Vocabulary and Grammar
Part 1 Vocabulary Selection
1. The whole country was in ______ over the result of the elections.
A.suspension
B.suspense
C.suspending
D.suspender
正确答案:B
[解析] 举国上下对选举的结果紧张不安。
B项suspense指“悬念,焦虑,紧张感”,in suspense为固定搭配,意为“紧张地,焦急地”,符合本句语境。A项suspension意为“暂停,中止”,C项suspending为suspend“暂停,中止”的动名词形式,D项suspender意为“悬挂物,吊带”。
2. On the ______ in the countryside, there are only one-tenth as many doctors as there are in the city.
A.averaged
B.average
C.averagely
D.averages
正确答案:B
[解析] 在乡村,医生的平均数量是城市医生数量的十分之一。
本题考查词组on the average,其意为“平均上”,故正确答案为B项。
3. The struggle between liberty and authority is the most ______ feature in the portions of history with which we are familiar, particularly in that of Greece,Italy and England.
A.great
B.incomprehensible
C.conspicuous
D.excellent
正确答案:C
[解析] 自由与权威的斗争是我们所熟知的历史最显著的特征,尤其是希腊史、意大利史和英国史。
4. We were so ______ that we couldn’t help yawning.
A.bore
B.boring
C.bored
D.boredom
正确答案:C
[解析] 我们觉得太无聊了。忍不住打哈欠。
根据句意,本题be动词后应该接形容词,而形容人应该用-ed形容词,故正确答案为C项。
5. Fool ______ Michael is, he could not have done such a thing.
A.who
B.as
C.that
D.like
正确答案:B
[解析] 迈克尔再笨也不会做出这样的事。
空格前的Fool是主语Michael的表语,前置于句首,引起句子倒装,故其后填入as或though表示让步,引导让步状语从句。
6. Mutual funds are thus best for investors who don’t want to take the time to study stocks in detail or who ______ the resources to build a portfolio.
A.deprive
B.lack
C.yearn
D.attain
正确答案:B
[解析] 共同基金因而是最适合那些不想花时间去详细研究股票或缺乏建立投资组合所需资源的投资者。
A.deprive“v. 剥夺”常用于deprive sb. of sth. 结构,可从用法上排除。
B.lack“v. 缺乏”,本题的or表明前后两个who引导的定语从句表达的意思应该相近,前一个定语从句意为“不想花时间去详细研究股票”,故推断后者是表示“缺乏资源来建立一个投资组合的”,B项符合语境,故选。
C.yearn“v. 渴望”,为不及物动词,后若带宾语,需加介词for,因此也排除。
D.attain“v. 获得”,带入句中表示“获得资源来建立一个投资组合的”,与上文的“不想花时间去研究股票”语义相差太大,可排除。
7. The writer received a ______ amount of praise for his newly published novel.
A.fantastic
B.fantastical
C.fantasy
D.fantastically
正确答案:A
[解析] 该作家因最近出版的小说收获了大量赞誉。
A.fantastic“a. (数量)极大的” B.fantastical“a. 空想的,捕风捉影的”
C.fantasy“n. 空想,幻想” D.fantastically“ad. 难以置信地;极其地”
8. Due to the fact that universities cannot enroll all the candidates, ______ to university is competitive.
A.admission
B.affidavit
C.admiration
D.allegiance
正确答案:A
[解析] 由干大学不能录取所有的学生,所以入学竞争很激烈。
A.admission“n. 承认,进入许可” B.affidavit “n. 宣誓书”
C.admiration“n. 钦佩,赞赏” D.allegiance“n. 效忠,忠诚”
9. The customer expressed her ______ for that broad hat.
A.disapproval
B.distaste
C.dissatisfaction
D.dismay
正确答案:B
[考点] 固定搭配
[解析] 这位顾客表示她不喜欢那顶宽边帽。
distaste后与for搭配,表示“不喜欢,厌恶”,故B项为答案。A项disapproval后与of搭配,表示“不赞成,不同意”;C项dissatisfaction通常与with搭配,表示“不满”;D项dismay用作名词时,前面常与介词in或with搭配,表示“沮丧,气馁”。
10. He ______ as a rich man though he owed more than he owned.
A.served
B.posed
C.pretended
D.disguised
正确答案:B
[解析] 尽管入不敷出,他还是装成一副有钱人的样子。
A.served as“充当……;起……的作用” B.posed as“假装……的样子”
C.pretended to be“假装……” D.disguised as“装扮……,假扮……”
注意disguise as是指改变装束或外表以掩饰自己的真面目,pose as是指做出一种姿态来伪装自己。
11. Many large ______ cities have outgrown their water supplies and rely on water from distant sources.
A.metropolitan
B.suburban
C.industrious
D.rural
正确答案:A
[解析] 很多大都市的水资源供不应求,不得不依靠远水维持。
A.metropolitan“a. 大都市的” B.suburban“a. 郊区的,城外的”
C.industrious“a. 勤奋的,勤勉的” D.rural“a. 农村的,乡村的”
12. Petrol is manufactured from the ______ oil we take out of the ground.
A.rough
B.crude
C.raw
D.tough
正确答案:B
[解析] 汽油是由地下开采的原油生产而来。
A.rough“a. 粗糙的;不平整的”
B.crude“a. 粗糙的;简略的”,crude oil为固定用法,即“原油”。
C.raw“a. 生的”,与“熟的”对应,一股指食物。

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