泽熙美文一、词汇选择
1. Smith failed to ______ for the deficit in the company’s bank balance.
A.check
B.account
C.quest
D.prepare
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题意为“史密斯未能说明该公司亏损的原因”。account的意思是“说明，解释”，其后接for。如：I want you to account for each sum of the money you spent．(我要你说明你所花掉的每一笔钱的用途)。check的意思是“控制，检查”；quest的意思是“追求，探索”；prepare的意思是“准备”。四个选项中只有B项符合题意。
2. The International Olympic Committee rejects the accusations that Beijing’s budget-cutting move might ______ its preparation for the games.
A.degrade
B.deliberate
C.deploy
D.defend
正确答案：A
[解析] 本题空格处是说预算减少的措施可能会有损为奥运所做的准备。A项“degrade(使)降级，(使)堕落，(使)退化”符合题意，如：You degrade yourself when you tell a lie．(说谎会贬低自己的身份)。其他三项“deliberate商讨；deploy展开，配置；defend防护，辩护，防卫，[律]作……的辩护律师”都不正确。
3. Using extremely different decorating schemes in adjoining rooms may result in ______ and lack of unity in style.
A.conflict
B.confrontation
C.disturbance
D.disharmony
正确答案：D
[解析] disharmony是“不协调”。A．conflict是“冲突”；B．confrontation是“对抗”；C．disturbance是“干扰”。
4. I felt ______ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman’s speech.
A.fatigued
B.tired
C.exhausted
D.bored
正确答案：D
[解析] felt bored是“感到厌烦”，全句意思是“因为我对主席的讲话不知所云，所以感到厌烦极了”。A．fatigued和C．exhausted都指身体疲倦。B．tired可指身体疲倦，也可指精神上厌烦，但后面不接介词to。
5. Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is ______.
A.firm
B.company
C.corporation
D.enterprise
正确答案：B
[解析] company在本句中作“同伴，伙伴”解。A．firm与C．corporation都作“公司”解；D．enterprise是“企业”。
6. The Eskimo is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be ______ the welfare of his animals.
A.critical about
B.indignant at
C.indifferent to
D.subject to
正确答案：C
[解析] indifferent to是“对……漠不关心”。A．critical about是“对……挑剔”；B．indignant at是“对……感到气愤”；D．subject to是“易受……的”。
7. He became aware that he had lost his audience since he had not been able to talk ______ around one topic.
A.coherently
B.initiatively
C.flexibly
D.pointedly
正确答案：A
[解析] 本题意为“他意识到自己失去了听众，因为他未能把一个问题讲清楚”。coherently的意思是“连贯地，表达清楚地”。initiatively的意思是“初步地”；flexibly的意思是“灵活地”；pointedly的意思是“尖锐地，中肯地”。四个选项中只有A项符合题意。
8. The private detective, having received new information from a confidential source, narrowed down the ______ of his enquiry into the case.
A.aspect
B.sphere
C.dimension
D.scope
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题意为“由于通过秘密途径获得新的线索，那名私人侦探缩小了调查此案的范围”。scope的意思是“范围”，如：an investigation of wide scope(大规模的调查)。其他三项“aspect方面，外表；sphere领域；dimension方面，重要性”都不正确。
9. The timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once ______.
A.thrived
B.swelled
C.prospered
D.flourished
正确答案：A
[解析] thrived是“兴旺；茁壮成长”。B．swelled是“膨胀，肿胀”；C．prospered是“发达”；D．flourished是“茂盛；盛行”。
10. Your advice would be ______ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit’s end.
A.exceedingly
B.excessively
C.extensively
D.exclusively
正确答案：A
[解析] exceedingly是“非常”，修饰valuable，意思恰当。B．excessively是“过多地”；C．extensively是“广泛地”；D．exclusively是“专门地”。
11. It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with ______.
A.for long
B.in and out
C.once for all
D.by nature
正确答案：C
[解析] once for all是“一劳永逸”。A．for long是“长久”；B．in and out是“里外”；D．by nature是“本质上”。
12. The earthquake happened in south Xinjiang on Feb. 24. This ______ killed 266 people.
A.causality
B.collapse
C.calamity
D.crater
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题意为“2月24日新疆南部发生地震，这场灾难使266人丧生”。calamity的意思是“灾难”，符合题意。如：A hurricane would be a calamity for this low-lying coastal region．(对于这地势很低的海滨地区，飓风将是一场灾难)。其他三项“casualty伤亡；collapse倒塌，崩溃；crater火山口，弹坑”都不正确。
13. At first Jackie prayed, frozen in fear, but gradually his terror ______ curiosity.
A.put up with
B.lived up to
C.did away with
D.gave way to
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题空格处是说他的恐惧逐渐转为好奇。D项“gave way to让路，让步”符合题意。如：as day gives way slowly to night．(白天渐渐转为黑夜)。其他三项“put up with忍受，容忍；lived up to实践，做到；did away with废除，弄死”都不正确。
