泽熙美文Vocabulary and Grammar
Vocabulary Selection
1. He came back later, ______ which time they had left.
A.after
B.by
C.from
D.for
正确答案：B
[解析] by与时间搭配表示时间的限时。本句相当于“By the time he came back later, they had left”。
2. Giorgio, now fifteen, and Lucia, also in her teens, were reaching the ______ of their adolescence.
A.crisis
B.criterion
C.causality
D.credibility
正确答案：A
[解析] 本题空格处是说到了他们的青春转折期。A项“crisis决定性时刻，危机”符合题意。其他三项“criterion(批评判断的)标准，依据，规范；causality因果关系；credibility可信性”都不正确。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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”。
6. The chairman of the board ______ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.
A.compelled
B.posed
C.pressed
D.tempted
正确答案：C
[解析] pressed在这里是“强加”的意思。A．compelled是“强迫”，是及物动词；B．posed是“摆姿势”；D．tempted是“引诱；尝试”。
7. 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”。
8. 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”。
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. However, growth in the fabricated metals industry was able to ______ some of the decline in the iron and steel industry.
A.overturn
B.overtake
C.offset
D.oppress
正确答案：C
[解析] offset是“抵销，弥补”。A．overturn是“打翻；颠覆”；B．overtake是“赶上，超过”；D．oppress是“压迫，挤压”。
11. 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”。
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. The world-famous British Museum which houses a ______ collection of valuable books, paintings, works of arts, etc. attracts millions of visitors every year.
A.immersible
B.miscellaneous
C.overwhelming
D.unified
正确答案：B
[解析] 本题意为“由于收藏了各种各样的珍贵书籍、绘画和工艺品等，世界著名的不列颠博物馆每年吸引了数百万游客”。miscellaneous的意思是“各种各样的”，符合题意。如：a miscellaneous editions(多种版本)。其他三项“immersible可浸入水中的；over-whelming势不可挡的；unified统一的”都不正确。
14. The private detective, having received new information from a confidential source, narrowed down the ______ of his enquiry into the case.
A.aspect
B.sphere
