泽熙美文一、词汇选择
1. He was afraid he would have to ______ her invitation to the party.
A.refute
B.refuse
C.reject
D.decline
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题是说他恐怕得拒绝她的聚会邀请。D项decline vt．“婉辞，谢绝(邀请)；不愿(做某事)(后面跟不定式)”vi．“下降，减少，衰落”符合题意。其他三项中，refute，vt．“批驳，驳斥，驳倒”(宾语可以是人或某人的论点)；refuse vt．“拒绝(给予或接受)”(句型：refuse sth．/to-V)；reject vt．“拒绝，驳回；拒纳，退回”(后面只能跟名词或代词作宾语，不跟其他句型)。
2. People ______ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today
A.convinced
B.anticipated
C.resolved
D.assured
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题是说人们预期直升运输机将会像今天的客机一样承载数百万的乘客。B项“anticipate vt．预料，期望”符合题意。如：anticipate difficulties/meeting opposition；anticipate that…)其他三项中，convince vt．“使确信，使信服”(句型：convince sb．of sth．/sb．that…；be convinced of/that…；(美语)convince sb．to do sth．)；resolve v．“决心，决定；解决(困难)，解答(问题)”；assure vt．“使确信，使放心；向……保证”(句型：assure sb．of/that…)，都与题意不符。
3. To my surprise, at yesterday’s meeting he again brought ______ the plan that had been disapproved a week before．
A.about
B.out
C.back
D.up
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题是说令我惊奇的是，在昨天的会议上他又提出了一周前已被否决的计划。D项“ring up(在会上)提出(问题供讨论或引起注意)；培养，教育(子女)”符合题意。其他三项中，bring about sth．“引起，导致”；bring out“使显出；出版，推出”；bring back“带回来”，都与题意不符。
4. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ______.
A.boundaries
B.restraints
C.confinements
D.limitations
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题是说计算机有着种种优势，但它绝不是没有限度的。D项“limitation n．限制，限度，极限”符合题意。其他三项中，boundary n．“分界线，边界”；restraint n．“(情感的)抑制，限制，克制”；confinement n．“限制(在范围内)；监禁”，都与题意不符。
5. The doctor took X-rays to ______ the chance of broken bones．
A.make sure
B.rule out
C.break down
D.knock out
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题是说医生用X射线来排除了断骨的可能性。B项“rule out排除(可能性)”符合题意。其他三项中，make sure(that…/to do sth．)“查明，弄确实；务必(做某事)”；break down“损坏；(身体)垮下来；(机器)出故障”；knock out“击昏，击倒”，都与题意不符。
6. Take your raincoat with you ______ it rains.
A.by chance
B.in ease
C.at large
D.on occasion
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题是说为防下雨，还是带上你的雨衣。B项“in case以防万一，假使”符合题意(后面直接跟从句，从句谓语多用一般时态，也可用should/may+原形动词，但不直接用原形动词；美国人常把in case+从句放在句首，表示“如果”，如In case I forget, please remind me about it．但有时in case可以单独用，后面不跟从句，表示“以防出现万一”，如It may not rain, but you had better take an umbrella just in case．其他三项中，by chance“偶然，碰巧”；at large(表语)“(罪犯)逍遥法外的，未被捕获的”(作后置定语)，“大多数的”(如students at large)；on occasion“有时，间或”，都与题意不符。
7. The managing director took the ______ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
A.guilt
B.blame
C.charge
D.accusation
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题是说这位常务董事承担了这起事故的责任，尽管这并不真的是他的过错。B项“blame n．(过错，事故的)责任；责怪，责备”符合题意。如：put/lay/bring the blame on sb．“在某人身上”；The blame rests on sb．“责任在某人”；take the blame on oneself for sth．/bear the blame for sth．“承担……的责任”。其他三项中，guilt n．“罪，罪责”；charge n．作“罪名，指控”解时，不与take搭配；take charge of sth．表示“对……负责，接管”的意思；accusation n．“指责，控告”(不说take accusation for sth．)，都与题意不符。
8. He has behaved in the most extraordinary way recendy; I can’t ______ his behaving like that at all．
A.look into
B.break through
C.account for
D.get over
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题是说他最近的行为表现极其特别，我根本无法解释像他那样的行为。C项“account for说明或解释(原因)；说明(钱是怎么花的)；占……(多大部分)”符合题意。如：account for one’s absence from class；account for the money spent；Women account for half of the population．其他三项中，look into“调查，了解”；break through“突破，突围”；get over“克服(困难)；解决(问题)；从(疾病、失望、震惊中)恢复过来”，都与题意不符。
9. Metals ______ when cooled and expand when heated.
A.decrease
B.reduce
C.condense
D.contract
正确答案：D
[解析] 本题是说金属热胀冷缩。D项“contract v．收缩，缩小，缩短”符合题意。如：contract one’s muscles。其他三项中，decrease v．“减小，减少”．reduce vt．“减少，缩小”condense v．“压缩，(使)缩短，(使)凝聚，(使)浓缩”，都与题意不符。
10. Don’t poke your nose into what doesn’t ______ you.
A.connect
B.relate
C.concern
D.interest
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题是说不要干涉与你无关的事。C项“concern vt．涉及，有关于；使关心，使挂念”符合题意。如：This matter concerns all of us．I am not concerned with that matter any longer．His illness concerns me very much．be concerned with/about/for/over sth．“对……表示关心或忧虑”；注：过去分词作定语放在名词前面表示“关切的”，如with a concerned look；放在名词后面表示“有关的，相关的”，如We shall have to consult the persons concerned．其他三项中，connect vt．“连接，联系”(句型：connect A and/to B；The pipe connects with the sewer．)；relate v．“(使互相)关联”(句型：relate A and/to/with B；relate to sth．)；interest vt．“使感兴趣，引起……的关注”，都与题意不符。
二、词汇选择
1. We ______ Edison’s success to his intelligence and hard work.
A.describe
B.subject
C.attribute
D.refer
正确答案：C
[解析] 本题是说我们把爱迪生的成功归因于他的聪明和刻苦工作。C项中，attribute sth to“把……归功于；把……归因于，把……归咎于；认为……有”(如Jim attributes his success to hard work．The car accident was
