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1. Starting with the ________ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist
went on to develop his argument.
D) presentation B) pretext C) foundation A) premise
2. After several nuclear disasters, a __ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.
D) controversy C) verdict B) suspicion A) quarrel
3. Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their ____ for world conquest.
A) admiration B) ambition C) administration D)orientation
4. The director gave me his ____ that he would double my pay if I did my job well.
D) certainty C) assurance A) warrant B) obligation
5. The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ________ such as colored lights and
D) complements C) exhibits glass balls. A) ornaments B) luxuries
6. The two most important ________ in making a cake are flour and sugar .
A) elements B) components C) ingredients D) constituents
7. Cultural ________ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another.
A) translation B) transition C) transmission D) transaction
8. We must look beyond ____ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing.
A) justifications B) illusions C) manifestations D) specifications
9. No one imagined that the apparently ________ businessman was really a criminal.
A) respective B) respectable C) respectful D) realistic
10. If nothing is done to protect the environment, millions of species that are alive today will have become ________ .
A) deteriorated B) degenerated C) suppressed D) extinct
11. The ________ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can succeed in understanding the universe.
A) essence B) texture C) content D) threshold
12. The old lady has developed a ____ cough which cannot be cured completely in a short time. A) perpetual B) permanent C) chronic D) sustained
13. What the correspondent sent us is an ________ news report. We can depend on it.
A) evident B) authentic C) ultimate D) immediate
14. Having had her as a professor and adviser, I can tell you that she is an _______ force who pushes her students to excel far beyond their own expectations.
A) inspirational B) educational C) excessive D) instantaneous
15. Some researchers feel that certain people have nervous systems particularly
______ to hot, dry winds. They are what we call weather sensitive people.
A) subjective B) subordinate C) liable D) vulnerable
16. Hurricanes are killer winds, and their_____ power lies in the physical damage they can do. A) cumulative B) destructive C) turbulent D) prevalent 17. In some countries, students are expected to be quiet and ________ in the classroom. A) skeptical B) faithful C) obedient D) subsidiary
18. In spite of the ______economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.
A) gloomy B) miserable C) shadowy D) obscure
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19. Body paint or face paint is used mostly by men in preliterate societies in order to attract good health or to _______ disease.
A) set aside B) ward off C) shrug off D) give away
20. The international situation has been growing _____difficult for the last few years.
A) invariably B) presumably C) increasingly D) dominantly
21. The prisoner was ______ of his civil liberty for three years.
A) discharged B) derived C) deprived D) dispatched
22. Small farms and the lack of modern technology have ___ agricultural production.
A) blundered B) tangled C) bewildered D) hampered
23. The Japanese scientists have found that scents ______ efficiency and reduce stress among office workers. A) enhance B) amplify C) foster D) magnify
24. All the students have to ______to the rules and regulations of the school.
A) confirm B) confront C) confine D) conform
25. He ______ his head, wondering how to solve the problem.
A) scrapped B) screwed C) scraped D) scratched
26. As soon as the boy was able to earn his own living he ___ his parents' strict rules.
A) defied B) refuted C) excluded D) vetoed
27. The helicopter _____ a light plane and both pilots were killed.
A) coincided with B) stumbled on C) tumbled to D) collided with
28. To ______ is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment.
A) conserve B) conceive C) convert D) contrive
29. Put on dark glasses or the sun will ______ you and you won' t be able to see.
A) discern B) distort C) distract D) dazzle
30. In ______ times human beings did not travel for pleasure but to find a more favourable climate. A) prime B) primitive C) primary D) preliminary
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参考译文：以火星上有生命存在这一假设开始，那位科学家继续进行论证。 1. A
A) premise 前提
B) pretext 借口
C) foundation 基础
D) presentation 陈述
2. D 参考译文：发生几次核灾难之后，关于核能安全的问题引起了一场激烈的争论。
A) quarrel 争吵
B) suspicion 怀疑
C) verdict 判决
争议D) controversy
3. B 参考译文：他们的外交原则完全暴露了他们要征服世界的野心。
A) admiration 羡慕
B) ambition 野心
C) administration 管理
D)orientation 定向
4. C 参考译文：主任向我保证，如果我工作干得好，他就会给我双倍的工资。
A) warrant 证明
B) obligation 责任
C) assurance 确信
D) certainty 明确
5. A 参考译文：圣诞树上点缀着闪光的饰物，如彩灯和玻璃球。
A) ornament 装饰
B) luxury 奢侈的
C) exhibit 展览
D) complement 补充
6. C 参考译文：制作蛋糕时所需的两种最重要的原料是面粉和糖。
A) element 元素
B) component 部件
C) ingredient 配料
D) constituent 成分
7. C 参考译文：文化传播意味着人类将语言代代相传。
A) translation 翻译
B) transition 过渡
C) transmission 传播
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D) transaction 交易
8. B 参考译文：我们必须看破那些幻觉和设想，努力去发现遗漏的东西。
A) justification 理由
B) illusion 幻想
C) manifestation 证明
D) specification 产品说明
9. B 参考译文：没有人想象到这位表面上受人尊敬的商人实际上是个罪犯。
A) respective 分别的
B) respectable 可尊敬的
C) respectful 尊敬的
D) realistic 现实的
10. D 参考译文：如果不采取措施保护环境，数百万的现存物种就会灭绝
A) deteriorate 恶化
B) degenerate 堕落
C) suppress 压制
D) extinct 灭绝
11. A 参考译文：科学态度的本质是人类的智力能够成功地理解宇宙的奥秘。
A) essence 本质
B) texture 质地
C) content 内容
D) threshold 门槛
12. C 参考译文：那位老太太患有慢性咳嗽，短时间内无法完全治愈。
A) perpetual 永久的
B) permanent 永恒的
C) chronic 慢性的
D) sustained 持续的
13. B 参考译文：记者发来的是一份可靠的新闻报道，我们可以依赖它。
A) evident 明显的
B) authentic 真实的
C) ultimate 最终的
D) immediate 立即的
14. A 参考译文：由于她是我的教授兼指导老师，我可以告诉你，她具有一种鼓舞力量，激发着她的学生超越他们自身的期望的成绩。
A) inspirational 有鼓舞力量的
B) educational 教育的
C) excessive 过度的
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D) instantaneous 即刻的
15. D 参考译文：一些研究者认为某些人具有易受干燥热风伤害的神经系统，我们称他们为天气敏感者。
A) subjective 主观的
B) subordinate 下级的
C) liable 可能的
D) vulnerable 脆弱的
16. B 参考译文：飓风是具有杀伤力的风，其破坏性的力量在于其能够造成的物质损坏。
A) cumulative 积累的
B) destructive 毁灭性的
C) turbulent 凶猛的
D) prevalent 普遍的
17. C 参考译文：在某些国家，要求学生在教室里安静、听话。
A) skeptical 怀疑
B) faithful 忠诚的
C) obedient 服从的
D) subsidiary 附属的
18.A参考译文：尽管经济发展前景不容乐观，但制造业的产量却稍有增加A)gloomy低迷的B) miserable 痛苦的C) shadowy 阴影的D) obscure 模糊的19. B 参考译文：在史前社会，主要是男人纹身或纹面以追求健康或防止疾病。A) set aside 拔出B) ward off 防止C) shrug off ... 满
不在乎对D) give away 泄露20. C 参考译文：最近几年里，国际形势日益严峻。A) invariably 不变的B) presumably 大概C) increasingly 越来越D) dominantly 支配地21. C 参考译文：那个罪犯被剥夺了三年的公民自由权。A) discharge 释放精品文档．
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B)derive派C)deprive剥D)dispatch派22.D参考译文：农场规模小和现代技术的缺乏束缚了农业生产A)blunder做错，办B)tangle使陷C)bewilder迷D)hamper阻A23.香味能提高办公室工作人员的工作效率能减缓压力参考译文日本科学家已经发现enhanceA)提amplifyB)扩fosterC)培magnifyD)放大24. D 参考译文：所有学生都必须遵守校纪校规。确定A) confirm
对抗B) confront
C) confine 限制D) conform 遵循
25. D 参考译文：他挠着脑袋，思索着如何解决这个问题。A) scrap 打斗B) screw 旋，拧刮擦C) scrap
抓、擦D) scratch
参考译文：那个男孩刚能够养活自己，就公然违抗父母的严厉管教。26. A
A) defy 公然违抗反驳B) refute
排除C) exclude
D) veto 否决
27. D 参考译文：那架直升飞机与一架轻型飞机相撞，两个飞行员均遇难了。
A) coincide with 巧合绊倒B) stumble on
翻转C) tumble to
碰撞D) collide with
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28. A 参考译文：保存就是保留并爱护，把我们所喜爱的东西好好保留下来，别人也可以分享我们的快乐。
A) conserve 保存
B) conceive 设计
C) convert 转变信仰
D) contrive 谋划
29. D 参考译文：戴上墨镜，否则耀眼的阳光会让你看不见东西。
A) discern 辨别
B) distort 扭曲
C) distract 分心
D) dazzle 眩目
30. B 参考译文：在原始时代，人类长途跋涉不是为了找乐趣，而是为了寻找更加适宜的气候。
A) prime 首要的
B) primitive 原始的
C) primary 主要的
D) preliminary 初期的
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