Ⅱ. Choosing the most appropriate words for each sentence. (每题2分，共40分) C11. He ran so fast that he was out of _ ___.
A) air B) oxygen C) breath D) wind Out of breath: 不能呼吸
他跑太快了，以至于呼吸困难。
B12. In general, the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth the total __ __ for living expenses.
A) acceptable B) available：可支配的，可利用的 C) advisable D) applicable
句意：总体说来，学生在房租上的花费应该占其可支配花销的五分之一。 A13. This machine works very well so long as no one ___ with it. A) interferes B) disturbs C) upsets D) interrupts So long as: 只要， interfere with：干涉，破坏
句意：只要不破坏它，这台机器是能够顺利工作的。
B14. That’s really typical ____ John. He says he’ll come but he never turns up. A) for B) of C) to D) with 句意：这是John的典型作风。他总是说他会来但是他从不出现。
C15. No effective ____ has been found for this fatal disease which claims thousands of lives each year.
A) settlement B) method C) remedy：补救，治疗 D) prescription 句意：对于这个每五年会使数以千计人丧命的致命疾病来说，至今没有找到有效的治疗补救措施。
B16. We have not ______ information to state the exact damage.
A) abundant B) sufficient C) plenty D) efficient 句意：我们没有足够的信息来说明确切的损失。
C17. German and Italian courses are held in Munich and Rome ____. A) relatively B) reluctantly C) respectively D) relevantly 德语和意大利语的课程将分别在Munich和Rome举行。
C18. Humidity (湿度) is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to ____ it.
A) maintain B) persist C) endure 适应，忍受 D) sustain
一些热带地区湿度很大，欧洲人认为很难适应。
D19. The suspect’s fingerprints on the gun were the main ____ against him.
A) crime B) information C) conviction D) evidence 嫌疑犯留在枪杆上的指纹是指控他的主要证据。
B20. Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling ____. A) income B) allowances补贴 C) pay D) wages
因公出差的人会得到差旅补贴。
A21. In Britain people ____ four million tons of potatoes every year.
A) consume 消耗，消费 B) swallow C) exhaust D)
dispose
英国人每年会消耗400公斤马铃薯。
D22. The republication of the poet’s most recent works will certainly ____ his
national reputation.
A) magnify B) enlarge C) strengthen D) enhance增加，提高
毫无疑问，这一诗人最新出版的作品会提高他在国内的声望。
B23. The present difficulties _____ from our failure to deal with the problem when it first arose.
A) step B) stem C) steer D) sponsor 目前的问题来源于它第一次出现时我们就没有成功地应对它。
C24. His inability to learn foreign languages was a(n) ____ to his career.
A) objection B) defect C) obstacle 障碍 D) depression
他没有能力学习外语，这是他职业生涯的障碍。
B25. The local government leaders are making every effort to ____ the problem of poverty.
A) loosen B) tackle 应对，处理 C) remove D) encounter
当地政府领导们正全力以赴应对贫困问题。
B26. The explorers were told to ____ themselves with everything they would need for the voyage. A) associate B) equip 装备 C) retreat D) feed 探索者们被告知装备好一切来应对这一探索旅程的需要。
B27. She was _____ what she had written so as to make the theme stand out more clearly.
A) repairing B) revising 修改 C) remedying D) reforming
她正在修改她写的文章，好让主题更加突出。
A28. He hopes to ____ his paintings before the public in New York very soon. A) exhibit展出，展览 B) expose C) express D) experience
他希望不久之后能公开在纽约展出他的画作。
D29. The court considers a financial ____ to be an appropriate way of punishing him. A) option B) duty C) obligation D) penalty惩罚，制裁
法院认为对其进行经济制裁是惩罚他的恰当方式。
B30. We don’t know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to ____ on what happened. A) infer B) speculate 推测 C) guess D) prefer 我们对周边的环境一无所知，所以推断当时发生了什么是毫无意义的。
B11. You must take the _____ steps by yourself; after you have begun, I will help you.
A) prior B) preliminary初步的，开始的 C) previous D) preceding
你必须依靠自己做好第一步，你一旦开始，我就会帮助你。
B12. How can you best ______ in your students the speech habits of the English language?
A) civilize B) cultivate 培养 C) evolve D) train 你如何培养你的学生在英语上的口语习惯？
A13. Richard’s news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.
A) comprehensive全面的 B) integrated C) redundant D) productive
Richard关于会议的新闻报道非常全面，没有任何细节被遗漏。
A14. Shaking hands when people meet each other for the first time is practiced as a _____ way of greeting.
A) conventional传统的，惯例的 B) conservative C) constant D) convenient
初次见面与人握手是传统的问候方式。
B15. The manufacturers refused to take all _____ for damage caused by misuse. A) duty B) responsibility责任 C) obligation D) share 生厂商拒绝承担由于错误使用所带来的一切责任。 Take responsibility：承担责任
B16. We’ve done our ______ to make the process as simple as possible. A) terminal B) utmost C) extreme D) supreme 我们尽了最大努力来使这一过程尽可能简单。 Do one’s utmost：尽某人最大努力
B17. If your baby is losing weight, you should _____ your doctor promptly. A) advocate B) consult咨询 C) enquire D) investigate 如果你的孩子体重下降，你应该及时咨询医生。 C18. I have worked on three _____ Saturdays. A) continuous B) consistent C) successive连续的 D) regular 我已经连续工作了三个周六。
D19. Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, _____ those events do not interfere with their studies. A) lest B) though C) let alone D) provided 假如，倘若 如果社会实践不影响孩子们的学习，大多数家长都会鼓励孩子们积极参加。 D20. They took ______ measures to prevent poisonous gases from escaping.
A) fruitful B) beneficial C) efficient D) effective有效的
他们采取了有效措施预防有毒气体的泄漏。
D21. I didn’t choose any of the three offerings, because I found _________ satisfactory.
A) neither of them 两者都无 B) either of them 两者选其一 C) none of it D) none of them 三者以上都无
这三个录取我一个都没有选，因为我觉得没有任何一个能令我满意。
C22. I don’t think there is __________ to worry about, ______________ ? A) nothing … do I B) something … isn’t there C) anything … is there D) anything … is it 我认为没有任何事情可以担心，难道不是吗？
D23. Without a passport, leaving the country is_____________. A) out of question B) to the question
C) without question D) out of the question不可能 没有护照，根本没法出国。
D24. In vain ____ to persuade him to give up smoking.
A) she will try B) we have tried C) do we try D) did we try
我们说服他戒烟，但都是徒劳。In vain后要跟倒装结构。 B25. Most doctors recognize that medicine is ____________.
A) an art as much it is a science B) as much an art as it is a science C) as an art as much it is science D) much an art as it is a science as much…as：“跟……到同一程度
大多数科学家认为医学是一门技术也是一门科学。 B26. They refuse to intervene _______ the quarrel.
A) for B) in C)from D) of Intervene in:干涉某事 他们拒绝干涉这个争吵。
A27. She’s very pretty but that kind of face doesn’t ________ me.
A) appeal to吸引 B) call to C) attract to D) fancy to
她很可爱，但是这种外貌并不吸引我。 D28. Have you checked ________ these papers?
A) for B) in C) out D) through Check through：核对，核查 你核对这些试卷了吗？
D29. They were so far away that I couldn’t __________ their faces clearly.
A) see through B) make up C) make at D) make out辨认出
他们太远了，我不能清楚辨认清楚他们。
B30. All the evidence I have collected boils _______ to the fact that he is a shop lifter. A) up B) down C) on D) off boil down:归结
我所搜集的证据归结出他是小偷的事实。
A11. If my plan isn’t ______ of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted.
A) approved赞同，同意 B) consented C) agreed D) admitted 如果我的计划不被委员会通过，那我所有的工作都白费了。
A12. Everybody ______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.
A) assembled聚集 B) accumulated C) piled D) joined 每个人都聚集到大厅，接受秘书的欢迎。
D13. Mr. Bloom is not ______ now, but he will be famous someday.
A) significant B) dominant C) magnificent D) prominent 杰出的 Blomm 先生现在并不是很出色，但他总有一天会成名。
A14. The bridge was named ______ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.
A) after B) with C) by D) from Name after:以……命名
这座桥以一个英雄的名字命名，这个英雄为了人民牺牲了自己。 B15. Most people were no longer listening to his long ______ story.
A) annoying B) boring C) tiring D) exhausting 大多数人不再听他冗长无聊的故事。
C16. Each of them had a different ______ of what actually happened, but hers was by far more believable.
A) message B) theory C) version 版本 D) comment
关于到底发生了什么，每个人都有不同的版本。但迄今为止，她的版本是最可信的。
B17. His latest piece of work was ______ by a song he heard on the radio.
A) released B) inspired 激发 C) assessed D) composed 他最新的作品灵感来源于他收听的一首电台音乐。
B18. Very few scientists _____ completely new answers to the world’s problems.
A) catch up with B) come up with C) keep up with D) put up with
很少科学家能够给出世界难题的完整答案。
C19. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _____.
A) granted B) implied C) exaggerated 夸大的，夸张的 D) remedied
大多数广播员都认为电视节目受到不公平的批评，媒体的力量被夸大了。
D20. Of all the soldiers they had the _____ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic,
the toughest. A) recognition B) reservation C) recreation D) reputation 声誉
在所有的士兵中，他们享有盛誉，被认为是最猛烈最爱国也最坚强的。
D21. During the war, the government _____ many soldiers from the workers and farmers.
A) adopted B) collected C) integrated D) recruited 招募 战争期间，政府从工人和农民中招募了许多士兵。
D22. Some of his suggestions have been adopted but others have been turned _____ as they are quite impracticable.
A) away B) back C) out D) down Turn down：拒绝
他的一些建议被采纳，一些却因为不切实际被拒绝。
D23. All the key words in the article are printed in _____ type so as to attract readers’ attention.
A) dark B) dense C) black D) bold
