该题选 D，题目大意是“我确信他在整件事中是清白的”。 be convinced： 服气 ； 心折 ； 确信 ； 信服 例句 ： 1. You will soon beconvincedthat she is innocent.你不久就会确信她是无罪 的 。 2. He
35、first requirement is that we beconvinced.他第一个要求是，我们信服。 3. Ask yourself, what else do I need to beconvinced?想想自己 ,我需要什么服 气 ? 12. I prefer to work in an _ environment where there are good libraries and cultural facilities. A. urban B. rural C. suburb D. area 解析：该题选 A，题目大意是“ 我喜欢在都市环境下工作，那里有一流的图 书馆和文化设施
36、”。 urban： of a town or city 城市的，都市的，居住在城市的 1. Many people move to urban areas to have the excitement of city life.许多人搬 入城区，去享受都市激动人心的生活。 2. Transportation, housing, and employment are very important urban problems. 交通、住房和就业是非常 重要的城市问题。 3. In the past ten years or so, Chinas urban population has been
37、 increasing very Rapidly.在过去大约十年当中，中国的城市人口一直在激增。 13. The statement about the mad cow disease constituted a direct _ to the British government. A. instruction B. permission C. challenge D. sympathy 解析：该题选 C，题目大意是“疯牛病的形式构成对英国政府的直接挑战”。 challenge： n. 挑战； 盘问； 质疑； 怀疑 1. The new governments first challenge
38、 is the economy. 新政府面临的第一个 难题是经济问题。 2. I like a big challenge and they dont come much bigger than this.我喜欢大的 挑战，而所有挑战中再没有比这更大的了。 14.He was _ by illness to drop out of school. A. prompted B. encouraged C. compelled D. promoted 解析：该题选 C，题目大意是“他因患病被迫辍学”。 be compelled： 被迫 1. Love cannot be compelled. 爱情
39、不能强求 。 2. No one may be compelled to belong to an association. 任何人不得迫使隶属 于某一团体。 3. So he might be compelled to remain here months, and in what a state! 这样他 也许就不得不在这里住上几个月，而且是处于如此狼狈的境况。 4. Children could be compelled to work, thus effectively denying them schooling.孩子们可能被强迫工作，因此而严重剥夺他们上学的权利。 15.Jeann
40、e has decided on law as her _. She wants to become a civil rights lawyer and help the poor. A. employment B. business C. profession D. occupation 解析：该题选 C，题目大意是“珍妮决定从事法律工作。她想成为一名帮助 穷人捍卫公民权的律师”。 profession： n.职业，专业 1. What is your profession?你的职业是什么？ 2. Cooking is not a profession.烹饪不只是一项职业 。 3. He h
41、as a perfect professionrecord.他有着完美的职业记录 。 4. Nursing is still a predominantly female profession.护理这个行业仍以女性为 主 。 答案 ： 1. D 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. D 11. D 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. C 第五单元选择题 1.It was not long _ the news spread and people from all over the country came to visit the vi
42、llage. A. before B. when C. until D. after 解析：该题选 A，题目大意是“没过多久消息就传开了，来自全国各地的人 纷纷参观这座村庄”。 It is / was not (wont be) long before “不久就 ” 1. It was not long before he realized the fact.他刚知道真相。 2. It wont be long before you get well.你不久 就会康复的。（注意在 before 从句 里用一般现在时代替将来时） 3. It wont be long before we see
43、each other.不久我们又会见面的。（注意在 before 从句里用一般现在时代替将来时） 2. I saw Alice in tears yesterday. What happened to her? Nothing important. _ a lit cigarette burned a hole in her new skirt. A. Just for B. Just that C. Just because D. Only because 解析：该题选 B，题目大意是“ 我看见爱丽丝在昨天的眼泪。她发生了 什么事？ 没有什么大不了的，只是一支点着的香烟把她的新裙子烧了个 洞
44、”。 just that：引导一个表示原因或理由的从句。 1. Nothing important. Just that Im going to lose this new job.没什么大不了的， 只是我要失去这份新工作了。 2. Nothing important. Just that hes a bit upset about losing the game.没什么大不了的， 3. Nothing important. Just that my new skirt was stained by ice cream.没什么大不了的，只是我的新裙子被冰淇淋弄脏了。 4. Nothings t
45、he matter with me. Just that these shoes are so tight that they hurt when I walk.我没事的。只是这双鞋太紧脚，走起路来硌得生疼。 3. After hearing the news, I could not _ my work that whole afternoon. A. concentrate in B. set minds to C. set my mind on D. set my mind at 解析：该题选 C，题目大意是“ 听到这消息后 ,我整个下午都无法安心工作 ”。 set ones mind
46、on： 专心去做某事 Nothing is difficult if you set your mind on it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。 4. Youll _ to the job after you have been here a week or two. A. catch up B. catch to C. catch on D. catch with 解析：该题选 C，题目大意是“你在这里呆上一两个星期就明白这工作怎么做了。” catch on： (informal) understand, learn about (often used with to) 理解，明白，学会，懂得 1. I didnt catch on to this joke.我没明白这个笑话。 2. Mirian cou
