英语专八自测题第五套(共6页).doc

精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 2 -A. coroner B. accomplice C. felon D.claimant404. _ is a cluster of tiny plants that looks like moss and grows on rocks, trees, malls,etc.A. Clover B. Cedar C.Lichen D. Leech405. A _ is the main part of the body of a boat or tank.A. tusk B. hull C. rooster D. duct406. We ran when the bull began to _.A. dribble B. engender C. fizz D. snort407. The _ drove the ship on the rock.A. drizzle B. tempest C.haze D.milieu408. Once you've _ to the heat you won't feel so tired.A. enraged B. acclimatized C. foreboded D.gargled409. If the sun _ something, especially the ground or plants, it makes it completelydry.A. impends B. lilts C. parches D.traduces410. After wavshing them in soapy water, _ the clothes thoroughly.A. leer B. harrow C. maculate D.rinse411. We'll need to have a new electric _ fitted into the wall for the teievision plug.A. schooner B. socket C.rudder D.cartridge412. Leaves turned to shimming silver as _ played through them.A. solos B. zephyrs C. hurricanes D.galaxies413. Much of what he said was beyond her comprehension but she understood the _of his remarks.A. tac B. tact C. tanner D.tenor414. A _ is a very ba.d snow storm with strong winds.A. blizzard B. bliss C. blister D. bazaar415. _ is a red powder which people, especially women and actors, put on their cheeksin order to give them more color.A. Pip B. Rum C. Yogurt D. Rouge416. The coronation of the new king was performed with great _ .A. pomp B. pump C. plump D. plumb417. During his _ in Africa the missionary learned much about native customs.A. sojourn B. iris C. peril D. rapture418. He received the ball from the'right near the penalty spot, then _ it wide of thegoal.A. assayed B.exterminated C. jabbed D. jeered419. Insurance _ losses were heavy last year due to a number of natural disasters.A. unraveling B. underwritmg C. understating D. unassuming420. This Bob Dylan _ includes some'rare recordings of his best songs.A. anthology B.anthem C. anthropology D. antidote421. The president of this company is just a _ the chief Executive has day-to-daycontrol.A. hind B. playboy C. figurehead D. backdrop422. Silver _ easily and turns black if not polished regularly.英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 3 -A. snookers B. stews C. douses D. tarnishes423.The men who amved in the _ of drug dealers-were actually undercover policeofficers.A. smear B. rime C. cop D. guise .424. Three men were feared dead last night after a helicopter _ off course into an oilplatform and ditched into the North Sea.A. blandished B. falsified C.instigated D. veered425. We looked down to the river _ we'd climbed, and nobody complained of theeffort as I had anticipated.A. whereof B. whereon C.whence D. wherefore426. The ship _ at Sydney and we spent a day-touring the city.A. berthed B. amassed C. dissuaded D. poached427. The machine allows segments of the film to be viewed'repeatedly and at anumber of speeds, so the'editor can cut and _ the film.A. amble B.tinker C.splide D. adulate428. I sell _ tickets for several charities every year.A. raft B. ram C.ranger D. raffle429. The tape recording _ to be of a conversation between the princess and a secretadmirer.A. purports B. quashes C. tinkies D. boggles430. The further under _ your golf score gets, the better you're playing.A. apex B. ark C.spa D. ParII. Each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. There are four words or phrasesbeneath each sentence. Choose the ONE word or phrase which would best keep themeaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined part:431. They are near akin to us.A. closely related B. hostile C. friendly D. separated432. Do not alight from a moving train.A. set up B. get off C. get about D. get on433. She looked very alluring in her black evening dress.A. boring B. repelling C. abhoring D. Tempting434. For ten years the Greeks besieged the city of Troy.A. captured B. occupied C. destroyed D. surrounded435. As the fire spread, smoke billowed out of the building.A. surged B. kept C. shut D. flew436. The main roads in this city are lined with towering birches.A. shops B. skyscrapers C. tall trees D.high buildings437. He buffed the coin untl it shone.A. polished B. chopped C. knocked D. swung438. There is a bulge at the end of this rent.A. pole B. swelling C. hole D. crack439. Jim is eager to see his old school chums at the class reunion.A. teachers B. playmates C. childhood friends D. intimate friends英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 4 -440. The ship's propeller churned the waves to foam.A. propelled B. broke C. battered D. stirred up441. The man was clad in a black suit and a derby hat.A. carrying B. buying C. wearing D. looking for442. The audience clamored for the show to begin.A. called out B. called up C. called away D. called forth443. The draperies he bought for his new sitting room are from Iran.A. chairs B. paintings C. furniture D.curtains444. In the bee family, drones do not work.A. female honeybees B. male honeybees C. workers D. queens445. The little boy had had a long day; he was feeling drowsy.A. lazy B. sleepy C. exhausted D. sad446. His wealth dwindled into nothingness.A. lost B. diminished C. wasted D. finished447. The Pacific coast is the region in the United States most prone to earthquakes.A. gales B. stor C. destruction D. tremors448. The doctor gave him an injection to ease his pain.A. assuage: B. audit C. assess D. augment449. Nowadays, the youngsters are averse to easy tasks.A. fervent B. fickle C. frivolous D. facile450. We used to play on the beach when the tide ebbed.A. came B. flowed back C. vanished D. flooded451. It was difficult to see ships in the distance because of the fog.A. sweat B. haze C. dew D. frost452. Although the Carbon 14 _method of dating old objects is not foolproof, it is thebest method available at present.A. wholly operational B. entirely serviceable C. fully reliable D.completely safe453. Miss Baker's response to your request seemed gratifying.A. shrewd B. threatening C. overwhelming D. pleasing454. Harry is gregarious by nature.A. unfriendly B. stingy C. courtly D. very friendly455. There must be some grit in the machinery; it isn't running smoothly.A. rough bits of metal B. rough bits of wireC. rough bits of sand D. rough bits of cloth456. The criminal insinuated that he had been roughly treated by the arresting officer.A. suggested indirectly B. denied positivelyC. argued convincingly D. stated flatly457. The ill treatment towards the prisoners finally led to an insurrection.A. a risk B. a rite C. a rise D. a riot458. Try to intercept the letter before it falls into the wrong hands.A. get over B. get around C. get hold of D. get rid of459. His involuntary sigh betrayed his feelings.A. automatic B. unbelievable C. unnecessary D. unreasonable460. The door won't latch properly.英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 5 -A. slam B. lock C. shut D. open461. The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Hong Kong this year.A. palace B. exhibition C. concert D.show462. He felt a pang at the thought of his missing child.A. thrust B. sharp pain C.shiver D. shock463. Even after the government troops were defeated partisans continued to fight theinvaders inA. citizens B. local people C. regular armies D.guerrillas464. He argued that these books had a pernicious effect on young minds.A. deep B. far-reaching C. indirect D. harmful .465. His interest indicates that he must be a student of philology.A. language B. ethnicity C. paleontology D. mammals466. Wading across a stream, he got the shoes completely wet.A. Transacting . B. Fording C. Misting D. Bleaching467. The Roman Empire rapidly waned in power in the 5th century.A. accelerated B. declined C.speeded D. rose468. Students will be admitted irrespective of sex, age and nationality.A. height B. property C. political views D. gender469. Everybody in our class likes her shining eyes.A. ludicrous B. luscious C. licentious D. lustrous470. The news of the bank's failure was a thunderbolt.A. a great event B.unexpected C. a shock D. a misfortuneIII. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the forms where necessary.A) volley disconcert stipend crucible bogus quack showdownrabies stint bigotry471. He went to see a _ who said he could cure him wrth some kind of strange herbs.472. Commentators believe there is no reason for the latest killings than a renewedwave of _ and hatred.473. She produced some _ documents io support her claim.474. He has just finished a _ of compulsory military service.475. Millions of dollars were spent on lawyers in a courtroom _ between the twocompanies.476. Dogs, cats, foxes and bats can all carry _.477. Even as the funeral took place, guerrillas hidden nearby fired a fresh _ ofmachine-gun fire.478. This theatre is the _ comedy, where fame or failure is found.479. We were _ to be told, "You can't be trusted."480. As deputy chairman of the company, he will receive an annual _ of $220,000. .B) sheen extant stodgy innate rugged indigenous heckle hunchpasta wobble481. They _ him and interrupted his address wirh angry questions.英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 6 -482. Using this polish will restore the _ to your furniture.483. Medieval customs are _ in some parts of Europe.484. New ownership can often bring a fresh outlook to _ companies.485. He manages to combine two strands of the British character which is a(n) _conservatism with flashes of eccentricity.486. Jeeps are _ vehicle, designed for rough conditions.487. The _ medical traditions in the area make extenslve use of plants.488. He _ his shoulders and leaned forward on the edge of the counter.489. Spaghetti, verrnicelli, ravioli are types of _.490. I narrowly missed a cyclist who _ into my path.C) mime writhe cleavage stoke shit adultery parsley discourseerotic tyro491. She was responsible for the daily household chores, such as _ the fire andmaking the beds,492. Don't do it that way! _, now you've broken_it!493. He was _ something at me across the pub but I couldn't understand what he wastrying to say.494. She is going to divorce him on the grounds of _ .495. There is a marked _ between the parties about the government's defence policy.496. Civilized _ between the two countries has become impossible.497. It might sound like some kind of wild fantasy, but it wasn't a( n) _ experience atall.498. A(n) _ is someone who has very little experience of something.499. Sprinkle a little _ on the soup as garnish.500. The shark was _ around wildly, trying to get_free.参考答案：I. 401410 BDBCB DBBCD 411420 BBDAD AACBA421430 CDDDC ACDADII. 431440 ABDDA CABDB 441450 CADBB BDADB451460 BCDDC ADCAB 461470 DBDDA BBDDCIII. 471. quack 472. bigotry 473. bogus 474. stint 475. showdown476. rabies 477. volley 478. crucible 479. disconcerted 480. stipend481. heckled 482. sheen 483. extant 484. stodgy 485. innate486. rugged 487. indigenous 488. hunched 489. pasta 490. wobbled491. stoking 492.Shit 493. miming 494. adultery 495. cleavage 496.discourse497. erotic 498. tyro 499. parsley 500. writhing专心-专注-专业