1.He had a talent for music and was ______ conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at
the age of 30.
A.assigned
B.appointed
C.named
D.honored
2.I’ve made an ______ for you to see the dentist at 5 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.
A.interview
B.assignment
C.opportunity
D.appointment
3.He said there was nothing to be ______.
A.ashamed
B.ashamed in
C.ashamed of
D.ashamed at
4.She felt ______ of having asked such a silly question when the audience couldn't help
laughing.
A.guilty
B.crazy
C.miserable
D.ashamed
5.When will the new driving laws come into ______?
A.use
B.effect
C.service
D.existence
6.The voters told the politician that he could ______ on their support in the next general elections.
A.expect
B.decide
C.count
D.doubt
7.Nowadays sending e-mails to each other is a way many a student ______ what they think.
A.conveys
B.delivers
C.express
D.account
8.Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to ______ a scientific theory.
A.confirm
B.confine
C.conform
D.conceive
9.His failure to pay the debts ______ the suspicion that he was not to be trusted.
A.concerns
B.confesses
C.confuses
D.confirms
10.It’s surprising that the innocent-looking person should have ______ such a crime.
A.motivated
B.transformed
C.commissioned
D.committed
11.I wrote it down ______ I should forget it.
A.in case
B.in case of
C.in order that
D.for fear of
12.The police officers here do not usually ______ guns.
A.bring
B.carry
C.take
D.hold
13.There is not much time left; So I'll tell you about it ______.
A.in detail
B.in brief
C.in short
D.in all
14.The managing director took the ______ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.
A.guilt
B.charge
C.blame
D.account
15.I feel it is your husband who ______ for the spoiled child.
A.is to blame
B.is going to blame
C.is to be blamed
D.should blame
16.The test results are beyond ______; they have been repeated in labs all over the world.
A.negotiation
B.conflict
C.bargain
D.dispute
17.Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ______ in the marker.
A.batteries
B.bargains
C.baskets
D.barrels
18.There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldn't ______ falling over it in the
darkness.
A.help
B.resist
C.avoid
D.prevent
19.The number of tickets ______ will be determined by the size of the stadium.
A.adaptable
B.acceptable
C.advisable
D.available
20.All the reference books should be made ______ to the teachers and students in our
university.
A.concerned
B.available
C.related
D.flexible
参考答案及解析:
1.
【正确答案】:B
【答案解析】:句意:他有音乐才华,三十岁时被任命为上海交响乐团的指挥。assign “布置(任务)等”;name “命名”;honor “给……荣誉”。
2.
【正确答案】:D
【答案解析】:句意:我已经替你预约明天下午五点钟去看牙医。interview面试;assignment布置;opportunity机会;appointment约定、约会。
3.
【正确答案】:C
【答案解析】:句意:他说没有什么好羞愧的。be ashamed of因为…而感到羞愧。
4.
【正确答案】:D
【答案解析】:句意:问了这么愚蠢的问题她感到羞耻,这时观众忍不住笑了。
5.
【正确答案】:B
【答案解析】:句意:新的交通规则何时生效?come into effect“开始生效”;come into use“开始使用”;come into service“投入服务/使用”;come into existence“存在”。
6.
【正确答案】:C
【答案解析】:句意:投票者告诉政治家下次大选他们定会支持他。count on (upon)“依靠,指望”。
7.
【正确答案】:A
【答案解析】:句意:现在,相互发邮件是同学们交流思想的一种方式。
8.
【正确答案】:A
【答案解析】:句意:从观察和实验中获得的证据经常用来证明科学原理。 confirm(=support; make certain; give proof of)证实,确实:1)Please confirm your telephone message in writing.(请把你电话中所说的话再用文字复述一篇。) 2)The king confirmed that the election would be on June 20th.(国王确认,这次选择将于六月二十日举行。)confine...to把......限制于:Please confine your remarks to the subject we are talking about.(请把你的话限止于我们正在谈论的题目。)conform (to)使一致,符合,遵守。Conceive 1)想到,想出:He very quickly conceived a new plan.[注意]conceive of想象:They could not conceive of the possibility of failure.(他们不能想象失败的可能。)
9.
【正确答案】:D
【答案解析】:句意:他没能偿还债务,这件事进一步证实了人们对他信用的怀疑。concern“相关;使关心”;confess“承认”;confuse“混淆;使糊涂”;confirm“证明,证实”。
10.
【正确答案】:D
【答案解析】:句意:真是奇怪,看起来无辜的人会犯这种罪。motivate策划;transform改变方式;commission委托。
11.
【正确答案】:A
【答案解析】:句意:我写了下来,免得忘了。in order that“为了…”,是连词。In order that he should not be late, his mother woke him at 6. 为了不使他迟到,母亲在6点种叫醒他。for fear of“生怕,以免”是介词短语。She left an hour early for fear of missing her train. 她提早一小时离开以免误了火车。
12.
【正确答案】:B
【答案解析】:句意:这里的警察通常不带枪。carry “携带”,在这里相当于wear。bring“带来,拿来”;take “拿走,带走”;hold (尤指用手)拿住,握住。
13.
【正确答案】:B
【答案解析】:句意:现在没剩下多少时间了,因此我只能简要地跟你说一下。in detail详细地;in brief简要地;in short简而言之;in all总计,总共。
14.
【正确答案】:C
【答案解析】:句意:总经理对这次事故负责,尽管根本上不是他的错。take the blame for 对……承担责任。Take charge of 负责管理 (照顾) 。[注意]charge 前无冠词the.
15.
【正确答案】:A
【答案解析】:句意: 我觉得你的丈夫应该为娇惯坏了的孩子承担责任。blame在本句中是一个不及物动词,意思是“负责”。
16.
【正确答案】:D
【答案解析】:句意:试验结果是毫无争议的,因为它们在世界各地的实验室中被重复做过。conflict“冲突”;bargain“砍价”;dispute“争论”。
17.
【正确答案】:B
【答案解析】:句意:有些人喜欢周末购物,因为他们希望在商场里面能够捡到一些便宜货(bargain)。注意句子里面的短语pick up。
18.
【正确答案】:C
【答案解析】:句意:门后有个大箱子,晚上Peter无法避免被它绊倒了。can't (couldn't) help doing sth. 禁不住做......不由自主地做......; can't (couldn't) resist doing sth.禁不住做......;prevent阻止。
19.
【正确答案】:D
【答案解析】:句意:运动场的大小决定了票的数量。acceptable 可以接受的;advisable 明智的, 可取的, 适当的。adaptable 能适应的。
20.
【正确答案】:B
【答案解析】:句意:所有的参考书都应当让我们大学的教师和学生接触到。concerned“相关的”;available“可得到的,可利用的”;related“有关系的”;flexible“弹性的”。
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