1．D annoying和irritating意思最相近，有“使烦恼的”‘使人不愉快的”等意思。hateful有“可恨的”“心怀不满的”等意思。He is hateful to me.我觉得他可恨。Don't be so hateful.别这么怨天尤人。painful:痛苦的。I don't like his painful look.我不喜欢他那副痛苦的表情。
horrifying是“恐怖的”“使震惊的”意思。These were horrifying experiences.这些经历不堪回首。
2. Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be deliberately controlled and modified.
A) sufficiently B) noticeably C) intentionally D) absolutely
2．C deliberately和intentionally意思相同：故意，蓄意地。sufficient：足够的，充分的。This issufficient for my needs.足够我用了。noticeable：明显的，易见的。There is no noticeabledifference.二者之间没有显著差异。absolutely：绝对地。He's absolutely correct.他绝对正确。
horrifying是“恐怖的”“使震惊的”意思。These were horrifying experiences.这些经历不堪回首。
2. Human facial expressions differ from those of animals in the degree to which they can be deliberately controlled and modified.
A) sufficiently B) noticeably C) intentionally D) absolutely
2．C deliberately和intentionally意思相同：故意，蓄意地。sufficient：足够的，充分的。This issufficient for my needs.足够我用了。noticeable：明显的，易见的。There is no noticeabledifference.二者之间没有显著差异。absolutely：绝对地。He's absolutely correct.他绝对正确。
3. The Constitution's vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change.
A) imprecise B) concise C) unpolished D) elementary
3．A vague:模糊的，含糊的。imprecise：不确切的，不明确的。conclse：简明扼要的。Herletter was concise,omitting everything not pertinent to the job for which she was applying.她的信很简明，省去了所有跟申请就业不相关的东西。unpolished：未经修饰的。She is readingan unpolished poem.她在读一首未经润的诗。elementary：基本的，初级的。How can youexpect to succeed without even the most elementary knowledge of the field7连该领域中的基本知识都没有，你还能成功？
4. The expedition reached the summit at 10:30 that moming.
A) top of the mountain B) bottom of the mountain
C) starting point D) site
4．A探险队在那天上午10: 30到达了山顶。summit指“山顶”，与top of the mountain意思相近。选项B意思与之相反。选项C指的是“起点”。D则指的是“地点”。
5. The latest census is encouraging.
A) imprecise B) concise C) unpolished D) elementary
3．A vague:模糊的，含糊的。imprecise：不确切的，不明确的。conclse：简明扼要的。Herletter was concise,omitting everything not pertinent to the job for which she was applying.她的信很简明，省去了所有跟申请就业不相关的东西。unpolished：未经修饰的。She is readingan unpolished poem.她在读一首未经润的诗。elementary：基本的，初级的。How can youexpect to succeed without even the most elementary knowledge of the field7连该领域中的基本知识都没有，你还能成功？
4. The expedition reached the summit at 10:30 that moming.
A) top of the mountain B) bottom of the mountain
C) starting point D) site
4．A探险队在那天上午10: 30到达了山顶。summit指“山顶”，与top of the mountain意思相近。选项B意思与之相反。选项C指的是“起点”。D则指的是“地点”。
5. The latest census is encouraging.
A) count B) statement C) agreement D) estimate
5.A census指的是an official count of the people who live in a country,including informationabout their ages，jobs，etc.，即人口普查，与count意思最接近。B的意思是“陈述”“报告”“声明”；C的意思是“同意”；D的意思是“估计”。这几个词的词义与census相去甚远。
6. Academic records from other institutions often become part of a university's official file and can neither be returned to a student nor duplicated. .
A) borrowed B) purchased C) copied D) rewntten
6．C duplicate和copy意思近似，表示“复制”。borrow：借。purchase：买。rewrite：改写。
7. While serving in the Senate in the early 1970's,Barbara Jordan supported legislation to ban discrimination and to deal with environmental problems.
A) list B) forbid C) handle D) investigate
7．B ban和forbid意思相近，表示“禁止”。list：列出。list a few reasons:列举几条理由。
handle：对待，应付。The speaker handled his subject concisely．演讲者对主题作了简
5.A census指的是an official count of the people who live in a country,including informationabout their ages，jobs，etc.，即人口普查，与count意思最接近。B的意思是“陈述”“报告”“声明”；C的意思是“同意”；D的意思是“估计”。这几个词的词义与census相去甚远。
6. Academic records from other institutions often become part of a university's official file and can neither be returned to a student nor duplicated. .
A) borrowed B) purchased C) copied D) rewntten
6．C duplicate和copy意思近似，表示“复制”。borrow：借。purchase：买。rewrite：改写。
7. While serving in the Senate in the early 1970's,Barbara Jordan supported legislation to ban discrimination and to deal with environmental problems.
A) list B) forbid C) handle D) investigate
7．B ban和forbid意思相近，表示“禁止”。list：列出。list a few reasons:列举几条理由。
handle：对待，应付。The speaker handled his subject concisely．演讲者对主题作了简
要的论述。investigate：调查。
8. Gambling is lawful in Nevada.
A) legal B) irresistible C) enjoyable D)profitable
8. Gambling is lawful in Nevada.
A) legal B) irresistible C) enjoyable D)profitable
8．Alawful:合法的。legal:合法的。What I did was perfectly legal.我所做的完全合法。
irresistible：不可抵挡的。The music is irresistible.音乐太动听了。enj oyable：有乐趣的。
Was it an enjoyable movie?这部电影有意思吗？profitable:有益的；有利可图的。We had aprofitable talk.我们的谈话是有益的。
9. They always mock me because I am ugly.
A) smile at B) look down on C) belittle D) laugh at
9．Dmock:取笑，嘲笑。laugh at:取笑，嘲笑。It is unkind to laugh at a person who is introuble.嘲笑有困难的人是不好的。smile at:笑（某人或某事）。What are you smiling at?你在笑什么？look down on:看不起。Small boys usually look down on little girls and refuse toplay with them.小男孩常常看不起小女孩，因此不愿意跟她们玩。belittle：贬低；低估。
irresistible：不可抵挡的。The music is irresistible.音乐太动听了。enj oyable：有乐趣的。
Was it an enjoyable movie?这部电影有意思吗？profitable:有益的；有利可图的。We had aprofitable talk.我们的谈话是有益的。
9. They always mock me because I am ugly.
A) smile at B) look down on C) belittle D) laugh at
9．Dmock:取笑，嘲笑。laugh at:取笑，嘲笑。It is unkind to laugh at a person who is introuble.嘲笑有困难的人是不好的。smile at:笑（某人或某事）。What are you smiling at?你在笑什么？look down on:看不起。Small boys usually look down on little girls and refuse toplay with them.小男孩常常看不起小女孩，因此不愿意跟她们玩。belittle：贬低；低估。
Don't belittle what he has achieved.不要贬低他所取得的成绩。
10. These are our motives for doing it.
A) reasons B) arguments C) targets D)stimuli
10.A motive:动机。reason：理由。There is no reason to doubt his word.没有理由不相信他的话。argument：论telephone是什么意思据。There are many arguments against smoking.有许多论据可以证明吸烟是有害的。target:目标。The target of the new plan is primary education for all children.
新计划要取得的目标是使所有的孩子都得到初等教育。stimulus：刺激。stimuli是其复数形式。Reduced tariffs are a stimulus to foreign trade.降低关税可以促进外贸。
11. It was a question of making sure that certain needs were addressed,notably in the pensions
area.
A) noticeably B) remarkably C) particularly D)significantly
11.C notably:值得注意地；特别。particularly：尤其，特别。I often do absent-minded things，particularly when I'm worried.我常干些心不在焉的事，特别是当我焦虑的时候。
10. These are our motives for doing it.
A) reasons B) arguments C) targets D)stimuli
10.A motive:动机。reason：理由。There is no reason to doubt his word.没有理由不相信他的话。argument：论telephone是什么意思据。There are many arguments against smoking.有许多论据可以证明吸烟是有害的。target:目标。The target of the new plan is primary education for all children.
新计划要取得的目标是使所有的孩子都得到初等教育。stimulus：刺激。stimuli是其复数形式。Reduced tariffs are a stimulus to foreign trade.降低关税可以促进外贸。
11. It was a question of making sure that certain needs were addressed,notably in the pensions
area.
A) noticeably B) remarkably C) particularly D)significantly
11.C notably:值得注意地；特别。particularly：尤其，特别。I often do absent-minded things，particularly when I'm worried.我常干些心不在焉的事，特别是当我焦虑的时候。
noticeably：显而易见地。Standards of living are deteriorating rather noticeably．生活水平正在明显下降。remarkably：显著地。Working conditions have been remarkably improved.工作条件得到了显著改善。significantly：显著地，在相当大的程度上。Sales levels aresignificantly lower than last year.销售额比去年大幅下降了。
12. His new girlfriend had omitted to tell him that she was married.
A) forgotten B) failed C) deleted D)left out
12.B omit:疏忽，遗漏。fail:失败；没有能够。He failed to.understand the real significance ofit．他没有理解它的真正意义。forget：忘记。I forgot to wind my watch last night.昨晚我忘了给手表上发条。delete：消去；删除。The patient's high fever deleted most of hismemones．病人的高烧使他的记忆差不多丧失殆尽。leave out:遗漏；省略。She left out animportant detail in her account.她在叙述中漏掉了一个重要的细节。
I3. Many of their ideas are being incorporated into orthodox medical treatment.
A) acceptable B) conservative C) western D)conventional
13.D orthodox：正统的；传统的：conventional:常见的；传统的。People still wear conventionalclothes here.这儿的人仍穿传统的衣服。acceptable：可接受的。Some of the
12. His new girlfriend had omitted to tell him that she was married.
A) forgotten B) failed C) deleted D)left out
12.B omit:疏忽，遗漏。fail:失败；没有能够。He failed to.understand the real significance ofit．他没有理解它的真正意义。forget：忘记。I forgot to wind my watch last night.昨晚我忘了给手表上发条。delete：消去；删除。The patient's high fever deleted most of hismemones．病人的高烧使他的记忆差不多丧失殆尽。leave out:遗漏；省略。She left out animportant detail in her account.她在叙述中漏掉了一个重要的细节。
I3. Many of their ideas are being incorporated into orthodox medical treatment.
A) acceptable B) conservative C) western D)conventional
13.D orthodox：正统的；传统的：conventional:常见的；传统的。People still wear conventionalclothes here.这儿的人仍穿传统的衣服。acceptable：可接受的。Some of the
suggestions areacceptable.有些建议是可以接受的。conservative：保守的。、Great Britain has threeparties - the Conservative．the Liberal and the Labor Party.英国有三个党——保守党、自由党和工党。western：西方的。I don't like Western food.我不喜欢西餐。
14. Charges for local telephone calls are outrageous.
A) unheard of B) unacceptable C) unbelievable D)ridiculous
14.B outrageous：凶暴的；令人不能容忍的。unacceptable：不可接受的。Mary left herhusband because of his unacceptable behavior.因为丈夫的行为不可接受，玛丽离开了他。
unheard of:没有听说过的。You can't do that - it's unheard of.你不可干此事，从未听说有人干过。unbelievable：难以置信的。His guitar solos are just unbelievable.他的吉他独奏曲实在太棒了。ridiculous：可笑的。That hat makes you look ridiculous.你戴上那顶帽子，看上去很滑稽。
15. Guests were scared when the bomb exploded.
A) frightened B) killed C) endangered D)rescued 15．A scared:受到惊吓的，恐惧的。frightened：害怕的，受惊的。killed：被杀死。All her fivesons were killed in the eart
14. Charges for local telephone calls are outrageous.
A) unheard of B) unacceptable C) unbelievable D)ridiculous
14.B outrageous：凶暴的；令人不能容忍的。unacceptable：不可接受的。Mary left herhusband because of his unacceptable behavior.因为丈夫的行为不可接受，玛丽离开了他。
unheard of:没有听说过的。You can't do that - it's unheard of.你不可干此事，从未听说有人干过。unbelievable：难以置信的。His guitar solos are just unbelievable.他的吉他独奏曲实在太棒了。ridiculous：可笑的。That hat makes you look ridiculous.你戴上那顶帽子，看上去很滑稽。
15. Guests were scared when the bomb exploded.
A) frightened B) killed C) endangered D)rescued 15．A scared:受到惊吓的，恐惧的。frightened：害怕的，受惊的。killed：被杀死。All her fivesons were killed in the eart
hquake.她的5个儿子都在地震中身亡。endanger:使遭到危险，使濒于灭亡。You will endanger your health if you work so hard.你太卖力的话会损害自己健康的。rescued：被营救的。She was rescued nine days after the plane crash.飞机失事9天后她被人营救。词汇学习8:
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