第1題

　　The officers made it clear that they were letting her go only because that she was old and not because she was above suspicion.

　　A for reason B due to C because of D on the grounds

　　【正確答案】：D

　　【答案解析】 because 因為(引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句);for reason 應(yīng)為 for the reason that; because of 和 due to 后應(yīng)接名詞性短語，on the grounds 根據(jù)，以„„為理由， (如后跟短語，用 on the grounds of;如跟從句，用 on the grounds that); 因此 D 為答案。

　　第2題

　　My parents moved out of their old home sometime last year after they had celebrated their 50th year there.

　　A anniversary B years old C age D wedding

　　【正確答案】：A

　　【答案解析】 此句中的 year 意為“年”，而 A.anniversary 周年紀(jì)念(前面需用序數(shù)詞); B.years old 歲(指年齡);C.age 年齡，使用年限，時代;D.wedding 婚禮， 婚宴;因此 A 為答案。

　　第3題

　　Susan Jones was at the bus stop well on time to take the 7:01 bus, but she had to miss her breakfast to do it.

　　A catch up with B catch C run up to D be catching

　　【正確答案】：B

　　【答案解析】A.catch up with 趕上(尤指原本落后，努力追上);B.catch 捕獲，趕上(車 船等)，感染(疾病);C.run up to 跑到，達(dá)到，積累到;因此答案為 B。

　　第4題

　　The book, which is a useful guide for today's young people, deals with many questions and problems that face them at school and at home as well as in society.

　　A are faced B confront C in opposition D meet

　　【正確答案】：B

　　【答案解析】 face 面對，面向(涵蓋面廣);confront 使面臨(特指面對或正視令人不快或 頭痛之人或事)，in opposition 相對;meet 遇見，和„„會面;因此 B 為答案。

　　第5題

　　A famous collection of Persian, Indian, and Arabian folktales, the Arabian Nights was supposedly told by the legendary queen Scheherazade to her husband every night for 1,001 days.

　　A imaginary B imagery C fabled D legend

　　【正確答案】：C

　　【答案解析】legendary 傳說中的，而 A.imaginary 假想的，想象的，虛構(gòu)的;B.imagery 肖像，比喻;C.fabled 寓言中的，虛構(gòu)的(指有寓意的故事，在一個寓言里， 動物能像人一樣說話和行動);D.legend 傳說(是名詞，一般指基于真實事情的 故事.但是夸張且不可能得到證實的);因此答案為 C。

　　第6題

　　Double Eagle Ⅱ, the first trans-Atlantic balloon, was greeted by avid crowds in France.

　　A eager B surging C appreciative D vigorous

　　【正確答案】：A

　　【答案解析】A. eager 熱心于， 渴望著; B. surging 急劇上升， 沖擊， 波動; C. appreciative 欣賞的，有欣賞力的，表示感激的;D.vigorous 精力旺盛的，健壯的;而 avid 表示“渴望的”，因此 A 是答案。

　　第7題

　　A common question that people ask a story writer is whether or not he has experienced what he has written about.

　　A fiction B science C imaginary D literary

　　【正確答案】：A

　　【答案解析】story 故事，小說，傳說;fiction 小說(更指文學(xué)性小說)，虛構(gòu);science 科學(xué)，自然科學(xué);imaginary 假想的，虛構(gòu)的;literary 文學(xué)的;因而 A 是答案。

　　第8題

　　What may be the oldest fossil footprint yet found was discovered in June 1968 by William J. Meister, a non-professional fossil collector.

　　A a part-time B a spare-time C an untrained D an amateur

　　【正確答案】：D

　　【答案解析】A.a part-time 部分時間的，非全日的，兼職、兼任的;B.a spare-time; C.an untrained 未經(jīng)訓(xùn)練的;D.an amateur 業(yè)余愛好者;而 non-professional 非專業(yè)的，非職業(yè)的，因此 D 是答案。

　　第9題

　　The discovery of the connection between aspirin and Reyes syndrome, a rare and deadly ailment, is a recent example of the caution with which drugs must be used, even for medical purposes. A disease B sick C ill D illness 【正確答案】：A

　　【答案解析】 ailment 疾病(尤指微恙)，不寧，不安(常指慢性的惱人病痛);A.disease 疾病，弊病(指各種具體的疾病，也指嚴(yán)重的、病期較長的、足能使人體發(fā)生變 化的疾病)，B.sick 有病的，惡心的;C.ill 有病的，生病 D.illness 疾病， 生病(表抽象的疾病或生病狀態(tài)，主要強(qiáng)調(diào)身體或精神上不健康的狀態(tài)和時期); 因此 A 為答案。

　　第 10 題

　　Most of us think of sharks as dangerous, owing to lack of information rather than fear.

　　A due to B because C as D for

　　【正確答案】：A

　　【答案解析】這幾個詞均有“因為”之意，但短語 owing to 和 due to，because of 常用 來引出簡短的原因;而 because 常用來引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句;as 和 for 做連詞時，常用作書面語，起解釋主句的作用，如：As this problem is of great interest, we will discuss it once again.因為這個問題很有意義，所以我們決定再討 論一次。He was rewarded for his bravery.他由于勇敢而受到嘉獎。所以答案為 A。