单选题
Passage 8
In the modern world, it is important to be well-informed. Success in many fields {{U}}(1) {{/U}} on getting the latest information. There are many means of obtaining information which enable us to {{U}}(2) {{/U}} what is going on in the world. And we are so accustomed to reading almost every week newspaper reports about new discoveries being made by man that we tend to {{U}}(3) {{/U}} the progress and benefit of scientific research for granted. We {{U}}(4) {{/U}} that science must continue to achieve its many miracles which become merely commonplace as soon as they are replaced by greater ones. Astronauts have made journeys through space, a {{U}}(5) {{/U}} that once upon a time would have been considered as unbelievable. Yet there are few people today who feel anything but a mild interest in the discoveries that are being made by scientists. Industrialists and engineers are busy taking {{U}}(6) {{/U}} of the mineral deposits available, regardless of the fact that this ruthless exploitation is harmful. Nature is {{U}}(7) {{/U}} their descendants altogether of these resources {{U}}(8) {{/U}} we so carelessly squander on providing ourselves with the luxuries and not merely the necessities of life. We {{U}}(9) {{/U}} to realize that we are {{U}}(10) {{/U}} for the generations after ourselves, and even those who are aware of this rarely take these responsibilities seriously enough.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】所填之词应该与后面的on搭配。count on意为“指望，依赖”；focus on意为“集中于……”；draw on意为“利用……”；dwell on意为“详述”。句子的主语是success，根据后面的“the latest information”可知，应该选用count on。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】put up with意为“忍受”；catch up with意为“赶上”；take up with意为“与……来往”；keep up with意为“跟上(时代、思想等)”。根据后面的what is going on可知，应该选用keep up with。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】take sth. for granted是固定搭配，意为“把……认为是理所当然的”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】assume意为“假定，认为”；assure意为“保证，担保”；resume意为“重新开始，恢复”；convince意为“说服，使相信”。根据句子可知，这只是一种假设，所以用B、C、D都不对。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】phenomenon意为“现象”；invention意为“发明”；discovery意为“发现”；procession意为“行列”。穿过太空旅行是一种现象，所以选用B、C、D都不对。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】take care of意为“照管……”；take charge of意为“负责……”；take hold of意为“控制……”；take advantage of意为“利用……”。所填之词的宾语是the mineral deposit(矿藏)，所以应该选用take advantage of。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】protect意为“保护”，一般构成protect from；accuse意为“控告”，一般构成accuse sb. of；deprive意为“剥夺”，一般构成deprive of sth. ；isolate意为“隔离”，一般构成isolate from。根据句子可知，选用A、B、D都不对。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】根据句子可知，后面的句子修饰resources，是定语从句，所以只有选用which。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】所填之词应该与后面的to搭配。manage to do sth. 意为“设法完成(某件困难的事)”；fail to do sth. 意为“没有做成某事”；strive to do sth. 意为“力争做某事”；start to do sth. 意为“开始做某事”。根据前面句子的意思可知，应该选用fail to do sth.。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】所填之词应该与后面的for搭配。ready for意为“为……做好准备”；ripe for意为“准备就绪”；stern for搭配不当；responsible for意为“对……负责”。根据句子的意思可知，应该选用responsible for。