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. Although the speaker was a well-known personality, his speech was poorly. ______.
A.raised
B.delivered
C.lectured
D.preached
正确答案：B
[解析] deliver a speech发表演讲；raised升起，出现；lectured演讲；preached鼓吹。
2. Would you please bring me some ______ catalogues? These are too old.
A.modem
B.fashionable
C.up-to-date
D.out-of-date
正确答案：C
[解析] modern现代的；fashionable流行的；up．to-date最近的；out-of-date过时的。
3. It is not considered ______ to pick one’s teeth in public.
A.respectful
B.respected
C.respectable
D.respective
正确答案：C
[解析] respectful有礼貌的；respected受到尊敬的；respectable(行为、外观等)受人尊敬的，规矩的，体面的；respective各自的。
4. Beth could ______ her coat easily because it has large red buttons.
A.justify
B.identify
C.prove
D.test
正确答案：B
[解析] justify证明……是正当的；identify识别；prove证明；test测试，检验。
5. He was busy writing the essay all the morning, only ______ occasionally to have a cup of tea.
A.breaking off
B.breaking out
C.breaking
D.breaking away
正确答案：A
[解析] breaking off中断；breaking out爆发；breaking打破，弄坏；breaking away逃脱。
6. The last guests to reach the hotel ______ at 12 o’clock at night.
A.checked out
B.checked up
C.checked in
D.check on
正确答案：C
[解析] checked out付帐离开，检查；checked up调查，核对；checked in登记，报到；check on检查。
7. Bill had been looking for his gloves for quite a while, which ______ eventually under a cushion.
A.turned up
B.turned on
C.turned down
D.turned over
正确答案：A
[解析] turned up出现，找到；turned on开启；turned down拒绝；turned over移交，翻身。
8. On hearing the news that her father died of a car accident, she ______ tears.
A.burst out
B.burst in
C.burst into
D.burst forth
正确答案：C
[解析] burst out大声喊，突发；burst in闯入，打断；burst into闯入，开出；burst forth爆发。
9. The electronic computer is ______ some of the tasks that were once accomplished by our own brains.
A.taking care
B.taking in
C.taking off
D.taking over
正确答案：D
[解析] taking care当心；taking in接收，欺骗；taking o￡f脱衣，离开；taking over接管。
10. 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。
11. He swallows his words so much that I can never ______ what he is saying.
A.make out
B.put up
C.deal with
D.take up
正确答案：D
[解析] make out了解，辨认出；put up建造，举起；deal with处理；take up询问，理睬，对……采取进一步的行动。句意是说不再理睬和相信他说的话。
12. If you ______ your influence, they may change their decision.
A.compel
B.exert
C.expose
D.vary
正确答案：B
[解析] compel强迫；exert发挥，运用；expose揭露，使曝光；vary变化。
13. Do you have an afternoon ______ this week to meet the President?
A.obtainable
B.available
C.visible
D.reliable
正确答案：B
[解析] obtainable能得到的；available有空的；visible看得见的，明显的；reliable可靠的。
14. He ______ the job because it involved too much traveling.
A.took up
B.applied for
C.turned down
D.switched to
正确答案：C
[解析] took up开始从事；applied for申请；turned down拒绝；switched to转到。
15. The media’s ______ in the presidents private life switched the attention away from the real issues.
A.capacity
B.concentration
C.focus
D.involvement
正确答案：D
[解析] capacity容量，能力；concentration(on)集中；focus(on)焦点；
