2019年考研英语一级词汇专项试题及答案_第7页

　　分词练习题

　　1. Doctors see a connection between increased amounts of time spent ____ and the increased

　　number of cases of skin cancer.

　　[A] to sunbathe [B] to have sunbathed

　　[C] having sunbathed [D] sunbathing

　　2. How many of us ____ say, a meeting that is irrelevant to us would be interested in the

　　discussion?

　　[A] attended [B] attending [C] to attend [D] have attended

　　3. My students found the book ____: it provided them with an abundance of information on the

　　subject.

　　[A] enlightening [B] confusing [C] distracting [D] amusing

　　4. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ____ in the dictionary.

　　[A] missing [B] losing [C] dropping [D] leaking

　　5. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women ____ this field is

　　climbing.

　　[A] engaging [B] devoting [C] registering [D] pursuing

　　6. There was a very interesting remark in a book by an Englishman that I read recently ____ what

　　he thought was a reason for this American characteristic.

　　[A] giving [B] gave [C] to give [D] given

　　7. He wasn’t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ____ insufficiently popular with all

　　members.

　　[A] being considered [B] considering

　　[C] to be considered [D] having considered

　　8. There seemed little hope that the explorer, ____ in the tropical forest, would find his way

　　through it.

　　[A] to be deserted [B] having deserted

　　[C] to have been deserted [D] having been deserted

　　9. Most people were no longer listening to his long ____ story.

　　[A] annoying [B] boring [C] tiring [D] weary

　　10. ____ a hot day, I decided to go for a swim.

　　[A] What [B] Being [C] It being [D] Such

　　11. The European Convention on Human Rights is legally ____ in Britain.

　　[A] binding [B] convincing [C] restraining [D] sustaining

　　12. The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each ____ one major point

　　in contrast with the other.

　　[A] makes [B] made [C] is to make [D] making

　　13. All fights ____ because of the snowstorm, we decided to take the train.

　　[A] were canceled [B] had been canceled

　　[C] having canceled [D] having been canceled

　　14. ____ the earth to be fiat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the edge of the earth.

　　[A] Having believed [B] Believing

　　[C] Believed [D] Being believed

　　15. Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it

　　____in Cuba.

　　[A] being cultivated [B] having cultivated

　　[C] been cultivated [D] cultivating

　　16. Walking home, ____.

　　[A] a noise frightened the little girl

　　[B] a noise was frightening to the little girl

　　[C] the little girl was frightening at a noise

　　[D] the little girl was frightened by a noise.

　　17. They knocked at every door, ____ people to buy their products.

　　[A] urged [B] urging [C] to urge [D] having urged

　　18. Playing the trumpet with dazzling originality, ____ dominated jazz for 20 years.

　　[A] Louis Armstrong’s talent [B] the influence of Louis Armstrong

　　[C] the music of Louis Armstrong [D] Louis Armstrong

　　19. The children went there to watch the iron tower ____.

　　[A] to erect [B] be erected [C] erecting [D] being erected

　　20. The fog ____ dense, all the planes were suspended.

　　[A] is [B] was [C] being [D] having been

　　21. John was so ____ in his book that he did not hear the door bell ring.

　　[A] engaged [B] occupied [C] absorbed [D] concentrated

　　22. After a long walk on a hot day, one often feels ____.

　　[A] exhaustive [B] exhausting [C] exhaust [D] exhausted

　　23. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely ____ to the outside world.

　　[A] being lost [B] having lost [C] losing [D] lost

　　24. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ____ for language learning

　　purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.

　　[A] adapted [B] acknowledged [C] assembled [D] appointed

　　25. Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am ____ to carrying out the plan.

　　[A] obliged [B] committed [C] engaged [D] resolved

　　26. ____ of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.

　　[A] To be free [B] Freeing [C] To free [D] Freed

　　27. Just as the value of a telephone network increases with each new phone ____ to the system, so

　　does the value of a computer system increase with each program that turns out.

　　[A] adding [B] to have added [C] to add [D] added

　　28. Good news was sometimes released prematurely, with the British recapture of the port ____

　　half a day before the defenders actually surrendered.

　　[A] to announce [B] announced [C] announcing [D] was announced

　　29. Bill laid down that everybody was ____ to privacy.

　　[A] authorized [B] credited [C] entitled [D] qualified

　　30. No matter how frequently ____, the works of Beethoven always attract large audiences.

　　[A] performed [B] performing [C] to be performed [D] being performed

　　31. In spite of his broken English, he finally made himself ____.

　　[A] understood [B] understand

　　[C] being understood [D] having understood

　　32. If you want ____ on time, you have to act now.

　　[A] that the job is done [B] the job done

　　[C] to have done the job [D] the job that is done

　　33. ____ the result of the test, he stood still at the door, ____.

　　[A] To learn; disappointed [B] Learning; disappointing

　　[C] Learning; disappointed [D] Having learned; disappointing

　　34. Lucy is very shy and never speaks ____.

　　[A] until spoken to [B] unless spoken

　　[C] unless speaking to [D] until speaking

　　35. The village elder was a ____ man with an ____ memory.

　　[A] respected; astonishing [B] respecting; astonished

　　[C] respecting; astonishing [D] respected; astonished