同等學(xué)力申碩英語(yǔ)考試對(duì)于詞匯的量的掌控也是有考核標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的，一般是在5500個(gè)左右，因此，對(duì)于詞匯的練習(xí)也必不可少的，通過(guò)練習(xí)加深對(duì)詞義的理解與應(yīng)用，也可以從中檢測(cè)自己的學(xué)習(xí)情況。

　　1、The rapidly growing birth rate brings about a lot of environment problems, which the government is supposed to take _____.

　　A. significantly　　B. severely　　C. earnestly　　D. seriously

　　2、Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.

　　A. away　　B. in　　C. out　　D. up

　　3、The government is _____ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability.

　　A. on the alert　　B. out of control　　C. on guard　　D. in vain

　　4、Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.

　　A. rate　　B. pace　　C. speed　　D. growth

　　5、She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of $150 in it.

　　A. extraordinary　　B. important　　C. considerable　　D. valuable

　　6、Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (壓垮) the Chinese people; _____ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.

　　A. on the other hand　　　B. on the contrary

　　C. to the contrary　　　D. in consequence

　　7、As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.

　　A. log　　B. lodge　　C. landing　　D. lodging

　　參考答案&解析：

　　1、D. seriously.　　take...seriously 是習(xí)慣搭配，意為“重視，認(rèn)真對(duì)待”

　　2、A. away.　　give away 暴露，泄露。

　　3、A. on the alert.　　on the alert (=alert; watchful; careful) 警惕，小心：Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals. (=Drivers must be especially careful to see signals when driving a car.) (司機(jī)必須密切注視交通信號(hào)。)out of control 失去控制;on guard站崗;in vain 徒勞，無(wú)效。

　　4、pace 走或跑的速度;發(fā)展或進(jìn)步速度。

　　5、C.considerable.　　considerable 相當(dāng)可觀的。[注意]considerate考慮周到的，體諒的，體貼的：1)She is considerate to others. (她能體諒別人。)2)That was very considerate of you.(你真體諒別人。)

　　6、B. on the contrary.　　on the contrary相反地：--Have you nearly done?--On the contrary, I have only just begun. Monday unless you write me to the contrary. (我星期一將來(lái)，除非你寫(xiě)信告訴我有相反地情況。)

　　7、D. lodging.　　log 圓木,lodge 門(mén)房，傳達(dá)室,lodging 住所,landing 登陸;降落。