二、真题演练与解
Part Ⅱ. Vocabulary（10%）
Section A
Directions：In this section all the sentences are incomplete.Four words or phrases，marked A，B，C and D，are given beneath each of them.You are to choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Then，mark your answer on
the ANSWER SHEET.
1.There was no____but to close the road until February.
A.dilemma B.denying
C.alternative D.doubt
2.I____when I heard that my grandfather had died.
A.fell apart B.fell away
C.fell out D.fell back
3.I’m____passing a new law that help poor children get better medicine.
A.taking advantage of B.standing up for
C.looking up to D.taking hold of
4.In front of the platform，the students were talking with the professor over the quizzes of their____subject.
A.compulsory B.compulsive
C.alternative D.predominant
5.The tutor tells the undergraduates that one can acquire____in a foreign language through more practice.
A.proficiency B.efficiency
C.efficacy D.frequency
6.The teacher explained the new lesson____to the students.
A.at random B.at a loss
C.at length D.at hand
7.I shall____the loss of my reading-glasses in newspaper with a reward for the finder.
A.advertise B.inform C.announce D.publish
8.The poor nutrition in the early stages of infancy can____adult growth.
A.degenerate B.deteriorate C.boost D.retard
9.She had a terrible accident，but____she wasn’t killed.
A.at all events B.in the long run
C.at large D.in vain
10.His weak chest____him to winter illness.
A.predicts B.preoccupies C.prevails D.predisposes
Section B
Directions：Each of the following sentences has a word or phrase underlined.There are four other words or phrases beneath each sentence.Choose the word or phrase which would best keep the meaning of the original sentence if it were substituted for the underlined part.Mark your answer on the ANSWER
SHEET.
11.The company was losing money，so they had to lay off some of its employees for three months.
A.owe B.dismiss C.recruit D.summon
12.The North American states agreed to sign the agreement of economical and military union in Ottawa.
A.convention B.conviction
C.contradiction D.confrontation
13.The statue would be perfect but for a few small defects in its base.
A.faults B.weaknesses C.flaws D.errors
14.When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days，John was startlingly pale.
A.amazingly B.astonishingly C.uniquely D.dramatically
15.If you want to set up a company，you must comply with the regulations laid down by the authorities.
A.abide by B.work out C.check out D.succumb to
16.The school master applauded the girl’s bravery in his opening speech.
A.praised B.appraised C.cheered D.clapped
17.The local government leaders are making every effort to tackle the problem of poverty.
A.abolish B.address C.extinguish D.encounter
18.This report would be intelligible only to an expert in computing.
A.intelligent B.comprehensive C.competent D.comprehensible
19.Reading a book and listening to music simultaneously seems to be on problem for them.
A.intermittently B.constantly C.concurrently D.continuously
20.He was given a laptop computer in acknowledgement of his work for the company.
A.accomplishment B.recognition
C.apprehension D.commitment
答案及解析
1.【答案】C
【解析】dilemma困境，进退两难；denying否认，拒绝；alternative选择；doubt怀疑。but表示“除了……”。there was no denying or doubt的含义为“毋庸置疑”，不符合句意。
题干译文：除了等到二月份封路，此外别无选择。
2.【答案】A
【解析】fall apart“破碎，破裂；崩溃”，例如：My bike is falling apart.我的自行车要散架了。fall away“减少，消散”，例如：All our doubts fell away gradually.我们的一切疑虑逐渐消失了。fall out“掉落，脱落”，例如：Due to extreme fatigue，his hair is falling out.由于极度疲劳，他的头发在脱落。fall back“后退，撤退”，例如：The army received the order that they would fall back tomorrow.部队接到明天撤退的命令。
题干译文：当我听说我祖父去世的时候，我崩溃了。
3.【答案】B
【解析】take advantage of“利用”，例如：He took advantage of every opportunity to show himself in public.他利用每一个机会在公众场合展示自己。stand up for“支持，维护”，例如：You should learn to stand up for your rights.你应该学会维护自己的权益。look up to sb.“钦佩，仰慕”，例如：He is the only president looked up to by all people.他是唯一受所有人钦佩的总统。take hold of“抓住，握住”，例如：Let’s move the table.You take hold of that end.我们来移开桌子，你抓住那一端。
题干译文：我支持通过一项新的法律，帮助穷苦的孩子获得更好的药品。
4.【答案】
【解析】compulsory必修的；compulsive强制的，强迫的；alternative选择性的；predominant卓越的，支配的，突出的。
题干译文：在讲台前，学生正在和教授讨论他们必修科目的测验。
5.【答案】A
【解析】proficiency熟练，精通；efficiency效率；efficacy（药物，治疗）功效；frequency频率。此题关键的突破点在于题干中的介词in，以上这些词只有proficiency与介词in连用，表示“在……方面熟练”，例如：proficiency in English精通英语。
题干译文：辅导教师告诉本科生，通过不断的练习，一个人就能精通一门外语。
6.【答案】C
【解析】at random“随意地，任意地，胡乱地”，例如：Names were chosen at random from the list.名字是从名单中随意选择的。at a loss“不知所措”，例如：His comments left me at a loss for words.他的评论让我不知道该说什么好。at length“详尽地”，例如：Please tell me what happened to you at length.请详尽地告诉我在你身上发生了什么事情。at hand“接近”，例如：Help is always at hand.援助总是近在咫尺。
题干译文：老师给学生详细地讲授新课。
7.【答案】A
【解析】advertise作为动词的含义是“登广告”。inform通知某人某事，常用表达式为：inform sb.of sth.。announce宣布。publish出版。
题干译文：我要在报纸上刊登眼镜的寻物启事，发现者将有奖金。
8.【答案】D
【解析】degenerate退化；deteriorate使恶化；boost促进；retard阻碍，妨碍。infancy幼年。nutrition营养。
题干译文：幼年早期营养不良可以阻碍成年成长。
9.【答案】A
【解析】at all events“不管怎么样，无论如何”，例如：At all events you should listen to your parents’opinions.无论如何你应该听听你父母的意见。in the long run“最终，从长远观点来看”，例如：In the long run，it is worthwhile to make an investment in education.从长远来看，在教育上投资是值得的。at large “整个，全部，未被捕获的”，例如：A few years ago there was unrest in the country at large.几年前整个这个国家处于动荡中。The killer is still at large.这个杀手仍然逍遥法外。in vain“徒劳，白费力气”，例如：He tried to persuade her not to go out，but in vain.他试图劝说她不要出去，但没用。题干译文：她发生了可怕的意外，但不管怎么样，她没死。
10.【答案】D
【解析】predict预测；preoccupy使全神贯注，迷住；prevail流行，盛行；predispose使预先有……倾向，易于感染，常与介词to连用，例如：Frustration predisposes him to look at things pessimistically.挫折使他很悲观地看待事物。Fatigue predisposes one to cold.疲劳使人容易感冒。此题的关键在于题干中的介词to。
题干译文：他肺部很弱，冬天容易患病。
11.【答案】B
【解析】题干中划线词组lay off的含义为“解雇”。owe欠（债）；dismiss解散，开除；recruit招募；summon召集。
12.【答案】A
【解析】题干中划线词agreement的含义是“协议，协定”。convention惯例，习俗，协定；conviction深信，定罪；confrontation面对。
题干译文：北美国家同意在渥太华签署经济和军事联盟协议。
13.【答案】C
【解析】题干中划线词defect的含义是“瑕疵”。fault故障，毛病；weakness弱点；flaw瑕疵；error过失，错误。题干中statue的含义是“雕像”，but for意思是“要不是”，例如：But for your help，I couldn’t have finished the work on time.要不是你的帮忙，我们不可能按时完成工作。
题干译文：要不是底座上的一些小瑕疵，这个雕像将会是完美的。
14.【答案】B
【解析】题干中划线词startlingly意思是“令人吃惊地，大吃一惊地”。amazingly令人惊讶地，令人惊奇地；astonishingly惊讶的程度比amazingly强，与startlingly意思相近；uniquely独特地，独一无二地；dramatically极大地，相当地。故B为正确选项。
题干译文：约翰30天后终于从洞穴中出来，他脸色苍白，让人大吃一惊。
15.【答案】A
【解析】题干划线词组comply with的意思是“顺从，遵从”。abide by“坚持，遵守”，例如：It is very necessary to abide by your promises.遵守你的承诺十分必要。work out“锻炼身体，计算出”例如：I used to work out regularly to keep fit.过去我常常定期运动，保持身体健康。She was very disappointed because she couldn’t work out the math problem.因为没能解出这道数学题，她很失望。check out“调查，核实”，例如：The police are checking out evidence they found.警察们正在调查他们发现的证据。succumb to“屈服，屈从”，例如：At last he succumbed to cancer and died.他最终放弃抗争，死于癌症。
16.【答案】A
【解析】题干划线词applaud的意思是“鼓掌，赞许”。praise表扬；appraise估量，估价；cheer兴高采烈；clap鼓掌（表示赞许或欣赏），通常与for连用。
17.【答案】B
【解析】题干划线词tackle的意思是“解决（问题）”。abolish废除，废止（制度，法律等）。address作为名词，意思是“地址，演说”；作为动词，意思为“写地址，发表演说，处理，对付”。extinguish熄灭。encounter遭遇。
题干译文：当地政府领导正千方百计解决贫穷问题。
18.【答案】D
【解析】题干划线词intelligible的意思是“易懂的”。intelligent聪明的；comprehensive综合的；competent有能力，能胜任的；comprehensible易于了解的。
题干译文：这篇报道只有计算方面的专家容易懂。
19.【答案】C
【解析】题干划线词simultaneously的意思是“同时发生地”。intermittently断断续续地，间歇地；constantly经常地；concurrently并存地，同时发生地；continuously连续地。
题干译文：同时看书听音乐对他们来说似乎是个问题。
20.【答案】B
【解析】题干划线词acknowledgement的意思是“承认”，题干词组in acknowledgement of的意思是“感谢，谢礼”，例如：I was rewarded a medal in acknowledgement of my contribution to our company.我被授予一枚奖章，以表彰我对公司的贡献。题干中的laptop指的是笔记本电脑。accomplishment成就，完成；recognition承认；apprehension理解；commitment承诺，允诺，奉献。题干译文：为感谢他为公司所作的贡献，公司奖励他一台笔记本电脑。