高考英语词汇400题

 

1. In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _____.

A. admitted B. acknowledged C. absorbedD. considered

2. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents' _____.

A. command B. conviction C. consent D. compromise

3. Our research has focused on a drug which is so _____ as to be able to change brain chemistry.

A. powerfulB. influential C. monstrousD. vigorous

4. The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.

A. vanishedB. abandonedC. scatteredD. rejected

5. Henry's news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.

A. understanding B. comprehensible

C. comprehensive D. understandable

6. She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her _____ to Scotland.

A. ticketB. placeC. seatD. connection

7. The ship was _____ in a storm off Jamaica.

A. drownedB. sunk C. wrecked D. submitted

8. No one has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem.

A. still B. yet C. already D. just

9. More than one-third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, _____ in San Francisco.

A. previously B. predominantly C practically D. permanently

10. The new secretary has written a remarkably _____ report only in a few pages but with all the details.

A. concise B. clear C. precise D. elaborate

11. The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

A. guiltB. chargeC. blame D. accusation

12. The worker agreed to _____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.

A. call forB. call forthC. call offD. call up

13. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn't _____ what color it was.

A. look outB. make outC. get acrossD. take after

14. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted.

A. eventuallyB. yetC. finallyD. accordingly

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15. It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.

A. attempt B. trouble C. power D. effort

16. The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.

A. extinguish B. prevent C. suppress D. ruin

17. What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _____ common.

A. nothing but B. anything but C. above all D. rather than

18. The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously injured.

A. broken off B. taken off C. written off D. picked up

19. On this happy occasion, I'd like to say that we are _____ much obliged to you for your kind cooperation.

A. even so B. ever so C. as yet D. so far

20. His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.

A. place B. effect C. post D. office

21. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _____ him of speeding.

A. charged B. accused C. blamed D. deprived

22. Mr. Smith gradually _____ a knowledge of the subject.

A. attained B. achieved C. required D. acquired

23. This is the _____ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.

A. actual B. genuine C. real D. original

24. My camera can be _____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

A. treated B. adopted C. adjusted D. remedied

25. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _____ of maturity.

A. fulfillmentB. achievement

C. establishment D. accomplishment

26. The number of tickets _____ will be determined by the size of the stadium.

A. adaptable B. acceptable C. advisable D. available

27. Too many hotels have been built and this has _____ prices, making holidays cheaper.

A. cut short B. cut out C. cut off D. cut down

28. He is a very honest official and never _____ any gifts from the people who sought his help.

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A. accepted B. received C. took up D. excepted

29. He was not _____ to the club because he wasn't a member.

A. allowed B. admitted C. permitted D. approved

30. Although he doesn't like that law, he will _____ with it.

A. confine B. conform C. comply D. contend

31. Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.

A. convicted B. arrested C. charged D. judged

32. The reason why he adapted to the new situations quickly is that he has a _____ attitude.

A. changeable B. alternate C. movable D. flexible

33. Will all those _____ the proposal raise their hands?

A. in relation to B. in excess of

C. in contrast to D. in favor of

34. An early typewriter produced letters quickly and neatly; the typist, _____ couldn't see his work on his machine.

A. however B. therefore C. yet D. although

35. We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ------ what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

A. benefits B. guides C. affects D. effects

36. I can meet you at eight o'clock; _____ you can call for me.

A. incidentally B. actually

C. alternatively D. accordingly

37. He has the _____ of an athlete: he really goes all out to win.

A. instants B. instances C. instincts D. intelligences

38. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.

A. rewards B. awards C. grants D. presents

39. The old lady can't hope to _____ her cold in a few days.

A. get over B. get off C. hold back D. hold up

40. Jim's plans to go to college _____ at the last moment.

A. fell out B. gave away C. gave off D. fell through

41. The Department is also deeply _____ in various improvement schemes.

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A. connected B. included C. involved D. implied

42. Keys should never be hidden around the house since thieves _____ know where to look.

A. virtually B. variously C. unavoidably D. invariably

43. The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.

A. close B. short C. narrow D. fine

44. Do you mind if I _____ with my work while you are getting tea ready.

A. get through B. turn to C. carry on D. come on

45. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning _____ traffic jam.

A. in line withB. in case of

C. for the sake of D. at the risk of

46. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.

A. popular B. well-known C. favorable D. preferable

47. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.

A. situation B. position C. employment D. profession

48. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.

A. outcome B. outset C. income D. output

49. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.

A. loosing B. losing C. off D. missing

50. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.

A. bills B. charges C. prices D. costs

51. The workmen made so much _____ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three days cleaning up

afterwards.

A. trouble B. damage C. mess D. nuisance

52. They have held several meetings to _____ next year's production plans.

A. set down B. make out C. work up D. draw up

53. How can we get this language point _____ to the students.

A. down B. round C. across D. into

54. This book gives a brief _____ of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall.

A. outline B. reference C. article D. outlook

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55. Dress warmly, _____ you'll catch cold.

A. on the contrary B. or rather C. or else D. in no way

56. Kate's ambition to become a nurse _____ from a desire to help others.

A. prompted B. promoted C. programmed D. proceeded

57. The island where these rare birds nest has been declared a _____.

A. observation B. reservation

C. preservation D. conservation

58. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house.

A. take B. hold C. make D. get

59. The child enjoyed _____ up the wooden bricks then knocking them down.

A. adding B. pushing C. piling D. forming

60. John was very upset because he was _____ by the police with breaking the law.

A. accused B. arrested C. sentenced D. charged

61. It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.

A. sure B. right C. exact D. certain

62. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

A. opportunities B. realities

C. necessities D. probabilities

63. The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting(委托) the organization to an unreliable person.

A. danger B. risk C. hazard D. chance

64. The meeting was _____ when the chairman fell ill.

A. put down B. shut out C. cut short D. taken off

65. John says that his present job does not provide him with enough _____ for his organizing ability.

A. scope B. space C. capacity D. range

66. I just managed to _____ a quick breath before I was sucked under the water by the passing boat.

A. snatch B. scratch C. scrape D. scan

67. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.

A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual

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68. I don't think the charge for overhauling (大修)the equipment is excessive in _____ to its size.

A. correspondence B. equation

C. proportion D. dimension

69. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.

A. swollen B. raised C. developed D. increased

70. Having lived in the town for quite a few years, Mr. Johnson no longer felt _____ among the local people.

A. out of order B. out of place

C. out of control D. out of the question

71. He stopped his ears with his hands to _____ the terrible noise.

A. show off B. cut out C. keep from D. shut out

72. My house is the only brick one on the street. It _____ and you can't miss it.

A. stands up B. looks out C. sticks out D. wipes out

73. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.

A. poured B. melted C. drew D. dismissed

74. Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.

A. state B. intention C. occasion D. practice

75. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.

A. news B. print C. publication D. press

76. The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.

A. opposition B. return C. sympathy D. readiness

77. Her work is often very hard and she gets very tired. The work is _____.

A. wonderful B. splendid C. tedious D. magnificent

78. With prices _____ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.

A. fluctuating B. waving C. swinging D. vibrating

79. Some teenagers have a generalized resentment against society, which _____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.

A. deprives B. restricts C. rejects D. denies

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80. Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.

A. raised B. grown C. developed D. cultivated

81. I'm afraid this painting is not by Picasso. It's only a copy and so it's _____.

A. priceless B. invaluable C. unworthy D. worthless

82. The final _____ of the play will take place on Monday.

A. action B. performance C. view D. sight

83. It was a long time before the cut on my hand _____ completely.

A. healed B. cured C. improved D. recovered

84. To get my travelers' checks I had to have the bank _____ a special check for the total amount.

A. make up B. make out C. make for D. make up for

85. She said she was glad the difficulty had been _____.

A. cleared away B. cleared up

C. broken away D. broken down

86. I used to be able to play well but I'm _____ now.

A. out of date B. out of touch

C. out of practice D. out of place

87. As soon as the children were _____, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.

A. woke B. waken C. wake D. awake

88. Jim was so badly burnt that at first they began to _____ of his life.

A. despair B. designate C. disappoint D. despise

89. The government's strong action demonstrated its _____ to crush the rebellion.

A. energy B. resistance C. courage D. determination

90. New mineral resources may be discovered during the forthcoming Antarctic _____.

A. excursion B. execution C. extraction D. expedition

91. Probability is the mathematical study of the _____ of an event's occurrence.

A. desire B. likelihood C. result D. effect

92. Driving a car without insurance can have _____ consequences.

A. uncertain B. disastrous C. potential D. unworthy

93. The police refused to _____ the clues they were working on.

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A. exhibit B. disclose C. expose D. discern

94. What you have done is _____ the doctor's orders.

A. attached to B. resistant to

C. responsible to D. contrary to

95. The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of _____ quality, he'd tell them so.

A. minor B. humble C. inferior D. awkward

96. The continuous rain was _____ for the exceptional poor harvest

A. blamed B. condemned C. accused D. charged

98. There were no tickets _____ for Friday's performance.

A. preferable B. possible C. considerable D. available

99. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, the witness _____ that his story was true.

A. stuck out B. stood out C. kept down D. held up

100. In a typhoon, winds _____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.

A. assume B. accomplish C. attain D. assemble

101. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will _____ in giving the class lectures.

A. exchange B. alter C. shift D. alternate

102. Pack the cake in a strong box, or it might get _____ in the post.

A. splashed B. spilt C. crushed D. crashed

103. The thief _____ the papers all over the room while he was searching.

A. abandoned B. vanished C. scattered D. deserted

104. Today, housework has been made much easier by electrical _____.

A. facilities B. appliances C. instruments D. equipment

105. The _____ of the trees in the water was very clear.

A. mirror B. sight C. reflection D. shadow

106. One _____ needed when making a cake is flour; another is sugar.

A. container B. ingredient C. content D. equivalent

107. They have been waiting for many hours to see the singer, but the airplane must have been _____.

A. behind the times B. behind schedule

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C. ahead of time D. in no time

108. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.

A. hamper B. support C. assist D. encourage

109. Her display of bad tempers completely _____ the party.

A. harmed B. damaged C. spoilt D. hurt

110. We forgave his bad temper because we knew that his son's illness had put him under great _____.

A. emotion B. excitement C. crisis D. stress

111. The reference she made to her friend, the poet, was interesting but too _____ for anyone to appreciate.

A. drastic B. dull C. obscure D. distinct

112. He _____ his engagement just before the wedding.

A. broke out B. broke away from

C. broke off D. broke up

113. When she heard from the hospital that her father had died, she _____ into tears.

A. burst B. went C. exploded D. fell

114. Your help is _____ for the success of the project.

A. indispensable B. indicative

C. inevitableD. inherent

115. _____ the English examination I would have gone to the concert last Sunday.

A. In spite of B. But for C. Because of D. As for

116. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.

A. impression B. comment C. reaction D. opinion

117. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious.

A. respectable B. respected C. respective D. respectful

118. We could see that he was trying to _____ his own responsibility for the delay, instead of accepting his fault.

A. run over B. smooth over C. pass off D. turn down

119. Glemp's heroic flight into space entitled him _____ a place in history.

A. for B. with C. to D. of

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120. He's _____ drink and never does a stroke of work.

A. gone to B. taken to C. taken up D. gone for

121. "Who is responsible for sending out misinformation?"

"Most of the fault lies _____ the administration."

A. in B. to C. on D. with

122. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other.

A. sum B. quantity C. deal D. amount

123. Maria _____ missed the first train so as to travel on the same one as John.

A. deliberately B. intensively

C. decisively D. objectively

124. They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.

A. friendship B. relations C. intentions D. terms

125. Do you think a wife should _____ her habits and tastes to those of her husband?

A. comply B. confirm C. consent D. conform

126. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.

A. crashing B. throwing C. rushing D. dropping

127. High interest rates _____ people from borrowing money.

A. discourage B. decrease C. disturb D. disgust

128. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _____ standards.

A. equivalent B. uniform C. alike D. likely

129. The two things are the same in outward form but different _____.

A. in addition B. in brief C. in common D. in essence

130. _____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.

A. By the way B. In a wayC. In the way D. In no way

131. _____ inviting guests and not treating them properly!

A. StrangelyB. Fantastically

C. Surprisingly D. Fancy

132. With sufficient scientific information a manned trip to Mars should be _____.

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A. obtainable B. potential C. considerable D. feasible

133. The generation _____ makes it difficult for parents to understand their children's opinions.

A. division B. gap C. separation D. interval

134. If the boy had _____ the dog alone it wouldn't have bitten him.

A. set B. left C. had D. put

135. They were so far away that I couldn't _____ their faces clearly.

A. see through B. make up C. see off D. make out

136. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious _____ without scientific basis.

A. process B. practice C. procedure D. program

137. I must go now. _____, if you want that book I'll bring it next time.

A. Incidentally B. Accidentally

C. Occasionally D. Subsequently

138. A completely new situation is likely to _____ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.

A. arouse B. rise C. arise D. abide

139. The illness from which Mary is suffering has now been _____ as hepatitis (肝炎).

A. diagnosed B. determined C. deduced D. discovered

140. These continual _____ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear.

A. alterations B. vibrations C. waves D. fluctuations

141. All foreign visitors are requested to _____ with the regulations in this area.

A. agree B. comply C. consent D. conform

142. Thomas Edison considered genius to be _____ one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent

perspiration.

A. composed of B. constituted in

C. consisted of D. comprised in

143. Although Lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite _____.

A. irregular B. inevitable

C. incredible D. irresistible

144. In order to _____ the rising production costs, the subscription rates have been increased.

A. add up to B. look up to C. cut short D. keep up with

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145. Your essay is quite good: just _____ it _____ with a few illustrations and quotations.

A. put .. up B. touch .. up

C. cut .. out D. write .. off

146. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination.

A. regard B. account C. thought D. observation

147. There are three basic ways of _____ language to writing, and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these.

A. committing B. attaching C. comparing D. relating

148. Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens.

A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. general

149. American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

A. ignored B. refused C. neglected D. denied

150. On turning the corner, we saw the road _____ steeply.

A. departing B. decreasing C. descending D. depressing

151. We can't _____ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.

A. hope B. wait C. expect D. imagine

152. It was necessary to _____ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.

A. extend B. increase C. lengthen D. magnify

153. I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.

A. change B. variation C. revision D. alteration

154. Because of the strong sun Mrs. William's new dining room curtains _____ from dark blue to gray within a year.

A. faded B. fainted C. paled D. diminished

155. Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. _____, I can't speak too highly of him.

A. As a result B. By the way

C. On the whole D. In a word

156. Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to _____ a scientific theory.

A. confirm B. confine C. conform D. conceive

157. Political parties often differ in their views on various _____ concerning their own countries.

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A. ways B. measures C. issues D. patterns

158. _____ his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.

A. In spite of B. On account of

C. Regardless of D. Instead of

159. The lawyer was expected to _____ some proposals after reading all those documents.

A. come up with B. put up with

C. look up to D. keep up with

160. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping _____ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.

A. occasionally B. simultaneously

C. eventually D. directly

161. In my opinion, you can widen the _____ of these improvements through your active participation.

A. dimension B. volume C. magnitude D. scope

162. The noise was so _____ that only those with excellent hearing were aware of it.

A. dim B. soft C. faint D. gentle

163. If he refuses to _____ my plan, I can probably find someone more cooperative.

A. put up with B. fall in with

C. do away with D. get along with

164. Some people either _____ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutral about them.

A. violently B. sincerely C. properly D. deliberately

165. Her skirt had been so _____ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.

A. faded B. torn C. dirty D. crushed

166. His landlady gave him a week's _____ to leave the flat.

A. threat B. notice C. advice D. caution

167. Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _____ at the other store.

A. anyone B. the others C. that D. the ones

168. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.

A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal

169. With the change of the economic foundation the entire immense superstructure is _____ rapidly

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transformed.

A. anything but B. more or less C. at large D. any more

173. When the big bills for mother's hospital care came, father was glad he had money in the bank to _____.

A. fall short of B. fall through

C. fall back on D. fall in with

174. These plastic flowers look so _____ that many people think they are real.

A. beautiful B. natural C. artificial D. similar

175. The managing director promised that he would _____ me as soon as he had any further information.

A. communicate B. notice C. notify D. note

176. When I worked as the general manager of the firm, I sometimes had _____ to visit London on

business.

A. opportunity B. possibility C. occasion D. chance

177. The most important _____ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the

people.

A. element B. spot C. sense D. point

178. It has always been the _____ of our firm to encourage workers to take part in social activities.

A. plan B. campaign C. procedure D. policy

179. The climbers _____ their ambition by reaching the summit of the mountain.

A. obtained B. sustained C. maintained D. realized

180. I remember her face but I cannot _____ where I met her.

A. recall B. remind C. remember D. remark

181. He has left his book here on _____, so that you can read it.

A. purpose B. intention C. aim D. meaning

182. The magician picked several persons from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.

A. by accident B. on occasion

C. at random D. on an average

183. The open university was started in order to help those who _____ having a university education

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