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 研究生公共英语期末考试词汇复习题（中）  发给朋友看看
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81 Wishes to know the unknown, control the uncontrollable and bring order to chaos are basically human.
A. attributes B. attitudes C. assets D. effects
82 By ___ their language and much of their aboriginal ritual structure, the Rio Grande Pueblos have been able to maintain their culture and identity for more than 3000 years, despite their nominal conversion to Catholicism.
A. preventing B. provoking C. preserving D. conserving
83 Many expatriate writers often____ their socialized behavior with the dominant culture of their own.
A. attached B. identified C. collaborated D. tied
84 The Karam of Papua New Guinea use different criteria for their animal classifications, for they _____ birds____ other animals in their language.
A. depart…from B. distinguish…from C. prevent…from D. protect…from
85 The___ behavior of Johnson’s aroused great concern among his colleagues.
A. aberrant B. hostile C. violent D. abominable
86 Tylor’s definition of culture focuses on beliefs and behavior that people acquire not through biological _____ but by growing up in a particular society where they are exposed to a specific cultural tradition.
A. heredity B. inheritance C. legacy D. heritage
87 On Election Day Roosevelt won a convincing through predictable victory, defeating the ____ by more than 7,000,000 votes.
A. elect B. elector C. incumbent D. candidate
88 It is a fact that the old superstitious beliefs will ____ over the people’s mind in some countries.
A. hover B. grip C. control D. hold sway
89 As for the two Disney Worlds, they are usually dismissed as “plastic” worlds of make-believe for the _____ masses.
A. unsophisticated B. worldly-wise C. happy-go-lucky D. ill-advised
90 By viewing life’s various peaks in terms of physiology we can easily get the feeling that we are part of a giant ___ plan.
A. cut-and-dried B. will-o’-the-wisp C. ducks-and-drakes D. give-and-take
91 The painting was a valuable family possession which had been _____ from generation to generation.
A. handed over B. handed down C. handed out D. handed around
92 Members of aristocracy don’t ______ a great deal of power nowadays.
A. manipulate B. wield C. sway D. manage
93 She studies many magazines and books about fashion, entertaining and correct social behavior as she wants to appear_______.
A. fashionable B. sophisticated C. graceful D. elegant
94 American role remains essential in the grain trade and it had to be played with increasing subtlety and sophistication.
A. sophistry B. experience C. wisdom D. innocence
95 The self-image is a premise upon which your entire personality, your behavior and even your circumstances are built.
A. property B. proposition C. cornerstone D. pillar
96 Lovelock put forward his postulate that the physical and chemical condition of the surface of the Earth, of the atmosphere and of the oceans has been and is actively made fit and comfortable by the presence of life itself.
A. presentation B. conception C. assumption D. posture
97 He founded the fort which was named after himself.
A. estate B. mansion C. pagoda D. bulwark
98 His fortuitous presence and his prompt action saved the child out of the disaster.
A. chance B. alterative C. fortunate D. felicitous
99 The imaginative engineers finally produced an elaborate design for the Disney Land in Florida.
A. efficient B. ornate C. intricate D. affluent
100 The legal cases he elaborated on were beyond the pale of his comprehension.
A. discolor B. boundary C. context D. content
101 He was a verse dramatist and the first since the 17th century to understand the need to shape his art to the medium of the stage.
A. rehearse B. discipline C. mould D. mount
102 The abstract was considered as a(n) aberration or freak at first.
A. peculiarity B. normality C. deviation D. departure
103 The critic Dorothy Parker wrote that play which ran the gamut of emotion from hope to despair.
A. covered the whole area of B. went the whole range of
C. went a long way towards D. brought into full play
104 She is always preoccupied with her own well-being.
A. engaged in B. absorbed in C. enchanted with D. obsessed with
105 It is not morally right to look down upon the provincials who are as intelligent as the city-dwellers.
A. suburban residents B. countrified people C. illiterate masses D. unsophisticated populace
106 It is enough, if not too much to say there was a great and dreadful war in the Middle East, and that nightmare and chaos and abomination of desolation held sway for our horrible years
A. remained dominant B. remained terrible C. remained abhorrent D. remained merciless
107 It was a land where civilization had reached its height, corruption its depth, and cunning intrigue was the distinguishing feature of behavior.
A. distinguishable B. distinguished C. distinct D. prominent
108 The Ben Johnson’s world seems at first one of vigorous caricatures.
A. satires B. burlesques C. sarcasm D. ironies
109 He ____ his considerable bulk ( i.e. body) between me and the window, so that I could not see out.
A. imposed B. interposed C. bolstered D. foisted
110 Let us be exact in what we say so as to _____ any possibility of misunderstanding.
A. deviate B. relinquish C. precede D. preclude
111 Joan of Arc refused to ____ her statements even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch.
A. deplete B. renounce C. persist D. sustain
112 The accident was a ____ experience; I’ll never drink and drive again.
A. elusory B. solitary C. salutary D. complimentary
113 The consequences of the establishment of the colonies were a rapid and careless depletion of natural resources, and ___ human suffering.
A. compelled B. unfailing C. appalling D. remediable
114 Since there was soon to be a general election, the Prime Minister decided that a change of policy was a political______.
A. transition B. expedient C. aspiration D. cohesion
115 I must ______ about the lack of police protection in this area.
A. remonstrate B. iterate C. implement D. reinstate
116 Experienced employers recognize that business students who can____ different points of view are ultimately more effective as managers than are the brilliant and original students who adhere dogmatically to their own formulations.
A. discredit B. assimilate C. impose D. disregard
117 Whether Captain Turnbill or I were right remains to be proved______.
A. in a sense B. in retrospect C. in perspective D. in the sequel
118 There is a _____ in the classification of all living creatures.
A. descendant B. ascent C. hierarchy D. hibernation
119 The newly promoted captain_____ his authority by making the two contending sides be quiet.
A. blurted B. depreciated C. asserted D. misused
120 They would never______ such a plan because it did not seem to be workable.
A. countenance B. accede C. consort D. denounce
121 One of the major aims of the air force was the complete _____ of all means of transportation by bombing of rail lines and terminals.
A. renovation B. amplification C. demarcation D. demolition
122 The workers agreed to_______ a pay increase for the sake of greater job security.
A. forgo B. forge C. diverge D. expatiate
123 It’s difficult to understand him because he has a speech______.
A. impeachment B. impediment C. incomplete D. incentive
124 The fact that we have these big bombs will deter our enemies from attacking us.
A. concede B. pervert C. dissuade D. defer
125 This contract does not preclude my being employed by others at the same time that I am working for you.
A. magnify B. eliminate C. prelude D. dispose
126 The judge said he would forbear from sending her to prison, on the condition that she promised not to steal again.
A. deviate B. constrain C. tolerate D. refrain
127 Many of Bernard Malamud’s novels depict life as an arduous struggle for financial security, happiness, and dignity.
A. an infinite B. a difficult C. an ardent D. a dreary
128 He is mentally ill and cannot be held accountable for his actions.
A. creditable B. reproachful C. responsible D. equitable
129 Communism is not a mere party doctrine of the working class, but a theory compassing the emancipation of society at large form its present narrow conditions.
A. on the whole B. to the full C. at random D. with freedom
130 Some cells, such as epithelia, proliferate more rapidly when the body is asleep than when it is awake.
A. cluster B. multiply C. adapt D. magnify
131 She feels guilty because her conscience remonstrates against a sinful life.
A. deflates B. demonstrates C. accentuates D. protests
132 The special prosecutor determined that the Attorney General, though inept, had not intentionally set out to impede the progress of the investigation.
A. aggravate B. assuage C. hamper D. harness
133 Students of the Berry School for Mountain Children helped pay for their education by doing part-time labor that pertained to their particular course of study.
A. resulted in B. began with C. paid for D. related
134 The encroachment of the factories upon the neighborhood lowered the value of the real estate.
A. intrusion B. enclosure C. plunder D. rampage
135 I would contend that unemployment is our most serious social evil.
A. reclaim B. assert C. renounce D. condemn
136 The most typical feature of the Moon’s surface is its profusion of craters, the largest of which are more than one hundred miles in diameter.
A. profundity B. proliferation C. abundance D. fanciful
137 He shows fortitude in spite of his misfortunes, so I have implicit faith in his success.
A. absolute B. pervasive C. superficial D. fanciful
138 Maria Callas became one of the world’s most widely known opera singers because of her musical talent, acting ability, and fiery disposition.
A. temper B. constitution C. reputation D. temperament
synonyms disposition, temperament, temper, character, personality mean the dominant quality or qualities distinguishing a person or group. disposition implies customary moods and attitude toward the life around one <a cheerful disposition>. temperament implies a pattern of innate characteristics associated with one's specific physical and nervous organization <an artistic temperament>. temper implies the qualities acquired through experience that determine how a person or group meets difficulties or handles situations <a resilient temper>. character applies to the aggregate of moral qualities by which a person is judged apart from intelligence, competence, or special talents <strength of character>. personality applies to an aggregate of qualities that distinguish one as a person <a somber personality>.
139 The members in favor of his suggestion ______ their agreement by raising their hands.
A. revealed B. signified C. demonstrated D. signed
140 The ____ order was announced to impose the heavy tax on the farmers.
A. imperial B. impetuous C. imperative D. imposing
141 The new traffic regulations will cause much ______ among drivers.
A. contradiction B. conflict C. controversy D. competition
142 This _____ in his character was not overlooked by Newton’s enemies.
A. ambiguity B. paradox C. antithesis D. ambivalence
143 That village would hold_____ rites and ceremony each year to invoke the gods’ blessing for the coming year.
A. mystic B. mysterious C. mythical D. mystified
144 His painting with elaborate vividness reveal the _____ force, a power from nature.
A. primitive B. primary C. prime D. primal
145 During the Mass, all the prayers knelt down to pray to the _____ for peace and harmony in the world.
A. Omnipresent B. Omnifarious C. Omnivorous D. Omnipotent
146 Social Darwinism was a _____ of Darwin’s evolutionary ideas which constituted the dominant intellectual paradigm of the time.
A. travesty B. pervasion C. burlesque D. perversion
147 During ____times, the Homo Sapiens on collecting and hunting as the form of survival.
A. medieval B. prehistoric C. medium D. median
148 At the party the ______ gentlemen sat in the sofa drinking and talking.
A. well-chosen B. rightly-behaved C. neatly-attired D. clearly-articulated
149 The____ of classical literature brought about the great change in the minds of the populace in the 16th century in Europe.
A. revival B. survival C. reversal D. retrieval
150 I looked strange, not to say dangerous, hatless, dew-soaked, ______ with yellow mud, and holding, as if it were a baby or a bomb, a little tin pail of sand.
A. smudged B. smutted C. smeared D. smirched
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