大学英语选择题

Question

1. Owing to _______ competition among the airlines, travel expenses have been reduced considerably.
A. fierce B. strained C. eager D. critical
2. The Mars turned out to be large patches of ____ land and there is no signs of life there.
A. bald B. void C. wretched D. barren
3. He was _____ from his position as chairman.
A. removed B. shifted C. cancelled D. transmitted
4. I believe Jane will ____ her shortcomings.
A. overlook B. overcome C. overtake D. overthrow
5. Ten days ago the young man informed his boss of his intention to _____.
A. resign B. reject C. retreat D. retire
6. Firefighters came to our _____ in five minutes.
A. recall B. retreat C. rescue D. resort
7. It was the first time that such a ______ had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.
A. presentation B. precaution C. preparation D. prediction
8. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _____ Europe into a great war.
A. inserted B. imposed C. pitched D. plunged
9. We have been told that under no circumstances may we use the telephone in the office for personal ______.
A. incidents B. events C. cases D. affairs
10. On our vacation we _____ an interesting antique store.
A. chanced upon B. concentrated upon C. counted upon D. congratulated upon
11. The flowers will _______ in water.
A. revise B. revive C. reverse D. reveal
12. He was _____ of having asked such a silly question.
A. sorry B. guilty C. ashamed D. miserable
13. If the fire alarm is sounded, all residents are requested to ____ in the courtyard.
A. assemble B. converge C. crowd D. accumulate
14. In your first days at the school you’ll be given a test to help the teachers to ____ you to a class at your level.
A. locate B. assign C. deliver D. place
15. Attempts to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were ______.
A. in no way B. on the contrary C. at a loss D. of no avail

Answer 1

1.A fierce competition 激烈的竞争
2.D barren 指土地贫瘠的，荒芜的
3.A remove from + 职位 有“免职”的意思
4.B overcome shortcomings 克服缺点
5.A resign 辞职
6.C come to one's rescue 来援救某人
7.B take precaution 采取预防措施
8.D plunge into 陷入
9.D personal affairs 私事
10.A chance upon/on 偶然发现，碰巧遇见
11.B revive 复活
12.C be ashamed of doing 惭愧做某事
13.A assemble 聚集
14.A locate 确定位置
15.A in no way 决不，一点也不
on the contrary 相反地
at a loss 不知所措
没有of no avail，但有to no avail 完全无用

Answer 2

D.这个孩子是个天生的数学家，他 如此喜欢数学以至于他总是花一整天时间算数学题而不记得吃饭本回答被网友采纳

Answer 3

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Answer 4

1.A fierce competition 激烈的竞争
2.D barren 指土地贫瘠的，荒芜的
3.A remove from + 职位 有“免职”的意思
4.B overcome shortcomings 克服缺点
5.A resign 辞职
6.C come to one's rescue 来援救某人
7.B take precaution 采取预防措施
8.D plunge into 陷入
9.D personal affairs 私事
10.A chance upon/on 偶然发现，碰巧遇见
11.B revive 复活
12.C be ashamed of doing 惭愧做某事
13.A assemble 聚集
14.B assign vt.分配, 指派 locate 是指确定物理位置,一般无抽象意思.
15. D. of no avail 无效,无用.of no avail是个固定搭配,绝对是用的.