Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions.
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. ______ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?
A.Would you be surprised
B.Were you surprised
C.Had you been surprised
D.Would you have been surprised
正确答案:A
[解析] 如果我昨天不事先打招呼就来了,那么你会觉得吃惊吗?
这是一个错综时间虚拟条件句。从句是对过去事实的假设,而主句问的是回答者现在的感受,因此主句应该为Would you be surprised,答案为A项。
2. When they broke open the door, they found a strange man ______ on the floor unconscious.
A.lay
B.laid
C.lain
D.lying
正确答案:D
[解析] 他们把门撞开后,看到一个陌生男子躺在地上不省人事。
表示“发现某人正在做某事”要用find sb. doing sth.结构,因此D项符合要求。
3. A ______ teacher spends hours preparing for classes and correcting the students’ papers.
A.conscientious
B.creative
C.skillful
D.leading
正确答案:A
[解析] 恪尽职守的老师会花几小时备课、批改学生的论文。
A.conscientious“勤勉认真的,细心负责的”
B.creative“有创造力的”
C.skillful“熟练的”
D.1eading“主要的,最重要的”
4. A ______ manager should not only understand business but also be to employees’ needs and feelings.
A.separable
B.sensible
C.susceptible
D.suspected
正确答案:B
[解析] 明智的管理人员不仅应该熟悉业务。而且还要了解下属的需求和情绪。
A.separable“可分开的” B.sensible“明智的,具有良好判断力的”
C.susceptible“易受影响的” D.suspected“有嫌疑的”
5. Mary and John are busy looking for a hotel to hold their wedding ______.
A.meal
B.banquet
C.refreshment
D.snack
正确答案:B
[解析] 玛丽和约翰忙于寻找酒店举办他们的婚宴。
A.meal“饭菜,一顿饭” B.banquet“宴会”
C.refreshment“茶点,点心” D.snack“小吃,点心”
Part 2 Vocabulary Replacement
In each of them one word is underlined, and below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. The cells were designed to transform sunshine to electricity to run a motor.
A.convey
B.inject
C.convert
D.deliver
正确答案:C
[解析] 按照设计,这种电池能把太阳光转变为电能,使发动机运作起来。
A.convey“传达,表达” B.inject“注射”
C.convert“转变,改变” D.deliver“传递,传送”
2. No hero of ancient or modem days can surpass the Indians with their lofty contempt of death and the fortitude with which they sustain the cruelest afflictions.
A.regard
B.courage
C.loss
D.trick
正确答案:B
[解析] 无论是过去还是现在,没有哪个英雄能比得上印度人,他们视死如归,刚毅不屈,敢于直面最惨烈的苦难。
A.regard“尊重;注意” B.courage“勇气,坚韧”
C.loss“失去的东西,损失” D.trick“技巧;诡计”
3. As an American songwriter, singer, artist and writer, Bob Dylan has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades, and many of his songs chronicled social unrest.
A.indicated
B.recorded
C.mirrored
D.protested
正确答案:B
[解析] 作为一个美国作曲家、歌手艺术家和作家,鲍勃·迪伦已叱咤流行乐坛和流行文化领域50余年,他的许多歌曲都记录了社会的动荡与不安。
A.indicated“表明,显示” B.recorded“记录,记载”
C.mirrored“反映,映射” D.protested“反抗,抗议”
4. An attempted robbery was frustrated by the police.
A.dismissed
B.prevented
C.postponed
D.resisted
正确答案:B
[解析] 有人企图抢劫,但被警方制止了。
A.dismissed“解雇,摒弃” B.prevented“阻止,防止”
C.postponed“推迟,延期” D.resisted“反抗,阻挡”
5. Since the matter was extremely pressing, we dealt with it immediately.
A.tough
B.tense
C.urgent
D.significant
正确答案:C
[解析] 由于事情非常紧急,我们立即处理了它。
A.tough“困难的,棘手的” B.tense“紧张的,焦虑的”
C.urgent“紧急的,急迫的” D.significant“有意义的”
Part 3 Correcting Grammatical Errors
In each of them there is an underlined part that indicates a grammatical error, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined parts so that the error is corrected. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. Although the social sciences different a great deal from one another, they share a common interest in human relationship.
A.is different
B.differ
C.difference
D.differently
正确答案:B
[考点] 本题考查谓语动词的用法。
[解析] 社会科学学科间差别很大,但它们都同样关注人类的各种关系。
题目的different应该改为动词,C、D两项分别为名词和副词,故不符合句意;主语the social sciences为复数,因此排除A项,选B项。
2. During an eclipse of the sun, the earth is lying in the shadow of the moon.

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