高级英语同义词历年真题

高级英语同义词历年真题 2011年1月

26. These arguments have never been _________ accepted.

A. amply B. drastically C. perpetually D. universally

27. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to _________ behavior.

A. unfamiliar B. uncivilized C. unsatisfied D. uncommon

28. The emergency services said it was _________ that no one was seriously injured in the air crash.

A. miraculous B. mysterious C. ridiculous D. relentless

29. Banks _________ receive money from their customers in two distinct forms: on current account, and on deposit account.

A. formally B. narrowly C. normally D. particularly

30. The recession has _________ so many firms that many can no longer survive. A. lessened B. weakened C. decreased D. reduced 31. In science, a theory is a reasonable __________ of observed events. A. explanation B. excavation C. expression D. evaluation

32. Children do not learn what it is to lose and will __________ violence to release their disappointment.

A. refer to B. attribute to C. point to D. resort to

33.A sincere __________ is like the sunshine which can boost our morale.

A. compliment B. supplement C. accomplishment D. complement 34. He was arrested when his __________ scheme to evade taxes came to light. A. fake B. fraudulent C. false D. foreign

35. This old room has not been much in use of late. No wonder it has such a_______ appearance. A. vulgar B. fancy C. shabby D. cheap

36. That little boy was so naughty that he tried to _________ feathers from a chicken. A. flick B. twist C. pluck D. toss

37. The task of a teacher _________ patience and conscientiousness. A. commands B. demands C. amends D. mends

38. She gave us unfailing _________ and became an essential part of our family. A. devotion B. inspection C. exploration D. indication 39. As we were saying goodbye, the train started with a_________. A. shake B. shiver C. tremble D. jerk

40. Parents should attach importance to their children’s _________ from adolescence to adulthood. A. permission B. position C. transmission D. transition

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26. The citizens are grateful to the government for the ______ environment. A. wholesome B. wholesale C. noisome D. tiresome 27. The farmers’ ______ from the contest aroused heated debates. A. omission B. exclusion C. inclusion D. emission 28. He owed his victory to endurance and ______.

A. instance B. existence C. subsistence D. perseverance 29. He killed his enemy and received a ______ wound himself. A. moral B. fateful C. mortal D. factual

30. To remove the paint, he had to apply a knife to ______ the table. A. scrape B. rub C. dab D. peel

31. The local government decided to ______ money for the building of a new post office. A. distribute B. divide C. contribute D. allot 32. She was ______ of her notorious family scandal. A. shameful B. shameless C. ashamed D. shamed

33. Since then, the contrast between his two careers has become even more ______. A. symbolized B. distinguished C. predominated D. pronounced

34. I recall how ______ it was years ago when people littered everywhere in our city. A. annoying B. scaring C. frightening D. humiliating

35. I don’t complain about the smoking ______ because I hate watching people smoking in hospitals.

A. programs B. restrictions C. arguments D. advertisements 36. His muscles are firmest and his ______ colds and infections is highest. A. ignorance of B. independence of C. resistance to D. attribution to

37. Regardless of ______ poll results, a number of objections have been published in newspapers.

A. practical B. sensible C. favorable D. outstanding

38. At British universities, it is ______ to cease work and spend a half-hour or so sipping tea and eating cookies with the members of one’s department. A. satisfactory B. extraordinary C. contemporary D. customary

39. The concentration of populations in cities has given ______ to many problems of housing, education, and medical services.

A. rise B. reason C. result D. response

40. This discovery is highly ______ in the circle of science.

A. measured B. appreciated C. calculated D. experimented

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40. Justice to all, regardless of race, sect or class, is the ______ right and the inescapable obligation of all. A. inalienable B. unbelievable 41. My uncle remained ______ of stories about flying saucers. A. incredible B. incredulous

42. Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are ______. A. imaginary B. imaginative

43. In spite of the financial crisis, the manager will pay the bonus ______ the job is completed on time. A. unless B. provided

44. The adverse criticism the book received didn’t ______ the author one way or another. A. affect B. effect

45. It is a ______ fact that when we grow older, we tend to become weaker and weaker. A. regretful B. regrettable

46. The ______ of a full stop at the end of the sentence is a deliberate act by the writer. A. exclusion B. omission

47. He ______ the rope with both hands and pulled it with all his strength. A. grasped B. grabbed

48. The leaflet was written in jargon that would have been totally ______ to anyone outside the

profession.

A. incomprehensive B. incomprehensible

49. After driving for so long on the gravel I was glad to get on an ______ stretch of road. A. even B. equal

50. Many of the more ______ forms of cancer can be treated successfully if detected early. A. common B. ordinary

51. Even a ______ translation is not always faithful to the original. A. literal B. literary

52. She asks him to remember her, and he replies that he is more ______ to forget anything else. A. able B. apt

53. The experts disliked the acting but enjoyed the play ______. A. as a whole B. on the whole 54. How can you be so ______ to the sufferings of these children? A. indifferential B. indifferent

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40. His _____ and unwillingness to learn from others prevent him from being an effective member of the team.

A. arrogance B. advantage

41. We must try to create a more caring, more _____ society. A. compassionate B. competitive

42. It was _____ and she did not know enough to analyze each problem properly. A. encouraging B. exhausting

43. Although each TV series will be rated on the basis of its usual content, the ratings can _____ from week to week.

A. flow B. fluctuate

44. This _____ factor means that there is often a connection in appearance and temperament between parents and children. A. historical B. hereditary

45. Though she _____ and pleaded, he refused to go to the dance. A. coaxed B. admonished

46. Jack managed to get 147 tapes and 100 books plus lots of magazines through customs in a(n) _____ way.

A. incredulous B. miraculous

47. These days people are becoming more and more _____ about the food they eat. A. sophisticated B. selective

48. The question of going to the United States for a doctor’s degree _____ his mind. A. preoccupied B. intruded

49. In the last twenty years, breakthroughs in technology have _____ advanced the way we communicate, bringing us computers, cell phones and the Internet. A. profoundly B. deeply

50. In our culture, we are accustomed to sophisticated prescription drugs containing a _____ of chemical ingredients. A. plenty B. variety

51. We cannot _____ the country’s telecommunications to unqualified people. A. trust B. entrust

52. Imagine how many times restaurants and merchants had to change their posted prices during the _____ 1970s, when prices almost doubled. A. inflationary B. extraordinary

53. Compared with the _____ period last year, average temperatures have been low. A. corresponding B. related

54. In the middle of these otherwise _____ plains is a striking range of mountains. A. featureless

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40. It is a challenge to tell these separate stories without losing overall ______. A. convenience

41. Eva was ______ grateful for his expertise. A. exceedingly

B. successfully B. coherence

42. The crowded room was filled with lights, cameras, and ______ reporters. A. acquisitive

B. inquisitive

43. After his ______ became widely known, he decided not to run for re-election. A. hypocrisies

B. stories

44. Feminist campaigns around the state effectively unmasked the unofficial ______ culture of politicians, experts and administrators. A. feminine

B. masculine

45. When it feeds, its huge tongue ______ in and out of its tiny mouth. A. flicks

B. plucks

46. It became clear that a good manager in today’s world must have courage and a strong sense of ______.

A. integrity

B. activity

47. From this revival came black and white abstract nature forms in all shapes and sizes, the beginning of her highly ______ style. A. personal

B. individualistic

48. Those who ______ a national culture respond that immigrant groups traditionally came to America precisely to put ethnic and religious strife behind them and to become Americans. A. advocate

B. advertise

49. In this complex process, those charged with drawing districts use ______ computer technologies to come up with the most favorable district boundaries. A. sophisticated

B. superficial

50. They searched for the most savage and ______ beasts to put into the cages, from which the fiercest monster might be selected for the arena. A. restless

B. relentless

51. Nothing pleased him so much as to make the ______ straight, and crush down uneven places. A. crooked

B. troubled

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52. In 1908, perhaps disappointed with the rigidity of American art education at the time, she gave up painting and became a(n) ______ artist, drawing advertising illustrations in Chicago. A. economical

B. commercial

53. A research indicates that the highest current ______ levels are now found not in the South but in older northern smokestack cities. A. disposition

B. segregation

54. The ______ headlights of the cars could be seen through the fog. A. gleaming

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B. shinning

40. A fist fight followed, with much shouting and ______, until the ragged man succeeded in driving up to the door. A. disputing

B. squabbling

41. Susie will examine our secondary school programs to insure that all students are prepared to be responsible, productive and technologically ______ citizens of the 21st century. A. literary

B. literate

42. Meanwhile I’m just going to be hanging around ______ my thumbs, so if you’ve got anything an idle detective can do, just say the word. A. twiddling

B. twisting

43. These tasks were repetitive, lengthy, and lacking in any ______ interest. A. intrinsic

B. instinctive

44. Louisa said she could not go on living with a man who had married her under false ______. A. pretences

B. preferences

45. Deep at night, they could still hear gun-fire ______ in the distance. A. rumbling

B. rambling

46. Her husband did not like her new interests and her ______ added further strain to an already failing marriage. A. persistence

B. obstinacy

47. Political leaders have reached a ______ agreement to hold a preparatory conference next month.

A. hesitant

B. tentative

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48. Initially this was ______ at as farfetched conjecture, but gradually it has received grudging

respect and empirical support. A. scolded

B. scoffed

49. Gaining ______ to the club was no easy matter. A. permission

B. admittance

50. Even though thousands of people die violently each year in Sri Lanka, the death of an important figure causes national ______. A. anguish

B. melancholy

51. The rapid fire of questions was deliberate, she knew, designed to scare her into ______ out the truth.

A. blurting

B. blunting

52. Small debts could rapidly mount up and begin to exert ______ pressure on the relationship between husband and wife. A. intolerant

B. intolerable

53. This part of the story is perhaps the most exciting, since the company not only kept its head above water, but produced a series of plays which ______ its reputation. A. increased

B. enhanced

54. He looked across the sea: a faint ______ of pale light was rising in the midnight-blue sky. A. glimmer B. glamour

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40. Mutual cooperation was ______ from the generals’ point of view, because it wasn’t helping them to win the war. A. understandable B. undesirable

41. He was much more restless than last night, and, despite sleeping drugs, much more ______. A. awake B. wakeful 42. The marketplace ______ the requirements of advertisers. A. cares for B. caters to

43. At first I found the ______ of being unemployed very difficult to cope with. A. stigma B. ugliness 44. Using the right hand to shake hands is a(an) ______. A. invention B. convention 45. Let’s try and discuss this like two ______ human beings. A. rational B. fashionable

46. Colleges and universities can no longer take ______ the learning that should be occurring on their campuses.

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A. for granted B. for pride 47. I won’t pay top prices for goods of ______ quality. A. high B. inferior

48. I took what he said ______, but afterwards it became clear that he really meant something else. A. literally B. freely 49. John was standing in the doorway in his ______ blue suit. A. broken B. shabby

50. About fifteen minutes later, I managed to secretly ______ the distressed woman from danger. A. rescue B. reserve

51. Finally they realized that they must reduce their country’s ______ on imported grain. A. development B. dependency 52. Susan looked ______, her whole body weak with exhaustion. A. pitiful B. hopeful

53. Do you think that marriage between gay couples should be ______ in our country some day? A. realized B. legalized

54. If you have no time for Shakespeare, for a basic look at philosophy, for continuity of the ______ arts, for history—then you have no business being in college. A. beautiful B. fine

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40. She has born a ______ against me ever since I turned down her application. A. grudge

B. malice

41. Filled with great ______ for their integrity and courage, he was determined to be a man like them. A. adulation

B. admiration

42. Summoned by the teacher, he approached his office full of ______. A. apprehension

B. distrust

43. Spoiled children will not manage to live against ______. A. difficulty

B. adversity

44. The newly-recruited soldiers swore a(n) ______ of loyalty to their country. A. promise

B. oath

45. He wanted a ______ of the report to show to his friends. A. description

B. transcript

46. He said he would go to the dress rehearsal, ______ he was not too busy.

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A. provided B. unless

47. ______ of the bombing of the embassy went swiftly across the country. A. Condemnation

B. Accusation

48. It is ______ for adults to forget how long and hard and dull school is. A. habitual

B. customary

49. She is a ______ person and does not want to live on charity. A. proud

B. snobbish

50. After he won the championship, he was ______ with a lot of honors. A. loaded

B. burdened

51. The photos sent back from the satellite support the ______ that possibly there is life on Mars. A. theory

B. hypothesis

52. A ______ person is one who is happy with what he has. A. contented

B. content

53. Her feelings ______ between excitement and fear. A. fluctuated

B. changed

54. The poor, sick man is ______ by the policeman’s endless interrogations. A. abused

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B. tormented

40. The budget ______ for each county is below what is needed. A. allotment

B. distribution

41. Being accused of theft was the ______ he suffered under his last employer.

A. indignity

B. indignation

42. The landlord may be ______ in charging for any additional work that needs to be done. A. justifiable A. inherent A. intact

B. justified B. natural B. innate

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43. The manufacturers claim that only ______ ingredients are used in their products. 44. Somehow his reputation survived the scandal ______.

45. David ______ his company’s success to the unity of all the staff and their persevering

hard work. A. contributed A. deserts A. exceeds A. act A. adapted A. exploded

18-25. A. sample A. strolling A. company

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40. If you have ______ someone who has had a misfortune, you are sorry for them, and show it in the way you behave towards them. A. sympathy with

B. sympathy for

B. attributed B. desserts B. surpasses B. action B. adjusted B. exploited

46. The reckless driver got his just ______ when his driver’s license was suspended. 47. This month’s amount of deposits in the bank ______ last month’s by fifteen percent. 48. While a ship is in distress, rescuing passengers from danger is a heroic ______. 49. You can’t see through the telescope until it is ______ to your eyes.

50. Far sooner than anyone thought possible, the Russians ______ an atomic bomb. 51. She based her analysis on data from a representative ______ of women and men aged

B. example B. striding B. companion

52. The soldiers are ______ with a dignified gait in the Grand Square. 53. People judge you by the ______ you keep.

54. Morris appeared to be completely ______ in any of the suggestions I made.

41. Get out. Stop ______ your teacher with such silly questions. A. tormenting

B. abusing

42. The umpire ______ a coin to decide which team should serve first. A. threw

B. tossed

43. ______ between companies is something good for the development of the economy. A. Hostility

B. Rivalry

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44. It was embarrassing that my mother didn’t ______ you. It looked as though it were our fault. A. take to

B. take after

45. A spy should be able to ______ what he has found as quickly as possible. A. memorize

B. remember

46. He was enormously ______ when my father died. A. sycophantic

B. sympathetic

47. He ______ left and right as the gunman opened fire. A. dodged

B. evaded

48. The elderly woman was so ______ as to believe that she will die if she touches the stone. A. superstitious

B. ignorant

49. The responsibility for the future of the company ______ heavily on the newly-elected president. A. weighs

B. weights

50. I don’t believe that her poems are still in ______. A. transcript

B. manuscript

51. I can’t come to your wedding, but I will be with you ______; I will think about you. A. in spirit

B. in spirits

52. The servant was down on his knees, ______ the floor. A. sweeping

B. scrubbing

53. Urgent measures must be taken now to ______ water resources. A. conserve

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40.As a businessman, he would often stay away from the city for three or four weeks at a (an) (A. extent, B. stretch).

41.He can only have (A. caught up, B. picked up) such excellent English by living in the English-speaking country for some years.

42.To be a writer, you need among other things a (an) (A. vivid, B. acute) imagination.

43.Although there were several witnesses who had seen him at the spot, he still (A. declined, B.

denied) it.

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B. preserve

54. The police have ______ three suspects from their inquiry.

44.It is most (A. regretful, B. regrettable) that Mr. Smith has decided to resign.

45.During this season, the weather often (A. alters, B. alternates) between heavy rains and bursts of sunshine.

46.A newspaper (A. supplement, B. complement) will sometimes be distributed free with the newspaper.

47.My father was (A. sensitive, B. allergic) to this kind of medicine, so we decided to try another kind.

48.The painter was (A. inspired, B. initiated) to paint by the grandeur of the sunrise. 49.The theater in this small town has a seating (A. capability, B. capacity) of 1000. 50.We could all see clearly that this newcomer had (A. fake, B. false) teeth.

51.Before going to the party, she had to iron out the (A. creases, B. creaks) in her dress. 52.The patient (A. replied, B. responded) quickly to the medicine and was well in a few days. 53.Although my father has (A. detective, B. defective) hearing, he still refuses to wear a hearing aid.

54.During their teaching practice, the students had to visit some local schools for the (A. observation, B. operation) of lessons in progress.

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40. As the living standard improves, the (A. span, B. length) of life is getting longer and longer. 41. The poor emperor was forced by the usurper to (A. abandon, B. abdicate).

42. I find it difficult to operate this computer. Can you (A. demonstrate, B. exemplify) it for me? 43. The formal declaration of the news went four (A. documents, B. drafts) before it was submitted to the conference.

44. I had a fantastic (A. stretch, B. stroke) of luck last weekend. I picked up a genuine Stradivarius violin for only $20.

45. In the A-series football match, AC-Milan (A. beat, B. defended) all the other teams and became the champion as expected.

46. The accountant (A. specializes, B. scrutinizes) the figures very carefully before commenting on them.

47. On hearing that her best friend bought a fur coat, Susan felt (A. tempted, B. coaxed) to buy one,

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too.

48. When the rescue party found the wounded young man, he was (A. keeping, B. clinging) on to the side of the broken boat.

49. He (A. resigned, B. relinquished) all control over the company business to his son.

50. The witness refused to (A. disclose, B. enclose) the identity of the man who supplied the information.

51. Usually my brother is rather (A. reserved, B. conservative), but if you pick up a topic he is interested in, he will talk freely about it.

52. The common (A. custom, B. practice) in English law is to consider someone innocent unless he is proved guilty.

53. He was a highly (A. conscientious, B. conscious) teacher who took his duties seriously but he seemed to have neither the personality nor the ability to achieve further success.

54. This group of young men felt a great sense of (A. inspiration, B. achievement) when they finally reached the top of the mountain. 2002年10月

41. Although the heavy rain stopped, it was at least an hour later when the flood began to ([A] retreat, [B] recede).

42. I've put on so much weight that my clothes don't([A] fit,[B] suit)me. 43. We([A] replaced,[B]renewed) the stolen car when the insurance money arrived. 44. Many people found([A] current,[B]contemporary)art very difficult to understand.

45. Because of the heavy storm, the residents in this region were ([A] rescued,[B]evacuated) to a safe place.

46. China is big and rich in minerals which have not been properly ([A] exploded, [B]exploited) . 47. Modern machines will certainly increase factory ([A] output, [B] outcome) at a considerable rate.

48. Mr. Brown went to the hospital for a ([A] conventional,[B]routine) physical check-up. 49. Some naughty students tried to ([A]provoke,[B]stir) the new teacher into losing her temper. 50. I was extremely exhausted at first, but after two hours' sleep, I felt considerably ([A] refreshed,[B]relaxed).

51. Since we don't have the key, we must use([A]force,[B]strength)to open this locked door.

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52. She([A] attributed,[B]attached) a check to the letter and sent it out.

53. You'd better put your small electrical apparatus in a place that is not ([A] available [B] accessible) to your children.

54. The eloquent speaker succeeded in([A] appealing,[B]arousing) to the emotions of the audience. 2000年10月

40.At the moment of its ([A]concept, [B] conception), every detail of a great musical work would become clear in Mozart\"s mind.

41.The very idea of cheating her is ([A] distasteful, [B] tasteless) to me. 42.Be careful. You are driving on a road with many ([A] quick, [B] abrupt) turns. 43.It is ([A] mysterious, [B] miraculous) how much weight you have lost. 44.We all paid her a ([A] compliment, [B] adopted) for primary school teaching.

45. The masses are the real heroes, while we ourselves are often ([A] childish, [B] childlike) and ignorant.

46.Difficult books are sometimes ([A] adapted, [B] adopted) for primary school teaching. 47.He turned down her kind invitation with a ([A] regrettable, [B] regretful) smile. 48.The Asian financial crisis caught many Asian governments ([A] on, [B] off) guard.

49.Our protest was successful, ([A] in so far as, [B] as long as ) the Minister agreed to reconsider the matter.

50.It is socially impolite for a man to attend a party wearing a terribly ([A] folded, [B] wrinkled) shirt.

51. He threw it away with a ([A] contemptible, [B] contemptuous) gesture, but he didn\"t say anything in front of the host.

52.Half drunk, he ([A] stumbled, [B] tumbled) along the street humming a pop song to himself. 53.A significant feature of China\"s table-tennis is the constant ([A] emergence, [B] emergency) of promising new players.

54.She finally realized that she had lost her way on an island ([A] inhabited, [B] lived) only by birds.

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