泽熙美文Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
1. In the dim light, I managed to ______ the shadowy figure of a big lion among the trees.
A.make off
B.make up
C.make out
D.make over
正确答案：C
[解析] 习语搭配
A．make off离开，(尤指做了错事后)匆忙离开，逃走；B．make叩弥补，虚构，和解； C．make out辨认出，拼凑；D．make over(尤指依法律形式)转让，移交；而本句意为：在昏暗的光线下，我努力辨认树丛中一只大狮子的阴影。因此C为答案。
2. Certainly man must ______ the future, and find ways of providing for his use.
A.look to
B.look up
C.look for
D.look on
正确答案：A
[解析] look to指望；look up查找(词语)；look for寻找；look on旁观，看待。
3. I’ll just ______ an eye over these figures before you type them.
A.toss
B.cast
C.fling
D.throw
正确答案：B
[解析] 近义辨析。
这四个词都指“投，抛，掷”。cast指转向或引向：All eyes were cast upon the speaker．所有目光皆投注在说话者身上。toss：指以迅猛的速度突然移动或抬起(头)：tossing their heads in sprightly dance在轻盈活泼的舞步中抬起他们的头。fling指摆动(身体一部分)：She flung back her head proudly．她傲气地把头一扬。throw指发出，投射：She threw me a look of encouragement．她向我投来鼓励的目光。
4. Many young people believe that war is stupid and unnecessary. To them, to lose one’s life on the battlefield is ______ .
A.glorious
B.futile
C.heroic
D.courageous
正确答案：B
[解析] 形容词辨析
A．glorious光荣的，显赫的；B．futile琐细的，无用的，无效果的；C．heroic英雄的，英勇的；D．courageous勇敢的，有胆量的；而本句意为：许多年轻人认为战争是愚蠢和毫无必要的。对他们而言，在战场上牺牲生命是 ______ 。根据上下文的语境，B为答案。
5. When Joe was left to live with those people, he found that they were so ______ of life that he couldn’t stay with them.
A.painful
B.disdainful
C.meaningful
D.fruitful
正确答案：B
6. The two countries have developed a ______ relation and increased a great deal in foreign trade.
A.managerial
B.lethal
C.metric
D.cordial
正确答案：D
[解析] managerial管理的，经理的；lethal致命的，杀伤性的；metric米制的，公制的；cordial友好的，真诚的。答案是D。
7. Many Americans do not understand why there is so much international criticism of the US policy on ______ change.
A.atmosphere
B.sky
C.weather
D.climate
正确答案：D
[解析] 同义辨析。
climate气候；态度：风气；思潮；倾向：They know nothing about the present political climate．他们对当前的政治气候一无所知。atmosphere气氛；情绪：An atmosphere of tension filled the room．屋子里笼罩着紧张的气氛。sky天气；气候：I like the sunny skies of Italy．我喜欢意人利的晴朗天气。weather天气；气象：The weather is very changeable．天气变化无常。
8. He was always finding______with his daughter’s friends.
A.blame
B.error
C.mistake
D.fault
正确答案：D
[解析] 固定搭配。
fault过错，缺点，毛病。find fault with挑剔，找茬：She’s always finding faultwith the way I do things．她对我做事的方式总是百般挑剔。blame过失，责备，谴责，归咎：The car driver took the blame for the accident．小汽车的司机承担了事故的责任。error错误，过失：The accident was caused by human error．这次事故是由人为过错造成的。mistake错误，过失：I took your pen by mistake． 错拿了你的钢笔。
9. I could easily perceive that his heart burnt to relieve his starving kids, but he seemed ashamed to ______ his inability to me.
A.discover
B.recover
C.demonstrate
D.impress
正确答案：A
10. When you make the sacrifice in marriage, the psychologists say, you’re sacrificing not to each other but to ______ in a relationship.
A.unity
B.utility
C.fraternity
D.reality
正确答案：A
11. Americans who consider themselves ______ in the traditional sense do not usually hesitate to heap criticism in domestic matters over what they believe is oppressive or wasteful.
A.pedestrian
B.penchant
C.patriotic
D.patriarch
正确答案：C
[解析] 形近识别。
patriotic爱国的；pedestrian行人；penchant爱好，嗜好；patriarch极受尊重的年老男子。
12. A physical examination is a ______ to joining the army.
A.parliamentary
B.preliminary
C.elementary
D.complementary
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题意为“体检是入伍的预备阶段”。preliminary的意思是“开端，预备步骤”；parliamentary的意思是“议会的”；elementary的意思是“基本的”；complementary的意思是“补充的，互补的”。根据题意B项正确。
13. We cannot see any possibility of business______. your price is on the high side of the prevailing market trend.
A.which
B.since
C.that
D.though
正确答案：B
[解析] 固定搭配。
后面的从句是对前面主句的解释说明，因而应选用表原因的“Since”。
14. A ______ of sympathy swept through Japan yesterday as people heard the shocking news of Obuchi’s (小渊惠三) descent into a coma.
A.wave
B.tide
