2012年公共英语三级词汇练习题及答案(19)

　　1. I went along thinking of nothing ________， only looking at things around me，
　　A） in particular B） in harmony C） in doubt D） in brief
　　2. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising has ________ the quality of the programs.
　　A） lessened B） declined C） affected D） effected
　　3. I must congratulate you ________ the excellent design of the new bridge.
　　A） with B） of C） at D） on
　　4. There is a fully ________ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.
　　A） installed B） equipped C） provided D） projected
　　5. For more than 20 years， we‘ve been supporting educational programs that ________ from kindergartens to colleges.
　　A） move B） shift C） range D） spread
　　6. The ________ at the military academy is so rigid that students can hardly bear it.
　　A） convention B） confinement C） principle D） discipline
　　7. The test results are beyond ________； they have been repeated in labs all over the world.
　　A） negotiation B） conflict C） bargain D） dispute
　　8. I was so ________ in today‘s history lesson. I didn’t understand a thing.
　　A） amazed B） neglected C） confused D） amused
　　9. It ____ you to at least 50% off the regular price of either frames or lenses when you buy both.
　　A） presents B） entitles C） credits D） tips
　　10. Deserts and high mountains have always been a ________ to the movement of people from place to place.
　　A） barrier B） fence C） prevention D） jam
　　11. In order to make things convenient for the people， the department is planning to set up some ________shops in the residential area.
　　A） flowing B） drifting C） mobile D） unstable
　　12. Mr. Smith says： “The media are very good at sensing a mood and then ________ it.”
　　A） overtaking B） enlarging C） widening D） exaggerating
　　13. This is not an economical way to get more water； ________， it is very expensive.
　　A） on the other hand B） on the contrary C） in short D） or else
　　14. 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
　　15. ________ that he wasn‘t happy with the arrangements， I tried to book a different hotel.
　　A） Perceiving B） Penetrating C） Puzzling D） Preserving
　　16. The board of the company has decided to ________ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.
　　A） multiply B） lengthen C） expand D） stretch
　　17. His business was very successful， but it was at the ________ of his family life.
　　A） consumption B） credit C） exhaustion D） expense
　　18. First published in 1927， the charts remain an ________ source for researchers.
　　A） identical B） indispensable C） intelligent D） inevitable
　　19. Joe is not good at sports， but when it ________ mathematics， he is the ‘best in the class.
　　A） comes to B） comes up to C） comes on to D） comes around to
　　20. Doctors warned against chewing tobacco as a ________ for smoking.
　　A） relief B） revival C） substitute D） succession
　　21. When carbon is added to iron in proper ________ the result is steel.
　　A） rates B） thicknesses C） proportions D） densities
　　22. You should try to ________ your ambition and be more realistic.
　　A） reserve B） restrain C） retain D） replace
　　23. Nancy is only a sort of ________ of her husband‘s opinion and has no ideas of her own. A） sample B） reproduction C） shadow D） echo
　　24. Now that spring is here， you can _____ these fur coats till you need them again next winter.
　　A） put over B） put away C） put off D） put down
　　25. There is a ________ of impatience in the tone of his voice.
　　A） hint B） notion C） dot D） phrase
　　26. Please ________ dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.
　　A） seek B） inquire C） search D） consult
　　27. At yesterday‘s party， Elizabeth’s boyfriend amused us by ________ Charlie Chaplin.
　　A） copying B） following C） imitating D） modeling
　　28. She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ________. A） failure B） lack C） absence D） drop
　　29. The group of technicians are engaged in a study which ______ all aspects of urban planning.
　　A） inserts B） grips C） performs D） embraces
　　30. The lecture which lasted about three hours was so ________ that the audience couldn‘t help yawning.
　　A） tedious B） bored C） clumsy D） tired
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