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. The computer can be programmed to ______ a whole variety of tasks.
A.assign
B.tackle
C.realize
D.solve
正确答案：B
[解析] 四个选项中，只有tackle(应付，处理，解决)可与task搭配。
2. The team’s efforts to score were ______ by the opposing goalkeeper.
A.frustrated
B.prevented
C.discouraged
D.accomplished
正确答案：A
[解析] frustrate“挫败，破坏”，常与表示“计划、努力、企图”等的名词搭配。如：The weather frustrated our plans．天气破坏了我们的计划。
3. I only know the man by ______ but I have never spoken to him.
A.chance
B.heart
C.sight
D.experience
正确答案：C
[解析] 四个词均可与by连用。其中，by chance表示“偶然地，意外地”；by heart指“熟记”；know sb．by sight．意为“见过面，面熟，仅熟悉”；by/from experience是指“凭经验，从经验中”。从后半句看，显然C项符合要求。
4. Being colour-blind, Sally can’t make a ______ between red and green.
A.difference
B.distinction
C.comparison
D.division
正确答案：B
[解析] make/draw a distinction between是固定搭配，表示“对……加以区别”，为正确答案。而make a difference between(区别对待)和make a comparison between(把……加以比较)均不符合题意。
5. You must insist that students give a truthful answer ______ with the reality of their world.
A.relevant
B.simultaneous
C.consistent
D.practical
正确答案：C
[解析] 从句意上分析，consistent with(与……一致的，如：This statement is not consistent with what you said at yesterday’s meeting．这个说法与你昨天会上的发言不相符。)正确。
6. In order to raise money, Aunt Nicola had to ______ with some of her most treasured possessions.
A.divide
B.separate
C.part
D.abandon
正确答案：C
[解析] A、B、D均为及物动词，后不跟介词。part with除表示“跟……分手”外，还指“放弃，丧失，卖掉，辞退”等意。
7. The car was in good working ______ when I bought it a few months ago.
A.order
B.form
C.state
D.circumstance
正确答案：A
[解析] in order表示“整齐，状况良好，适宜”；be in form指“处于良好的竞技状态”；in a state一般指“处于紊乱/焦虑/兴奋的状态”；in good circumstances意为“生活富裕，安乐的境况，小康的生活”。从词义上可判断出答案为A。
8. The customer expressed her ______ for that broad hat.
A.disapproval
B.distaste
C.dissatisfaction
D.dismay
正确答案：B
[解析] disapproval“不赞成，不以为然”，其后常与of连用，如：speak with disapproval of sb．’s behavior不赞成某人的行为。其他三个词一般不与介词of搭配。
9. In order to repair barns, build fences, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be ______.
A.restless
B.skilled
C.strong
D.versatile
正确答案：D
[解析] 从句意上看，versatile(通用的，万能的，多才多艺的，多面手的)符合要求。如：a versatile writer多才多艺的作家。
10. His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in ______ to his income.
A.comparison
B.proportion
C.association
D.calculation
正确答案：B
[解析] in proportion to是固定搭配，表示“依照比例，和……相比”。如：This door is narrow in proportion to its height．这扇门就其高度的比例而言窄了些。
11. Although he has become rich, he is still very ______ of his money.
A.economic
B.thrifty
C.frugal
D.careful
正确答案：C
[解析] 从句子的转折关系，可知答案为C节俭的，朴素的。如：a frugal housekeeper节俭的管家。
12. As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to ______ the weekly staff meeting.
A.preside
B.introduce
C.chair
D.dominate
正确答案：C
[解析] preside表示“负责、主持”的意思时为不及物动词；B、D从意思上可排除；chair vt．“主持，担任主席”chair a meeting主持会议
13. The ______ of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from Greek.
A.origin
B.generation
C.descent
D.cause
正确答案：A
[解析] 表示词语的起源应用origin(事物开始出现的始点或其来源与出处)。
14. The police have offered a large ______ for information leading to the robber’s arrest.
A.award
B.compensation
C.prize
D.reward
正确答案：D
[解析] 除compensation表示“补偿、赔偿”外，其余三个词均含有“奖金、
