泽熙美文一、词汇选择
1. The character armor consists of defensive character traits, like arrogance or apprehensiveness, that developed in childhood to ______ painful feelings.
A.turn aside
B.ward off
C.break up
D.watch over
正确答案：B
[解析] turn aside避开，转过脸，使转变方向；ward off挡开，避开，尽力避免；break up打碎，破碎；watch over看守，监督。
2. The police have asked for the ______ of the public in tracing the whereabouts of the missing child.
A.award
B.co-operation
C.position
D.helpfulness
正确答案：B
[解析] award奖品；co-operation合作；position位置，阵地；helpfulness有益，有用。
3. In 1844, Charles Sturt, a British soldier and colonial administrator, made an expedition ______ a supposed inland sea; his party penetrated more than 1000 miles northward, almost to the center of Australia.
A.in quest of
B.with regard to
C.in favor of
D.by way of
正确答案：A
[解析] in quest of探索，寻求；with regard to关于；in favor of赞同，有利于；by way of经由，作为，为了。
4. That evening roving gangs of white teenagers began to attack blacks in downtown Chicago, and the city erupted in a five-day race ______ that ended with 38 deaths, 537 serious injuries, and widespread destruction.
A.fuss
B.maneuver
C.deterioration
D.riot
正确答案：D
[解析] fuss大惊小怪；maneuver机动，策略；deterioration退化，堕落；riot暴乱，骚动。
5. While researchers may not ______ the expansive claims of hard-core vitamin enthusiasts, evidence suggests that the nutrients play a much more complex role in assuring vitality and optimal health than was previously thought.
A.authorize
B.license
C.counteract
D.endorse
正确答案：D
[解析] authorize批准；license许可，特许；counteract抵消，阻碍；endorse在(票据)背面签名，正式赞同或支持。研究者没有支持那些顽固的维他命狂热者，所以选D。
6. The headquarters of this textile company is in New York while its 20 ______ companies are located in different parts of the world.
A.parent
B.subsidiary
C.inferior
D.ultimate
正确答案：B
[解析] parent父亲或母亲；subsidiary附属的，常用于指一个公司是另一个公司的子公司；inferior下级的，劣等的；ultimate最终的，根本的。
7. “This park has more than 200 waterfalls that are 15 feet or higher. And 150 of them have never been mapped or photographed,” says park historian Lee Whittlesey. “Now that’s a ______ to the size of Yellowstone. ”
A.proposition
B.hypothesis
C.ceremony
D.testimony
正确答案：A
[解析] proposition建议，主张；hypothesis假设；ceremony仪式；testimony证词，供诉。题目说还有150处瀑布没有被绘制或拍摄，现已向公园提出了这一建议，所以选A。
8. So far as the food industry is concerned, the processing of sheep and Iambs is relatively ______ in the United States, accounting for only about 7 percent of meat-packing production.
A.irrelevant
B.appropriate
C.negligible
D.redundant
正确答案：C
[解析] irrelevant不相关的；appropriate恰当的；negligible可忽略不计的；redundant多余的。由产量紧紧占了百分之七可知产量很少，所以选C。
9. Some readers may find it ______ that a book arguing for greater literacy and intellectual discipline should lead to a call for less rather than more education.
A.appealing
B.controversial
C.paradoxical
D.ambiguous
正确答案：C
[解析] appealing吸引人的；controversial争论的，争议的；paradoxical荒谬的；ambiguous暖昧的，不明的。一本提倡更多的文化修养的书居然导致更少而不是更大的教育可见是荒谬的，所以选C。
10. When I found the light switch, the unshaded bulb only illuminated two small eats, sitting on the table ______ round the inside of the empty ham tin.
A.swallowing
B.gorging
C.licking
D.digesting
正确答案：C
[解析] swallow吞，咽；gorge狼吞虎咽，塞饱；lick舔；digest消化。
11. They found that an individual tends to conform to a ______ group judgment even when that judgment is obviously in error.
A.unanimous
B.singular
C.coherent
D.versatile
正确答案：A
[解析] unanimous意见一致的，无异议的；singular单一的；coherent前后一致的，连贯的；versatile通用的，多才多艺的。
12. The renaissance was a(n) ______ of unparalleled cultural achievement and had a great impact on almost all European countries.
A.moment
B.dynasty
C.instant
D.epoch
正确答案：D
[解析] moment片刻，瞬间；dynasty朝代，王朝；instant即刻，即时；epoch历史的一段，时期。
13. The little girl is just learning to walk and she’s always ______ over.
A.tumbling
B.wagging
C.waving
D.swaying
正确答案：A
[解析] tumble摔跤；wag摇摆，摆动；wave挥手致意，波动，摇动；sway摇摆，摇动。小女孩刚学会走路，总是摔跤，所以选A。
14. Every year a number of students graduate from the school which will ______ new students the first week in September.
A.enroll
B.recruit
C.collect
D.reproduce
