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. She has ______ some brilliant scheme to double her income.
A.come out
B.come up with
C.come to
D.come about
正确答案：B
[解析] come out出来，长出；come up with提出，想出；come to达到，复苏；come about发生，产生。
2. Absorbed in her work, she was totally ______ her surroundings.
A.liable for
B.separated by
C.oblivious of
D.concerned about
正确答案：C
[解析] liable for对……负责；separated by被隔绝，被孤立；oblivious of遗忘的，忘却的；concerned about关心，挂念。她专注于她的工作完全忘了周围的一切，所以选C。
3. Edison is ______ the invention of the photograph.
A.attributed to
B.contributed to
C.referred to
D.credited with
正确答案：D
[解析] credit sb. with sth.把某事物归功于某人；attribute sth. to sb.认为某事物由某人引起；contribute to sth.促成某事物；refer to sth.提到、涉及某事物。
4. Some events and phenomena of outer nature ______ ordinary explanation and ordinary experience.
A.transcend
B.conquer
C.prevail
D.trespass
正确答案：A
[解析] transcend超出，超越；conquer征服；prevail流行；trespass侵占，侵入。
5. Some people believe that” King John” was written by Shakespeare, but some people think it might be written by an ______ author.
A.delivered
B.anonymous
C.antique
D.ambiguous
正确答案：B
[解析] delivered在……交货的，包括运费在内的；anonymous不知名的；antique古代的；ambiguous模棱两可的。
6. In its broadest sense, attribution theory is concerned with how ordinary people make sense of the world and it ______ more controllable and predictable by making attributions as to the causes of people’s behaviors and events.
A.delivered
B.rendered
C.practiced
D.suffocated
正确答案：B
[解析] deliver传送；render使处于某种状态；practice练习，实践；suffocate使窒息。
7. A year has ______ and there is no sign of the situation getting any better.
A.emerged
B.enclosed
C.clasped
D.expired
正确答案：D
[解析] emerge出现；enclose围住，封在……之中；clasp扣紧，紧握；expire期满，结束。
8. 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。
9. Because of the bombing that killed six people, Washington has been urging the spokesman to ______ terrorism more severely.
A.charge
B.censor
C.blame
D.denounce
正确答案：D
[解析] charge指控，控告；censor检查；blame责怪，埋怨；denounce抨击，谴责。
10. Despite his disappointing record this year, I ______ feel he is the best man in our team.
A.therefore
B.otherwise
C.moreover
D.nonetheless
正确答案：D
[解析] therefore因此，所以；otherwise否则；moreover而且，此外；nonetheless虽然如此，但是。
11. During an international crisis, many ______ messages will generally emanate from the president’s once.
A.confidential
B.abstruse
C.appalling
D.compelling
正确答案：A
[解析] confidential机密的；abstruse深奥的；appalling骇人听闻的；compelling引人入胜的。
12. Giordano Bruno strongly supported Copernicus’s idea that the earth was not the center of the universe. Bruno was rewarded by being burned at the stake for this and other ______ ideas.
A.faithful
B.heretical
C.bibliographical
D.hysterical
正确答案：B
[解析] faithful忠实，可靠的；heretical异端的；bibliographical书目的；hysterical歇斯底里的。
13. He cannot see anything without his glasses, so he made a ______ of remembering to get them fixed before he went to work.
A.chore
B.success
C.point
D.mess
正确答案：C
[解析] make a point of doing sth.认为做某事重要或有必要；chore家务，琐事；success成功；mess混乱。
14. He offered her a trip to Australia but she ______ him ______ flat.
A.broke… down
B.turned… down
C.stripped… of
D.cut… off
正确答案：B
[解析] break…down破坏；turn…down拒绝；strip…of剥去，除去；cut…off切断。
