《高级英语试卷》试题(二)

高级英语试题(二) Part I Vocabulary(30%) Section 1 Give a synonym for each of the following words(10%). 4 inhibited 7. till 8. conceal 9. cryptic 0. denounce ecton 2 Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part (20%) 1. It has been established that she was not at the scene at the time of the crime A. set C. said 2. The committee adjourned their discussion until the following week A continued B adjusted D suspecte 3. He cloaked his wicked motives with friendly appearance C. exp 4. We have to stay in this sweltering room while they are at the beach B. cool C. sweatin D. frigid 第1页共13页

第 1 页 共 13 页 高级英语试题（二） Part I Vocabulary (30%) Section 1 Give a synonym for each of the following words (10%). 1. would-be 2. pungent 3. oblivious 4. inhibited 5. frigid 6. wring 7. till 8. conceal 9. cryptic 10.denounce Section 2 Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined part (20%). 1. It has been established that she was not at the scene at the time of the crime. A. set up B. settled C. said D. proved 2. The committee adjourned their discussion until the following week. A. continued B. adjusted C. suspended D. suspected 3. He cloaked his wicked motives with friendly appearance. A. revealed B. disclosed C. exposed D. concealed 4. We have to stay in this sweltering room while they are at the beach. A. burning B. cool C. sweating D. frigid

5. A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets BB decomposing C destroying d. d 6. The environmental problems they found in Poland were among the worst they encountered C discovered D. witnessed 7. If the world is to avoid environmental cataclysm, advanced economies must undergo a profound transition A. cataract B 8. They entered the shop, which was a curious ramshackle building B sombre C unsteady D. Gothic 9. They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd 10. Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor A contained B discolored C D. polluted 1. The politician received some scathing criticism from the public B. scattering C. mild D. subtle 12. That is the most incredible coincidence that i have ever heard 第2页共13页

第 2 页 共 13 页 5. A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing buildings and flooding streets. A. damaging B. B. decomposing C. destroying D. decaying 6. The environmental problems they found in Poland were among the worst they encountered. A. dealt with B. faced C. discovered D. witnessed 7. If the world is to avoid environmental cataclysm, advanced economies must undergo a profound transition. A. cataract B. catastrophe C. catalogue C. casualty 8. They entered the shop, which was a curious ramshackle building. A. grotesque B. sombre C. unsteady D. Gothic 9. They tried to make themselves heard over the din of the crowd. A. head B. shoulder C. noise D. dime 10. Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor. A. contained B. discolored C. poisoned D. polluted 11. The politician received some scathing criticism from the public. A. sharp B. scattering C. mild D. subtle 12. That is the most incredible coincidence that I have ever heard. A. ridiculous

B absurd C. unbelievable 13. The local residents have made a strong protest with the government about the new airport C 14. I really feel tired of her eternal complaints C endless 15. All the silver-wares that are kept in the closet are burnished B. dusted 16. It took the girl quite sometime to digest what had happened A direct B 17. The two Houses of Congress have concurred in the tax proposal put forward by A opposed to B occurred to C. objected to 18. He is a man of inbred competitiveness B. incarnate 19. The government has succumbed to pressure from the press B succee 第3页共13页

第 3 页 共 13 页 B. absurd C. unbelievable D. incongruous 13. The local residents have made a strong protest with the government about the new airport. A. assent B. disturbance C. quarrel D. complaint 14. I really feel tired of her eternal complaints. A. external B. occasional C. endless D. constant 15. All the silver-wares that are kept in the closet are burnished. A. coated B. dusted C. polished D. rusted 16. It took the girl quite sometime to digest what had happened. A. direct B. process C. comprehend D. acknowledge 17. The two Houses of Congress have concurred in the tax proposal put forward by the president. A. opposed to B. occurred to C. objected to D. agreed to 18. He is a man of inbred competitiveness. A. income B. incarnate C. innate D. immune 19. The government has succumbed to pressure from the press. A. accustomed B. yielded C. succeeded

20. He retired in the wake of the accusation that he had stolen from the company A. because of C. following D. pred 1. Some Chinese companies are striving to penetrate the world markets D. enter 22. It is a point of for me to repay all my debt A. face B. order c. ho 23. The collision of the planet into ours would be comparable to the power of five atomic bombs that hit hiroshima during world war il should it occur in the future B. be equivalent to C. not match D. be comparative 24. Scientists used to believe that all the stars developed from primordial mass of gases A. derivative B. primeval C. prestigious 25. Your thoughtless behavior has caused us a great deal of distress B. difficult C. inconvenience 26. The Supreme Court demanded his interpretation of his involvement in the frauds B. presentation D. acknowledgement 27. On many of the previous occasions the US trade negotiators would revert to the issue of 第4页共13页

第 4 页 共 13 页 D. exceeded 20. He retired in the wake of the accusation that he had stolen from the company. A. because of B. in response to C. following D. predicting 21. Some Chinese companies are striving to penetrate the world markets. A. scramble B. occupy C. secede D. enter 22. It is a point of __________ for me to repay all my debt. A. face B. order C. honor D. grace 23. The collision of the planet into ours would be comparable to the power of five atomic bombs that hit Hiroshima during World War II should it occur in the future. A. exceed B. be equivalent to C. not match D. be comparative 24. Scientists used to believe that all the stars developed from primordial mass of gases. A. derivative B. primeval C. prestigious D. primavera 25. Your thoughtless behavior has caused us a great deal of distress. A. suffering B. difficulty C. inconvenience D. trouble 26. The Supreme Court demanded his interpretation of his involvement in the frauds. A. submission B. presentation C. explanation D. acknowledgement 27. On many of the previous occasions the US trade negotiators would revert to the issue of

Chinas human rights problems A. reconsider B. reiterate D 28. The police are speculating that the suicide bombers may be linked to a terrorist organization A. confirming B. guessing 29. Albert Einstein is regarded as the father of modern scientific thought formulator B. advoc C. creator 30. Mr Johnson is to preside over the seminar for genetic engineering B. prepare C. host D. publicize 31. The congressman a point of prolonging the debate B. advanced 32. He was extremely nervous at the of his turn to make the presentation A B. prospective C. probability 33. I was so annoyed that I felt impelled to write a letter to the local newspaper A. compelled D. exhilarated 34. The chairman gave his assent of the proposal to the committee B. denial 第5页共13页

第 5 页 共 13 页 China’s human rights problems. A. reconsider B. reiterate C. restated D. reverse 28. The police are speculating that the suicide bombers may be linked to a terrorist organization. A. confirming B. guessing C. contemplating D. subsiding 29. Albert Einstein is regarded as the father of modern scientific thought. A. formulator B. advocate C. creator D. plagiarizer 30. Mr. Johnson is to preside over the seminar for genetic engineering. A. Address B. prepare C. host D. publicize 31. The congressman _________ a point of prolonging the debate. A. set B. advanced C. made D. insisted 32. He was extremely nervous at the _________ of his turn to make the presentation. A. potential B. prospective C. probability D. prospect 33. I was so annoyed that I felt impelled to write a letter to the local newspaper. A. compelled B. discouraged C. exhausted D. exhilarated 34. The chairman gave his assent of the proposal to the committee. A. refusal B. denial