1. The beam that is ________by a laser differs in several ways from the light that comes out of a flashlight.
A) emitted B) transported C ) motivated D) translated
2. We booked rooms at the hotel ________we should find no vacancies on our arrival.
A) whenever B) if C) since D) lest
3. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ________the isolation of life in Alaska.
A) break through B) break down C) break into D) break out
4. We know through painful experience that freedom is never given by the oppressor; it must be ________by the oppressed.
A) demanded B) commanded C) required D) requested
5. Color and sex are not relevant ________whether a person is suitable for the job.
A) on B) for C) to D) with
6. ________the enormous flow of food from the entire globe, these countries have for many years not felt any population pressure.
A)Thanks to B) By means of C) In line with D) With regard to
7. Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer and scientific hardware ________price.
A) on account of B) regardless of C) in addition to D) not to mention
8. Three university departments have been ________ $600,000 to develop good practice in teaching and learning.
A) promoted B) included C) secured D) awarded
9. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ________in which people communicate across time and space.
A) mood B) mission C) manner D) vision
10. Mr. Jones holds strong views against video games and ________the closing of all recreation facilities for such games.
A) assists B) acknowledges C) advocates D) admits
11. Workers in the fine arts ________thoughts and feelings through their creative works.
A) transmit B) elaborate C) convey D) contribute
12. Small as it is, the ant is as much a creature as ________all other animals on earth.
A) are B) do C) is D) have
13. The policeman declared that the blow on the victim's head ________from behind.
A) should have been made B) must have been made C) would have been made D) ought to have been made
14. Finding a job can be ________and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared.
A) exploiting B) frustrating C) profiting D) misleading
15.The British government often says that furnishing children with ________ to the information superhighway is a top priority.
A) procedure B) protection C)allowance D) access
16. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawall, has ________a series of new experiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences.
A) installed B) equipped C) devised D) formatted
17. Researchers at the University of Illinois determined that the ________of a father can help improve a child's grades.
A) involvement B) interaction C) association D) communication
18.We can accept your order ________payment is made in advance.
A)in the belief that B) in order that C) on the excuse that D) on condition that
19.Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually ________paper money for almost every purchase.
A) exchange B) reduce C)replace D)trade
20.Any donation you can give will help us ________the suffering and isolation of the homeless this New Year.
A) lift B) patch C) comfort D) ease
21. In India more than one hundred languages are spoken, ________ which only fourteen are recognized as official.
A) of B) in C) with D) within
22. Techniques for ________sleep would involve learning to control both mind and body so that sleep can occur.
A) cultivating B) promoting C) pushing D) strengthening
23. It is important to ________between the rules of grammar and the conventions of written language.
A) determine B) identify C)explore D)distinguish
24. It is too early to say whether IBM's competitors will be able to ________their products to the new hardware at an affordable cost.
A)adapt B)stick C) yield D)adopt
25. This research has attracted wide coverage in the ________and has featured on BBC television's Tomorrow's World.
A) data B)source C)message D)media
26.I had just posted the letter when I remembered that I hadn't ________the cheque.
A) imposed B) involved C)enclosed D)contained
27.She had a tense expression on her face, ________she were expecting trouble.
A) even though B) as though C)even as D) now that
28.They were ________admission to the military exhibition because they were foreigners.
A) denied B) declined C)deprived D) rejected
29.It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in ________.
A) prospect B) print C) process D) press
30. Residents were cutting their lawns, washing their cars and otherwise ________a pleasant, sunny day.
A) idling away B) taking away C) chasing away D) driving away
参考答案与详解
1.[A] emitted发出, 放射。其他选项B) transported传送, 运输, 流放, 放逐；C ) motivated激发；D) translated翻译, 解释, 转化, 转变为, 调动。
句意：激光发出的光线和手电筒发出的光线在几个地方是不一样的。
2. [D] lest唯恐, 以免, 免得, (用于fear, be afraid之后, 等于that)。其它选项的连词意思不对。句意：我们预定了酒店的房间，以免到的时候找不到空房。
3. [A] break through突围, 突破。考几个近似词组的辨析，其他选项B) break down毁掉, 制服, 压倒, 停顿, 倒塌, 中止, 垮掉, 分解；C) break into破门而入, 侵占；D) break out突发, 爆发, 叫嚷, 使作准备, 取出, 倒空。
句意：现代的交通和通讯方式打破了阿拉斯加州与世隔绝的生活。
4. [A] demanded。四个选项都有"要求"的意思，要看具体含义：A)要求迫切，合理要求、公正、恰当、必需地提出要求，合法、正式地要求，如"demand repayment of a loan.(要求偿付贷款。)"；B) commanded命令, 指挥, 克制, 支配； C) required公正、恰当、必需地提出要求，有A) demanded的部分意思，但不如A)正式、语气强烈；D) requested要求，请求。
句意：我们从痛苦的经历知道自由从来不属于被压迫者，被压迫者必须主动要求自己的权利。
5. [C]to。题干的"relevant(有关的; 恰当的, 贴切的, 切题的)"常与to连用。
句意：肤色和性别与一个人是否适合这份工作无关。
6. [A]Thanks to由于，多亏， 因为。其他选项B) By means of通过，用，借助于；C) In line with符合；D) With regard to关于。
句意：由于全球大量的食物流动，这些国家很多年都没感觉到人口的压力。
7. [B] regardless of无论如何，不管。其他选项A) on account of由于C) in addition to .除...之外；D) not to mention不必提及。
句意：不管价钱怎么样科研大学必须维护最新的计算机和科学硬件。
8.[D] awarded授予，如它的名词"Educational Development Awards"指教育发展奖金。
其他选项A) promoted 促进, 发扬, 提升, 提拔, 晋升为；B) included包括, 包含；C) secured保护。
句意：大学三个学院被授予60万美金来开展教学实践活动。
9.[C] manner方式, 样式, 习惯。其他选项A) mood心情, 情绪, 语气, 状态； B) mission使命, 任务, 使团, 代表团；D) vision视力, 先见之明, 想象力, 幻想, 景象。
句意：通讯技术的快速发展改变了人们跨越时空交流的方式。
10.[C] advocates拥护，提倡，主张。其他选项A) assists援助, 帮助；B) acknowledges承认, 答谢, 报偿；D) admits容许, 承认, 接纳。
句意：琼斯先生激烈反对视频游戏，主张把所有这种游戏的娱乐设施撤掉。
11.[C] convey表达、传达，如"I can't convey my feelings in words.(我的情感难以言表。)"。其他选项A) transmit传播(新闻、信息、信号、电波等)；B) elaborate精心制作, 详细阐述；D) contribute捐助, 捐献, 贡献, 投稿。
句意：艺术工作者通过富有创意的作品表达思想和感情。
12. [A]are。这是一句倒装句，从句的主语是"animals"。
句意：蚂蚁虽然很小，但也是和地球上其它动物一样的生物。
13. [B] must have been made过去完成时的虚拟，表判断、一定。考虚拟语气，几个情态动词的考点。其他选项A) should have been made should可能，会，如"I should have bought it if I had enough money. (如果当时我有足够的钱，我会把它买下来的)"； C) would have been made 用于虚拟条件句的主句第二、第三人称, 就会, 将要，如"They would have been killed if the car had gone over the cliff.(如果汽车当时翻到悬崖下, 他们早就丧命了)"；D) ought to have been made应该，用于表示愿望，如"You ought to have been there; it was great fun.(你真应该去那里，太好玩了)。
句意：警察下结论说受害人头上的一击肯定是从后面来的。
14.[B] frustrating使人灰心的、挫折的。只有B)的意思与题干的"disappointing(使人失望的, 令人失望的)"并列。
句意：找工作很可能令人失望和灰心，所以有所准备是很重要的。
15. [D]access使用，接近，获取，使用科技手段取得(货物或信息)，后常跟to。其他选项A) procedure 程序, 手续；B) protection保护；C) allowance津贴, 补助, 宽容, 允许。
句意：英国政府经常说为儿童提供信息高速公路是首要选择。
16. [C]devised.设计, 发明。其他选项A) installed安装, 安置； B) equipped 装备, 配备；D) formatted安排...的格局(或规格), [计]格式化(磁盘)。
句意：Hawall大学的路易斯.赫尔曼设计了一系列让一些动物学会理解句子的新实验。
17.[A]involvement参与，卷入。其他选项B) interaction相互作用行为或过程；C) association协会, 联合, 结交, 联想；D) communication传达, 信息, 交通, 通讯。
句意：伊利诺斯州大学的研究员发现父亲的参与可以帮助提高孩子的分数。
18. [D] on condition that条件是，如果。其他选项A)in the belief that相信；B) in order that为了；C) on the excuse that以……为借口。
句意：只要你预先付款，我们可以接受你的订单。
19. [C] replace取代, 替换。其他选项A) exchange交换, 调换, 兑换, 交流, 交易；B) reduce减少, 缩小, 简化, 还原；D)trade用...进行交换。
句意：信用行业很多人希望信用卡最终能代替纸币进行所有交易。
20. [D]ease解除痛苦、忧愁或烦恼等，减弱, 减轻，可以和"suffering and isolation"搭配。其他选项A) lift (云, 雾)消散，鼓舞，振奋，如"Your telephone call really lifted my spirits.(你的电话提起了我的精神)"；B) patch修补, 补缀, 掩饰, 平息(争论等)(常带up)；C) comfort安慰, 使(痛苦等)缓和, 能与"suffering"搭配，但不能修饰"isolation"。
句意：你能提供的任何捐助都将减轻无家可归的人在新年的痛苦和孤独。
21. [A]of 。把从句改成并列可以理解为："In India more than one hundred languages are spoken, and only fourteen of them are recognized as official."。
句意：在印度有100多种语言在使用，其中只有14种是公认的官方语言。
22. [B] promoting增进, 促进。其他选项A) cultivating促进增长,促进(生物培养)的增长;C) pushing 推动, 强迫，鞭策； D) strengthening 加强使强壮或增加…的力量。
句意：改善睡眠的技巧包括学会控制大脑和身体使睡眠发生。
23. [D]distinguish(常与from, between连用)区别，区分，如"distinguish between right and wrong(辨别是非)。其他选项A) determine决定, 确定, 测定, 使下定决心；B) identify认出，识别，鉴定(及物动词)，如"I identified the jacket at once; it was my brother's. (我立即认出了那件外套,它是我兄弟的)"；C)explore勘探，探测，探索，研究。
句意：区别书面英语的语法和约定用法是很重要的。
24.[A] adapt(sth. to)使某事物适应或适合, 如"adapted themselves to city life(使他们适应城市生活)"；其他选项;B)stick(to)坚持，固守保持坚定、确定或决定;C) yield(to)屈服, 让步；D)adopt采用，采取，如"adopt a new technique.(采用新技术)"。
句意：IBM的对手是否会在能承受的代价范围内改造他们的产品使其适应新的硬件，下定论还为时过早。
25. [D]media媒体。见前面的"coverage"是新闻报导的意思，而且也提到的BBC。
句意：这个研究吸引了广大媒体的报道，而且在BBC的明日世界里已经播出。
26. [C]enclosed 附上，封入，附带装入同一个信封或包裹，如"I enclose herewith a cheque for 20 pounds.(随信附上二十镑支票一张)"。其他选项A) imposed 征税, 强加, 以...欺骗；B) involved包括, 笼罩, 潜心于, 使陷于；D)contained包含, 容纳, 容忍。
句意：我刚寄走了信就想起来我还没在里面附上支票。
27. [B] as though好像, 仿佛。其他选项A) even though 即使；C)even as正巧在...的时候；D) now that既然。
句意：她脸上带着紧张的表情，似乎预感到有麻烦了。
28. [B] declined decline 指较正式地、有礼貌地谢绝，如"He declined the nomination.(他谢绝提名)"。其他选项A) denied拒绝，不给，不予，不允许，如"He denies his wife nothing.(他对他的妻子有求必应)。C)deprived剥夺, 使丧失，如"She was deprived of schooling at ten.(她10岁时就失学了)"；D) rejected以否定、敌对的态度而当面拒绝, 如，"They rejected damaged goods.(他们拒收损坏的货物)"。
句意：他们被谢绝进入军事博物馆因为他们是外国人。
29.[B] in print印出来, 印好发行。其他选项A)in prospect可期待，有...希望，在考虑中；C)in progress前进, 进行中。
句意：看见我的名字以印刷体出现给我一种陌生的兴奋感觉。
30.[A] idling away荒废, 浪费。其他选项B) taking away带走；D) driving away赶走,开走。
句意：居民们有的修剪草坪，有的洗车，还有的闲散的度过一个愉快的周日