李建磊

2008年高考日渐临近，为了帮助广大考生更好地复习和备考，笔者仔细对比和研究了2007和2008两年的高考词汇表，从中精选出湖北、北京、天津、浙江等省市的部分新增词汇，精心编写了一些单项填空题，让同学们通过强化练习，牢牢地掌握住它们的用法。

1. All 300_____ were killed in an airliner crash in Antarctica.

A. abroadB. aboard

C. absorbD. board

2. The police were obliged to set the suspect free in the_____ of conclusive evidence.

A. shortageB. rareness

C. absenceD. lack

3. The firefighters had nearly_____ control over the fire.

A. perfectB. whole

C. absoluteD. thorough

4. I like reading books in the_____, but I cant bear this boring one.

A. abstractB. absorb

C. absoluteD. absence

5. How to talk to an ET（外星人） is rather an_____ question.

A. advancedB. ancient

C. accurateD. academic

6. Only a few people have_____ to the secret military base.

A. accusationB. accession

C. accessD. account

7. The boss_____ one of his employees of stealing the money at the court.

A. blamedB. complained

C. chargedD. accused

8. Little Tom gradually_____ a bad habit of drinking and smoking.

A. earnedB. acquired

C. derivedD. won

9. He is quick to_____ himself to new circumstances.

A. adoptB. adjust

C. adaptD. adept

10. The heavy rain will_____ our plan for holidays.

A. affectB. influence

C. effectD. infect

11. The old man is deaf, so he has to use a hearing_____.

A. helpB. machine

C. aidD. assist

12. I was_____ at his fluent spoken English.

A. admiredB. amazed

C. wonderedD. advised

13. The food was_____ and found to contain an amount of poison.

A. diagnosedB. examined

C. checkedD. analyzed

14. Tomorrow is the 50th_____ of their wedding.

A. birthdayB. party

C. anniversaryD. memory

15. The_____ output of steel has doubled in the factory this year.

A. yearlyB. amount

C. manualD. annual

16. He may not be at home, but we shall go to see him_____.

A. anywayB. however

C. thoughD. somehow

17. As a result of their_____, a large amount of money has been raised for the disaster area.

A. begB. plead

C. appealD. call

18. If you_____ yourself to your lessons, you are sure to pass the college entrance examination.

A. appealB. request

C. applyD. claim

19. There is no easy_____ to mathematics.

A. approachB. way

C. roadD. shortcut

20. Her parents dont_____ of her going abroad alone.

A. allowB. agree

C. permitD. approve

21._____ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.

A. As toB. In spite of

C. regardless ofD. Aside from

22. All_____ of American economy were affected by inflation（通货膨胀）.

A. prospectsB. respects

C. aspectsD. suspects

23. We_____ his innocence before acquiring the evidence against him.

A. confirmB. assume

C. believeD. convince

24. These shoes are not_____ in your size, Im afraid.

A. averageB. favorite

C. availableD. convenient

25. You must be_____ that what you are dong is quite illegal（非法的）.

A. awareB. confident

C. awfulD. magnificent

26. It is necessary for us to_____ the expenditure（消费） with the income.

A. keepB. balance

C. fitD. compare

27. More and more students are_____ this modern teaching method.

A. resulting fromB. figuring out

C. benefiting fromD. bringing up

28._____, I was very pleased with your behaviors.

A. In short words B. To be brief

C. To be summarizedD. In words

29. He_____ all his expenses in the coming year.

A. estimatedB. predicted

C. budgetedD. calculated

30. He_____ for all the appointments on the ground that he needed more rest.

A. erasedB. cancelled

C. abolishedD. deleted

31. The TV play series is a good_____ for TV prime time during the Spring Festival.

A. candidateB. applicant

C. merchantD. inhabitant

32. Some VIPs will be invited to the opening__________of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

A. courtesyB. politeness

C. ceremonyD. respect

33. She claimed her innocence and_____ the newspaper to prove its story.

A. contestedB. challenged

C. exclaimedD. acclaimed

34. Mike Tyson was the world heavyweight boxing_____.

A. championshipB. chamber

C. championD. winner

35. Many experts consider living environment the vital（至关重要的） factor in shaping a boys_____.

A. natureB. character

C. personalityD. individuality

36. What are the_____ that distinguish the Chinese and the Japanese?

A. featuresB. traits

C. characteristicsD. character

37. The_____ forced me to sell the house at a very low price.

A. situationB. circumstances

C. conditionD. environment

38. Stephen Hawkings book History of Time has become a_____ among scientists.

A. classicB. masterpiece

C. legendD. work

39. I would rather live in England because of the mild_____.

A. weatherB. whether

C. climaxD. climate

40. A football team needs a good_____ if its going to win any matches.

A. couchB. coach

C. teacherD. professor

41. One atom of hydrogen_____ with two atoms of oxygen to form a molecule of water, H2O.

A. combinesB. joins

C. unitesD. connects

42. Asked about the date of the election, the Prime Minister_____ that no decision had yet been made.

A. commandedB. commenced

C. commentedD. commended

43. I would like to make a living in the education rather than in the_____ world.

A. civilB. beneficial

C. commercialD. advantageous

44. Without a proper education in their childhood, young people would_____ all kinds of crimes.

A. conductB. perform

C. doD. commit

45. They used carrier pigeons to_____ with the headquarters.

A. associateB. communicate

C. assistD. convey

46. What you said was too_____ for us to understand.

A. complexB. complicated

C. comprehensiveD. completive

47. Theres no need to_____ yourself with this matter; were dealing with it.

A. concertB. concern

C. sympathyD. concentration

48. We will_____ our activity with the National Anthem March of Brave Volunteers.

A. conductB. productivity

C. concreteD. conclude

49. After the NPC and CPPCC（两会[人大和政协]）, a press_____ was held.

A. conventionB. meeting

C. conferenceD. congress.

50. My experience should be a warning to those who are too_____ in their own opinions.

A. certainB. sure

C. confidentD. bound

51. The mayor_____ that he had resigned.

A. confirmedB. proved

C. verifiedD. testified

52. They had_____ me with their conflicting advice.

A. confusedB. comforted

C. comparedD. competed

53. The government encouraged everyone to__________food and clothing to the refugees.

A. attributeB. contribute

C. distributeD. compute

54. It took the lawyer many hours to_____ the jury of the defendants guilt.

A. believeB. ensure

C. convinceD. persuade

55. The US senate_____ whether the new expressway should be built or not.

A. arguedB. debated

C. bargainedD. talked

56. He said that he really did not_____ that we should be so kind to him.

A. requestB. deserve

C. desertD. award

57. She has been on a_____ for two weeks and has lost five pounds as a result.

A. fall B. decrease C. drop D. diet

58. I_____ with him about how we ought to deal with the matter.

A. disappointB. disappear

C. discloseD. disagree

59. The law_____ accidental and intentional killing.

A. discriminates from

B. discriminates against

C. discriminates between

D. discriminates in favor of

60. Its not easy to_____ cultured（人工养殖的） pearls from genuine（天然的） ones.

A. separateB. divide

C. distinguishD. differ

61. A good manager is both competent（能干的） and_____.

A. effectiveB. efficient

C. effectD. efficiency

62. The door is to be used only in a(n)_____.

A. pressureB. urgency

C. emergencyD. extremity

63. Could you_____ the new plan you put forward at the meeting?

A. engage inB. enlarge upon

C. dwell onD. bring on

64. You mustnt drive into a street with a “No_____” sign.

A. entryB. entrance

C. enteringD. entertainment

65. The scientist must produce_____ in support of his new theory.

A. evidenceB. evident

C. incidentD. accident

66. Most of the goods produced in their factory are for_____.

A. transportB. exploration

C. exploitD. export

67. The lawyers_____ was higher than we expected.

A. fareB. feeC. salaryD. wages

68. The repairs to the school will be_____by the local education department.

A. supportedB. aided

C. financedD. economy

69. All their attention was_____ on finding a solution to the problem.

A. paidB. focused

C. devotedD. emphasized

70. The Central Observatory_____ that there would be snowfall in large areas for the next few days.

A. foresawB. foretold

C. forecastedD. estimated

71. Of tea and coffee, the Chinese prefers the__________to the latter.

A. former B. formal C. form D. front

72. As is well-known, the brain performs a very important_____, which controls the nervous system of the body.

A. motionB. action

C. functionD. fountain

73. I look up to you because you are always__________in giving help.

A. considerateB. considerable

C. generousD. abundant

74. They have_____ that any faulty parts will be replaced free of charge.

A. assuredB. guaranteed

C. ensuredD. promised

75. Humans should live together in perfect__________with nature.

A. satisfactionB. contentment

C. harmonyD. success

76. Dont_____ about asking me for help when you are in trouble.

A. hesitateB. wander

C. mindD. wonder

77. Some people have a lifelong_____ of stamp colleting.

A. hobbyB. pastime

C. recreationD. sport

78. He_____ the speed limit and drove very fast.

A. disregardedB. neglected

C. ignoredD. omitted

79. Many foreigners are willing to_____ to the United States.

A. emigrateB. immigrate

C. migrateD. move

80. The shops in China shall apply for a__________to sell firecrackers.

A. licenseB. liberty

C. permissionD. allowance

81. Feeling at_____, come and see us.

A. lengthB. will

C. loose endsD. random

82. Bill Gates will leave only a_____ share of his wealth to his children.

A. majorityB. minor

C. minorityD. major

83. The young woman writer is very_____ about her success.

A. modernB. modest

C. modelD. medal

84. She is still_____ for her son, who was killed in a car accident three years ago.

A. mourningB. crying

C. moaningD. wailing

85. Its a_____ idea, but it just wont work.

A. freshB. stale

C. newD. novel

86. The insurance company_____ an office block downtown.

A. occupationB. occupies

C. settlesD. stays

87. Do you Americans_____ the Spring Festival?

A. observeB. serve

C. preserveD. deserve

88. Our government strongly opposes_____military aid to Taiwan from foreign countries.

A. to giveB. given

C. givingD. being given

89. She is of American_____ but now she is a Chinese.

A. rootB. source

C. originD. original

90. No professionals may_____ in the amateur(业余的) tennis tournament（联赛）.

A. participateB. undertake

C. predictC. withdraw

91. Although this area is very poor just now,its_____ wealth is vast.

A. previousB. potential

C. positiveD. possible

92. She makes it a_____ to save some money each month.

A. principleB. principal

C. primaryD. discipline

93. You will make a_____ on your stock by selling it now.

A. goalB. profit

C. moneyD. interest

94. The commercials on TV_____ a new product greatly.

A. progressB. promotes

C. proposesD. produce

95. The real estate is growing fast, so_____ a house in the city centre is expensive.

A. purchasingB. processing

C. buildingD. publishing

96. Everyone liked the stranger, but_____he was a thief.

A. in trueB. in realism

C. in realityD. as matter of fact

97. China is engaged in a nationwide_____ to catch up with the developed countries.

A. settlementB. necessity

C. reformD. correction

98. What you wrote is not related_____ the topic of the composition given.

A. withB. toC. ofD. about

99. They were_____ from among many applicants.

A. selectedB. gathered

C. electedD. collected

100. A red light is usually a_____ of danger.

A. signB. signature

C. signalD. symbol

【答案及解析】

1. B。 题意:一架客机在南极坠毁，机上300名乘客全部丧生。 abroad在 / 到国外；absorb吸收；board 木 / 甲板。aboard在飞机 / 船 / 车上，与句意相符，故为正确答案。

2. C。题意：由于没有确凿的证据，警方只好释放了嫌疑犯。absence不在 / 缺乏；in the absence of somebody / something 是常用搭配，表“某人不在时 / 没有…… ”。其他各项都不用于此搭配。

3. C。题意：消防队员几乎绝对控制了火势。absolute只做定语，表示“绝对的，完全的”，没有比较级，多用nearly修饰；perfect完美的；whole“全部的，完整的”，通常修饰单数可数名词；thorough彻底的。

4. A。题意：理论上，我喜欢读书，但却无法忍受这本枯燥的书。abstract抽象的, in the abstract 为固定词组，意思是“抽象地 / 理论上”；absorb吸收；absolute绝对的；absence 缺乏，没有。

5. D。题意:如何与外星人交谈是一个学术性很强的问题。academic question 学术问题；advanced 先进的；ancient古代的；accurate准确的，均不合题意。

6. C。题意：只有极少数的人有进入秘密军事基地的权力。have access to有机会或权力了解某事或接近某人或进入某地。常用词组有be easy / difficult of access容易或难接近；accusation谴责；accession就职，增加；account账户。

7. D。题意：老板在法庭上控告他的一个职员偷钱。accuse控告,常与of搭配，控告某人有罪；blame责备，多与for搭配；complain 抱怨，常用complain about sth.; charge指正式向司法部门起诉，多用charge sb. with sth. / charge + that-clause 句型。