单选题 Directions:Read the following text. Choose the best
word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET
1.
It has been almost half a decade since Norman Mailer
described leas Vegas in his novel The American Dream. But it {{U}}(1)
{{/U}} to be one of the most {{U}}(2) {{/U}} and exhilarating
(使人愉快的) holiday destinations in the world. An end-less {{U}}(3) {{/U}}
of colorful sights and activities are surrounded by skyscrapers and the
magnificent Nevada desert. With {{U}}(4) {{/U}}
shopping, luxury spas, five-star dining and some of the most extravagant
entertainment, you will {{U}}(5) {{/U}} see, this is a city {{U}}(6)
{{/U}} offers an experience like no other. Perhaps the
enduring appeal of this " {{U}}(7) {{/U}} capital of the world", though,
is that it always has something {{U}}(8) {{/U}} to offer. Recently the
Hard Rock Café has been {{U}}(9) {{/U}} up its act, completing with a
new 42 000 sq ft venue, 1 000-seater cinema and an "interactive rock
wall"-allowing customers the chance to {{U}}(10) {{/U}} images of Hard
Rock's collection. City Center is an $ 8.5 billion (£5.3
billion) complex on the Strip; a place that, in a city already {{U}}(11)
{{/U}} with extraordinary casinos (娱乐场) and hotels, stands out from the
{{U}}(12) {{/U}} It was the largest privately {{U}}(13) {{/U}}
construction project in the US and has three stand-alone hotels, a sprawling
shopping and entertainment district and two 37-storey glass towers of
{{U}}(14) {{/U}} flats, designed by the likes of Norman Foster.
Another Las Vegas {{U}}(15) {{/U}}, Planet
Hollywood, has {{U}}(16) {{/U}} with luxury developers to create
Westgate Towers--where you could own a piece of the action and a chance to come
back to Las Vegas every year. {{U}}(17) {{/U}}, the only thing you'll
{{U}}(18) {{/U}} of in Vegas is not knowing which club, restaurant or
spa to choose from. But then you can always ask a(n) {{U}}(19) {{/U}} or
the concierge--the fantastic thing about this city is that its residents
{{U}}(20) {{/U}} it as much as you will.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本题位于文章的开头,要想获得解答本题的信息,需要从下文中寻找。下文提到“带给人快乐的度假胜地”和“引人入胜的景点和丰富多彩的活动,周围环绕着摩天大楼和壮丽的内华达沙漠”。这些都说明拉斯维加斯从过去到现在依然保持活力,故[B] continues符合句意。根据下文可知,拉斯维加斯并不是现在才成为度假胜地,故排除[A]。[C] ceases用法举例:Our factory has ceased producing bicycles.我们厂已不再生产自行车。[D] halts用法举例:The plan for armistice talks was halted.停战谈判计划被迫中止。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 由空格后的and可知,空格处所填词应能和exhilarating构成并列关系,而且与exhilarating是近义词,即都是描述拉斯维加斯是令人向往的旅游胜地,故[A] unique符合句意。[B] unpleasant表达的意思相反,可排除。[C] discomforting用法举例:News of the earthquake makes us feel discomforting.地震的消息使我们感到忐忑不安。[D] disconcerting用法举例:He had a disconcerting habit of expressing contradictory ideas in rapid succession.他有一个令人惊讶的能够快速而连续表达对立观点的习惯。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 这里描述的是城市景色,[A] array有吸引人的一组或一群东西的意思,符合句意。本句表达的是无边无际的一排排多彩的景象。固定短语an array of意为“大量的,一系列的”,用法举例:a dazzling array of flowers绚烂的花簇。[B] group表示一组人或一群人聚集在同一个地方,没有吸引人的意思。[C] team通常表示一起玩游戏或比赛的组。[D] row表示一排,用法举例:a row of houses一排房子。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本题位于第二段开头,根据句子结构可知,此处所填词与下文中的luxury,five-star以及extravagant并列,修饰其后的名词,都暗示了拉斯维加斯各个场所的豪华与奢侈,四个选项中,[B] unparalleled符合句意。[A] unpopular意思相反,可排除。[C] unpredictable表示很多变,以至于使人无法预料将会发生什么,用法举例:unpredictable weather多变的天气。[D] unprofitable指没有利润的、无利益的,用法举例:He makes some unprofitable speculation.他在做些无利可图的投机生意。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 从本句With引导的伴随状语可知,本句意为:你可以看出,这是个给你提供独一无二的体验的一座城市。因此[A] ever符合句意,用法举例:Have you ever been here?你曾经来过这里吗?[B] never用法举例:You never say the word you would.你从来不说你心里要说的话。[D] over表示结束或在……上方,用法举例:The meeting is over.会议结束了。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解题思路] 这里需要填入一个连词,通过对后面的从句分析,得知宾语从句中缺少主语,四个选项中能作主语的只有[C],故为正确答案。[A] what可以引导宾语从句,在从句中通常充当宾语,用法举例:I wonder what he is writing to me about.我想知道他要给我写信说什么。what也可以引导主语从句,但通常是主干的主语,用法举例:what she did is not yet known她干了什么尚不清楚。[B] where引导地点状语从句,用法举例:He knows where they are.他知道他们在什么地方。[D] when引导时间状语从句,用法举例:I'd like to know when they'll let him out.我想知道他们什么时候放他。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本题承接上文,依然介绍拉斯维加斯作为世界娱乐之都的吸引人之处,故[C]符合题意,意为“它总是能提供一些新奇的东西”。[A] old与文章意思相反,可排除。[B] strange用法举例:He strayed about in a strange city.他在一座陌生的城市里游荡。[D] annoying用法举例:She found it really annoying not to be able to communicate with others.她发现无法同别人交流真的很恼人。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本句介绍的是硬石咖啡厅为了吸引更多的游客所作的努力,从下文可知,硬石咖啡厅在装修,[A] polishing符合句意。[B] laying与up搭配,用法举例:They laid up a store of vegetables in the cellar.他们在地窖里贮藏了蔬菜。[C] handing与up搭配,用法举例:Hand up an indictment to the judge.把起诉书呈交给法官。[D] standing up与题意无关,故排除。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本句依然介绍硬石咖啡厅的修缮行动,它想为顾客提供机会来______人们对硬石餐厅的收藏品的形象。四个选项意思相近,都指“扩大”,但用法不同。[C] enlarge指(视野、场地等)扩大,用法举例:A good way to enlarge your vocabulary is to read a daily newspaper.读报纸是扩大词汇量的一个好方法。题目中所提到的扩大,就是增加人们了解硬石咖啡厅收藏品的机会,所以[C]是正确答案。[A] spread通常指某事物扩展影响更多的人,通常是疾病、革命等抽象事物,用法举例:This disease is spreading fast.这种病正在迅速蔓延。[B] increase通常指数量的增加,用法举例:The population increased dramatically in the first half of the century.人口在上半个世纪急剧增加。[D] expand指的是向四周扩展、发展,用法举例:Metal expands when they are heated.金属遇热膨胀。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本题所在段落介绍市中心的综合设施。此处所表达的意思是在一个已经______奇特的娱乐场和旅馆的城市,这个综合设施脱颖而出。[B] stuffed符合题意。[A] held与with搭配,用法举例:I don't hold with his views on education.我不同意他在教育问题上的观点。[C] began与with搭配,用法举例:The gala began with a song.联欢会以一首歌曲开始。[D] went与with搭配,用法举例:She will go with us.她将和我们一起去。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本句继续介绍位于市中心的综合设施。它是由私人______建筑项目,[A] funded表明是由私人投资的,句意通顺,符合题意。[B] founded是found的过去式,通常表明创立某个组织团体。用法举例:Why did.Jesus found the Catholic Church?耶稣为什么创立圣教会呢?[C] found是find的过去式,表示“找到,发现”,不符合题意。[D] supported是support的过去式,表示“支持,供养”,用法举例:Her father supported her until she got married.她父亲抚养她直到她结婚。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本句指出,这项工程“有三个独立的酒店,一个延伸的购物和娱乐区,还有两座37层的有玻璃塔的______公寓”,得知此工程并不普通,故排除[A]。[B] luxury恰好符合本文所描写的拉斯维加斯的特征,为正确答案。[C] unimaginative用法举例:consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative.一致性是缺乏想象力的人最后的避难所。[D] incurious用法举例:He seemed incurious about vital details.他似乎对重要的细节都漠不关心。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解题思路] 本段谈到了拉斯维加斯另一座地标建筑——好莱坞星球餐厅。[C]staple有“(某地)常见的人(事物)”的意思,符合题意。[A] title通常指书、画或者是戏剧的标题。[B] sample用法举例:We want to inspect the sample.我们想检验一下样品。[D] theme通常指一部作品、电影或者演讲的主题,用法举例:The book's;theme is the conflict between love and duty.这本书的主题是关于爱与责任之间的冲突。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解题思路] 此题是短语辨析,要求我们熟知每个短语的意思。[A] teamed up用法举例:The two universities have teamed up for a research project.两所大学已在某一科研项目上达成合作。此处说明的正是同奢侈房地产开发商合作开发西门塔,符合题意。[B] welled up用法举例:There is a spring welling up cool water.这里有一口泉涌出清凉的泉水。[C] turned up用法举例:we invited her to dinner but she didn't even bother to turn up.我们请她吃饭她都不露面。[D] made up用法举例:The medical team was made up of twelve doctors.医疗队由十二名医生组成。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解题思路] 上文说“在这里你可以亲身参与体验,并且得到每年一次回到拉斯维加斯的机会”,下文谈到在拉斯维加斯“你不知道应该选择哪一个酒吧、旅馆或者温泉浴场”,这陈述的是一种事实,故[D] In fact正确。[A]和[B]都表示转折,这里不存在转折之意,可排除。[C] Therefore表示因果关系,不符合题意。
【答案解析】[解题思路] 此句是转折,表达的意思是虽然我们不知道该选择什么,但是仍然很______这里的生活。由上下文可知,游人很喜欢这里,所以此处想要表达的意思是此地的居民和你一样在尽情地享受,因此[A] enjoy符合题意。[B]、[C]和[D]表达意思皆相反。[C] bore用法举例:The boy bores me to death.那个男孩把我烦死了。[D] abhor用法举例:People abhor cruelty to children.大多数人痛恨虐待儿童。