1一、单项填空(从题中所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项)1.A person of high ideals is highly respected. What people value is not based on outside _______.A. accountB. appearanceC. advantageD. appreciation【答案】B【解析】account 解释；appearance 外貌，外观；advantage 优势；appreciation 感激。

句意：一个拥有崇高理想的人是非常受人尊敬的。

人们的看重的不是外在的表现。

2.When asked how to be a good manager in the interview, the _______ described good personal characteristics as the necessity to manage a group and get a job well done.A. applicantB. applicationC. amateurD. agent 【答案】A3.His proposal is _______ to all of us and you do not need to tell us more about it.A. amusingB. apparentC. annoyingD. ambiguous 【答案】B【解析】amusing 有趣的，好玩的，逗人笑的；apparent 明显的，显而易见的；annoying 令人烦恼的；ambiguous 模棱两可的，暧昧的，含糊的，不明确的。

句意：他的建议对于我们来说是显而易见的，你无需要告诉我们相关内容。

4.My brother’s plans are very _______; he wants to master English, French and Spanish before he is 10.A. ampleB. aggressiveC. ambitiousD. abundant 【答案】C【解析】ample 充足的，充分的；aggressive 好斗的；ambitious 有雄心的，野心勃勃的；abundant 丰富的。

句意：我弟弟的计划雄心勃勃，他想在十岁之前掌握英语、法语和西班牙语。

5.The language in the company’s statement is highly _______, thus making its staff confused.A. ambiguousB. apparentC. appropriateD. aggressive【答案】A【解析】ambiguous 模棱两可的，暧昧的，含糊的，不明确的；apparent 明显的，显而易见的；appropriate适当的，合适的；aggressive 侵略的，好斗的，咄咄逼人的。

句意：公司声明中的措辞非常含糊，因此使得公司员工困惑不解。

6.—Why did your brother look so depressed?—His _______ to become a pilot was held back by his poor eyesight.2 A. affectionB. allocationC. appreciationD. ambition【答案】D7.When I came back home, I wrote him a letter to show my _______ of his thoughtfulness.A. appreciationB. agreementC. appointmentD. achievement 【答案】A【解析】appreciation 欣赏，感激；agreement 同意，一致，协议；appointment 约会，约定；achievement 成就。

句意：当我到家的时候，我写给他一封信表达我对他的周全考虑的感激之情。

8.—Hello, Jack. Tracy here. It’s about our ________ on Sunday morning. I’m afraid I can’t make it now.—That’s OK, but you need to find another date.A. admissionB. applicationC. agreementD. appointment 【答案】D【解析】admission 承认，录取；application 申请，运用；agreement 同意，一致，协议；appointment 约会，约定。

句意：“你好，杰克，关于星期天早上约会的事，恐怕我不能如约了。

”“没关系，你可以另定个日子。

”9.From the course of human development, the ultimate aim of the human race is to pursue the spiritual joy based on _______ materials.A. affordableB. alikeC. alternativeD. ample 【答案】D【解析】affordable 支付得起的，负担得起的，不太昂贵的；alike 相似的，相同的；alternative 可替代的，其他的；ample 丰富的，足够的。

句意：从人类发展历程来看，人类种族最大目标就是追求基于丰富物质生活上的精神快乐。

10.Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the _______ Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners’ philosophy.A. ancestorB. ancientC. alternativeD. apparent 【答案】B【解析】ancient 古代的。

句意：一些社会学家建议，西方人应该充分利用中国古代的智慧，来弥补西方哲学的不足。

11.It doesn ’t make any sense for the Prime Minister to _______ a banker to this post.A. allowB. allocateC. appointD. admit【答案】C【解析】allow 允许，准许；allocate 分派，分配；appoint 任命；指定admit 承认。

句意：任命一位银行家来任这样的职位，对于首相来说没有任何意义。

3 12.The reporter said that the survivors greatly _______ the firefighters ’ rescue after the big fire.A. analyzedB. allocatedC. appreciatedD. accelerated【答案】C【解析】analyze 分析；allocate 分配，拨出；appreciate 欣赏，感激；accelerate 加速。

句意：那位记者说，火灾的幸存者们非常感激消防队员们的营救。

学*科网13._______ speed and flexibility, C hina’s anti -ship missile CM-302 also has a greater destructive power than others in the market.A. Absent fromB. Apart fromC. AmongD. According to 【答案】B【解析】apart from “除……以外还有”，符合语境。

句意：除了速度和灵活性以外，中国的反舰导弹CM-302比起市场上其它反舰导弹更具杀伤力。

ck of paid _______ leave makes it hard for many Chinese people to travel at off-peak times.A. abnormalB. anxiousC. annualD. common 【答案】C【解析】annual “一年一次的，每年的”，符合语境。

句意：带薪年假的缺失使得许多中国人难以避开旅游高峰期去旅游。

15.The World Bank discouraged the building of public transport in developing countries, which made the local people ’s life _______ but convenient.A. anywhereB. anythingC. anyhowD. anyway 【答案】B16.—How old can you guess your new English teacher is?—It’s hard to say. But I guess him to be _______ betwee n 35 and 40.A. anythingB. anywhereC. anybodyD. anyway 【答案】B【解析】anywhere 指在某范围内的任何地方，这里指在35岁到40岁之间。

句意：“你认为你们的新英语老师多大年纪？”“这很难说，不过我猜他的年龄在35到40之间。

”17.Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues _______ with her stories.A. amusedB. addictedC. accusedD. abused【答案】A【解析】amuse sb. with sth.用……娱乐某人，可以转换成sb. be amused with sth.某人对……感到快乐。

本句中形容词短语amused with her storied 对her colleagues 进行说明。

句意：露西很有幽默感，总是用讲故事的方式让他的同事开心。

18.For some health experts, these reforms _______ an ambitious and important scaling-up of public healthcare.A. apply toB. apologize toC. agree toD. amount to【答案】D【解析】amount to“等于，意味着”，符合语境。