泽熙美文Section 1: Vocabulary and Grammar
This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions.
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C, D respectively. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. Should the death penalty be ______?
A.abolished
B.abandoned
C.eliminated
D.omitted
正确答案：A
[解析] abolish废除，废止(法律、制度等)；abandon放弃，遗弃；eliminate排除，消除；omit省略，遗漏。
2. As ordinary people, scientists are by no means more honest or ______ than other people, but as scientist, they attach special value to honest while they are in their working sphere.
A.ethical
B.ethnic
C.aesthetic
D.esthetic
正确答案：A
[解析] ethical道德的；ethnic种族的；aesthetic审美的，美学的；esthetic感觉的。
3. 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。
4. Reading became difficult for the old lady, so the optician ______ her a pair of glasses to make her reading possible.
A.proscribed
B.inscribed
C.prescribed
D.described
正确答案：C
[解析] proscribed禁止；inscribed记下；prescribed规定，开(药)；described描述，形容。
5. Since any answer was likely to cause embarrassment to his party, the politician tried to ______ the question.
A.evade
B.delude
C.seclude
D.invade
正确答案：A
[解析] evade逃避，躲避；delude迷惑，蛊惑；seclude隔离；invade侵略，侵袭。
6. The policeman tried to ______ the teenage driver to obey the traffic laws rather than fine him directly.
A.induce
B.abduct
C.indulge
D.lure
正确答案：A
[解析] induce劝导，促使；abduct诱拐，绑架；indulge纵容；lure引诱。
7. You must ______ yourself, or they will continue to bully you, so you will go on living in disgrace.
A.promote
B.strengthen
C.assert
D.assess
正确答案：C
[解析] assert oneself坚持自己的权利，表现自己的权威；promote促进，提升；strengthen加强，巩固；assert断言，声称；assess估计，评估。
8. This teaching method is a ______ of many methods which have been used for decades in the country.
A.symposium
B.symphony
C.spectrogram
D.synthesis
正确答案：D
[解析] symposium讨论会；symphony交响曲；spectrogram光谱图；synthesis综合，合成。
9. Mr. Scott asked for an assistant because his work load was too ______.
A.preoccupied
B.onerous
C.trifling
D.omnipresent
正确答案：B
[解析] preoccupied被先占的，全神贯注的；onerous繁重的，费力的；trifling不重要；omnipresent普遍的，无所不在的。
10. In the past most pilots have been men, but today the number of women ______ this field is climbing.
A.shamming
B.devoting
C.registering
D.pursuing
正确答案：D
[解析] shamming佯装；devoting投身于，献身；registering注册，登记；pursuing追求，从事。
11. The Coriolis force causes all moving projectiles on Earth to be ______ from a straight line.
A.distracted
B.deviated
C.intrigued
D.permeated
正确答案：B
[解析] distracted转移；deviated偏离；intrigued密谋，私通；permeated渗透。
12. The attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston ______ a sharp response from the North, which led to the American Civil War.
A.intent on
B.provoked
C.elated
D.pruned
正确答案：B
[解析] intent on专心于；provoked挑拨，煽动；elated使得意；pruned剪除。
13. People of all countries are expected to ______ the principles of the United Nations and defend the peace in the world.
A.inspect
B.expedited
C.uphold
D.reinstall
正确答案：C
[解析] inspect检查；expedited加速，派出；uphold支持，赞成；reinstall重新设置。
14. she never ______ to read the news but turned at once to the crossword on the last page.
A.indulged
B.troubled
C.exerted
D.frustrated
正确答案：B
[解析] indulged纵容；troubled打扰，麻烦；exerted尽力，施加；frustrated挫败。
15. It demands artistic skill for a manager to ______ disputes among his employees.
A.rectify
