泽熙美文Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
1. While Maggie, a white-collar worker, was at home after work, she ______ doing something to doing nothing.
A.liked
B.favored
C.tended
D.preferred
正确答案：D
[解析] 固定搭配
A. like 喜欢，后面可跟to do sth. /doing sth.，但sth.后不再跟表示比较的to doing nothing；D. favor 是及物动词，表示：喜爱，支持，赞成；例：favor a proposal 赞成提议；C. tend 照管，护理，往往是，趋向；常与to连用，tend to do something，例： People tend to need less sleep as they get older. (人们随着年龄的增大所需睡眠越来越短)；D. preferr有许多用法：prefer to do something，例：I prefer to wear clothes made of natural fibers. 我喜欢穿天然织物制成的服装；prefer doing something，例：Chantal prefers travelling by train. Chantal喜欢坐火车旅行；prefer somebody/something to somebody/something，例：
A child that prefers his imaginary world to reality. 一个喜欢假象世界甚于现实世界的孩子；本句意为：身为一名白领的Maggie下班回家后总喜欢于点儿什么，不太喜欢什么都不干。因此选项D为答案。
2. When it started to snow, we turned round and ______ the hotel.
A.got by
B.searched for
C.made for
D.cleared up
正确答案：C
[解析] 习语辨析。
此句意为“天开始下雪，我们转身……旅馆”；get by通过，过得去，(勉强)过活，search for搜寻，探求：make for(匆匆)走向，有助于，clear up清理，收拾，消除，(天气)放晴，因此应选C．转身向旅馆走去。
3. One impact that the burning of ______ fuels has had on the Earth’s environment has been the increase of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere.
A.vehicle
B.oil
C.gas
D.fossil
正确答案：D
[解析] 固定搭配
fossil 化石；但fossil fuels 是固定用法，表示：(煤、石油、天然气等)矿物燃料；本句意为：(煤、石油、天然气等)矿物燃料的燃烧对地球环境的一个影响就是加大了地球大气层中二氧化碳的含量。因此D为答案。
4. Susan prefers to have her left ______ photographed as she believes that’s her better side.
A.veil
B.view
C.fringe
D.profile
正确答案：D
[解析] veil面纱，面罩；view风景，见解；fringe边缘，刘海；profile侧面，轮廓。
5. William Byrd was the owner of the largest library in colonial ______.
A.period
B.time
C.times
D.periods
正确答案：C
[解析] 近义辨析。
A．period时代(可指历史上任何一段时间，这段时间可长可短)，期间(适用于任何目的或任何长短的时间范围)；B．time时间，时机，时期，期限； C．times时期(历史上的时代或时期)；D．period周期；因此C是答案。
6. 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。
7. Even after having their grandchildren live with them for ten years, the couple felt that children these days was the most difficult of all family matters.
A.rising
B.raising
C.caring
D.taking care
正确答案：B
[解析] 近义辨析。
A．rising是不及物动词，不能带宾语；B．raising抚养，饲养；C．caring关心；D．taking care照料，照顾，但后面要用of；因此B为答案。
8. 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。
9. Ted has been living in town for only half a year; yet he seems to be ______ with everyone he meets.
A.accustomed
B.conscious
C.acquainted
D.acknowledged
正确答案：C
[解析] 习语搭配
A. accustom (与to 连用)使习惯于……。例如：They had to accustom themselves to the hot weather. 他们不得不使自己习惯于炎热的天气；B. be conscious of知道；be acquainted with 熟悉；D. acknowledge 表示：承认，公认为，认为；例如：I acknowledge the truth of his statement. 我承认他说的是事实。根据句意：Ted在这个城镇只住了半年，然而他似乎已熟悉了他所遇到的每一个人，本句答案应为C。
10. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ______ the consequences.
A.answer for
B.run into
C.abide by
D.step into
正确答案：A
[解析] answer for是“对……负责”。B．run into是“陷入，碰到”；C．abide by是“遵守”；D．step into是“进入，走进”。
11. He didn’t notice me in the crowd; but he spotted my sister who was ______ because of her red hair.
A.conscious
B.conspicuous
C.dim
D.conscientious
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题是说他没在人群中发现我，但发现了我姐姐，因为她的红发非常惹人注目。B项的“conspicuous显著的”符合题意。如：He was conspicuous for his bravery.(他因骁勇而出名)。其他三项“consclous有意识的；dim暗淡的，模糊的；conscientious尽责的”都不正确。
12. It discusses the major economic, institutional social and geographical ______ that need to be addressed in the appropriate introduction and use of this technology.
A.fronts
B.comments
C.facts
D.aspects
正确答案：D
