Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
1. The rodent, ______ the mouse, rat, guinea pig, and porcupine, are mammals with incisor-like teeth in both jaws.
A.made up
B.including
C.consisting
D.constitute
正确答案:B
[解析] 近义辨析。
made up of由……组成,构成(着重指有许多构成成分及组件等,常用被动语态),如:Life is made up of bobs,sniffles and smiles.生活是由啜泣,抽噎和微笑组成的。include包含,包括(侧重包含的只是整体的一部分;用分词时,常引入一个解释性短语),如:The tour included a visit to the Science Museum.旅游项目中包括参观科学博物馆。consist of由……组成,如:Our school consists of 20 classes.我们学校是由20个班级组成的。Constitute组成,构成,如:Seven days constitute a week.七天为一星期。因此答案应为B。句意为:包括耗子、老鼠、天竺鼠和豪猪在内的啮齿类动物是哺乳动物,它们的上下颚都长有切牙。
2. We should not let anyone lead us by the ______ in our actions. We should always take the initiative in our own hands.
A.arm
B.nose
C.ear
D.hand
正确答案:B
[解析] 固定搭配
Lead a person by the nose.指牵着别人的鼻子走,使他人照着自己的想法做。本句意为:在行动中我们要采取主动,而不能让别人牵着鼻子走。所以答案为B。
3. Heart ______ is much more common these days than it was even ten years ago.
A.surgery
B.surgeon
C.work
D.circulation
正确答案:A
[解析] 词义辨析
A.surgery外科(学),(外科)手术;B.surgeon外科医生;C.work工作,职业; D.circulation循环,流通;因此A为答案。
4. The maturity of IT industry and the integration of IT into the mainstream of economic activity and ______ constraints have forced the authority to rethink its role.
A.budgetary
B.documentary
C.commentary
D.portray
正确答案:A
[解析] 词义辨析
选项A.budgetary 预算的;B.documentary 文件的;C.commentary 注释,解说词; D.portray 描绘;而本文要表达的是“预算限制”使得有关当局不得不新考虑IT业的角色。因此A为答案。
5. His emotional problems ______ from his experiences as a child, I think.
A.stem
B.flourish
C.root
D.sprout
正确答案:A
[解析] 词义辨析。
A.stem滋生,阻止,起源,发生:B.flourish茂盛,繁荣,处于活跃/旺盛时期:C.root生根,固定,根源在于(in),D.sprout萌芽,所以答案为A。
6. Some people believe that” King John” was written by Shakespeare, but some people think it might be written by an ______ author.
A.delivered
B.anonymous
C.antique
D.ambiguous
正确答案:B
[解析] delivered在……交货的,包括运费在内的;anonymous不知名的;antique古代的;ambiguous模棱两可的。
7. She ______ some salt on her food to make it taste better.
A.sprinkled
B.sprayed
C.scattered
D.dispersed
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题是说她在食物上面撒了些盐,使它的味道更好些。A项的“sprinkle撒……于(某物表面)”符合题意。如:She sprinkled sugar on the cakes.(她把糖撒在蛋糕上。)其他三项“spray喷射,喷溅;scatter分散,散开;disperse分散,疏散”都不正确。
8. The Minister’s ______ answer led to an outcry from the opposition.
A.impressive
B.evasive
C.intensive
D.amusive
正确答案:B
[解析] 句子大意是“部长的______回答引起了反对党的强烈抗议”,即反对党对部长的回答非常不满。impressive意为“给人深刻印象的,感人的”,amusive意为“愉快的,有趣的”,这两词为褒义词,与原句意思相反。intensive意为“加强的,密集的,精深的”,显然也不合题意。只有evasive,符合上下文意思。其意为:not willing to answer questions directly,即“逃避的,含糊其辞的”,它的后面常用about。如:Paul’s being a bit evasive about his job(Paul对他的工作闪烁其词);an evasive reply(一个躲躲闪闪的回答)。
9. We hope that the measures to control prices, ______ taken by the government, will succeed.
A.when
B.since
C.after
D.as
正确答案:D
10. The manager of the company firmly believed that one of the important ______ sources of new customers was the children’s market.
A.unfolded
B.unknown
C.unsolved
D.untapped
正确答案:D
[解析] 形近识别
四个选项均有前缀un-,但词义各不相同。A.unfolded展开的,解开的;B.unknown未知的;C.unsolved,未解答的,未解决的;D.untapped未使用的,未开发的。本句要表达的是:未开发的客户资源是儿童市场,所以答案为D。
11. Whenever the government increases public services, ______ because more workers are needed to carry out these services.
A.employment to rise
B.employment rises
C.which rising employment
D.the rise of employment
正确答案:B
[解析] 语法应用。
逗号前是一个让步状语从句,because又引导一个原因状语从句,因此所填之处应为一个完整的主谓结构;B为答案。
12. ______, I picked up the phone and rang my sister in AustraliA.
A.Off impulse
B.On guard
C.Off guard
D.On impulse
正确答案:D
13. In Hong Kong, doctors reported that, for unclear reasons, 12 recovered SARS patients had ______ weeks after they had been discharged — spurring fears that people might be infectious even after they’d left isolation.
A.recovered
B.relapsed
C.reexamined

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