李建磊
2008年高考日渐临近,为了帮助广大考生更好地复习和备考,笔者仔细对比和研究了2007和2008两年的高考词汇表,从中精选出湖北、北京、天津、浙江等省市的部分新增词汇,精心编写了一些单项填空题,让同学们通过强化练习,牢牢地掌握住它们的用法。
1. All 300_____ were killed in an airliner crash in Antarctica.
A. abroadB. aboard
C. absorbD. board
2. The police were obliged to set the suspect free in the_____ of conclusive evidence.
A. shortageB. rareness
C. absenceD. lack
3. The firefighters had nearly_____ control over the fire.
A. perfectB. whole
C. absoluteD. thorough
4. I like reading books in the_____, but I cant bear this boring one.
A. abstractB. absorb
C. absoluteD. absence
5. How to talk to an ET(外星人) is rather an_____ question.
A. advancedB. ancient
C. accurateD. academic
6. Only a few people have_____ to the secret military base.
A. accusationB. accession
C. accessD. account
7. The boss_____ one of his employees of stealing the money at the court.
A. blamedB. complained
C. chargedD. accused
8. Little Tom gradually_____ a bad habit of drinking and smoking.
A. earnedB. acquired
C. derivedD. won
9. He is quick to_____ himself to new circumstances.
A. adoptB. adjust
C. adaptD. adept
10. The heavy rain will_____ our plan for holidays.
A. affectB. influence
C. effectD. infect
11. The old man is deaf, so he has to use a hearing_____.
A. helpB. machine
C. aidD. assist
12. I was_____ at his fluent spoken English.
A. admiredB. amazed
C. wonderedD. advised
13. The food was_____ and found to contain an amount of poison.
A. diagnosedB. examined
C. checkedD. analyzed
14. Tomorrow is the 50th_____ of their wedding.
A. birthdayB. party
C. anniversaryD. memory
15. The_____ output of steel has doubled in the factory this year.
A. yearlyB. amount
C. manualD. annual
16. He may not be at home, but we shall go to see him_____.
A. anywayB. however
C. thoughD. somehow
17. As a result of their_____, a large amount of money has been raised for the disaster area.
A. begB. plead
C. appealD. call
18. If you_____ yourself to your lessons, you are sure to pass the college entrance examination.
A. appealB. request
C. applyD. claim
19. There is no easy_____ to mathematics.
A. approachB. way
C. roadD. shortcut
20. Her parents dont_____ of her going abroad alone.
A. allowB. agree
C. permitD. approve
21._____ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.
A. As toB. In spite of
C. regardless ofD. Aside from
22. All_____ of American economy were affected by inflation(通货膨胀).
A. prospectsB. respects
C. aspectsD. suspects
23. We_____ his innocence before acquiring the evidence against him.
A. confirmB. assume
C. believeD. convince
24. These shoes are not_____ in your size, Im afraid.
A. averageB. favorite
C. availableD. convenient
25. You must be_____ that what you are dong is quite illegal(非法的).
A. awareB. confident
C. awfulD. magnificent
26. It is necessary for us to_____ the expenditure(消费) with the income.
A. keepB. balance
C. fitD. compare
27. More and more students are_____ this modern teaching method.
A. resulting fromB. figuring out
C. benefiting fromD. bringing up
28._____, I was very pleased with your behaviors.
A. In short words B. To be brief
C. To be summarizedD. In words
29. He_____ all his expenses in the coming year.
A. estimatedB. predicted
C. budgetedD. calculated
30. He_____ for all the appointments on the ground that he needed more rest.
A. erasedB. cancelled
C. abolishedD. deleted
31. The TV play series is a good_____ for TV prime time during the Spring Festival.
A. candidateB. applicant
C. merchantD. inhabitant
32. Some VIPs will be invited to the opening__________of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
A. courtesyB. politeness
C. ceremonyD. respect
33. She claimed her innocence and_____ the newspaper to prove its story.
A. contestedB. challenged
C. exclaimedD. acclaimed
34. Mike Tyson was the world heavyweight boxing_____.
A. championshipB. chamber
C. championD. winner
35. Many experts consider living environment the vital(至关重要的) factor in shaping a boys_____.
A. natureB. character
C. personalityD. individuality
36. What are the_____ that distinguish the Chinese and the Japanese?
A. featuresB. traits
C. characteristicsD. character
37. The_____ forced me to sell the house at a very low price.
A. situationB. circumstances
C. conditionD. environment
38. Stephen Hawkings book History of Time has become a_____ among scientists.
A. classicB. masterpiece
C. legendD. work
39. I would rather live in England because of the mild_____.
A. weatherB. whether
C. climaxD. climate
40. A football team needs a good_____ if its going to win any matches.
A. couchB. coach
C. teacherD. professor
41. One atom of hydrogen_____ with two atoms of oxygen to form a molecule of water, H2O.
A. combinesB. joins
C. unitesD. connects
42. Asked about the date of the election, the Prime Minister_____ that no decision had yet been made.
A. commandedB. commenced
C. commentedD. commended
43. I would like to make a living in the education rather than in the_____ world.
A. civilB. beneficial
C. commercialD. advantageous
44. Without a proper education in their childhood, young people would_____ all kinds of crimes.
A. conductB. perform
C. doD. commit
45. They used carrier pigeons to_____ with the headquarters.
A. associateB. communicate
C. assistD. convey
46. What you said was too_____ for us to understand.
A. complexB. complicated
C. comprehensiveD. completive
47. Theres no need to_____ yourself with this matter; were dealing with it.
A. concertB. concern
C. sympathyD. concentration
48. We will_____ our activity with the National Anthem March of Brave Volunteers.
A. conductB. productivity
C. concreteD. conclude
49. After the NPC and CPPCC(两会[人大和政协]), a press_____ was held.
A. conventionB. meeting
C. conferenceD. congress.
50. My experience should be a warning to those who are too_____ in their own opinions.
A. certainB. sure
C. confidentD. bound
51. The mayor_____ that he had resigned.
A. confirmedB. proved
C. verifiedD. testified
52. They had_____ me with their conflicting advice.
A. confusedB. comforted
C. comparedD. competed
53. The government encouraged everyone to__________food and clothing to the refugees.
A. attributeB. contribute
C. distributeD. compute
54. It took the lawyer many hours to_____ the jury of the defendants guilt.
A. believeB. ensure
C. convinceD. persuade
55. The US senate_____ whether the new expressway should be built or not.
A. arguedB. debated
C. bargainedD. talked
56. He said that he really did not_____ that we should be so kind to him.
A. requestB. deserve
C. desertD. award
57. She has been on a_____ for two weeks and has lost five pounds as a result.
A. fall B. decrease C. drop D. diet
58. I_____ with him about how we ought to deal with the matter.
A. disappointB. disappear
C. discloseD. disagree
59. The law_____ accidental and intentional killing.
A. discriminates from
B. discriminates against
C. discriminates between
D. discriminates in favor of
60. Its not easy to_____ cultured(人工养殖的) pearls from genuine(天然的) ones.
A. separateB. divide
C. distinguishD. differ
61. A good manager is both competent(能干的) and_____.
A. effectiveB. efficient
C. effectD. efficiency
62. The door is to be used only in a(n)_____.
A. pressureB. urgency
C. emergencyD. extremity
63. Could you_____ the new plan you put forward at the meeting?
A. engage inB. enlarge upon
C. dwell onD. bring on
64. You mustnt drive into a street with a “No_____” sign.
A. entryB. entrance
C. enteringD. entertainment
65. The scientist must produce_____ in support of his new theory.
A. evidenceB. evident
C. incidentD. accident
66. Most of the goods produced in their factory are for_____.
A. transportB. exploration
C. exploitD. export
67. The lawyers_____ was higher than we expected.
A. fareB. feeC. salaryD. wages
68. The repairs to the school will be_____by the local education department.
A. supportedB. aided
C. financedD. economy
69. All their attention was_____ on finding a solution to the problem.
A. paidB. focused
C. devotedD. emphasized
70. The Central Observatory_____ that there would be snowfall in large areas for the next few days.
A. foresawB. foretold
C. forecastedD. estimated
71. Of tea and coffee, the Chinese prefers the__________to the latter.
A. former B. formal C. form D. front
72. As is well-known, the brain performs a very important_____, which controls the nervous system of the body.
A. motionB. action
C. functionD. fountain
73. I look up to you because you are always__________in giving help.
A. considerateB. considerable
C. generousD. abundant
74. They have_____ that any faulty parts will be replaced free of charge.
A. assuredB. guaranteed
C. ensuredD. promised
75. Humans should live together in perfect__________with nature.
A. satisfactionB. contentment
C. harmonyD. success
76. Dont_____ about asking me for help when you are in trouble.
A. hesitateB. wander
C. mindD. wonder
77. Some people have a lifelong_____ of stamp colleting.
A. hobbyB. pastime
C. recreationD. sport
78. He_____ the speed limit and drove very fast.
A. disregardedB. neglected
C. ignoredD. omitted
79. Many foreigners are willing to_____ to the United States.
A. emigrateB. immigrate
C. migrateD. move
80. The shops in China shall apply for a__________to sell firecrackers.
A. licenseB. liberty
C. permissionD. allowance
81. Feeling at_____, come and see us.
A. lengthB. will
C. loose endsD. random
82. Bill Gates will leave only a_____ share of his wealth to his children.
A. majorityB. minor
C. minorityD. major
83. The young woman writer is very_____ about her success.
A. modernB. modest
C. modelD. medal
84. She is still_____ for her son, who was killed in a car accident three years ago.
A. mourningB. crying
C. moaningD. wailing
85. Its a_____ idea, but it just wont work.
A. freshB. stale
C. newD. novel
86. The insurance company_____ an office block downtown.
A. occupationB. occupies
C. settlesD. stays
87. Do you Americans_____ the Spring Festival?
A. observeB. serve
C. preserveD. deserve
88. Our government strongly opposes_____military aid to Taiwan from foreign countries.
A. to giveB. given
C. givingD. being given
89. She is of American_____ but now she is a Chinese.
A. rootB. source
C. originD. original
90. No professionals may_____ in the amateur(业余的) tennis tournament(联赛).
A. participateB. undertake
C. predictC. withdraw
91. Although this area is very poor just now,its_____ wealth is vast.
A. previousB. potential
C. positiveD. possible
92. She makes it a_____ to save some money each month.
A. principleB. principal
C. primaryD. discipline
93. You will make a_____ on your stock by selling it now.
A. goalB. profit
C. moneyD. interest
94. The commercials on TV_____ a new product greatly.
A. progressB. promotes
C. proposesD. produce
95. The real estate is growing fast, so_____ a house in the city centre is expensive.
A. purchasingB. processing
C. buildingD. publishing
96. Everyone liked the stranger, but_____he was a thief.
A. in trueB. in realism
C. in realityD. as matter of fact
97. China is engaged in a nationwide_____ to catch up with the developed countries.
A. settlementB. necessity
C. reformD. correction
98. What you wrote is not related_____ the topic of the composition given.
A. withB. toC. ofD. about
99. They were_____ from among many applicants.
A. selectedB. gathered
C. electedD. collected
100. A red light is usually a_____ of danger.
A. signB. signature
C. signalD. symbol
【答案及解析】
1. B。 题意:一架客机在南极坠毁,机上300名乘客全部丧生。 abroad在 / 到国外;absorb吸收;board 木 / 甲板。aboard在飞机 / 船 / 车上,与句意相符,故为正确答案。
2. C。题意:由于没有确凿的证据,警方只好释放了嫌疑犯。absence不在 / 缺乏;in the absence of somebody / something 是常用搭配,表“某人不在时 / 没有…… ”。其他各项都不用于此搭配。
3. C。题意:消防队员几乎绝对控制了火势。absolute只做定语,表示“绝对的,完全的”,没有比较级,多用nearly修饰;perfect完美的;whole“全部的,完整的”,通常修饰单数可数名词;thorough彻底的。
4. A。题意:理论上,我喜欢读书,但却无法忍受这本枯燥的书。abstract抽象的, in the abstract 为固定词组,意思是“抽象地 / 理论上”;absorb吸收;absolute绝对的;absence 缺乏,没有。
5. D。题意:如何与外星人交谈是一个学术性很强的问题。academic question 学术问题;advanced 先进的;ancient古代的;accurate准确的,均不合题意。
6. C。题意:只有极少数的人有进入秘密军事基地的权力。have access to有机会或权力了解某事或接近某人或进入某地。常用词组有be easy / difficult of access容易或难接近;accusation谴责;accession就职,增加;account账户。
7. D。题意:老板在法庭上控告他的一个职员偷钱。accuse控告,常与of搭配,控告某人有罪;blame责备,多与for搭配;complain 抱怨,常用complain about sth.; charge指正式向司法部门起诉,多用charge sb. with sth. / charge + that-clause 句型。