A) occasionB) momentC) senseD) event2005年12月单选题Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)41. You shouldn’t __your father’s instructions. Anyway he is an experienced teacher.A) defy B) deliberate C)denounce D) deduce 42. In some remote places there are still very poor people who can’t afford to live in __conditions.A) positive B)honorable C) gracious D) decent43. The Government’s policies will come under close __ in the weeks before the election.A) specification B)scrutiny C) appreciation D)apprehension44. It is believed that the feeding patterns parents __ on their children can determine their adolescent and adult eating habits.A) impose B)evoke C) compel D)necessitate45.Very few people could understand his lecture because the subject was very __.A) faint B) indefinite C)obscure D) gloomy 46. Tom is bankrupt now. He is desperate because all his efforts __ failure.A) inflicted on B) hinged upon C) tumbled to D)culminated in47. Cancer is a group of diseases in which there is uncontrolled and disordered growth of __ cells.A) controversial B) abnormal C) inferior D)irrelevant 48.I could hear nothing but the roar of the airplane engines which __all other sounds.A) drowned B) deafened C) overturned D)smoothed49. The girl’s face __________ with embarrassment during the interview when she couldn’t answer the tough question.A) radiated B) beamed C) dazzled D) flushed50. Unfortunately, the new edition of dictionary is __________ in all major bookshops.A) out of business B) out of reach C) out of stock D) out of season51. It seems somewhat _______to expect anyone to drive 3 hours just for a 20-minute meeting.A) unique B) impossible C) eccentric D) absurd52. The bride and groom promised to __ each other through sickness and health.A) cherish B)nourish C)foster D) nominate 53.If the value-added tax were done away with, it would act as a __ to consumption.A) progression B) prime C) stimulus D) stability54. Professor Smith explained the movement of light__ that of water.A) by virtue of B)by analogy with C) in terms of D) in line with55. Millions of people around the world have some type of physical, mental, or emotional __ that severely limits their abilities to manage their daily activities.A) scandal B)deficit C)handicap D) misfortune56.At that time, the economy was still undergoing a __and job offers were hard to get.A) recession B)concession C)supervision D)deviation57. The meaning of the sentence is __; you can interpret it in several ways.A) skeptical B) exclusive C) intelligible D)ambiguous58. This area of the park has been specially _______for children, but accompanying adults are also welcome.A)entitled B) inaugurated C) designated D) delegated59. The hands on my alarm clock are __________, so I can see what time it is in the dark.A) gorgeous B) luminous C) spectacular D) exotic60. In today’s class, the students were asked to __their mistakes on the exam paper and put in their possible corrections.A) omit B) extinguish C) cancel D)erase61. The company management attempted to __information that was not favorable to them, but it was all in vain.A) supplement B) suppress C) plug D) concentrate62. While fashion is thought of usually __ clothing, it is important to realize that it covers a much wider domain.A) in proportion to B) by means of C) in relation to D)on behalf of63. Slavery was _______in Canada in 1833, and Canadian authorities encouraged the slaves, who escaped from America, to settle on its vast virgin landA) abolished B) resigned C) diluted D) dissipated64. Psychologists have done extensive studies on how well patients _____with doctors’ orders.A) comply B) correspond C) interact D) interfere65. Since our knowledge is __ none of us can exclude the possibility of being wrong.A) delicate B )restrained C) controlled D) finite66. The boy’s foolish question __his mother who was busy with housework and had no interest in talking.A) intrigued B) irritated C) stimulated D) fascinated 67. They’re going to build a big office block on that __ piece of land.A) void B) blank C) vacant D)shallow68. It is my hope that everyone in this class should __ their errors before it is too late.A) expel B) exclude C) refute D)rectify69. Police and villagers unanimously __the forest fire to thunder and lightning.A) ascribed B) approached C) confined D) confirmed70. Without any hesitation, she took off her shoes, __up her skirt and splashed across the stream.A) twisted B) tucked C) curled D)revolved 2006年6月填空题PartⅢVocabulary ( 20 minutes )41. Because of the ________ of its ideas, the book was in wide circulation both at home and abroad.A ) originality B ) subjectivity C ) generality D ) ambiguity42. With its own parliament and currency and a common _______ for peace, the European Union declared itself — in 11 official languages — open for business.A ) discrete B ) assimilation C ) intuition D ) aspiration43. America has now adopted more _______ European-style inspection systems, and the incidence of food poisoning is falling.A ) discrete B ) solemn C ) rigorous D ) autonomous44. Mainstream pro-market economists all agree that competition is an ______ spur to efficiency and innovation.A ) extravagant B ) exquisite C ) intermittent D ) indispensable45. In the late 19th century, Jules Verne, the master of science fiction, foresaw many of the technological wonders that are ______ today.A ) transient B ) commonplace C ) implicit D ) elementary46. I was so _______ when I used the automatic checkout lane in the supermarket for the first time.A ) immersed B ) assaulted C ) thrilled D ) dedicated47. His arm was _______ from the shark’s mouth and reattached, but the boy, who nearly died, remained in a delicate condition.A ) retrieved B ) retained C ) repelled D ) restored48. Bill Gates and Walt Disney are two people America has _______ to be the Greatest American.A ) appointed B ) appeased C ) nicknamed D ) nominated49. The _______ majority of citizens tend to believe that the death penalty will help decrease the crime rate.A ) overflowing B ) overwhelming C ) prevalent D ) premium50. We will also see a _______ increase in the number of televisions per household, as small TV displays are added to clocks, coffee makers and smoke detectors.A ) startling B ) surpassing C ) suppressing D ) stacking51. The advance of globalization is challenging some of our most _______ values and ideas, including our idea of what constitutes “home”.A ) enriched B ) enlightened C ) cherished D ) chartered52. Researchers have discovered that _______ with animals in an active way may lower a person’s blood pressure.A ) interacting B ) integrating C ) migrating D ) merging53. The Beatles, the most famous British band of the 1960s, traveled worldwide for many years, _______ cultural barriers.A ) transporting B ) transplanting C ) transferring D ) transcending54. In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly _______ him of much of his sight.A ) relieved B ) jeopardized C ) deprived D ) eliminated55. Weight lifting, or any other sport that builds up your muscles, can make bones become denser and less _______ to injury.A ) attached B ) prone C ) immune D ) reconciled56. He has _______ to museums hundreds of his paintings as well as his entire personal collection of modern art.A ) ascribed B ) attributed C ) designated D ) donated57. Erik’s website contains _______ photographs and hundreds of articles and short videos from his trip around the globe.A ) prosperous B ) gorgeous C ) spacious D ) simultaneous58. Optimism is a _______ shown to be associated with good physical health, less depression and longer life.A ) trail B ) trait C ) trace D ) track59. The institution has a highly effective program which helps first-year students make a successful _______ into college life.A ) transformation B ) transmission C ) transition D ) transaction60. Philosophers believe that desire, hatred and envy are “negative emotions” which _______ the mind and lead it into a pursuit of power and possessions.A ) distort B ) reinforce C ) exert D ) scramble61. The term “glass ceiling” was first used by the Wall Street Journal to describe the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate _______.A ) seniority B ) superiority C ) height D ) hierarchy62. Various efforts have made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and _______ animal behavior.A ) abnormal B ) exotic C ) absurd D ) erroneous63. Around 80 percent of the _______ characteristics of most white Britons have been passed down from a few thousand Ice Age hunters.A ) intelligible B ) random C ) spontaneous D ) genetic64. Picasso gained popularity in the mid-20th century, which was _______ of a new attitude towards modern art.A ) informative B ) indicative C ) exclusive D ) expressive65. The country was an island that enjoyed civilized living for a thousand years or more with little _______ from the outside world.A ) disturbance B ) discrimination C ) irritation D ) irregularity66. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and _______.A ) stability B ) capability C ) durability D ) availability67. Back in the days when people traveled by horse and carriage, Karl Benz _______ the world with his extraordinary three-wheeled motor vehicle.A ) inhibited B ) extinguished C ) quenched D ) stunned68. If we continue to ignore the issue of global warming, we will almost certainly suffer the _______ effects of climatic changes worldwide.A ) dubious B ) drastic C ) trivial D ) toxic69. According to the theory of evolution, all living species are the modified _______ of earlier species.A ) descendants B ) dependants C ) defendants D ) developments70. The panda is an endangered species, which means that it is vary likely to become _______ without adequate protection.A ) intact B ) insane C ) extinct D ) exempt2007年6月完形填空Historically, humans get serious about avoiding disasters only after one has just struck them.________that logic, 2006 should have been a breakthrough year for rational behavior. With the memory of 9/11 still________in their minds, Americans watched hurricane Katrina, the most expensive disaster inU.S.history, on________TV. Anyone who didn’t know it before should have learned that bad things can happen. And they are made________worse by our willful blindness to risk as much as our________to work together before everything goes to hell.Granted, some amount ofdelusion(错觉) is probably part of the________condition. In A.D. 63,Pompeiiwas seriously damaged by an earthquake, and the locals immediately went to work________, in the same spot—until they were buried altogether by a volcano eruption 16 years later. But a________of the past year in disaster history suggests that modern Americans are particularly bad at________themselves from guaranteed threats. We know more than we________did about the dangers we face. But it turns________that in times of crisis, our greatest enemy is________the storm, the quake or the________itself. More often, it is ourselves.So what has happened in the year that________the disaster on theGulfCoast? InNew Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers has worked day and night to rebuild the flood walls. They have got the walls to________they were before Katrina, more or less. That’s not________, we can now say with confidence. But it may be all________can be expected from one year ofhustle(忙碌).Meanwhile,New Orleansofficials have crafted a plan to use buses and trains to________the sick and the disabled. The city estimates that 15,000 people will need a________out. However, state officials have not yet determined where these people will be taken. The________with neighboring communities are ongoing and difficult.