职称英语（综合类）辅导讲议－词汇学习8

词汇学习8：
　　1. Philip Roth was hailed as major new author in 1960.
　　A）published　B）challenged
　　C）acclaimed　D）guided
　　2. He was one of the principal organizers of the association.
　　A）planners　B）employees
　　C）actors　D）recipients
　　3. It is postulated¹ that population trends have an effect on economic fluctuations².
　　A）challenged　B）assumed
　　C）deducted　D）decreed
　　4. This kind of animals are on the verge³ of extinction⁴, because so many are being killed for their fur.
　　A）drying up　B）dying out
　　C）being exported　D）being transplanted
　　5. The train came to an abrupt⁵ stop, making us wonder where we were.
　　A）slow　B）noisy
　　C）sudden　D）jumpy
　　6. During the Second World War, all important resources in the U.S. were allocated⁶ by the federal government.
　　A）nationalized　B）commandeered
　　C）taxed　D）distributed
　　7. The little boy was so fascinated by the mighty⁷ river that he would spend hours sitting on its bank and gazing at the passing boats and rafts.
　　A）very strong　B）very long
　　C）very great　D）very fast
　　8. The stories of Sarah Orne Jewett are considered by many to be more authentically⁸ regional than those of Bret Harte.
　　A）elegantly　B）genuinely
　　C）intentionally　D）thoroughly
　　9. The number of the United States citizens who are eligible⁹ to vote continues to increase.
　　A）encouraged　B）enforced
　　C）expected　D）entitled
　　10. Formulated¹⁰ in 1823, the Monroe Doctrine¹¹ asserted that the Americas were no longer open to European colonization¹².
　　A）stated firmly　B）argued light-mindedly
　　C）thought seriously　D）announced regrettable
　　11. Smoking is not permitted in the office.
　　A）probable　B）possible
　　C）admitted　D）allowed
　　12. The chairman proposed that we should stop the meeting.
　　A）stated　B）declared
　　C）suggested　D）announced
　　13. I feel regret about what's happened.
　　A）sorry　B）disappointed
　　C）shameful　D）disheartened
　　14. She has proved that she can be relied on in a crisis.
　　A）lived on　B）depended on
　　C）lived off　D）believed in
　　15. John removed his overcoat.
　　A）took away　B）left aside
　　C）took off　D）washed off
　　词汇学习9：
　　1. Although originally a German innovation, kindergarten got its real start in the United States as a movement to provide an improved learning environment for children.
　　A）an easy　B）a playful
　　C）an open　D）a better
　　2. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance.
　　A）beats　B）matches
　　C）maintains　D）announces
　　3. The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston provoked a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War.
　　A）demanded　B）elicited
　　C）extracted　D）defied
　　4. Illinois has produced writers such as Carl Sandburg, gangsters¹³ such as A1 Capone, and architects such as Louis Sullivan.
　　A）violent criminals　B）politicians
　　C）musicians　D）industrialists
　　5. The towers of a suspension bridge serve as a rigid¹⁴ framework to which the cables are attached.
　　A）boundary　B）skeleton
　　C）enclosure　D）material
　　6. The use of the chemical may present a certain hazard to the laboratory workers.
　　A）protection　B）indication
　　C）immunity　D）danger
　　7. Many economists¹⁵ have given in to the fatal lure¹⁶ of mathematics.
　　A）error　B）function
　　C）attraction　D）miracle
　　8. The development of the transistor¹⁷ and integrated circuits revolutionized the electronics industry by allowing components¹⁸ to be packaged more densely¹⁹.
　　A）compactly　B）inexpensively
　　C）quickly　D）carefully
　　9. The leading astronomers²⁰ of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were fascinated by comets.
　　A）intrigued　B）infected
　　C）inconvenienced　D）inclined
　　10. In their productions, choreographers of modern dance have introduced humor, protested social injustice²¹, and probed psychological problems.
　　A）solved　B）explored
　　C）involved　D）disputed
　　11. They agreed to settle the dispute by peaceful means.
　　A）solve　B）determine
　　C）untie　D）complete
　　12. The children trembled with fear when they saw the policeman.
　　A）wept　B）cried
　　C）ran　D）shook
　　13. We were shocked to find that Mary didn't know her guest's name.
　　A）frustrated　B）disturbed
　　C）relieved　D）surprised
　　14. We have got to abide²² by the rules.
　　A）stick to　B）persist in
　　C）safeguard　D）apply
　　15. The river widens considerably²³ as it begins to turn east.
　　A）extends　B）stretches
　　C）broadens　D）traverses