cut away 把没有用的东西或有害的东西切除掉；cut down 砍到，删减；cut off 断绝关心/联系，断绝供应的来
源；cut across 走捷径；功夫熊猫: “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery, today is a gift.”that is why is called
present.
18．With its anti-terrorism campaign taking ______ over anything else, the government is extending its job and
running in more affairs.
A．superiority B．priority C ．majority D．polarity
precedence/priority 优先权；superiority 优越性；inferiority 自卑感；majority 绝大多数；polarity 极性；
19．The gap between those at the lowest level and those at the highest level of income had increased ______, and is
continuing to increase.
A．substantially B．successfully C．succinctly D．sufficiently
succinctly 简明扼要地；substantially 极大地,非凡地；sufficiently 充足地，大量地；It is sufficiently yearly. 年
年有余。三大足够： adequate 刚好足够(equ 等)；sufficient 满足之后有剩余；enough 心理上的满足(无止境)；
insufficient 不足的；self-sufficient 自给自足的；此句可作作文素材句。
20．Several trial efforts in the 1980s proved that it was financially ______ to restore old buildings.
A．feasible B．probable C ．beneficiary D ．passable
feasible 可行的，能做的(feast 宴会)；doable 能行的，能做的；probable 可能的；beneficiary 受益人；passable
可通过的；
21．The beauty of the reflected images in the limpid pool was the poignant beauty of things that are ______ , existing
only until the sunset.
A．equitable B．ephemeral C．euphonious D．evasive
limpid 清澈的；reflected images 倒影；poignant:very much;ephemeral 短暂的；equitable 公正的，合理的，相
等的；euphonious 悦耳的(eu 美+phon 声音)；evasive 躲避的，回避的；
22．Brooding and hopelessness are the ______ of Indians in the prairie reservations most of the time.
A．occupations B．promises C ．frustrations D．transactions
brooding 沉思；occupation 占有；frustration 挫折，沮丧，失败；frustration index
受挫指数；transaction 交易；
23．What ______ about that article in the newspaper was that its writer showed an attitude cool enough, professional
enough and, therefore, cruel enough when facing that disaster-stricken family. A．worked me out B ．knocked me out C．brought me up D ．put me forward
knock sb. out 让某人感到惊讶，让某人感到吃惊；
24．Because of difficulties in getting a visa, the students had to ______ the idea of applying for study in the United
States. A．reduce B ．yield C ．relinquish D ．waver relinquish 放弃=give up; waver 摇摆，犹豫不决；
25．The cargo box has a label ______ on it. Please handle it with care. A．“flexible” B．“break” C．“fragile” D．“stiff”
fragile 易碎的； Unit 4 Part A
1．He seemed reluctant to send his troops in an effort to discourage the ______ peasants.
A．animated B．rebellious C．creased D．impassive
animated 使?有活力，有活力，使?有生气；animation 动画效果；rebellious 有反叛精神的，叛乱的；rebell
crease n.折痕，皱纹；v.使形成折痕，弄皱；crazy (扭曲了); peasant 农民；farmer 农场主；sympathy 同情心，
同情；词根：sym-相同，双方，两者；path-情感；permit v.允许；n. permission; possible 可能的；petential 潜
在的；(pot<>poss)；pat>pass 情感；compassion 同情心；impassive (im-强调加强语气；否定；在里面，在内 部)冷漠的，不动声色的，无表情的；impassionate vt 使某人有激情和热情；dispassionate 没有激情的，冷淡的；
pass v 通过；passable a 可通过的；passive 被动的；opp. active；B 2．The company will ＿＿to its agreement, no matter how costly the process may be.(不管代价多高昂)
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A．retain B ．alter C．abandon D．adhere tain 系列：tain-词根：留住=hold；retain 保留，留住容易失去的东西; (SARS:另解smile and retain simle) sustain
持续，尤指长时间的持续；sustainable 可持续的；entertain 娱乐(enter 进入+tain 留住)；entertainment n；obtain
获得；maintain 维持现状，维修，保养；alter 修改，改动(后指在原有的基础上进行的改动，以适应新的需求)；
abandon 放弃(不得已而放弃自己所负责的人和事)；discard 丢弃；
3．The drug store at the corner of our street sells aspirins and ______ penicillin prescriptions.
A．dispenses B．disposes C．disperses D．dispatches
dispense 分发，配发(药品)；disposes 处理(前讲过)； disperse 驱散，疏散(pers=pel=push 推)；dispatch 火速
派遣军队/发送信件；prescription 处方；
4．AIDS is causing great public concern because the ______ fatal disease hits primarily young people.
A．invariably B．imperatively C．transiently D．deceptively
invariably 总是，不变地=always；variably 可变地；imperatively 命令式地，祈使式地；transiently 暂时地；
deceptively 欺骗地；靠不住地；A
5．The houses in this area were all erected in ______ of housing regulations.
A．compliance B．defiance C．alliance D．obedience
comply>in compliance with 遵守，遵照；defiance 反抗，对立；in defiance of= in spite of 尽管; ally> in alliance
with 与...联合,与...一道 ;obedience 顺从,服从obey ;in obedience of/with 遵照,遵守,顺从 ;in obedience sb. 顺从
某人 ; erect 直立；与...一致：in agreement with ; in correspondence with ; in line with ; in harmony with ;
6．He had wanted a 25% raise in pay, but after talking to his boss, he decided that a 5% raise would have to_____.
A．suffice B．satisfy C．gratify D．delight
satisfy; gratify 满足vt.: satisfy one’s needs 满足某人的需要；gratify one’s vanity 满足某人的虚荣心；sufficient
足够的；>suffice v. 满足；It suffices that 做/说?就够了；enough(心理的满足)；delight 快乐；take delight in ?
乐于；You take delight in my pain. 注：当四个选项中有两个不可区分时，则答案在另外两个选项中。如：A.
consistently B. specially C. particularly D. merely 分析:B,C 特别地；A,D 无关系,从其中选,D 仅仅只是,连贯地,
致地; (A)
7．The two delegates had an in-depth exchange of views on how to enhance their ______ cooperation.
A．ethical B．bilateral C ．mandatory D．subsidiary
bilateral 双边的(bi 双+lateral 边的)；bicolor 双色的; bipolar 两极的；bicycle 自行车；bisection 两等分；bigamy
重婚，重婚罪；unilateral 单边的，单方面的；multilateral 多方面的，多边的；mandatory 法律规定的，强制
的；subsidiary 附属的，次要的，辅助的；下属的公司=affiliate；B
8．It is agreed that all nations should take measures against terrorism on the basis of the UN ______ and other
international laws.
A．Charter B．Constitution C．Concordance D．Custody
Charter 宪章；Constitution 宪法；Concordance 索引；一致，和谐(con+cord 心=heart< core)；Custody 监护,监
护权；in sb’s custody 在某人的监护/监管下；take measures/action 采取措施/行动；
9．When we credit the successful people with intelligence, physical strength or good luck we are making excuses for
ourselves because we fall ______ in all three.
A．rare B ．lacking C．short D．scarce credit A with B 把A 说成是B 的功劳；认为A 具有B 的优势；fall=be; fall short of sth. 缺乏=be short of；
fall into one’s trap 落入某人的圈套；fal within
10．Three weeks after the suicide bombing, the police were still hunting for bombers for they believe more were____
A．on the verge B．on the sly C．on the spot D．on the loose
on the sly 在暗地里秘密地，偷偷地；on the verge 在?边缘(多用比喻义)；on the edge of 在?边缘(多用本义)；
on the verge of death 在死亡的边缘; on the spot 当场，立即，马上；on the loose 逍遥法外地，在未被捕的过程
中=at large； Part B
11．As there was not enough money to bury all dead AIDS orphans, 23 babies were interred in a modest cemetery in
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South Africal before World AIDS Day.
A．parentless children B ．miserable victims C．contagious bodies D．infectious patient
miserable victims 可怜的受害者；contagious bodies 传染性的身体infectious