高级英语试卷3.DOCVIP

高级英语试题（三） Part I Vocabulary (30%) Section 1 Explain the underlined word or phrase in each of the following sentences. (20%). Then there is the spice-market with its pungent smells. She seemed oblivious to how far they were walking. He was expecting to enlist capital and Right Wing sympathies. The Japanese crowd did not appear to have the same preoccupations that I had. It is our firm conviction that every effort should be made to preserve world peace. He is a man of inbred competitiveness. Many children in Afghanistan succumbed to malnutrition in the last few years. This river teems with all kinds of fish in summer. The jury were asked to consider their verdict at noon the following day. The woman managed to escape from her would-be attacker. We had to sit and swelter in the room while our friends were at the beach. I suppose that laziness is one of the frailties of human nature. The new act of parliament removed the last vestiges of royal power. 14. All the silver-wares that sit in the closet are burnished. He was quite hot and tired after all his exertions. Your admonition quite sank in. You don’t have to talk to him again. On many of the previous occasions the U.S. trade negotiators would revert to the issue of China’s human rights. The politician’s remarks received scathing criticism from the public. The company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and hundreds of jobs are at stake. Should a nuclear war breaks out, it would be a cataclysm for the mankind. Section 2 Choose the best one to complete the sentence (10%). 21. The management has made an irrevocable decision to meet the challenge from its opponent. A. impossible to change B. flexible C. inflexible D. insurmountable 22. There is a divergence of opinions among the committee members on the issue of promotion. A. similarity B. agreement C. differentiation D. resemblance 23．The sheepherder rounded up the animals with a whip by riding in a circle. A. herded together B. beat C. forced D. drove away 24. The black