英语词汇能力自测（大学英语考试词汇能力测试）

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在下列句子的空格处填上一个恰当的英语单词。

1. I’ve lost my ___.我已经没有了胃口。

2. The business ___ has lost confidence in the government.商界已经对失去了信心。

3. Carol lost ___ in ballet in her teens.卡罗尔在十多岁的时候对芭蕾舞失去了兴趣。

4. Try not to lose ___ – there are plenty of other jobs.不要灰心 – 还有很多其他的工作。

5. A settlement was reached in which ___ side lost face.达成了一个双方都不失面子的协议。

6. You’re looking ___. Have you lost weight?你看上去很苗条啊，体重是不是减轻了？

7. The plane emptied its fuel tanks as it started losing ___.飞机开始从高空下降时排空了油箱。

8. Mr. Eyer may lose the ___ in one eye.艾埃尔先生有一只眼睛可能会失明。

9. The tour was postponed when the ___ singer lost his voice.由于主唱失声，巡回演出推迟了。

10. Julian lost his ___ and fell.朱利安失去了平衡，摔倒了。

11. This latest movie proves Altman is by no means losing his ___.这部最新影片证明奥特曼宝刀未老。

12. By the time the ambulance arrived, Douglas had lost ___.救护车赶到时，道格拉斯已经失去了知觉。

13. When he was writing, he lost all ___ of time.他在写作的时候完全没有了时间概念。

14. We must never lose the sight of the fact that man must work in ___ with nature. 我们决不能忘记这一点 – 人类必须与大自然和谐共处。

15. They played so badly they ___ to lose.他们打得这么差，输了活该。

16. Klinger lost his ___ in the election.克林格在选举中失去了他的席位。

17. Arkansas just lost three games in a ___.阿肯色队一连输了三场比赛。

18. He just can’t ___ to lose an argument.他和别人争论的时候就是输不起。

19. The Beavers have ___ only one game since losing to Oregon in January.海狸队自一月份败给俄勒冈队以来只输过一场比赛。

20. The government lost ___ one vote.以一票之差落马。

21. The Republic candidate lost by a ___.共和党候选人仅以几票之差落选。

22. Freddie died in 1982 after losing his ___ against AIDS.弗雷德与艾滋病抗争失败，于1982年去世。

23. It was a ___ decision, and it lost him the race.这个决定太轻率，使他输掉了比赛。

24. I’ve lost the tickets ___ tonight’s show.我把今晚演出的票弄丢了。

25. I ___ her on foot, but lost her in the crowd.我走在她后面，可是在人群中跟丢了。

26. It was thought the ___ had been lost forever.原以为为这份手稿再也找不着了。

27. The parcel must have ___ lost in the post.包裹肯定是在邮递过程中弄丢了。

28. He lost ___ of her after her family moved away.她家搬走以后，他就失去了她的音信。

29. Don’t try to walk in a heavy snowstorm as you may lost sight of your ___.在暴风雪中不要试着下车步行，你可能会看不到自己的车子。

30. David’s very ___ about losing his job.戴维失去了工作非常难过。

31. Hundreds of people lost their homes in the ___.成百上千的人在水灾中失去了家园。

32. My family lost ___ in the war.我家在战争中失去了一切。

33. He was ___ the limit and will lose his license.他超速驾驶，将被吊销驾驶执照。

34. 90 naval aircraft were lost and 31 ___.90架海军飞机被毁，31架受损。

35. If you hesitate, you may lose the ___ to compete altogether.你如果犹豫不定，可能连参赛的机会都会失去。

36. We were losing customers to cheaper ___.我们的客户被出价更低的竞争对手抢去了。

37. She was about to lose her husband ___ a younger woman.她的丈夫就要被一个更年轻的女人抢去了。

38. California has lost 90% of its ___ to development.加州有90%的湿地被用于开发建设。

39. He lost his leg in a motorcycle ___.他在摩托车事故中失去了一条腿。

40. He’s lost a lot of blood but his life is not in ___.他失血很多，但是没有生命危险。

41. The mistake lost him his ___. 这一错误使他丢失了王国。

42. The memorial is to ___ those who lost their lives in the war.纪念碑是用来纪念战争死难者。

43. One woman in Brooklyn lost a husband and two sons in the gang ___.在黑帮争斗中，布鲁克林的一名妇女失去了丈夫和两个儿子。

44. Sadly, Anna lost the ___. 安娜不幸流产。

45. He lost his father ___ cancer last year.去年他父亲患癌症去世。

46. Peter was lost at sea when his ship ___.轮船沉没，彼得葬身大海。

47. The company is in debt after losing an estimated $30 million on its ___ enterprises.公司因在网络公司业务上亏损约3,000万美元而负债。

48. Creditors and investors stand to lose vast sum after the company’s ___.公司倒闭之后，债权人和投资者可能会蒙受巨大的损失。

49. A lot of people lost their ___ on Ferraris in the eighties.八十年代，许多人投资法拉利都赔光了老本。

50. It’s a great ___ – we can’t lose!这笔生意很合算 – 我们不会赔钱。

51. The stock market ___ lost the banks $70 million.股市暴跌使银行损失了7,000万美元。

52. You might as well ___ for the job – you’ve got nothing to lose.你不妨申请这份工作 – 你不会损失什么的。

53. The working class has nothing to lose ___ its chains.工人阶级失去的只是锁链。

54. These youngsters know they have too ___ to lose by protesting against the system.这些年轻人知道，如果对体制提出抗议，他们会损失惨重。

55. Vital minutes were lost because the ambulance ___ half an hour to arrive.救护车半个小时后才到，错过了最关键的几分钟时间。

56. In 1978, 29 million days were lost in industrial ___.1978年因罢工损失了2,900万个工作日。

57. Come on, there’s ___ time to lose.快点，没有时间磨蹭了。

58. Murdock lost no time in taking out a ___ for his invention.默多克一分钟也没有耽误，马上为他的发明申请了专利。

59. I lost my way in the ___ of tiny alleys.我在纵横交错的小巷子里迷了路。

60. The company seems to have lost its ___ of late.近来公司似乎迷失了方向。

61. I’ve lost ___ with all my old school friends.我和所有老同学都失去了联系。

62. They lost touch with when Di ___ married and moved away.迪结婚搬走以后，他们就失去了联系。

63. They claim the ___ minister has lost touch with the party.他们声称首相对该党事务已不再了解了。

64. It sometimes appears that the planners have lost touch with ___.有时候规划者好像与现实脱节。

65. Diana was determined not to lose her ___ with him.戴安娜决意不对他发火。

66. You’ve all heard that Nadal lost his ___ over a girl？你们都听说了吗？纳达尔疯狂地爱上了一个女孩。

67. Nicholas looked at her as if she’d lost her ___.尼古拉斯看着她，就好像她发疯了一样。

68. She completely ___ with one of the kids in class.她被班上一个孩子气疯了。

69. I could see people thinking I’d totally lost the ___.我看得出来，人们都以为我彻底发疯了。

70. She listened ___ to the music, losing herself in its beauty.她专注地听着音乐，完全沉浸在美妙的旋律之中。

71. There’s a better chance of losing him if we ___ the back route.如果我们走小路，就更有可能摆脱他。

72. Explain it again – you’ve ___ me already.再解释一遍吧 – 你都把我搞糊涂了。

73. You could lose the last paragraph to make it ___ on one page.你可以把最后一段删掉，这样就可以放到一页里了。

74. The joke loses ___ in the translation.这个笑话翻译过来就失去味道了。

75. The deal will ensure that shareholders do not lose ___ financially.这个协议将确保股东在经济上不会有损失。

76. He lost out to Roy Scheider for the ___ role.他当主角的机会被罗伊·施耐德抢走了。

77. Workers who don’t ___ up training may lose out on promotion.没有接受培训的工人可能会丧失升职机会。

78. If the strike continues, the people of Galway will be the ___ losers.如果罢工继续下去，真正的受害者将是戈尔韦地区的人。

79. What a ___!真是个倒霉的人啊！

80. The guy’s a ___ loser.这家伙生来就是个失败者。

81. The court ___ Ms Dixon $7,000 for damages and loss of earnings.法庭判给狄克逊女士7,000美元，赔偿她所受到的损害和收入的损失。

82. The disease causes fever and a loss of ___.这种疾病引起发烧和食欲不振。

83. This did not explain his apparent ___ of interest in his wife.这不能解释他为什么明显对妻子失去了兴趣。

84. The animal was ___ through loss of blood.这个动物因为失血而身体虚弱。

85. The company is losing ___ two of its factories, leading to 430 job losses.公司要关闭其中的两家工厂，这将造成430人失业。

86. Weight loss should be ___.减肥应该循序渐进。

87. The company ___ a loss of $250,000 last year.公司去年亏损了25万美元。

88. The magazine’s losses ___ almost $5 million.这家杂志一共损失了将近500万美元。

89. Two of the mines are ___ at a loss.其中两个矿在亏本经营。

90. She must be feeling very ___ after the loss of her husband.丈夫过世以后她一定感到非常寂寞。

91. I’m sorry to hear of your family’s ___ loss.听说你们家痛失亲人，我感到非常难过。

92. US forces withdrew from Afghanistan after ___ heavy losses.美军遭受重大伤亡后从阿富汗撤退了。

93. The war has led to a ___ loss of life.这场战争伤亡惨重。

94. When her son finally left home, Emily felt completely ___ a loss.儿子终于离开了家，埃米莉怅然若失。

95. Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason ___ his death.到目前为止，警探仍非常困惑，无法解释他的死亡原因。

96. He seemed, for once, at a loss for ___.就这一次，他好像哑口无言了。

97. He felt a deep ___ of loss after his divorce.离婚后，他感到一种深深的失落感。

98. We see your going as a great loss ___ the company.我们认为你的离去是公司的重大损失。

99. Well, if he doesn’t want to come, ___ his loss.好吧，如果他不愿意来，那是他自己的损失。

100. The company has sold many of its loss-___ businesses to cut debts.公司将许多不盈利的业务出售以减轻债务。

101. ‘Are you ___?’ the driver asked. “你迷路了吗？”司机问道。

102. I got thoroughly lost ___ the way here.我来这里时完全迷了路。

103. It’ll be impossible to make ___ the lost time.失去的时间不可能追回。

104. The strike has cost the company $2 million in lost ___.这次罢工给公司收入造成200万美元的损失。

105. It’s not unusual to feel rather lost when you first ___ college.刚上大学时感到很迷茫不足为奇。

106. She’s a great friend and I ‘d be lost ___ her.他是一个很不错的朋友，没有她我会茫然无措。

107. Harry just stood there, lost in ___.哈利就站在那里，陷入沉思之中。

108. Amy ___ on her bed, totally lost in her book.艾米躺在床上，专心致志地看书。

109. It’s easy for your main points to get ___ in a long speech.作长篇演说容易偏离要点。

110. ‘Do you understand what I mean?’ ‘Not really. I’m a ___ lost.’“你明白我的意思吗？”“不很明白，我有点糊涂了。”

111. The joke was completely lost ___ Chris.这个笑话克里斯完全没听懂。

112. For ___ in her life, she was lost for words.她平生就这么一会不知道说什么话才好。

113. This is the ___ of a lost civilization.这是一个失落文明的遗迹。

114. She ___ for her broken dreams and lost youth.她为自己破灭的梦想和逝去的青春而哭泣。

115. Trying to interest my son in classical music is a lost ___.让我儿子对古典音乐产生兴趣是不可能的事。

116. Thankfully, someone had ___ my bag into Lost Property.幸好有人把我的包交到了失物招领处。

参考文献：

朗文当代高级英语词典[M]. 北京：外语教学与研究出版社， PEARSON. 2014

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