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一、单项选择题(共20题，合计10分)1The house was very quiet, _ as it was on the side of a mountain. A. isolated B. isolating C. being isolated D. having been isolated 2The expert says _ in performance can be applied successfully to a political career. A. training B. trained C. to be trained D. being trained所填之词与后面的in performance构成宾语从句的主语，表示“言语行为的训练”，它的逻辑主语实际表示动作的发出者，因此用主动语态；A为答案。 3The last half of the 19th century _ the steady improvement in the means of travel. A. witnessed B. has witnessed C. is witnessed D. was witnessed根据主语the last half of the nineteenth century可以判断时间为过去时，主语和谓witness(亲眼目睹)之间是主动关系，因此A为答案。 4The American basketball team announced that they would not _ first place to any team. A. yoke B. yell C. yield D. yearn Ayoke把套上轭，结合，连接；Byell大叫，叫着说，忍不住笑；Cyield出产，生长，(to)屈服，屈从；Dyearn渴望，想念，向往；因表：他们不会将第一的位子让给任何队，因此C为答案。 5He said there was a great gap between the views expressed in the media and what _ people were thinking. A. usual B. general C. normal D. ordinary Ausual平常的，通常的，Bgeneral一般的，普通的；Cnormal正常的，正规的，标准的；Dordinary平常的，普通的；例：Tom Sawyer was all ordinary American boy who kept getting into trouble. 汤姆索耶是个常常惹事生非的普普通通的美国男孩。因此D为答案。 6He was fined $ 5,000 by city regulators for giving money to an inspector, an incident he later described as _. A. extent B. extinction C. extortion D. extravagance Aextent广度，范围；Bextinction消失，灭绝；Cextortion勒索，敲诈，强取；Dextravagance奢侈，铺张，过度，放纵的言行；因表示：由于塞钱给一个检察员，他 被城管人员罚了5000美金，后来他将之称为敲诈，因此C为答案。 7In some countries, _ is called equality does not really mean equal rights for all people. A. which B. that C. what D. one8Problems caused by _ nationality have to be properly coped with. A. mutual B. bilateral C. binary D. dual Amutual相互的，共有的；Bbilateral双边的；Cbinary二元的；Ddual双重的；而本句要表达的是：由双重国籍导致的问题应该妥善解决。因此D为答案。 9Outside people were cheering and awaiting the arrival of the new year while inside Harry was lying severely ill in bed feeling thoroughly _. A. overflowed B. wretched C. compacted D. Compiled Aoverflowed已溢出的；Bwretched可怜的，悲惨的，凄凉的，恶劣的；Ccompacted紧凑的，紧密的，简洁的；Dcompiled编写的；而此句要表达的是：户外人们在欢呼，期盼着新年的到来，而在屋里哈里却病倒在床，心里凄苦万般。因此B为答案。 10Lincoln, who many regard as one of our great presidents, was often _ despite his reputation of telling good jokes. A. bright B. optimistic C. gloomy D. cheerful 11The project will be a _ plan to build more than 100 town homes, restaurants and retail space around the city. A. 34 million dollar B. 34 millions dollar C. 34 million dollars D. 34 millions dollarsmillion在此是名词，表示：百万元(镑、美元等)；但名词与数词连用时，复数不加“s”。而34 million美金是个集合名词，是一个整体，因此也不用复数；所以A为答 12The most familiar headache comes from _ tightness in the back, head and neck, which might be caused in turn by exertion, or worry or stress. A. monopoly B. muscle C. murmur D. monster Amonopoly垄断(者)，专利权；Bmuscle肌肉，臂力；Cmurmur低沉连续的声音，咕哝，怨言，低语；Dmonster怪物，妖怪；而本句要表达的是：人们最熟悉的头痛是源于后背、头部、颈部的肌肉紧张，而这可能又是由工作努力、焦虑或紧张造成的。因此B为答案。 13An _ test is a rough measure of a childs capacity for learning, particularly for learning the kinds of things required at school. A. proficiency B. intelligence C. psychology D. speed 14The patient says he dreads _ neighbors to carry him and his wheelchair up the stairs to his tenth-floor apartment when the elevator goes out. A. asking B. to ask C. being asked D. to be asked dread在此表示：惧怕，担心；因表示这个病人时常担心的事，又根据主句时态，应用一般现在时；此外在dread的后面既可带现在分词形式，也可带不定式形式作宾语；现在分词表示已经发生的动作，不定式表示要发生的动作；本句表达的是已发生的事，因此应用现在分词；所以选项A为答案。 15Nobody in the company pays attention to his opinion, because what he has said is always mere _. A. commonplace B. common C. ordinary D. homely Acommonplace平凡的，陈腐的；Bcommon共同的，公有的，普通的，伪劣的；Cordinary平常的，普通的，平凡的；Dhomely家常的；在此应是指他老生常谈，令人厌倦，而不是说他的想法普通，或总说家常话；因此A为答案。 16Jacks _ of black music and performers into a mainstream art form contributed in crucial but not often noted ways to desegregation. A. transformation B. assimilation C. deviation D. diversion 17He lived in a _ house, and for this reason he was easily accepted into his money-worshiping society. A. shabby B. ragged C. dingy D. decent 18Teenagers in the 1950s, who had to _ an increasingly atomized family life and domestic and international tensions, scorned the sterile version of American life. A. injure B. conjure C. confront D. inflow 9To have a computer without being connected to the Web is like having an old radio when everybody else has a color TV. That helps explain _ businesses are setting up Net sites even though profits are nowhere to see. A. reasons B. the reason for C. why D. why that 20 George Ernest Morrison, an Australian, traveled the five-foot roads, or foot paths, from Shanghai to Rangoon in 1894, _ China before it was engulfed in a century of revolution, war and political tumult. A. witness B. witnessed C. witnessing D. to witness二、词汇辨析(共20题，合计20分)21Now since the assessment of intelligence is a relative matter we must be sure that the scale with which we are comparing our subjects provides valid or fair comparison. A. comparable B. comparative C. competitive D. compatible relative有关系的，相对的，比较而言的，相关的，相比较的，相应的；成比例的(to)；而Acomparable可比较的，比得上的；Bcomparative比较的，相当的，接近的，可用比较的；Ccompetitive竞争的；Dcompatible协调的，一致的，兼容的；因此B为答案。 22We are counting on your offer to help during the election. A. relying B. hoping for C. expecting D. discounting 23Is there any occasion for my appearance before the court? A. objection B. cause C. doubt D. question occasion场合，时机，机会；Aobjection异议，缺陷，妨碍，拒绝之理由；Bcause原因，动机，理由，目标，根据，事业；Cdoubt怀疑，疑惑，疑问；Dquestion问题，疑问，询问；因此选项B为答案。 24We anticipate being able to have our summer vacation in Italy. A. agitate B. expect C. suspect D. surmise 25The speakers reason for changing his opinion was highly pertinent. A. imaginative B. unrealistic C. relevant D. controversial 26Two substitutes were used during the critical basketball game last night. A. players B. replacements C. centers D. referees 27No matter how hard you try, you can find no parallel existing between them. A. analogy B. angel C. ambition D. antique 28It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to make reprisals when subjected to uncivilized behavior. A. challenge B. laugh C. revenge D. appreciate make reprisals报复；Achallenge向挑战；Blaugh笑，讥笑；Crevenge替报仇，复仇；Dappreciate赏识，鉴赏，感激；因此C为答案。 29For all its extremes, Venus is a(n) incalculable laboratory for researchers studying the weather and climate of earth. A. invaluable B. valuable C. value D. valueless incalculable不可计算的，无数的，难以衡量的；而Ainvaluable无价的，价值无法衡量的；Bvaluable贵重的，有价值的，颇有价值的；Cvalue价值，估价，评价，价格；Dvalueless不足道的；因此A为答案。 30Careful testing is necessary before any more experiments can continue with the exploring submarine. A. needful B. in need of C. necessity D. of necessity necessary必要的，必需的，必然的；而Aneedful必要的，需要的；Bin need of需要；Cnecessity必要性，需要，必需品；Dof necessity必要性，需要，必需品；尽管几个词都有“必要”之意，但用法不同：be necessary是指某事(物)是必要的；needful主要指“必须的，需要的”，例：to do what is needful做必须做的事；有时它有necessary之意，如：needful expenditure必要的支出；in need of指某人或某事由于处在困境而需要帮助、建议、金钱等，例：This project is in urgent need of funding这个项目急需资金；necessity是名词，表“必要性，必需品”，例：Water is a necessity of life水是生命必不可少的(在此不定冠词a不能省略)。Food and clothing are necessities of life食物和衣服都是生活的必需品。而be of necessity的作用即是necessary；类似的用法有很多，如：be of importance=be important； 31Because this area has a high rate of crime and unemployment, there are only people moving out. A. incentive B. incident C. incidence D. initiative rate几率，比率，速度，费用；而Bincident事件，事变；Cincidence发生，影响(方式)，影响范围，影响程度，发生率；initiative主动性；因此C为答案。 32John Smith has a blog at The Lonely Planet Times, and you can listen to a live audio stream by clicking this link below. A. steam B. water flow C. recording D. programming stream流，流动，水流，一连串，光束，趋势；而Asteam蒸汽，水汽；Bwater flow水流；Crecording录音带，唱片，记录，录制；Dprogramming规划，设计；因为在此audio stream指音频流，而a live audio stream即：实况转播的音频节目是一种录制品；因此C为答案。 33The 20th-century poem suggests to something we have been able to find nothing about. A. alludes B. avoids C. alleges D. alerts 34He was finally enrolled into a member of the college after a years hard working. A. incorporated B. corporate C. corporal D. operated enrolled as登记，招收，使入伍(或入会、入学等)，参加，成为成员；而Aincorporated合并，并入，成为；例：He was incorporated into a member of the college他成为该大学的一员。Bcorporate社团的，法人的，共同的，全体的；Ccorporal肉体的，身体的；Doperated操作，运转，开动，起作用，开刀，因此A为35That gossip concerning them exploded at length after it had been simmering for a long time. A. segment B. sector C. skeleton D. scandal36Holmes! I whispered. What on earth are you doing in this disgusting place? A. humble B. unpleasant C. underprivileged D. noisy 37Although many modifications have been made in it, the game known in the United States as football can be traced directly to the English game of rugby. A. rules B. changes C. demands D. leagues 38We regret being unable to entertain your request for providing free boarding to 15 sportsmen for two weeks. A. receive B. comply C. coincide D. consider entertain容纳，接受(请求等)，愿意考虑：entertain a proposal准备考虑一个建议。Areceive收到，接到，接待：Did you receive any letters today?你今天收到信了么?Bcomply顺从，答应，遵守：He readily complied with my request他欣然同意我的要求。Ccoincide一致，符合：My ideas coincide with his我的想法和他的一致。Dconsider考虑，照顾，认为：I am considering going abroad我正考虑出39One of the effective ways to lessen environmental pollution is the reservation and protection of more swamps. A. vast thick corals B. pockets of wetland C. warm volcanoes D. millions of bees and wasps 40The ancient Jewish people regarded themselves as the salt of the earth, the chosen few by God to rule the world. A. outcast B. elite C. nomad D. Disciple salt of the earth社会中坚，高尚的人：句中“the chosen few by God to rule the world(上帝选来统治世界的少数人)”作“salt of the earth”的同位语，用来解释“salt of the earth”。Aoutcast流浪者，流氓；Belite(集合名词)精华，中坚分子：the elite of society社会名流。Cnomad游牧部落的人，流浪者，游牧民；Ddisciple信徒，弟子。 3、 语法修正题(共20题，合计20分)4、 41Because our work is very busy, so we need to relax at midday. A. We are very busy B. Our work being busy C. Our work so very busy D. Because our work so very busy 42We are delighted to establish business relationship with you. A. be established B. establishing C. be establishing D. have established 43We have been told that under no circumstances we can use the telephone in the office for personal affairs. A. did we use B. may we use C. we may use D. we could use 44If being carried out successfully, the plan will completely change the traffic conditions in the city. A. carried B. is carried C. having been carried D. to carry 45Coming at the Town Hall, the Queen was welcomed by the Mayor. A. On reaching B. On arrival C. At arrival D. At reaching 46When he realized he had been suggested to sign the contract by intrigue, he threatened to start legal proceedings to cancel the agreement. A. elicited B. excited C. deduced D. induced 47For our both benefit, we are grateful to you for thinking about our suggestion. A. our both benefits B. the benefits of both of us C. our benefits of both D. our benefits of our two sides 不定代词both(of)表：两者，双方；一般用于名词或人称代词前，如：both of us；在人称代词前，只能用both of，且要与人称代词的宾格连用；如果名词前没有冠词、物主形容词或指示代词，不能用both of，因此只有B是 。 48You realize that you were driving at 100mph, dont you? No, officer, I may not have been. This car cant do more than 80. A. will not B. cannot C. might not D. could not 49Because it is not a serious problem, we are not necessary to take strict measures against the student. A. we not need B. not necessary for us C. it being unnecessary D. it is not necessary for us 50Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most sophisticated areas in Japanese fife. A. complex B. competitive C. considerate D. superficial 51This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important sides of American life. A. fashions B. frontiers C. facets D. formats Afashions样子，方式，流行，风尚；Bfrontiers国境，边疆，边境；Cfacets (多面体的)面，方面，刻面；Dformats开本，版式，形式，格式；因此C为52Aiming to retrieve the Mars rover Opportunity, engineers are imitating Mars surface conditions in a testing laboratory. A. copying B. mocking C. simulating D. pretending 53Some children display an unacceptable curiosity about every new thing they encounter. A. incredible B. infectious C. incompatible D. inaccessible Aincredible令人难以置信的；Binfectious感染的；Cincompatible不兼容的；Dinaccessible不能通达的；因此A为答案。 54The human beings have polluted the environment seriously. It is time the United Nations must take some measures. A. take B. taking C. to take D. took 55The book provides tips for Westerners who work in Japanese firms: get together outside the office, find a mentor for support and refrain for practicing Japanese with colleagues on the job. A. of B. to C. off D. from refrain(与from连用)抑制，自制，避免；例：to refrain from smoking56Human beings are superior to animals that they can use language as a tool of communication. A. in that B. in which C. for that D. for which 57Our company has been made one of the largest manufacturers in the field of chemical industry. A. become, in B. made, in field of C. became, in the field D. been made of, in 58Some of the low-end Made-in-China mechanical-electronic products are not selling well in export market as compared with what are termed as high-end ones. A. on export market B. in exporting market C. in exported market D. in the export market59Water makes up some 70 percentage points of the body, and drinking enough water either tap water or expensive mineral waterwill ensure that the body is properly lubricated and flushed. A. per-cent B. per capita C. percent D. percentage 60The affluent middle class created by the Asian boom now take up over from exports as the main engine of growth. A. take over from exports B. take from exports C. take exports D. takes exportstake sth. as sth. (以某种方式)理解或解释某事：She took what he said as a compliment. 她把他的话看作是恭维话。the middle class是集合名词，后接动词的单数形式。 四、阅读理解(共3题，合计30分)While some international couriers are showing signs of exhaustion, EMS (Express Mail Service), the generic name for the courier services of post offices, seems to be finding its stride. Known as Datapost in Britain, as Chronopost in France, and as A1-Barid al-Mumtaz in Saudi Arabia, EMS is now second in the international courier business (jointly with TNT Skypack). Last year it delivered 5.6 million items, weighing less than 20 kilograms each, across borders. That and its annual growth rate of around 5 percent have worried DHL, the market leader, enough for it to counter-attack in the Courts. On October 26, a Dutch judge ruled against DHL on all three counts filed against the Dutch post office: that the three-initial name was too close to DHLs; that the orange lines in the EMS logo were too similar to DHLs dark red ones; and that the claim to the widest route system in the world was unfounded. DHL has threatened the Swiss post office with similar action, but it may reconsider after the Dutch ruling. EMS has some advantages over the private couriers. One is a dense ready-made network of offices, especially in Europe, the avowed target area of the private couriers. Another advantage is a long tradition of working with customs authorities. In a business where minutes count, it pays to have good friends at customs. That advantage particularly irritates the private couriers because there is no legal way to combat such unquantifiable coziness. The private courier services are also annoyed because in countries like Switzerland and Italy, where the post office is officially a monopoly, they pay it a fee. In Switzerland DHL says it pays more than SFr lm ($ 708,000) to the competition each year. In France the couriers have won a battle for exoneration. Although governments are under little pressure to