大题 1: 词汇选项 ,在每道题的句子里都有一个加底线的词或短语， 请在四个选项中找出与加底线的词或短语意义最相近的一项。
1.? Loud noises can be annoying.
A. ?hateful
B. ?painful
C. ?horrifying
D. ?irritating
正确的答案是: D 答案解释:
annoying和irritating意思最相近，有"使烦恼的"、"使人不愉快的"等意思。hateful有"可恨的"、 "心怀不满的"等意思。He is hateful to me．我觉得他可恨。Don't be so hateful．别这么怨天尤人。painful：痛苦的。I don't like his painful look．我不喜欢他那副痛苦的表情。horrifying是"恐怖的"，"使震惊的"的意思。These were horrifying experiences．这些经历不堪回首。
2.? Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be deliberately controlled and modified.
A. ?sufficiently
B. ?noticeably
C. ?intentionally
D. ?absolutely
正确的答案是: C 答案解释:
deliberately和intentionally意思相同：故意，蓄意地。sufficient：足够的，充分的。This is sufficient for my needs．足够我用了。noticeable：明显的，易见的。There is no noticeabledifference．二者之间没有显著差异。absolutely：绝对地。He's absolutely correct．他绝对正确。
3.? The Constitution's vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change.
A. ?imprecise
B. ?concise
C. ?unpolished
D. ?elementary
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
vague：模糊的，含糊的。imprecise：不确切的，不明确的。concise：简明扼要的。
如：Her letter was concise，omitting everything not pertinent to the job for which she was applying．她的信很简明，省去了所有跟申请就业不相关的东西。unpolished：未经修饰的。She is reading an unpolished poem．她在读一首未经润色的诗。elementary：基本的，初级的。How can you expect to succeed without even the most elementary knowledge of the field? 连该领域中的基本知识都没有，你还能成功?
4.? The expedition reached the summit at 10:30 that morning.
A. ?top of the mountain
B. ?bottom of the mountain
C. ?starting point
D. ?site
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
summit指 "山顶"，与top of mountain意思相近。选项B意思与之相反。选项C指的是"起点"。D则指的是"地点"。
5.? The latest census is encouraging.
A. ?count
B. ?statement
C. ?agreement
D. ?estimate
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
census指的是an official count of the people who live in a country，including infrmation about their ages，jobs，etc．，即人口普查，与count意思最接近。B的意思是"陈述"，"报告"，"声明"；C的意思是'同意"D的意思是"估计"，这几个词的词义与census相去甚远。
6.? Academic records from other institutions often become part of a university's official file and can neither be returned to a student nor duplicated.
A. ?borrowed
B. ?purchased
C. ?copied
D. ?rewritten
正确的答案是: C 答案解释:
duplicate和copy意思近似，表示"复制"。borrow：借（入）。purchase：买。rewrite：改写。
7.? While serving in the Senate in the early 1970's, Barbara Jordan supported legislation to ban discrimination and to deal with environmental problems.
A. ?list
B. ?forbid
C. ?handle
D. ?investigate
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
ban和forbid意思相近，表示"禁止"。1ist：列出。list a few reasons：列举几条理由。handle：对待，应付。The gpeaker handled his subject concisely.演讲者对主题作了简要的论述。investigate：调查。
8.? Gambling is lawful in Nevada.
A. ?legal
B. ?irresistible
C. ?enjoyable
D. ?profitable
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
lawful：合法的。legal：合法的。What I did was perfectly legal．我所做的完全合法。
irresistible：不可抵挡的。The music is irresistible．音乐太动听了。enjoyable：有乐趣的。
Was it an enjoyable movie? 这部电影有意思吗? profitable 有益的；有利可图的。We had a profitable talk．我们的谈话是有益的。
9.? They always mock me because I am ugly.
A. ?smile at
B. ?look down on
C. ?belittle
D. ?laugh at
正确的答案是: D 答案解释:
mock：取笑，嘲笑。laughat：取笑，嘲笑。It is unkind to laugh at a person who is
in trouble．嘲笑有困难的人是不好的。smile at：笑(某人或某事). What are you smiling at? 你在笑什么? look down on：看不起。Small boys usually look flown on little girls and refuse to play with them．小男孩常常看不起小女孩，因此不愿意跟她们玩。belittle：贬低；低估。Don't belittle what he has achieved．不要贬低他所取得的成就。
10.? These are our motives for doing it.
A. ?reasons
B. ?arguments
C. ?targets
D. ?stimuli
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
motive：动机。reason：理由。There is no reason to doubt his word. 没有理由不相信他的话。argument: 论据。There are many arguments against smoking. 有许多论据可以证明吸烟是有害的。 target ：目标. The target of the new plan is primary education for all children. 新计划要取得的目标是使所有的孩子都得到初等教育。stimulus: 刺激。 stimuli是其复数形式。Reduce tariffs are a stimulus to foreign trade. 降低关税可以促进外贸。
11.? It was a question of making sure that certain needs were addressed, notably in the pension's area.
A. ?noticeably
B. ?remarkably
C. ?particularly
D. ?significantly
正确的答案是: C 答案解释:
notably：值得注意地；特别。particularly：尤其，特别。I often do absent-minded things，particularly when I'm worried．我常干些心不在焉的事，特别是当我焦虑的时候。noticeably：显而易见地。Standards of living are deteriorating rather noticeably．生活水平正在明显下降。remarkably：显著地。Working conditions have been remarkably improved．工作条件得到了显著改善。significantly：显著地，在相当大的程度上。Sales levels are significantly lower than last year. 销售额比去年大幅下降了。
12.? His new girlfriend had omitted to tell him that she was married.
A. ?forgotten
B. ?failed
C. ?deleted
D. ?left out
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
omit：疏忽，遗漏。fail：失败；没有能够。He failed to understand the real significance of it．他没有理解它的真正意义。forget：忘记。I forgot to wind my watch last night．昨晚我忘了给手表上发条。delete：消去；删除。The patient'S high fever deleted most of his memories．病人的高烧使他的记忆差不多丧失殆尽。leave out：遗漏；省略。She left out an important detail in her account．她在叙述中漏掉了一个重要的细节。
13.? Many of their ideas are being incorporated into orthodoxmedical treatment.
A. ?acceptable
B. ?conservative
C. ?western
D. ?conventional
正确的答案是: D 答案解释:
orthodox：正统的；传统的。conventional：常见的；传统的。People still wear conventional clothes here．这儿的人仍穿传统的衣服。acceptable：可接受的。Some of the suggestions are acceptable．有些建议是可以接受的。conservative：保守的。Great Britain has three parties-the Conservative，the Liberal and the Labor Party．英国有三个党：保守党，自由党和工党。western：西方的。I don't like Western food．我不喜欢西餐。
14.? Charges for local telephone calls are outrageous.
A. ?unheard of
B. ?unacceptable
C. ?unbelievable
D. ?ridiculous
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
outrageous：凶暴的；令人不能容忍的。unacceptable：不可接受的。Mary left her husband because ofhis unacceptable behavior因为丈夫的行为不可接受，玛丽离开了他。unheard of：没有听说过的。You can't，do that-it'S unheard of．你不可干此事，从未听说有人干过。unbelievable：难以置信的。His guitar solos arejust unbelievable．他的吉他独奏曲实在太棒了。ridiculous：可笑的。That hat makes you look ridiculous．你戴上那顶帽子，看上去很滑稽。
15.? Guests were scared when the bomb exploded.
A. ?frightened
B. ?killed
C. ?endangered
D. ?rescued
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
scared：受到惊吓的，恐惧的。frightened：害怕的，受惊的。killed：被杀死。All her five sons were killed in the earthquake．她的五个儿子都在地震中身亡。endanger：使遭到使濒于灭亡。You will endanger your health if you work so hard．你太卖力的话会损害自己的健康的。rescued：被营救的。She was rescued nine days after the plane crash．飞机失事九天后她被人营救。
大题 2: 语法选择 ,请在下列选项中选出正确答案。
16.? -Put these glasses away before they ________.
-OK. I'll put them in the cupboard.
A. ?have broken
B. ?are breaking
C. ?get broken
D. ?will be broken
正确的答案是: C 答案解释:
因they (these glasses) 是break的承受者，用被动语态；又因在时间状语从句中用一般现在时代替一般将来时，所以用一般现在时的被动语态，此处由"get+过去分词"构成被动语态。
17.? - Did you telephone the manager's office?
- Yes, he ________ back before 9 o'clock this morning.
A. ?expects
B. ?is expected
C. ?expected
D. ?was expected
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
因为he是expect的承受者，用被动语态；在现在估计，用一般现在时的被动语态。He is expected...意为"预计他......"。
18.? The new dictionaries are very useful. They ________ well and ________ already.
A. ?sold; have been sold
B. ?sold; had sold out
C. ?sell; sell out
D. ?are sold; have been sold out
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
sell well销路好。物作主语，且该物本身具有某一固有特点使得谓语动作得以实现或难以实现，谓语动词通常用主动形式表示被动含义。
19.? -Have you got the result of the last examination?
-Not yet. We've been told that the papers ________.
A. ?are marked
B. ?are being marked
C. ?have been marked
D. ?were marked
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
由语境可知，老师在评卷但尚未评改完，用现在进行时的被动语态。
20.? -Did you see Sandy in the manager's office?
-Yes, she ________ by the manager.
A. ?is questioned
B. ?was being questioned
C. ?had been questioned
D. ?was questioned
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
因question与she是动宾关系，要用被动语态，在"见到"时，经理"正在询问她"，因此，用过去进行时的被动语态。
21.? - ________ the only house Mr. Smith has got completely burnt out last night?
一That's right.
A. ?Had
B. ?Has
C. ?Was
D. ?Is
正确的答案是: C 答案解释:
(that)Mr. Smith has got是修饰the only house的定语从句，the only house是burn out(烧毁)的承受者，要用被动语态，由last night可知要用一般过去时。
22.? - Will you go to the party?
- No, even though ________ to.
A. ?inviting
B. ?being invited
C. ?invited
D. ?having been invited
正确的答案是: C 答案解释:
因invite与I是动宾关系，要用被动语态；答句是省略句，若补全子，应为No, even though I am invited to。
23.? In 1998, this was the longest bridge that ________.
A. ?was ever built
B. ?had ever built
C. ?has ever been built
D. ?had ever been built
正确的答案是: D 答案解释:
因that (bridge)是build的承受者，要用被动语态；指1980年(过去)前所建的桥，即："过去的过去"，用过去完成时。
24.? By the end of next year this work ________.
A. ?will have been completed
B. ?will be completed
C. ?will have completed
D. ?has been completed
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
因complete与work是动宾关系，要用被动语态；由by the end of next year可知要用将来完成。
25.? -Are we about to have dinner?
-Yes, it ________ in the dinning room.
A. ?is being served
B. ?is served
C. ?is serving
D. ?serves
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
因serve与it(dinner)是动宾关系，要用被动语态；由问句中的are about to(即将)和答语Yes可知，已"在"供应dinner了，故用现在进行时的被动语态。

• differ [´difə] vi.不同；有差别 (初中英语单词)
• absolutely [´æbsəlu:tli] ad.绝对地；确实 (初中英语单词)
• reading [´ri:diŋ] n.(阅)读；朗读；读物 (初中英语单词)
• expedition [,ekspi´diʃən] n.远征；探险；迅速 (初中英语单词)
• legislation [,ledʒis´leiʃən] n.立法；法规 (初中英语单词)
• primary [´praiməri] a.主要的 n.居首位的 (初中英语单词)
• medical [´medikəl] a.医学的；医疗的 (初中英语单词)
• liberal [´libərəl] a.大方的 n.开明的人 (初中英语单词)
• western [´westən] a.西的；西方的 (初中英语单词)
• painful [´peinfəl] a.痛(苦)的；费力的 (高中英语单词)
• deliberately [di´libərətli] ad.故意地；慎重地 (高中英语单词)
• summit [´sʌmit] n.顶(点)；绝顶 (高中英语单词)
• senate [´senit] n.参议院；上院 (高中英语单词)
• perfectly [´pə:fiktli] ad.理想地；完美地 (高中英语单词)
• profitable [´prɔfitəbəl] a.有益的；有用的 (高中英语单词)
• significance [sig´nifikəns] n.意义；重要性 (高中英语单词)
• hateful [´heitfəl] a.可恨的，可憎的 (英语四级单词)
• noticeable [´nəutisəbəl] a.显著的；值得注意的 (英语四级单词)
• elementary [,eli´mentəri] a.基本的；初级的 (英语四级单词)
• census [´sensəs] n.人口普查 (英语四级单词)
• academic [,ækə´demik] a.学术的 n.大学学生 (英语四级单词)
• jordan [´dʒɔ:dn] n.约旦 (英语四级单词)
• lawful [´lɔ:fəl] a.合法的，守法的 (英语四级单词)
• unkind [,ʌn´kaind] a.不客气的；不和善的 (英语四级单词)
• stimulus [´stimjuləs] n.刺激(物)；促进因素 (英语四级单词)
• remarkably [ri´mɑ:kəbli] ad.非凡地；显著地 (英语四级单词)
• conventional [kən´venʃənəl] a.常规的；协定的 (英语四级单词)
• bridge [bridʒ] n.桥(梁)；鼻梁；桥牌 (英语四级单词)
• facial [´feiʃəl] a.面部的，脸部的 (英语六级单词)
• discrimination [di,skrimi´neiʃən] n.区别，歧视 (英语六级单词)
• notably [´nəutəbli] ad.显著地；著名地 (英语六级单词)
• orthodox [´ɔ:θədɔks] a.正统的；正统的；习惯的 (英语六级单词)
• guitar [gi´tɑ:] n.吉他，六弦琴 (英语六级单词)
• endanger [in´deindʒə] vt.危及，危害 (英语六级单词)