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1. Section A Building Up Your Vocabulary and Grammar 1. The soil was washed away by the flood, exposing ________ rock. A. empty B. vacant C. bare D. naked 解析：该题为形容词辨析。Empty意思是“空的”；vacant指“空缺的”；bare是“光秃秃的，无遮蔽的”；而naked指“赤裸的”。该句话的意思是“泥土被洪水冲走，露出了光秃秃的岩石”，所以C. bare 为正确答案。 The police and social workers are conducting a ________ investigation into teenage crime in the area. A. joint B. mutual C. harmonious D. bilateral 解析：“joint”意思是“共同的，合作的”；“mutual”指的是“相互的，彼此的”；“harmonious”是“和谐的”；“bilateral”意思为“双边的”。该句话意思是“警方和社工就这一地区的青少年犯罪问题共同做了调查”。 Red meat, very high in fat and calories, is harmful to health if eaten to ________. A. dosage B. excess C. extreme D. surplus 解析：该题考查固定搭配。To excess意思是“过度，过分”。该句话意思是“红色肉类脂肪和热量都很高，过量食用对健康有害”，所以选择B. excess。 Dont ________ those who are sensitive or easy to get angry. A. knock B. fuss C. mock D. pluck 解析：该题是动词辨析。Knock意思是“敲，敲打”；fuss指“忙乱，小题大做”；mock是“嘲弄，嘲笑”；pluck为“拉，彻”。根据意思“不要嘲笑那些敏感或是容易生气的人”应选择C. mock。She is a ________ offender and has been arrested five times this year for shoplifting. A. consistent B. persistent C. constant D. resistant 解析：该题为形容词辨析。Consistent指“一致的，坚持的”；persistent是“固执的，持续的”；constant是“经常的”；resistant是“抵抗的”。该句话意思是“她是一个惯犯，今年已经因为入店行窃被捕五次了”。 The steps have been ________ away by the feet of the thousands of visitors. A. cast B. carried C. worn D. thrown 解析：解析：该题考查动词短语搭配。Wear away意思是“磨损，消磨”；cast away指“丢掉”；carry away是“运走，拿走”；throw away是“扔掉，丢弃”。所以选择C，意为“台阶被磨损”。 Many traditions have ________ to form modern American Christmas celebrations and folklore. A. coordinated B. unified C. glued D. mingled 【参考答案】：D 解析：该题为动词辨析。Coordinate是“协调，调整”；unify1“统一，使相同”；glue指“粘”；mingle是“融合，联合”。根据意思“很多传统互相融合形成了现代美国庆祝圣诞节的风俗习惯”而选择D。 The problem of poverty is particularly ________ in rural areas. A. accurate B. acute C. sophisticated D. dim 解析：accurate 是“准确的”；acute是“严重的”； sophisticated是“复杂的，世故的”；dim是“昏暗的”。所以选择B。句意为“贫困问题在农村尤其严重”。 9. Havi