泽熙美文1. What ______ about that article in the newspaper was that its writer showed all attitude cool enough, professional enough and, therefore, cruel enough when facing that tragedy.
A.worked me out
B.knocked me out
C.brought me up
D.put me forward
正确答案：B
[解析] work out“设计出，计算出，解决”；knock sb. out俚语，表示“令人钦佩的”；bring sb. up“把某人抚养大”；put forward“提出”。答案为B。
2. As the core of the management board, he can always come up with ______ ideas to promote the corporation’s marketing strategies.
A.integral
B.instinctive
C.intangible
D.ingenious
正确答案：D
[解析] integral“完整的，完全的”；instinctive“本能的，天生的”；intangible“无形的，难以触摸的”；ingenious“机灵的，有独创性的，精制的”。答案是D。
3. Oil is derived from the ______ of microscopic sea creatures, and is even older, according to most geologists.
A.layouts
B.reminders
C.remains
D.leftovers
正确答案：C
[解析] layouts“规划”；reminders“暗示，提醒”；remains“残骸”；leftovers“剩菜，残余物”。答案是C。
4. They admitted that they shared the same ______ on the matter.
A.potentiality
B.sentiment
C.postscript
D.subscription
正确答案：B
[解析] potentiality“可能性，潜能”；sentiment“情感，观点”；postscript“附言，后记”；subscription“捐献，签名”。答案是B。
5. This brings a feeling of emptiness that can never be filled and leaves us with a ______ for more.
A.scarcity
B.command
C.hunger
D.request
正确答案：C
[解析] scarcity“缺乏，罕见”；command“命令，控制”；hunger“渴望，食欲”；request“要求”。答案是C。
6. With 1 million copies sold out within just 2 weeks, that book is indeed a ______ success.
A.provisional
B.sensational
C.sentimental
D.potential
正确答案：B
[解析] provisional“暂时的，临时的”；sensational“使人感动的，非常好的，引起轰动的”；sentimental “情绪的伤感的”；potential“潜在的，可能的”。答案是B。
7. The closest ______ to English and Welsh grammar schools are called grammar secondary schools; they can, however, accept some fee-paying pupils.
A.equality
B.equation
C.equivalent
D.equity
正确答案：C
[解析] equality“平等”；equation“相等”；equivalent“相等物，等价”；equity“公平，公正”。答案是C。
8. According to the latest report, consumer confidence ______ a breathtaking 15 points last month, to its lowest level in ten years.
A.soared
B.mutated
C.plummeted
D.fluctuated
正确答案：C
[解析] soared“(物价)飞涨，暴腾”；mutated“(使)变异；(使)突变”；plummeted“笔直掉下；骤然跌落”；fluctuated“波动，起伏，涨落”。答案是C。
9. In fear for their lives and in ______ of their freedom, thousands of enslaved women and children fled to the Northern States on the eve of the American Civil War.
A.way
B.view
C.vision
D.pursuit
正确答案：D
[解析] way“路，路线，路途”；view“观点”；vision“光景，视野”；pursuit“追求”。in pursuit of“追求，寻求”。答案是D。
10. His ______ with computers began six months ago.
A.imagination
B.innovation
C.observation
D.obsession
正确答案：D
[解析] imagination“想象，创造力”；innovation“创新，革新”；observation“观察，注意”；obsession“着迷，痴迷”。答案是D。
11. If you want to do well on the exam, you ______ on the directions that the professor gives and take ex-act notes.
A.will have concentrated
B.have to concentrate
C.will be concentrated
D.will be concentrating
正确答案：B
[解析] 用一般现在时，不用虚拟语气。答案是B。
12. He ______ us as consistently fair and accurate about the issues we are concerned about.
A.confuses
B.regards
C.strikes
D.knocks
正确答案：C
[解析] strike sb as… “给某人留下……印象”。答案是C。
13. In my first year at the university, I learnt the ______ of journalism.
A.basics
B.basic
C.elementary
D.elements
正确答案：D
[解析] 选项中只有A、D是名词，排除B、C两项。basics“基本因素”；elements“大纲，基本原理”。题干指的是“新闻学的基础”，因此正确答案是D。
14. The police have of offered a large ______ for information leading to the robber’s arrest.
A.award
B.compensation
C.prize
D.reward
正确答案：D
[解析] 这句话的意思是：为了得到任何有助于逮捕抢劫者的信息，警方给出一大笔酬金。选项中，award“奖品，奖金”；compensation“补偿金”；prize“奖品，奖赏”；reward“报酬，赏金，奖赏”。根据句意可知，正确答案为D。
15. She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasn’t my ______ to hurt her.
A.intent
B.scheme
C.intention
