语法与词汇

Section A

Directions: In this section, choose one of the four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Mark the best choice for each blank on ANSWER SHEET.

单选题 It is not cold enough for there _____ a frost night, so I can leave Jim’s car out quite safely.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】句意：今天晚上没有那么冷，不会有霜冻，我可以把吉姆的车放心地留在外面。“for there to be宾格词”作结果状语，there to be指将会是……。
单选题 Throughout the United States, insurance laws follow a general pattern although _____ aredifferent from state to state.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】句意：美国的保险法遵照一个总的纲领，但是各州的法律规定又各不相同。难度：简单provision法律的规定；条款。contract契约；合约。treaty协定；（个人间的）约定。regulation条例；规范。In a sudden _____ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.
单选题 In a sudden _____ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】句意：在突然爆发的愤怒中，那个男人撕碎了所有拿得到的东西。burst爆发；（情感的）迸发；突然发作。blast爆炸；一阵；疾风。split分歧；分裂。attack攻击。
单选题 The conveniences that Americans desire _____ not so much a leisurely lifestyle as a busylifestyle in which even minutes of time are too valuable to be wasted.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】句意：美国人所向往的各种便利，与其说反映了一种休闲的生活方式，倒不如说反映了一种忙碌的生活方式，因为对他们来说，每一分钟的时间都很宝贵不能浪费。本句缺失一个谓语动词，作conveniences的谓语，表示一般性的规律总结，用一般现在时即可。
单选题 Cancellation of the flight _____ many passengers to spend the night at the airport.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】句意：航班取消迫使很多旅客滞留机场过夜。oblige sb. to do sth.（以法律、义务等）强迫，迫使某人干某事。demand sth.需要……。result from sth.（因……）发生；（随……）产生。recommend推荐；举荐；介绍。
单选题 All the students have to _____ to the rules and regulations of the school.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】句意：所有的学生都要遵守学校的规章制度。conform to遵守；遵从。confirm证实，证明，确认。confront对抗；处理。confine sb. /sth. to sth.限制；限定。
单选题 On hearing of the case some time later, Conan Doyle was convinced that the man was notguilty, and immediately went to work to ascertain the truth.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】句意：听完案子的陈述之后，柯南道尔认定这个男人无罪，并很快着手查明真相。ascertain查清，查明。verify核实；查对；核准。explore勘探；勘查；探索。obtain得到；取得。search (for sb. /sth.)搜索；搜寻；搜查。
单选题 The Bunsen burner is so named because it is thought _____ by Robert Bunsen, who wasGerman by birth.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】句意：本生灯之所以叫这个名字是因为它是由（著名德国化学家Robert Bunsen）罗伯特本生发明的。it+is+动词ed形式，to do是固定的搭配用法。而Bunsen Burner的发明是过去发生的动作，所以用完成时态。
单选题  _____ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be sothriving as it is.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】句意：要不是来自大众的投资，我们公司现在不会这么繁荣。were it not for...这是省略了的倒装条件状语从句，相当于if it were not for...要不是……。从would be看出，这是现在情况的虚拟语气，因此从句的谓动用过去式。
单选题 If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to _____ away all the rocks.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】句意：如果你要进入这个隧道，首先要挪走所有的石头。haul away搬运开。chip away切屑；凿开。transfer转移；调任，一般后面接to。repel相斥；击退；驱逐。