How - to - Test - Your - Present - Vocabulary

英语学习

I. How to Test Your Present Vocabulary

你有没有听说过，一个人的智商跟他的词汇量密切相关？其实一点也不奇怪，语言是思想的载体。人们通过语言学习他人的思想，也靠它进行自我思考。美国的一项教育研究发现，谁掌握的词汇量大，事业的成功率也越高。下面的60题选自WORD POWER MADE EASY

一书, 赶紧来自测一下你的词汇，看看你的智商如何？当然，英语不

是我们的母语，做完这些题，起码可以对你目前的英语词汇水平有个大致了解。

Here are sixty brief phrases, each containing one italicized word; it is up to you to check the closest definition of each such word. To keep your score valid, refrain, as far as possible, from wild guessing. The key will be found at the end of the test.

1. disheveled appearance: (a) untidy,(b) fierce,(c) foolish, (d) peculiar, (e) unhappy

2. a baffling problem: (a) difficult, (b) simple, (c) puzzling, (d) long, (e) new

3. lenient parent: (a) tall, (b) not strict, (c) wise, (d) foolish, (e) severe 4. repulsive personality: (a) disgusting, (b) attractive, (c) normal, (d) confused, (e) conceited

5. audacious attempt: (a) useless, (b) bold, (c) foolish, (d) crazy, (e) necessary

6. agile climber: (a) lively, (b) tired, (c) skillful, (d) careful, (e) stubborn 7. prevalent disease: (a) dangerous, (b) catching, (c) childhood, (d) fatal, (e) widespread

8. ominous report: (a) loud, (b) threatening, (c) untrue, (d) serious, (e) unpleasant

9. an incredible story: (a) true, (b) interesting, (c) well-known, (d) unbelievable, (e) unknown

10. a good oculist: (a) eye doctor, (b) skin doctor, (c) foot doctor, (d) heart doctor, (e) bone doctor

11. will supersede the old law: (a) enforce, (b) specify penalties for, (c) take the place of, (d) repeal, (e) continue

12. an anonymous donor: (a) generous, (b) stingy, (c) well-known, (d) one whose name is not known, (e) reluctant

13. performed an autopsy: (a) examination of living tissue, (b) examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death, (c) process in the manufacture of optical lenses, (d) operation to cure an organic disease, (e) series of questions to determine the causes of delinquent behavior 14. an indefatigable worker: (a) well-paid, (b) tired, (c) skillful, (d) tireless, (e) pleasant

15. a confirmed atheist: (a) bachelor, (b) disbeliever in God, (c) believer

in religion, (d) believer in science, (e) priest

16. a loquacious woman: (a) tall, (b) beautiful, (c) homely, (d) sweet, (e) talkative

17. a glib talker: (a) smooth, (b) awkward, (c) loud, (d) friendly, (e) boring

18. to philander: (a) work hard, (b) make love triflingly, (c) save money, (d) be in doubt, (e) try unsuccessfully

19. an ocular difficulty: (a) unexpected, (b) insurmountable, (c) pertaining to the eye, (d) real, (e) imaginary

20. questionable paternity: (a) fatherhood, (b) truthfulness, (c) value, (d) knowledge, (e)wisdom

21．a na?ve attitude : (a) unwise, (b) hostile, (c) unsophisticated, (d) friendly, (e) contemptuous

22. living in affluence: (a) dirt, (b) countrified surroundings, (c) fear, (d) wealth, (e) poverty

23. more pleasant in retrospect: (a) back view, (b) freedom, (c) acceptance, (d) leisure, (e) anticipation

24. a real gourmet: (a) teacher, (b) greedy eater, (c) vegetarian, (d) connoisseur of good food, (e) antique

25. to stimulate interest: (a) pretend, (b) feel, (c) lose, (d) stir up, (e) ask for

26. a magnanimous action: (a) puzzling, (b) generous, (c) foolish, (d)

unnecessary, (e) wise

27. a clandestine meeting: (a) prearranged, (b) hurried, (c) important, (d) secret, (e) periodical

28. the apathetic populace: (a) made up of various national stocks, (b) keenly vigilant of their rights, (c) densely packed, (d) indifferent, uninterested, (e) prehistoric

29. to placate his wife: (a) divorce, (b) make a gift to, (c) make arrangements for, (d) help, (e) change hostility to friendliness

30. vacillate continuously: (a) avoid, (b) waver mentally, (c) inject, (d) treat, (e) scold

31. a nostalgic feeling: (a) nauseated, (b) homesick, (c) sharp, (d) painful, (e) delighted

32. feel antipathy: (a) bashfulness, (b) stage fright, (c) friendliness, (d) hostility, (e) suspense

33. be more circumspect: (a) restrained, (b) confident, (c) cautious, (d) honest, (e) intelligent

34. an intrepid campaigner: (a) fearless, (b) eloquent, (c) popular, (d) experienced, (e) famous

35. diaphanous material: (a) strong, (b) sheer and gauzy, (c) colorful, (d) expensive, (e) sleazy

36. a taciturn host: (a) stingy, (b) generous, (c) disinclined to conversation, (d) charming, (e) gloomy

37. to malign his friends : (a) accuse, (b) help financially, (c) disbelieve, (d) slander, (e) discard

38. a congenital deformity: (a) horrible, (b) crippling, (c) slight, (d) incurable, (e) occurring at or during birth

39. a definite neurosis: (a) plan, (b) emotional maladjustment, (c) mental derangement, (d) feeling of fear, (e) physical reaction

40. took an unequivocal stand: (a) indecisive, (b) well- intentioned, (c) unexpected, (d) definite, (e) dangerous

41. vicarious enjoyment: (a) complete, (b) unspoiled, (c) occurring from a feeling of identification with another, (d) long-continuing, (e) temporary 42. psychogenic ailment: (a) incurable, (b) contagious, (c) caused by the emotions, (d) intestinal, (e) imaginary

43. an anachronous attitude: (a) unexplainable, (b) religious, (c) belonging to a different time, (d) out-of –place, (e) unusual

44. his iconoclastic phase: (a) artistic, (b) sneering at tradition, (c) troubled, (d) difficult, religious

45. a tyro: (a) dominating personality, (b) beginner, (c) accomplished musician, (d) dabbler, (e) serious student

46. a laconic reply: (a) immediate, (b) assured, (c) terse and meaningful, (d) unintelligent, (e) angry

47. semantic confusion: (a) relating to the meanings of the words, (b) pertaining to money, (c) having to do with the emotions, (d) relating to

mathematics, (e) scientific

48. cavalier treatment: (a) courteous, (b) high-handed, (c) negligent, (d) incomplete, (e) expensive

49. an anomalous situation: (a) dangerous, (b) intriguing, (c) unusual, (d) pleasant, (e) unhappy

50. posthumous child: (a) cranky, (b) brilliant beyond his years, (c) physically weak, (d) illegitimate, (e) born after the death of his father 51. feels enervated: (a) full of ambition, (b) full of strength, (c) completely exhausted, (d) troubled, (e) weak

52. shows true perspicacity: (a) sincerity, (b) mental keenness, (c) love, (d) faithfulness, (e) longing

53. a sycophantic attitude: (a) sneering, (b) unbelieving, (c) bootlicking, (d) surprising, (e) contemptible

54. gregarious person: (a) calm, (b) company-loving, (c) untrustworthy, (d) vicious, (e) self-sacrificing

55. sufficiently phlegmatic: (a) satisfied, (b) annoyed, (c) high-strung, (d) emotionally calm, (e) irritating

56. consummate scoundrel: (a) repentant, (b) punished, (c) perfect, (d) vicious, (e) unreformable

57. an egregious blunder: (a) outstandingly bad, (b) slight, (c) irreparable, (d) unnecessary, (e) humorous

58. cacophony of the city: (a) political administration, (b) crowded living

conditions, (c) cultural advantages, (d) harsh sounds, (e) foul odors 59. prurient adolencent: (a) tall and gangling, (b) sexually longing, (c) clumsy and awkward, (d) pimply faced, (e) soft-spoken

60. uxorious husband: (a) henpecked, (b) suspicious, (c) guilty of infidelity, (d) fondly and foolishly doting on his wife, (e) lovesick

KEY: 1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a, 5-b, 6-a, 7-e, 8-b, 9-d, 10-a, 11-c, 12-d, 13-b, 14-d, 15-b, 16-e, 17-a, 18-b, 19-c, 20-a, 21-c, 22-d, 23-a, 24-d, 25-a, 26-b, 27-d, 28-d, 29-e, 30-b, 31-b, 32-d, 33-c, 34-a, 35-b, 36-c, 37-d, 38-e, 39-b, 40-d, 41-c, 42-c, 43-c, 44-b, 45-b, 46-c, 47-a, 48-b, 49-c, 50- e, 51-c, 52-b, 53-c, 54-b, 55-d, 56-c, 57-a, 58-d, 59-b, 60-d

Your score (allowing one point for each correct answer) ____________________

THE MEANING OF YOUR SCORE

These words have been carefully chosen according to their difficulty, and the approximate evaluation of your vocabulary which you will find in the chart below is based on the results achieved by 318 students in the Adult Education Program of the City College of New York. If you scored:

0-11 correct choices, your vocabulary is below –average 12-35 correct choices, your vocabulary is average

36-48 correct choices, your vocabulary is above–average 49-54 correct choices, your vocabulary is excellent

55-60 correct choices, your vocabulary is on a superior level.

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