高中英语词汇精练 (3)

注: 这是2008年高考英语冲刺----高考词汇十天突破的第三天要做的词汇练习，本练习所练习的词汇是以c或d字母开头的单词, 词汇的详细解释请参阅王振明主编的《高中英语词汇手册》78到116页的相关词汇。做题时间限制40分钟。

1. Typing is considered by most employers to be a basic ________.

A. contribution　　  B. congratulation　　　　C. competence　　　 D. command

2. Exercise is one of the key ___________ of a healthy lifestyle.

A. components　　  B. composition　　 C. comprehension　　 D. conference

3. Refusal to __________ is the major obstacle (障碍) for the two parties in further peace talks.
A. conflict　　　　  B. concept　　　　 C. commitment　　　 D. compromise　　

4. Not everyone understands the __________ that everyone should have an equal opportunity.

　A. condition　　　　 B. concept　　　　C. confidence　　　　 D. conclusion

5. The rising crime rate is a major _________ of society.

　A. concern　　　　  B. conflict　　　　 C. condition　　　  D. cause

6. The scientists must have made many trials before reaching a __________.

A. consensus　　　　B. connection　　　 C. contribution　　　D. conclusion

7. It's already 10 o'clock I wonder how it _______ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.  (2006年高考湖北卷)

　  A. came over　  B. came out　  C: came about 　　D. came up

8. The better __________ you have of words, the better chance you have of saying exactly what you mean.

　 A. demand　　B. comment　　 C. command　　 D. performance

9. The teacher usually writes his _________ on the margin of the composition.

　 A. comments　　B. words　　C. review　　　D. command　

10. It is surprising that such an innocent-looking man should have ________ such a crime.

　 A. confirmed　　  B. clarified　　　C. committed　　 　D. conveyed

11. Letterboxes are much more _______ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead. (2006年高考浙江卷)

　 A. common　　　　 B. normal　　　  C. ordinary　 　　　　D. usual

12. _______ other nurses, Alice is careful and patient.

　 A. Looking like　　B. Comparing with　 　C. In common with　　 D. As to

13. When you want to introduce yourself to an American, you can just try a _______ greeting, such as “Hello, my name is…”

A. commonly used 　B. used commonly　C. commonly using　 D. using commonly

14. It is said that dogs will keep you ______ for as long as you want when you are feeling lonely. (2006年高考江西卷)

　  A. safety　　　　B. company　　　C. comfortable　　　　 D. friend

15. __________ with other children, the father thinks, Jack is a most satisfying son.

　　

A. Commenting　　 B. Complaining 　　C. Compared　　　 D. Committed

16. Every four years athletes from all over the world _______for medals in the Olympic Games.

　　A. fight　　　B. struggle　　　　C. complete　　　　 D. compete

17. Meg realized she'd been a ________ fool.

　　A. complete　  B. commercial　　 C. content　　　　D. constant

18. The rapid development of science and technology make the ______ among people more and more convenient.

　　A. competition　　 B. communication　　 C. companion　　 D. comprehension　

19. Math is a _______ subject for both arts and science students.

　　A. compulsory　　　　B. must　　　  C. concrete　　　　  D. obliged

20. Due to the loud noises from the neighborhood, he could not ______ his mind on his books.

　　A. collect　　　B. gather　　　 C. concentrate　　　 D. fix

21. From his appearance we may safely ________ that he is a heavy smoker.

　　A. show　　　B. promise　　　　 C. confirm　　　　 D. conclude

22. In dealing with public relations, we should make every effort to prevent the _____ in personality. (2004年高考上海卷)

　　A．contact　　B．contrast　　C．connection　 D．conflict

23. In a sports team each player has a clear role, and there are few occasions ______ members are _______ or uncertain of their roles.

　A. which ;inspired　 B. that ;complained　 C. whose; let down　 D. when; confused

24. _______ that the young fellow has only been learning how to drive for three months, his driving skill is fairly good.

　 A. Regarding　　B. Considering　　 C. Regarded　　 　D. Considered

25. Children must learn just a few basic roles---being safe, being ______ to others and being responsible to themselves.

A. considered　 　B. considerable　  C. considerate　 　D. considering

26. It's a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly _____ rice and vegetables.

A. of　　　　 B. in　　　 　 C. for　　 　　　　　 D. on

27. The story book ______ fifty stories, ______ “Snow White”.

A. contains; includes　　　 　　 B. contains; including

C. includes; including　　　　　 D. is containing; including

28. Tomorrow we'll go on a journey. I hope the weather, as it is today, will ______ fine.

A. promise　　 B. turn out　　 C. continue　　 D. come out

29. --- Are you really through with your work assigned the day before yesterday?

---_________, I've only just begun.

A. On the contrary　 B. On the other hand　　C. You are wrong　 D. Never mind

30. Eating too much fat can ______ heart diseases, _______ high blood pressure.

A. attend to; to cause　　 　　　　　B. devote to; having caused

C. contribute to; causing 　　　　　 D. dedicate to; cause

31. The ________ of the Egyptian Pyramids is considered as a miracle (奇迹).

A. construction　 B. constitution　　 C. instruction　  D. contribution　

32. I am _______ by what you said just now. Can you explain it a little bit?

　 A. confused　　　B. surprised　 C. mistaken　　　 D. corrected　

33. Our new house is very _______ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.

A. available　　 B. suitable　　　C. convenient　　　D. comfortable

34. Let’s hold a cocktail party and have a good _______ tonight.

　 A. communication　　B. conference　　 C. conservation　　D. conversation　

35. Wang Zhizhi's return has ________basketball fans of a far better result in the coming title contest.

　 A. convinced　 　 B. expected　 　　C. accused　　 　 D. believed

36. Short sight can be ______ by the use of suitable glasses.

　A. improved　　B. fixed　　　 C. reduced　　 D. corrected

37. Tom and I seldom get together, but we ______ with each other frequently.

　 A. write　　　 B. correspond　　  C. respond　　　　 D. count

38. The driver managed not to hit the child who ran in front of his car, but only _____ injuring himself.

A. in hopes of　　B. as a consequence of　　C. at the mercy of　 D. at the cost of

39. Dress well for a job interview because first impressions really do _______.

　 A. count　 　B. correspond　　　C. convince 　　D. important

40. I have a dream that we will one day live in a _______ where we'll have a lot of trees and fresh air.

　 A. counter　　　 B. country　 　　 C. nation　　　　D. space

41. Surely it doesn’t matter where the student associations get their money from; what　　　　  ________ is what they do with it. (2007年高考湖北卷)

A. functions　　　 　　　B. applies　　　　　C. stresses　　　　D. counts

42. The manager needs an assistant that he can _______ to take care of problems in his absence.

　 A. count up　　　B. count it　　　 C. count on　　　  D. count out

43. His book on European history __________ the period from 1914 to 2001.

　 A. covers　　B. about　　　　C. crosses　　 　　 D. deals

44. People have always been curious 　　　　  how living things on the earth exactly began. (2006年高考辽宁卷)

A. in　　　 　　B. at　　　　　　C. of　　　 　　　　   D. about

45. Christians believe that man is the ______ of God.

　A. creation　　 B. creature　　　 C. product　　　 D. producer　

46. If you don’t have enough money right now, you can buy the computer _______.

　A. in crash　　　B. on credit　　 C. by check　　　D. without paying

47. Whoever commits a _______ should be punished by law.

　

A. crime　　　B. error　　　　 C. mistake　　　　D. suicide　

48.　A traffic accident happened at a _________ a few meters away from a bank.

　A. crossroad　　　B. cross　　　 C. courtyard　　　 D. crossroads

49. Today, cancer is still one of the diseases that cannot be _______.

　 A. cover　　 B. healed　　 C. cured　　　　 D. treated　

50. When you go abroad for further study, you should learn to adapt to the ______ of the destination country.

A. customs　　　 　B. habits　　　　C. practice　　 　D. customers

51. The editor ________ the article to make it fit the space available in a magazine.

A. turns down　  B. cuts down　　　C. cut up　　　D. runs down

52. I was just talking to Margot when Jackson __________. (2005年高考湖南卷)

A. cut in 　　 B. cut down　　　 C. cut out　　　　D. cut up

53. He knocked over a bottle of ink and _________ the table cloth.

　 A. damaged　　 B. harmed　 C. ruined　　 D. destroyed　

54. You can ask for replacement or repairs, or even ______ when they have caused special losses.

　 A. damages　　 B. damage　 C. damaged　　D. damaging

55. He rescued a child at the ______ of his own life and then left without being noticed.

　 A. danger　　　B. risk　　　C. cost　　　　 D. expense

56. Only a few journalists _______ the story, which was about the president.

　 A. dared covered　　B. dare covered　 C. dare to cover　 D. dared to cover

57. ---Do you know when the Chinese custom ______ from?

　　---It's hard to say. But its characteristics _______ the Tang Dynasty.

　 A. began; prove　B. started; show　C. is; appear　D. dates; suggest

58. He was lying in the hospital __________, with his ribs broken.

　 A. half dead　　  B. deadly　　　  C. death　　　　D. died

59. In ten years of time, the population of China will begin to _______. So there will be fewer and fewer students in schools.

　 A. faint　　　 B. reduce　　　　C. fall　　　　 D. decline

60. The old lady ______ smilingly to be helped up the stairs.

　　 A. rejected　　　 B. declined　　　　C. refused　　　 D. denied

61. The International Red Cross is a non-profit organization that cares for the wounded, sick and homeless in wartime, and victims of natural _________.

A. dilemma　　 B. damage　　　　C. disagreement　 　　D. disaster

62. Club members get a 15% __________, much lower than the regular price.

　A. dimension　　B. criterion　　　C. discount　　　　　 D. dignity

63. They dived ______ into the forest and felt ______ frightened.

　  A. deeply; deep　 B. deeply; deeply　　C. deep; deep　　D. deep; deeply

64. Doctors have said that as many as 50 percent of patients don’t take medicine as ________.

　　A. described　　　B. determined　　 C. directed　　　D. depended

65. John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been ________ by a heavy storm. (2004年高考辽宁卷)

　  A. defended　　　 B. stopped　　　 C. slowed　　  D. delayed

66. The mother _______ other things to the task of looking after her sick child.

　　A. delays　　　B. puts off　　　　C. spends　　　  D. forgets

67. Some laid-off workers _______ took up the well-paid work to wait on patients in hospitals.

　 A. delightedly　  B. challengingly　 C. disappointedly　　 D. rewarding

68. --- How long are you staying?　

--- I don't know. ________. (2004年高考江苏卷)

A. That's OK　　 B. Never mind　　 C. It depends　　 D. It doesn't matter

69. After all harms she has done, she ___________ whatever she gets.

　　A. delivers　　B. declares　 C. deserves　　 D. determines

70. Tenants (房客) must ______ 200 pounds______ the landlord, in case of damage.

　 A. deposit; for　 B. deposit; with　C. deposit; to　 D. deposit; on

71. ---Why is John always working so hard?

---He ________ a high income to support his big family.

A. hopes 　　B. wishes 　　　C. deserves　　　 D. desires

72. Scholarships __________ to aid students who can not pay the full tuition ( 学费)

　　A. are designed　　 B. design　　C. are designing　 D. designs

73. Her performance was perfect and, _______ the fact that there were other 20 participants, the first prize still belonged to her.

　　A. delightedly　 　　 B. while　　  C. despite　　  D. though

74. At this rate, the forest will be completely ________ within the next 30 years.

　 A. damaged　　　 B. ruined　　　 C. spoiled　　　 D. destroyed

75. One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to______ healthy eating habits.

　 A. grow 　　　　 B develop 　　　C. design　　　　　　　 　　D. raise

76. Although the working mother is very busy, she still ______ a lot of time to her children.

　 A. devotes　　　 B. spends　　　 C. depends　　　 　 D. provides

77. Although the wind has _____, the rain remains steady, so you still need a raincoat.

(2006年高考湖北卷)

　 A. turned up　　  B. gone back　  C. died down　　 　D. died up

78. We have tried everything, but it made little _______.

　  A. good　　　　 B. use　　　　 C. different　　　　　 D. difference

79. It's the kind of book you can _________; you don't need to read the whole book.

　 A. dip into　　 　 B. divide into　　　C. put into　 　 D. get into

80. We cannot go to Beijing _____, we have to change trains in Shanghai.

　 A. differently　　　　B. direct　　C. as soon as　　　D. immediately

81. Generally speaking, when taken according to the ________, the drug has no side effect.

　 A. description　 B. directions　　 C. descriptions　　D. direction　

82. My father is a lawyer, and he discouraged me _______ entering the field.

　　A. into　　　　B. of　　 　　　C. out of　　　　 D. from

83. The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a ____ of 60 miles.

　　A. 1ength　　 B. distance 　　 C. way　 　　 D. distinction

84. The two brothers look so much ______ that we can't ______ one from the other.

　 A. alike; distinguish　 B. familiar; tell　C. alike; differ 　 D. familiar; separate

85. You would be unlucky to see sharks, but these are no problem if you don't _______ them.

　　A. disappoint　　　 B. disturb　　 C. discourage　　  D. discover

86. ---Will $ 200 ________?

　 ---I'm afraid not. We need at least 50 more dollars. (2004年高考湖北卷)

　　A. count　　　　B. satisfy　　　　C. fit　　　　  　D. do

87. The house is now worth _______ we paid for it.

　　A. the amount double　　　　　　 B. the double amount

　　C. amount double the　　　　　　 D. double the amount

88. You can complain, but I doubt ________ it'll make any difference.

　　 A. what　　　B. though　　C. if　 　　 D. that

89. I bought _______ eggs and _______ daily things at the supermarket yesterday.

A. three dozen of these; scores of　 　　 B. three dozens of; score of

C. three dozen these; scores of　　 　　 D. three dozen of; score of

90. Can you ________ the kids while I make breakfast?

　　 A. wear　　　　B. have on　 　　C. dress　　 D. put on

91. Joe Jones, the eighth of the eight children, had to ________ out of high school at the age of 16 to help his father on the farm. (2005年高考上海春季卷)

A. leave　　　　 B. drop　 　　　 C. fall　　　　　　 D. draw

92. This year the white ducks are no longer lovely in locals' eyes, _____ their fear of bird　　 flu.

　 A. except for　　　B. due to　　 　C. in case of　　 D. instead of

93. Most members of the drama club, though shy in real life, are quite ____ once they get on stage.

A. delighted　　　B. dynamic　　　 C. competitive　　　D. calm

94. Since they betrayed us, they have no hope of convincing us 　　____ their sincerity.

A. with　　　　 B. for　 　　　　 C. in　　　　　 D. of

95. The driver managed not to hit the child who ran in front of his car, but only _______ injuring himself.

A. in hopes of　　B. as a consequence of　 C. at the mercy of　 D. at the cost of

96. The secretary _______ to tell Mr. Brown that he was wanted on the phone.

A．cut off　　 　B．cut down　　　　　C．cut in　　　　 D．cut up

97. In China children, even in their twenties depended _____ their parents _____ food and clothing.

　 A. upon; on　　 B. on; in　　 　　　 C. on; for　　　　 D. at; to

98. In the minority nationality the custom doesn’t _________ and has come down from generation to generation.

　　A. die away　　　B. die of　　　  C. die from 　　　　　  D. die out

99. They have decided to 　　_____ physical punishment in all local schools.　

A. put away　　B. break away from　　C. do away with　　　D. pass away

100. Different civilizations and social systems should _________ and benefit from each other to achieve common development.

　 A. draw upon　   B. draw near 　　C. draw up　　　 D. draw down

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新课标高中英语词汇精练 (3)

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1-10 CADBA DCCAC　　11-20 ACABC DABAC　　　 21-30 DDDBC ABCAC　

31-40 AACDA DBDAB　 41-50 DCADA BADCA　　　51-60 BACAB DDADB　

61-70 DCDCD BACCB　 71-80 DACDB ACDAB　　　81-90 BDBAB DDCAC　

91-100 BBBDD CCDCA