泽熙美文1. The work in the office was ______ by a constant stream of visitors.
A.confused
B.perplexed
C.reversed
D.hampered
正确答案：D
[解析] hamper意为“妨碍”，符合题意，如：Don’t hamper me when I’m working.在我工作的时候别妨碍我。而confuse意为“使……混乱，混淆”，如：Don’t confuse liberty with license. 不要把自由同放纵混为一谈。perplex意为“困惑，使……复杂化”，如：I feel perplexed at this issue. 对这个问题我感到很困惑。reverse作“颠倒，倒转”讲。如：Their positions are reversed. 他们的地位现在倒过来了。
2. He doesn’t seem to be able to ______ any interest in his studies.
A.make up
B.work up
C.turn up
D.use up
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题有四个以up结尾的短语动词，意思各不相同。A项的make up意为“组成，弥补”；B项的work up意为“逐渐达到，激发出”；C项的turn up意为“出现，开大”；D项的use up意为“用光，精疲力尽”。根据句子的上下文，只有B项可以与后面的宾语any interest构成符合逻辑的搭配，所以B为本题的正确答案。
3. Millions of tons of water are ______ by a complex system of dykes.
A.held up
B.held on
C.held out
D.held back
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题是说数百万个水离子被一种复杂的沟渠系统阻挡住了。D项hold back“阻挡；阻止……的发展；隐瞒(秘密)；踌躇，畏缩不前”符合题意，如：His poor education is holding him back. The police held back the crowd. He was holding something back from us. No one held back in face of danger. 其他三项中，hold up“举起；支撑；使停顿，使不能继续进行；(拦路)抢劫”；．hold on(单独用)“握住不放，坚持下去，(电话)请等一会儿”；hold out(单独用)“伸出；坚持(要求)，不屈服(for sth)”，都不符合题意。
4. The appearance of the used car is ______, it’s much newer than it really is.
A.descriptive
B.indicative
C.deceptive
D.impressive
正确答案：C
[解析] C选项deceptive“欺骗性的”，正符合句意，如：Appearances are deceptive. 不可貌相。而A选项descriptive“描述的，叙述的”；B选项。indicative“指示的，预示的”；D选项impressive“令人印象深刻的”，都不是本题的答案。本句后半句说轿车比实际的样子新得多，那么前半句应该说的是这辆旧车的外观具有迷惑性，即从车的外貌是看不出好坏的。因此C选项为正确答案。
5. The government is trying to do something to ______ better understanding between the two countries.
A.raise
B.promote
C.heighten
D.increase
正确答案：B
[解析] 四个选项的含义分别是：A“提高”；B“提拔，晋升(职位)，促进”；C“加高，增加，使出色”；D“增加”。答案为B。
6. It would then be replaced by an interim government, which would ______ be replaced by a permanent government after four months.
A.in step
B.in turn
C.in practice
D.in haste
正确答案：B
[解析] 句子意思为“它会被一个过渡政府所取代，而这个过渡政府在四个月后又会被一个永久性的政府所取代”。从结构上来讲，逗号后面是一个非限制性定语从句，which是关系代词，指代前面的an interim government。也就是说，前面提到的事情(replaced by…)同样会发生在后面提到的事物身上。据此，应当用in turn“转而，又做同样的事”。如：He found that Rose had told Jack’s sister, and she in turn had told Jack. 他发现Rose告诉了Jack的姐姐，而Jack的姐姐又告诉了Jack。in step意为“逐步地”；in practice意为“实际上，在实践中”；in haste意为“匆忙地，草率地”。
7. The precious manuscripts were hopelessly ______ by long exposure in the cold, damp cellar.
A.ruined
B.damaged
C.destroyed
D.harmed
正确答案：A
[解析] 在本题中，A项的ruin意为“毁坏”；B项的damage意为“损坏”；C项的destroy意为“摧毁”；D项的harm意为“损害，伤害”。这四个词意思接近，但用法不同。首先排除D项，因为harm的宾语往往是人或人的“感情、名誉、健康、关系”等。而句中的主语是manuscripts (手稿)，所以不合适。其余三项中只有A项最合适，因此A为本题的正确答案。
8. In no ______ should you do this without help and advice from your doctor-restricting the diet of small children can be very dangerous.
A.perspectives
B.restrictions
C.circumstances
D.consequences
正确答案：C
[解析] in (under) no circumstances(条件、情况)是固定搭配，“在任何情况下都不”，作为状语放在句首时，句子的主谓结构要倒装，如：In no circumstances must a soldier leave his post. 任何情况下，士兵都不能离开岗位。perspectives(观点，想法)，restrictions(限制)和consequences(后果，结果)此处都不符合语意或结构的要求。
9. Most of them had visited the invalid often during the past few months, marveling at his ______ spirit and his unfailing good temper.
A.variant
B.gallant
C.pertinent
D.solitary
正确答案：B
[解析] 由原句看，空白处的词加spirit应当和and后面的his unfailing good temper是并列关系，在意思上应当很接近。unfailing good temper指“一贯情绪稳定、正常”，那么，and前面的词也应当是表达对所提到的人的褒奖的，因此只有gallant“勇猛的，勇敢的”符合题意。variant意为“差异，变化”；pertinent意为“相关的”；solitary意为“孤独的，独居的”。
10. The remarkable ______ of life on the Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.
A.classification
B.variety
C.density
D.diversion
正确答案：B
[解析] variety意为“变种，多样，种种”，如：We demanded more variety in our food. 我们要求食物多换花样。而classification作“分类，类别，级别”讲，如：The automatic classification of mail according to places where it is to go is very popular in many countries. 在很多国家，按邮件到达的地方自动对其进行分类是很普遍的做法。density意为“稠密，密度”，如：Mercury has a much greater density than water. 水银的密度比水大得多。diversion意为“转移，消遣”，如：Chess and billiards are his favorite diversions. 下棋和打台球是他所喜欢的消遣。
11. China Daily never loses sight of the fact that each day all of us ______ a tough, challenging world.
A.encounter
B.acquaint
C.preside
D.confront
正确答案：D
[解析] confront意为“面对，面临”，如：We are confronting tremendous and even more complicated problems. 我们正面临巨大的甚至更为复杂的问题。而encounter意为“遭遇(困难、危险等)，邂逅”，如：During the long distance journey, they encountered many unexpected difficulties. 在长途旅行中，他们遇到许多预想不到的困难。acquaint作“使……熟悉，使……认识”讲，如：I’m not acquainted with the lady. 我不认识那个女人。
