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. Thousands of ______ at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance.
A.audience
B.participants
C.spectators
D.observers
正确答案:C
[解析] audience和spectator均指观众,但有区别。前者多用于对演讲类表演的观看;后者则多用于表示观看节目和运动类事件。根据句子中的地点状语“at the stadium”可知,正确答案是C。
2. 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。
3. Doctor often ______ uneasiness in the people they deal with.
A.smell
B.hare
C.sense
D.tough
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题所给的四个选项皆为感官动词,uneasiness指的是心理上的不安,因此C项最为恰当。
4. Many sat at the table, looked at the plate and ______ her lips.
A.smacked
B.opened
C.parted
D.separated
正确答案:A
[解析] 有动词词组smack one’s lips,意思是(馋得)舐嘴唇,垂涎三尺。因此正确答案是A。
5. American women were ______ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A.ignored
B.denied
C.refused
D.neglected
正确答案:B
[解析] ignore不顾,忽视。deny否认,拒绝,摒弃。refuse推辞,谢绝。neglect忽略,疏忽。答案是B。
6. The poor mother lacked her husband’s capacity for discipline, and found herself ______ her headstrong.
A.against the will of
B.in the way of
C.at the mercy of
D.in terms of
正确答案:C
[解析] against the will of违背意愿。in the way of妨碍。at the mercy of受…支配。in terms of以…的观点,以…的方式。答案是C。
7. I want to know if I need to complete a FAFSA form in order to be ______ for any type of financial aid.
A.eligible
B.competent
C.proper
D.legitimate
正确答案:A
[解析] eligible适任的,合格的,适当的。competent有资格的,胜任的。proper应该的,正确的。legitimate正当的,合理的。答案是A。
8. —What an outrageous suggestion, young man
—I’m a ______ married woman!
A.respecting
B.respected
C.respectful
D.respective
正确答案:B
[解析] respecting关于……;由于,鉴于。respected受尊敬的,注意。respectful尊重人的,表示敬意的;谦恭的。respective各个的,各自的。答案是B。
9. Her ease has attracted an enormous ______ of public sympathy.
A.sum
B.deal
C.amount
D.number
正确答案:C
[解析] a sum of总数,总和。a good/great deal of很多,大量,后面接不可数名词。an amount of许多,大量,后面接不可数名词。a number of若干。答案是C。
10. ______ couples generally share the same values and have similar lifestyles and goals.
A.Consistent
B.Amiable
C.Sympathetic
D.Compatible
正确答案:D
[解析] C。consistent相容的,调和的,浓厚的。amiable友好的,可爱的。sympathetic称心的,出于同情的。Compatible可两立的,相容的。答案是D。
11. I cannot thank you ______ much for your kindness, for I owe my success to you.
A.so
B.very
C.too
D.as
正确答案:C
[解析] so much for…的事不必再往下说。very much非常。too much太不像话,太过分。be too much for one [口语] 非…力所能及。as much同样,一样,正是如此。as much (…) as尽,尽……那样多。答案是C。can not thank you too much怎么谢都不为过(就是十分感谢的意思)。
12. Written primarily for a specialized but diverse body of scholars, this book ______ the attention of those interested in seventeenth-century English literature.
A.warrants
B.proposes
C.acclaims
D.distills
正确答案:A
[解析] warrant证明有理由,恰当,收据。propose推荐,建议。acclaim欢呼,喝彩。distill蒸馏,提取……的精华。答案是A。
13. The most significant measure we should take to stop terrorists is to ______ them of material and moral support from within the country.
A.squeeze
B.eliminate
C.prevent
D.deprive
正确答案:D
[解析] squeeze压榨,剥削。eliminate淘汰,消除。prevent阻挡,预防。deprive剥夺,免职,使丧失。答案是D。
14. The stream overflowed and the flood ______ all of the farmland in the area.
A.submerged
B.sank
C.soaked
D.stripped
正确答案:A
[解析] submerge淹没,使泛滥。sink坍下去,沉没。soak吸收,使浸透。

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