练习（3）1. Ability to get along with people is an ____ in business.A) capital B) property C) goods D) asset2. Many Africans were ____ to Christianity.A) changed B) transformed C) converted D) exchanged3. The ____ scene of the waterfall is a perfect delight to the eye.A) significant B) magnificent C) superstitious D) substantial4. A lot of traffic accidents____ from carelessness.A) arouse B) arise C) raise D) rise5. The teacher____ me____ for disobedience.A) called ...down B) called...upon C) called...off D) called...out6. Some areas, ____their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.A) due to B) but for C) in spite of D) with regard to7. I left for the school earlier than usual this morning ____ traffic jam.A) in terms of B) in case of C) for the sake of D) at the risk of8. John felt very ____ when everyone laughed at his question.A) boring B) complex C) embarrassed D) encouraged9. He criticized everything and everybody, and even ____ his teachers.A) ran over B) ran down C) ran against D) ran into10. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they ____.A) had been dreaming B) have been dreaming C) are dreamingD) had dreamt11. It was several hours before I was ____ of what was happening.A) alive B) aware C) awake D) ware12. Understanding this article is ____ a seven-year-old child’s capacity.A) on B) up C) down D) beyond13. Frequent cultural exchange will certainly help ____friendly relations between our two universities.A) foster B) utilize C) cherish D) raise14. Such a difficult operation may not succeed, it’s a(n) ____ gamble.A) essential B) fundamental C) elementary D) inevitable15. The Chinese nation is____ for its diligence and courage.A) disgusted B) distinguished C) discouraged D) disappointed16. ____ right now, she would not be late for the class.A) Would she leave B) If she leave C) Were she to leave D) If she had left17. The student was very excited when he ____ his teacher in this important lecture.A) assisted B) insisted C) resisted D) persisted18. In a few days Mr. Barnstaple had ____strength of body and mindA) retreated B) recorded C) recovered D) replaced19. He was bothered by the____ bark of dogs in the neighborhood every night.A) constant B) perpetual C) long D) steady20. The Song Dynasty contributed three great inventions____ world civilization.A) to B) towards C) with D) in21. Anyone who has spent time with children is aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to ____ situation.A) similar B) alike C) same D) likely22. In this factory , suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully ____.A) admitted B) acknowledged C) absorbed D) considered23. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents’____.A) command B) conviction C) consent D) compromise24. In a typhoon , winds____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.A) assume B) accomplish C) attain D) assemble25. Difficulties and hardships have ____the best qualities of the young geologist.A) brought out B) brought about C) brought forth D) brought up26. The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to____ the investment plan within a week.A) work out B) put out C) make out D) set out27. Richard doesn’t think he could ever____ what is called “free-style” poetry.A) take on B) take over C) take to D) take after28. Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and ____by the same federal laws.A) stand B) conform C) abide D) sustain29. The long-awaited Hubble Space Telescope, ____to orbit the Earth next March, will observe some of the oldest stars in the sky.A) subject B) owing C) available D) due30. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no ____ to speed up deliveries.A) trial B) attempt C) action D) progress1. 【答案】D【译文】在商业界友善跟别人相处是可贵的优点。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“资产”的细微差别。

【详细解答】capital指资本，资产；property指财产，所有物；goods 指货物；asset指资产，优点。

2. 【答案】C【译文】许多非洲人都改信基督教。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“转变”的细微差别。

【详细解答】transform指在性质上或形态上发生彻底或基本的变化；convert指改变信仰；exchange指交换。

3. 【答案】B【译文】瀑布的宏伟景象真是好看极了。

【试题分析】词义辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形容词的意思。

【详细解答】significant指有意义的，重大的；magnificent指华丽的，雄伟的；superstitious指迷信的；substantial指实质的，坚固的。

4. 【答案】B【译文】许多的交通事故是由疏忽大意引起的。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考试掌握几个形似，意似的词语的差别。

【详细解答】arouse指唤起，引起；arise(from)指发生，起因于；raise 是及物动词指提高，饲养；rise是不及物动词，指升起。

5. 【答案】A【译文】因我不听话，老师训斥了我【试题分析】短语辨义题，要求考生掌握几个跟call组成短语的意思。

【详细解答】call down指挑剔、找麻烦,斥责；call upon指命令；要求；call off指取消；call out指召集使集中；召唤。