全新版大学英语3、4册选词填空及选择题归纳

1. The aircraft base is protected with specially designed shelters which are built to ____ ground and air attacks.

A) launch B) withstand C) contest D) contend

Note: To withstand a force, an action, or an attack is to survive it or do not give in to it.

2. I'm pleased to hear of your job offer -- all that hard work at school has obviously _____.

A) paid off B) taken its toll C) made a difference D) shown up

Note: If an effort or action pays off it is successful or profitable after a period of time.

3. The talks might ____ for weeks before any concrete result is announced.

A) press on B) drag on C) get bogged down D) hold out

Note: You say that an event or process drags on when you disapprove of the fact that it lasts for longer than

necessary.

4. We need someone really ____ who can organize the office and make it run smoothly.

A) crucial B) realistic C) essential D) efficient

Note: If someone is efficient, he is able to do tasks successfully, without wasting time or energy.

5. Once Mrs. Kirkpatrick ____ you in conversation, you're stuck with her for at least half an hour.

A) submerges B) engages C) occupies D) launches

Note: If you engage someone in conversation, you have a conversation with him.

6. Their refusal to compromise is a major ___ that stands in the way of further peace talks.

A) obstacle B) complication C) entity D) hazard

Note: An obstacle is a problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.

7. However, the new law, once passed, will _____ the Bridlington agreement illegal by giving workers the right to join

unions of their choice.

A) convert B) render C) cancel D) eliminate

Note: Render can be used with an adjective that describes a particular state to say that someone or something is

changed into that state. For example, if someone or something makes a thing harmless, you can say that they render

it harmless.

8. I will hold you personally ___ if anything goes wrong in this project.

A) destructive B) lucrative C) diverse D) responsible

Note: If you hold someone responsible for something, you will blame them if anything goes wrong.

9. Due to his recent failure to meet the deadline, Jason is ____ from the list for promotion.

A) eliminated B) retreated C) pried D) wrenched

Note: When a person or team is eliminated from a competition, they are defeated and so take no further part in the

competition.

10. The intelligence department was accused of failure to ____ the troops to the possibility of an enemy attack during

the weekend.

A) instruct B) warn C) dictate D) alert

Note: If you alert someone to a situation, especially a dangerous or unpleasant situation, you tell them about it.

11. Now that we've got a loan from the bank, our project is financially ____.

A) constructive B) feasible C) favorable D) stiff

Note: If something is feasible, it can be done, made, or achieved.

12. Under normal circumstances the body can ____ these naturally occurring substances into vitamins.

A) convert B) render C) derive D) originate

Note: To convert one thing into another is to change it into a different form.

13. This course focuses on the _____ of economic analysis to the problems of inflation, unemployment, the balance

of payments and enterprise behavior.

A) conception B) combination C) application D) introduction

Note: The application of a rule, a study, or a piece of knowledge is the use of it in a particular situation.

14. You can ____ the video camera on a tripod (三脚架), so that you don't have to worry about holding it steady while

you ask questions.

A) withstand B) mount C) implement D) dwell

Note: If you mount an object on something, you fix it there firmly.

15. The camps are not usually tent-type camps. They are mostly long-established, ____ structures, often with

strange Indian names.

A) permanent B) historical C) monotonous D) raw

Note: Something that is permanent lasts for ever.

16. A firm might sometimes sell at a loss to drive a competitor out of business, and ___ increase its market power.

A) therefore B) thereby C) hence D) further

Note: You use thereby to introduce an important result or consequence of the event or action you have just mention.

17. ____ students should be motivated by a keen interest in theater and should have some familiarity with plays in

production.

A) Prospective B) Responsible C) Ethnic D) Realistic

Note: You use prospective to describe someone who wants to be the thing mentioned or who is likely to be the thing

mentioned.

18. Our postgraduate students are fully integrated into the departmental research ____ and, in addition, participate

in the Postgraduate Education Programme.

A) cooperation B) endeavor C) administration D) network

Note: An endeavor is an attempt to do something, especially something new or original.

19. As a reporter, I was paid to ____ into other people's lives.

A) pry B) convert C) blurt D) carve

Note: If someone pries, they try to find out about someone else's private affairs or look at their personal possessions.

20. The ball was ____ out of his grasp by a player on the other team.

A) wrenched B) contested C) interrupted D) sucked

Note: If you wrench something that is fixed in a particular position, you pull or twist it violently, in order to move or

remove it.

21. As he walked out of the court, he was ____ with frustration and rage.

A) applauding B) quivering C) paralyzing D) limping

Note: If someone is quivering with an emotion such as rage or happiness, their appearance or voice clearly shows this

emotion.

22. AIDS activists permanently changed and shortened America's ____ process for testing and approving new drugs

of all kinds, for all diseases.

A) efficient B) stagnant C) intricate D) appropriate

Note: Something that is intricate has many small parts or details.

23. Some of the tunnels in the cliff are natural, some were ____ out.

A) carved B) pried C) penetrated D) decorated

Note: If you carve something, you form it by cutting it out of a substance such as wood or stone.

24. The doctor ____ Billy's operation with x-rays and special exercises to make him stronger.

A) went after B) followed up C) started up D) took on

Note: If you follow up something that has been said, done, suggested, or discovered, you try to find out more about

it or take action about it.

25. People from different cultures have different ____ of the world.

A) impressions B) complications C) foundations D) conceptions

Note: A conception of something is an idea that you have of it in your mind.

26. Don't let his criticism _____ you; he belongs to the kind of people who take delight in finding fault with others'

work.

A) discourage B) concern C) dictate D) paralyze

Note: If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about doing something.