泽熙美文Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
1. I will never ______ the experiences of the four years at Howard University, though there were unhappy encounters.
A.discharge
B.recharge
C.discard
D.dispose
正确答案：C
2. Remember to ask for a ______ of quality for these goods; otherwise they will not offer any maintenance.
A.warranty
B.promise
C.certificate
D.receipt
正确答案：A
[解析] 这也是一道测试词义的题目。A项的意思为“(商品或产品的)保单、保证书”，B为“许诺”，C为“证书”，D为“收据，发票”。根据上下文，A为正确答案。
3. The sentry guard dived into his ______ and closely observed the stranger towards him.
A.fortress
B.exodus
C.foxhole
D.eviction
正确答案：C
[解析] 名词辨析
A．fortress堡垒，要塞；B．exodus大批的离去；C．foxhole[军]散兵坑；D．eviction逐出，赶出；因此C为答案。
4. Yesterday my aunt bought some new ______ for her flat at the seaside.
A.furniture
B.furnitures
C.possession
D.possessions
正确答案：A
[解析] furniture(家具)为不可数名词，如：a lot of furniture。possessions不与buy搭配。故正确答案为A。
5. The discovery of new oil-fields in various parts of the country filled the government with ______ hope.
A.eternal
B.infinite
C.ceaseless
D.everlasting
正确答案：B
[解析] 从句意上分析，B(无限的、无穷的)最适合。如：Infinite space surrounds the Earth．无限的空间围绕着地球。其余各项依次为“永恒的、永远的”，“不停的、不断的”，“永恒的、持久的”。
6. 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，因此C项最适合，是本题的正确答案。
7. The membership card entitled him ______ certain privileges in the club.
A.on
B.in
C.at
D.to
正确答案：D
[解析] entitle sb．to sth．是习惯用法，表示“使某人有权利(或资格)得到……”。如：This ticket entitles you to a free lunch．凭此券你可免费吃一顿午餐。
8. The jury gave a______of “not guilty”.
A.sentence
B.judgement
C.charge
D.verdict
正确答案：D
[解析] 近义辨析。
verdict裁决，判决，判断(指陪审团的裁决)：The verdict was that the prisoner was guilty．判决犯人有罪。sentence判决，宣判(指法庭的判决，尤其指对已判决有罪的人加以处罚的法院的刑罚决定)：He received a heavy sentence．他被判重刑。judgement判断，审判，裁判(指法庭的判决，法官的决定)：The judgement set a new precedent．那次判决树立了一个新的判例。charge指控，控告(指提出对不法行为的指控)：a charge of murder指控犯谋杀罪。
9. She was standing outside in the snow, ______ with cold.
A.spinning
B.shivering
C.shaking
D.staggering
正确答案：B
[解析] shiver指“(使)发抖，使)打颤，(使)迎风飘动”，shiver with cold表示“冷得颤抖”。
10. The expert says ______ in performance can be applied successfully to a political career.
A.training
B.trained
C.to be trained
D.being trained
正确答案：A
[解析] 结构识别
所填之词与后面的in performance构成宾语从句的主语，表示“言语行为的训练”，它的逻辑主语实际表示动作的发出者，因此用主动语态；A为答案。
11. Two trucks were reported to have ______ head-on yesterday.
A.bumped
B.crashed
C.collided
D.struck
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题意为“据报道，昨天两辆卡车迎头相撞”。C项的“collide车、船相撞”符合题意，如：In running round the corner，he collided with another man．(在跑过拐角时，他撞上另一个人)。其他三项“bump碰撞，撞见；crash(飞机)坠毁，撞坏；strike撞，后接against”都不正确。
12. We stood still, gazing out over the limitless ______ of the dessert.
A.space
B.expanse
C.stretch
D.land
正确答案：B
[解析] A、D选项均表示空间；B、C表示伸展，扩展。本题指的是desert(沙漠)的宽广，因此正确答案是B。
13. We listened dumb-struck, full of ______, to the shocking details of the corruption of the president of the company.
A.incredulity
B.ingenuity
C.ingenuousness
D.incredibility
正确答案：D
[解析] 本句空格处意为“充满怀疑地”。incredibility意为“不能相信(事实)”，与句意相符。其他三项“incredulity怀疑(不确知的事情)；ingenuity独创性；ingenuousness坦白，直率”都不正确。
14. Each individual expresses his opinion in the group by where he stands when a lot of people ______ together in a chat.
A.squeeze
B.stick
C.pad
D.cluster
正确答案：D
[解析] 近义词辨析
