第一单元
There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four
alternative choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
1. For the transaction(交易; 事务; 事务处理; 办理) to succeed, some means had to be found to ______ the trustee(n. 受托人;信托公司) to comply with the terms of the trust.
A) compile(vt. 汇编;编辑;编制;编译)
B) confront()vt. 面对;使面对面,使对质;碰到,遇到;比较 C) compel(vt. 强迫,迫使;强制发生,使不得不) D) control
2. A number that must be entered by a user before a remote terminal(远程终端(设备)), or point of sale terminal, can be used to ______ information or complete a transaction.
A) transform
B) transfer(vt. 使转移;使调动;转让(权利等);让与) C) transfuse(vt. 输(血或别的液体);渗透;使…被灌输或传达) D) transport(vt. 运送,运输;流放;使欣喜若狂)
3. All the countries and regions with developed market economies have mature chambers of commerce and industry(工商业联合会), and these organizations are playing ______ roles in the market economy system.
A) replaceable
B) irreplaceable
C) substitutable D) changeable
4. We are experiencing an incredible ______ from the age of industrial, mechanical artifacts to an age of digital, information objects.
A) transmit(vt. 传输;传送,传递;发射;传染) B) transformation C) transmission
D) transfer(n. 转移;调动;换乘;(运动员)转会)
5. Nowadays, many people suffer from ______ depression under the pressure of working.
A) acute(adj. 尖的,锐的;敏锐的,敏感的;严重的,剧烈的;[医]急性的)B) sharp(adj.敏锐的;锋利的;狡猾的,聪明的;尖锐的) C) quick D) cute
6. At the end of the meeting, out of the blue(出其不意,出乎意料), he asked whether the President had ______ decided on visiting South Korea.
A) yet B) just yet(恰好现在这时还(不能)…) C) as yet(到现在为止) D)
not yet(尚未,还没有)
7. No matter how experienced a speaker you are, and how well you have prepared your speech, such a noisy reception as that is ______ to be very off-putting.
A) liable B) opt C) apt D) supposed
8. Her enormous patience was wearing very thin because of the daily ______ of abuse.
A) circle B) habit C) recycle
D) cycle
9. Valuable manuscripts were saved from deterioration under the program of library ______.
A) reservation
B) conservation
C) preserve D) maintenance
10. Although 20 years passed, Mary still remembers some ______ of that conversation.
第二单元 Man and Technology
1. A recent report from the Appma National Pet Owners Survey indicates that there is a ______ to the higher sales in pet markets, however: increased abandonment.
A) pieces B) chips C) fragments D) shatters
A) downside B) prominence C) preference D) consumerism
2. A modern hotel uses a great deal of ______ equipment, involving its heating and air-conditioning systems, elevators, escalators, electricity, and plumbing, to name only the most important.
A) profound B) complicated C) delicate D) perplexing
3. His hands were white and small, his frame was ______, his voice was quiet and his manners were refined.
A) brickle
B) delicate C) fragile
D) breakable
4. In a ______ sense, civilization is measured by how well people can get along with each other and work together.
A) large B) wide C) expansive D) broad
5. Not only does this tool provide output of the current structure of the
Communication Plan, but it also allows a user to ______ that structure directly through drag-and-drop interactions.
A) exchange B) transfer C) modify D) convert
6. Lower tariffs(关税)and the growth of population and industry caused trade to ______ in the 19th century.
A) soar B) ascend C) hover D) glide
7. Increasing the military share of the ______ world product has been possible only by reducing civilian consumption.
A) clumsy
B) crude C) coarse
D) gross
8. The wonderful world which lies before us today has been ______ by hardworking
men with clear heads and inventive genius.
A) built in
B) built into C) built up D) built on
9. If I ______ make a preparation for my experiment this afternoon, I would have gone to see the film with you last night.
A) were not to B) am not to C) shall not D) have not to
10. Thanks to the advance of science, many ______ materials have been invented which can be used instead of natural rubber.
第三单元 Knowledge and Knowledge Transfer
There are 10 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four
alternative choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
A) analytic B) synthetic C) counterfeit D) synthesis
1. ______ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we would have a wonderful dinner party.
A) Had they arrived C) Were they arriving
B) Would they arrive D) Were they to arrive
2. X-rays are able to pass through objects and thus make ______ details that are otherwise impossible to observe.
A) it visible B) visibly
C) visible D) they are visible
3. ______ his IQ and his present state of study, he should be admitted to Tsinghua University this year if nothing special happens.
A) To judge from
B) Judged by
C) Judging from
D) Be judged by
4. ______, a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
A) Other things being equal
B) Were other things equal
C) To be equal to other things D) Other things to be equal
5. He didn't get involved in the business with the man, ______ he accused of lying.
A) that B) as
C) when D) whom
6. Tom had an advantage over other employees ______ had the experience of working abroad.
A) in that he
B) for that he
C) in which he D) because that he
7. Frank's dream was to have his own shop ______ he could produce the workings of his own hands.
A) that B) in which C) by which
D) how
8. The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the jobs, ____ they are being trained.
A) in that
B) for that C) in which D) for which
9. Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ______ it was 20 years ago, ______ it was so poorly equipped.
A) what;when
B) that;which C) what;which D) which;that
10. Your performance on the driving test didn't reach the required standard, _____, you failed.
A) in the end
B) after all C) in other words D) at the same time
第四单元 Work and Career
1. She felt it impossible to leave him, and her tears came rapidly as she thought of
the difference ______ their present state(目前的状态) and the ardent love of a year ago(一年前的热烈的爱).
A) from B) in
C) between
D) about
2. As he moved onward(adv. 向前 ; 在前面), Cadmus retreated before him, holding his spear(n. 矛 ; 枪 ; (某些植物的)嫩枝 ; 貌,标枪 ;) ______ the monster's opened jaws(怪物的大嘴).
A) on
B) opposite to(相反) C) above
D) by
3. Most of the young men of this region(n. 地区,地域,) bordering the sea(毗邻大海) go ______ training(参加培训) in navigation(n. 航行(学) ; 航海(术) ;
海上交通 ; ).
A) against B) on
C) under
D) in for
4. In other words(换句话说;就是说), we conclude that people's ______ toward compensation(n. 补偿,赔偿 ; 修正 ; 补救办法 ;) is independent of geography(独立的地理).
A) opinion B) view C) attitude
D) idea
5. A man who has made so many mistakes can't afford to ______ the corrections of his friends(一个人犯了这么多错误不能忽视他的朋友改正。). A) ignore B) slight
C) despise(vt.鄙视,看不起)
D) contempt(n. 轻视 ; 轻蔑 ; (对规则、危险等的)藐视 ; 不顾 ; )
6. Those members requested that US undertake an appropriate commitment(适当的承诺) to ______ these practices.
A) cut off B) eliminate(vt. 排除,消除 ; 淘汰 ; 除掉 ; <口>干掉 ;) C) remove D) struggle
7. The article is to ______, analyze and appreciate the formation and translation of puns in the play.
A) classify(vt. 分类,归类 ; 把……列为密件 ;) B) glorify(vt. 赞美;颂扬;美化;使更壮丽) C) horrify(vt. 使震惊,使感到恐怖)
D) intensify(vt.& vi. (使)增强,(使)加剧;) 8. The communication barriers implicit(adj. 不言明[含蓄]的 ; 无疑问的,绝对的 ; 成为一部份的 ; 内含的 ;) in ______ differences are frequently heightened(vt.& vi. (使)变高 ; (使)加强 ;) by language differences.
A) ethic(n. 伦理,伦理观 ; 道德体系 ;(复数)行为准则 ;) B) moral C) behavioral