1. Creating so much confusion, Mason realized he had better make _____ what he was trying to tell the audience.
A) exclusive
B) explicit
C) objective
D) obscure
2. One of the examination questions _____ me completely and I couldn't answer it.
A) baffled
B) mingled
C) provoked
D) diverted
3. The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be _____ from my memory.
A) ejected
B) escaped
C) erased
D) omitted
4. At present, it is not possible to confirm or to refute the suggestion that there is a causal relationship between the amount of fat we eat and the_____ of heart attacks.
A) incidence
B) impetus
C) rupture
D) emergence
参考答案
1. B参考译文:Mason在造成了如此多的混乱之后意识到应该把想要告诉听众的事讲清楚。
A) exclusive 唯一的,不包括的
B) explicit 清楚的,明确的
C) objective 客观的
D) obscure 晦涩的,模糊的
2. A参考译文:考试中的一个题目让我感到迷惑不解回答不出来。
A) baffled 使迷惑
B) mingled 混合
C) provoked 激发
D) diverted 转移
3. C参考译文:那辆黑色的大轿车在离我们几英尺的地方撞上人行道的景象永远也不会从我的记忆中抹去。
A) ejected 驱逐,eject sb./sth. from sth.从...驱逐某人/物,对象通常为具体事物
B) escaped 逃离,忽略,常与from连用,容易选错,但应注意escape不用于被动语态。
C) erased 抹去,擦掉,erase sth. from sth.从...中清楚某事物的痕迹,其比喻义可以用来表示“抹去”抽象的事物。
D) omitted 脱掉,省略,删掉的对象 象也通常是具体事物
4.A参考译文:现在还不可能确定或反驳脂肪摄入量与心脏病发频率有着因果关联的观点。
A) incidence 发生频率
B) impetus 推动力,刺激,常与介词to连用
C) rupture 破裂,决裂,应注意句中的attacks是复数形式,而不是动词;heart attack:心脏病的突然发作
D) emergence 发生,出现,与attack发作的语义上重复