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 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices marked by letters A, B, C, D respectively. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only one right answer. Then mark the corresponding letter as required on your machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held ______ to one-fifth of the total for living expenses.
A.acceptable
B.advisable
C.available
D.applicable
正确答案：B
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别为：A项“可接受的”；B项“可取的，明智的”；C项“可取的，适当的，贤明的”；D项“能应用的，合适的，适用的”。
2. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, ______ the color of his skin.
A.with the exception of
B.in the light of
C.by virtue of
D.regardless of
正确答案：D
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别为：A项“除……以外”；B项“根据，依据”；C项“依靠，凭借，由于”；D项“不顾，不管”。
3. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full ______.
A.capacity
B.strength
C.length
D.possibility
正确答案：A
[解析] A项“能力，智能”；B项“力量，力气，强度，人数”；C项“长度”；D项“可能性”。
4. The soldier was of running away when the enemy ______.
A.scolded
B.charged
C.accused
D.punished
正确答案：C
[解析] be accused of为一固定搭配，意为“被指控”，scold和punish通常和for搭配。charge的搭配词为with。
5. To begin some activity is to ______ doing it.
A.set down
B.set up
C.set about
D.set off
正确答案：C
[解析] A项的set down意为“放下，记下”；B项的set up意为“创立，建立”；C项的set about表示“开始，着手”；D项的set off表示“出发，动身”。
6. How can you ______ and watch the country go to ruin?
A.stand by
B.stand for
C.stand up
D.stand up for
正确答案：A
[解析] A项的stand by意为“袖手旁观”；B项的stand for意为“代表，意味着”；C项的stand up表示“站起”；D项的stand up for表示“坚持，支持”。
7. Edison tested more than one thousand materials to see if they could ______ electric current and glow.
A.bring
B.make
C.carry
D.produce
正确答案：C
[解析] A项的bring意为“带来”，具有方向性；B项的make意为“制造”；C项的carry表示“传送，传播”；D项的produce表示“产生”。
8. In most countries, the metric system has been ______ for all measurement.
A.admitted
B.adapted
C.applied
D.adopted
正确答案：D
[解析] A项的admit意为“接受”；B项的adapt意为“适应，适合，改编”；C项的apply表示“实施，应用”；D项的adopt表示“采用，采纳”。
9. The little girl is ignorant ______ the basic rules of English grammar.
A.for
B.of
C.with
D.against
正确答案：B
[解析] 只有B为正确答案，“ignorant of”表示“不知道，不了解”。
10. Bank notes are not usually ______ into gold nowadays.
A.inverted
B.revertible
C.convertible.
D.diverting.
正确答案：C
[解析] 这道题的四个选项词干和词尾相近，但意义相差很远。他们的词义为：A．颠倒的；B．可回复的；C．(货币、证券等的)可兑换的；D．有趣的。这句话是讲一国的中央银行发行的纸币与黄金的关系。
11. I ______ you that the goods will be delivered next week.
A.insist
B.confirm
C.assure
D.ensure.
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题的四个选项为动词，其含义分别为：A．坚持，坚决认为。该动词后面不能跟人称代词作间接宾语。所以应首先排除。B．确认，通常也不用人称代词作间接宾语。C．使确信，向……保证，后面可跟人称代词作间接宾语。而且，词义也符合上下文的要求，为本题的正确答案。D．保证，后面也可跟人称代词作间接宾语，但后面不能同时跟that引导的宾语从句。所以D不合适。
12. The manager just ______ his resignation to the board meeting yesterday and today another one took his place.
A.sent up
B.sent off
C.sent out
D.sent in
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题的四个选项是由send为中心词构成的动词短语。A项的意思是“上升”，B项意为“邮寄；送别”，C项为“送货；发函”，D项为“呈送，提交”。
13. The cultures of China and Japan have shared many features, but each has used them according to its national ______.
A.personality
B.temperament
C.interest
D.destiny
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题的四个名词意思不同。A为“(各人的)个性”，B为“性格，性情”，C为“兴趣，利益”，D为“命运”。
14. Our journey was slow because the train stopped ______ at different villages.
A.gradually
B.continuously
C.constantly
D.continually
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题的四个副词中，尽管有三个以con-开头，但意思都不相同。A为“逐渐地”，B为“连续不断地，接连地”，C为“不断地”，D为“一再，老是”。A项明显不符合题意。B、C、D三项意思似乎很相近，但B有“持续不
