1、英语专业考研词汇练习四awesome151. Of all the wonders of the universe perhaps the most awesome is the creation of life itself.(A) imaginative (B) touching (C) amazing (D) fundamental bachelor152. In early New England,bachelors were required to live with families.(A) schoolteachers (B) college students(C) unmarr
2、ied men (D) ministers backbone153. The common characteristic of fish,amphibians,reptiles,birds,and mammals in that all have backbones.（东华大学）(A) lungs (B) spines (C) claws (D) fur backlog154. Some criminal courts have over crowded schedules and a backlog of cases.(A) a file (B) a set (C) an accumulat
3、ion (D) an arrangement baffling155. One type of detective story features a brilliant amateur who,by perceptively analyzing motives and clues,solves crimes that are baffling to the police.(A) revealed by (B) predicted by(C) alarming to (D) perplexing to balance156. Life depends on the balance between
4、 the heat received from the sun and the heat lost to cooler surroundings.（东北师大）(A) relationship (B) contrast (C) exchange (D) equilibrium balmy157. Florida,the southernmost state of the eastern United States,has a balmy climate and extraordinary beaches that make it a playground for vacationers.（人大）
5、(A) mild (B) changeable (C) humid (D) dry band158. In certain types of quartz,bands of color form an irregular pattern.(A) shades (B) grains (C) drops (D) stripes banish159. The king banished the young prince.(A) disapproved of (B) exiled (C) silenced (D) restrained ban160. The use of formaldehyde f
6、oam in insulation w as recently banned by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.（上海对外贸易学院）(A) studied (B) backed (C) sponsored (D) prohibited bark161. The first paper was made from the bark of the mulberry tree.(A) dried wood (B) outer covering (C) syrup (D) root barren162. The barren soil of the R
7、ocky Mountains provides few nutrients to the grasses growing there.(A) dirty (B) infertile (C) untouched (D) frozen barter163. By producing an excess amount of some household articles,a New England colonial family could barter with other families.(A) share (B) trade (C) repair (D) sell base164. Spac
8、e stations,placed in fixed orbits about the Earth serve as bases for astronomical observations.（对外经贸大学）(A) optical instrumentions (B) centers of operation(C) replacements (D) suppliers basically165. X-rays are basically a form of radiation.(A) fundamentally (B) definitely(C) probably (D) frequently
9、battle166. Life in the forest is a constant battle for survival.(A) flight (B) struggle (C) option (D) guess bauble167. An old story says that the Indians sold New York for $24 worth of baubles.(A) trinkets (B) bubbles (C) jewels (D) bullets bead168. Some birds have a waxy coating on their feathers
10、that causes water to form beads and slide off.（东北师大）(A) whiskers (B) streams (C) drops (D) nests beam169. A light wave vibrates in a plane perpendicular to the direction of the beam.(A) ray (B) measure (C) spot (D) speed bear170. The light and hollow bones of a bird which allow it to fly in the air
11、are nevertheless strong enough to bear its weight.(A) support (B) double (C) deflect (D) overcome bear171. Colonists brought the game of bowling to North America and it became so popular that several towns still bear the name of Bowling Green.(A) suggest (B) desire (C) honor (D) carry bear172. The w
12、alnut is a deciduous tree that bears valuable nuts.(A) enriches (B) yields (C) replaces (D) hides beat173. Cream of tartar,a weak acid,can be added to egg whites to help them foam when they are beaten.（电子科技大学）(A) whipped (B) aged (C) boiled (D) cracked bedridden174. While ill with tuberculosis,Jessa
13、myn West was bedridden for several years.(A) confined to bed (B) discounted(C) bedazzled (D) dependent on others bedrock175. The bedrock on which psychoanalysis rests is a belief in the unconscious.（南开大学）(A) impasses (B) viewpoint (C) bias (D) foundation beguile176. During the flight from New York t
14、o London, Helen beguiled herself by reading comic books.(A) fooled (B) tired (C) laughed (D) amused behavior177. A childs behavior often changes in the presence of strangers.(A) personality (B) conduct(C) comprehension (D) attitude behind178. An adipose fin,composed of fatty tissue,is situated behin
15、d the dorsal fin in such fish as salmon.（四川大学 2006 研）(A) close to (B) as part of (C) to the rear of (D) in place of beneath179. The yellow necked caterpillar defends itself by squirting an acid secretion beneath its thorax.(A) below (B) through (C) out of (D) near beneficial180. Sleep is beneficial
16、to organisms because it enables them to get rid of accumulated wastes and to build up depleted materials.（西南财大）(A) refreshing(B) irresistible(C) advantageous (D) required beset181. Christians path was beset by peril.(A) surrounded (B) chased (C) frightened (D) bested best182. Diamond-cutting is one
17、of the most skilled and best paid crafts in the world.(A) most highly (B) most notably(C) most astonishingly (D) most conspicuously better183. Voted the most valuable player of the Nat ional League in 1949,baseball player Jackie Robinson also received a gold medal that year for his role in bettering
18、 race relations.（华东理工大学）(A) improving (B) discussing (C) evaluating (D) bartering beverage184. Soon after the colonists arrived in the New World,they learned to produce beverages from fruit and grain. (A) cakes (B) medicines (C) drinks (D) jellies beyond185. Most of the islands of northern Canada li
19、e beyond the temperate zone.(A) on (B) outside (C) toward (D) beside biggest186. The biggest Native American tribes in the Canadian province of Alberta are the Blackfoot,Blood,and Piegan tribes.（北航）(A) oldest (B) most populous (C) most loved (D) richest biography187. Jeanette Eaton,author of Long Jo
20、urney, is recognized for writing biographies for young readers.(A) tales of pioneer hardships (B) science fiction mysteries(C) war adventure stories (D) accounts of people s life birth188. According to some literary critics,the works of Stephen Crane mark the birth of American naturalism.（北京外国语大学）(A
21、) youth (B) life (C) infancy (D) beginning bit189. The peahen is a bit smaller than the peacock and does not have a long,colorful tail.(A) often (B) somewhat (C) supposedly (D) appreciably bizarrely190. Hypnotized individuals can be induced to act bizarrely.(A) in harmful ways (B) against their will
22、(C) oddly (D) emotionally blaze191. Meteors rarely blaze for longer than a few seconds.(A) burn brightly (B) encounter friction(C) release vibrations (D) remain stationary bleaching192. The bleaching of laundry by sunlight is at least partly a photochemical process.（东华大学）(A) airing (B) drying (C) wh
23、itening (D) scrubbing bleak193. Many people suggest that a bleak landscape is the most characteristic feature of his paintings.(A) desolate (B) colorful (C) distorted (D) fertile bleak194. The Great Basin,the bleakest desert in the United States,is almost completely devoid of trees.（武汉大学）(A) most de
24、solate (B) most notorious (C) hottest (D) driest blend195. The making of the movie Star Wars involved a blend of creativity and sophisticated computer technology.(A) variety (B) organization(C) compound(D) combination blend196. In the groundbreaking musical play Oklahoma,Agnes De Mille success fully
25、 blended story,dancing,and popular music into a unified work.(A) combined (B) reduced (C) transferred (D) dissolved blink197. All toads and frogs blink when they swallow.（湖南大学）(A) push their tongues back (B) puff up their throats(C) move back and forth (D) shut their eyes briefly blunder198. Diploma
26、tic misunderstandings can often be traced back to blunders in translation.(A) mistakes (B) attempts (C) insults (D) arguments blunt199. These scissors are blunt and can not cut paper.(A) weak (B) broken (C) dull (D) rough blurred200. When hummingbirds fly,their wingbeats are so rapid that the wings
27、seem blurred.（北二外）(A) tiny (B) fragile (C) indistinct (D) inexhaustible答案151)C152)C153)B154)C155)D156)D157)A158)D159)B160)D161)B162)B163)B164)B165)A166)B167)A168)C169)A170)A171)D172)B173)A174)A175)D176)D177)B178)C179)A180)C181)A182)A183)A184)C185)B186)B187)D188)D189)B190)C191)A192)C193)A194)A195)D196)A197)D198)A199)C200)C
