who knows something about the latest development of this technology.
A) consulted about B) checked for C) consulted with D) checked about 正确答案 C 46. She can't walk or feed herself and she can barely speak — it's a ______ death. A) alive B) living C) lively D) life 正确答案： B 47.The police ______ the man they thought was the murderer.
A) pried B) shot at C) ground D) grilled 正确答案： D
48. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas ______ today and are being modified by the work of scientists of our time.
A) are to challenge B) may be challenged C) are challenged D) are challenging 正确： C 49. She went through the typescript carefully to _____ all possible errors from it. A) diminish B) reduce C) eliminate D) withdraw 正确答案： C
50.Apply the suntan cream liberally ______ exposed areas every three hours and after swimming. A) for B) in C) to D) on 正确答案： C
51. When his ______ employers learned that he smoked, they said they wouldn’t hire him. A) respective B) retrospective C) prospective D) executive 正确答案： C 52. For patients who do not ______ drug treatment, surgery is a possible option. A) respond with B) answer to C) respond to D) answer for 正确答案： C 53. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she ________ too long. A) has been reading B) had read C) is reading D) read 正确答案： A 54.Many people were hurt when the two buses _____ on the corner. A) clashed B) crashed C) collided D) smashed 正确答案： C
55. The two countries are not thought to possess approximately _____ military strength. A) similar B) parallel C) identical D) equivalent 正确答案： D
56. How long will they be able to _____ without further supplies reaching them? A) hold out B) hold on C) hold up D) hold down 正确答案： A 57. Building this bridge has already been too _____ in terms of lives. A) expensive B) dear C) costly D) valuable 正确答案： C
58.She is a very _____ secretary: she never forgets anything or makes a mistake. A) anxious B) effective C) adequate D) efficient 正确答案： D 59.It’s not something I’ve done before, but I’ll take a crack ______ it. A) on B) in C) at D) with 正确答案： C
60.________ for my illness I would have lent him a helping hand.
A) Not being B) Had it not been C) Without being D) Not having been 正确答案： B 5a 41. It requires great ________ into human nature to be a good writer. A) insight B) patience C) sight D) intelligence 正确答案： A 42. She ________ her shoes with a piece of cloth to make them shine. A) rubs B) rids C) scratches D) caresses 正确答案： A 43. He ________ telling his wife that he lost his job.
A) dunked B) flanked C) funked D) frank 正确答案： C 44. He was buried in his hometown, ________ his wishes. A) according B) in accordance to
C) in accordance with D) according with 正确答案： C
45. When her beloved son died in an unexpected accident, life became meaningless and she was all _______.
A) to pieces B) of pieces C) to piece D) of a piece 正确答案： A 46. My boss will _______ murder me when she finds out what I've done. A) hardly B) certainly C) literally D) definitely 正确答案： C
47.The assumption that housing prices will keep increasing is _______ the biggest concern of all Chinese people.
A) by far B) as far C) too far D) so far as 正确答案： A
48.In east Asia, a 19 percent average of female representation in parliaments is more than one and a half times _______ of industrial countries.
A) what B) that C) much D) which 正确答案： B
49.The hostess dressed in her finest costume together with the guests of honor _______ comfortably in the living room.
A) was seated B) were seated C) was seating D) seated 正确答案： A 50. It’s ______ ― from the outside the building looks small, but inside it’s quite big. A) deceptive B) acceptive C) receptive D) appreciative正确答案： A 51. He wants the job purely for reasons of ______and ambition.
A) humanity B) harmony C) frequency D) vanity正确答案： D 52. She had sent her son to the university and she was eager to _______. A) have him distinguished himself B) have him distinguish himself
C) have him to distinguish himself D) have him distinguishing himself 正确答案： B 53.Let me be quite ______with you: your work is not good enough. A) insincere B) unfair C) partial D) candid 正确答案： D
54. I had lost my pen, but she ________up another one for me from somewhere. A) confirmed B) confused C) conjured D) conjectured正确答案： C
55. The moment my mother came home after a day's work, she lit the fire and _____ making the soup. A) set aside B) set about C) set off D) set up正确答案： B 56. The experiment helped the child to learn that acid _____ the metal.
A) takes apart B) confines to C) freezes up D) eats into 正确答案： D
57. By afternoon, it was impossible to _____ the heat, so we stopped working and went inside. A) mask B) endure C) defeat D) shelter 正确答案： B
58. After the accident he became a ________figure, a shadow of his former self. A) pathetic B) patient C) peculiar D) penitent 正确答案： A
59. You should have put the milk in the ice box; I expect it ________ undrinkable by now. A) became B) had become C) has become D) becomes 正确答案： C
60. Everybody is saying how wonderful city life is, but ________ I prefer living in the country.
A) to my side B) for my part C) for my side D) to my part正确答案： B
53.Let me be quite ______with you: your work is not good enough. A) insincere
B) unfair C) partial D) candid 正确答案： D
54. I had lost my pen, but she ________up another one for me from somewhere. A) confirmed B) confused C) conjured D) conjectured 正确答案： C
55. The moment my mother came home after a day's work, she lit the fire and _____ making the soup.
A) set aside B) set about C) set off D) set up 正确答案： B 56. The experiment helped the child to learn that acid _____ the metal.
A) takes apart B) confines to C) freezes up D) eats into 正确答案： D
57. By afternoon, it was impossible to _____ the heat, so we stopped working and went inside.
A) mask B) endure C) defeat D) shelter 正确答案： B
58. After the accident he became a ________figure, a shadow of his former self. A) pathetic B) patient C) peculiar D) penitent 正确答案： A
59. You should have put the milk in the ice box; I expect it ________ undrinkable by now. A) became B) had become C) has become D) becomes 正确答案： C
60. Everybody is saying how wonderful city life is, but ________ I prefer living in the country.
A) to my side B) for my part C) for my side D) to my part 正确答案： B
5b 41. His uncle is too ________ to walk alone on the street.
A) frail B) graceful C) fashionable D) strong 正确答案： A 42. Charlie’s always been ________ of an expert on architecture.
A) anything B) everything C) something D) nothing 正确答案： C 43. The car has been well maintained and is in excellent ________.
A) conclusion B) condition C) formation D) duration 正确答案： B
44. I don’t know what made Sarah marry him — she must have been totally ________. A) credible B) incredible C) sane D) insane 正确答案： D
45. In east Asia, a 19 percent average of female representation in parliaments is more than one and a half times _______ of industrial countries.
A) what B) that C) much D) which 正确答案： B 46. The country is _____ in natural resources.
A) plentiful B) sufficient C) adequate D) abundant 正确答案： D
47.She has recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the company’s client data, which she intended to ________ in starting her own business.
A) dwell on B) come upon C) base on D) draw upon 正确答案： D
48. Her jewelry ________ under the spotlights and she became the dominant figure at the ball.
A) glared B) glittered C) blazed D) dazzled 正确答案： B 49. I was in a puzzle and _____ to know where he had been.
A) living B) pressing C) plucking D) dying 正确答案： D 50. This mean act of his is quite of a _____ with his conduct generally. A) sheet B) piece C) bit D) part 正确答案： B
51. He was sure that he was going to _____ something so long as he stuck to his studies. A) amount to B) add up to C) live up to D) give way to 正确答案： A
52.Intense disagreement over economic policy risks ________ the coalition government. A) fracturing B) adventuring C) manufacturing D) rupturing 正确答案： A
53. Though he returned home safe and sound, he frequently _____ his terrible experiences during WWII.
A) called back B) thought back to C) took a picture of D) gave an illusion of 正确答
案： B
54. The panda is an endangered species, which means that it is very likely to become ________ without adequate protection.
A) intact B) insane C) extinct D) exempt 正确答案： C
55.The minister said she would give a clear and ________statement on the future of the coal industry at the earliest possible opportunity.
A) unambiguous B) uncanny C) unaccounted D) ambiguous 正确答案： A 56.After the accident he became a ________figure, a shadow of his former self. A) pathetic B) patient C) peculiar D) penitent 正确答案： A
57. Please _____ your remarks to those which are immediately relevant to the matter in hand. A) restrict B) enclose C) confess D) confine 正确答案： D
58. You should have put the milk in the ice box; I expect it ________ undrinkable by now. A) became B) had become C) has become D) becomes 正确答案： C 59. Entries which are not in ________with the rules will be disqualified. A) allusion B) allotment C) allowance D) accordance 正确答案： D
60.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) minority B) superiority C) inferiority D) hierarchy 正确答案： D
5c 41. This is sheer ________ talk. There is not a word of truth in it. A) deceived B) deceptive C) decent D) deceit 正确答案： B
42. I don’t know what made Sarah marry him — she must have been totally ________. A) credible B) incredible C) sane D) insane 正确答案： D
43.Today employees would like a bit more openness, a bit more _______ about what's going on so that fewer problems and conflicts could arise.
A) tranquil B) transparent C) tranquilness D) transparency 正确答案： D
44.The government's popularity has dropped alarmingly as it failed to _______ unemployment and bankruptcies.
A) tighten its grip on B) come to grips with C) be in the grip of D) loosen its grip on 正确答案： B
45.A newly developed robot that can show its emotions by smiling or frowning may one day help computer users talk as quickly and easily to machine _______ with other people. A) such as they now talk B) like they now talk C) as much as they now do D) as they now do 正确答案： D
46. Because there was little heat in the bedroom, he was cold _______.
A) many parts of the night B) much through the night C) most of the night D) the majority part of the night 正确答案： C
47. In today's society, politics has played a larger, _______, part in American life than ever before.
A) if not an important B) if not a more important C) if an important D) if a more important 正确答案： B
48.The fog was so heavy that it _____ the hills around the city.
A) turned out B) blotted out C) put out D) blew out 正确答案： B 49.The country is _____ in natural resources.