Part II 词汇

Now and in the future, we will live as free people, not in fear and never at the mercy of any foreign powers.

1. in the interest of
2. under the control of
3. for the sake of
4. at the cost of

答案 B

不论是现在还是将来，我们都能自由地生活，不用害怕也不用受制于外 国强权的威胁。

此处有and表示前后的两个词是并列关系，所以应找出与in fear"恐惧"的 近义选项。at the mercy of任凭……摆布。in the interest of 为了…… 的利益；under the control of在……控制之下；for the sake of 为了…… 的利益；at the cost of以…… 为代价。故选B。

Public acceptance of rabbit as an economical source of protein depends on how aggressively producers market it.

1. vigorously
2. effectively
3. efficiently
4. rigorously

答案 B

公众能否将兔肉接受为比较经济的蛋白质来源要看生产商如何去销售。

根据句意可以推断出画线部分的单词应该是指生产商的销售力度。 aggressively强有力地。vigorously有活力地；effectively起作用地；efficiently有效率 地；rigorously 严峻地。故选B。

Many New England communities do not permit the construction of a "modernist" building, lest it alter their overall architectural integrity.

1. in case that
2. in spite that
3. for fear that
4. in order that

答案 C

许多新英格兰地区不允许建造现代派建筑，唯恐其改变国家整体的建筑 风格。

前半句说部分地区不允许建造现代建筑，后半句应解释原因。lest 唯恐， 以免。in case that 以防，万一；in spite that 尽管；for fear that 生怕，唯恐；in order that为了。故选C。

Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of what is conceived to be reality.

1. imagination
2. impression
3. presentation
4. expression

答案 D

根本上来说，"理论"是指对所接受的事实抽象地、象征性地表现。

本题是对理论一词进行定义。representation 表现。imagination想象 impression印象；presentation陈述，介绍；expression表达，表现。故选D。

Television commercials have been under constant scrutiny for the last few years.

1. pressure
2. reflection
3. examination
4. attack

答案 C

过去的几年，电视广告一直在不断地被审核。

根据句意，此处为对于电视广告所做的事，应该是进行审核。scrutiny审 核。pressure 压力；reflection 反映；examination 检查；attack攻击。故选C。

The mayor has spentahandsome amount of time in his last term working to bring down the tax rate.

1. sufficient
2. plenty
3. considerable
4. moderate

答案 C

市长在他的最后任期中，花费了大量的时间在减税工作方面。

此处形容词表述市长在工作上所花费的时间。handsome可观的。sufficient 足够的；plenty足够的；considerable相当大的，可观的；moderate温和的。故选C。

His poor performance may be attributed to the lack of motivation.

1. caused by
2. focused on
3. taken for
4. viewed as

答案 A

他的表现很差可能是因为他缺乏动力。

根据句意判断他的表现差和缺乏动力间应为因果关系。attribute to 归因于。 cause by因为；focus on集中于；take for 认为；view as 被视作。故选A。

The new cut in interest rate is meant to promote domestic investment.

1. encourage
2. obtain
3. publicize
4. advertise

答案 A

新一次的降低利率意在推动国内投资。

根据常识，降低利率是为了增加消费和投资。promote推动。encourage鼓 励；obtain得到；publicize公布；advertise宣传。故选A。

Conditions for the growth of this plant are optimum in early summer.

1. most acceptable
2. most expressive
3. most favorite
4. most desirable

答案 D

这种植物最佳的生长时机是在初夏。

根据常识，夏天对植物的生长来说应该是最佳生长时间。optimum 最佳 的。acceptable 可接受的；expressive 表达的；favorite 最喜欢的，本身有"最…… 的"的意思，不需要再用most来修饰；desirable 令人满意的。故选D。

She often says her greatest happiness consists in helping the disadvantaged children.

1. is proportionate to
2. is composed of
3. lies in
4. relies on

答案 C

她经常说她最大的幸福就在于帮助贫困儿童。

她的幸福和帮助别人之间应为包含关系，consist in在于。be proportionate to成比例的；be composed of由…… 组成；lie in在于；rely on依赖于。故选C。