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英语词汇练习题：

1.It is a well-known fact that water____ atoms of hydrogen.

A) consists in B) consists of C) composed of D) is made from

2.Sleep is particularly important for animals which have to keep a ____ body temperature.

A) persistent B) continuous C) constant D)continual

3.Smoking_____ a threat to public health.

A) composes B) constitutes C) comprises D)includes

4.They ____a plot to rob her of the money.

A) built B) erected C) thought D) constructed

5.I think we need to see an investment____ before we make an expensive mistake.

A) guide B) entrepreneur C) consultant D)assessor

6.In Britain people ____four million tons of potatoes every year.

A) swallow B) dispose C) consume D)exhaust

7.The young researcher laughed at some of his____ colleagues who stuck to outdated ideas.

A) modern B) present-day C) up-to-date D) contemporary

8.Young people are not____ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.

A) conservative B)content C)confident D)generous

9.The soldiers____ every inch of the ground, and fought with determination not to retreat.

A) matched B) gambled C)converted D)contested

10.Our journey was slow because the train stopped ___ at different villages.

A) continually B) continuously C)gradually D)unceasingly

答案：

1、B

consist of 由……组成。consist in 在于。be composed of 由……构成。

2、C

constant“恒定的，永恒的”，可用来修饰temperature，因此是正确答案。persistent“坚持的，持续的”，强调其持久性。continuous“持续的，不断的”，强调中间无间断。continual“不断的”，可指中间有间断的；而constant 可指温度等的“恒定”。

3、B

四个词都有“包括”的意思。constitute 表示由部分组成整体，主语是组成部分，宾语是整体，宾语还可以是表示抽象的不可数名词。

4、D

constructed 与build 意义相近，但更强调建筑前的设计和建造过程中的脑力劳动，它可以用抽象名词作宾语。

5、C

consultant 顾问，提供咨询的人。guide 导游，向导；entrepreneur 企业家，创业者。assessor 估价员。

6、C

consume 消费，花费。swallow 吞，咽；轻信。dispose 安排，处理；(of) 去掉，丢掉，销毁.。exhaust 使筋疲力尽；用尽，耗尽。

7、D

这位年轻的研究员嘲笑他同时代的一些同事。因为他们抱着一些过时的观点不放。contemporary 同时代的。modern 现代的。present-day 现在的，当代的。up-to-date 最 新的。

8、B

content 乐意的，高兴的(to do) ；满意的，满足的(with) 。conservative 保守的，守旧的。confident( of/ in/that)确信的，自信的。generous(to/with)慷慨的，大方的；宽厚的，宽宏大量的。

9、D

战士们寸土必争，寸步不让。contest 争夺(土地，胜利等) ，为…….竞争。match 匹配，相配。gamble 赌博，投机，convert转变，改变。

10、A

该题大意为：火车在不同的村子断断续续地停靠，上下客或装卸货物，所以慢.。continuously 连续不断地，gradually 逐渐地和unceasingly 不停止地，均不合题意。