ameri大学英语(二)期末考试词汇题及参考答案

2021年1月20日发(作者：小清新翻译)
Unit 2
1.

In times of economic_______, people have to tighten their belt and live a thrifty life.
A.

threat

B. crisis


C. risk

D. hazard



2.

Our soldiers force the enemy to ______with superior firepower.

A.

retrieve

B. reflect


C. retreat

D. retrospect

3.

He is a strong- minded person who can undertake heavy tasks at the _____ moment.

A.
crude

B. cruel


C. crucial


D. crunch

4.

This scandal is ______ to tell against him in the coming presidential election.

A.
bound


B. doomed

C. predestined



D. foretold

5.

Because koalas are ______ animals, their prices are fairly expensive.

A.
abnormal

B. weird



C. freak


D. exotic

6.

I chanced to _____ them speaking ill of you.

A.
overhear


B. overhead



C. overlook


D. overwhelm

7.

______ is an important constituent of good character.

A.
Timing


B. Punctuality


C. Procrastination


D. Fickleness

8.

______ your papers and put them in this file.

A.
Assemble


B. Assess


C. Assume

D. Assure

9.

The whole winter the swallow remained
underground,
and
Timmy ______ her with
care and love.

A.
cared


B. attended

C. bred


D. nursed

10.

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong,have governed my life:the ______
for love,the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind

A. expectation


B. pursuit


C. longing


D. exploration

11.

I ______ from the large crowd that the speaker is very popular.

A.
deduce

B. seduce

C. reduce


D. induce

12.

It's rude to ______ at a foreign student's mistakes in English.

A.
humiliate


B. tease


C. mock


D. provoke

13.

She was still totally______ in the romantic scene as if it were occurring that moment.

A.
preoccupied

B. focused

C. immersed

D. devoted

14.

The TV station was ______ with complaints against a tasteless TV program.

A.
bombarded


C. attacked


C. jammed

D.

criticized

15.

Under current laws,
those
who
______
someone to
end
their own
life
can be
prosecuted and jailed for up to 14 years.

A.
persuade


B. convince


C. coax



D. abet

Key: 1-5 BCCAD





6-10 ABADC





11-15 ACCAD






Unit 4
1.
The polluted
water can
be ______ if swallowed.
Police are investigating what
caused the pollution.




A.

fatal

B. severe

C. devastating


D. serious

2.
I don't want to get involved in this argument.
I
’
d
rather
stand
on
a(n) ______

ground.

A.
indifferent



B. neutral


C. objective

D. rational

3.
Watch
out
for
the
monkeys!
They will try
to _____ a
sandwich from
you at
a picnic.

A.
snatch

B. rob


C. thieve

D. grab
4.
As spring approaches, the trees begin to send forth ______ buds.

A.
natural

B. soft


C. gentle


D. tender

5.
The
ways and means to overcome current difficulties and make the country even stronger,
they said.
A. meetings

B. sessions


C. conferences

D. seminars
6.
Some people jumped ______ to
the conclusion that something must be wrong
without doing any surveys.

A.
rapidly


B. rashly


C.
radically

D.
rationally


7.
You know how I detest dancing, unless I am particularly ______with my partner.

A.
close


B. acquainted


C. intimate

C. understanding

8.
George is ______ about
the Chinese culture and
has decided to learn Chinese
in an evening school.

A.
nuts



B.
high



C. addicted

D. obsessed

9.
Joe will be a dead ______ when his wife learns what he did.

A.
chicken


B. dog


C. goose


D. duck

10.
In
the
sentence
“
A
life without sex, kisses and cuddling is bitter for most of
the
______ hearts of to
day’s
society.
”
, which of the following cannot be filled in the
blank?

A.
desolate


B. solitary


C. lonesome

D. alone

11.
Each application is reviewed by a ______ of experts.

A.

panel


B. squad


C. flock


D. mob
12.
In
the
sentence
“Each
event lasts ______three

to four hours.
”
,
which
of
the
following cannot be used in the blank?

A.
about


B. approximately

C. mostly


D. nearly

13.
His strategic mistake caused him to______ away a good opportunity.

A.
waste


B. miss

C. lose


D. blunder

14.
Don
’
t try to fool me ______ any circumstances.

A.

at


B. in


C. on


D. under
15.
What we ______ need is nothing but your devotion to your job.

A.

desperately


B.
forcefully



C. pressingly


D. imperatively


Key: 1-5 ABADB





6-10 BBADD





11-15 A
C
DDA