泽熙美文Ⅰ Vocabulary and Grammar
This section consists of 3 parts. Read the directions for each part before answering the questions. The time for this section is 25 minutes.
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are 4 choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only ONE right answer. Blacken the corresponding letter as required on your Machine-scoring ANSWER SHEET.
1. Due to the fact that universities can not enroll all the candidates, ______ to university is competitive.
A.admission
B.affidavit
C.admiration
D.allegiance
正确答案：A
[解析] 形近识别
A．admission允许进入；B．affidavit宣誓书，书面陈述；C．admiration钦佩，赞美； D．allegiance忠贞，效忠；admission to university准许入大学，因此A为答案。
2. The World Cup has been the ______ of this month’s events; a large number of soccer fans around the world focus their attention on the little “ball”.
A.twilight
B.realms
C.highlights
D.headlines
正确答案：C
[解析] 名词辨析
A．twilight黎明，黄昏；B．realms领域；C．highlights精彩场面，最显著(重要)部分； D．headlines大字标题；因此C为答案。
3. They ______ to hear that their football team won a great victory over the opponent team.
A.relieved
B.released
C.rejoiced
D.rescued
正确答案：C
[解析] 形近识别
A．relieved减轻，解除，援救，救济，换班；B．released释放，解放，放弃，免除，发表；C．rejoiced(使)欣喜，喜悦；D．rescued援救，营救；因此C为答案。
4. 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
A．squeeze压榨，挤；B．stick粘住，粘贴；C．pad加上衬垫，填塞，铺张(文章等)； D．cluster使集成一串，群集于；因此D为答案。
5. When she called me a thief, I decided to sue her for ______ .
A.ridicule
B.scandal
C.slander
D.encumber
正确答案：C
[解析] 名词辨析
A．ridicule嘲笑，奚落；B．scandal丑行，丑闻，诽谤，耻辱，流言蜚语；C．slander诽谤； D．encumber阻碍；其中scandal表示“诽谤”时，主要指谈论著名或重要的人物做过的 (人们认为)不诚实或不道德之事；而slander指：为了损毁某人名声而作的陈述或做类似事情所犯的罪；因此C为答案。
6. George W. Bush said Saddam Hussein is ______ and must be disarmed immediately.
A.pugnacious
B.proverbial
C.magnanimous
D.malleable
正确答案：A
[解析] 形容词辨析
A．pugnacious好斗的；B．proverbial谚语的，众所周知的；C．magnanimous宽宏大量的，有雅量的；D．malleable有延展性的，可锻的；因此A为答案。
7. They tell the people in their community not to store apples in the refrigerator because fresh fruit like apples is ______ .
A.perishable
B.vanishing
C.exquisite
D.fickle
正确答案：A
[解析] 形容词辨析
A．perishable容易腐烂的；B．vanishing消失的，等于零的；C．exquisite优美的，高雅的，精致的，敏锐的，剧烈的；D．fickle(在感情等方面)变幻无常的，浮躁的；因此A为答案。
8. The spokesman said he believed the attack was in ______ for the death of the bombing.
A.requital
B.rhetoric
C.retrospect
D.retaliation
正确答案：D
[解析] 形近识别
A．requital偿还；B．rhetoric花言巧语的；C．retrospect回顾；D．retaliation报复，报仇；因此D为答案。
9. The President is certain to know the result of this vote as a (n) ______ for further economic decision-making.
A.mandate
B.aviation
C.pretext
D.rampage
正确答案：A
[解析] 名词辨析
A．mandate命令，训令，要求，授权，委任；B．aviation飞行，航空；C．pretext借口，托辞；D．rampage乱闹，暴跳；此句意为：总统肯定知道此次投票结果是授权制定下一步经济政策；因此A为答案。
10. The villagers were ______ by the news of the criminal’s release from the prison.
A.indignant
B.puzzled
C.overjoyed
D.elusive
正确答案：A
[解析] 形容词辨析
A．indignant愤怒的，愤慨的；B．puzzled迷惑的，为难的；C．overjoyed狂喜的，极端高兴的；D．elusive难懂的，难捉摸的，易忘的；此句意为：村民们因为那个罪犯从监狱中释放而感到异常愤怒。因此A为答案。
11. If it goes on to ______ its responsibilities, then the British government must act immediately in its place.
A.discipline
B.abdicate
C.bash
D.challenge
正确答案：B
[解析] 动词辨析
A．discipline训练；B．abdicate退位，放弃(职位，权力等)；C．bash猛击，打坏； D．chailenge向…．—挑战；此句意为：如果它继续这样放弃自己的权力(不承担责任)，那么英国政府就必须立即接手。因此B为答案。
12. 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
