泽熙美文一、词汇选择
1. Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you. Remember, it’s ______.
A.controversial
B.secretive
C.confidential
D.sacred
正确答案：C
[解析] 根据句子前面提到“不要告诉别人我告诉你的话”，这里空白处的词一定表示“这是秘密的”的意思，因此选confidential，意思是“机密的，秘密的”，而且常用作主语补语，或者系表结构。controversial意为“有争议的”，如：Abortion is a controversial issue in some Western countries．secretive意为“隐瞒的，不可告人的”，如：secretive motive；sacred意为“神圣的”，如：a sacred duty；这三个词均不合题意。
2. The custom is ______ in the belief that a new pregnancy—through its detrimental effect on breastfeeding—would endanger the mother’s health.
A.celebrated
B.observed
C.viewed
D.presented
正确答案：B
[解析] 根据句子的大意“这种习俗认为哺乳期间的母亲再怀孕会给健康带来威胁”，与custom搭配的动词的意思一定是“遵守(习俗)”，因此observe符合题意，它的意思相当于obey。再如：so far the ceasefire has been observed by both sides．(迄今为止，双方一直在遵守停战协议。)celebrate意为“庆祝”，与句意不符；view意为“观察、看待、认为”，常用于be viewed as结构；present的意思为“展示”，此处在逻辑上讲不通。
3. Traveling and meeting new people ______ the mind of young people．
A.expanded
B.enlarged
C.broadened
D.extended
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题仍属于词义辨析题。A项的expand意为“(使事物)在尺寸、数量及重要性方面变大、增多及增强”；B项的enlarge意为“使事物尺寸变大”；C项的broaden意为“使事物变宽，变广阔，变广泛”；D项的extend意为“使事物在时间或空间上更长、更大”。根据题意，C为正确答案。
4. Did he really expect her to smile now and ______ with his plans, treat all this deception as no more than an unusual diversion?
A.fall in
B.put off
C.agree to
D.stand up
正确答案：A
[解析] 句子意思为：他真的期待她现在高兴地同意他的计划，并且把所有的欺骗都看做不过是一次特殊的分心吗?由逗号后面的意思看，前面应当是期待她对他的计划持同意态度，因此用fall in with，即“同意、赞成、支持……”。再如：I don’t know why I like to fall in with anything he suggested．(我不知为什么总愿意与他的意见相一致。)put off意为“推迟……”，直接带宾语，不用with；agree to虽然意思是“同意”，但它直接带宾语，不用with；stand up后面通常用for，表示“替……说话或辩护”、“支持……”，如：If it hadn’t been Professor Russell standing up for him he would have had to leave．(若不是Russell教授支持他，他早就得离开这儿了。)
5. After our computer network ______ for the third time that day, we all went home．
A.crashed
B.collided
C.smashed
D.fell
正确答案：A
[解析] 本题为词义辨析题。由句子中的“computer network”可知，要填入的动词与计算机网络系统有关。A项的crash可以表示“计算机由于软硬件发生故障而停止运行”，与题意相符；B项的collide意为“运动中的物体或人猛撞某物或互相撞击；意见等相冲突”。C项的smash意为“粉碎；痛击，猛击；撞毁”；D项的fall意为“落下，跌落”。因此，正确答案为A。
6. Any person who is in ______ while awaiting trial is considered innocent until he has been declared guilty.
A.jeopardy
B.custody
C.suspicion
D.probation
正确答案：B
[解析] (in) custody意为“(法庭审判前)被拘留或监禁”，此处与while awaiting trial在语义上和谐搭配。(in) jeopardy的意思相当于in danger，“处于危险中”；(in) suspicion意为“被怀疑”；(in) probation意为“被缓刑”；这三个短语与while awaiting trial搭配，要么关系不明确，要么逻辑不通。
7. One of the responsibilities of the Coast Guard is to make sure that all ships ______ follow traffic roles in busy harbors．
A.cautiously
B.dutifully
C.faithfully
D.skillfully
正确答案：B
[解析] dutifully“守本分地”。A．cautiously“小心谨慎地”；C．faithfully“忠诚地”；D．skillfully“熟练地”。
8. Passing the English exam should ______ your chances of getting the post.
A.magnify
B.strengthen
C.enlarge
D.enhance
正确答案：D
[解析] enhance提高。magnify放大：A microscope magnifies bacteria．显微镜将细菌放大。strengthen加强，不宜与chances搭配。enlarge指面积或体积扩大：enlarge a house by adding a new wing新建一厢房以扩大房屋。
9. The oil price rise reactivated the boom in commodity prices and ______ inflation, which reached an annual rate of 15 per cent in the spring of 1974.
A.boosted
B.harnessed
C.staggered
D.embarked
正确答案：A
[解析] 句子的前半句意思是“石油价格的上扬使商品价格上涨”，根据常识，这种局面会造成通货膨胀，因此应选boosted，意为“增加，使上升”。harness意为“控制，治理”。stagger用作及物动词时，若宾语是人，意为“使……惊奇”，如：What staggered us was the sheer size of her salary．(使我们惊异的是她有那么多的收入。)若宾语是物，主要指时间，意为“合理安排时间”，如：Jim and his wife stagger their work hours so one of them can be at home with the kids．(吉姆和妻子把上班时间错开，使得总能有一人在家中照看孩子。)embark常与on搭配，意为“着手、从事……”，如：He embarked on a new career as a teacher．(他开始了一个新的职业，做教师。)
10. When we listen to music, we are easily ______ of events in the past．
A.remembered
B.reflected
C.memorized
D.reminded
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题属于词义辨析题。A项的remember当“记住，回想起”讲时，后面直接加宾语；B项的reflected当“沉思或回忆往事”讲时，应当是sb．reflect on/upon sth．；C项的memorize意思是“记住，记忆”，后面直接加宾语；D项的remind当“使某人回想起或意识到……”讲时，应当是remind sb．of sth．/sb．。因此，从四个选项的词义及用法来看，只有D为正确答案，是remind sb．of sth．的被动语态。
11. The Freedom of Information Act gives private citizen ______ government files.
A.release from
B.excess of
C.redress of
D.access to
正确答案：D
[解析] access to的意思为“通向……的途径”，放在此处，句子的意思是：信息自由法案给公民提供了解政府文件的途径。再如：Only high officials have access to the emperor．(只有高级官员才能和皇帝联系或接近皇帝。)release from意为“(被)从……释放”，如：Simon has obtained early
