2006年Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) or D). Choose the ONE answer thatthe best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter onthe Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. Grey whales鲸have long been ________ in the north Atlantic and hunting wasan important cause for that.A) extinct熄灭的; 耗尽的; 灭绝的B) extinguished 熄灭, 偿清, 消灭C) detained扣留, 阻止, 扣押D) deprived贫困的; 被剥夺的42. He was given major responsibility for operating the remote远程操作manipulator操作者; 操纵器; 操纵者to ________ the newly launched发射satellite.A) retreat撤退, 退却B) retrieve重新得到, 收回; 检索C) embody具体表达; 包含; 使具体化D) embrace拥抱, 包含, 包围, 接受, 信奉43. Foreign students are facing unprecedented空前的delays耽搁, 推迟, 延误, as visaapplications receive closer ________ than ever.A) appraisal估计, 评估B) scanning扫描, 搜索, 观测C) retention保存, 保持(力), 记忆力, 保留物D) scrutiny细看, 监视, 仔细检查，周密的调查,44. If you are late for the appointment约会, 预约, 任命, 委派, 官职, 设备, you might________ the interviewer and lose your chance of being accepted.A) irrigate灌溉, 使潮湿B) intrigue灌溉, 使潮湿，密谋; 私通; 激起...的兴趣C) irritate使恼怒; 使过敏; 使烦躁D) intimidate威胁, 恐吓, 胁迫45. Children’s idea of a magic kingdom is often dancers in animal ________ as theyhave often seen in Disneyland.A) cushions垫子, 橡皮软垫, 缓冲B) costumes装束; 服装，给...穿上服装; 为...设计服装C) skeletons骨架, 纲要, 骨骼D) ornaments装饰, 修饰46. Ever since the first nuclear power stations were built, doubts have ________about their safety.A) preserved保存, 保藏; 保护; 防腐; 维护; 做蜜饯, 禁猎B) survived活着, 继续存在，幸免于难, 艰难度过C) suspended吊, 悬挂; 暂停, 悬浮, 中止D) lingered逗留, 消磨, 徘徊, 漫步47. This clearly shows that crops农作物and weeds野草have quite a number of________ in common.A) traits特色, 特性, 品质B) traces痕迹; 丝毫, 微量; 遗迹; 图形C) tracks行踪; 足迹; 轨道; 小径, 小道D) trails痕迹; 足迹; 踪迹; 小道48. From science to Shakespeare, excellent television and video programs areavailable ________ to teacher.A) in stock有库存; 有现货B) in store必将到来, 快要发生, 贮藏着, 准备着C) in operation (法律规章或计划)实施中,有效D) in abundance充足, 大量, 丰富, 很多49. When the Italian poet Dante was ________ from his home in Florence, hedecided to walk from Italy to Paris to search for the real meaning of life.A) exerted发挥, 施以影响, 运用B) expired期满, 断气, 呼气; 呼出C) exiled放逐, 被放逐者, 流放D) exempted使免除, 豁免50. Habits acquired in youth-notably显著地, 特别地smoking and drinking-mayincrease the risk of ________ diseases in a person’s later life.A) consecutive顺序来的; 连续不断的B) chronic长期的, 慢性的, 惯常的C) critical指出缺点的; 批评的;D) cyclical循环的, 周期的51. F. W. Woolworth was the first businessman to erect直立的; 竖直的; 垂直的a trueskyscraper摩天大楼to ________ himself, and in 1929, A1 Smith, a former以前的governor省长; 州长; of New York, sought to寻求outreach 超越; 击败; 伸出him.A) portray描写, 描绘, 饰演B) proclaim宣告; 声明; 公布; 表明, 显示C) exaggerate夸张; 夸大; 言过其实D) commemorate纪念52. To label their produce as organic器官的, 组织的, 有机的, farmers have to obtaina certificate showing that no ________ chemicals have been used to kill pests害虫on the farm for two years.A) toxic有毒的, 中毒的B) tragic悲惨的, 悲剧的C) nominal名义上的, 名字的, 有名无实的D) notorious声名狼藉的, 众人皆知的, 恶名昭张的53. Ancient Greek gymnastics体操; 体育training programs were considered to be an________ part of the children’s education.A) intact尚未被人碰过的, 完整的, 原封不动的B) integral积分, 整数，完整的, 整体的,C) inclusive包含的; 包括的D) infinite无限的, 无穷的54. Researchers have found that happiness doesn’t appear to be anyone’s____; thecapacity for joy is a talent you develop largely for yourself.A) disposal处理, 处置, 布置, 配置B) domain领域, 领地, 范围C) heritage遗产, 继承物D) hostage人质; 抵押品55. We want out children to have more than job skills; we want their lives to be________ and their perspectives远景, 看法, 透视to be broadened.变宽, 伸广A) envisaged想像, 设想; 正视, 面对B) excelled胜过, 优于, 超越C) exceeded超过的, 超出D) enriched使富裕; 使肥沃; 使丰富; 装饰56. Online schools, which ________ the needs of different people, have emerged浮现, 脱出, 形成as an increasingly popular education alternative.选择, 二择一A) stir up搅拌, 激起, 唤起, 煽动B) switch on (用开关)开启C) cater to迎合; 为...服务D) consent to赞成, 同意57. This kind of songbird鸣禽sleeps much less during its annual ________,but thatdoesn’t seem to affect its flying.A) migration移民, 移往, 移动，迁移;(候鸟等的)迁徙B) emigration移居; 移民; 移民出境C) conveyance让与; 运送; 运输D) transference迁移, 转送, 移动58. The developing nations want rich countries to help shoulder肩, 侧翼, 肩部thecost of ________ forests.森林A) updating现代化, 更新B) upgrading使升级, 改良品种, 提升C) conserving保存, 与糖放在一起, 保持D) constructing建造; 创立; 构造59. In the study, researchers succeeded in determining how coffee ________different areas of the brain in 15 volunteers.A) integrated综合, 使成整体, 使结合; 成一体B) motivated给...动机; 激发; 刺激C) illuminated照明, 阐释, 说明D) activated激活的60. They are trying to ________ the risk as much as they can by making a morethrough investigation调查; 研究of the market.A) minimize将 ... 减到最少B) harmonize和谐, 协调C) summarize概述, 摘要而言D) jeopardize使（某事物）受到伤害﹑损失或破坏61. The cycles of the sun and moon are simple, but forces which have shaped humanlives since the beginning.A) franticB) giganticC) sensationalD) maximum62. An effort was launched recently to create the first computer ________ of theentire human brain.A) repetitionB) repressionC) saturationD) simulation63. In the face of the disaster, the world has united to aid millions of ________people trying to piece their lives back together.A) fragileB) primitiveC) vulnerableD) susceptible64. AIDS is a global problem that demands a unified, worldwide solution, which isnot only the responsibility of nations in which AIDS is most ________.A) relevantB) prevalentC) vigorousD) rigorous65. After the earthquake, a world divided by ________ and religious disputessuddenly faced its common humanity in this shocking disaster.A) eligibleB) engagedC) proneD) prospective66. Psychologists suggest that children who are shy are more ________ to developdepression and anxiety later in life.A) eligibleB) engagedC) proneD) prospective67. Initially, the scientists and engineers seemed ________ by the variety ofresponses people can make to a poem.A) reinforcedB) embarrassedC) depressedD) bewildered68. Is it possible to stop drug ________ in the country within a very short time?A) adoptionB) addictionC) contemplationD) compulsion69. The parents of Lindsay, 13, an ________ tennis player who spends eight hours aday on the court, admit that a regular school is not an option for their daughter.A) exoticB) equivalentC) eliteD) esthetic70. Our research confirmed the ________ that when children have many differentcaregivers important aspects of their development are liable to be overlooked.A) hypothesisB) hierarchyC) synthesis2006 Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer thatbest completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. Because of the ________ of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both athome and abroad.A) originalityB) subjectivityC) generalityD) ambiguity42. With its own parliament and currency and a common ________ for peace, theEuropean Union declared itself—in 11 official languages—open for business.A) inspirationB) assimilationC) intuitionD) aspiration43. America has now adopted more ________ European-style inspection systems,and the incidence of food poisoning is falling.A) discreteB) solemnC) rigorousD) autonomous44. Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an ________spur to efficiency and innovation.A) extravagantB) exquisiteC) intermittentD) indispensable45. In the late 19th century, Jules Verne, the master of science fiction, foresaw manyof the technological wonders that are ________ today.A) transientB) commonplaceC) implicitD) elementary46. I was so ________ when I used the automatic checkout lane in the supermarketfor the first time.A) immersedB) assaultedC) thrilledD) dedicated47. His arm was ________ from the shark’s mouth and reattached, but the boy, whonearly died, remained in a delicate condition.A) retrievedC) repelledD) restored48. Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people America has ________ to be theGreatest American.A) appointedB) appeasedC) nicknamedD) dominated49. The ________ majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will helpdecrease the crime rate.A) overflowingB) overwhelmingC) prevalentD) premium50. We will also see a ________ increase in the number of televisions per household,as small TV displays are added to clocks, coffee makers and smoke detectors.A) startlingB) surpassingC) suppressingD) stacking51. The advance of globalization is challenging some of our most ________ valuesand ideas, including our idea of what constitutes “home”.A) enrichedB) enlightenedC) cherishedD) chartered52. Researchers have discovered that ________ with animals in an active way maylower a person’s blood pressure.A) interactingB) integratingC) migratingD) merging53. The Beatles, the most famous British band of the 1960s, traveled worldwide formany years, ________ cultural barriers.A) transportingB) transplantingC) transferringD) transcending54. In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly ________ him ofmuch of his sight.A) relievedB) jeopardizedC) deprived55. Weight lifting, or any other sport that builds up your muscles, can make bonesbecome denser and less ________ to injury.A) attachedB) proneC) immuneD) reconciled56. He has ________ to museums hundreds of his paintings as well as his entirepersonal collection of modern art.A) ascribedB) attributedC) designatedD) donated57. Erik’s website contains ________ photographs and hundreds of articles and shortvideos from his trip around the globe.A) prosperousB) gorgeousC) spaciousD) simultaneous58. Optimism is a ________ shown to be associated with good physical health, lessdepression and longer life.A) trailB) traitC) traceD) track59. The institution has a highly effective program which helps first-year studentsmake a successful ________ into college life.A) transformationB) transmissionC) transitionD) transaction60. Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which________ the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.A) distortB) reinforceC) exertD) scramble61. The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe theapparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate ________.A) seniorityB) superiorityC) heightD) hierarchy62. Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes,including observing lights in the sky and ________ animal behavior.A) abnormalB) exoticC) absurdD) erroneous63. Around 80 percent of the ________ characteristics of most white Britons havebeen passed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters.A) intelligibleB) randomC) spontaneousD) genetic64. Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was ________ of a newattitude towards modern art.A) informativeB) indicativeC) exclusiveD) expressive65. The country was an island that enjoyed civilized living for a thousand years ormore with little ________ from the outside world.A) disturbanceB) discriminationC) irritationD) irregularity66. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfortand ________.A) stabilityB) capabilityC) durabilityD) availability67. Back in the days when people traveled by horse and carriage, Karl Benz________ the world with his extraordinary three-wheeled motor vehicle.A) inhibitedB) extinguishedC) quenchedD) stunned68. If we continue to ignore the issue of global warming, we will almost certainlysuffer the ________ effects of climatic changes worldwide.A) dubiousB) drasticC) trivialD) toxic69. According to the theory of evolution, all living species are the modified________ of earlier species.A) descendantsB) dependantsC) defendantsD) developments70. The panda is an endangered species, which means that it is very likely to become________ without adequate protection.A) intactB) insaneC) extinct。
