泽熙美文一、词汇选择
1. There was a noisy ______ at the back of the hall when the speaker began his address.
A.interaction
B.irritation
C.disturbance
D.interruption
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题是说当演讲者开始演讲时，在礼堂后有一阵嘈杂的骚乱。C项的“disturbance干扰，骚动”符合题意。其他三项“interaction相互作用；irritation愤怒；interruption中断”都不正确。
2. Violence is just one of the many problems ______ in city life.
A.abundant
B.inherent
C.substantial
D.coherent
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题是说暴力只是城市生活许多固有问题的其中之一。B项的“inherent固有的”符合题意，如：Polarity is inherent in a magnet．(极性是磁铁的固有性质)。其他三项“abundant充裕的；substantial实质的；coherent一致的”都不正确。
3. He gave his work to his friend to ______, because he found it hard to see his own mistakes.
A.adjust
B.compile
C.revise
D.verify
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题是说他把工作交给他的朋友去修改，因为他发现很难看出自己的错误。C项的“revise修改，校订”符合题意，如：He was revising what he had written．(他正在修改他所写的东西)。其他三项“adjust调整；compile编辑；verify校验，核实”都不正确。
4. This is but a ______ of the total amount of information which the teenager has stored．
A.friction
B.fraction
C.faction
D.fracture
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题空格处是说全部信息量的一小部分。B项的“fraction一小部分”符合题意。如：Only a fraction of my friends have video recorder．(我的朋友中只一小部分人有录像机)。其他三项“friction摩擦力，摩擦；faction派系，派别；fracture破裂，骨折”都不正确。
5. They were tired, but not any less enthusiastic ______ that account．
A.on
B.by
C.for
D.with
正确答案：A
[解析] 本题是说他们累了，但没有因此而减小丝毫热情。固定搭配on that account的意思是“为此”。因此A项为正确答案。
6. The patient is not in good condition, so do not ______ your visit.
A.lengthen
B.delay
C.extend
D.prolong
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题是说病人的情况不太好，所以不要拖延探望时间。D项的“prolong拖延”符合题意，如：The delegation decided to prolong their visit by one week．(代表团决定把访问延长一个星期)。其他三项“lengthen延长(一般指长度)；delay延迟；extend扩充，延伸”都不正确。
7. Rescue workers continued the delicate task of sifting through tons of concrete and ______ to try to reach possible survivors．
A.scraps
B.leftovers
C.debris
D.residues
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题中，C项的“debris碎片，残骸”符合题意。其他三项“scrap小片，废料；leftover剩余物；residue残余，渣滓”都不正确。
8. Trees that ______ the view of the oncoming traffic should be cut down.
A.block
B.inhibit
C.spoil
D.alter
正确答案：A
[解析] 本题中，A项的“block妨碍”符合题意，如：Recently the professor often has a memory block．(近来教授常常出现记忆不清的情况)。其他三项“inhibit抑制；spoil损坏；alter改变”都不正确。
9. A considerable amount of time and money has been invested in ______ this system.
A.defining
B.implying
C.reducing
D.perfecting
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题空格处是说完善这个系统。D项的“perfecting完善”符合题意，如：They worked hard to perfect their dance．(他们卖力地使舞蹈更加完美)。其他三项“defining定义；implying暗示；：reducing减少”都不正确。
10. People who like to wear red clothes are more likely to be talkative and ______.
A.lucrative
B.introverted
C.vivacious
D.perilous
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题是说喜欢穿红衣服的人可能更爱说，更活泼。C项的“vivacious活泼的，快活的”符合题意。如：a charming and vivacious host．(有魅力和活力的主人)。其他三项“lucrative有利的，赚钱的；introverted内向的，含蓄的；perilous危险的”都不正确。
二、词汇选择
1. The teacher was ______ both in his marking of homework and also in his treatment of offenders.
A.merciful
B.forgiving
C.pitiful
D.lenient
正确答案：D
[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是merciful仁慈的；forgiving慈悲的；pitiful令人同情的；lenient宽大的，仁慈的。旬意是，该老师在批阅作业和对待违规的学生均显得宽容大度。所以正确答案是D选项，如She was very lenient towards him．(她对他很宽厚)。
2. The concept of a loyal opposition—the ______ of modern democracy—rarely prevails and． much more frequently, opposition is equated with treason and ruthlessly suppressed．
A.100p
B.essence
C.equivalent
D.velocity
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题空格处是说现代民主的本质。B项的“essence本质”符合题意。其他三项“loop循环；equivalent等价物；velocity速度，速率”都不正确。
3. Every chemical change either results from energy being sued to produce the change, or causes energy to be ______ in some form．
A.given off
B.put out
C.set off
D.used up
正确答案：A
[解析] given off是“释放，放出”。B．put out是“扑灭；生产”；C．set off是“动身；开始”；D．use up即是“用光，用完”。
4. My students found the book ______ it provided them with an abundance of information on the subject.
A.enlightening
