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基础一练夯实练基础　小试牛刀 Ⅰ.词汇知识 1．After questioning the man for six hours, the police ________ the information they wanted. A. seized B. recovered C. appealed D. obtained 答案与解析　D　句意：审问了这个男人6个小时后，警察得到了他们想要的信息。obtain“得到(忠告、信息、许可等)”，符合句意。seize“抓住”； recover“恢复”； appeal“呼吁；控诉”。 2．The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, as the chief engineer said, was the hardest engineering project they had ever ________ in the past 30 years. A. offered B. afforded C. suffered D. undertaken 答案与解析　D　句意：正如总工程师所说，青藏铁路是过去三十年他们承担的最艰难的工程。undertake“承担”，符合句意。 3．As we all know, humans differ from other animals ________ their ability to speak. A. on B. from C. by D. in 答案与解析　D　句意：正如我们所知道的，人类与其他动物在语言能力上有差异。differ in ...，表示“在……方面不同”。 4．— Im sorry to ________ you, but can you tell me the way to the nearest supermarket? — I will do some shopping, too. Shall we walk there together? A. bother B. carry C. affect D. award 答案与解析　A　句中Im sorry to bother you相当于excuse me“对不起；打扰一下”，选A项。 5．He was in poor health, so the doctor ________ him to drink wine. A. hoped B. demanded C. forbade D. prevented 答案与解析　C　句意：他健康不佳，因此医生禁止他喝酒。forbid“禁止”； hope“希望”； demand“需要”； prevent“阻止”，常用于“prevent sb. from doing sth.”结构中。 Ⅱ.语法填空 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Robert Burns is the most famous poet to write in Scots, the traditional language of Scotland. Born in Ayrshire, Scotland to a poor farming family, his parents made sure that he was well educated as a child. In 1783 he started composing poetry __6__ a traditional style using the Ayrshire dialect of Scots. These poems were well received __7__ (local) and in 1786 they were published in the volume, Poems, Chiefly, __8__ made him famous in Scotland overnight. __9__， his fame was not accompanied by money and he found __10__ necessary to return to farming. __11__ this also proved unprofitable, he entered government service in 1789. He died at the age of 37 as a result of a weak heart, brought on by years of poor working conditions on the farm __12__ (date) back to his childhood.