泽熙美文Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
1. In the 18th century many British politicians favored friendship with Prussia because they thought that the Prussian army was ______ to the British navy.
A.complimentary
B.complicated
C.complementary
D.comprehensive
正确答案：C
[解析] be complementary to是……的补充；complimentary赞美的；complicated复杂的；comprehensive广泛的。
2. Grover Cleveland was the first president ______ in the White House.
A.got married
B.to get married
C.has got married
D.was married
正确答案：B
[解析] 非谓语动词用法。
此处所填内容应是修饰表语the first president的后置定语，且此句已有系动词was，而选项A、C、D均为完整的谓语动词，所以为避免谓语动词罗列，只能选择选项B．to get married这一动词不定式(非谓语动词)来作定语。
3. Jupiter ______ perhaps the most important planet of the solar system.
A.was
B.were
C.is
D.will be
正确答案：C
[解析] 结构识别
这是最基本的S+V+P(主系表结构)，此处缺少系动词，因主语是第三人称单数，所以答案为C。
4. The deeper the shade of yellow of the olfactory region, ______ the sense of smell.
A.is keener
B.keener
C.the keener
D.the keen
正确答案：C
[解析] 结构识别
本句考察的是双重比较结构：应为the deeper…，the keener…；因此答案为C。
5. This watch is ______ to all the other watches on the market.
A.superior
B.advantageous
C.super
D.beneficial
正确答案：A
[解析] 本题考查比较的特殊用法。be superior to“优越于……”。
6. Until the final votes are cast, though, assurances ______ for nothing.
A.count
B.meant
C.give
D.account
正确答案：A
[解析] 近义辨析。
A．count有价值，重要，起作用，常与for连用：B．meant意味着，C．give授予，供给：D．account解释或说明……的原因。此句意为：可是不到最终投票，前面的保证(口头担保)是没用的。
7. Because of the strong sun the new sitting-room curtains have______from dark blue to grey.
A.fainted
B.bleached
C.paled
D.faded
正确答案：D
8. 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
9. I’m so tired that I can’t take ______ what you’re saying.
A.up
B.out
C.in
D.on
正确答案：C
[解析] 习语辨析。
take up拿起，开始从事，吸收；take out拿出，出发，取得；take in接受，吸收，理解；take on披上，呈现，承担，接纳，因此选项C为答案。
10. As a result of their frequent litters, rabbits have the reputation of being ______.
A.ruthless
B.prolific
C.practical
D.rational
正确答案：B
[解析] ruthless无情的；prolific多产的，大量繁殖的；practical实际的；rational合理的，理性的。
11. By ______ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him $2,000.
A.coarse
B.rude
C.crude
D.rough
正确答案：D
[解析] by rough computation粗略计算；coarse粗糙的，粗鄙的；rude粗鲁的；crude天然的，未加工的，拙劣的。
12. Basca has ______ his first prize at the Intel Science Talent Search, the premier national high school science competition.
A.landed
B.lent
C.rendered
D.brought
正确答案：A
[解析] 词义辨析。
land使登陆，使上岸，使处于；获得，捕获(常用于口语)如：He landed a contract for building a factory．他得到了一个承建工厂的合同。lend借出，贷款，增添；render使……成为，报答；bring拿来，取来，带来；因此答案为A。
13. We were working ______ time to get everything ready for the exhibition.
A.against
B.in
C.on
D.ahead
正确答案：A
[解析] 固定搭配。
A．(work) against (time)抢时间完成工作：B．in(time)及时：C．on(time)按时、准时：D，ahead表“提前”时一般用ahead of。
14. It was from the Lowell Laboratory that the ninth ______ Pluto, was sighted in 1930.
A.planet
B.constellation
C.stardom
D.satellite
正确答案：A
[解析] 近义辨析。
A．planet行星(尤指太阳系)；B．constellation恒星群，星座；C．stardom明星的身份，演员们；D．satellite人造卫星，又知Pluto是冥王星；答案应为A。
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