泽熙美文Vocabulary Selection
1. The international conference was attended by many ______ scientists from developing countries.
A.noticeable
B.prosperous
C.prominent
D.conspicuous
正确答案：C
[解析] 来自发展中国家的杰出科学家参加了本届国际会议。
A．noticeable“明显的，显而易见的” B．prosperous“繁荣的”
C．prominent“杰出的，卓越的” D．conspicuous“显著的，显而易见的”
2. The novel, which is a work of art, exists not by its ______ to life, but by its immeasurable difference from life.
A.significance
B.imagination
C.resemblance
D.predominance
正确答案：C
[解析] 这部小说是一件艺术品，不是因为它与生活具有相似之处，而在于它与生活之间不可估量的差异性。
A．significance“意义” B．imagination“想象”
C．resemblance“相似” D．predominance“优势，主导地位”
3. Fat cannot change into muscle ______ muscle changes into fat.
A.any more than
B.no more than
C.no less than
D.much more than
正确答案：A
[解析] 脂肪不能转化为肌肉，肌肉也不能转化为脂肪。
此题看似比较，实际上是用比较级的形式对两者进行否定。not… any more than等于no more than，表示“两者都不……”。题干中已出现not，故答案为A项。
4. A(n) ______ shape has four straight sides at 90° to each other, two of which are much longer than the other two.
A.square
B.oval
C.circular
D.oblong
正确答案：D
[解析] 长方形有四条直边，两两相交呈90度角，其中两边比另外两边长。
A．square“正方形” B．oval“椭圆形”
C．circular“圆形” D．oblong“长方形”
5. ______ he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank.
A.Much as
B.Much although
C.As much
D.Though much
正确答案：A
[考点] 考查让步状语从句的倒装结构。
[解析] 尽管他很需要钱买辆新车，他还是决定不向银行借钱。
as和though引导的让步状语从句通常将表语、状语或谓语动词提前，使用倒装结构。故A符合题意。
6. The speaker ______ have criticized the paraprofessionals, knowing full well that they were seated in the audience.
A.should not to
B.must not
C.ought not to
D.may not
正确答案：C
[解析] 演讲者本不应该批评助手们，他明明知道他们都在观众席里。
由句子后半部分“明明知道他们都在观众席里”可知前面想表达演讲者“不应该”批评，因此C项符合要求。A项正确形式应为should not，故直接排除，B项must not为“不能，不准”，语气过重，演讲者并不是“不被允许”，因此也排除，D项may not“或许不该”语气过于委婉，不适合。
7. The novelist has said that fictional surprises would allow us to ______ reality.
A.apply
B.approve
C.apprehend
D.appreciate
正确答案：D
[解析] 这位小说家说过，虚构的意外会让我们珍惜现实。
A．apply“申请；应用；涂，敷” B．approve“同意；批准；认可”
C．apprehend“理解，领会；逮捕” D．appreciate“重视，欣赏；感激；理解，明白”
8. After the car accident, the driver had to ______ to the police to what had happened.
A.settle
B.dispose
C.deal
D.account
正确答案：D
[解析] 出了交通事故后，司机不得不向警察解释发生了什么。
A．settle“解决，安排，安顿” B．dispose“(～of)解决，处理”
C．deal“(～with)对付，处理” D．account“(～for)解释”
account和for搭配，意思是“解释”，account to sb. for sth. 意为“就某事向某人解释”。根据题干，D项为答案。
9. I ______ the party much more if there hadn’t been quite such a crowd of people there.
A.would enjoy
B.will have enjoyed
C.would have enjoyed
D.will be enjoying
正确答案：C
[解析] 如果晚会上没有那么一大群人的话，我会玩得尽兴得多。
本句含有if引导的条件句，从句中使用了hadn’t been，是对过去情况的假设，因此主句的结构应为would have done，故答案为C项。
10. This is an illness that can result in total blindness ______ left untreated.
A.after
B.if
C.since
D.unless
正确答案：B
[解析] 这种病如果得不到治疗，就会导致完全失明。
如果从句的主语和主句的主语一致，且从句动词为be，通常可省略从句的主语和系动词。本题根据句意应选B项。这句话的完整形式为This is an illness that can result in total blindness if it is left untreated。
11. Exobiology is the study of life ______ other planets.
A.in
B.at
C.on
D.to
正确答案：C
[考点] 本题考查介词的用法。
[解析] 外太空生物学是研究其他星球上的生物的科学。
表达生活在某某星球上的生物，应该用介词on，选C项。
12. No sooner ______ turned the comer than the mirror came of.
A.the van had
B.had the van
C.may the Van have
D.did the van have
正确答案：B
[考点] 本题考查no sooner… than… “一……就……”句式的用法。
[解析] 货车一拐弯，镜子就掉了出来。
一般no sooner后面接部分倒装结构，且时态用过去完成时，因此B项符合要求。
13. Quality is ______ counts most.
A.which
B.that
C.what
D.where
正确答案：C
[解析] 质量是最重要的。
要填入的是表语从句的引导词，该引导词在从句中作主语，因此需要填入what，故C项为答案。
what counts most相当于all that counts most，意思是“最重要的(东
