3. The lost car of the Lees was found _____ in the woods off the highway.

A. vanished　　 B. abandoned　　 C. scattered　　 D. rejected

　B. abandoned

　 abandoned (=give up completely) 放弃, 抛弃; 1) The scientist abandoned his research for lack of fund. 2) The sailors abandoned the burning ship.

[注意]abandon 暗指某人对其所抛弃的人或物将会发生什么事情不感兴趣, 如把撞坏的汽车抛弃在路旁。vanish (=suddenly disappear; go out of existence) vi.消失, 绝迹; 1) The airplane vanished into the clouds.2) Many kinds of animals have vanished form the earth. (许多种类的动物以在地球上绝迹。)　 scatter (=send, go in different direction) 驱使, 使分散; The police scattered the crowed. (警察驱散人群。) (=throw or put in various directions) 撒, 到处放; He scattered his clothes all over the room. reject (=refuse to accept) 拒绝接受; She rejected my suggestion.

2. American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

　 A. ignored　　 B. refused　　 C. neglected　　 D. denied

D. denied.

　deny 1)否认：A. He didn't deny the facts. B. They couldn't

deny that it was a serious blow to them. C. He denied having ever there.(他否认曾到过那里。) 2)(=say 'no' to a request; refuse to give sth. asked for or needed)不给予；Lots of people were denied the right to vote.(许多人被剥夺了选举权。)He denies his wife nothing.(他对他的妻子有求必应。)

1. In this factory, suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully _____.

A. admitted　 B. acknowledged　 C. absorbed　 D. considered

　 D. considered

　 considered 考虑; admit 承认; absorb 吸收。

　[注意]acknowledge 1) (=agree or admit the truth of; confess) 承认, 供认; A. He acknowledged his mistake. (他承认了他的错误。) B. 接动名词 He acknowledged having been beaten. (他承认被打败了。) 2) (express thanks for) 致谢; A. Mary acknowledged the gift with a pleasant letter. (玛丽致函感谢馈赠的礼物。) B. His long service with the company was acknowledged with a present. (向他赠送礼品以感谢他长期来对公司的服务。)

60.As civilization______, more and more people have realized the importance of preserving rare animals from extinction.

A. stretches　　　　　　　　　 B. spreads　　　　　　　　　　 C.extends　　　　　　　　　　 D. expands

B“传播，扩散”。

A“伸展”；C“延长”；D“膨胀，扩大”。

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59.Burning all the lights in the classroom will be a great______ on electric power.

A. waste　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lack　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. drain　　　　　　　　 D. damage

C“消耗”，常与介词on连用。

A“浪费”，为不可数名词；B‘“缺少”；D“损坏，损害”。

58.Although I had read the book assigned by the professor several times, it didn’t make any______ to me.

A. meaning　　　　　　　　　 B. importance　　　　　　　 C. sense　　　　　　　　 D. significance

C make sense“有意义”。句意为：虽然我把教授布置的书读了好几遍，但是我仍看不懂它。

57.If you build a house with good_______ , it will last long.

A. foundation　　　　　　　　 B. floor　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. basis　　　　　　　　 D. ground

A“基础”，此处指地下的基础。

B“地板，楼层”；C“基础，根据”，主要用于比喻方面，具有抽象意义；D“地面”。

56.A(n)______ is a person who understand people’s characters.

A. photographer　　　　　　 B. psychologist　　　　　　 C. physician　　　　　 D. physicist

B“心理学家”。

A“摄影师”；C“内科医生”；D“物理学家”。

55.When we finally arrived, a lady gave us a _______ introduction of the university.

A. clear　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. brief　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. main　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. abstract

B“简要的”。

A“清晰的”；C“主要的”；D“抽象的”。

54.My knowledge of Hong Kong came only from some movies: a______ of criminals are pursued by the police in the narrow streets and then they have a fight.

A. group　　　　　　　　　　　 B. team　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. class　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. gang

D“一伙”。

A“组”；B“队”；C“种类，等级”。