Vocabulary Selection
1. It is necessary that he ______ the assignment without delay.
A.hand in
B.hands in
C.must hand in
D.has to hand in
正确答案:A
[解析] 他必须按时交作业,不得拖延。
在“It is/was+形容词+that从句”中,that引导的主语从句谓语动词常用should+动词原形。用于该句型的形容词有necessary、good、important、right、wrong、better、natural、proper、funny、strange、surprising等。
2. Ben’s wife lost the case, which ______ her enormously.
A.compressed
B.depressed
C.impressed
D.suppressed
正确答案:B
[解析] 本的妻子输了官司,这使她非常沮丧。
A.compressed“压缩,浓缩” B.depressed“使沮丧”
C.impressed“给……留下印象” D.suppressed“镇压”
3. The Minister’s ______ answer led to an outcry from the opposition.
A.impressive
B.evasive
C.intensive
D.abusive
正确答案:B
[解析] 部长含糊其辞的回答引起了反对者的强烈抗议。
A.impressive“给人印象深刻的,感人的” B.evasive“逃避的,含糊其辞的”
C.intensive“加强的,密集的,精深的” D.abusive“辱骂的,虐待的”
4. So badly ______ in the car accident that he had to stay in hospital for a few months.
A.did he injure
B.injured him
C.was he injured
D.he was injured
正确答案:C
[解析] 他在汽车事故中伤得很严重,得住几个月院。
副词so放句首,句子主谓要倒装。so badly在句中作状语,放句首表示强调。原句是“He was injured so baby in the car accident that…”。倒装时只要把系动词或助动词移到主语前面就可以了。因此答案选C。
5. Hydroponics ______ the cultivation of plants without soil.
A.does
B.is
C.do
D.are
正确答案:B
[考点] 本题考查主谓一致。
[解析] 水栽法是指无土栽培植物。
Hydroponics意为“水栽法”,是一种植物栽培方式,单词尾的s并非表示复数,因此谓语要用单数;同时此处应用be动词而不是行为动词do,所以选B项。
6. The mother tried to ______ her son’s interest in music by taking him to concerts frequently.
A.form
B.foster
C.follow
D.foment
正确答案:B
[解析] 母亲经常带着儿子去听音乐会,以此培养孩子对音乐的兴趣。
A.form“形成,构成,组成”
B.foster“收养,养育;培养;促进”
C.follow“跟随;遵照;听懂;注视;沿着……行进”
D.foment“煽动,助长(事端或暴力)”
7. All the President’s Men ______ one of the important books for historians who study the Water-gate Scandal.
A.remain
B.remains
C.remained
D.is remaining
正确答案:B
[解析] 《总统班底》(《惊天大阴谋》)仍然是历史学家研究“水门事件”的重要著作之一。
从句中是一般现在时,主句中的谓语动词remain也应该用一般现在时,而主语All the President’s Men是书名,所以谓语动词应该用第三人称单数形式,故B项为正确答案。
8. The suggestion that the mayor ______ the prizes was accepted by everyone.
A.present
B.presents
C.would present
D.ought to present
正确答案:A
[考点] 本题考查The suggestion that sb.do sth“建议某人做某事”的结构。
[解析] 大家一致赞同由市长来颁发奖品这一建议。
do前面其实省略了should,因此只有A项符合要求。
9. A 50-feet wave travels at speeds in ______ of 20 m per hour, and anyone who’s too slow at the approach risks being smashed.
A.excess
B.reach
C.exchange
D.relation
正确答案:A
[解析] 50英尺高的海浪以超过每小时20米的速度前进,人如果太慢的话就有被海浪猛冲的危险。
A.excess“过量,过度” B.reach“所及的范围”
C.exchange“交换” D.relation“关联,关系”
10. I feel very sad that the young man’s energetic initiative up with nothing in the experiment, for he met a lot of interference from the powerful authority.
A.burned
B.tuned
C.pushed
D.ended
正确答案:D
[解析] 我感到非常难过的是,这个年轻人的创造力结果没能在实验中得以施展,因为当局权力很大,多次干涉他。
A.burned“燃烧” B.tuned“调音,调整”
C.pushed“推” D.ended“告终,结束”
11. The young couple used to quarrel a lot but they are now completely ______ with each other.
A.reconciled
B.related
C.relieved
D.reunited
正确答案:A
[解析] 这对年轻夫妇过去常常争吵,但是现在他们完全和好如初了。
A.reconciled“使和解,使和好如初” B.related“联系;讲述”
C.relieved“缓解,减轻” D.reunited“使团聚”
12. The ______ of the spring water attracts a lot of visitors from all over the country.
A.clash
B.clarify
C.clarity
D.clatter
正确答案:C
[解析] 清澈的泉水吸引了来自全国各地的许多游客。
A.clash“冲突,撞击声” B.clarify“说明,讲清楚”
C.clarity“清澈,明了,明确” D.clatter“喧嚷,骚动”
13. When Henry arrived home after a hard day at work, ______.
A.his wife was sleeping
B.his wife slept
C.his wife has slept
D.his wife has been sleeping
正确答案:A
[考点] 本题考查when引导的时间状语从句。

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