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c 一、Vocabulary Selection（本大题20小题．每题1.0分，共20.0分。In this part, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there are four words or phrases respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. There is only one right answer. ） 第1题 More has been learned about the Moon than any other of the Earths neighbors in space because of the Apollo program, which enabled men to walk on the Moon and bring back hundreds of pounds of________. A rocks B rock C stone D stones 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 近义辨析。stone是最常用词，可指任何石头；rock指岩石，具有可研究价值，可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词，在此应用可数名词的复数。 第2题 ________the variety that the average family has in beef, fish, poultry, and vegetarian recipes, they find most meals unexciting. A In spite B Inspite C Despite of D Despite 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 习语辨析。despite(后面不加of)与in spite of(后面不能省of)同义，常可换用。在此只有选项D正确。 第3题 I cant tell the time because the ________of the clock have been removed. A hands B pointers C arms D fingers 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 固定搭配。(钟表等的)指针一般用hand，如：the hour hand时针；the minute hand分针；the second hand秒针；因此选项A为答案。 第4题 A pigment called melanin protects the ________layers of skin from sun rays. A under B below C underlying D underneath 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 近义辨析。此题需辨清词性；本题空白处应填形容词，而选项；A．under作介词或副词；B．below作介词或副词；C underlying在下面的，下层的，为形容词；D．underneath作介词或副词；因此只有C正确。 第5题 Readers________happy endings may find the unvarnished view of modern motherhood a bit unsettling. A fond B preferred C adapted to D accustomed to 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 固定搭配。A．fond应为be fond of喜欢、喜爱；B．preferred更喜欢，宁愿(选择)；C．adapted to适合，适应；D．accustomed to习惯于。此句意为：习惯于看欢乐结局的读者可能会觉得现代母亲们的这种质朴观点令人有点不安。 第6题 In the eighteenth century, the town of Bennington, Vermont, was famous for________ pottery. A it made B its C the making D where its 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：1.0分 【答案解析】 语法应用。本句意为：在十八世纪，本宁顿城和佛蒙特城以其制陶业而闻名；因此应填代词的所有格。如：The small town is famous for its fine park．这座小城以漂亮的公园著称。 第7题 If you hear the fire_______