西安交大工程硕士英语词汇练习.docVIP

Vocabulary Exercises Exercise 1 Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences: there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D].Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets. (10 points) Example: The lost car of the Lees was found _______ in the woods off the highway: [A] vanished [B] scattered [C] abandoned [D] rejected The sentence should read, “The lost car of the Lees was found abandoned in the woods off the highway.” Therefore, you should choose [C]. Sample Answer [A] [B] [●] [D] 1. The country needs a ________ government. We have had three Prime Ministers in a year. [A] stationary [B] changeless [C] constant [D] stable [A] not capable of being moved; fixed. 静止的;不能被移动的；固定的 [B] unchanging; constant.不变的；永恒不变的 [C] continually occurring; persistent.持续的：连续发生的；持续不断的 [D] consistently dependable. 稳定的 2. When Nicky ________ someone the way he’s taken to you, he’s your friend for life. [A] takes in [B] takes up [C] takes to [D] takes on [A] 接受, 接待, 吸收, 理解, 包括, 轻信, 注意到, 欺骗 e.g. 1) To understand: 理解： I couldnt take in the meaning of the word. 我不能够理解这个词的含义 2）To deceive or swindle: 欺骗，诱骗： I was taken in by a confidence artist. 我被一名骗人的行家给骗了。 [B] 1) To use up, consume, or occupy: 用尽，耗掉或占用： e.g. 1) The extra duties took up most of my time. 额外工作耗费了我绝大部分时间 2) To develop an interest in or devotion to: 喜欢，钟爱：对…产生了兴趣或钟爱： 1) take up mountain climbing.喜欢上登山运动 3) To enter into (a profession or business): 开始从事（一项职业或行当）： took up engineering. 干起了工程设计这一行 [C] to become fond of or attached to: 喜爱，亲近：喜欢上…或和…变得亲近： to develop as a habit or a steady practice: 养成习惯，沉于：有了…的习惯或开始持续地做： 1）“Two keen minds that they are, they took to each other”(Jack Kerouac) “越敏锐的两颗心，越容易互相吸引”(杰克·凯鲁亚克) 2) take to drink. 染上了酗酒的恶习 [D] 呈现 3. A car from the army base at Aldershot has been stolen together with military documents described as __________. [A] sensitive [B] sensible [C] touched [D]