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熟记高考必备词汇3500迎接英语新高考的挑战

词 汇 专 项

第一节 名词训练

名词是英语学习中的难点，同时也是高考的热点。名词的常见考点有：名词的可数与不可数；名词的格的使用和意义；名词作定语的用法及名词的一些习惯用法。

1. He is such a man of many ______ that all of us respect him.

A. ability B. abilities C. competence D. talent

2. The Xi’an _____ happened on December 12, 1936 in Chinese modern history.

A. Incident B. Accident C. Event D. Affair

3. To tell you the truth, ______, not words are what we need.

A. actions B. deeds C. behavior D. acts

4. He is one of her many _______.

A. admiration B. admirer C. admirers D. admirations

5. Honest ________, though unpleasant to the ear, induces good conducts. (prov.)

A. advices B. proposal C. advice D. suggestions

6. We haven't seen each other for _______, though we are in the same city.

A. eras B. millennium C. epoch D. ages

7. Our older generation used to advise us not to build ____ in the air, but that’s not realistic at all.

A. attics B. castles C. building D. rostrums

8. Usually passengers are required to arrive at _____ one hour before ______ takes off.

A. airport; aircrafts B. the airport, aircraft

A. plane B. aircraft C. kite D. space ship

10. As middle school students, raising pet ______ all day long is a sheer waste of time.

A. beasts B. creatures C. cat D. dog

11. Don't judge a person only by his _____.

A. look B. appearance C. appearances D. faces

12. --- What's on tonight?

--- I hear there is going to be a pop song contest. A group of famous singers from Hong Kong and Macao are ____ in our village theatre.

A. making his first appearance B. appearing on the stage

C. making their first appearances D. appearing themselves

13. The voyage diaries were handed down by his great grandfather, so their brothers have kept

them as ____ .

A. the apple in their eyes B. the apple of their mouths

C. the apple of their eyes D. an apple of their eyes

14. Traditionally in West, people usually play ____ on April Fools' Day.

A. funs B. jokes C. fool D. fools

15. Justice has long ____ . (法网恢恢) Whoever breaks law will be punished by the people after all.

A. shoulders B. hands C. fingers D. arms

16. As a work of ____ , we can't judge its value by appearances.

A. art B. arts C. the art D. the arts

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17. With the help of our class, Little Mike made such great progress in Chinese that he can write a 200-character ____ .

A. compositions B. papers C. essays D. article

18. Deng Xiaoping was our general designer of reform and opening up to the outside world(改

革开放). After he passed away, his ____were scattered over the sea.

A. ashes B. ash C. dusts D. dust

19. Russia is a country which extends across _____ .

A. Asia B. Europe C. Asia and Europe D. Africa

20. "What can I do for you?" or "May I help you?" is a pet phrase used by _____ .

A. an assistant engineer B. an assistant manager

C. a helper D. a shop assistant

21. Move a few steps, and the oil-paintings look better ______.

A. in the distance B. at once C. in the open air D. at a distance

22. In fact, the untruthful words made ____ on me. You must answer for that.

A. a surprise attack B. much damage C. a personal attack D. a great harm

23. Every Monday morning, all the teachers and students in our school stand at ____ as our national flag is raised.

A. attention B. attentions C. at ease D. attentively

24. --- What are the greatest ____ ?

--- A giant panda.

A. attraction B. attractions C. attractive D. attract

Ocean

26. The leaves of this tree turn red ____ , so we visit it at the end of every October.

A. in the autumn B. in autumn C. in early autumn D. in late autumn

27. He is above ______ in his lessons. That's the results of his hard work.

A. average B. all C. anyone D. everyone

28. Do you happen to know the proverb, “Shoot two ____ with one arrow”?

A. birds B. hawks C. dogs D. wolves

29. On March 12, the students were planting trees ____ the classroom.

A. in the back of B. at the back of C. to the back of D. on the back of

30. Once Jerry is back of you, there will be nothing halfway. The underlined part probably means _____.

A. hate B. support C. beat D. face

31. Don't throw out the _____ with the bath water.(prov.)

A. boy B. girl C. baby D. child

32. According to the regulation, all _____ should be examined before boarding a plane.

A. suitcase B. baggages C. a luggage D. the baggage

33. Yan'an used to be a revolutionary _____ for the Red Army.

A. base B. basis C. foundation D. ground

34. You’d better take more sun _____ . It is good to your health.

A. bath B. sauna C. baths D. shower

35. It’s reported in today’s newspaper that street _____ took place last midnight on the border

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of Israel and Palestine.

A. fights B. battles C. campaigns D. wars 36. --- How did you enjoy the ball last night?

--- Very much.

The underlined word means _____.

A. a basketball B. a ball-pen C. a party D. a dance

37. There are many harbors on the east ____ of our land.

A. bank B. coast C. beach D. seashore

38. Donkeys and camels are still widely used in some parts of the world _____ of burden.

A. for animals B. as animals C. as beasts D. instead of beats

39. As you make your ____, so you must lie on it. (prov.)

A. clothes B. bed C. house D. bike

40. --- What did you have for supper, Jack?

--- I had some _____.

A. cow B. ox C. bull D. beef

41. If you don’t advance, you would be behind _____.

A. time B. the time C. the times D. times

42. Which of the following groups is meat? _____

A. mutton, beef, chicken, fish B. mutton, beef, chicken, pork

C. egg, beef, chicken, fish D. mutton, beef, fish, pork

43. A ____ in the hand is worth two in the bush. (prov.)

A. bird C. eagle D. sparrow

45. They are ready to fight the enemy _____ the last drop of their _____.

A. to; blood B. to; bloods C. for; breath D. for; time

46. With his own _____ Huang Jiguang, a fighting hero _____ the enemy's machine gun.

A. life; blocking B. body; covered C. body; blocked D. body; stop

47. He earned scarcely enough to keep _____ together.

A. body and heart B. body and soul C. heart and soul D. body and brain

48. _____ and butter ____ the daily food in west countries.

A. The bread; are B. Bread; is C. Both bread; is D. Many bread; are

49. ____ and friends should be few but good. (prov.)

A. Money B. Jobs C. Books D. Interests

50. John is on the bottle again. This sentence probably means _____.

A. John is standing on a bottle now. B. John is holding a bottle now.

C. John threw away a bottle. D. John begins to drink wine again.

51. --- Who is at the _____ of all this trouble.

--- I don’t know.

A. base B. bottom C. reason D. cause

52. I shall walk with you to the bottom of the road. The underlined part means ____.

A. end B. top C. side D. base

53. --- Please tell me how to work out this maths problem.

--- Use your ______ , then your find a way.

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A. heart B. brains C. hand D. mind

54. Because of the year 2008 Olympic Games, the American corporation board of trustees(董事

会) decided to set up a Chinese _____ in Beijing.

A. room B. group C. counterpart D. branch

55. All ____ not baked in one oven. (prov.)

A. bread is B. breads is C. breads are D. bread are 56. He said under his breath that he would keep the secret. The underlined part means _____.

A. loudly B. shyly C. politely D. in a low voice

57. The rain was coming down in buckets. This sentence means ____ .

A. The rain was coming down into the buckets. B. The rain was very heavy.

C. There was some rain in the buckets. D. There were some buckets in the rain.

58. The little boy has learned many Tang dynasty poems _____ though he is very young.

A. by heart B. by mind C. by the way D. by book

59. Sorry, I took your pen _____.

A. by heart B. by mistake C. on purpose D. by the way

60. Which of the following group all belongs to the same category (范畴)? _____

A. cabbage, carrot, tomato B. cabbage, peanut, apple

C. cabbage, cucumber, pear D. carrot, tomato, pineapple 61. is a small inexpensive restaurant serving light meals and drinks.

A. A hotel B. A cafe C. A canteen D. An inn 62. A is a round stick of wax with a wick through it which is lit to give light as it burns.

A. lantern C. lamp D. torch

64. I suggest you having plenty of exercise instead of playing _____ day and night.

A. with cards B. at chesses C. for money D. the card

65. We should roll _____ for the distinguished visitors in five-star hotel.

A. blue carpet B. red carpet C. green carpet D. yellow carpet

66. Put on your raincoat, _____ it rains.

A. in any case B. in case of C. in case D. in this case

67. ---I have no on me. May I pay by cheque?

---Sorry, only by credit card

A. dollars B. coins C. cash D. note

68. Mind you. Don’t bump your head on the low when you go upstairs for sleep.

A. top B. tip C. bottom D. ceiling

69. It is raining cats and dogs. This sentence probably means _____. A. There are some cats and dogs in the raining.

B. Some cats and dogs are falling down together with the rain.

C. The cats and the dogs are all wet in the rain.

D. It is raining heavily.

70. We can’t get rid of war until we get rid of the causes of war. Which of the following words has similar meaning of the underlined word? _____

A. reason B. consequence C. outcome D. result

71. Look! There are _____ grazing over there.

A. two cattles B. two head of cattles C. two cattle D. two heads of

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cattle

72. Which of the following groups doesn’t belong to the same category?

A. cows, bulls, oxen B. lamb, sheep, goats C. dog, ram, hound D. hen, cock, chick 73. All remarks should be addressed to the .

A. chair B. meeting C. chairmen D. conference

74. It’s an untamed monkey. Keep it on a or it may attack others.

A. chair B. chain C. corner D. cap

75. _____ ! You have at last passed PETS III before you graduate from middle school.

A. Celebrations B. Congratulations C. Wish you D. No wonder 76. I have no about me now. Let’s go to a bank nearby for the big note .

A. copy B. chance C. charge D. change

77. Please take a chair and listen to me carefully. We can also use _____ instead of the underlined word.

A. bench B. sofa C. seat D. stool 78. Last Sunday I met my first teacher by in a minibus, which is beyond my expectation.

A. chance B. far C. effect D. way

79. Before there goes the bell for class, our math teacher took out a piece of and wrote his problems on the blackboard.

A. brush pen B. chalk C. paper D. pencil

80. We all don’t like the boy for his miser(吝啬), but he has the ______ actively to get near us because he has no little friends to play together with.

A. cheer C. face D. cheek

82. The mansion built here last year is another _____ palace in our city.

A. childrens’ B. of a child C. child’s D. children’s

83. He is getting older and older, perhaps into his second , playing with his grandson’s toy trains all day long.

A. childish B. child C. boy D. childhood

84. She is a British _____, but she lives in India.

A. people B. citizen C. citizenship D. immigrant

85. Surgeons are working round the to save his life. A. clock B. hour C. minute D. seconds

86. --- What does your father do?

--- He was a in the post office but now he is promoted to the postmaster.

A. clerk B. cooker C. salesman D. barber

87. --- Where is the wounded now?

--- He is being treated at a private .

A. clinic B. school C. army D. hut

88. We wanted to buy a bigger house than this but we had to cut our according to the cloth.

A. clothing B. clothes C. dress D. coat

89. Be careful of those who are in sheep’s _____.

A. cloth B. clothes C. clothing D. dress

90. It is said that a ship was wrecked on the .

A. coast B. coastline C. seashore D. beach

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91. Don’t count your _____ before they are hatched.(prov.)

A. eggs B. chickens C. hens D. birds 92. My neighbour works as a technician in a manufactory.

A. clothes B. clothing C. suit D. coat

93. The little boy was crying because he had broken a _____.

A. cup of coffee B. coffee’s cup C. cup’s coffee D. coffee cup

94. One of joint defence teams seized the pickpocket by the and escorted him to the police.

A. hands B. collar C. hairs D. sleeves 95. You are an expert in IT industry. Have you any to make on the latest developments?

A. commands B. words C. remarks D. comments

96. Everyone has his own belief. _______ believe in ___________.

A. Communism; communist B. Communists ; communism

C. Communism; companion D. Companion ; companies

97. Yesterday we received a _____ in which several customers have found fault with our products.

A. letter of congratulations B. letter of thanks

C. letter of criticism D. commendatory letter

98. You can go swimming on _____ that you don’t go too far from the river bank.

A. account B. purpose C. condition D. situation

99. A 100% ______ dress can keep people refreshed in summer and warm in winter.

A. cotton B. nylon C. dacron D. chemical fibre

100. In the battle we fought to the death in defence of our positions and paid a heavy _____ for last victory.

B. price 101. A. course B. cause C. way D. day

102. Some people say that smoking is a bad _____.

A. custom B. habit C. manner D. tradition

103. The activity is called "saving the earth" which refers to more reduction of ____ caused to the world by freon (氟里昂)of refrigerators.

A. hurt B. harm C. destroy D. damage

104. Oh, your coat is quite out of _____. You should buy a newer one.

A. age B. period C. stage D. date

105. I saw a beautiful golden fish in the street market ______.

A. another day B. a few days C. other day D. the other day 106. Don’t scold him. He was just trying to do a good _____.

A. thing B. act C. manner D. deed

107. When he was very young, my chemistry teacher took _____ in reading detective stories.

A. happiness B. delight C. joy D. like

108. What you said just now is out of my depth. This sentence probably means _____.

A. I don’t like what you said. B. I don’t mind what you said just now.

C. I can’t understand what you said. D. I didn’t hear what you said. 109. I’d like to buy a vase with a _____ of flowers on it.

A. outline B. design C. map D. form

110. He is a man of great determination. I am sure he will succeed in the end. The underlined

sentence probably means _____.

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A. He is a strong-minded person. B. He is a man who likes to make a decision

C. He is a very weak person. D. He is full of determination.

111. Write something every day. It’s a good habit to keep a _____ .

A. daily B. diary C. record D. letter

112. When the school was over, all the students scattered _____.

A. in all directions B. to all directions

C. at all directions D. to every directions

113. The main meal of the day, eaten in the middle of the day or the evening is called ____.

A. meal B. dinner C. breakfast D. supper

114. One of these guards, whom I had cured of a painful _____, was always praising my skill.

A. illness B. sickness C. disease D. disorder

115. The earth is divided into twenty-four time _____, China lying on No: 8, eastward.

A. zones B. areas C. districts D. regions 116. This pocket English dictionary cost me 2 US _____, that is more than 16 RMB _____.

A. dollars; yuans B. dollar; yuan C. dollar; yuans D. dollars; yuan

117. Look. The soldier are at _____ in the barrack yard.

A. drill B. exercise C. practice D. training

118. Which of the following is not a drink? _____

A. beer B. whiskey C. coffee D. caster oil

119. Through the customs at the capital airport, I had to pay _____ on the camera I had bought.

A. taxes B. duty C. toll D. custom 121. his further .

A. school B. studying C. education D. schooling 122. Inflation (通货膨胀) is having a disastrous (灾难性的) on the economy

A. effect B. effort C. impression D. result 123. I know you don't like that guy (家伙) , but you could make a(n) to be polite.

A. try B. effort C. hard D. effect

124. Albert Einstein had a great _____ upon science and technology last century.

A. effect B. affect C. effort D. afford

125. The old man is quite able to take care of himself, he has seen the elephant. The underlined part means _____.

A. The old man knows the elephant. B. The old man once saw the elephant.

C. The old man can take care of the elephant. D. The old man is full of experience. 126. Mary doesn’t want to hear such a thing. If you say it again, you will make _____ of her.

A. an enemy B. a friend C. a hater D. a comrade

127. Young people usually have more energy than the old. The underlined word probably means _____.

A. power B. trouble C. force D. spirit

128. If you want to speak English fluently, you should first practise _____ English _____.

A. everyday; everyday B. every day; everyday C. everyday; every day D. everyday; everyday

129. The researcher collected information, studied it, did a lot of and learnt from the

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experiences of farmers.

A. experiments B. explanations C. experiences D. tests 130. --- How do you spend your weekend? --- I usually earn for working.

A. money B. salary C. wages D. extra

131. The magician said to the audience: “Ladies and gentlemen, before your very I will

now make this rabbit disappear.”

A. eye B. ear C. head D. mouth

132. When Ross, a foreign teacher heard the good news, she had a cheerful _____.

A. face B. countenance C. facial D. look

133. _____ speak louder than words. (prov.)

A. Facts B. Actions C. Fancy D. Factuality

134. The German expert you saw just now works in a cotton textile _____ , a joint venture enterprise in China.

A. mill B. factory C. plant D. works

135. Every year China’s Autumn Export Commodities _____ in Guangzhou attracts much attention

of more and more businessmen or merchants all over the world.

A. Firm B. Show C. Fair D. Exhibition

136. The _____ planning is an essential national policy of our country, which encourages each couple only to bear one child.

A. family B. home C. house D. population

137. The young couple bought a ________ with two halls and four rooms when they got married.

A. floor C. family D. flat

A. Plane B. Flight C. Flying D. Aircraft.

139. --- How did you spend you summer vocation?

--- I went to Beijing and stay there for fortnight.

The underlined part probably means _____.

A. one week B. two weeks C. four days D. three weeks

140. At the banquet, the host suggested drinking to their ever-lasting _____.

A. friend B. friendly C. friends D. friendship

141. Beds, chairs, tables and desks are ______.

A. furnitures B. furniture C. a piece of furniture D. articles of furnitures 142. Let's meet at the school at nine to morrow morning, shall we?.

A. gate B. door C. playground D. ground

143. We often hear the old man sighed with feeling “The younger don't know what hard work it is!”

A. girls B. boys C. generation D. parents

144. The reason why the two _____ cannot speak _____ language is that they were born in America

and were brought up in a Japanese family.

A. Germans; German B. Germen; the German C. Germen; German D. Germans; the German 145. What on _____ do you mean by saying so?

A. earth B. world C. land D. ground

146. Last night one of my classmates took the gloves to me over the answers to the maths problem.

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The underlined part probably means _____.

A. quarreled with me B. talked with me C. took my gloves D. gave me a pair of gloves

147. If a beard is a sign of smartness, the _____ will be a Socrates (苏格拉底). (prov.)

A. sheep B. lamb C. goat D. god

148. _____ helps those who help themselves. (prov.)

A. Sky B. Heaven C. God D. Glory

149. --- Look, that gentleman is wearing a beautiful _____ watch.

--- I don’t think it is real one. Perhaps it is just a _____ one.

A. gold; gold B. golden; gold C. golden; golden D. gold; golden 150. --- Would you please tell me how to settle this maths problem?

--- Oh, sorry, I can’t. You can go and ask John for help. He has the goods. The underlined part probably means _____.

A. He has some goods to sell. B. He wants some goods

C. He has the ability to settle the problem. D. He has bought some goods.

151. In the past few years, the Chinese _____ has achieved many successes in diplomacy, economics and many other respects.

A. people B. nation C. country D. government

152. At the news that 2004 Olympic Games would be held in Athens, the capital of _____, the

_____ were very excited. They sang and danced to celebrated it all night long.

A. Greeks; Greece B. Greece; Greeks C. Greeks; Greeks D. Greece; Greece

153. If there has been in your you should put round it before police

154. If a man receives no _____ at home, when abroad he’ll have no hosts. (prov.)

A. customers B. guests C. callers D. passengers 155. It has become the _____ for English families to go to the seaside in summer.

A. habit B. custom C. hobbies D. rules

156. He cut the apple ________, and gave the big to his little sister.

A. into half B. into halves C. in halves D. in the half 157. The student standing there was praised by his teacher on _____, but blamed by his friends on _____.

A. a hand ... two hands B. one hand ... the other hand

C. hands of ... the other hands D. one hand ... another hand

158. --- Sorry, I don’t know how to work out this maths problem.

--- Use your _____, and then you will find a way.

A. mind B. heart C. brain D. head

159. The doctor who cured my friend of cancer always serves others and soul.

A. heart B. mind C. spirit D. head

160. When the teacher found the terrible writing of the naughty boy, he said angrily “Good ! What on earth have you written?”

A. God B. heavens C. heaven D. hero

161. The 1998 flood is the worst disaster in the of China. The people in the flood-stricken area overcame all kinds of difficulties.

A. honey B. time C. history D. homeland

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162. At the social gathering the weather is the subject which usually breaks the _____.

A. ice B. iceberg C. topic D. instance

163. James was weak from a long _____ . I think he should have good rest and enough nutrition(营养).

A. disease B. sickness C. illness D. unhappiness

164. Some people here don't work hard but they get a good _______ from their investments.

A. wage B. earnings C. income D. salary

165. In America, the teen-age crime is on the _______. This is what the American public worry most.

A. addition B. increase C. increasing D. independence

166. As we all know, _____ is very famous for its software industry though it is a developing country.

A. Japan B. South Korea C. India D. Ireland

167. Which of the following words does not belong to the same category? _____

A. institute B. college C. information desk D. institution 168. Read the ______ on the box carefully before you take the medicine.

A. instructions B. teachings C. advices D. interpretation 169. The people performing all play different _______ and three of them sing, too.

A. tools B. musical machines C. instruments D. means

170. So long as you work hard enough, a(an) _____ rod can be ground into a needle. (prov.)

A. steel B. stick C. gold D. iron

171. You should put down your jacket, otherwise both of you will have a quarrel. That will away 172. Since the disaster of September 11, American economy has got into a jam. The underlined part probably means _____.

A. had a lot of trouble B. become very good C. got into a stop D. developed rapidly

173. One of my Japanese friends sent me two _____, but I didn’t accept them.

A. jewels B. jewel C. jewelry D. jewelries

174. The teacher asked his students to help the old lady to do some housework and they made a good _____ of it.

A. job B. work C. task D. justice

175. I preferred to go there by plane, but I hadn't enough money to pay for the _______.

A. trip B. voyage C. journey D. tour

176. Three times the accused was brought to court for trail, he was sentenced half a year’s

imprisonment by the _____.

A. lawyer B. official C. officer D. judge

177. You should turn to Mrs. Green. She is the key figure in the company. The underlined part

probably means _____.

A. a person who has the key B. a very important person

C. a new product D. a new policeman

178. There are four basic _____ of blood in the human body. What do you belong to, A, B, AB or O?

A. kinds B. sorts C. types D. classes

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179. In China, the majority of men earn their living by manual ______.

A. labour B. task C. job D. work

180. There is a _____ of understanding between them. Otherwise, they will be good friends.

A. sufficiency B. abundance C. adequacy D. lack

181. In the hospital, there are a lot of _____.

A. ladies doctors B. lady doctors C. ladies doctor D. woman doctors 182. To the sea captain’s surprise, he found that travel could also be quite pleasant.

A. earth B. land C. ground D. plain

183. Hearing the funny speech given by the famous professor, all of us burst into _____.

A. laughed B. laughter C. laughing D. laugh

184. In no time the locusts came down and started eating everything --- the wheat, the corn,

the grass and even the _____ on the tree.

A. leaf B. leafs C. lemon D. leaves 185. When I was at school, I had to learn a Tang poem by each week.

A. ear B. mouth C. heart D. eye 186. The post-graduate wants to be a part-time in the capital library where he can read some rare and precious books.

A. library B. librarian C. assistant D. help 187. The actor is very forgetful. He often forgets his and his group can’t work regularly.

A. line B. litter C. license D. lines 188. The truck is carrying a of bananas. All these will be sent to the north of China. A. loaf C. load 189.

A. Lorry B. Carriage C. mini-bus D. Coach

190. What impressed me most was that they never even when they failed once again.

A. lost hearts B. lost their heart C. lost heart D. lost their hearts

191. Things went well for him during his early life but in middle age his seemed to change.

A. chance B. success C. way D. luck 192. You are only allowed to take less than 30 kilograms of carry-on(随身携带的) onto a plane.

A. food B. luggage C. fruits D. bag

193. You can find the town on recent if you are afraid of losing the way there.

A. picture B. drawing C. painting D. maps 194. The old farmer went to the nearby to sell his homemade basket every morning.

A. fair B. market C. monument D. fairy

195. According to the regulation, you can only borrow a of ten books from the library.

A. minimum B. majority C. main D. maximum

196. On Sunday morning, Mother bought a piece of at the butcher’s.

A. flesh B. meat C. muscle D. vegetable

197. My sister is a student of traditional Chinese _____ and five years later she will become a doctor.

A. medicine B. a medicine C. medicines D. medical

198. A good is a great help in learning foreign languages.

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A. mind B. thinking C. idea D. memory

199. A _____ is a card on which the names and prices of foods provided in the hotel, restaurant or cafe are printed.

A. mask B. notebook C. menu D. recipe 200. If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask them to leave a .

A. message B. letter C. sentence D. notice

201. Don’t force us to accept your point of view. What is the meaning of the underlined part?

A. objection B. thinking C. opinion D. method 202. The police are offering a to anyone who can give information about the wanted

criminal(通缉犯).

A. price B. prize C. reward D. money

203. Hawks eat more field _____ than _____ . We should take good care of them and not kill them

A. mouse chicken B. mice chicken C. mouse chickens D. mice chickens 204. The railways in China belong to ______, whereas the ones in Japan, to the private..

A. the nation B. the country C. the state D. the land

205. There are 56 ___________ in China all together and they get on well with each other in our socialist big family.

A. nations B. races C. nationalities D. people

206. My cousin is a sailor. He's doing very well in the _______.

A. army B. navy C. air force D. boat

207. After a few days’ hard work, the workers have broken the neck of the project. The underlined

part probably means _____.

D. the workers have finished the most difficult part of the project.

208. His _________, his sister's son, was admitted to Beijing University this year.

A. cousin B. niece C. nephew D. grandson

209. Very loud ______ can make people ill, or even drive them mad.

A. voices B. sounds C. noise D. noises

210. I found my _____ open when I opened my drawer. Someone must have read what I wrote in it.

A. novel B. notebook C. wallet D. dictionary

211. Our daily Beijing Mean Time is in fact Nanjing Time. That’s because we set our time by the standards of Tzichingshan (Zijinshan) ______ in Nanjing.

A. obligation B. observatory C. oraganization D. laboratory 212. --- What do you think of the novel?

--- In my _________, its just so so.

A. thought B. idea C. occupation D. opinion

213. ________ is a warm coat over ordinary clothes in cold weather, its thinner one called “topcoat” in A.E(American English).

A. Suit B. Skirt C. Overcoat D. Gloves 214. Our national current is characterized by such a variety of modes as a joint venture and monopoly capital, apart from State, Collective and Individual.

A. ownership B. owner C. owing D. owning

215. Of all the English universities, the most famous are Cambridge and , from which many English Prime Ministers were graduated.

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A. Oxford B. Maryland C. South Wales D. Harvard

216. If you feel dizzy in a coal-burning room, that’s lack of . Please open the window and

air the room at once.

A. onion B. hydrogen C. oxygen D. carbon-dioxide 217. The constitution（宪法）reads: Any party, whether in office or in , should serve

the majority of the people heart and soul。

A. opposition B. post C. occupation D. order

218. There came a voice of “ ”. She got her ring finger scratched by the bottle opener.

A. Aha B. Yummy C. Ugh D. Ouch 219. I received a postal packet yesterday. Which of the following can replace the underlined word? _____

A. bag B. baggage C. package D. parcel

220. Mr. Wang was reading ______ on how to learn a foreign language when someone came to see him.

A. paper B. a piece of paper C. a paper D. a sheet of paper 221. There are 5 ________ in the passage about nanometer(纳米) technology we have just read.

Please tell me the general meaning of the first one.

A. persons B. paragraphs C. articles D. units

222. In Paris nowadays, we may see musicians performing in the streets to ______.

A. audiences B. visitors C. travelers D. passersby

223. Lun Xun once said that the _____ are made by people. That’s so-called “Where there is a will, there is a way”.

A. paths C. tracks D. roads

224. ) the family A. meaning B. structure C. pattern D. tense

225. After a ________ , the author went on writing his novel. Which of the following cannot be put in the blank?

A. food B. rest C. pause D. break

226. --- What’s the price of the apple?

--- Ninety-seven _____ per kilogram.

A. pences B. pence C. penny D. pennys

227. Christopher Marlore (1564—95) was a writer belonging to ______of Shakespeare.

A. the period B. a time C. an age D. day

228. Now more and more people prefer to have a ______ at home --- a little dog, a cat or some other animals.

A. habit B. hobby C. parrot D. pet

229. The baby is the picture of health. What does this sentence mean? _____

A. The baby in the picture is very healthy. B. The baby likes the healthy picture

C. The baby is looking at the beautiful picture. D. The baby is in very good health. 230. The little boy likes plane models very much. He wants to be a _______and fly a plane into the sky when he grows up.

A. driver B. pilot C. designer D. producer

231. The old man is used to sleeping without a ________in order to keep his back from bending.

A. net B. pillow C. slippers D. quilt

232. The farmer is enjoying a pipe after a long period of hard work. The underlined part probably

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means _____.

A. smoking B. looking at a pipe C. buying a pipe D. fitting a pipe 233. Many westerners have the habit of reading their plates every day. The underlined part probably means _____

A. looking at their plates B. examining their plates

C. checking their plates D. praying

234. He seems to have nothing to do. He always keeps his hands in his ______.

A. bags B. chest C. back D. pockets

235. The thief was caught by a ______ in plain clothes.

A. police B. policeman C. policemen D. policewomen 236. Marine was very interested in _____ because her father is a famous _____ figure.

A. politics; politics B. politics; political C. political; politics D. political; political

237. The campus violence in America is a hot potato. The underlined part probably means _____.

A. a potato freshly cooked B. a problem difficult to settle

B. a fairly easy thing to do D. a place the students want to go to 238. It is beyond my _______ to decide whether we should begin our meeting or not.

A. strength B. power C. force D. might

239. Since the plan for the project has been carefully worked out, what we have to do is to put

it into _____.

A. reality B. action C. fact D. practice

240. After our country’s entry into WTO, our agricultural products, such as ______ and so on

241. --- To what window are you standing in a _______?

--- No: 5, of course.

A. lines B. rows C. queue D. thread

242. Every day the teacher gives us a one-minute in English.

A. test B. exam C. contest D. quiz

243. There are many kinds of media(大众传播). Which of the following do not belong to the same category?

A. TV, radio, newspaper B. radio, newspaper, magazine

C. radio, magazine, internet D. radio, internet, railway

244. It is widely believed that a good _____ between the two countries is important for the development of both China and the USA.

A. connection B. link C. relation D. relationship 245. After work, the young man and his colleagues went to the nearest _____ and sat down at the table for a grand dinner.

A. bar B. cafe C. restaurant D. dining-room

246. Nelson Mandela played and is still playing a leading ________ in ending apartheid(种族隔离政策) in South Africa.

A. use B. roles C. role D. parts

247. He found it quite impossible to learn _____ well in less than 6 months so he registered for the next semester(term).

A. Russian B. Russians C. Russia D. Russias

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248. A group of the red scarves are playing on the seaside_______.

A. sand B. sands C. sail D. salts

249. A_____ has taught us what atoms are made up of and how powerful the atom bomb is.

A. seaman B. salesman C. naturalist D. scientist 250. Every year Harvard University awards to excellent foreign students in theoretical physics.

A. bonus B. scholarships C. rewards D. pensions

251. The America’s selling weapons to Taiwan cast a shadow on the Sino-U.S relationship. Which of the following can explain the underlined part?

A. was a good omen on B. had ill effect on C. was at war with D. effected

252. One of the purposes of United Nations is to achieve international co-operation without distinction as to race,____, language or religion.

A. sex B. female C. male D. skin

253. I have to wear a _____ and a tie in order to work in the manager’s office.

A. clothes B. dress C. shirt D. clothing

254. You can recognize a tree by the ______ of its _______.

A. shapes leaves B. shape leaf C. shape leaves D.

shapes leaf

255. Keith just shrugged his _____ and said it wasn’t his problem.

A. shoulder B. shoulders C. arms D. bodies

256. --- _____ do you take?

--- Size 24 shoes.

257. to or

A. slave B. slaves C. slavery D. slaveries

258. There isn’t a cafe within a _________ mile here.

A. square B. feet C. foot D. kilometer

259. The inter-university ________meet is usually held every other July.

A sport B. sports C. game D. games

260. The word spread that the president came down with lung cancer. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word?

A. order B. news C. tiding D. rumour

261. It took Susan weeks to regain her _________ after a bad _________.

A. strengthen illness B. strength illness C. strength ill D.

strengthen ill

262. Please write me a 200-300-word_____ of this long report to read.

A. summary B. outline C. sketch D. composition

263. The bank is equipped with new alarm _____. We can say it’s safe and reliable completely.

A. system B. way C. order D. setting

264. The invention of the coal-burning engine revolutionized industrial production in the th18 century and opened the way to the development of mechanized transport by rail and sea.

A. vapour B. steam C. solar-energy D. atomic-energy 265. Which of the following does not belong to the same category?

A. suite B. flat C. suit D. apartment 266. Mr. Green's are at table now. The underlined part means ____.

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A. beside the table B. having dinner C. at the table D. making a table 267. When he was very young, he made up his mind to be a doctor. Which of the following words can not be used instead of the underlined word?

A. tailor B. translator C. Tibetan D. tourist

268. The limited supply of water has been put into practice, take care to turn off the running ____ before you leave.

A. radio B. traffic lights C. gas D. tap

269. Records, ____, walkman CD and MD are the same instruments that we can use to enjoy music.

A. tapes B. hammers C. diamonds D. telegram 270. The main task of the government is to reduce the level of inflation (通货膨胀). The word "task" means ______.

A. exercise B. job C. habit D. favourite 271. What kind of drink would you like, coffee or orange? We can also use ____ instead of the underlined word.

A. tobacco B. peach C. tomato D. tea

272. When the police searched the village, they caught the two ____ that had stolen something from the shop.

A. robbers B. thiefs C. thieves D. pickpockets

273. Which of the following is not a container?

A. metal B. tin C. can D. tank

274. Believe it or not, two ____ is worth an egg. A. tomato C. tomatoes D. tomatoses

275. A instrument we word A. a tool B. an experiment C. an expression D. an instruction

276. We should take good care of our ____. Don’t forget to rinse your mouth after meals.

A. toes B. eyes C. hands D. teeth

277. If you want to get there quickly, you'd better take the track in the forest. The underlined word means ____.

A. a path B. a car C. channel D. a canal

278. The road constant improvements can’t keep pace with the increasing ____ .

A. trucks B. private cars C. buses D. traffic

279. The Palace Museum has many art treasures. In this sentence, "treasure" means ____.

A. precious things B. money C. cheap things D. unimportant things

280. Take on a(n) with you. It looks like raining.

A. underwear B. overcoat C. water-proof jacket D. umbrella 281. Many hands make light work. is strength.

A. Union B. Nation C. Uniform D. Unifying

282. Our earth, one planet of the solar system, is only a very small part of the .

A. universal B. university C. universe D. union 283. The house was sold for 60,000 dollars, which was far more than its real _______ .

A. cost B. value C. price D. worth

284. The officers led their men to _______ in battle, so all the villagers came out to award