1.The government is debating the education laws.
A) discussing
B) defeating
C) delaying
D) declining
2.The Klondike was the scene of one of the biggest gold rushes the world has ever known.
A) location
B) view
C) event
D) landscape
3.She has been the subject of massive media coverage.
A) extensive
B) negative
C) expensive
D) active
4.The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.
A) rejected
B) investigated
C) proposed
D) postponed
5.The sea was calm and still.
A) quite
B) quiet
C) yet
D) rough
6.In a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, of objects that arouses the bull.
A) confuses
B) excites
C) scares
D) satisfies
7.The committee comprises five persons.
A) absorbs
B) concerns
A) excludes
D) involves
8.All the people assembled at Mary's house.
A) collected
B) fixed
C) asserted
D) assist
9.He made an immense amount of money in business.
A) large
B) small
C) limited
D) little
10.The substance can be added to gasoline to accelerate the speed of automobiles.
A) quicken
B) shorten
C) loosen
D) enlarge
11.We should never content ourselves with a little book knowledge only.
A) convince
B) satisfy
C) comfort
D) benefit
12.We should contemplated the problem from all sides.
A) deliberated
B) thought
C) described
D) designed
13.His health had deteriorated while he was in prison.
A) became better
B) became worse
C) became stronger
D) became weaker
14.I meant to give you this book today, but I forgot.
A) intended to
B)tended to
C) extended to
D) pretended to
15.As a matter of fact, I love soft music more than popular music.
A) basically
B) probably
C) actually
D) accurately
1.
「正确答案」 A
「答案解析」 根据句意(“政府正在……教育法”)排除B(搭配词义不通顺)，C和D(C和D都通常和进行时态连用)。debate: vt, vi讨论，争论;discuss: vt谈论;讨论;商讨(with sb. );delay: vt, vi, n. 推迟;延缓 ;Decline: vt, vi下降;下滑;下倾。
2.
「正确答案」 A
「答案解析」 划线词和四个被选项都是较为常见词汇。其中，scene是“现场, 场面, 情景, 景色”;view是“景色, 风景, 观点, 见解”;event是“事件”，landscape“风景, 山水画, 地形”。从句意(克朗代克河地区是人们迄今为止所知道的最大淘金热(发生地)之一)来看，scene的含义是“地点”，所以答案是A.
3.
「正确答案」 A
「答案解析」 根据搭配——“……媒体报道”判断A(大量的，广大的，广阔的)合适。而借助mass 的含义(n.块, 大多数, 质量, 群众, 大量 adj.群众的, 大规模的, 集中的)也可猜测出massive的含义与“大量的”有关，这样也能判断答案。Negative adj.否定的, 消极的, 负的;expensive adj.昂贵的;active adj.积极的, 能起作用的。该句的含义是“她一直是许多媒体报道的对象。”
4.
「正确答案」 B
「答案解析」 根据搭配——“……的可能性”判断B(调查，研究)最合适。Reject vt.拒绝, 抵制;propose vt.计划, 建议, 向……提议;postpone vt.推迟, 使延期。该句的含义是“会议研究了进行更加紧密的贸易联系的可能性。”
5.
「正确答案」 B
「答案解析」 根据and的使用特点：前后结构对称，词义色彩一致，因此判断B(平静的，安静的)是答案。Rough adj.粗糙的, 粗略的, 大致的, 粗暴的，汹涌澎湃的。该句的含义是“大海安静而又平静”。
6.
「正确答案」 B
「答案解析」 句子中出现了“In a bullfight(在斗牛中)……颜色”这样的结构和词语，因此猜测划线词所在的结构含义可能是“(刺激)牛”。因此判断B(使……兴奋)是答案。Confuse vt.搞乱, 使糊涂;scare v.惊吓; satisfy vt.满足, 使满意。该句的含义是“在斗牛比赛中，让牛兴奋的是物体的运动，而不是物体的颜色。”
7.
「正确答案」 D
「答案解析」 comprise v.包含, 由……组成; 该词和D(involve vt.包括)是近义词。absorb vt.吸收, 吸引; concern vt.涉及, 关系到n.(利害)关系, 关心; exclude vt. 把……排除在外。该句含义是“这个委员会是由5个人组成。”
8.
「正确答案」 A
「答案解析」 assemble vt.集合, 聚集, 装配vi.集合;该词和A( collect v.收集, 聚集)是近义词。fix vt.使固定, 装置, 修理;assert v.断言, 声称;assist v.援助, 帮助;该句含义是“所有的人都在玛丽的房子里集合。”