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1、（一）1. Their happiness was very_.A. crisp B. brittle C. delicate D. Fragile2. I was awfully tired when I got home from work, but a half hour nap _me.A.revived B. released C. Relieved D. recovered3. We should always keep in mind that_decisions often lead to bitter regrets.A.hasty B. instant C. prompt

2、D.rapid4. Information and opinion gap exercises have to have some content _talking about.A. Worthwhile B. worthily C. worth D. worthy5. “If we fail to act now,”said Tom, “Well find ourselves _in action later on.”A.paid back B. paid for C.paid up D.paid off6.The new washing machines are _ at the rate

3、 of fifty a day.A turned up B turned down C turned out D turned in7. The newly-built Science Building seems_ enough to last a hundred years.A spacious B sophisticated C substantial D steady8.There is nothing in physical structure, the brain or the internal organs to_ a difference.A display B indicat

4、e C demonstrate D appear9.The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increased_ a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper job.A circulation B reproduction C manipulation D penetration10. The scene is so beautiful that it_ my power of description.A tran

5、sports B transfers C transcends D transforms答案DAACA CCBAC(二)1. The team has been working overtime on the research project _.  A. lately     B.just now    C. late    D. long ago2. Because of the economic crisis, industrial output in the region re

6、mained  A. motionless         B. inactive           C. stagnant           D. immobile3. The police had difficulty in _ the fans fi'om rushing on to the

7、 stage to take photos with the singer.   A. limiting     B. restraining    C. confining    D. restricting4. Joan is in the dorm, putting the final _ to her speech.   A. details     B. remarks   &

8、#160; C. comments    D. touches5. His_ in gambling has eventually brought about his ruin.   A. indulgence    B. habit    C. action    D. engagement6. The teacher told the students to stay in the classroom and they did _. 

9、0; A. absolutely         B. accidentally        C. accordingly        D. accurately7. As there was no road, the travelers _ up a rocky slope on their way back.  A. ran   

10、  B. hurried     C. scrambled    D. crawled8. The scientists have made an _ study of the viruses that cause the disease.A. exhausted B. exhausting C. exhaustive D. exhaustion9. The drink was packaged in champagne bottles and was being _ as the real stuff.A. pa

11、ssed out B. passed by C. passed over D. passed off10. The young employee has a(n)_ quality - he is totally honest.A. respectable B. admirable C. decent D. approachable 答案：1. A  2. C  3. D  4. D  5. A  6. C  7. C  8.C 9.D 10.C（三）1、Televisions enable us to see t

12、hings happen almost at the exact moment_. A. which they are happening B. they are happeningC. which they happen D. they have happened2、Milk is sold _bottle nearly everywhere in China.A. by the    B. with a     C. in a   D. in the3、His honesty is _ ;

13、nobody can doubt it.A. in question  B. out of question  C. beside the question   D. without question  4、 Fred doesnt like white coffee, nor does he like to put cream on his strawberries, because he prefers them _.A. plain   B. simple     C. natu

14、ral    D. ordinary5、He was totally not aware when the thief _ his wallet from him.A. tricked B. stole C. robbed D. deceived6、He was _ with the power of acute observation. A. conferred  B. endowed C. equipped  D. bestowed7、Neither of them thought highly of him and they both t

15、ried to _ him in his work.A. block  B. prevent  C. hamper   D. stop8、Little is known of his childhood _ at a factory at the early age of ten.A. to begin to work                   B. beginnin

16、g to workC. save that he began to work   D. about that he worked9、There is a general understanding among the members of the Board of Directors that chief attention _to the undertaking that is expected to bring highest profit.A. is given         

17、  B. gives   C. should be given    D. must be given   10、_for a long time; the fields are all dried up. A. There has been no rain B. Having no rain C. There having been no rain D. There being no Rain参考答案1、B)【句意】电视使我们能够在事情发生的那一瞬间就看到它们是如何发生的。【难点】moment后接的是省

18、略关系副词when的定语从句。B)符合题意要求。2、A)【句意】  在中国差不多所有地方，牛奶都以瓶出售。【难点】  sell by the bottle , pay by the hour, die by the hundred等短语属习惯性搭配。3、D) 【句意】 他的诚实是无可怀疑的，没有人能怀疑这一点。 【难点】  without question 意为“无可怀疑的”。in question 意为“在考虑中的，在议论中的”。 out of question 意为“不成问题”。beside the question 无此搭配。4、A) 【句意】&#

19、160;弗莱得不喜欢加牛奶的咖啡，也不喜欢在草莓上加奶油，因为他喜欢清淡的食物。 【难点】 plain 意为“（食物等）素净的，清淡的”； simple 意为“简朴的，朴素的”；natural 意为 “自然的，天然的”；ordinary 意为“普遍的，惯常的”。5、B)【句意】 当小偷偷了他钱包时，他完全没有察觉。【难点】 steal sth. from sb.符合句子搭配，其它三个词的搭配是：trick sb. out of sth骗去某人的东西；rob sb. of sth抢劫某人的东西；deceive sb. into doing sth.骗某人做某事。6、B) 【句

20、意】  他具有敏锐的观察力。 【难点】  endow意为“赋予”，后接with; conferon意为“授予，给予”;equipwith意为“装备，配备”;bestowon意为“授予，赠予”。7、C)  【句意】  他们两人都看不起他，并在工作中妨碍他。 【难点】  block意为“阻挡，堵塞”，常用来指具体的，有形的事物；prevent意为“阻挡，阻止”；hamper意为“妨碍，阻碍，牵制”，搭配词组有：hamper sb. from(doing)/in sth.意为“妨碍某人(干)某事”；stop意为“阻止”，与from连用。8、

21、C)【句意】  人们对他的童年了解得很少，只知道他早在10岁就在工厂里工作。 【难点】  此处save为介词，相当于except，但不太通俗，其后除接名词或代词外，也可接that 引导的从句。9、C) 【句意】  董事会的成员一致认为主要的精力应该放在为取得最高利润而做的努力上面。 【难点】  understanding 如同suggestion, motion, plan, idea, order等词一样，其后的同位语从句中的谓语动词须用虚拟语气，should加原形动词或直接用原形动词。10、C) 【句意】由于长时间无雨，田野变得十分干燥。【

22、难点】该句的前半部分是There be结构，完成式独立结构形式，这与时间（四）1. My cat is a fussy eater, but my dog is so _ that she'll swallow down anything that is put in front of her.A. indiscriminate B. choosy C. indefinite D. picky2.“This house is more _than the federal government！”Mac complained to his parents.“You have rules

23、for everything.”A. systematic B. democratic C. bureaucratic D. public3. The American peoples _of being polite is different from that held here in China.A. mind B. concept C. consideration D. thought4. Well，that is probably all I can say about sports. Next time Ill take up the topic of some other _ac

24、tivities. A. refreshment B. entertainment C. pleasure D. leisure5. Where there is an earthquake，energy is _in one area along a crack in the earth crust. A. repelled B. released C. run D. rushed6. The old gardener used to keep all his tools and do it yourself equipment in a _in the garden. A. barn B.

25、 room C. hut D. shed7. Ive got a big coffee _on the front of my dress.A. pore B. patch C. stain D. grease8. She broke her leg，but the _healed quickly. A. fracture B. injury C. skeleton D. cavity9. Youd better add them up. Im not good at _.A. figures B. characters C. summaries D. counters10. The girl

26、 chose some very pretty _paper for the present. A. covering B. wrapping C. packing D. collecting答案1. A【句意】我的猫很挑食，可我的狗一点也不挑，你给她什么她就吃什么。indiscriminate意为“不加区别的；一视同仁的”；choosy意为“爱挑剔的，过于讲究的”；indefinite意为“不确定的”；picky意为“吹毛求疵的；爱挑剔的”2. C【句意】“这个家比联邦政府还官僚”，麦克跟父母抱怨道，“你们什么事都有条条框框”。bureaucratic意为“官僚主义的”；systematic

27、意为“系统的”；democratic意为“民主的”；public意为“公共的”。3. B【句意】美国人的礼貌观念和中国人的不同。concept意为“概念；观念”；mind意为“想法；见解；主意”；consideration意为“考虑，思考”；thought意为“想法；意见，见解”。4. D【句意】好，有关体育运动我就说这么多。下次我要选一个关于其它休闲活动的话题来谈。leisure意为“休闲”；refreshment意为“活力恢复；爽快”；entertainment意为“娱乐；文艺”；pleasure意为“娱乐消遣”。5.B【句意】在发生地震的地方，能量会沿着地壳的一条缝隙在一个地区释放出来。

28、release意为“释放；排放”；repel意为“击退”；run意为“（水）流动”；rush意为“冲过，冲越”。6.D【句意】那位老园丁以前总是把他所有的工具和可组装的设备放在花园的棚子里。shed意为“车棚，工棚”；barn意为“谷仓，粮仓”；room意为“房间”；hut意为“（简陋的）小屋”。7. C【句意】我连衣裙的前部有一个很大的咖啡污渍。stain意为“污点，污迹”；pore意为“毛孔，气孔”；patch意为“斑，与周围不同的部分”；grease意为“油脂；润滑脂”。8. A【句意】她的腿摔断了，可是骨折处很快就痊愈了。fracture意为“骨折”，injury意为“伤害；受伤处”；

29、skeleton意为“骸骨”；cavity意为“腔”。9. A【句意】你最好把它们加起来。我不擅长算数。figure意为“数字”；character意为“文字”；summary意为“摘要，梗概”；counter为“计数器”。10. B【句意】女孩选了一些非常漂亮的包装纸包礼物。这四个选项中只有wrapping paper有“包装纸”的意思符合题意。（五）1. I have no doubt that _ all of these people were taught in school that the earth revolves around the sun.A virtuallyB re

30、markablyC ideallyD preferably选A） virtually 实际上,几乎 Virtually the queen rules the Kingdom instead of the King.2. The story that follows_ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days.A concernsB statesC proclaimsD relates选A） concern “关于”=be about. This story concerns a good girl and a wic

31、ked fairy.3. Tom_ better than to ask Dick for help.A shall knowB shouldnt knowC has knownD should have known选D） know better than to do sth 明白事理而不至于You ought to know better than to go swimming on such a cold day.4. The schoolmaster _ the girls bravery in his opening speech.A applaudedB enhancedC elev

32、atedD clapped选A） applaud 称赞，赞许 The teacher applauded his brave spirit. enhance提高，增强， clap鼓掌 Elevate举起，提高 The fresh morning air elevated him.5.The head of the Museum was _ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.A promisingB agreeingC pleasingD obliging选D） obliging 乐于助人的，有礼貌的 The United S

33、tates and Australia were not so obliging. The two countries banned the import of British beef as early as 19886.We object to the idea that it is military force that should be _ in settling international disputes.A. applied toB. resorted toC. fallen back onD. restrained from答案B译文我们反对动用武力解决国际争端的主意。答案解

34、析resort to意为“诉诸于.”；be applied to sth意为“被应用于.”；fall back on意为“退而求助，转而依靠”；restrain from意为“抑制，克制”。 7. While being questioned on the court, the man denied _ the old ladys necklace.A. having taken B. taking C. to have taken D. to take 答案（A)【句意】法庭传训他的时候，他否认拿了老太太的项链。【难点】deny后需接动名词，由于动作是过去发生的，所以选A)，动名词

35、的完成式。8. I was awfully tired when I got home from work, but a half hour nap _me.A. revived B. released C. relieved D. recovered选 A)【句意】我下班回家的时候累极了，但半小时的午睡又使我振作了精神。【难点】revive 意为“使恢复精力；使振奋精神”；release意为“放开，松开”；relieve意为“缓解，减轻”；recover意为“恢复（健康，知觉，情绪等）；使复原”9. We should always keep in mind that_decisi

36、ons often lead to bitter regrets.A. hasty B. instant C. prompt D. rapid 选A)【句意】我们应该永远牢牢记住，草率的决定常常导致后悔不堪。【难点】hasty意为“草率的，轻率的”；instant意为“立即的，即刻的”，prompt意为“敏捷的，及时的，迅速的”；rapid意为“快的，迅速的”。 10. “If we fail to act now,”said Tom, “Well find ourselves _in action later on.”A. paid back B. paid for C. paid

37、 up D. paid offA)【句意】“如果我们不能现在采取行动”，汤姆说，“我们会发现自己在以后的行动中得到回报”。【难点】pay back意为“回报，报答”；pay for意为“为付出代价”；pay up意为“全部付清”；pay off意为“还清债务；清偿欠(某人)的债务”。（六）1. Individual sports are run by 370 independent governing bodies whose funtions usually include _ rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promo

38、ting international links.A. drawing on B. drawing in C. drawing up D. drawing down2. Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in pre-literate societies in order to attract good health or to _ disease.A. set aside B. ward off C. shrug off D. give away3.We object to the idea that it is military

39、force that should be _ in settling international disputes.A. applied to B. resorted to C. fallen back on D. restrained from4.Attendances at football matches have _ since the coming of the television.A. dropped in B. dropped down C. dropped off D. dropped out5. Although the false bank-notes fooled ma

40、ny people, they did not _ to close examination.A. look up B. pay up C. keep up D. stand up6. Their happiness was very_.A. crisp B. brittle C. delicate D. fragile7. I was awfully tired when I got home from work, but a half hour nap _me.A.revived B. released C. relieved D. recovered8. We should always

41、 keep in mind that_decisions often lead to bitter regrets.A.hasty B. instant C. prompt D.rapid9. Information and opinion gap exercises have to have some content _talking about.A. worthwhile B. worthily C. worth D. worthy10. “If we fail to act now,”said Tom, “Well find ourselves _in action later on.”

42、A.paid back B. paid for C.paid up D.paid off答案：1.答案C译文单项体育活动由370个独立的管理机构掌管，他们的责任通常包括起草规则章程、举办赛事、选拔国家队和加强国际间的联系。答案解析drawing up（起草，拟定）与rules形成语义关系，构成draw up rules表示“起草章程”；draw on意为“利用，接近”；draw in意为“（白昼）渐短，汽车或火车到站”；draw down意为“引来，招致”。2.答案B译文在温习出现以前的社会中，人们常常在身上或脸上画图以祈求健康或防止疾病。 答案解析ward off意为“防止，避开”；set

43、aside 意为“留出（时间、金钱等），不理会”；shrug off意为“对.满不在乎，对.不屑一顾”；give away意为“赠送，泄漏”。3.答案B 译文我们反对动用武力解决国际争端的主意。答案解析resort to意为“诉诸于.”；be applied to sth意为“被应用于.”；fall back on意为“退而求助，转而依靠”；restrain from意为“抑制，克制”。4.答案C译文自从电视出现以后，现场观看足球比赛的人少了。答案解析drop off（减少，减弱）指“水平上降低或数量上减少了”；drop in 意为“顺便拜访”；drop down意为“（道路、地面等）下降，降

44、低”；drop out意为“退出，离队”。5.答案D译文尽管这些假币骗过很多人，但是还是经不起细心的检测。答案解析stand up to意为“经得起”；look up to意为“恭敬，敬仰”；keep up意为“继续，坚持，维持”，不与介词to搭配；pay up意为“不情愿地付清，还清债务”，不与介词to搭配。6. D【句意】他们的幸福非常脆弱。【难点】fragile 意为“脆弱的，虚弱的，易碎的”；crisp意为“脆的，新鲜而脆生的”；brittle意为“易碎的，易损坏的”；delicate意为“脆的，娇贵的”。7. A 【句意】我下班回家的时候累极了，但半小时的午睡又使我振作了精神。 【难

45、点】revive 意为“使恢复精力；使振奋精神”；release意为“放开，松开”；relieve意为“缓解，减轻”；recover意为“恢复（健康，知觉，情绪等）；使复原”。8. A 【句意】我们应该永远牢牢记住，草率的决定常常导致后悔不堪。 【难点】hasty意为“草率的，轻率的”；instant意为“立即的，即刻的”，prompt意为“敏捷的，及时的，迅速的”；rapid意为“快的，迅速的”。9. C【句意】信息练习和见解分歧练习里必须有值得读的内容。【难点】 worth意为“值得”，后接-ing形式的词；worthwhile意为“值得做的，值得花费时间的”；worthy意为“值得的，应

46、得的”，后接of；worthily意为“可敬佩地”。10. A 【句意】“如果我们不能现在采取行动”，汤姆说，“我们会发现自己在以后的行动中得到回报”。【难点】pay back意为“回报，报答”；pay for意为“为付出代价”；pay up意为“全部付清”；pay off意为“还清债务；清偿欠(某人)的债务”。（七）1. There was a great deal of _ about the decision of that semi-barbaric

47、0;kings daughter. A prediction     B aspiration     C contemplation     D hesitation C2. The twin brothers showed great _ to their elder sister, who&#

48、160;had acted as sole parent to them since their parents died during the American Civil War.    A allegiance     B devotion     C compliance 

49、0;   D admiration D3. The town maintains very many Chinese tradition which are among the highest achievements of those who created the _ we now enjoy.   A&

50、#160;heritage      B inheritance     C genetics     D estate A4. Its impossible to _ these two points of view because they are too different.

51、0;     A compromise     B unite     C reconcile      D combine C5. Many countries in the suburban areas have now succeeded in _

52、60;malarial mosquitoes. A effacing     B abolishing     C eradicating     D. alternativeC 6. The surly insolence of the waiters drove him into a _,

53、60;and he flung her serviette to the floor and stalked out of the restaurant.     A rage      B fury   C indignant     D angerA 7.

54、 Night patrols were sent out to engage the enemy in a series of small _.     A battle     B fight     C skirmish      D&

55、#160;clash C8. Robert Smiths reputation was established with the publication of his first poem in 1938 and was _ by his splendid short stories for children.   &

56、#160; A reinforced      B revived     C obscured     D enhancedD 9. By then the 4-2-1 _, i.e., the type of family made up of four helpl

57、ess grandparents, two demanding parents and one frustrated child, will have become commonplace. A symptom     B synchronization     C syndrome      D 

58、symbiosisC 10. During the Romantic period it was fashionable in literature to have a _ outlook on the world and to turn ones back on liveliness and joyA depress

59、ed  B disconsolate  C lugubrious  D melancholD1-5 CDACC 6-10 ACDCD（八）1. Individual sports are run by 370 independent governing bodies whose functions usually include _ rules, holding events, selecting national teams and promoting international links.A. drawing onB. draw

60、ing in C. drawing upD. drawing down答案C译文单项体育活动由370个独立的管理机构掌管，他们的责任通常包括起草规则章程、举办赛事、选拔国家队和加强国际间的联系。答案解析drawing up（起草，拟定）与rules形成语义关系，构成draw up rules表示“起草章程”；draw on意为“利用，接近”；draw in意为“（白昼）渐短，汽车或火车到站”；draw down意为“引来，招致”。2. Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in pre-literate societies in orde

61、r to attract good health or to _ disease.A. set asideB. ward offC. shrug offD. give away答案B译文在温习出现以前的社会中，人们常常在身上或脸上画图以祈求健康或防止疾病。答案解析ward off意为“防止，避开”；set aside 意为“留出（时间、金钱等），不理会”；shrug off意为“对.满不在乎，对.不屑一顾”；give away意为“赠送，泄漏”。3. We object to the idea that it is military force that should be _ in sett

62、ling international disputes.A. applied toB. resorted toC. fallen back onD. restrained from答案B译文我们反对动用武力解决国际争端的主意。答案解析resort to意为“诉诸于.”；be applied to sth意为“被应用于.”；fall back on意为“退而求助，转而依靠”；restrain from意为“抑制，克制”。4. Attendances at football matches have _ since the coming of the television.A. dropped i

63、nB. dropped downC. dropped offD. dropped out答案C译文自从电视出现以后，现场观看足球比赛的人少了。答案解析drop off（减少，减弱）指“水平上降低或数量上减少了”；drop in 意为“顺便拜访”；drop down意为“（道路、地面等）下降，降低”；drop out意为“退出，离队”。5. Although the false bank-notes fooled many people, they did not _ to close examination.A. look upB. pay upC. keep upD. stand up答案D译文尽管这些假币骗过很多人，但是还是经不起细