泽熙美文Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
This section consists of 3 pans. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions. The time for this section is 25 minutes.
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 and D respectively. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. I know it was a difficult task, but I didn’t expect that a confident person like you should have ______ on that.
A.mapped out
B.set out
C.chickened out
D.broken out
正确答案：C
[解析] 习语辨析
此句意为“我知道这是一项艰巨的任务，但没想到像你这样自信的人也会畏缩。”
A．map out拟定计划；B．set out出发，着手，表述；C．chicken out畏缩，因胆怯而罢手； D．break out爆发。选项A、B均与题意矛盾，选项D不对，只有C正确。
2. There were also other forms, of entertainment. The opera and the operetta remained popular, and music and theater ______ a renaissance.
A.underwent
B.experimented
C.discovered
D.resisted
正确答案：A
[解析] 词义辨析
A．undergo遭受，历经，接受；B．experiment作动词时，常与on/upon，with连用，表示：用……做试验，尝试；C．discover发现，察觉；D．resist抵抗、忍耐。因此此句应选A．意思是：而音乐和戏剧正经历着一场文艺复兴。
3. Actually, much of what was being presented on the stage at that time was ______ and experimental.
A.positive
B.negative
C.sensitive
D.innovative
正确答案：D
[解析] 词义辨析
A．明确的，积极的；B．否定的，反对的，消极的；B项与A项是反义词；C．敏感的，神经过敏的，易波动的；D．创新的，革新的。根据句意，所选之词应与experimental是并列的，表示：那时舞台上所展示的许多东西是……和实验性的。所以选项B、C均不对，D项则表示想法或做事的方法是新的、不同且好于现存的，更适合句意，所以D为答案。
4. They said that England was paying ______ for having been the first country to experience the industrial revolution.
A.positively
B.dearly
C.sensitively
D.emotionally
正确答案：B
[解析] 副词辨析
A．断然地，肯定地；B．深深地，昂贵；C．易感知地，神经过敏地；D．在情绪上。此句是说：他们说英国因是第一个经历工业革命的国家，所以代价巨大。因此答案为B。
5. According to some recent reports, the urban masses, particularly middle-class women, are continuing their spirited ______ of new products.
A.assumption
B.conception
C.consumption
D.recognition
正确答案：C
[解析] 词义辨析
A．假定，担任，承当，假装；B．观念，概念；C．消费，消费量；D．承认，识别；本句因为是表达：对新产品的精神消费，因此答案为C。
6. The manager of the company firmly believed that one of the important ______ sources of new customers was the children’s market.
A.unfolded
B.unknown
C.unsolved
D.untapped
正确答案：D
[解析] 形近识别
四个选项均有前缀un-，但词义各不相同。A．unfolded展开的，解开的；B．unknown未知的；C．unsolved，未解答的，未解决的；D．untapped未使用的，未开发的。本句要表达的是：未开发的客户资源是儿童市场，所以答案为D。
7. It’s commonly acknowledged that infant mortality has declined because of recent medical ______ and a higher standard of living.
A.recoveries
B.discoveries
C.coverage
D.leverage
正确答案：B
[解析] 形近识别
A．recoveries恢复，痊愈；B．discoveries发现，发现的东西；C．coverage覆盖；D．leverage杠杆作用，手段，影响力。本句意为：人们都承认婴儿的死亡率下降是因为近代的医学发明和生活水平的提高。因此选项B为答案。
8. They believe that businesses have to find new ______ and take advantage of every selling technique that might lead people to buy.
A.managers
B.salespersons
C.investors
D.customers
正确答案：D
[解析] 词义辨析
A．managers经理，管理人员；B．salespersons售货员；C．investors投资者；D．customers消费者。本句除了要熟知四个选项的意义外，还要看懂句子的意思。本句中的businesses是可数名词复数形式，意为：企业，公司，商店等。本句意为：他们认为企业必须要找到新的客户并且要利用所有能让人们购买自己产品的推销技巧。因为销售渠道及销售技巧是企业成功的重要条件，所以选项D为答案。
9. Despite a flurry of diplomatic activity in Geneva, prospects for a peace settlement seemed as ______ as ever.
A.remote
B.provocative
C.positive
D.relocated
正确答案：A
[解析] 词义辨析
A．remote遥远的；B．provocative煽动的；C．positive明确的，积极的；D．relocated重新部署的。本句意为：尽管在日内瓦举行了一系列的外交活动，但签署和平协议的前景似乎和以往一样渺茫。因此选项A为答案。
10. Many modern TV viewers complain about ______ that have constantly interrupted and destroyed their viewing the programs.
A.criminals
B.finals
C.financials
D.commercials
正确答案：D
[解析] 词义辨析
A．criminals罪犯，犯罪者；B．finals结局，决赛，期末考试；C．financial adj．财政的、金融的；finance n．所以不用financials；D．commercials(广播或电视中的)广告。因本句意思是人们抱怨电视中插播的商业广告总是打断人们看节目或是破坏了人们看电视的兴致，所以答案为D。
11. Hardly anyone can put up with this sort of ______ living environments and all the hardships that he has to bear.
A.weary
B.vary
C.dreary
D.fairy
正确答案：C
[解析] 形近识别
A．weary疲倦的，厌倦的，令人厌烦的(这里尤指由于长期做某事造成的疲倦和厌烦)； B．vary是动词，表示：改变，使多样化；C．dreary凄凉的，
