Section 1 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 marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. China is proud of its achievements accomplished through ______ efforts through all these years since its opening of its market.
A.formidable
B.fortuitous
C.strenuous
D.long
正确答案:C
[解析] 近义词语义辨析。题干意为“中国为经过______努力取得的成就感到自豪”,选项中只有strenuous(艰苦的,奋发的)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选C。
2. The reason why this article was identified as plagiarism was that the two theses were in ______ agreement except for a few details.
A.substantial
B.substitute
C.subsidiary
D.subsequent
正确答案:A
[解析] 形近词语义辨析。题干意为“这篇文章被认定为剽窃,原因除了一些细节外,这篇论文与另一篇______雷同”,选项中只有substantial(大量的,相当程度的;本质,实质的)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选A。
3. Like humans, rats can also become ______ to drugs and unable to extricate themselves.
A.addicted
B.adopted
C.adapted
D.disturbed
正确答案:A
[解析] 语义辨析。题干意为“和人类一样,老鼠也会对毒品______”,选项中只有addicted(成瘾,上瘾)符合上下文语义和词语的搭配,故选A。
4. While the president was ______ his speech, about 50 protestors demonstrated in front of the US embassy, condemning the US military deployment in the region.
A.intoning
B.uttering
C.speaking
D.delivering
正确答案:D
[解析] 语用辨析。题干意为“在总统______演讲时,大约50名抗议者在美国大使馆前示威,谴责美国在该地区的军事部署”,选项中只有delivering(发表)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选D。
5. If you want to ______ from the disease, you must rest well and follow the doctor’s advices.
A.render
B.recover
C.rebate
D.refrain
正确答案:B
[解析] 语义辨析。题干意为“如果你想从疾病中______,那么你必须好好休息”,选项中只有recover(恢复)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选B。
6. We were all awed by the ______ of the Great Wall and felt that the scene is second to none.
A.gratitude
B.grandeur
C.gravity
D.glare
正确答案:B
[解析] 近义词语义辨析。题干意为“我们都对长城的______感到敬畏,觉得这是无与伦比的”,选项中只有grandeur(壮丽)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选B。
7. If everyone is ______ to other people’s suffering, then the society will be difficult for everyone to live in.
A.indigenous
B.indicative
C.indifferent
D.indignant
正确答案:C
[解析] 形近词语义辨析。题干意为“如果每个人都对他人的痛苦______,那么这个社会对每个人来说都将是难以生存的”,选项中只有indifferent(漠不关心的)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选C。
8. The professor’s new book is a great seller and has received ______ from the academic circles.
A.accessories
B.accuses
C.accusations
D.accolades
正确答案:D
[解析] 形近词语义辨析。题干意为“教授的新书很畅销,并且得到了学术界的______”,选项中只有accolades(赞美,表扬)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选D。
9. The early Christian church had meetings in secrecy to escape Roman imperial ______.
A.perception
B.persecution
C.presumption
D.execution
正确答案:B
[解析] 语义辨析。题干意为“早期的基督教会秘密集会以逃避罗马帝国的______”,选项中只有persecution(迫害)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选B。
10. Mr. Simpson’s book becomes his quest to uncover their history, ______ with the narrative of his family’s decline.
A.scattered
B.spread
C.diversified
D.interspersed
正确答案:D
[解析] 近义词语义辨析。题干意为“辛普森先生的书帮助他探寻他们的历史,书中还______对他家族衰落的描述”,选项中只有interspersed(点缀,散布)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选D。
11. All these crashes result from ______ driving—simply not paying attention to the road when the drivers are driving.
A.distracted
B.distributed
C.disputed
D.diverted
正确答案:A
[解析] 近义词语义辨析。题干意为“这些车祸都是由于司机开车时______造成的,因为他们根本没有注意到路面”,选项中只有distracted(分心)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选A。
12. This commercial ______ was the subject of controversy on the legislation meeting.
A.status
B.statue
C.statute
D.state
正确答案:C
[解析] 形近词语义辨析。题干意为“这项商业______在会议上引起了争议”,选项中只有statute(法规)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选C。
13. As the previous speeches had been too long, the chairman had to ask the following speakers to ______ their talks into five minutes.
A.repress
B.depress
C.compress
D.impress
正确答案:C
[解析] 形近词语义辨析。题干意为“由于前面的发言太长,主席不得不要求后面的发言者把他们的发言______到五分钟”,选项中只有compress(压缩,精简)符合上下文语义和词语搭配,故选C。
14. The World Bank is certainly not a ______ bank and it does not

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