高级英语期末考试题型：Lexical work:Unit 11.ego: self, especially as contrast with another self or the world2.disparity: a noticeable difference3.prestigious: having prestige,i.e. general respect or admiration felt for someone or something, because they have high quality, social influence, success, etc.4.allot: give as a share or set apart for a purpose5.typify: be a typical example of, show all the most usual characteristics of something Unit 21.minute: very small2.chartered: hired for use by a particular group or person3.a standing order: a permanent request(for something by a customer)4.extract: obtain by much effort5.trinket: a small ornament(as a jewel or ring)of little value6.flapping: swaying loosely, and making a noise, especially when moved by windUnit 31.disorientation: confusion, loss of one's bearings2.vistas: sweeping views3.eerie: frightening because of strangeness or gloominess4.tactile: relating to the sense of touch5.redemption: forgiveness from the consequences of sin and evil which Christians believe was made possible by Jesus Christ's death on the cross赎罪. This is a religious term.6.congealed: stiffened7.wino: one who is chronically addicted to drinking wineUnit 41.constraints: restrictions, limitations2.scale: a graded series/scheme/system of rank of order; something graded especially when used as a measure or rule尺度3.norm: a standard, e.g. of behaviour or ability, that is regarded as average or generally accepted4.formalities: a way of writing letters in accordance with accepted rules for official occasion5.tautologous:unnecessarily repetitive, obvious6.veribage:too many unnecessary words in speech or writingUnit 51.sulk: be silently bad-tempered2.surreal: having a strange dreamlike unreal quality3.malevolent: having a wish to harm others, showing intense ill will; here, strong, adverse, harmful4.torrential:(rain)pouring down rapidly and in great quantities5.radically: drastically: severely6.accentuate: make(something)more noticeableUnit 61.dissipated: typical of a person who wastes his life in search of foolish or dangerous pleasure2.expenditure: exertion, using up3.glutinous: sticky4.fidget: move or act restlessly or nervously5.salve: soothe, relieve, make less painful6.avowed: self-declaredUnit 71.bore: a dull, uninteresting person whom other people quickly become tired of, especially one who talks continually or repeatedly in an uninteresting way2.ferment: a process of active often disorderly development3.insistent: needing to be dealt with; urgent4.proposition: an unproved statement in which an opinion or judgment is expressed5.concurrently: simultaneously; at the same timeUnit 81.hideous: extremely ugly and unpleasant2.invincible: undefeatable, unchangeable3.maimed: injured for life4.circumspect: prudent, discreet, acting after careful thought5.anguish: suffering, agony, despairUnit 91.intolerable: unbearable2.underlie: be the cause or base of3.vigilance: very careful attention to a situation so as to be prepared for possible danger4.penetrate: spread through every part of5.obscure: make something indistinctUnit 101.thud: move/make contact with a dull sound2.conductive: likely to produce; helpful in bringing about3.listless: spiritless, unenthusiastic4.disparate:(of two or more things)completely different5.resurgence: the return of ideas, beliefs, etc. to a state of being active and noticeable改错：P14:（国商班没有划）6. For hundreds of years, sailors relied on echoes to warn them of another ships, icebergs, or cliffs in foggy weather.9. Depriving of the financial means to remain independent, he was compelled to seek employment as a part-time helper in the school library.10. The Egyptians and the Sumerians may use copper as early as 5000 years before Christ.P34:4. A nation’s merchant marine is made up of its commercial ships and the people operate them.5. The wallflower so called is because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stonycliffs for support.6. The tongue is capable of many motions and configurations and plays a vital role in chewing, swallow, and speaking.7. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives that are the main focus of social psychology.8. No other beverage comes even close to rivaling coffee as the more widely drunk refreshment in the world.10. A march is a highly rhythmic piece of music first used in military bands to accompany marching.P52:1. Compared with large aircraft, small airplanes are not as streamlined and hence arelittle efficient.2. Even relatively costly, the diesel engine is high efficient and needs servicinginfrequently.3. Many a person who live in New York City thinks that life in a large city offers specialadvantages.4. Dogs possess hearing abilities more superior to those of their owners.P73（国商班没有划）1. One of the most difficult problems in understanding sleep is determining how sleepfunctions are.2. The number of judges serving on the United States Supreme Court are fixed byCongress, not by the Constitution.3. Needlepoint has always been an elegant and cost form of embroidery.P96:1. Articles differ from editorials in which articles present fact while editorials presentopinions.2. It is typical of the grassland dwellers of the North American continent is the antelope,or pronghorn.3. The electricity is a most versatile form of energy.4. High-grade written paper is frequently obtained from cotton rags.5. Only rarely that earthquakes occur in the east of China.6. The prime rate is the rate of interests that a bank will calculate when it lends money toits best clients.P117（国商没有划）Having made such a sincere attempt to 31.____________prevent the matches from disappear, I decided to hide 32.____________the hammer in wastepaper basket. I soon got my revenge, 33.____________however. I had a lock fit to the cupboard and34.___________thus made sure that nothing could be escaped. This was35.____________an admirable solution—until I lost the key of the36.____________cupborad! 37._____________P134:1. Colleges and universities are which high school graduates go if they wish to pursue ahigher education.2. The structure or behavior of many protozoans are amazingly complex for single-celledanimals.3. A well-written newspaper not only reports current events and also analyzes them.4. The development of the watch depended upon the inventing of the mainspring.5. City officials are concerned because crimes on public transportation nearly reachedrecord heights this year.P152:If a nation essentially disunited, it is left to 1._______________the government to hold it together. This increases the 2.____________expense of the government, but reduces correspondingly 3.___________the amount of economical resources that could be used 4.____________for developing a country.翻译：P153.As a consequence, the English are puzzled by the American need for a secure place in which to work, an office.结果，英国人被需要一个安全的办公场所的美国人所怀疑。