11. It was dark in the cave so she ____a match.
A. struck B. hit C. fired D. burned
12. Mary will not be able to come to the birthday party as she is ____with a cold.
A. laid out B. laid up C. laid by D. laid down
13. She often says her greatest happiness ____serving the handicapped children.
A.relies on B. consists in C. composes of D. comprises in
14. To make this ____clear we shall have to look closely into biology’s long history.
A.distinction B. indication C. recognition D. constitution
15. Most importantly, such an experience helps ____ a heightened sensitivity to other cultures and will bring about a greater appreciation of one’s own culture as well.
A. coach B. forsake C. foster D.censor
16. When Ann broke the dish she tried to put the ____ back together.
A. fragments B. pieces C. bits D. slices
17. Jane tried to ____the doorman with money, but she failed.
A. bribe B. corrupt C. award D. endow
18. Classification is a useful____to the organization of knowledge in any field.
A. means B. approach C. mode D. manner
19. The human race has already paid a heavy price for its slow ____ to environmental threats.
A. response B. responsibility C. resolution D. resistance
20. We have a high regard for Prof. Joseph because he always ____ his principles.
A. lives on B. lives up to C. lives through D. lives with
21. My grandfather accidentally ____ fire to the house.
A.put B. took C.set D. got
22. We enjoyed the holiday____the expense.
A.except B. besides C. in addition to D. except for
23. If you want children to work hard you must ____their interests instead of their sense of duty.
A. appeal to B. look into C. give rise to D. go in for
24. Basically a robot is a machine which moves, manipulates, joins or processes ____in the same way as human hand or arm.
A. characters B. components C.catalogues D. collections
25. Of course, talking about something which affects them personally is ____motivating for students.
A. chiefly B. correctly C. currently D. eminently
参考答案及解析:
11. A) 【句意】岩洞里很黑,她燃着了一根火柴。
【难点】strike 意为“擦(火柴)”,其它几个词不能和matches搭配。
12. B) 【句意】玛丽不能来参加生日晚会了,因为她患了感冒,卧床在家。
【难点】lay up 意为“因痛(或伤残)卧床”,常用被动语态; lay out 意为“摆出,展开”;lay by 意为“储存”;lay down意为“牺牲,献出”。
13. B) 【句意】她常说她最大的快乐在于为残疾儿童服务。
【难点】consist in 意为“在于,存在于”;rely on 意为“依靠,依赖”;be composed of 意为“由…构成”;comprise 意为“由…组成;构成”。
14. A) 【句意】为了搞清楚这一差别,我们必须认真地审视一下生物学发展的漫长历史。
【难点】distinction意为“区别;差异”;indication意为“标示,迹象”;recognition意为“(正式的)承认,认可,认知”;constitution意为“宪法,体制”。
15. C) 【句意】最重要的是,这样的经历能促进人们对其它文化的感受性,并使他们更欣赏自己的文化。
【难点】foster意为“培养,促进,助长”;coach意为“训练,指导”;forsake意为“遗弃,抛弃”;censor意为“审查,检查”。
16. A) 【句意】安把盘子打碎后,想把碎片再合在一起。
【难点】fragment 意为“碎片,碎块”;piece意为“块,片”;bit意为“小片;小段”;slice意为“薄片;切片”。
17. A) 【句意】简企图用钱贿赂看门人,但失败了。
【难点】bribe 意为“收买;行贿”;corrupt意为“腐蚀,使堕落”;award意为“授予(奖品等);给予”;endow意为“资助,捐赠”。
18. B)【句意】分类是组织任何领域知识内容考试&大的有效方式。
【难点】approach作“方式,方法;态度”讲时,后接介词to,其它几个词没有这种用法。
19. A) 【句意】人类已为他们对环境威胁作出的迟缓反应付出了重大代价。
【难点】response意为“反应”后接介词to ;responsibility意为“责任”;resolution意为“决心,决定”;resistance意为“抵抗”。
20. B) 【句意】我们十分尊重约瑟夫教授,因为他总是信守原则。
【难点】live up to 意为“遵守,实践(诺言,原则)”;live on 意为“以…为生”;live through意为“度过,经历过”;live with 意为“忍受;容忍”。
21. C) 【句意】我爷爷不小心放火烧着了房子。
【难点】词组set fire to 意为“点燃,使燃烧”。
22. D) 【句意】除了花很多钱外,我们的假期很愉快。
【难点】except指的是除去同类的事物,且常用于否定句;besides是包含在内的,除了;in addition to 也是包括在内;except for 是除了不同类的事物。
23. A) 【句意】如果你要孩子们努力学习,你必须唤起他们的兴趣而不是责任感。
【难点】appeal to 意为“有感染力,有吸引力”;look into 意为“调查,观察”;give rise to意为“引起,导致”;go in for意为“爱好;从事,参与”。
24. B) 【句意】机器人基本上是一台机器,它能像人的手臂一样移动、操纵、结合或加工零件。
【难点】component意为“零件;成分”;character 意为“特性;人格”;catalogue意为“目录”;collection意为“收集”。
25. D) 【句意】当然,谈论一些影响学生个性的事对他们是非常有积极作用的。
【难点】eminently 意为“突出地;明显地”;chiefly意为“主要地;大部分”;correctly意为“正确地”,currently意为“现时,当前”。