2008年职称英语考试词汇选项习题(二)a

词汇学习 三

每组词汇学习有15道小题。在每道题的句子里都有一个加底线的词或短语，请在四个选项中找出与加底线的词或短语意义最相近的一项。

1. Even in a highly modernized¹ country, manual work is still needed.

  A)expressive                       B)physical                       C)exaggerated                D)dubious

2. Techniques to harness the energy of the sun are being developed.

  A)convert                       B)store                              C)utilise                       D)receive

3. Many residents of apartment complexes object to noisy neighbors.

  A)managers                       B)occupants                  C)landlords                       D)caretakers

4. The steadily² rising cost of labor³ on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping⁴.

  A)continuously                B)quickly                       C)excessively         D)exceptionally

5. Hundreds of years ago cloves⁵ were used to remedy headaches.

  A)disrupt                       B)diagnose                       C)evaporate                       D)cure

6. John Hanson helped draft instructions for Maryland’s delegates to the Stamp Act Congress.

  A)clarify                         B)formulate                       C)revise                       D)contribute

7. Practically all species of animals communicate either through sounds or through a large repertory of soundless codes.

  A) Simultaneously                B)Almost                       C)Absolutely           D)Basically

8. Sulphur has occasionally been found in the earth in an almost pure state.

  A)regularly                       B)accidentally                C)sometimes           D)successfully

9. When doves are about two weeks old, they are covered with grey feathers and are ready to try their wings.

  A)grow                      B)wrap                          C)hide                   D)test

10. I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car.

  A)normally                       B)seldom                       C)continuously              D)usually

11. When she was invited to the party, she readily accepted.

  A)willingly                       B)suddenly                       C)firmly                       D)quickly

12. The dentist has decided⁶ to extract her bad tooth.

  A)take out                       B)repair                       C)pull                         D)dig

13. You must shine your shoes.

  A)lighten                       B)clean                       C)wash                       D)polish

14.The majority of people around here are decent people.

  A)honest                       B)rich                         C)good-looking              D)high-ranking

15. A deadly disease has affected⁷ these animals.

  A)contagious                       B)serious                       C)fatal                       D)worrying