泽熙美文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 5 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.
1. It’s maintained that ______ in bulk is not good to the goods.
A.sending
B.communication
C.traffic
D.transport
正确答案：D
[解析] 大家都认为批量运输难以保证商品不损坏。
A．sending“n. 发送” B．communication“n. 通讯”
C．traffic“n. 交通” D．transport“n. 运输货物”
2. The reception was attended by ______ members of the local comma nits.
A.excellent
B.conspicuous
C.prominent
D.noticeable
正确答案：C
[考点] 词汇辨析
[解析] 出席招待会的是当地的一些重要人物。
形容词词义辨析题。A项excellent“出色的，优秀的”，指非常好或质量很高的；B项conspicuous用以形容明显的或值得注意的事物；C项prominent“突出的，著名的”，表示高于众人，而受人注意；D项noticeable形容能被注意或察觉的事物。本题要说明local community中的一些人，因此，prominent更符合语境，为答案。
3. Facing the board of directors, he didn’t deny ______ breaking the agreement.
A.him
B.his
C.it
D.its
正确答案：B
[解析] 面对董事会，他没有否认自己违背协议。
考查动名词的逻辑主语。动名词前可以加形容词性物主代词、代词宾格或名词所有格作为该动名词的逻辑主语。少数动词(如deny、delay、postpone、defer等)，其后动名词的逻辑主语(包括无生命的东西)，大都采用所有格或形容词性物主代词。因此本题答案是B项。
4. The first settlers in the U.S. had to ______ with unfriendly Indians, sickness, coldness, and lack of food.
A.confront
B.contend
C.consent
D.conspire
正确答案：B
[解析] 第一批到达美国的定居者不得不与不友好的印第安人竞争，还要对抗疾病、寒冷和食物短缺等问题。
A．confront“面对，对抗” B．contend“竞争；斗争”
C．consent“同意，允许” D．conspire“密谋，图谋”
contend with sb. 意为“与某人竞争”，而contend with a problem or difficulty意为“解决某个问题或困难”，因此B项符合句意。A项confront是及物动词，其后可直接加宾语，因此排除A项。
5. Some narratives seem more like plays， heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their ______ to reveal themselves.
A.characters
B.characteristics
C.charisma
D.characterizations
正确答案：A
[考点] 词汇辨析
[解析] 有些叙事风格更像是戏剧，充斥着大量对话，作者以此让人物通过对话来展现自己。
题干中的by which指代“通过对话”，通过对话来展现的，当然应该是“人物角色”。characters“角色”符合语境，故选A项。B项characteristics“(某物或某人易于识别的)特征”，代入后语义不通。C项charisma“魅力”是不可数名词，没有复数形式，与下文的themselves相矛盾。D项characterizations表示“人物刻画”，对话展现的应是“人物角色”，而非“人物刻画”，故也排除。
Part 2 Vocabulary Replacement
This part consists of 5 sentences. In each of them one word is underlined, and below each, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C and D respectively. Choose the word that can replace the underlined part without causing any grammatical error or changing the basic meaning of the sentence. There is only ONE right answer.
1. When the prairies were being settled, undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950’s supported a growth in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the average size of families.
A.tendency
B.aim
C.growth
D.directive
正确答案：A
[解析] 20世纪50年代，人们在大草原定居的时候，毫无疑问，良好的经济条件支持了人口的增长，但人口的增长也源于早婚的趋势和家庭平均人数的增加。
A．tendency“n. 趋势” B．aim“n. 目标”
C．growth“n. 增长” D．directive“n. 指示，指令”
2. Ted’s grandmother seems out of the ordinary；she is sometimes observed behaving in an unconventional manner.
A.common
B.eccentric
C.sociable
D.industrious
正确答案：B
[解析] 泰德的奶奶看起来有些古怪，有时候人们会发现她的行为异乎寻常。
A．common“普遍的，普通的” B．eccentric“古怪的，异乎寻常的”
C．sociable“好交际的；友好的；合群的” D．industrious“勤奋的，忙碌的”
3. Put on dark glasses or the sun will blind you and you won’t be able to see.
A.disconnect
B.distort
C.distract
D.dazzle
正确答案：D
[解析] 戴上墨镜，否则阳光会令你眼花，看不见东西。
A．disconnect“v. (使)分离” B．distort“v. 歪曲；(使)变形”
C．distract“v. 使分心” D．dazzle“v. 使目眩，使眼花”
4. When carbon is added to iron in the proper proportions, the result is steel.
A.container
B.sequence
C.laboratories
D.amounts
正确答案：D
[解析] 把适当比例的碳加入铁中，就生成了钢铁。
A．container“n. 容器” B．sequence“n. 顺序，次序”
C．laboratories“n. 实验室；实验大楼” D．amounts“n. 数量，数额”
5. Mr. Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response.
A.cause
B.obtain
C.produce
D.call forth
正确答案：C
[解析] 诺里斯先生说，他希望他的请求能得到积极回应。
A．cause“v. 导致，引起” B．obtain“v. 获得”
C．produce“v. 引起” D．call forth“唤起；引发”
注：题干中的elicit意为“引出，得到”。cause一般指造成某种不好的结果；obtain指通过努力获得某事；produce指某事带来某种结果，如The drug produces a feeling of excitement. “这种药能使人严生兴奋的感觉。”call forth指引起某种情绪反应，如His speech called forth an angry response. “他的发言引起了一阵愤怒。”故C项与elicit的意思最为接近。
