test for English major students, vocabulary

1. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
18. She hired a lawyer to investigate, only to learn that
Gabriel had removed her name from the deed. The
infinitive verb phrase “only to learn” is used __________.
A. to express an intended purpose
B. to indicate a high degree of possibility
C. to reveal an undesirable consequence
D. to dramatize a stated fact

2. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
only加不定式表示的是一个相反的或出乎意料的结
果，通常是一种令人失望的后果。

3. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
Which of the following italicized words DOES NOT carry the
metaphorical meaning?
A. I wonder what’s behind this change of plan.
B. Jim turned to speak to the person standing behind him.
C. This work should have been finished yesterday. I’m getting
terribly behind.
D. I suppose I’m lucky because my parents were behind me

4. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
The celebrity says in court papers she “has no __________ of
giving any authorization to
anyone to proceed with a divorce.”
A. recommendation
B. recording
C. recollection
D. recognition

5. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
Recollection: something from the past that you
remember
My earliest recollections are of my mother bending over
my cot.
回忆，在句中搭配为have no recollection of 记不起

6. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
The school is going the ________ mile to create the next
generation of sporting stars thanks to its unique
development program.
A. final
B. further
C. supplementary
D. extra

7. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
go the extra mile的英文释义为to make a special effort to
achieve something, help somebody, etc. 即加倍努力

8. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
The teachers ’ union _________ a lawsuit against the
district calling for repairing “deplorable” school conditions.
A. fired
B. filed
C. fined
D. filled

9. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
Last March the __________ of a 19th century cargo ship
an underwater archaeological team.
A. debris B. ruins C. remains D. wreck
Wreck: a ship that has sunk or that has been very badly
damaged
Debris: the pieces of something that are left after it has
been destroyed in an accident, explosion etc

10. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
23. Prices have recently risen in order to __________
the increased cost of raw materials.
A. cut
B. buoy
C. offer
D. offset

11. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
Buoy: to keep prices at a high or acceptable
level
使(价格)维持于较高水平。

12. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
21. When the police officers who took part in the King
beating were first brought to ___________, their lawyers
used the videotape as evidence against the prosecution.
A. justice
B. testimony
C. trial
D. verdict

13. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
bring sb to trial，审问某人

14. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
29. She’s worn his designs on __________ occasions
to movie premieres.
A. countless
B. countable
C. numerical
D. numeral: a written sign such as 1,2, or 3 that
figure

15. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2018年真题：language usage
A leading ___________ intelligence and operations
released its analysis of worldwide reported incidents of
crime against mariners.
A. oceangoing
B. oceanic
C. marine
D. maritime

16. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
Maritime
relating to the sea or ships SYN marine
San Francisco has lost nearly all of its maritime industry.
Marine: relating to the sea and the creatures that live there
the enormous variety of marine life
Oceangoing ship/voyage
Oceanic: relating to the ocean
an oceanic island

17. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2020年真题：language usage
The girl cannot come to school today on account of the
underlined part means _______.
A. concerning B. because of C. as to D. for
on account of something: because of something else,
especially a problem or difficulty
Games are often canceled on account of rain

18. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2020年真题：language usage
account for something
1.to form a particular amount or part of something
Afro-Americans account for 12% of the US population.
2. to be the reason why something happens (SYN explain)
Recent pressure at work may account for his behavior.

19. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2020年真题：language usage
Mary and John are busy looking for a hotel for their
__________.
A. Meal B. snack C. refreshment D. banquet

20. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2020年真题：language usage
That outburst at the meeting was ________ of his bad
A. illustrative B. explanatory C. expository D. revealing
Illustrate: to make the meaning of something clearer by
Let me give an example to illustrate the point.
Illustrative: helping to explain the meaning of something
illustrative of

21. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2020年真题：language usage
The boys in the dorm ________ a coin to decide who
would clean the floor.
A. held B. tossed C. put D. collected
Toss a coin

22. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2020年真题：language usage
Slavery was __________ in America in the 19th century.
A. abolished B. cancelled C. abandoned D. terminated

23. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2020年真题：language usage
if something terminates, or if you terminate it, it ends
a woman’s decision on whether or not to terminate the
pregnancy
Abandon: to leave someone, especially someone you are
responsible for
How could she abandon her own child?
Abolish: to officially end a law, system etc, especially one

24. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2020年真题：language usage
78. The patterns of spoken language are ________
from those of writing.
A. Distinct B. distinctive C. distinguished D.
distinguishing

25. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2020年真题：language usage
Distinctive: having a special quality, character, or
appearance that is different and easy to recognize
Distinct: clearly different or belonging to a different type
(be distinct from)
Distinguished (adjective)
successful, respected, and admired
a long and distinguished career

26. 词汇专题精讲 （第3-4课时）
• 2020年真题：language usage
A(n) ________ shape has four straight sides at 90°to
each other, two of which are much longer than the other
two.
A. square B. oval C. oblong D. circular