12．Because it’s very cold，the little girl________to her mother.

A．got close　 B．got closely

C．closed　 D．come closely

答案　A

解析　close和closely在句中都是副词，但close means “only a short distance away”，而closely means “in a way that involves careful attention to every detail”。根据句意“由于天冷，小女孩靠得她母亲很近”可知，此处应指实际距离上的近，故选A.

11．Please________when the train starts off.

A．make understand　 B．make sure

C．be sure　 D．be certain

答案　B

解析　make sure“查明，弄清楚”；C项be sure“确信”。根据题意，B项正确。

10．He was given a special medal，for he reached his goal in sports________his disability both in legs and in eyes.

A．in case of　 B．in terms of

C．apart from　 D．in spite of

答案　D

解析　A项in case of“以防……”；B项in terms of...“从……角度”；C项apart from“除……之外”；D项in spite of“尽管，不顾”。根据题意可知D项正确。

9．Children who are________to computer games will waste a lot of time playing them on the Internet.

A．addicted　 B．accustomed

C．familiar　 D．similar

答案　A

解析　be addicted to...“沉溺于……”，为固定搭配。

8．The more English words you remember，the easier you will find________to read English articles.

A．it　 B．you

C．this　 D．that

答案　A

7．There was a(n)________silence in the live interview，when on one knew what to say to the audience.

A．ashamed　 B．disappointed

C．desperate　 D．awkward

答案　D

解析　句意为：当没人知道该对观众说什么时，采访现场出现了一阵令人尴尬的沉寂。考查词义辨析，A项ashamed“羞愧的”；B项disappointed“失望的”；C项desperate“绝望的”；D项awkward“令人尴尬的”。

6．In fact，smokers know that smoking has a bad________on their health，but they just can’t stop it.

A．result　 B．effect

C．aspect　 D．impress

答案　B

解析　have a good/bad effect on...是固定搭配，意为“对……有好/坏的影响”。

5．It was reported yesterday that an official in the department of health was arrested for his________his power to get benefit for his relatives.

A．protecting　 B．catching

C．abusing　 D．taking

答案　C

解析　abuse one’s power “滥用权利”。根据句意“滥用职权为亲人谋利益”可知，C项正确。

4．The conference has been held to discuss the effects of tourism________the wildlife in the area.

A．in　 B．on

C．at　 D．with

答案　B

解析　effect与介词on搭配，表示“对……的影响”。

3．Bill was doing a lot of physical exercise to build up his________.

A．ability　 B．force

C．strength　 D．mind

答案　C

解析　由句意“贝尔正进行大量的体育锻炼来增强他的体能”可知应选C。A项ability“能力”；B项force“武力；力量”；D项mind“头脑，想法”，不符合题意。