1.At post offices one buys stamps, leaves ____ letters, sends parcels or money orders, etc.

A) registered B) rejected C) regulated D) reflected

2.In this workshop they ____ a vehicle in less than half an hour.

A) eject B) fabricateC) assemble D) resemble

3.No matter how little money we have, we should get into the habit of ____some in the bank regularly.

A) laying B) withdrawingC) putting D) depositing

4.The lovely picture ____ me of my happy childhood.

A) retained B) refreshedC) recollected D) reminded

5.I couldn’t finish my paper because the computer ____.

A) took down B) broke downC) tore down D) fell

6.There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain c limbing than ___ in the public mind today.

A. exists B. existC. existing D. to exist

7.The scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think i t best to___.

A. engage B. devote C. seekD. pursue

8.The Olympic Games ___ in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a small town in Gree ce.

A. originated B.stemmed C. derived D.descended

9. We should always bear in mind that ___ decisions often result in se rious co nsequences.

A. urgent B.instantC. prompt D. hasty

10.The fact that the management is trying to reach agreement___five separate unions has led to long negotiations.

A. over B.in C.upon D. with

【答案】

1.A 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.B

6.A

由于感到登山存在危險(xiǎn)而產(chǎn)生的焦慮不應(yīng)像如今公眾心里所想象的那么多。爬山時(shí)對(duì)所察覺到的危險(xiǎn)的焦慮要比人們內(nèi)心想象而產(chǎn)生的焦慮少一些。本題為語法結(jié)構(gòu)題。本句的主干部分為“There ought to be less…than…”，than后面應(yīng)該跟一個(gè)句子與“There ought to be”構(gòu)成比較關(guān)系，但是than后面的句子為避免重復(fù)省略了主語anxiety，所以謂語應(yīng)用exists。

7.D

科學(xué)家對(duì)最好從事什么樣的項(xiàng)目研究具有絕對(duì)的自由。

本題為動(dòng)詞詞義辨析題。engage意為“使從事，忙于”，常與介詞in搭配;devote意為“貢獻(xiàn)(給)，致力”，常與介詞to搭配;seek意為“尋求，探求，追求”，seek to+動(dòng)詞原形，意為“設(shè)法(力圖)做某事”;D項(xiàng)pursue意為“(繼續(xù))做，從事，忙于”。這里是指從事某方面的工作，故選項(xiàng)D最合題意。

8.A

奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)起源于公元前776年希臘一個(gè)名叫奧林匹亞的小城。本題為動(dòng)詞詞義辨析題。originate意為“(使)開始，源自，產(chǎn)生”;stem意為“發(fā)生于，起源于”，常用于stem from/out of結(jié)構(gòu);derive意為“起源(于)”，常與介詞from連用;descend意為“由……傳下來”。根據(jù)句意及其搭配，選項(xiàng)A 為正確答案。

9.D

我們應(yīng)始終牢記倉促之下做出的決定往往會(huì)產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重的后果。本題為形容詞詞義辨析題。urgent意為“緊急的，迫切的”;instant意為“瞬間的，即時(shí)的”;prompt意為“立即行動(dòng)的，敏捷的”;hasty意為“匆匆的，草率的”。這里指“倉促的決定”，故選項(xiàng)D為正確答案。

10.D

管理部門正努力與五個(gè)不同的工會(huì)達(dá)到一致意見，從而引發(fā)了漫長的談判。本題考查對(duì)固定搭配的掌握。動(dòng)詞agree可以與介詞upon，in, with搭配。