泽熙美文Vocabulary Replacement
1. Improving English competence of college students is a painstaking undertaking.
A.stunning
B.troubling
C.demanding
D.frustrating
正确答案：C
[考点] 词汇替换
[解析] 提高大学生英语能力是一项艰巨的任务。
画线词painstaking修饰undertaking，意为“需要细心的；辛苦的”，前半句提到“提高大学生英语能力”是这一任务的具体内容。A项stunning“令人惊奇的，给人以深刻印象的”；B项troubling“令人烦恼的”；C项demanding“艰巨的，费力的”；D项frustrating“令人失望的”。只有C项符合题意。
2. Nick’s ideas of a 24-hour service are invariably condemned as unrealistic by his colleagues.
A.inventive
B.ingenious
C.imaginative
D.impractical
正确答案：D
[解析] 尼克提出了24小时开放服务，同事批评该想法不切实际。
A．inventive“有创造力的” B．ingenious“巧妙的，心灵手巧的”
C．imaginative“富有形象力的，创新的” D．impractical“不切实际的”
3. The last section of the magazine includes abstracts of recent articles on solar energy.
A.editions
B.editorials
C.passages
D.summaries
正确答案：D
[解析] 杂志最后一部分收录了近期发表的关于太阳能的文章的摘要。
A．editions“版本，版次” B．editorials“社论，社评”
C．passages“段落，过道” D．summaries“总结，概要”
4. Shellfish give the deceptive appearance of enjoying a peaceful existence, although in fact life is a constant struggle for them.
A.misleading
B.calm
C.understandable
D.initial
正确答案：A
[解析] 贝类的生活看起来很平静，但这一切都是假象，事实上贝类是在不断地挣扎。
A．misleading“具有误导性的” B．calm“平静的”
C．understandable“可理解的” D．initial“首先的，最初的”
5. The work was almost complete when we received orders to proceed no further with it.
A.extend
B.continue
C.march
D.promote
正确答案：B
[解析] 工作都快做完了，我们突然接到命令说不要再继续进行下去。
A．extend“延长；扩大” B．continue“继续”
C．march“行进，抗议游行” D．promote“推进，促进”
6. There is little learning involved when one is reprimanded two or three months after the deed.
A.recommended
B.reproached
C.recompensed
D.reversed
正确答案：B
[解析] 一个人在事后两三个月还被训斥，说明一点长进也没有。
A．recommended“推荐” B．reproached“责备，斥责”
C．recompensed“赔偿，酬谢” D．reversed“颠倒，反转”
7. We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be adaptable and go another day.
A.reliable
B.probable
C.feasible
D.flexible
正确答案：D
[解析] 我们已经安排周五去看电影，但是也可以灵活一点，改天去也可以。
A．reliable“可靠的” B．probable“可能的”
C．feasible“可行的” D．flexible“灵活的”
8. The man dived into the river to help, irrespective of his own danger.
A.regardless
B.respective
C.respectively
D.inclusive
正确答案：A
[解析] 那个人不顾自己的安危跳进河里去帮忙。
A．regardless“不顾，不管” B．respective“各自的”
C．respectively“分别地” D．inclusive“包容的”
9. Innovative approaches to manufacturing, coupled with the tremendous size of the domestic market, led to the emergence of the United States as an industrial giant.
A.followed
B.deriving
C.combined
D.masked
正确答案：C
[解析] 创新的生产方式，加上国内市场庞大，使美国崛起，成为工业巨头。
A．followed“紧接，跟随” B．deriving“从……中得到”
C．combined“加上，与……结合” D．masked“掩饰，掩盖”
10. The reason why so many children like to eat this new brand of biscuit is that it is particularly sweet and crunchy.
A.tender
B.plentiful
C.subtle
D.crisp
正确答案：D
[解析] 那么多孩子喜欢吃这种新牌子的饼干是因为它特甜特脆。
A．tender“温柔的” B．plentiful“丰富的”
C．subtle“微妙的，隐约的” D．crisp“酥脆的”
11. It is deemed as impolite to leave a party without saying “good-bye” to the host.
A.insisted
B.condemned
C.convinced
D.considered
正确答案：D
[解析] 不向主人告别就离开宴会被认为是不礼貌的。
A．insisted“坚持” B．condemned“责难”
C．convinced“确信” D．considered“考虑，认为”
12. In the early 20th century, at the advent of the telephone, it was considered a superfluous instrument which would never be of practical use in the average household.
A.appearance
B.popularity
C.dominance
D.consolidation
正确答案：A
[解析] 20世纪早期，电话刚出现时一度被视为一种多余的工具，人们当时认为电话不会在普通家庭中派上用场。
A．appearance“出现；外表” B．popularity“受欢迎度，普及度”
C．dominance“优势；控制” D．consolidation“巩固；凝固”
题目中advent意思为“出现，降临”，一般用于形容事物刚刚出现、兴起，因此B、C、D项均不符合，A项的义项之一“出现”与之最为接近，因此选A项。
13. We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who will be faced with an even more competitive market.
A.educated
B.graduated
C.exhibited
