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. Animals that could not ______ themselves to the changed environment perished and those that could survived.
A.change
B.adapt
C.modify
D.conform
正确答案：B
[解析] adapt oneself to是习惯用法，表示“使自己适应或习惯于某事”。其他三个词不用于“v．+反身代词+to…”结构。
2. 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。
3. Obviously, the Chairman’s remarks at the conference were ______ and not planned.
A.substantial
B.spontaneous
C.simultaneous
D.synthetic
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题考查词义辨析。从句意上分析，spontaneous(自发的，脱口而出的)符合题意，为正确答案。
4. For the success of the project, the company should ______ the most of the opportunities at hand.
A.obtain
B.grasp
C.catch
D.make
正确答案：D
[解析] make the most of是习惯用法，表示“尽量利用，充分利用”。如：We must make the most of it．我们必须充分利用它。
5. Failure to follow the club rules ______ him from the volleyball team.
A.disfavoured
B.dispelled
C.disqualified
D.dismissed
正确答案：C
[解析] disfavor“不赞成、冷淡”；dispel表示“驱散、驱除”，主语一般为物；disqualify“取消……的资格”，主语为使某人失去某种资格的原因，后可与from连用。dismiss的主语一般指人。因此，C项正确。
6. 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”。
7. At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decision was ______ revised.
A.subsequently
B.successively
C.predominantly
D.preliminarily
正确答案：A
[解析] 由句首的“at first”可知所选应为表时间的副词。subsequently“后来、随后”符合要求。故答案为A。
8. The local police are authorized to ______ anyone’s movements as they think fit.
A.pause
B.halt
C.repel
D.keep
正确答案：
[解析] B
9. Have you ever received ______ of what has happened to her?
A.the word
B.words
C.word
D.the words
正确答案：
[解析] C
10. Twelve is to three ______ four is to one.
A.what
B.as
C.that
D.like
正确答案：
[解析] B
11. Things went well for her during her early life but in her middle age her ______ seemed to change.
A.affair
B.luck
C.event
D.chance
正确答案：B
[解析] luck除表示“运气，好运”外，还含有“命运”的意思，如：It’s just my luck．我命该如此。其余均不符合题意。
12. Although I spoke to her about the matter several times, she took little ______ of what I said.
A.remark
B.warning
C.notice
D.attention
正确答案：C
[解析] take notice of为固定搭配，表示“注意，留心”。此外，pay attention to也可表示“注意”的意思。
13. The scheme was ______ when it was discovered it would be very costly.
A.resigned
B.surrendered
C.released
D.abandoned
正确答案：D
[解析] 四个选项均可表示“放弃”。resign侧重于放弃资格、身份等；surrender则为放弃某种特权；release指放弃某种权利、要求。abandon多指放弃财产、信仰、计划等。因为放弃的对象为scheme(计划，方案)，所以选项为D。
14. 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。
15. More often than not, it is difficult to ______ the exact meaning of a Chinese idiom in English.
