1. Though he did not say so directly, the inspector _____ the man was guilty.
A. declared B. implied C. disclosed D. said

[答案] B. implied.

[注釋]imply 暗示,含有......的意思:Silence sometimes implies consent.(沉默有時暗示同意。)

2. At first it seemed that the building would be all right but later it was found to need _____.
A. installations B. modifications
C. innovations D. illustrations

[答案] B. modifications.

[注釋]modification 更改,修改;installation 安裝,裝置;設(shè)備;innovation革命;illustration說明,例證,圖解。按題意modifications最為切題。

3. We can only give you the _____ number of refugees crossing the border at the moment.
A. obscure B. approximate C. impartial D. imaginary

[答案] B. approximate.

[注釋]approximate 近似的,大約的;obscure模糊的;impartial公正的,不偏的;imaginary假想的。

4. Magnificent views over the countryside have often _____ people to write poems.
A. convinced B. inspired C. induced D. attracted

[答案] B. inspired.

[注釋]inspire 鼓勵,激勵,產(chǎn)生:
1)His speech inspired us to try again.
2)He inspired confidence in me.(他使我產(chǎn)生信心。)
3)The good news inspired us with hope. (這個好消息使我們產(chǎn)生希望。)

5. There are several landladies approved by the universities who take in _____.
A. lodgersB. residents C. inhabitants D. settlers

[答案] A. lodgers.

[注釋]lodger客房;resident居民(對游客而言);local residents(當(dāng)?shù)鼐用?,temporary residents(臨時居民);

inhabitant(=person living in a place)居民:a small town of 5,000 inhabitants(有5,000居民的小鎮(zhèn));

settler殖民者,移居者;White settlers in Kenya(在肯尼亞僑居的白人);immigrant移民。

本題譯文:有幾位房東太太是這些大學(xué)批準(zhǔn)她們接納房客的。

6. He is the rudest man I have ever met. Jane, his present secretary, is the only person who can _____ him.
A. respect B. stand C. support D. dislike

[答案] B. stand.

[注釋]stand (=endure, bear, put up with)忍耐,忍受;
1)I can't stand that woman.
2)He cannot stand criticism.

7. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident _____ two lorries.
A. containing B. connecting C. involving D. including

[答案] C. involving.

[注釋]involve 涉及到。例如:
1)This problem involves us all. (這個問題涉及到我們大家。)
2)His work involves occasional journeys. (他的工作使他不得不時常旅行。)
3) To accept the appointment would involve living in London. (接受這項任命將不得不住在倫敦。)
4)John was involved in the trouble. (約翰已陷入困境。)

contain 包含,裝有;connect 連接,include 包括。

本題譯文:今天在涉及兩輛卡車的交通事故發(fā)生后,穿過Littlebury的大陸堵塞了3個小時。

8. Jane read the article over ten minutes but continued to feel the event related were _____.
A. inheritable ible ible D. inaccessible

[答案] B. incredible

[注釋]incredible 難以置信的;inheritable可繼承的;infeasible不切實際的; inaccessible不可到達(dá)的(to)。

9. In some cities it is very difficult to have a telephone _____ , and people have to wait a long time before they can get a phone.
A. assembled led C. equipped D. repaired

[答案] B. installed.

[注釋]install 安裝;assemble(=put together) 裝配;equip裝備;repaire修理。

10. _____ up children properly is mainly their parents' duty.
A. Growing B. Rearing C. Bringing D. Raising

[答案] C. Bringing.

[注釋]bring up 教育,教養(yǎng),撫養(yǎng)大;
1)The child is badly brought up.
2) I was brought up to be honest.

grow up 成長,長大;發(fā)展,形成;
1)I grew up on a farm. (我在農(nóng)莊長大。)
2)The custom of going away for one's holiday has grown up during the last thirty years. (外出度假的風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣是最近30年形成的。)

rear培養(yǎng),撫育;rear children.

raise[美國英語]養(yǎng)大;Where was he raised? (他在哪里長大的?) raise還有“飼養(yǎng)”的含義。

[注意]rearraise后不能接up,故本題不能選用rearing 或 raising.