Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions.
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. She did not ______ staying at home as she had some sewing to do.
A.matter
B.care
C.object
D.mind
正确答案:D
[解析] 词义辨析。
A.matter要紧,有关系(是不及物动词,所以不适合用于此句);B.care介意,操心;但don’t care about doing表示“不想做某事,不介意做某事”(但中间不能省略about);C.object反对,拒绝(强调口头上不喜欢或不赞成,常伴有公开反对的理由,常和介词to搭配);D.mind介意,反对(通常用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中);don’t mind doing sth.不介意做某事;因此 D是答案。
2. I should like to rent a house, that is modern, cozy and, ______ , in a convenient place.
A.before all
B.above all
C.over all
D.first of all
正确答案:B
[解析] 习语辨析。
B.above all首先,首要(一般是指几种并列成分中最重要的或最受关注的); C.over all遍及;D.first of all首先(一般放在要依次罗列的事情的开头),所以B是答案。
3. Leading stress management experts say that life with stress would be dull and ______.
A.disorderly
B.time-consuming
C.fruitless
D.unexciting
正确答案:D
[解析] 词义辨析。
A.disorderly混乱地,无秩序地;B,time-consuming花费大量时间的;C.fruitless不结果实的,D.unexciting不令人兴奋的;“充满压力的生活”当然应是“难以令人兴奋及无趣的”了,所以答案为D。
4. Martin has created enough memorable ______ to make it easy to forgive his lows.
A.youngsters
B.nobles
C.highs
D.miserables
正确答案:C
[解析] 固定搭配。
high在此是名词,表“高水平,高额数字,高潮”,在本句中与low构成对比:成功之处与败笔。
5. Basca has ______ his first prize at the Intel Science Talent Search, the premier national high school science competition.
A.landed
B.lent
C.rendered
D.brought
正确答案:A
[解析] 词义辨析。
land使登陆,使上岸,使处于;获得,捕获(常用于口语)如:He landed a contract for building a factory.他得到了一个承建工厂的合同。lend借出,贷款,增添;render使……成为,报答;bring拿来,取来,带来,因此答案为A。
6. No one was ______ in the accident.
A.injured
B.damaged
C.wounded
D.suffered
正确答案:A
[解析] 近义辨析。
几个词均有受伤,伤害之意。injure着重指容貌、机能等的损坏,一般指在事故中受伤或指身体内部受伤;damage毁坏,指对某物的损害,造成在价值、效用、外观等方面的损失;wound指用外界暴力引起的身体“创伤”,特指在战争中或其它灾害中受伤,一般指外伤;suffer表示受痛苦,患病时常用suffer from。因此A为答案。
7. John is handsome ______ the scar on his face.
A.although
B.even if
C.instead of
D.despite
正确答案:D
[解析] 近义辨析。
A.although(连词)尽管,虽然(通常用在从句前)=in spite of the fact that; B.even if (连词)即使,尽管(even if的从句中含有强烈的假定性);C.instead of(介词)代替……,而不;D.despite(介词)尽管=in spite of (后面跟名词或名词性短语);因此D为答案。
8. Even at an early stage the school felt that she ______ a good chance of passing her exams.
A.stood
B.gained
C.possessed
D.took
正确答案:A
[解析] 固定搭配。
stand a(good/fair)chance of doing sth.或stand a(good/fair)chance to do sth.大有希望,有相当把握;take a chance或take chances冒险一试,碰运气,投机;因此选项A为答案。
9. Orson accused the man ______ the theft.
A.for
B.of
C.in
D.on
正确答案:B
[解析] 固定搭配。
accuse sb.of sth.指控,控告,职责,因此B为答案。
10. I can’t tell the time because the ______ of the clock have been removed.
A.hands
B.pointers
C.arms
D.fingers
正确答案:A
[解析] 固定搭配。
(钟表等的)指针一般用hand,如:the hour hand时针;the minute hand分针; the second hand秒针;因此选项A为答案。
11. One person ______ 10 now goes to a university in this country.
A.of
B.over
C.in
D.from
正确答案:C
[解析] 词义辨析。
表示比率、数量时用in,如:Not one in ten of the boys could spell well.这些男孩中拼写正确的不到十分之一。of表示数量和种类,如:The lorry can hold three tons of coal.这辆卡车可以装3吨煤。over表示数目、程度“在……以上;超过”,如:over 30 books指30多本书。from(表示起点)从;从……起,如:Shoes range from twenty yuan a pair.皮鞋售价每双20元起。因此选项 C为答案。
12. This book is full of practical ______ on home repair.
A.helps
B.tips
C.aids
D.clues
正确答案:B
[解析] 词义辨析。
help和aid都表“帮助,援助”之意,help指积极帮助别人出主意,或给予精神、物质上的帮助,强调受助者得到帮助或好处;但作表语时,一般用

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