[1]

　　The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.

　　A) obscure

　　B) acute

　　C) notable

　　D) objective

　　注：1. obscure 晦澀的

　　absurd 荒謬的，可笑的

　　ambiguous 模棱兩可的，似是而非的

　　2. acute 尖的;敏銳的;急性的

　　acupuncture 針灸

　　3. notable 重要的，知名的

　　notion 概念

　　4. objective 客觀的

　　subjective 主觀的(陪考)

　　empirical 主觀的，憑經(jīng)驗(yàn)的(陪考)

　　arbitrary 主觀的，憑經(jīng)驗(yàn)的，武斷的，獨(dú)裁的(陪考)

　　[2]

　　The mayor was asked to __________ his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.

　　A) constrain

　　B) conduct

　　C) condense

　　D) converge

　　注：1. constrain 強(qiáng)迫，抑制(永陪詞匯)

　　2. condense 壓縮

　　3. converge (運(yùn)動(dòng)物體的)會(huì)聚，集中;(不同思想的)會(huì)聚，集中

　　assemble (人群的)聚集

　　[3]

　　The morning news says a school bus _________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.

　　A) bumped

　　B) collided

　　C) crashed

　　D) struck

　　注：1. bump 運(yùn)動(dòng)撞靜止

　　bumper car 碰碰車

　　lump 疙瘩，腫塊

　　goose lump 雞皮疙瘩

　　plump 豐滿的

　　2. collide 運(yùn)動(dòng)撞運(yùn)動(dòng)

　　3. crash 碰撞，墜毀(911故事)

　　4. strike 打擊，撞擊

　　[4]

　　Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drugs" that aren't really drugs at all ________ sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements.

　　A) or rather

　　B) rather than

　　C) but rather

　　D) other than

　　注：1. not but rather 不是……而是……

　　2. or rather 準(zhǔn)確的說，準(zhǔn)確的講

　　3. rather than 而不是

　　4. other than 除了

　　[5]

　　We are writing to the manager ____ the repairs recently carried out at the above address.

　　A) with the exception of

　　B) with the purpose of

　　C) with reference to

　　D) with a view to

　　注：介詞+名詞+介詞 詞義取決于中間的名詞

　　1. with the exception of 除了

　　2. with the purpose of 目的是

　　3. with reference to 關(guān)于

　　4. with a view to 帶有……觀點(diǎn)，關(guān)于……觀點(diǎn)

　　[6]

　　When I said goodbye to her, she _____ the door.

　　A) saw me at

　　B) set me off

　　C) sent me to

　　D) showed me to

　　[7]

　　In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is _____ the costs.

　　A) worth

　　B) worth of

　　C) worthy

　　D) worthwhile

　　注：六級不考，僅在四級中考

　　[8]

　　During the nineteen years of his career, France Batiste has won the ____ of a wide audience outside Italy.

　　A) enjoyment

　　B) appreciation

　　C) evaluation

　　D) reputation

　　注：1. appreciation 欣賞，感激

　　2. enjoyment 自得其樂

　　3. evaluation 評價(jià)(抽象的人或事)

　　assessment 評估(對有形或無形資產(chǎn))

　　4. reputation 名聲，聲望

　　prestige 名聲，聲望

　　stimulate 刺激

　　[9]

　　Although most dreams apparently happen __________, dream activity may be provoked by external influences.

　　A) spontaneously

　　B) simultaneously

　　C) homogeneously

　　D) instantaneously

　　注：(六級最愛)三劍客

　　1. spontaneously 自發(fā)地，天生地

　　provoke 引起，引發(fā)

　　2. simultaneously 同時(shí)地

　　3. homogeneously 同樣地，一樣地

　　4. instantaneously 稍縱即逝地，曇花一現(xiàn)地

　　[10]

　　He is holding a ______ position in the company and expects to be promoted soon.

　　A) subordinate

　　B) succeeding

　　C) successive

　　D) subsequent

　　注：1. subordinate 下屬的，次要的，從屬的

　　2. succeeding 隨后的

　　3. successive 連續(xù)的

　　4. subsequent 隨后的

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