1、compromise 妥协, 折中。command 命令, 指令; 掌握, 运用能力。3. Our research has focused on a drug which is so _ as to be able to change brain chemistry.A. powerful B. influential C. monstrous D. vigorous 答案 A. powerful 注释 powerful （=having or producing great power） 强有力的。在这里四个形容词中, 只有powerful （有效力的） 可与表示药物的名词搭配。influ
2、ential 有影响的, 有势力的, monstrous 异常大的, vigorous 精力旺盛的, 强健有力的。4. The lost car of the Lees was found _ in the woods off the highway.A. vanished B. abandoned C. scattered D. rejected 答案 B. abandoned 注释 abandoned （=give up completely） 放弃, 抛弃; 1） The scientist abandoned his research for lack of fund. 2） The
3、sailors abandoned the burning ship.注意abandon 暗指某人对其所抛弃的人或物将会发生什么事情不感兴趣, 如把撞坏的汽车抛弃在路旁。vanish （=suddenly disappear; go out of existence） vi.消失, 绝迹; 1） The airplane vanished into the clouds.2） Many kinds of animals have vanished form the earth. （许多种类的动物以在地球上绝迹。） scatter （=send, go in different directio
4、n） 驱使, 使分散; The police scattered the crowed. （警察驱散人群。） （=throw or put in various directions） 撒, 到处放; He scattered his clothes all over the room. reject （=refuse to accept） 拒绝接受; She rejected my suggestion.5. Henrys news report covering the conference was so _ that nothing had been omitted.A. underst
5、anding B. comprehensible C. comprehensive D. understandable 答案 C. comprehensive.注释 comprehensive 完全的无所不包的; comprehensible 能懂的, 可以理解的; understandable 可以理解的, 主要用来指人的行为。understanding 用来指人时, 表示善于理解别人或别人问题的 （人） 。注意下面的搭配：a comprehensive map （街区详图） ; a comprehensible remark （听得懂的话） ,an understandable mista
6、ke （可以理解的错误） ; an understanding friend （一位能理解人的朋友） 。6. She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would lose her _ to Scotland.A. ticket B. place C. seat D. connection 答案 D. connection 注释 lose ones connection to 误了到.地方去的 （汽车、火车、轮船的） 联运; The train was late and I missed my connection.7. The s
7、hip was _ in a storm off Jamaica.A. drowned B. sunk C. wrecked D. submitted 答案 C. wrecked 注释 wreck vt. 撞坏, 毁坏; 1） My son wrecked my car. 2） My car was completely wrecked in the accident.sink vt. 下沉, 沉没, 该动词也可作及物动词用, 意为“使下沉”, 但按本题句意看, 用被动语态不妥。 drown 溺死, 淹死： （vt.） He drowned his wife. （vi） He drowned
8、in the river. （他在河里淹死了。） submit 1） （=put oneself under the control of another） 提交, 呈送 （to） ： Should a wife submit herself to her husband? （妻子应顺从他丈夫吗？） 2） （=put forward for option, discussion, decision ect.） 提出 （供评论、讨论决定等） You must submit your request to the committee. 3） （=surrender （to） , give in）
9、屈服,投降：After being defeated, they submitted to the enemy. （打败后, 他们向敌人投降了。8. No one has _ been able to trace the author of the poem.A. still B. yet C. already D. just 答案 B. yet 注释 yet 常用于现在完成时的否定句中, 意为“尚, 还”。9. More than one-third of the Chinese in the United States live in California, _ in San Franci
10、sco.A. previously B. predominantly C practically D. permanently 答案 B. predominantly. 注释 predominantly （=mostly; mainly） 主要地。 previously （=coming earlier in time or order） 先前, 早先; This is better than any solution previously. （这个办法比以前提出的任何解决办法都好。） practically （=really; in a practical way） 实际上。permanen
11、tly （=going on for a long time） 永久地。本题译文：在美国, 华人中有三分之一居住在加利福尼亚洲, 其中主要是在旧金山。10. The new secretary has written a remarkably _ report only in a few pages but with all the details.A. concise B. clear C. precise D. elaborate 答案 A. concise. 注释 concise （=brief; giving much information in few words） 简明扼要的：H
12、e gave a concise report of the meeting. （他对会议作了简明扼要的报道。） clear 清楚的。precise （=exact; correctly stated; free form error） 精确的, 明白无误的; Please tell me the precise measurements. （请告诉我精确的尺寸。） elaborate （=worked out with much care; carefully prepared） 精心制作的, 丰盛的：Peter worked out an elaborate scheme for rais
13、ing the money. （彼得制定了一项详尽得计划来筹集着笔款项。） 孤立地看, 似乎4个形容词均能修饰report, 但从句子的逻辑关系看, 后半句中有only in a few pages but with all the details, 故concise 是最贴切的选择了。11. The managing director took the _ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.A. guilt B. charge C. blame D. accusation 答案 C. blame. 注释take th
14、e blame for 对.承担责任。Take charge of 负责管理 （照顾） 。注意charge 前无冠词the.12. The worker agreed to _ the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.A. call for B. call forth C. call off D. call up 答案 C. call off 注释 详见III,25,26注释。13. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldnt _ what color it wa
15、s.A. look out B. make out C. get across D. take after 答案 B. make out 注释 详见III,123注释。14. He has impressed his employers considerably and _ he is soon to be promoted.A. eventually B. yet C. finally D. accordingly 答案 D. accordingly. 注释accordingly （=for that reason, therefore） 因此, 所以。15. It was a great
16、_ for him to be pleasant to people he didnt like.A. attempt B. trouble C. power D. effort 答案 D. effort.注释 effort （作可数名词用） （=vigorous attempt） 努力的尝试：Does it require a great effort of will to give up smoking? （戒烟需要坚强的毅力吗？16. The firemen managed to _ the fire in time.A. extinguish B. prevent C. suppres
17、s D. ruin 答案 A. extinguish. 注释 extinguish （=put out） vt. 扑灭 （火焰等） 。Stop the fire虽然也可以搭配, 但按本句题意用extinguish为最佳。17. What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _ common.A. nothing but B. anything but C. above all D. rather than 答案 B. anything but.注释
18、anything but （=far from being） 根本不; The boys knew they bad broken the rules, and they were anything but happy when they were called to the office. （=They were unhappy and afraid.） nothing but 只不过; Dont have him for a friend; hes nothing but a criminal. （不要把他当朋友, 他只不过是个罪犯。） I have nothing but two dol
19、lars. （我只有2美元。） above all最重要的。rather than 而不是.18. The car was completely _ and the driver seriously injured.A. broken off B. taken off C. written off D. picked up 答案 C. written off. 注释 write off报废, 参看III, 200.注释; break off参看III.13.注释; take off参看III.170.注释; pick up参看III.130,129.注释。19. On this happy o
20、ccasion, Id like to say that we are _ much obliged to you for your kind cooperation.A. even so B. ever so C. as yet D. so far 答案 B. ever so. 注释ever so （=very） 非常; Its ever so cold.与名词搭配时则用ever such, 如：Shes ever such a nice girl. （她是一位非常好的姑娘。） even so （=although that is true, nevertheless; still） 即使如
21、此：The fire was out, but even so, the smell of smoke was strong. （=The fire was out, but the smell was still there.）20. His new appointment takes _ from the beginning of next month.A. place B. effect C. post D. office 答案 B. effect. 注释take effect 生效。21. The policeman stopped him when he was driving ho
22、me and _ him of speeding. A. charged B. accused C. blamed D. deprived答案 B. accused.注释accuse sb. of. 控告某人犯有., warn sb. of警告、告戒某人有.deprive sb. of sth.剥夺某人某事。charge sb. with murder （指控某人犯有杀人罪） 。22. Mr. Smith gradually _ a knowledge of the subject. A. attained B. achieved C. required D. acquired 答案 D. a
23、cquired. 注释acquired （=gain for oneself by skill or ability, by ones own efforts or behavior） （由技术、能力、努力或行为） 获得; 得到：He has acquired a good command of English language. （他已精通英语。） achieve, vt. 取得 （胜利、成功等） , 实现 （目标、目的等） 。 attain, vt. 达到 （目的等） , 取得 （成就等） ：1） I hope you will attain your object. （我希望你会达到你的
24、目的。） 2） He attained success through hard work.23. This is the _ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works. A. actual B. genuine C. real D. original 答案 A. actual 注释本题中actual （=existing in fact, not imaginary） 实际使用过的。actual, read, genuine是同义词, 有时可以互换, 如：an actual （or real） event i
25、n history, （历史上的真实事件） , real （or genuine） banknotes （真钞票）, 其反义词是false （假的） ; original （原来的） , 其反义词是duplicate （复制的） 。从不同的角度看, 似乎任何一个选择都说得过去, 但按照题意选A. actual 最佳, 因为题中强调的不是钢琴的真假, 而是指作曲家“实际使用过的”。这是作曲家创作他的一些杰出作品时实际使用过的那台钢琴。24. My camera can be _ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions. A. treated
26、B. adopted C. adjusted D. remedied 答案 C. adjusted. 注释adjust （=arrange, put in order or agreement; make suitable or convenient for use） 强调, 调节, 使适应; The body adjusts itself to change of temperature. （身体能自行调节以适应温度的变化。） My eyes have not been adjusted to dark yet. （我的眼睛还没有适应黑暗。） 本句中adjust是不及物动词。I must a
27、djust my watch. Its slow. （我必须调一下我的表。它走得慢了。25. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _ of maturity. A. fulfillment B. achievement C. establishment D. accomplishment 答案 B. achievement注释achievement （=something successfully finished or gained especially through skill and h
28、ard work） 取得, 达到, 成就。例如：achievement age智力成熟年龄。fulfilment （=the act of fulfilling or condition of being fulfilled） 履行, 实行。如：He was willing to face any hardship in fulfilment of his duties. （他愿意迎向困难去履行他得职责。） establishment 建立,建设。Accomplishment （顺利） 完成：It was a great accomplishment to finish the house c
29、leaning in two days. （两天内打扫完这栋屋子是件很了不起的事。26. The number of tickets _ will be determined by the size of the stadium. A. adaptable B. acceptable C. advisable D. available 答案 D. available. 注释 available. （=capable of being used; that may be obtained） 可用的, 有效的, 可得到的。1） There are no doctors available in the remote areas. （在边远地区没有大夫。） 2） There tickets are
