1、英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 2 -918. If you _ , you suddenly shout something, for example because you are verysurprised.A. betoken B. chide C. assay D. ejaculate919. She trimmed the _ of the tulips before putting them in a vase.A. sprig B. spruce C. stakes D. s
2、talks920. The previous week shed brought home a greasy-haired biker with _ all over hisarms.A. tattoos B. taboos C. teaks D. tenets921. My bike has had two _ in the last 3 weeks.A. purees B. punctures C. pumas D. pundits922.We put a _ between ; “ short “ and “ sighted “ to make the word “ shortsight
3、ed “,which describes a person who cannot see things that are far away.A. goody B. hyphen C. cocoon D. domino923. _ between police forces and the art world is vital to combat art crime.A. Obituary B. Headway C. Liaison D. Hunk924. Using tanks and heavy _ , they seized the town.A. artillery B. artific
4、e C. artery D. artisan925. The troops _ the city, killing and injuring hundreds.A. adverted B. bombarded C. sprinted D. interlocked926. The characters in his early novels are a lot subtler than the overblown in his morerecent work.A. interscience B. havoc C.matrix D. caricatures927. “Senior citizen“
5、 is a(n) _ for “ old person “ .A. mythology B. onset C. euphemism D. pal928. She decided to accept his offer of marriage after he _ her for months withflowers and expensive presents.A. wrung B. wriggled C. wonted D. wooed929. A flock of birds was already _ a cheerful morning chorus.A. overwor ing B.
6、 overstating C. warbling D. imprecating930. Most of Indias coffee exports are restricted by an export _ fixed under the rulesof the International Coffee Agreement.A. census B. stature C. ark D. quotaII. Each sentence has a word or phrase underlined. There are four words or phrasesbeneath each senten
7、ce. Choose the ONE word or phrase which would best keep themeaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined part:931. The boss smiled his assent to my request.A. objection B. disapproval C. refusal D. compliance932. He sells his things by auction.A. a private sale B. a wint
8、er sale C. a summer sale D. a public sale933. A microphone made her voice audible to the crowd.A. understandable B. perceptible C. indiscernible D. indispensable934. Florida is famous for its warm water as well as its azure skies.A. gray B. blue C. angry D. inept英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）E
9、dited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 3 -935. The baby babbled happily.A. laughed B. murmured C. climbed D. sang936. School boys usually have badges on their caps.A. albums B. lemons C. calcium D. emblems937. He baited his sister unmercifully.A. bothered B. slapped C. tolerated D. touched938. The rusty hin
10、ges creaked when the door opened.A. rang B. fell apart C. squeaked D. lessened939. John had no alternative but to run away from his creditor.A. money ender B. tutor C. customer D. boss940. Equal rights regardless of sex, race, or creed are guaranteed by the constitution.A. religious belief B. genera
11、l belief C. fanatic belief D. ancient belief941. A1l the cribs are full, so you dont have to put any fodder in.A. stables B. sheds C. mangers D. barns942. The picture on the wall is a bit crooked.A. damaged B. spoiled C. awry D. funny943. When he accidentally stepped on its tail, the little dog crie
12、d out in pain.A. gulped B. flipped C. yelped D. purred944. It is no longer fashionable to put cuffs on the bottom trousers.A. colored stripes B. turned-up folds C. flowery designs D. buttons945. It is always dangerous to practice the cult of personality.A. danger B. character C. worship D. humanity9
13、46. Even as a child Thomas Edison had a very curious mind; at the age of three heperformed his first experiment.A. intricate B. indignant C. incidental D. inquisitive947. Bus service will have to be curtailed because of the transit strike.A. lengthened B. stopped C. changed D. reduced948. The last c
14、zar of Russia was Nicholas, who was forced from power in 1917.A. queen B. prince C. throne D. emperor949. The basement smelled damp after being closed for such a long time.A. dank B. stink C. blank D. junk950. The boys sat on the edge of the pool and dangled their bare feet in the water.A. hung B. s
15、tretched C. dipped D. kept951. Freckles of paint spattered on the floor.A. Spots B. Buckets C. Bottles D. Lots952. In Africa many fugitive slaves were killed by wild animals in the jungle.A. fleeing B. wage C. black D. wandering953. He fumbled about in his pockets for the ticket.A. searched B. inser
16、ted C. took D. looked for954. All their efforts to solve the problem proved futile .A. unnecessary B. undesirable C. useless D. worthless955. The horse went off at fast gait down the road.A. pace B. run C. hop D. drive956.“ Look before you leap “ is a time-honored maxim.英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧
17、（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 4 -A. saying B. theory C. statement D. supposition957. I was lost in the maze of narrow streets.A. route B. labyrinth C. way D. middle958. The meal he served was rather meager.A. scanty B. dull C. dingy D. lifeless959. Their landlady likes to meddle in her tena
18、nts affairs.A. stick her nose B. stick her mouth C. stick her feet D. stick her finger960. She spoke with a clear mellow voice.A. resolute B. stern C. soft D. subdued961. The thieves ransacked the room trying to find jewels.A. looted B. probed into C. raided D. thoroughly searched962. I heard a rap
19、on the door, but when I opened the door there was nobody there.A. heavy bang B. heavy blow C.quick, light knock D. light rattle963. The childrens wagon rattled noisily down the hill.A. rolled B. drove C. chattered D. clattered964. There will be a short recess before the next game starts.A. discussio
20、n B. break C. interview D. interruption965. She held the reins tightly in order to keep the horse steady.A. bridle B. bride C. bribe D. bristle966. The salesman always had a smooth answer when a customer asked him aquestion.A. glib B. flat C. bland D. sleek967. The smoke has almost smothered me.A. w
21、eakened B. floored C. knocked D. suffocated968. With vegetation so sparse, the animals have to cover great distances in theirsearch for food.A. ranged B. dense C. widespread D. thin969. Its a sunny day and not a speck of cloud is to be seen.A. floating B. mark C. layer D. smallest bit970. Helen will
22、 play in the finals of the tennis tournament.A. game B. contest C. court D. displayIII.Fill in the blanks with the words given below Change the forms where necessary.A) troupe austere dreg sect newsreel chant bulwark scoop payoffpatio971. I had a(n) _ childhood because it was during the war and ther
23、e were no luxuriesthen.972. People tend to regard drug addicts as the _ of society.973. I _ out the flesh of the melon with a spoon, and fill the centre with fruit salad.974. It has been alleged that the minister received a secret _ from an arms dealer.975. In the summer Jim and I have breakfast out
24、 on the _.976. When he was 16 he ran away from home and joined a religious _.977. When she was 18 she joined a dance _ and travelled all over Europe.978. The movie contains some recently discovered _ footage of the war.英语专业八级词汇专项自测题十套（1000 题）By 朱晓慧（北大出版社）Edited by Adam Brown Shenstone- 5 -979. There
25、 was a group of demonstrators _ anti-government slogans in the square.980. My savings were to be a(n) _ against unemployment.B) fib secrete paroxysm muslin reverberate scrawl obsess paroleincarnation truism981. She was out, so I _ a note to her and put it under the door.982. I can tel hes _ because
26、hes smiling!983. Saliva is a liquid _ by glands in or near the mouth.984. Whilst this might sound like a(n) _ , it is nevertheless a crucial problem toaddress.985. She stopped drinking but began _ about her weight.986. He has applied for _ after serving 7 years of a 23-year sentence.987. She is a pe
27、rfect _ of glamour.988. A 19th-century painting of a girl in a(n) _ dress hung on the wall.989. The narrow street _ with the sound of the workmens drills.990. She went into _ of delight when she heard that she had won first prize.C) dynamo nicotine vista oasis fray eulogy scud nipple seasoninggarlan
28、d991. Members of the royal family rarely enter the political _.992. A(n) _ on a bicycle will power a pair of lights while the wheels are going round.993. The song was a(n) _ to the jogs of travelling.994. It was a windy day, and small white clouds were _ across the blue sky.995. She wore a(n) _ of w
29、hite roses on her head for her wedding.996. The city is a(n) _ of peace and sanity amid the chaos of the rest of the country.997. _ marks stained his chin and fingers.998. Babies suck milk from their mothers breasts through their mothers _.999. Taste the soup and adjust the_ , adding more salt or pe
30、pper as desired.1000. After a hard climb, we were rewarded by a picture-postcard _ of rolling hillsunder a deep blue summer sky.参考答案：I. 901910 BCBDD ACBDA 911920 BDDBA DBDDA921930 BBCAB DCDCDII. 931940 DDBBB DACAA 941950 CCCBC DDDAA951960 AAACA ABAAC 961970 DCDBA ADDDBIII. 971. austere 972. dregs 97
31、3. scoop 974. payoff975. patio 976. sect 977. troupe 978. newsreel979. chanting 980. bulwark 981. scrawled 982. fibbing983. secreted 984. truism 985. obsessing 986. parole987. incarnation 988. Muslin 989. reverberated 990. Paroxysm991. Fray 992. dynamo 993. eulogy 994.scudding995. garland 996. oasis 997. Nicotine998. nipples 999. seasoning 1000. vista
