翻译二级笔译综合能力模拟18

翻译二级笔译综合能力模拟18Section1VocabularyandGrammarThissectionconsistsof3parts.Readthedirectionsfor（江南博哥）eachpartbeforeansweringthequestions.Part1VocabularySelectionInthispart,thereare20incompletesentences.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,C,Drespectively.Choosethewordorphrasewhichbestcompleteseachsentence.Thereisonlyonerightanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourmachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.1.

Thousandsof______atthestadiumcametotheirfeettopaytributetoanoutstandingperformance.A.audienceB.participantsC.spectatorsD.observers正确答案：C[解析]audience和spectator均指观众，但有区别。前者多用于对演讲类表演的观看；后者则多用于表示观看节目和运动类事件。根据句子中的地点状语“atthestadium”可知，正确答案是C。

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Westoodstill,gazingoutoverthelimitless______ofthedessert.A.spaceB.expanseC.stretchD.land正确答案：B[解析]A、D选项均表示空间；B、C表示伸展，扩展。本题指的是desert(沙漠)的宽广，因此正确答案是B。

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Doctoroften______uneasinessinthepeopletheydealwith.A.smellB.hareC.senseD.tough正确答案：C[解析]本题所给的四个选项皆为感官动词，uneasiness指的是心理上的不安，因此C项最为恰当。

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Manysatatthetable,lookedattheplateand______herlips.A.smackedB.openedC.partedD.separated正确答案：A[解析]有动词词组smackone'slips，意思是(馋得)舐嘴唇，垂涎三尺。因此正确答案是A。

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Americanwomenwere______therighttovoteuntil1920aftermanyyearsofhardstruggle.A.ignoredB.deniedC.refusedD.neglected正确答案：B[解析]ignore不顾，忽视。deny否认，拒绝，摒弃。refuse推辞，谢绝。neglect忽略，疏忽。答案是B。

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Thepoormotherlackedherhusband'scapacityfordiscipline,andfoundherself______herheadstrong.A.againstthewillofB.inthewayofC.atthemercyofD.intermsof正确答案：C[解析]againstthewillof违背意愿。inthewayof妨碍。atthemercyof受…支配。intermsof以…的观点，以…的方式。答案是C。

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IwanttoknowifIneedtocompleteaFAFSAforminordertobe______foranytypeoffinancialaid.A.eligibleB.competentC.properD.legitimate正确答案：A[解析]eligible适任的，合格的，适当的。competent有资格的，胜任的。proper应该的，正确的。legitimate正当的，合理的。答案是A。

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—Whatanoutrageoussuggestion,youngman

—I'ma______marriedwoman!A.respectingB.respectedC.respectfulD.respective正确答案：B[解析]respecting关于……；由于，鉴于。respected受尊敬的，注意。respectful尊重人的，表示敬意的；谦恭的。respective各个的，各自的。答案是B。

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Hereasehasattractedanenormous______ofpublicsympathy.A.sumB.dealC.amountD.number正确答案：C[解析]asumof总数，总和。agood/greatdealof很多，大量，后面接不可数名词。anamountof许多，大量，后面接不可数名词。anumberof若干。答案是C。

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______couplesgenerallysharethesamevaluesandhavesimilarlifestylesandgoals.A.ConsistentB.AmiableC.SympatheticD.Compatible正确答案：D[解析]C。consistent相容的，调和的，浓厚的。amiable友好的，可爱的。sympathetic称心的，出于同情的。Compatible可两立的，相容的。答案是D。

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Icannotthankyou______muchforyourkindness,forIowemysuccesstoyou.A.soB.veryC.tooD.as正确答案：C[解析]somuchfor...的事不必再往下说。verymuch非常。toomuch太不像话，太过分。betoomuchforone[口语]非…力所能及。asmuch同样，一样，正是如此。asmuch(...)as尽，尽……那样多。答案是C。cannotthankyoutoomuch怎么谢都不为过(就是十分感谢的意思)。

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Writtenprimarilyforaspecializedbutdiversebodyofscholars,thisbook______theattentionofthoseinterestedinseventeenth-centuryEnglishliterature.A.warrantsB.proposesC.acclaimsD.distills正确答案：A[解析]warrant证明有理由，恰当，收据。propose推荐，建议。acclaim欢呼，喝彩。distill蒸馏，提取……的精华。答案是A。

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Themostsignificantmeasureweshouldtaketostopterroristsisto______themofmaterialandmoralsupportfromwithinthecountry.A.squeezeB.eliminateC.preventD.deprive正确答案：D[解析]squeeze压榨，剥削。eliminate淘汰，消除。prevent阻挡，预防。deprive剥夺，免职，使丧失。答案是D。

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Thestreamoverflowedandtheflood______allofthefarmlandinthearea.A.submergedB.sankC.soakedD.stripped正确答案：A[解析]submerge淹没，使泛滥。sink坍下去，沉没。soak吸收，使浸透。strip除去，剥去。答案是A。

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PowellcallsfordrawdownfromIraqbymid-2007.Hiscommentsbreakhislongpublicsilenceontheissueandplacehim______withtheadministration.A.atwillB.ateaseC.attimesD.atodds正确答案：D[解析]atwill随意，任意。atease安逸，自由自在。attimes有时，不时。atodds争执，不一致。答案是D。

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Wecannotbe______thechoicesthatourchildrenaregoingtomake.eventhoughwehavecontributedtothosechoices.A.subjecttoB.susceptibletoC.accountableforD.crazyabout正确答案：C[解析]besubjectto使服从，使遭受。besusceptibleto对…敏感。beaccountablefor负责。crazyabout狂热，热衷。答案是C。

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It'seasiertodismissreportsoflowemployeemoralethanfacethefactsandact______.A.consequentlyB.accordinglyC.successfullyD.excessively正确答案：B[解析]consequently从而，因此。accordingly相应地，随着，于是。successfully及格地，成功地。excessively过分地，极端地。答案是B。

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Shetooka(n)______tothehouseassoonasshesawit.A.preferenceB.affectionC.attentionD.fancy正确答案：D[解析]preference优先选择，偏爱。affection影响，爱情。attention厚待，关心。fancy嗜好，爱好；嗜好品。takeafancyto喜欢上，爱上。答案是D。

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Healwaysincludedsomethingabovetheunderstandingofhishearersinordertopreventthemfrombecoming______andtostimulatetheirdesiretolearnmore.A.pessimisticB.complacentC.perplexedD.complicated正确答案：B[解析]pessimistic厌世的，悲观的。complicated麻烦的，复杂的。complacent得意的，自满的。perplexed困惑的，混乱的。答案是B。

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Thestudentsontheschoolbuswere______forhalfanhourinthetrafficsoallofthemwerelateforclassthatmorning.A.heldupB.keptoffC.takenbackD.putoff正确答案：A[解析]heldup举起，提出。keptoff挡住，防止…接近。takenback拿回，退回。putoff拖延，扔掉。答案是A。

Part2VocabularyReplacementThispartconsistsof20sentences.Ineachofthemonewordorphraseisunderlined.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,C,Drespectively.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedwordwithoutcausinganygrammaticalerrororchangingthebasicmeaningofthesentence.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.BlackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.1.

Intheearly20thcentury,attheadventofthetelephone,itwasconsideredasuperfluousinstrumentwhichwouldneverbeofpracticaluseintheaveragehousehold.A.appearanceB.popularityC.dominanceD.consolidation正确答案：A[解析]本题中，advent的意思是“出现，到来”。A项“appearance出现”符合题意，如：Hissuddenappearancesurprisedher．(他的突然到来使她很惊讶)。其他三项“popularity普及，流行；dominance优势，统治；consolidation巩固，合并”都不正确。

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Thejudgeremainedsoberdespitethelawyer'sludicrousattempttoprovethedefendant'sinnocence.A.sadB.sorryC.seriousD.surprised正确答案：C[解析]本题中，sober的意思是“冷静，镇定”。C项“serious严肃，认真的”符合题意，如：Thisisaseriouspoliticalstory，notanentertainment．(这是一本严肃的政治故事，不是供消遣的)。其他三项“sad伤心的；sorry抱歉的；surprised惊讶的”都不正确。

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Apervasivenegativeattitudeoftheengineerstowardprojectsfundedbyhiscompanyisthecauseofthedelayofsigningthecontract.A.perpetualB.perniciousC.preventiveD.prevalent正确答案：D[解析]本题中，pervasive的意思是“普遍深入的”。D项“prevalent普遍的”符合题意，如：Thehabitoftravellingbyaircraftisbecomingmoreprevalenteachyear．(坐飞机旅行一年比一年普遍了)。其他三项“perpetual永久的；pernicious有害的；preventive预防的”都不正确。

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Helencouldnothelpfeelingantipathytowardherfather'snewwifewhomhemarriedjusttwomonthsafterthedeathofHelen'smother.A.sympathyB.concessionC.compassionD.hostility正确答案：D[解析]本题中，antipathy的意思是“憎恶，反感”。D项“hostility敌意的”符合题意。其他三项“sympathy同情的；concession让步；compassion同情的”都不正确。

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Californiaseemstobethehomeofthehomelesssincemanyareoftenobservedtrampingalongrailroadtracksandthroughthedowntownareasofthecities.A.roamingB.trimmingC.stealingD.stamping正确答案：A[解析]本题中，tramping的意思是“流浪”。A项“roaming闲逛”符合题意，如：Thevisitorsroamedaroundthetown．(这些来访者在城里游逛)。其他三项“trimming整理；stealing偷盗；stamping冲压”都不正确。

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OnChristmasEveinAmericatheshoppingmallsaresaturatedwithshoppersinafranticcompetitionforlastminutegifts.A.bustledB.soaredC.filledD.broadened正确答案：C[解析]本题中，saturate的意思是“使充满”。C项“fill充满”符合题意，如：Abigaudiencefilledthehall．(众多观众济济一堂)。其他三项“bustle匆匆忙忙；soar高飞；broaden开阔”都不正确。

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TheblunderofArgentina'sgoaliecostthemthegameinthematchagainstBrazil.A.triumphB.beatC.mistakeD.straggle正确答案：C[解析]本题中，blunder的意思是“失误”。C项“mistake错误”符合题意，如：Theremustbesomemistakeinthisbill，pleaseaddupthefiguresagain．(这张账单一定有错，请把数字重加一遍)。其他三项“triumph胜利；beat敲打；struggle奋斗”都不正确。

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Thechildwassoingenuousthatevenwhensheknockedthetelevisionoffitsstandsothatitwasirreparablydamaged,herparentsthoughthertobecharming.A.intelligentB.ingeniousC.adroitD.naive正确答案：D[解析]本题中，ingenuous的意思是“坦白的，直率的”。D项“naive天真的”符合题意，其他三项“intelligent聪明的；ingenious机灵的；adroit机捷的”都不正确。

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Thelowinterestratesonbanksloansprovidedanimpetusformanytobuyhomes.A.incentiveB.obstacleC.reasonD.delay正确答案：A[解析]本题中，impetus的意思是“推动力”。A项“incentive动机”符合题意，如：Moneyisstillamajorincentiveinmostoccupations．(在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素)。其他三项“obstacle障碍；reason原因；delay延误，推迟”都不正确。

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Itwasanallusiontowhatthescientistthoughtwasaninappropriatedistributionoffundsforstemcellresearch.A.referenceB.contradictionC.explanationD.rejection正确答案：A[解析]本题中，allusion的意思是“提及”。A项“reference提及”符合题意，如：tomakereferencestotheheroicdeeds(提到英雄事迹)。其他三项“contradiction矛盾；explanation解释；rejection拒绝”都不正确。

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Timisdubiousaboutdietpillswhichadvertisequickweightloss.A.anxiousB.pessimisticC.doubtfulD.ignorant正确答案：C[解析]本题中，dubious的意思是“可疑的，不确定的”。C项“doubtful怀疑的”符合题意，如：be[feel]doubtfulof[about]thedata(怀疑那些数据)。其他三项"anxious担忧的；pessimistic悲观的；ignorant无知的”都不正确。

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Ifthesalesmenarenotgiventangiblebenefitsforahighvolumeofsales,theywillloosetheirmotivation.A.substantialB.psychologicalC.spiritualD.profitable正确答案：A[解析]本题中，tangible的意思是“切实的”。A项“substantial真实的”符合题意，如：substantialcompliancewiththelaw(实际上遵守法律)。其他三项“psychological心理上的；spiritual精神上的；profitable有利的”都不正确。

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ManypeopleinWaleshaveanaffinitywithmusic.A.reputationforB.solubilityinC.tinctureinD.attractionto正确答案：D[解析]本题中，affinity的意思是“密切关系，吸引力，姻亲关系，亲和力”，affinitywith的意思是“对……吸引力”。D项“attractionto对……有吸引力”符合题意，如：Theideaofworkingforstate—ownedenterpriseshaslittleattractiontoyoungpeoplenowadays．(现时去国营企业就职的想法对年青人没有多大吸引力)。其他三项“reputationfor有……名声；solubilityin在……里可溶解；tincturein在……有些许味道”都不正确。

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Histalentformusicremainedlatentuntilhiswifeboughthimaguitar.A.hiddenB.sophisticatedC.delicateD.profound正确答案：A[解析]本题中，latent的意思是“潜伏的，隐藏的”。A项“hidden隐藏的”符合题意，如：Thatoldcottageishiddenamongtrees．(那座古老的农舍隐藏在树林中)。其他三项“sophisticated复杂的；delicate精密的；profound深刻的”都不正确。

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Arapidportfolioturnoverratemayprecludelowlong-termcapitalgains.A.prohibitB.lagC.preventD.reject正确答案：C[解析]本题中，preclude的意思是“排除”。C项“prevent防止”符合题意，如：Itisthejobofthepolicetopreventcrime．(防止犯罪是警察的职责)。其他三项“prohibit禁止；lag落后于；reject拒绝”都不正确。

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Thegovernmentslatednewelectionsinthespring,largelyasaresultofthepublicclamor.A.demandB.viewC.requestD.opinion正确答案：A[解析]本题中，clamor的意思是“大声的要求”。A项”demand要求(强烈的)“符合题意，如：Iveslistenedtotheworkers’demandformoremoney．(艾夫斯听着工人们要争取更多钱的要求)。其他三项”view观点，见解；request请求，要求(委婉的)；opinion意见，看法“都不正确。

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Themostprolificwriterisnotnecessarilythebest.A.written-aboutB.productiveC.artfulD.religions正确答案：B[解析]本题中，prolific的意思是“多产的”。B项“productive多产的”符合题意，如：aproductivefarm(肥沃的农场)。artful的意思是“狡猾的”；religious的意思是“虔诚的”，都不正确。

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Imaginemyvexationwhentheysaidtheywouldcometodinnerandthendidn'tshow.A.enlightenmentB.astonishmentC.annoyanceD.contrariness正确答案：C[解析]本题中，vexation的意思是“恼怒，烦恼”。C项“annoyance烦恼，恼怒”符合题意。其他三项“enlightenment启迪，教化；astonishment惊讶；contrariness反对”都不正确。

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Anytroopofwildanimalsshouldbeapproachedwarily.A.fearlesslyB.confidentlyC.silentlyD.prudently正确答案：D[解析]本题中，warily的意思是“小心警惕地”。D项“prudently谨慎地，慎重地”符合题意，如：bemodestandprudent(谦虚谨慎)。其他三项“fearlessly勇敢地；confidently信赖地，安心地；silently默默地，静静地”都不正确。

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Thereislittlelearninginvolvedwhenoneisreprimandedtwoorthreemonthsafterthedeed.A.recommendedB.reproachedC.recompensedD.reversed正确答案：B[解析]本题中，reprimand的意思是“斥责，谴责”。B项“reproach责备”符合题意，如：Hismotherreproachedhimforhisbadmanners．(他的母亲责备他礼貌不周)。其他三项“recommend推荐；recompense报偿；reverse翻转”都不正确。

Part3

ErrorCorrectionThispartconsistsof20sentences.Ineachofthemthereisanunderlinedpartthatindicatesanerror.Beloweachsentence,thereare4choicesmarkedbylettersA,B,C,Drespectively.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartsothattheerroriscorrected.ThereisonlyONErightanswer.BlackenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachine-scoringANSWERSHEET.1.

Thehousewassituatedonahilloverthevillage.A.abovethevillageB.beyondthevillageC.underthevillageD.withinthevillage正确答案：A[解析]此句意为：那所房屋坐落在村庄上方的一山坡上。beyond和within都没有“在……上方”之意；而over和above均有“在……上面，在……之上”之意，但above一般笼统地“指在……上方”，两者之间一般不相互接触，强调一个物体比另一个物体所处的位置高；反义词为below。例如：Hishouseisabovemineonthehill．他的房子在山坡上，位置高于我的房子。而over表示“在……正上方”，指一个物体在另一个物体的垂直上方，两者之间一般不相互接触，反义词为under。例如：Theirofficeisrightoverours．他们的办公室就在我们的办公室上面。因此A为答案。

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Thegibbonrangesoveranareawiderthandotheotherapes.A.awiderareathanotherapesdoB.anareawiderthanareotherapesdoC.widerthanotherapesdotheareaD.thanwiderotherapesdoanarea正确答案：A[解析]本句考查的是比较级的使用：被比较的两个事物应该是同等成分，本句意为：长臂猿较其它猿类分布的地区更广。因此A为答案。

3.

JackieRobinson,thefirstBlackAmericanwhowastoplaybaseballinthemajorleagues,joinedtheBrooklynDodgersin1947.A.thefirstandaBlackAmericanwhoB.wasthefirstBlackAmericanC.thefirstBlackAmericanD.theBlackAmericanwhofirst正确答案：C[解析]本句应弄清楚句子结构：两个逗号之间的部分是插入语，其余是句子主旬；插入语用来解释说明主句，在此只是说明．JackieRobinson是第一个美国黑人球员，根据形容词作前置定语的词序，应用thefirstBlackAmerican；因此C为答案。

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BythetimeBobarrivesinBeijing,wehavealreadyarrivedherefortwodays.A.wehavebeenstayingherefortwodaysB.ithasbeenfortwodayswehavestayedhereC.itisalreadytwodaysbeforewehavearrivedhereD.wewillhavestayedherefortwodays正确答案：D[解析]从时间状语从句来看是表示将来(时间状语从句中用一般现在时表将来)，而fortwodays要求完成时，因此应用将来完成时，即D为答案。

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Thephotoperiodicresponseofalgaeactuallydependsonthedurationofdarkness,butnotontheresponseoflight.A.isnotonlightB.butisnotonthelightC.andnotonlightD.thelightisnoton正确答案：C[解析]本句意为：海藻的光周期反应事实上依黑暗的持续时间而定，而不是靠光的反应。英语中表示并列用and，抽象名词和物质名词前不加冠词；因此C为答案。

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Itwasoneofthosedayswhenitlookedatfirstsomethinginterestingcouldhappen,butthenlater,whenyoudidn'texpectanything,almosteverythinghappened.A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.allthings正确答案：A[解析]根据上下文的语境，可推断出本句意为：就在那些日子里，开始看似不会有什么有趣的事发生，但后来当你并不期待任何事会发生时，却几乎每种事情都发生了。[因为前面需填之词应与后面所提的：not…anything语义一致]；因此答案为A。

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CatchingsightofheroldfriendBrown,Marymovedforhimtocomeoverandsitinaseatnexttoher.A.signedB.swayedC.twistedD.signaled正确答案：D[解析]本句要表达得是：Mary见到自己的老朋友Brown就发信号(用手势)让他过来坐在她身边的座位上。Asigned签名(于)，署名(于)，签署；B．swayed摇摆，摇动；C．twisted扭曲，使转动，缠绕；D．signaled发信号，用信号表示(警告、通知等)；因此D为答案。

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Weactuallyfounditallworthtopreparefortheworstconditionwemightface.A.tobeworthB.worthourwhileC.worthyofD.worthwhile正确答案：D[解析]A．tobeworth一般后面跟doing才能表达“值得一做”；B．worthourwhile，但一般用在beworthsomebody'swhile(todo/doingsomething)值得；有价值；例：Itmightbeworthyourwhiletotalktotheheadofdepartment．(去和系领导谈谈可能会有好处)；C．worthyof，一般用在beworthyof(sth．)上，表示：值得……的；例：Heisworthyofourpraise．(他值得我们表扬)；D．worthwhile值得做的，值得出力的；因此D为答案。

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Theoldladywagsufferingfromtheemptynestsyndromeforsolongthatshefeltliketofindsomeoneshecouldtalktoher.A.tofindsomeonetotalkB.findingsomeonetotalkC.tofindsomeonetotalktoD.findingsomeonetotalkto正确答案：D[解析]feellike(doing)something想要做某事，意欲；例：Hedidn'tfeellikegoingtowork．他不想去上班。因此答案应从选项B和D中选，talk做“与……说话、谈话、交谈”之意时，是不及物动词，常与to或with连用，因此D为答案。

10.

Marthahagmadeuphermindtobuyherfavoritefurniture,disregardhowmuchmoneyshewouldpay.A.nomatterhowmuchitcostsB.nomatterhowmuchdoesitcostC.nomatterhowitcostsD.nomatterhowdoesitcost正确答案：A[解析]本句意为：Martha下决心不论她喜欢的家具有多贵也要买下来。因此首先排除选项C、D；另划线部分在句中作状语从句，而不是一个独立的疑问句，因此应用陈述句式，答案为A。

11.

Havingthehighestmarksinherclass,ascholarshipwagofferedherbytheDepartment.A.shewagofferedascholarshipbytheDepartmentB.ascholarshipwagofferedtoherbytheDepartmentC.theDepartmenthasascholarshiptoofferherD.theDepartmentofferedherascholarship正确答案：A[解析]因为由动词-ing形式构成的状语从句的逻辑主语必须和句子主语一致；因此只有A是答案。

12.

Thiswasbutanadditionaltestimonyofthesuperiorityofthesocialisteconomicsystemoverthecapitalisteconomicsystem.A.proofB.witnessC.evidenceD.validity正确答案：A[解析]A．proof证据，试验，考验；B．witness证人，目击者，证据，证明；C．evidence迹象，根据，证据，证物；D．validity有效性，合法性，正确性；选项A，B，C都有”证据“之意，但proof主要指事实、资料、文件/文献等用来证明某事正确的证据，因此A为答案。

13.

Eatingtoomuchfatcandistributetoheartdiseaseandcausehighbloodpressure.A.attributetoB.attendtoC.devotetoD.contributeto正确答案：D[解析]devoteto：把……献给，把……专用于；而本句意为：食用太多的脂肪会导致心脏疾病和高血压；而Aattribute，表示认为某事物归属于某人或某事，或认为某事由某人或某事而引起或产生，其惯用搭配是attributesth．tosb．B．attendto专心，注意，照顾；选项C中的distribute，当“分发，分配”讲时，其惯用搭配是distributesth．tosb．；当“散布”讲时，常与介词over连用；D．contributeto捐献，提供，起作用，有助于/影响到某事发生；因此D为答案。

14.

Lackgovernmentsupport,theyhadtoapproachsponsors,organizers,andmusiciansontheirown—atfirst,sheclaims,inhercountry.A.LacksB.LackedC.LackingD.Alackof正确答案：C[解析]第一个逗号前是原因状语从句，它的逻辑主语又和句子主语一致，因此应是动词-ing形式构成的状语从句；答案为C。

15.

Thesuggestionthatthemayorwillpresenttheprizeswasacceptedbyeveryone.A.presentB.presentsC.wouldpresentD.oughttopresent正确答案：A[解析]本句考查的是虚拟语气的应用；与advice，opinion，proposal，suggestion等词相关的名词性从句中一般要使用虚拟语气，即：(should)+动词原形；因此答案为A。

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Anepigramisusuallydefinedbeingabrightorwittythoughtthatisterselyandingeniouslyexpressed.A.asB.asbeC.asbeenD.tobeing正确答案：A[解析]definesth．assth．给……下定义，界定：Inthisdictionary“reality”isdefinedas“thestateofthingsastheyare，ratherthanastheyareimaginedtobe”在这本字典里“现实”被界定为事情的真实状态而非想象中的那样。

17.

Whenshereturnedbackbyabroad,shetoldusallaboutherexperienceasanillegalimmigrant.A.byB.backC.fromD.backfrom正确答案：C[解析]returnfrom(=goback)返回：Shereturned(home)fromaholiday．她度假归来。

18.

Lifeinsurance,beforeavailableonlytoyoung,healthypersons,cannowheobtainedfromoldpeople,andevenforpets.A.beforeyoung,healthypersonsavailableonly,B.availableonlytoyoung,healthypersonsbefore,C.availableonlytopersonsyoung,butmorehealthy,D.beforeyoungandhealthypersonsonlyavailableto,正确答案：B[解析]根据句意，before是副词，作时间状语，应放在句末。availableonlytoyounghealthypersonsbefore在句中作定语，相当于available前省了whichis。

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Manystudentsagreedtocome,butsomestudentsagainstbecausetheysaidtheydon'thavetime.A.wereagainstbecausetheysaidtheydidnotB.wereagainstbecausetheysaytheydon'tC.wereagainstitbecausetheysaidtheydidnotD.wereagainstcomingbecausetheysaidtheydon't正确答案：C[解析]根据时态一致的原则，即当主句say是过去时态时，从句要用过去时态，排除B和D。against是介词，后面必须跟宾语，因此排除A。

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Itisamarketwhichsalesvaluemightbemorethan10billionyuan.A.amarketwithasalesvaluethatmightbeB.amarketwhichmightbesalesvalueC.amarketwithsalevaluemightbeD.marketwithsalesmightbeavalue正确答案：A[解析]本句应用with短语修饰market，that引导定语从句修饰先行词salesvalue，而salesvalue是从句中的主语。

Section2ReadingComprehensionInthissectionyouwillfindaftereachofthepassagesanumberofquestionsorunfinishedstatementsaboutthepassage,eachwith4(A.B.CandD)choicestocompletethestatement.Youmustchoosetheonewhichyouthinkfitsbest.ThenblankenthecorrespondingletterasrequiredonyourMachinescoringANSWERSHEET.

Itwastwoyearsagotodaythatthehuntingbancameintoforce,supposedlyendingcenturiesoftradition.However,thelawhasbeenanunmitigatedfailure-notthateithersideisshoutingaboutit.

Itwasanightmarevisionthatstruckfearandloathingintotheheartsofmillions.Whenthehuntingbanbecamelaw,itwassaid,16,000peoplewouldlosetheirjobs,thousandsofhoundswouldbeputdown,rottingcarcasseswouldlitterthecountryside,hedgerowswoulddisappear,riderswouldfaceon-the-spotfines,law-abidingpeoplefromdoctorstobarristerswouldbedraggedfromtheirhorsesandcartedofftoprison,whiledogownerswouldbeprosecutediftheirmuttcaughtarabbit.

Thesewerejustsomeoftheclaimsasdesperatecountrysidecampaignersbattledtosavetheirsportinthelead-uptothehuntingban,whichLabourrammedintolawusingtheParliamentActonNovember18,2004.

Formany,thefearswerereal.Othersexaggeratedastheyfoughtanincreasinglyaggressiveanti-huntinglobbywhichhadrejectedacresofindependentevidenceaffirmingthathuntingisthemosthumanewayofkillingfoxes.Inthebattleto"fightprejudice,fighttheban",everyemotiveargumentwasdeployed.

Foritspart,theanti-huntingbrigadeextravagantlyclaimedthatthebanwouldputanendtotherichparadinginredjackets.AseniorLabourMP,PeterBradley,admittedinthisnewspaperthatitwas,asmanysuspected,about"classwar".Helosthisseatshortlyafterwards.Butpeopleinredcoatsdidnotdisappear.

Infact,noneoftheforecastscametrue.Whatdidhappenwassomethingnobodyhadpredicted:thespectacularrevivalandgrowthofhuntingwithhounds.Inshort,thehuntingbanhasbeenafailure.

Today,onthesecondanniversaryoftheban'scomingintoforceonFebruary18,2005,newfiguresshowthatparticipationinthesporthasneverbeenhigher.Itissocheerfulthattwonewpackshavebeenformed,somethingthathasnothappenedforcenturies.

TheyincludetheseductivelynamedPrivatePack,setupbythefinancierRoddyFleminginGloucestershire.Itoperatesonaninvitation-onlybasis,asortofhuntingprivatemembers'club.Thiscanonlymeanonething:likeitornot,huntingiscool.Youngpeoplearetakingitup,enticedbytheelementofrebellionandthemystiqueofwhatactuallyhappensashuntsattempttokeepwithinthelaw.1.

Thephase"cameintoforce"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.takeeffectB.bepopularC.beforcedD.comeintoexistence正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第一段的内容“Itwastwoyearsagotodaythatthehuntingbancameintoforce”可知，狩猎禁令开始生效。选项中的A项为“生效”符合文意。B项“流行”，C项“强迫”，D项“成立，建立”，这三项均不符合题意。

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Thehuntingbanhasbeenacompletefailurebecause______.A.thehuntinghasneverbeenstoppedbuthasinsteadflourishedB.thegovernmenthasbeenshortofhandstoenforcethelawC.thelawmakersfailedtoseehuntingasalong-timetraditionD.thebanaimedtoprotecttheinterestsoftheupper-classonly正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第六段的内容“thespectacularrevivalandgrowthofhuntingwithhounds．Inshort，thehuntingbanhasbeenafailure．”可知，狩猎禁令彻底失败了，壮观的猎狗狩猎又复苏了，所以应该选择A。B项“政府缺少人手去执行该法律”，C项“法律制定者没有看到狩猎是个长期的传统”，D项“禁令的目的只是保护上流社会的利益”，这三项都不符合题意。

3.

Theword"loathing"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.disgustB.dislikeC.hatredD.intention正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第二段的内容“Itwasanightmarevisionthatstruckfearandloathingintotheheartsofmillions”可知，这是一个噩梦，让几百万人们的心感到恐惧和厌恶。选项中的A项为“厌恶”符合文意。B项“不喜欢”，C项“讨厌”，D项“意向”，这三项均不符合题意。

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Thosewhobreakthehuntingbanwould______.A.losetheirjobsB.bringshametotheirfellowpeopleC.havetokilltheirhorsesanddogsD.faceeitherfinesorimprisonment正确答案：D[解析]根据第二段的内容“riderswouldfaceon-the-spotfines，law-abidingpeoplefromdoctorstobarristerswouldbedraggedfromtheirhorsesandcartedofftoprison，whiledogownerswouldbeprosecutediftheirmuttcaughtarabbit．”可知D项“面临罚款或监禁”符合题意。A项“失去工作”，B项“给朋友带来耻辱”，C项“不得不杀掉他们的马和狗”，这三项明显和第二段内容不符合。

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Theword"prosecuted"underlinedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto______.A.gotocourtB.encourageC.publishD.prevent正确答案：A[解析]根据文中第二段的内容“dogownerswouldbeprosecutediftheirmuttcaughtarabbit”可知，如果狗抓了一只兔子，那么狗主人可能被起诉。选项中的A项为“起诉”符合文意。B项“鼓励”，C项“惩罚”，D项“预防”，这三项均不符合题意。

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Theanti-huntinglobbyheldthat______.A.fox-huntingwasanexpressionofprejudiceB.thecountrysidecampaignerswerereasonableC.thetheoryofhumanekillingdidnotholdwaterD.thehuntersexaggeratedthedreadfulsceneofhunting正确答案：C[解析]根据第四段的内容“Othersexaggeratedastheyfoughtanincreasinglyaggressiveanti-huntinglobbywhichhadrejectedacresofindependentevidenceaffirmingthathuntingisthemosthumanewayofkillingfoxes．”可知，狩猎者认为狩猎杀死狐狸是最人道的方式，而反对狩猎者不这么认为，所以C项“人类猎杀不合理”符合题意。A项“猎杀狐狸是偏见的表示”，B项“乡下的活动家是合理的”，D项“狩猎者夸大了狩猎的可怕景象”，这三项明显和文中第四段内容不符合。

7.

Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthehuntingcampaigners'position?A.Itwasunknowinglybiased.B.Itwasemotionallycharged.C.Itwasincreasinglymilitant.D.Itwascertainlypowerful.正确答案：B[解析]根据第四段的内容“Inthebattletofightprejudice，fighttheban，everyemotiveargumentwasdeployed．”可知，抗议者们在“反歧视，反禁令”的斗争中，运用了一切可以动感情的手段，所以B项“充满感情的”符合题意。A项“没被察觉到的偏见”，C项“越来越好战”，D项“当然是很强大的”，这三项明显和文中第四段的内容不符合。

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Theword"rebellion"underlinedinthelastParagraphrefersto______.A.betrayB.violationC.departmentD.contravention正确答案：A[解析]根据文中最后一段的内容“Youngpeoplearetakingitup，enticedbytheelementofrebellion”可知，年轻人受到背叛成分的怂恿。选项中的A项为“背叛”符合文意。B项“违反”，C项“离开”，D项“违法行为”，这三项均不符合题意。

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Bysaying"peopleinredcoatsdidnotdisappear,"theauthorimpliedthat______.A.theupperclasswonthe"war"B.BradleydeservedhisfateC.thehuntingbandidnotworkD.thehuntingbanwasuntimely正确答案：C[解析]根据第五段的内容“Foritspart，theanti-huntingbrigadeextravagantlyclaimedthatthebanwouldputanendtotherichparadinginredjackets．”和“Butpeopleinredcoatsdidnotdisappear”可知，人们继续游行，C项“狩猎禁令没有起作用”符合题意。A项“上流阶层赢得了战争”，B项“布雷得里得到了应得的命运”，D项“禁令不合时宜”，这三项明显和文中第五段的内容不符合。

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Asaresultoftheban,______.A.huntingactivitieshavebecomemoresecretiveB.peoplehavebecomemorecuriousabouthuntingC.citizenshavebecomemoreconfusedbythelawD.thecountrytraditionhasbeenradicallyshaken正确答案：B[解析]根据文中最后一段的内容“Youngpeoplearetakingitup，enticedbytheelementofrebellionandthemystiqueofwhatactuallyhappensashuntsattempttokeepwithinthelaw．”可知B项“人们对狩猎变得更好奇了”符合题意。A项“狩猎活动变得越来越偷偷摸摸了”，文中说禁令实施失败，人们狩猎活动应该更趋向于合法化，不应该变得偷偷摸摸；C项“市民被法律搞得更迷惑了”，文中没有提到相关内容；D项“国家的传统被彻底地动摇了”，禁令是动摇了国家传统，但是禁令失败，国家传统活动狩猎并没有动摇，所以这三项明显和文中内容不符合。

ThefactthatmostAmericansliveinurbanareasdoesnotmeanthattheyresideinthecenteroflargecities.Infact,moreAmericansliveinthesuburbsoflargemetropolitanareasthaninthecitiesthemselves.

TheBureauoftheCensusregardsanyareawithmorethan2,500peopleasanurbanarea,anddoesnotconsiderboundariesofcitiesandsuburbs.

AccordingtotheBureau,thepoliticalboundariesarelesssignificantthanthesocialandeconomicrelationshipsandthetransportationandcommunicationsystemsthatintegratealocale.ThetermusedbytheBureauforanintegratedmetropolisisanMSA,whichstandsforMetropolitanStatisticalArea.Ingeneral,anMSAisanyareathatcontainsacityanditssurroundingsuburbsandhasatotalpopulationof50,000ormore.

Atthepresenttime,theBureaureportsmorethan280MSAs,whichtogetheraccountfor75percentoftheUSpopulation.Inaddition,theBureaurecognizes18megapolises,thatis,continuousadjacentmetropolitanareas.Oneofthemostobviousmegapolisesincludesachainofhund