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一、单项填空(从题中所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项)
1.A person of high ideals is highly respected. What people value is not based on outside _______.
A. account
B. appearance
C. advantage
D. appreciation
【答案】B
【解析】account 解释；appearance 外貌，外观；advantage 优势；appreciation 感激。句意：一个拥有崇高
理想的人是非常受人尊敬的。人们的看重的不是外在的表现。
2.When asked how to be a good manager in the interview, the _______ described good personal characteristics as the necessity to manage a group and get a job well done.
A. applicant
B. application
C. amateur
D. agent 【答案】
A
3.His proposal is _______ to all of us and you do not need to tell us more about it.
A. amusing
B. apparent
C. annoying
D. ambiguous 【答案】B
【解析】amusing 有趣的，好玩的，逗人笑的；apparent 明显的，显而易见的；annoying 令人烦恼的；
ambiguous 模棱两可的，暧昧的，含糊的，不明确的。句意：他的建议对于我们来说是显而易见
的，你无需要告诉我们相关内容。
4.My brother’s plans are very _______; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is 10.
A. ample
B. aggressive
C. ambitious
D. abundant 【答案】C
【解析】ample 充足的，充分的；aggressive 好斗的；ambitious 有雄心的，野心勃勃的；abundant 丰富的。
句意：我弟弟的计划雄心勃勃，他想在十岁之前掌握英语、法语和西班牙语。
5.The language in the company’s statement is highly _______, thus making its staff confused.
A. ambiguous
B. apparent
C. appropriate
D. aggressive
【答案】A
【解析】ambiguous 模棱两可的，暧昧的，含糊的，不明确的；apparent 明显的，显而易见的；appropriate
适当的，合适的；aggressive 侵略的，好斗的，咄咄逼人的。句意：公司声明中的措辞非常含糊，
因此使得公司员工困惑不解。
6.—Why did your brother look so depressed?
—His _______ to become a pilot was held back by his poor eyesight.
2 A. affection
B. allocation
C. appreciation
D. ambition
【答案】
D
7.When I came back home, I wrote him a letter to show my _______ of his thoughtfulness.
A. appreciation
B. agreement
C. appointment
D. achievement 【答案】A
【解析】appreciation 欣赏，感激；agreement 同意，一致，协议；appointment 约会，约定；achievement 成
就。句意：当我到家的时候，我写给他一封信表达我对他的周全考虑的感激之情。
8.—Hello, Jack. Tracy here. It’s about our ________ on Sunday morning. I’m afraid I can’t make it now.
—That’s OK, but you need to find another date.
A. admission
B. application
C. agreement
D. appointment 【答案】D
【解析】admission 承认，录取；application 申请，运用；agreement 同意，一致，协议；appointment 约会，
约定。句意：“你好，杰克，关于星期天早上约会的事，恐怕我不能如约了。”“没关系，你可
以另定个日子。”
9.From the course of human development, the ultimate aim of the human race is to pursue the spiritual joy based on _______ materials.
A. affordable
B. alike
C. alternative
D. ample 【答案】D
【解析】affordable 支付得起的，负担得起的，不太昂贵的；alike 相似的，相同的；alternative 可替代的，
其他的；ample 丰富的，足够的。句意：从人类发展历程来看，人类种族最大目标就是追求基于
丰富物质生活上的精神快乐。
10.Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the _______ Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners’ philosophy.
A. ancestor
B. ancient
C. alternative
D. apparent 【答案】B
【解析】ancient 古代的。句意：一些社会学家建议，西方人应该充分利用中国古代的智慧，来弥补西方哲
学的不足。
11.It doesn ’t make any sense for the Prime Minister to _______ a banker to this post.
A. allow
B. allocate
C. appoint
D. admit
【答案】C
【解析】allow 允许，准许；allocate 分派，分配；appoint 任命；指定admit 承认。句意：任命一位银行家
来任这样的职位，对于首相来说没有任何意义。
