泽熙美文Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
1. The picnic ______ at last after being twice postponed.
A.came off
B.came up
C.put on
D.went on
正确答案：A
[解析] came off举行，实现；came up发生，出现；put on穿上，增加；went on继续，发生。
2. For many people, overeating and overspending are as ______ to Christmas as candies and holly.
A.integral
B.suitable
C.inevitable
D.compatible
正确答案：A
[解析] integral整体的，组成的，必备的；suitable适当的，相配的；inevitable不可避免的；compatible协调的。
3. My wife didn’t ______ with what you suggested to us.
A.agree to
B.believe in
C.listen to
D.argue about
正确答案：A
[解析] 习语辨析
A．agree to同意，允诺；B．believe in相信；C．listen to听；D．argue about争论；因此A为答案。
4. ______ famous queens in the history of England: Elizabeth I and Victoria.
A.Two
B.There are two
C.Between two are
D.Are two
正确答案：B
[解析] 结构识别
此句意为：在英国历史上有两个著名的女王：伊丽莎白一世和维多利亚女王。选项A， C，D都无法和后续部分构成完整句，因此答案为B。
5. 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。
6. Though Americans do not currently ______ abortions directly, costs are carried by other Americans through higher insurance premiums.
A.implement
B.terminate
C.prohibit
D.subsidize
正确答案：D
[解析] 本句意思为，“虽然美国人现在不直接______人工流产，但是费用由其他美国人通过高额保险金来承担。”句子前后是转折关系，后面提到“费用由其他美国人通过高额保险金来承担”，前面应当是指“不直接给予经济上支持”，只有subsidize“资助，给……补助金”符合题意。implement意为“贯彻，执行”；terminate意为“终止”；prohibit意为“禁止”。三者均与题意不符。
7. 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。
8. A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to improved standards and should ______ new operating procedures.
A.match with
B.result in
C.subject to
D.proceed with
正确答案：B
[解析] 习语搭配
A．match with 与……相匹配；B．result in导致；C．subject to使服从，使遭受；D．proceed with 继续进行；而本句意为：对事故原因展开全面调查会导致标准改善和操作新程序的产生。因此B为答案。
9. 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。
10. This distinguished director ______ the plot for the prizewinning film while he was still a college student.
A.conceived
B.constituted
C.reflected
D.calculated
正确答案：A
[解析] conceived构思；constituted组成；reflected反应，反省；calculated计算，考虑。
11. The speaker ______ have criticized the paraprofessionals, knowing full well that they were seated in the audience.
A.should not to
B.must not
C.ought not to
D.may not
正确答案：C
[解析] 近义辨析。
此处需注意情态动词的用法：ought (not)/to与should (not)后接完成时态意思相同，表示为本应做某事儿而未做(或本不应做而做了)感到遗憾，因此应选C。
12. Container-grown plants can be planted at any time of the year, but ______ in winter.
A.should be
B.would be
C.preferred
D.preferably
正确答案：D
[解析] 词义辨析。
should be/would be应是；preferred首选的(adj.)；preferably更适宜，最好是 (adv.)；因此应填D。
13. He ______ very quickly after his illness.
A.recovered
B.discovered
