泽熙美文Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
1. 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”。
2. While typing, Helen has a habit of stopping ______ to give her long and flowing hair a smooth.
A.occasionally
B.simultaneously
C.eventually
D.promptly
正确答案：A
[解析] occasionally偶尔，间或。B．simultaneously同时；C．eventually最终，终于；D．promptly立即，迅速地。
3. 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。
4. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are a
A.scarcity
B.minority
C.minimum
D.shortage
正确答案：B
[解析] 词义辨析。
A．scarcity缺乏，不足，罕见：B．minority少数，少数民族；C．minimum最小值：D．shortage不足，缺乏；因此选项B为答案。
5. The students are attracted by the ______ of the snow-covered mountains when they look out of the train.
A.notability
B.nobility
C.majesty
D.visibility
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题中，D项的“visibility可见度，引人注目，易被观察到”符合题意。如：an executive with high visibility.(有很大吸引力的总经理)。其他三项“notability著名，值得注意或显赫的状态或性质，显要人物；nobility高贵，崇高；majesty最高权威，王权，雄伟”都不正确。
6. Without the friction between their feet and the ground, people would ______ be able to walk.
A.in no time
B.by all means
C.in no way
D.on any account
正确答案：C
[解析] in no way决不，一点也不。A．in no time立刻，马上；B．by all means当然，一定；D．on any account无论如何。
7. ______, Charles Darwin did much to disprove common theories about biological evolution.
A.He was a highly respected naturalist
B.A naturalist was highly respected
C.A highly respected naturalist
D.Although a highly respected naturalist
正确答案：C
[解析] 结构识别
此句意为：作为一个非常受人尊重的自然主义者，查尔斯•达尔文做出了巨大努力来驳斥那些有关生物进化的伪科学。选项A、B都是完整句，不合题意；选项D是由although引导的让步状语从句，漏掉了he is，因此答案为C。
8. This vehicle bounces and glides along the ground ______.
A.at an average speed of 40 miles an hour
B.of 40 miles an hour at an average speed
C.at 40 miles an hour of an average speed
D.of an average speed at 40 miles an hour
正确答案：A
[解析] 固定搭配
at a speed of…表示：以……的速度；at an average speed of 40 miles an hour表示：以平均每小时40英里的速度……；还要注意语序；因此答案为A。
9. The janitor’s long service with the company was ______ a present.
A.confirmed by
B.recorded with
C.appreciated by
D.acknowledged with
正确答案：D
10. A pigment called melanin protects the ______ layers of skin from sun rays.
A.under
B.below
C.underlying
D.underneath
正确答案：C
[解析] 近义辨析。
此题需辨清词性，本题空白处应填形容词，而选项，A．under作介词或副词，B．below作介词或副词，C．underlying在下面的，下层的，为形容词；D．underneath作介词或副词；因此只有C正确。
11. ______ the variety that the average family has in beef, fish, poultry, and vegetarian recipes, they find most meals unexciting.
A.In spite
B.Inspite
C.Despite of
D.Despite
正确答案：D
[解析] 习语辨析。
despite(后面不加of)与in spite of(后面不能省of)同义，常可换用。在此只有选项D正确。
12. 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。
13. The growth of their economy is ______ , not in reality. Many of their statistics are false.
A.in figures
B.in fact
C.in the red
D.in form
正确答案：D
[解析] 固定搭配
A．in figures以数字的形式B．in fact事实上；C．in the red亏空，负债；D．in form形式上(与in reality相反)，情况良好。在本句中是指与现实相反，所以D为答案。
14. In the eighteenth century, the town of Bennington, Vermont, was famous for pottery.
A.it made
B.its
C.the making
D.where its
正确答案：B
[解析] 语法应用。
本句意为：在十八世纪，本宁顿城和佛蒙特城以其制陶业而闻名；因此应
