10. The new secretary has written a remarkably _____ report only in a few pages but with all the details.

A. concise　 B. clear　 C. precise　 D. elaborate

[答案] A. concise.

[注釋] concise (=brief; giving much information in few words) 簡(jiǎn)明扼要的：He gave a concise report of the meeting. (他對(duì)會(huì)議作了簡(jiǎn)明扼要的報(bào)道。) clear 清楚的。precise (=exact; correctly stated; free form error) 精確的, 明白無誤的; Please tell me the precise measurements. (請(qǐng)告訴我精確的尺寸。) elaborate (=worked out with much care; carefully prepared) 精心制作的, 豐盛的：Peter worked out an elaborate scheme for raising the money. (彼得制定了一項(xiàng)詳盡得計(jì)劃來籌集著筆款項(xiàng)。) 孤立地看, 似乎4個(gè)形容詞均能修飾report, 但從句子的邏輯關(guān)系看, 后半句中有only in a few pages but with all the details, 故concise 是最貼切的選擇了。

9. More than one-third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, _____ in San Francisco.

A. previouslyB. predominantlyC practicallyD. permanently

[答案] B. predominantly.

[注釋] predominantly (=mostly; mainly) 主要地。 previously (=coming earlier in time or order) 先前, 早先; This is better than any solution previously. (這個(gè)辦法比以前提出的任何解決辦法都好。) practically (=really; in a practical way) 實(shí)際上。permanently (=going on for a long time) 永久地。

本題譯文：在美國(guó), 華人中有三分之一居住在加利福尼亞洲, 其中主要是在舊金山。

8. No one has _____ been able to trace the author of the poem.

A. still　 B. yet　 C. already　 D. just

[答案] B. yet

[注釋] yet 常用于現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)的否定句中, 意為“尚, 還”。

7. The ship was _____ in a storm off Jamaica.

A. drowned　　 B. sunk　 C. wrecked　 D. submitted

[答案] C. wrecked

[注釋] wreck vt. 撞壞, 毀壞; 1) My son wrecked my car. 2) My car was completely wrecked in the accident.

sink vt. 下沉, 沉沒, 該動(dòng)詞也可作及物動(dòng)詞用, 意為“使下沉”, 但按本題句意看, 用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)不妥。 drown 溺死, 淹死： (vt.) He drowned his wife. (vi) He drowned in the river. (他在河里淹死了。) submit 1) (=put oneself under the control of another) 提交, 呈送 (to) ： Should a wife submit herself to her husband? (妻子應(yīng)順從他丈夫嗎？) 2) (=put forward for option, discussion, decision ect.) 提出 (供評(píng)論、討論決定等) You must submit your request to the committee. 3) (=surrender (to) , give in) 屈服,投降：After being defeated, they submitted to the enemy. (打敗后, 他們向敵人投降了。)

6. She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her _____ to Scotland.

A. ticket　　 B. place　　 C. seat　　 D. connection

[答案] D. connection

[注釋] lose one's connection to 誤了到......地方去的 (汽車、火車、輪船的) 聯(lián)運(yùn); The train was late and I missed my connection.

5. Henry's news report covering the conference was so _____ that nothing had been omitted.

A.understanding　prehensible

prehensive　 D.understandable

[答案] C. comprehensive.

[注釋] comprehensive 完全的無所不包的; comprehensible 能懂的, 可以理解的; understandable 可以理解的, 主要用來指人的行為。understanding 用來指人時(shí), 表示"善于理解別人或別人問題的 (人) 。"注意下面的搭配：a comprehensive map (街區(qū)詳圖) ; a comprehensible remark (聽得懂的話) ,an understandable mistake (可以理解的錯(cuò)誤) ; an understanding friend (一位能理解人的朋友) 。

4. The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.

A. vanished　 B. abandoned　 C. scattered　 D. rejected

[答案] B. abandoned

[注釋] abandoned (=give up completely) 放棄, 拋棄; 1) The scientist abandoned his research for lack of fund. 2) The sailors abandoned the burning ship

[注意]abandon 暗指某人對(duì)其所拋棄的人或物將會(huì)發(fā)生什么事情不感興趣, 如把撞壞的汽車拋棄在路旁。vanish (=suddenly disappear; go out of existence) vi.消失, 絕跡; 1) The airplane vanished into the clouds.2) Many kinds of animals have vanished form the earth. (許多種類的動(dòng)物以在地球上絕跡。)　 scatter (=send, go in different direction) 驅(qū)使, 使分散; The police scattered the crowed. (警察驅(qū)散人群。) (=throw or put in various directions) 撒, 到處放; He scattered his clothes all over the room. reject (=refuse to accept) 拒絕接受; She rejected my suggestion

3. Our research has focused on a drug which is so _____ as to be able to change brain chemistry.

A. powerful B. influential　 C. monstrous　 D. vigorous

[答案] A. powerful

[注釋] powerful (=having or producing great power) 強(qiáng)有力的。在這里四個(gè)形容詞中, 只有powerful (有效力的) 可與表示藥物的名詞搭配。influential 有影響的, 有勢(shì)力的, monstrous 異常大的, vigorous 精力旺盛的, 強(qiáng)健有力的。

2. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents' _____.

A. command　 B. conviction　 C. consent　 D. compromise

[答案] C. consent

[注釋] consent 同意, 贊成, 答應(yīng)。conviction 深信, 確信。compromise 妥協(xié), 折中。command 命令, 指令; 掌握, 運(yùn)用能力。

1. In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _____.

A.admitted B.acknowledged　 C.absorbed　sidered

[答案] D. considered

[注釋] considered 考慮; admit 承認(rèn); absorb 吸收。

[注意]acknowledge 1) (=agree or admit the truth of; confess) 承認(rèn), 供認(rèn); A. He acknowledged his mistake. (他承認(rèn)了他的錯(cuò)誤。) B. 接動(dòng)名詞 He acknowledged having been beaten. (他承認(rèn)被打敗了。) 2) (express thanks for) 致謝; A. Mary acknowledged the gift with a pleasant letter. (瑪麗致函感謝饋贈(zèng)的禮物。) B. His long service with the company was acknowledged with a present. (向他贈(zèng)送禮品以感謝他長(zhǎng)期來對(duì)公司的服務(wù)。)