题型有: 7. Vocabulary and Grammar
Vocabulary and GrammarDirections: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.
1. Dr. Johnson ______ the task of writing a comprehensive English dictionary.
A.underwent
B.undertook
C.recreated
D.awarded
正确答案:B
解析:动词辨义。这四个选项都是动词形式,undergo表示“经受;经历;遭受”;undertake表示“承担,担任,许诺,保证”;recreate意指“(使)得到休养,(使)得到娱乐”;award表示“颁奖,授奖”,如: The school awarded Merry a prize(for her good work).(学校因为她工作好而奖励了梅丽。)根据句意,约翰逊博士承担了编写一本综合英语词典的任务,所以B)项符合题目要求。 知识模块:语法与词汇
2. Man closes his eyes quickly when a fly suddenly rushes to his face. We call it the ______ reaction of human being.
A.voluntary
B.stern
C.intrinsic
D.natural
正确答案:C
解析:题意是:当一只苍蝇突然扑向人的脸时,他会迅速闭上眼睛。我们称之为人类的______ 反应。[C] intrinsic“本能的”,符合题意。 [A] voluntary“志愿的”, [B] stern“严厉的,严格的”,[D] natural“自然的”都不符合题意。 知识模块:语法与词汇
3. The nurse asked the child to take off clothes, then she carefully ______ up the blood from tire wounds and spread alcohol over it.
A.inhaled
B.scattered
C.extracted
D.sponged
正确答案:D
解析:动词辨义。这四个选项都是动词的过去式形式,inhale表示“吸气,吸入”;scatter表示“使分散,驱散,分散”;extract意指“拔出,榨取”;sponge除了作名词当“海绵”解,还表示“用海绵等冼涤、揩拭、擦拭或清除,用海绵吸收(液体)”。根据句意,此处小孩受了伤,所以要用海绵擦拭伤口,所以 D)项符合题目要求。 知识模块:语法与词汇
4. Economists say that merely raising the minimum wage would have a(n) ______ effect on employment rates.
A.negligible
B.invisible
C.ignorant
D.appreciable
正确答案:A
解析:近形近义题。四个选项中有三个是以后缀-ble结尾的单词,意思各有差别。[A]negligible“微不是道的,可以忽略的”。选项[B]invisible“看不见的”。[C]ignorant“无知的,幼稚的”。[D]appreciable“可感知的,可觉察到的”。由题干中的merely(仅仅)可判断经济学家对这种做法并不是十分欣赏,所以认为它的影响也是微不足道的,选项[A]符合题意,是答案。 知识模块:语法与词汇
5. Being unable to find the key, I ______ the lid off the box with a stick.
A.leased
B.levered
C.pulled
D.hoisted
正确答案:B
解析:动词辨义。这四个选项都是动词形式,lease表示“出租,租出”,lever表示“(常与away,out, up连用)撬”,pull意指“拉;拖;牵”,hoist表示“升起;吊起;扯起”,根据句意,只好撬开盒子,所以B)项符合题目要求。 知识模块:语法与词汇
6. The large crowds lingering in the streets were quickly _______ by heavy rain.
A.dispatched
B.dispersed
C.discerned
D.diverted
正确答案:B
解析:动词辨义。dispatch意为“派遣,发送”,如:dispatch a union representative to the factory(派遣工会代表去工厂);disperse意为“分散,驱散”,如:The crowd had dispersed when the police arrived.(到来时人群已经散开了。)discern意为“识别,觉察出”,如:It was so dark outside that he was just able to discern the road in the dark.(外面一片漆黑,他在黑暗中勉强分辨出道路。)divert意为“转移,使转向”,如:Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident.(疏导交通绕过出事现场。)根据题意,人群是被大雨驱散(disperse)。 知识模块:语法与词汇
7. A budget of five dollars a day is totally _________ for a trip round Europe.
A.inadequate
B.incapable
C.incompatible
D.invalid
正确答案:A
解析:形容词辨析。A. inadequate不够的,不充分的;B. incapable没有可能的;C. incompatible不和谐的,不相容的;
D.invalid无效的。根据题意应选A。句意为:到欧洲旅行,5美元一天的预算是不够的。 知识模块:语法与词汇
8. In this factory the machines .are not regulated______ but are jointly controlled by a central computer system.
A.independently
B.individually
C.irrespectively
D.irregularly
正确答案:B
解析:题意是:这家工厂的机器没有______ 进行调整,而是通过一个计算机系统联合进行控制。[B]individually“单独地”,符合题意。[A]independently“地”,[C]irrespectively“不顾,不考虑”,[D] irregularly“不规则地”都与题意不符。 知识模块:语法与词汇
9. Because the two candidates gain the same number of vote, it needs a close ______ of the election procedure.
A.exploration
B.scrutiny
C.examination
D.inquiry
正确答案:B
解析:题意是:因为这两个候选人得票一样多,所以需要对选举过程进行一次 ______。[B] scrutiny“仔细而彻底地检查”,符合题意。 [A] exploration“探索,探究”; [C] examination“检查”,多侧重于质量、功能等的检查;[D] inquiry“调查”,多指较随便的询问或查询。因此这三项都不符合题意。 知识模块:语法与词汇
10. The American population is composed of people of different ______ backgrounds.
A.aesthetic
B.ethnic
C.athletic
D.ethic
正确答案:B
解析:形近易混词辨析。这四个选项的词性都是形容词,aesthetic表示“美学的,审美的,有审美感的”;ethnic表示“人种的,种族的,异教徒的”;athletic表示“运动的”;ethic表示“与伦理有关的”。根据常识和题意,我们知道美国是一个大熔炉,由不同种族的人构成,所以选B)。 知识模块:语法与词汇
11. To my great relief, the manager promised to have my complaint______ .
A.looked through
B.looked over
C.looked into
D.looked after
正确答案:C
解析:题意是:使我感到极大安慰的是经理承诺______我的投诉。 [C] looked into“调查,过问”,符合题意。 [A] looked through“仔细查看”, [B] looked over“(医生)检查”,[D] looked after“照看,照顾”都与题意不符。 知识模块:语法与词汇
12. They have ________ the dance many times for the better effect before they perform in the theater.
A.overtaken
B.interchanged
C.entreated
D.rehearsed
正确答案:D
解析:动词辨义。overtake意为“赶上,超过”,如:The Car overtook the truck.(小汽车超过了大卡车。)interchange意为“交换,互换”,如:interchange gifts(互赠礼物);entreat意为“恳求,乞求”,如:The poor mother entreated the teacher to forgive her son.(可怜的母亲恳求老师原谅她儿子。)rehearse意为“排练,预演”,如:He rehearsed his speech last night.(他昨晚练习了他的讲演。)为了取得好的演出效果(perform),一定要事先rehearse(排练)。 知识模块:语法与词汇
13. Write a ______ summary of the book written by Henry James.
A.concise
B.conspicuous
C.conscious
D.conscientious
正确答案:A
解析:形容词辨义。这四个选项的词性都是形容词,其中concise表示“简洁的;简明的”,如:a concise dictionary(简明词典);conspicuous是指“显著的;显而易见的”,如:several conspicuous errors(几个显而易见的错误);conscious表示“有意识的,有知觉的,故意的,羞怯的”;conscientious表示“凭良心的;谨慎的;尽责的”,如:Be conscientious and make a good job of publishing.(认真做好出版工作。)根据句意,既然是概要,肯定是简单明了,应该选择A)。 知识模块:语法与词汇
14. He has an ______ understanding of what needs to be done.
A.infectious
B.incredible
C.incompatible
D.inaccessible
正确答案:B
解析:近形近义题。四个选项中有三个词以后缀-ble结尾,但意义差别很大。选项[A]“传染性的,有感染力的”;[B]“难以置信的,不可思议的”;[C]“矛盾的,不相容的”;[D]“达不到的,不能进入的”。空格处所填的词修饰的是understanding(理解力),根据题干,应是不可思议的、惊人的理解力,[B]符合题意。 知识模块:语法与词汇
15. It took a week of investigation to get a reasonably ________ account of the accident.
A.accurate
B.precise
C.strict
D.positive
正确答案:A
解析:考点 词语搭配题,要求考生能分辨“准确”的一组词语辨析,并能正确使用。 accurate指一般的准确、正确;precise指科学计算的准确、精确;strict指要求上的严格,严厉;positive多指正面的,积极的。 知识模块:语法与词汇
16. It is hoped that the prisoner will be released through the ______ of the president himself.
A.intrusion
B.interruption
C.intervention
D.interference
正确答案:C
解析:语义连贯题。through表示方式,罪犯被释放需要的应该是总统的“于预,干涉”,因此答案选[C] intervention.多指介入某件事情来调节,斡旋。[A]intrusion“闯入.侵扰”不合句子语义要求;[B]interruption“打扰,打断”,多指打断某人正在做的事情而干扰别人;[D]interference“干扰,干涉”干扰性最强,可是它一般带有贬义,指会使人不愉快的干涉,打扰。 知识模块:语法与词汇
17. Rumors are everywhere, spreading fear, damaging reputations, and turning calm situations into ones.
A.turbulent
B.tragic
C.vulnerable
D.suspicious
正确答案:A
解析:形容词辨析。所选形容词应与句中calm相对应。A. turbulent动荡的,混乱的;
B.tragic悲剧的,悲惨的;
C.vulnerable脆弱的,易受影响的;
D.suspicious怀疑的,疑神疑鬼的。其中只有A. turbulent可以与 calm相对应,也符合句意。句意为:谣言无处不在,它散布恐怖情绪,损害声誉,把稳定的局面搅得混乱不堪。 知识模块:语法与词汇
18. I promise you with my ______ that I’ll back you up if you take the job over.
A.assurance
B.warrant
C.obligation
D.certainty
正确答案:A
解析:难词辨义。原句意为:我向你保证,如果你接管那项工作我一定支持你。assurance常用义为“自信”,在本句中取其“承诺,保证”常用意义。warrant作为动词意为“保证,担保”,但做名词时意为“(正当的)理由”;obligation意为“义务,责任”;certainty意为“确信,确定的事情”。 知识模块:语法与词汇
19. It remains a mystery that how the ancient Egyptians could ___________ the huge stone blocks to build those pyramids.
A.hoist
B.tow
C.hurl
D.toss
正确答案:A
解析:古埃及人是如何抬升巨大的石块去建金字塔的,至今我们还无从得知。本题是考查动词的词义辨析。hoist“升起,吊起”;tow“拖”;hurl“猛掷,猛打”;toss“掷,扔”。 知识模块:语法与词汇
20. The __________ of forged banknotes posed a threat to our normal economic life.
A.collaboration
B.deficiency
C.circulation
D.justification
正确答案:C
解析:假币的流通威胁到了我们正常的经济生活。collaboration“合作,协作”;deficiency“不足,短缺”;circulation“流通;发行”;justification“借口,正当理由”。 知识模块:语法与词汇