WorksheetsUnit 2 vocabulary
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
1. 请选出 ad infinitum的词义
失望；沮丧
努力；力求
永无止境
源自；源于
2.请选出 perceive的词义
循环
提倡，拥护
尤其是
感知到，意识到
3.请选出词义为 「提倡，拥护」的单词
attribute to sb/sth
advocate
perpetuate
debt
4.请选出词义为「限制，控制」的单词
vicious cycle
put a cap on
attribute sth to sb/ sth
look back on
5. He managed to pay off all his__in two years.
meaningless
vicious
advocating
debts
6. Much of that __ was, and still is, based on a perceived lack of things we're told we should want or have.
episode
assessment
alas
website
7. Every time your kids see you __ yourself, they, too, are getting the message that they aren't good enough.
brand-new
advocating
berating
vicious
8. New Technology is _by some people to be a threat to employment.
perceived
meaningless
assessment
website
9. But toward the end of the 19th century, two events happened that forever changed our world: second class mail came into being and the _ printing press was invented.
guilt
meaningless
berating
rotary
10. They are trying by all means to _ a baby but none of them has rendered success.
conceive
perceive
deceive
receive
11. Mr. Smith _ his failure in this election to his campaign team which didn't cooperate with him very well.
contributed
attributed
tributes
distributed
12. Although without any concrete evidence, I _ that this winter will last longer than last year.
consume
presume
resume
assume
13. You need to get ready for new challenges when you_ university.
pretend
attend
intend
extend
14. Choose the answer that correctly interprets the sentence:
Conspicuous consumption, what was once referred to as "keeping up with the Joneses", has brought the lifestyle of the rich and famous to suburbia.
The rich and famous people have brought the luxurious lifestyle to the average through encouraging them to engage in conspicuous consumption.
With more people engaging in conspicuous, the lifestyle used to be featured by the rich and famous now appear among the average.
15. Choose the answer that correctly interprets the sentence:
The big homes, expensive toys and other goodies seem nice, but in reality they are unnecessary from a practical perspective and will only make you happy for a very short period of time before the next "must-have" items rolls around.
Some items are not necessary in real life so people will replace them with more practical and necessary ones soon.
Some items are not necessary in real life so people will lose interest quickly and shift their attention to more unnecessary ones.
16. Women are _ the equality in workplace.
striving against
striking against
striking for
striving for
17. Costa Rica suffers a _ circle in which the voters seek new political actors who fare as badly as the old ones.
virtuous
vicious
positive
negative
18. It's time _ ready for work.
getting
to get
get
got
19. Jimmy Kimmel _ Trump's claim to being a "genius", nothing a website that used software to show Trump speaks at a fourth-grade reading level.
opened up
held onto
poked fun at
kept up with
20. The term parade is _ the Latin word parare, to prepare-in a military context- for war.
incorporate of
part of
acquired from
derived from
21. 选出be content with的同义表达
be furious at sth
be worried about
be satisfied with
struggle with
22. 哪一个不是conspicuous的同义表达
obvious
noticeable
marginal
prominent
speci，spect和spic 表示什么意思
拿
看
做
想
24. 表示检查，审视的是下面哪个词
Retrospect
Introspect
Prospect
Inspect
25. 表示反省，内省的是下面哪个词
inspect
expect
Circumspect
Introspect
26. 表示小心，谨慎的的是下面哪个词
Specious
Circumspect
Introspect
Retrospect
27. 表示回顾，回想的是下面哪个词
Inspect
Retrospect
Introspect
Circumspect
28. 哪一个对于buy on credit的解释是错误的
purchase on a promise to pay later
buy on account
an upfront payment
29. 对于keeping up with the Joneses下面哪一个解释是错误的
it refers to the practice of buying items to impress neighbors or increase social standing, rather than from a desire for the items themselves.
it refers to comparing yourself to those around you in order to determine your social status.
it refers that you always live within your means. Everything is correspond to your income.
30. An unexpected strength of the book is the chance it affords Jeffrey Mason, one of the original detectives who doubted Marie, to _ his mistakes.
date back
date to
look back on
look onto
