1. We have ____ the system of exploitation of man by man.A. cancelledB. abolishedC. refusedD. rejected2. The drugs must ____ in every way to the standards set up by the government.A. conformB. confirmC. complyD. correspond3. It is common knowledge that one culture ____ with its social and economic development in the area.A. connectsB. relatesC. associatesD. correlates4. It was shameful that the argument ____ a handfight.A. ended inB. came toC. ended upD. culminated in5. The artist and the author both tried to ____ the splendor of the sunset.A. depictB. narrateC. describeD. tell6. The river water was ____ from its old course into a new channel where they were building the dam.A. turnedB. switchedC. shiftedD. diverted7. He was ____ with the power of acute observation.A. conferredB. endowedC. equippedD.bestowed8. Please ____ me on that subject.A. enlightenB. acquaintC. informD. instruct9. The security guard ____ two men who were yelling in the court room.A. expelledB. propelledC. repelledD. dispelled10. My passport ____ last month, so I will have to get a new one.A. elapseB. expiredC. endedD. terminated11. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to ______ him in his wor k.A. blockB. preventC. hamperD. stop12. There were a number of tall structures ____ in different colors.A. enlightenedB. brightenedC. burningD. illuminated13. Montgomery believed in assembling an overwhelming force and then ______ a crushing blow on his opponent.A. affiliatingB. conflictingC. afflictedD. inflicting14. The unpleasant taste ____ in his mouth for hours.A. prolongedB. waitedC. lingeredD. lengthened15. The US president ____ in the White House during his turn in office.A. dwellsB. settlesC. residesD. inhabits16. Every day, the news, government reports and scientific studies ______ to the increasing consequences of population change.A. verifyB. testifyC. justifyD. prove17. This agreement will ____ the newspapers from government interference.A. safeguardB. preventC. guardD. avoid18. If you don’t complete the work according to the contract, I will ______ you for damages.A. accuseB. chargeC. sueD. complain19. The women were able to equal or ____ the men who worked beside them.A. surpassB. exceedC. overtakeD. lagged20. Financial worries gradually ____ his healthand he was obliged toretire early.A.underminedB.disabledC.exhaustedD.invalidated21. It was ____ to predict that the sun will not rise tomorrow.A.ridiculousB.absurdC.irrationalD.abnormal22. The words were all ____ and well chosen.A.suitableB.appropriateC.aptD.fit23. In Scotland, as in the rest of the United Kingdom, ____ schooling begins at age 5 and ends at age 16.pellingB.forcedC.obligedpulsory24. Its strange way of making a nest ____ this bird from others.A.differsB.distinguishesC.differentiatesD.discriminates25. If you go to the palace in tennis shoes, they will think you are ______ .A.strangeB.oddC.peculiarD.eccentric试题答案与解析1. B)【句意】我们已经废除了人剥削人的制度。
【难点】abolish和cancel都有“取消”之意。
abolish强调废除，如制度，做法，风俗等；cancel 多指取消已安排或决定的计划，会议等;refuse意为“拒绝(请求或提供);reject意为“排斥”。
2.A)【句意】这些药品必须完全符合国家规定的标准。
【难点】conform意为“符合”，后接to;confirm意为“证实”，及物动词，不接to;comply接with,意为“遵守”。
correspond接to,意为“与…一致”，接with,意为“与…通信”。
3. D)【句意】一种文化与当地的社会和经济的发展相互依存，这是常规。
【难点】correlate意为“相互依存”;connect和relate都与with连用，表示连接，连系，但侧重于两者的关系；associate与with连用，意为“联合，联想”，强调connect in mind。
4. D)【句意】争论以大打出手而告终真是可耻。
【难点】culminate in意为“告终”，但强调以高潮结束;end in意为“以…而告终”;end up 意为“最后成了…”；come to可表示“苏醒，发生”等之意。
5. A)【句意】那位艺术家和那位作家都曾试图描绘日落的壮美。
【难点】A)、B)、C)选项都可以表示“描写，描述”之意。
describe和narrate都指通过说和写来描述。
describe是通过对人或物的外表、细节的描述来说明人、地或物的外貌；narrate“叙述，描述”，将故事的细节加以适当的排列使听众或读者了解所发生的一切。
depict除了describe所表述的含义之外还可以指用绘画、雕刻等方式来描述，该句主语是艺术家和作家，故选用法更广的depict。
D)tell意为“告诉，说出”。
6. D)【句意】在修筑这个水坝时，江水被改道进入新的水道。
【难点】turn是常用词，词义较多，有“转动，旋转，转方向，改变”等意思；switch也有“转”之意，但它是指“转轨,转意”之意；shift意为“移动，转换”，而divert则意为河流、公路等的“转向”。
7. B)【句意】他具有敏锐的观察力。
【难点】endow意为“赋予”，后接with;confer…on意为“授予，给予…”;equip…with意为“装备，配备…”;bestow…on意为“授予，赠予”。
8. A)【句意】请帮我弄明白那个问题。
【难点】enlighten与instruct同义，意为“指导,教导”，但搭配不同。
enlightensb. on sth.教导某人某事，使某人明白某事；instruct sb. in sth.教，教导某人某事；acquaint用于短语aquaint sb. with“使某人知道，使某人熟悉”;inform 用于短语inform sb. of sth.意为“告知某人某事”。
9. A)【句意】警卫人员把在法庭上大声喊叫的两个男人赶了出去。
【难点】expel意为“赶走”;propell意为“推进，推动(=push forward);repell意为“击退，排斥，拒绝”;dispel 意为“驱散(云雾等)”。
10. B)【句意】我的护照上个月期满，我得换个新的。
【难点】elapse意为“时间消逝”;expire意为“(期限等)终止；开始无效”；terminate意为“终止”，相当于end，但比end正式，为及物动词。
11. C)【句意】他们两人都看不起他，并在工作中妨碍他。
【难点】block意为“阻挡，堵塞”，常用来指具体的，有形的事物；prevent意为“阻挡，阻止”；hamper意为“妨碍，阻碍，牵制”，搭配词组有：hamper sb. from(doing)/in sth.意为“妨碍某人(干)某事”；stop意为“阻止”，与from连用。