翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力模擬18

翻譯二級筆譯綜合能力模擬18Section1VocabularyandGrammarThissectionconsistsof3parts.Readthedirectionsfor（江南博哥）eachpartbeforeansweringthequestions.Part1VocabularySelectionInthispart,thereare20incompletesentences.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,C,Drespectively.Choosethewordorphrasewhichbestcompleteseachsentence.Thereisonlyonerightanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.1.

Thousandsof______atthestadiumcametotheirfeettopaytributetoanoutstandingperformance.A.audienceB.participantsC.spectatorsD.observers正確答案：C[解析]audience和spectator均指觀眾，但有區(qū)別。前者多用于對演講類表演的觀看；后者則多用于表示觀看節(jié)目和運(yùn)動類事件。根據(jù)句子中的地點(diǎn)狀語“atthestadium”可知，正確答案是C。

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Westoodstill,gazingoutoverthelimitless______ofthedessert.A.spaceB.expanseC.stretchD.land正確答案：B[解析]A、D選項(xiàng)均表示空間；B、C表示伸展，擴(kuò)展。本題指的是desert(沙漠)的寬廣，因此正確答案是B。

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Doctoroften______uneasinessinthepeopletheydealwith.A.smellB.hareC.senseD.tough正確答案：C[解析]本題所給的四個選項(xiàng)皆為感官動詞，uneasiness指的是心理上的不安，因此C項(xiàng)最為恰當(dāng)。

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Manysatatthetable,lookedattheplateand______herlips.A.smackedB.openedC.partedD.separated正確答案：A[解析]有動詞詞組smackone'slips，意思是(饞得)舐嘴唇，垂涎三尺。因此正確答案是A。

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Americanwomenwere______therighttovoteuntil1920aftermanyyearsofhardstruggle.A.ignoredB.deniedC.refusedD.neglected正確答案：B[解析]ignore不顧，忽視。deny否認(rèn)，拒絕，摒棄。refuse推辭，謝絕。neglect忽略，疏忽。答案是B。

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Thepoormotherlackedherhusband'scapacityfordiscipline,andfoundherself______herheadstrong.A.againstthewillofB.inthewayofC.atthemercyofD.intermsof正確答案：C[解析]againstthewillof違背意愿。inthewayof妨礙。atthemercyof受…支配。intermsof以…的觀點(diǎn)，以…的方式。答案是C。

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IwanttoknowifIneedtocompleteaFAFSAforminordertobe______foranytypeoffinancialaid.A.eligibleB.competentC.properD.legitimate正確答案：A[解析]eligible適任的，合格的，適當(dāng)?shù)?。competent有資格的，勝任的。proper應(yīng)該的，正確的。legitimate正當(dāng)?shù)?，合理的。答案是A。

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—Whatanoutrageoussuggestion,youngman

—I'ma______marriedwoman!A.respectingB.respectedC.respectfulD.respective正確答案：B[解析]respecting關(guān)于……；由于，鑒于。respected受尊敬的，注意。respectful尊重人的，表示敬意的；謙恭的。respective各個的，各自的。答案是B。

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Hereasehasattractedanenormous______ofpublicsympathy.A.sumB.dealC.amountD.number正確答案：C[解析]asumof總數(shù)，總和。agood/greatdealof很多，大量，后面接不可數(shù)名詞。anamountof許多，大量，后面接不可數(shù)名詞。anumberof若干。答案是C。

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______couplesgenerallysharethesamevaluesandhavesimilarlifestylesandgoals.A.ConsistentB.AmiableC.SympatheticD.Compatible正確答案：D[解析]C。consistent相容的，調(diào)和的，濃厚的。amiable友好的，可愛的。sympathetic稱心的，出于同情的。Compatible可兩立的，相容的。答案是D。

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Icannotthankyou______muchforyourkindness,forIowemysuccesstoyou.A.soB.veryC.tooD.as正確答案：C[解析]somuchfor...的事不必再往下說。verymuch非常。toomuch太不像話，太過分。betoomuchforone[口語]非…力所能及。asmuch同樣，一樣，正是如此。asmuch(...)as盡，盡……那樣多。答案是C。cannotthankyoutoomuch怎么謝都不為過(就是十分感謝的意思)。

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Writtenprimarilyforaspecializedbutdiversebodyofscholars,thisbook______theattentionofthoseinterestedinseventeenth-centuryEnglishliterature.A.warrantsB.proposesC.acclaimsD.distills正確答案：A[解析]warrant證明有理由，恰當(dāng)，收據(jù)。propose推薦，建議。acclaim歡呼，喝彩。distill蒸餾，提取……的精華。答案是A。

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Themostsignificantmeasureweshouldtaketostopterroristsisto______themofmaterialandmoralsupportfromwithinthecountry.A.squeezeB.eliminateC.preventD.deprive正確答案：D[解析]squeeze壓榨，剝削。eliminate淘汰，消除。prevent阻擋，預(yù)防。deprive剝奪，免職，使喪失。答案是D。

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Thestreamoverflowedandtheflood______allofthefarmlandinthearea.A.submergedB.sankC.soakedD.stripped正確答案：A[解析]submerge淹沒，使泛濫。sink坍下去，沉沒。soak吸收，使浸透。strip除去，剝?nèi)?。答案是A。

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PowellcallsfordrawdownfromIraqbymid-2007.Hiscommentsbreakhislongpublicsilenceontheissueandplacehim______withtheadministration.A.atwillB.ateaseC.attimesD.atodds正確答案：D[解析]atwill隨意，任意。atease安逸，自由自在。attimes有時，不時。atodds爭執(zhí)，不一致。答案是D。

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Wecannotbe______thechoicesthatourchildrenaregoingtomake.eventhoughwehavecontributedtothosechoices.A.subjecttoB.susceptibletoC.accountableforD.crazyabout正確答案：C[解析]besubjectto使服從，使遭受。besusceptibleto對…敏感。beaccountablefor負(fù)責(zé)。crazyabout狂熱，熱衷。答案是C。

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It'seasiertodismissreportsoflowemployeemoralethanfacethefactsandact______.A.consequentlyB.accordinglyC.successfullyD.excessively正確答案：B[解析]consequently從而，因此。accordingly相應(yīng)地，隨著，于是。successfully及格地，成功地。excessively過分地，極端地。答案是B。

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Shetooka(n)______tothehouseassoonasshesawit.A.preferenceB.affectionC.attentionD.fancy正確答案：D[解析]preference優(yōu)先選擇，偏愛。affection影響，愛情。attention厚待，關(guān)心。fancy嗜好，愛好；嗜好品。takeafancyto喜歡上，愛上。答案是D。

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Healwaysincludedsomethingabovetheunderstandingofhishearersinordertopreventthemfrombecoming______andtostimulatetheirdesiretolearnmore.A.pessimisticB.complacentC.perplexedD.complicated正確答案：B[解析]pessimistic厭世的，悲觀的。complicated麻煩的，復(fù)雜的。complacent得意的，自滿的。perplexed困惑的，混亂的。答案是B。

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Thestudentsontheschoolbuswere______forhalfanhourinthetrafficsoallofthemwerelateforclassthatmorning.A.heldupB.keptoffC.takenbackD.putoff正確答案：A[解析]heldup舉起，提出。keptoff擋住，防止…接近。takenback拿回，退回。putoff拖延，扔掉。答案是A。

Part2VocabularyReplacementThispartconsistsof20sentences.Ineachofthemonewordorphraseisunderlined.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,C,Drespectively.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedwordwithoutcausinganygrammaticalerrororchangingthebasicmeaningofthesentence.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.BlackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.1.

Intheearly20thcentury,attheadventofthetelephone,itwasconsideredasuperfluousinstrumentwhichwouldneverbeofpracticaluseintheaveragehousehold.A.appearanceB.popularityC.dominanceD.consolidation正確答案：A[解析]本題中，advent的意思是“出現(xiàn)，到來”。A項(xiàng)“appearance出現(xiàn)”符合題意，如：Hissuddenappearancesurprisedher．(他的突然到來使她很驚訝)。其他三項(xiàng)“popularity普及，流行；dominance優(yōu)勢，統(tǒng)治；consolidation鞏固，合并”都不正確。

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Thejudgeremainedsoberdespitethelawyer'sludicrousattempttoprovethedefendant'sinnocence.A.sadB.sorryC.seriousD.surprised正確答案：C[解析]本題中，sober的意思是“冷靜，鎮(zhèn)定”。C項(xiàng)“serious嚴(yán)肅，認(rèn)真的”符合題意，如：Thisisaseriouspoliticalstory，notanentertainment．(這是一本嚴(yán)肅的政治故事，不是供消遣的)。其他三項(xiàng)“sad傷心的；sorry抱歉的；surprised驚訝的”都不正確。

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Apervasivenegativeattitudeoftheengineerstowardprojectsfundedbyhiscompanyisthecauseofthedelayofsigningthecontract.A.perpetualB.perniciousC.preventiveD.prevalent正確答案：D[解析]本題中，pervasive的意思是“普遍深入的”。D項(xiàng)“prevalent普遍的”符合題意，如：Thehabitoftravellingbyaircraftisbecomingmoreprevalenteachyear．(坐飛機(jī)旅行一年比一年普遍了)。其他三項(xiàng)“perpetual永久的；pernicious有害的；preventive預(yù)防的”都不正確。

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Helencouldnothelpfeelingantipathytowardherfather'snewwifewhomhemarriedjusttwomonthsafterthedeathofHelen'smother.A.sympathyB.concessionC.compassionD.hostility正確答案：D[解析]本題中，antipathy的意思是“憎惡，反感”。D項(xiàng)“hostility敵意的”符合題意。其他三項(xiàng)“sympathy同情的；concession讓步；compassion同情的”都不正確。

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Californiaseemstobethehomeofthehomelesssincemanyareoftenobservedtrampingalongrailroadtracksandthroughthedowntownareasofthecities.A.roamingB.trimmingC.stealingD.stamping正確答案：A[解析]本題中，tramping的意思是“流浪”。A項(xiàng)“roaming閑逛”符合題意，如：Thevisitorsroamedaroundthetown．(這些來訪者在城里游逛)。其他三項(xiàng)“trimming整理；stealing偷盜；stamping沖壓”都不正確。

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OnChristmasEveinAmericatheshoppingmallsaresaturatedwithshoppersinafranticcompetitionforlastminutegifts.A.bustledB.soaredC.filledD.broadened正確答案：C[解析]本題中，saturate的意思是“使充滿”。C項(xiàng)“fill充滿”符合題意，如：Abigaudiencefilledthehall．(眾多觀眾濟(jì)濟(jì)一堂)。其他三項(xiàng)“bustle匆匆忙忙；soar高飛；broaden開闊”都不正確。

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TheblunderofArgentina'sgoaliecostthemthegameinthematchagainstBrazil.A.triumphB.beatC.mistakeD.straggle正確答案：C[解析]本題中，blunder的意思是“失誤”。C項(xiàng)“mistake錯誤”符合題意，如：Theremustbesomemistakeinthisbill，pleaseaddupthefiguresagain．(這張賬單一定有錯，請把數(shù)字重加一遍)。其他三項(xiàng)“triumph勝利；beat敲打；struggle奮斗”都不正確。

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Thechildwassoingenuousthatevenwhensheknockedthetelevisionoffitsstandsothatitwasirreparablydamaged,herparentsthoughthertobecharming.A.intelligentB.ingeniousC.adroitD.naive正確答案：D[解析]本題中，ingenuous的意思是“坦白的，直率的”。D項(xiàng)“naive天真的”符合題意，其他三項(xiàng)“intelligent聰明的；ingenious機(jī)靈的；adroit機(jī)捷的”都不正確。

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Thelowinterestratesonbanksloansprovidedanimpetusformanytobuyhomes.A.incentiveB.obstacleC.reasonD.delay正確答案：A[解析]本題中，impetus的意思是“推動力”。A項(xiàng)“incentive動機(jī)”符合題意，如：Moneyisstillamajorincentiveinmostoccupations．(在許多職業(yè)中，錢仍是主要的鼓勵因素)。其他三項(xiàng)“obstacle障礙；reason原因；delay延誤，推遲”都不正確。

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Itwasanallusiontowhatthescientistthoughtwasaninappropriatedistributionoffundsforstemcellresearch.A.referenceB.contradictionC.explanationD.rejection正確答案：A[解析]本題中，allusion的意思是“提及”。A項(xiàng)“reference提及”符合題意，如：tomakereferencestotheheroicdeeds(提到英雄事跡)。其他三項(xiàng)“contradiction矛盾；explanation解釋；rejection拒絕”都不正確。

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Timisdubiousaboutdietpillswhichadvertisequickweightloss.A.anxiousB.pessimisticC.doubtfulD.ignorant正確答案：C[解析]本題中，dubious的意思是“可疑的，不確定的”。C項(xiàng)“doubtful懷疑的”符合題意，如：be[feel]doubtfulof[about]thedata(懷疑那些數(shù)據(jù))。其他三項(xiàng)"anxious擔(dān)憂的；pessimistic悲觀的；ignorant無知的”都不正確。

12.

Ifthesalesmenarenotgiventangiblebenefitsforahighvolumeofsales,theywillloosetheirmotivation.A.substantialB.psychologicalC.spiritualD.profitable正確答案：A[解析]本題中，tangible的意思是“切實(shí)的”。A項(xiàng)“substantial真實(shí)的”符合題意，如：substantialcompliancewiththelaw(實(shí)際上遵守法律)。其他三項(xiàng)“psychological心理上的；spiritual精神上的；profitable有利的”都不正確。

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ManypeopleinWaleshaveanaffinitywithmusic.A.reputationforB.solubilityinC.tinctureinD.attractionto正確答案：D[解析]本題中，affinity的意思是“密切關(guān)系，吸引力，姻親關(guān)系，親和力”，affinitywith的意思是“對……吸引力”。D項(xiàng)“attractionto對……有吸引力”符合題意，如：Theideaofworkingforstate—ownedenterpriseshaslittleattractiontoyoungpeoplenowadays．(現(xiàn)時去國營企業(yè)就職的想法對年青人沒有多大吸引力)。其他三項(xiàng)“reputationfor有……名聲；solubilityin在……里可溶解；tincturein在……有些許味道”都不正確。

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Histalentformusicremainedlatentuntilhiswifeboughthimaguitar.A.hiddenB.sophisticatedC.delicateD.profound正確答案：A[解析]本題中，latent的意思是“潛伏的，隱藏的”。A項(xiàng)“hidden隱藏的”符合題意，如：Thatoldcottageishiddenamongtrees．(那座古老的農(nóng)舍隱藏在樹林中)。其他三項(xiàng)“sophisticated復(fù)雜的；delicate精密的；profound深刻的”都不正確。

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Arapidportfolioturnoverratemayprecludelowlong-termcapitalgains.A.prohibitB.lagC.preventD.reject正確答案：C[解析]本題中，preclude的意思是“排除”。C項(xiàng)“prevent防止”符合題意，如：Itisthejobofthepolicetopreventcrime．(防止犯罪是警察的職責(zé))。其他三項(xiàng)“prohibit禁止；lag落后于；reject拒絕”都不正確。

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Thegovernmentslatednewelectionsinthespring,largelyasaresultofthepublicclamor.A.demandB.viewC.requestD.opinion正確答案：A[解析]本題中，clamor的意思是“大聲的要求”。A項(xiàng)”demand要求(強(qiáng)烈的)“符合題意，如：Iveslistenedtotheworkers’demandformoremoney．(艾夫斯聽著工人們要爭取更多錢的要求)。其他三項(xiàng)”view觀點(diǎn)，見解；request請求，要求(委婉的)；opinion意見，看法“都不正確。

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Themostprolificwriterisnotnecessarilythebest.A.written-aboutB.productiveC.artfulD.religions正確答案：B[解析]本題中，prolific的意思是“多產(chǎn)的”。B項(xiàng)“productive多產(chǎn)的”符合題意，如：aproductivefarm(肥沃的農(nóng)場)。artful的意思是“狡猾的”；religious的意思是“虔誠的”，都不正確。

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Imaginemyvexationwhentheysaidtheywouldcometodinnerandthendidn'tshow.A.enlightenmentB.astonishmentC.annoyanceD.contrariness正確答案：C[解析]本題中，vexation的意思是“惱怒，煩惱”。C項(xiàng)“annoyance煩惱，惱怒”符合題意。其他三項(xiàng)“enlightenment啟迪，教化；astonishment驚訝；contrariness反對”都不正確。

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Anytroopofwildanimalsshouldbeapproachedwarily.A.fearlesslyB.confidentlyC.silentlyD.prudently正確答案：D[解析]本題中，warily的意思是“小心警惕地”。D項(xiàng)“prudently謹(jǐn)慎地，慎重地”符合題意，如：bemodestandprudent(謙虛謹(jǐn)慎)。其他三項(xiàng)“fearlessly勇敢地；confidently信賴地，安心地；silently默默地，靜靜地”都不正確。

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Thereislittlelearninginvolvedwhenoneisreprimandedtwoorthreemonthsafterthedeed.A.recommendedB.reproachedC.recompensedD.reversed正確答案：B[解析]本題中，reprimand的意思是“斥責(zé)，譴責(zé)”。B項(xiàng)“reproach責(zé)備”符合題意，如：Hismotherreproachedhimforhisbadmanners．(他的母親責(zé)備他禮貌不周)。其他三項(xiàng)“recommend推薦；recompense報(bào)償；reverse翻轉(zhuǎn)”都不正確。

Part3

ErrorCorrectionThispartconsistsof20sentences.Ineachofthemthereisanunderlinedpartthatindicatesanerror.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,C,Drespectively.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartsothattheerroriscorrected.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.BlackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.1.

Thehousewassituatedonahilloverthevillage.A.abovethevillageB.beyondthevillageC.underthevillageD.withinthevillage正確答案：A[解析]此句意為：那所房屋坐落在村莊上方的一山坡上。beyond和within都沒有“在……上方”之意；而over和above均有“在……上面，在……之上”之意，但above一般籠統(tǒng)地“指在……上方”，兩者之間一般不相互接觸，強(qiáng)調(diào)一個物體比另一個物體所處的位置高；反義詞為below。例如：Hishouseisabovemineonthehill．他的房子在山坡上，位置高于我的房子。而over表示“在……正上方”，指一個物體在另一個物體的垂直上方，兩者之間一般不相互接觸，反義詞為under。例如：Theirofficeisrightoverours．他們的辦公室就在我們的辦公室上面。因此A為答案。

2.

Thegibbonrangesoveranareawiderthandotheotherapes.A.awiderareathanotherapesdoB.anareawiderthanareotherapesdoC.widerthanotherapesdotheareaD.thanwiderotherapesdoanarea正確答案：A[解析]本句考查的是比較級的使用：被比較的兩個事物應(yīng)該是同等成分，本句意為：長臂猿較其它猿類分布的地區(qū)更廣。因此A為答案。

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JackieRobinson,thefirstBlackAmericanwhowastoplaybaseballinthemajorleagues,joinedtheBrooklynDodgersin1947.A.thefirstandaBlackAmericanwhoB.wasthefirstBlackAmericanC.thefirstBlackAmericanD.theBlackAmericanwhofirst正確答案：C[解析]本句應(yīng)弄清楚句子結(jié)構(gòu)：兩個逗號之間的部分是插入語，其余是句子主旬；插入語用來解釋說明主句，在此只是說明．JackieRobinson是第一個美國黑人球員，根據(jù)形容詞作前置定語的詞序，應(yīng)用thefirstBlackAmerican；因此C為答案。

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BythetimeBobarrivesinBeijing,wehavealreadyarrivedherefortwodays.A.wehavebeenstayingherefortwodaysB.ithasbeenfortwodayswehavestayedhereC.itisalreadytwodaysbeforewehavearrivedhereD.wewillhavestayedherefortwodays正確答案：D[解析]從時間狀語從句來看是表示將來(時間狀語從句中用一般現(xiàn)在時表將來)，而fortwodays要求完成時，因此應(yīng)用將來完成時，即D為答案。

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Thephotoperiodicresponseofalgaeactuallydependsonthedurationofdarkness,butnotontheresponseoflight.A.isnotonlightB.butisnotonthelightC.andnotonlightD.thelightisnoton正確答案：C[解析]本句意為：海藻的光周期反應(yīng)事實(shí)上依黑暗的持續(xù)時間而定，而不是靠光的反應(yīng)。英語中表示并列用and，抽象名詞和物質(zhì)名詞前不加冠詞；因此C為答案。

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Itwasoneofthosedayswhenitlookedatfirstsomethinginterestingcouldhappen,butthenlater,whenyoudidn'texpectanything,almosteverythinghappened.A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.allthings正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)上下文的語境，可推斷出本句意為：就在那些日子里，開始看似不會有什么有趣的事發(fā)生，但后來當(dāng)你并不期待任何事會發(fā)生時，卻幾乎每種事情都發(fā)生了。[因?yàn)榍懊嫘杼钪~應(yīng)與后面所提的：not…anything語義一致]；因此答案為A。

7.

CatchingsightofheroldfriendBrown,Marymovedforhimtocomeoverandsitinaseatnexttoher.A.signedB.swayedC.twistedD.signaled正確答案：D[解析]本句要表達(dá)得是：Mary見到自己的老朋友Brown就發(fā)信號(用手勢)讓他過來坐在她身邊的座位上。Asigned簽名(于)，署名(于)，簽署；B．swayed搖擺，搖動；C．twisted扭曲，使轉(zhuǎn)動，纏繞；D．signaled發(fā)信號，用信號表示(警告、通知等)；因此D為答案。

8.

Weactuallyfounditallworthtopreparefortheworstconditionwemightface.A.tobeworthB.worthourwhileC.worthyofD.worthwhile正確答案：D[解析]A．tobeworth一般后面跟doing才能表達(dá)“值得一做”；B．worthourwhile，但一般用在beworthsomebody'swhile(todo/doingsomething)值得；有價值；例：Itmightbeworthyourwhiletotalktotheheadofdepartment．(去和系領(lǐng)導(dǎo)談?wù)効赡軙泻锰?；C．worthyof，一般用在beworthyof(sth．)上，表示：值得……的；例：Heisworthyofourpraise．(他值得我們表揚(yáng))；D．worthwhile值得做的，值得出力的；因此D為答案。

9.

Theoldladywagsufferingfromtheemptynestsyndromeforsolongthatshefeltliketofindsomeoneshecouldtalktoher.A.tofindsomeonetotalkB.findingsomeonetotalkC.tofindsomeonetotalktoD.findingsomeonetotalkto正確答案：D[解析]feellike(doing)something想要做某事，意欲；例：Hedidn'tfeellikegoingtowork．他不想去上班。因此答案應(yīng)從選項(xiàng)B和D中選，talk做“與……說話、談話、交談”之意時，是不及物動詞，常與to或with連用，因此D為答案。

10.

Marthahagmadeuphermindtobuyherfavoritefurniture,disregardhowmuchmoneyshewouldpay.A.nomatterhowmuchitcostsB.nomatterhowmuchdoesitcostC.nomatterhowitcostsD.nomatterhowdoesitcost正確答案：A[解析]本句意為：Martha下決心不論她喜歡的家具有多貴也要買下來。因此首先排除選項(xiàng)C、D；另劃線部分在句中作狀語從句，而不是一個獨(dú)立的疑問句，因此應(yīng)用陳述句式，答案為A。

11.

Havingthehighestmarksinherclass,ascholarshipwagofferedherbytheDepartment.A.shewagofferedascholarshipbytheDepartmentB.ascholarshipwagofferedtoherbytheDepartmentC.theDepartmenthasascholarshiptoofferherD.theDepartmentofferedherascholarship正確答案：A[解析]因?yàn)橛蓜釉~-ing形式構(gòu)成的狀語從句的邏輯主語必須和句子主語一致；因此只有A是答案。

12.

Thiswasbutanadditionaltestimonyofthesuperiorityofthesocialisteconomicsystemoverthecapitalisteconomicsystem.A.proofB.witnessC.evidenceD.validity正確答案：A[解析]A．proof證據(jù)，試驗(yàn)，考驗(yàn)；B．witness證人，目擊者，證據(jù)，證明；C．evidence跡象，根據(jù)，證據(jù)，證物；D．validity有效性，合法性，正確性；選項(xiàng)A，B，C都有”證據(jù)“之意，但proof主要指事實(shí)、資料、文件/文獻(xiàn)等用來證明某事正確的證據(jù)，因此A為答案。

13.

Eatingtoomuchfatcandistributetoheartdiseaseandcausehighbloodpressure.A.attributetoB.attendtoC.devotetoD.contributeto正確答案：D[解析]devoteto：把……獻(xiàn)給，把……專用于；而本句意為：食用太多的脂肪會導(dǎo)致心臟疾病和高血壓；而Aattribute，表示認(rèn)為某事物歸屬于某人或某事，或認(rèn)為某事由某人或某事而引起或產(chǎn)生，其慣用搭配是attributesth．tosb．B．a(chǎn)ttendto專心，注意，照顧；選項(xiàng)C中的distribute，當(dāng)“分發(fā)，分配”講時，其慣用搭配是distributesth．tosb．；當(dāng)“散布”講時，常與介詞over連用；D．contributeto捐獻(xiàn)，提供，起作用，有助于/影響到某事發(fā)生；因此D為答案。

14.

Lackgovernmentsupport,theyhadtoapproachsponsors,organizers,andmusiciansontheirown—atfirst,sheclaims,inhercountry.A.LacksB.LackedC.LackingD.Alackof正確答案：C[解析]第一個逗號前是原因狀語從句，它的邏輯主語又和句子主語一致，因此應(yīng)是動詞-ing形式構(gòu)成的狀語從句；答案為C。

15.

Thesuggestionthatthemayorwillpresenttheprizeswasacceptedbyeveryone.A.presentB.presentsC.wouldpresentD.oughttopresent正確答案：A[解析]本句考查的是虛擬語氣的應(yīng)用；與advice，opinion，proposal，suggestion等詞相關(guān)的名詞性從句中一般要使用虛擬語氣，即：(should)+動詞原形；因此答案為A。

16.

Anepigramisusuallydefinedbeingabrightorwittythoughtthatisterselyandingeniouslyexpressed.A.asB.asbeC.asbeenD.tobeing正確答案：A[解析]definesth．a(chǎn)ssth．給……下定義，界定：Inthisdictionary“reality”isdefinedas“thestateofthingsastheyare，ratherthanastheyareimaginedtobe”在這本字典里“現(xiàn)實(shí)”被界定為事情的真實(shí)狀態(tài)而非想象中的那樣。

17.

Whenshereturnedbackbyabroad,shetoldusallaboutherexperienceasanillegalimmigrant.A.byB.backC.fromD.backfrom正確答案：C[解析]returnfrom(=goback)返回：Shereturned(home)fromaholiday．她度假歸來。

18.

Lifeinsurance,beforeavailableonlytoyoung,healthypersons,cannowheobtainedfromoldpeople,andevenforpets.A.beforeyoung,healthypersonsavailableonly,B.availableonlytoyoung,healthypersonsbefore,C.availableonlytopersonsyoung,butmorehealthy,D.beforeyoungandhealthypersonsonlyavailableto,正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)句意，before是副詞，作時間狀語，應(yīng)放在句末。availableonlytoyounghealthypersonsbefore在句中作定語，相當(dāng)于available前省了whichis。

19.

Manystudentsagreedtocome,butsomestudentsagainstbecausetheysaidtheydon'thavetime.A.wereagainstbecausetheysaidtheydidnotB.wereagainstbecausetheysaytheydon'tC.wereagainstitbecausetheysaidtheydidnotD.wereagainstcomingbecausetheysaidtheydon't正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)時態(tài)一致的原則，即當(dāng)主句say是過去時態(tài)時，從句要用過去時態(tài)，排除B和D。against是介詞，后面必須跟賓語，因此排除A。

20.

Itisamarketwhichsalesvaluemightbemorethan10billionyuan.A.amarketwithasalesvaluethatmightbeB.amarketwhichmightbesalesvalueC.amarketwithsalevaluemightbeD.marketwithsalesmightbeavalue正確答案：A[解析]本句應(yīng)用with短語修飾market，that引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾先行詞salesvalue，而salesvalue是從句中的主語。

Section2ReadingComprehensionInthissectionyouwillfindaftereachofthepassagesanumberofquestionsorunfinishedstatementsaboutthepassage,eachwith4(A.B.CandD)choicestocompletethestatement.Youmustchoosetheonewhichyouthinkfitsbest.ThenblankenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachinescoringANSWERSHEET.

Itwastwoyearsagotodaythatthehuntingbancameintoforce,supposedlyendingcenturiesoftradition.However,thelawhasbeenanunmitigatedfailure-notthateithersideisshoutingaboutit.

Itwasanightmarevisionthatstruckfearandloathingintotheheartsofmillions.Whenthehuntingbanbecamelaw,itwassaid,16,000peoplewouldlosetheirjobs,thousandsofhoundswouldbeputdown,rottingcarcasseswouldlitterthecountryside,hedgerowswoulddisappear,riderswouldfaceon-the-spotfines,law-abidingpeoplefromdoctorstobarristerswouldbedraggedfromtheirhorsesandcartedofftoprison,whiledogownerswouldbeprosecutediftheirmuttcaughtarabbit.

Thesewerejustsomeoftheclaimsasdesperatecountrysidecampaignersbattledtosavetheirsportinthelead-uptothehuntingban,whichLabourrammedintolawusingtheParliamentActonNovember18,2004.

Formany,thefearswerereal.Othersexaggeratedastheyfoughtanincreasinglyaggressiveanti-huntinglobbywhichhadrejectedacresofindependentevidenceaffirmingthathuntingisthemosthumanewayofkillingfoxes.Inthebattleto"fightprejudice,fighttheban",everyemotiveargumentwasdeployed.

Foritspart,theanti-huntingbrigadeextravagantlyclaimedthatthebanwouldputanendtotherichparadinginredjackets.AseniorLabourMP,PeterBradley,admittedinthisnewspaperthatitwas,asmanysuspected,about"classwar".Helosthisseatshortlyafterwards.Butpeopleinredcoatsdidnotdisappear.

Infact,noneoftheforecastscametrue.Whatdidhappenwassomethingnobodyhadpredicted:thespectacularrevivalandgrowthofhuntingwithhounds.Inshort,thehuntingbanhasbeenafailure.

Today,onthesecondanniversaryoftheban'scomingintoforceonFebruary18,2005,newfiguresshowthatparticipationinthesporthasneverbeenhigher.Itissocheerfulthattwonewpackshavebeenformed,somethingthathasnothappenedforcenturies.

TheyincludetheseductivelynamedPrivatePack,setupbythefinancierRoddyFleminginGloucestershire.Itoperatesonaninvitation-onlybasis,asortofhuntingprivatemembers'club.Thiscanonlymeanonething:likeitornot,huntingiscool.Youngpeoplearetakingitup,enticedbytheelementofrebellionandthemystiqueofwhatactuallyhappensashuntsattempttokeepwithinthelaw.1.

Thephase"cameintoforce"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.takeeffectB.bepopularC.beforcedD.comeintoexistence正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第一段的內(nèi)容“Itwastwoyearsagotodaythatthehuntingbancameintoforce”可知，狩獵禁令開始生效。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“生效”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“流行”，C項(xiàng)“強(qiáng)迫”，D項(xiàng)“成立，建立”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

2.

Thehuntingbanhasbeenacompletefailurebecause______.A.thehuntinghasneverbeenstoppedbuthasinsteadflourishedB.thegovernmenthasbeenshortofhandstoenforcethelawC.thelawmakersfailedtoseehuntingasalong-timetraditionD.thebanaimedtoprotecttheinterestsoftheupper-classonly正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第六段的內(nèi)容“thespectacularrevivalandgrowthofhuntingwithhounds．Inshort，thehuntingbanhasbeenafailure．”可知，狩獵禁令徹底失敗了，壯觀的獵狗狩獵又復(fù)蘇了，所以應(yīng)該選擇A。B項(xiàng)“政府缺少人手去執(zhí)行該法律”，C項(xiàng)“法律制定者沒有看到狩獵是個長期的傳統(tǒng)”，D項(xiàng)“禁令的目的只是保護(hù)上流社會的利益”，這三項(xiàng)都不符合題意。

3.

Theword"loathing"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.disgustB.dislikeC.hatredD.intention正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“Itwasanightmarevisionthatstruckfearandloathingintotheheartsofmillions”可知，這是一個噩夢，讓幾百萬人們的心感到恐懼和厭惡。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“厭惡”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“不喜歡”，C項(xiàng)“討厭”，D項(xiàng)“意向”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

4.

Thosewhobreakthehuntingbanwould______.A.losetheirjobsB.bringshametotheirfellowpeopleC.havetokilltheirhorsesanddogsD.faceeitherfinesorimprisonment正確答案：D[解析]根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容“riderswouldfaceon-the-spotfines，law-abidingpeoplefromdoctorstobarristerswouldbedraggedfromtheirhorsesandcartedofftoprison，whiledogownerswouldbeprosecutediftheirmuttcaughtarabbit．”可知D項(xiàng)“面臨罰款或監(jiān)禁”符合題意。A項(xiàng)“失去工作”，B項(xiàng)“給朋友帶來恥辱”，C項(xiàng)“不得不殺掉他們的馬和狗”，這三項(xiàng)明顯和第二段內(nèi)容不符合。

5.

Theword"prosecuted"underlinedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto______.A.gotocourtB.encourageC.publishD.prevent正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中第二段的內(nèi)容“dogownerswouldbeprosecutediftheirmuttcaughtarabbit”可知，如果狗抓了一只兔子，那么狗主人可能被起訴。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“起訴”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“鼓勵”，C項(xiàng)“懲罰”，D項(xiàng)“預(yù)防”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

6.

Theanti-huntinglobbyheldthat______.A.fox-huntingwasanexpressionofprejudiceB.thecountrysidecampaignerswerereasonableC.thetheoryofhumanekillingdidnotholdwaterD.thehuntersexaggeratedthedreadfulsceneofhunting正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)第四段的內(nèi)容“Othersexaggeratedastheyfoughtanincreasinglyaggressiveanti-huntinglobbywhichhadrejectedacresofindependentevidenceaffirmingthathuntingisthemosthumanewayofkillingfoxes．”可知，狩獵者認(rèn)為狩獵殺死狐貍是最人道的方式，而反對狩獵者不這么認(rèn)為，所以C項(xiàng)“人類獵殺不合理”符合題意。A項(xiàng)“獵殺狐貍是偏見的表示”，B項(xiàng)“鄉(xiāng)下的活動家是合理的”，D項(xiàng)“狩獵者夸大了狩獵的可怕景象”，這三項(xiàng)明顯和文中第四段內(nèi)容不符合。

7.

Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthehuntingcampaigners'position?A.Itwasunknowinglybiased.B.Itwasemotionallycharged.C.Itwasincreasinglymilitant.D.Itwascertainlypowerful.正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)第四段的內(nèi)容“Inthebattletofightprejudice，fighttheban，everyemotiveargumentwasdeployed．”可知，抗議者們在“反歧視，反禁令”的斗爭中，運(yùn)用了一切可以動感情的手段，所以B項(xiàng)“充滿感情的”符合題意。A項(xiàng)“沒被察覺到的偏見”，C項(xiàng)“越來越好戰(zhàn)”，D項(xiàng)“當(dāng)然是很強(qiáng)大的”，這三項(xiàng)明顯和文中第四段的內(nèi)容不符合。

8.

Theword"rebellion"underlinedinthelastParagraphrefersto______.A.betrayB.violationC.departmentD.contravention正確答案：A[解析]根據(jù)文中最后一段的內(nèi)容“Youngpeoplearetakingitup，enticedbytheelementofrebellion”可知，年輕人受到背叛成分的慫恿。選項(xiàng)中的A項(xiàng)為“背叛”符合文意。B項(xiàng)“違反”，C項(xiàng)“離開”，D項(xiàng)“違法行為”，這三項(xiàng)均不符合題意。

9.

Bysaying"peopleinredcoatsdidnotdisappear,"theauthorimpliedthat______.A.theupperclasswonthe"war"B.BradleydeservedhisfateC.thehuntingbandidnotworkD.thehuntingbanwasuntimely正確答案：C[解析]根據(jù)第五段的內(nèi)容“Foritspart，theanti-huntingbrigadeextravagantlyclaimedthatthebanwouldputanendtotherichparadinginredjackets．”和“Butpeopleinredcoatsdidnotdisappear”可知，人們繼續(xù)游行，C項(xiàng)“狩獵禁令沒有起作用”符合題意。A項(xiàng)“上流階層贏得了戰(zhàn)爭”，B項(xiàng)“布雷得里得到了應(yīng)得的命運(yùn)”，D項(xiàng)“禁令不合時宜”，這三項(xiàng)明顯和文中第五段的內(nèi)容不符合。

10.

Asaresultoftheban,______.A.huntingactivitieshavebecomemoresecretiveB.peoplehavebecomemorecuriousabouthuntingC.citizenshavebecomemoreconfusedbythelawD.thecountrytraditionhasbeenradicallyshaken正確答案：B[解析]根據(jù)文中最后一段的內(nèi)容“Youngpeoplearetakingitup，enticedbytheelementofrebellionandthemystiqueofwhatactuallyhappensashuntsattempttokeepwithinthelaw．”可知B項(xiàng)“人們對狩獵變得更好奇了”符合題意。A項(xiàng)“狩獵活動變得越來越偷偷摸摸了”，文中說禁令實(shí)施失敗，人們狩獵活動應(yīng)該更趨向于合法化，不應(yīng)該變得偷偷摸摸；C項(xiàng)“市民被法律搞得更迷惑了”，文中沒有提到相關(guān)內(nèi)容；D項(xiàng)“國家的傳統(tǒng)被徹底地動搖了”，禁令是動搖了國家傳統(tǒng)，但是禁令失敗，國家傳統(tǒng)活動狩獵并沒有動搖，所以這三項(xiàng)明顯和文中內(nèi)容不符合。

ThefactthatmostAmericansliveinurbanareasdoesnotmeanthattheyresideinthecenteroflargecities.Infact,moreAmericansliveinthesuburbsoflargemetropolitanareasthaninthecitiesthemselves.

TheBureauoftheCensusregardsanyareawithmorethan2,500peopleasanurbanarea,anddoesnotconsiderboundariesofcitiesandsuburbs.

AccordingtotheBureau,thepoliticalboundariesarelesssignificantthanthesocialandeconomicrelationshipsandthetransportationandcommunicationsystemsthatintegratealocale.ThetermusedbytheBureauforanintegratedmetropolisisanMSA,whichstandsforMetropolitanStatisticalArea.Ingeneral,anMSAisanyareathatcontainsacityanditssurroundingsuburbsandhasatotalpopulationof50,000ormore.

Atthepresenttime,theBureaureportsmorethan280MSAs,whichtogetheraccountfor75percentoftheUSpopulation.Inaddition,theBureaurecognizes18megapolises,thatis,continuousadjacentmetropolitanareas.Oneofthemostobviousmegapolisesincludesachainofhund