1、.用所给词的适当形式填空1Hong Kong held an election on March 25th and Liang Zhenying was elected as chief executive. (elect)2The competition was very fierce, so the most_competitive competitor,_Santorum (桑托勒姆) quit competing with others. (competitive)3It is not necessary to settle the issue of the young couple,
2、 so the judge advised them to make an outofcourt settlement. (settle)4The afternoon program suits the needs of most of the children, but some of the activities are not suitable for the young children. (suit)5Long ago enormous animals lived on the earth, but because of the pollution, the number of th
3、em has reduced enormously. (enormous).单项填空1What do you know about Helen after she returned from Canada?Well， she got married and _ down to live in Shanghai.Aworked BtookCsettled Dgot解析：选 C。考查动词词义辨析。句意： “海伦从加拿大回来忙什么呢？ ” “她结婚了并在上海定居下来。 ”settle down 为固定搭配，意为 “定居” ，符合句意。2Living in such a highly _ societ
4、y, we have to equip ourselves with as much knowledge as possible.Aattractive BactiveCcommunicative Dcompetitive 解析：选 D。考查形容词词义辨析。句意：生活在这个竞争如此激烈的社会， 我们必须用尽可能多的知识武装自己。competitive “竞争的” ，符合句意。attractive “有吸引力的” ；active“积极的” ；communicative“善于交际的” 。3Obama is the first African American who was _ President
5、 of the United States.Apicked out BselectedCelected Dchosen 解析：选 C。 考查动词词义辨析。句意：奥巴马是第一个当选为美国总统的非裔美国人。elect“选举；推选 ”，符合句意。 pick out “挑出；选出；分辨出” ；select “强调精心挑选” ；choose “选择；选取 ”，指一般性选择。4The wonderful magic of our monitor became the _ of the whole English evening.Astrength BhighlightCdiscovery Dexplana
6、tion 解析：选 B。考查名词词义辨析。句意：班长的精彩的魔术成为整个英语晚会上最精彩的部分。highlight“最(精彩的 )部分” ，符合句意。strength“强项” ；discovery“发现” ；explanation“解释；说明 ”。5At first, Li Yugang had no money to buy performance costume so he had to _ some for his performance.Alend BrentCemploy Dhire解析：选 B。考查动词词义辨析。句意： 起初，李玉刚没有钱买戏服，因此他只能租一些演出服。rent “
7、(短期)租用” ，符合句意。lend “借出” ；employ “雇用” ；hire“(短期)雇用 ”。6The singer thought the style of the evening dress her company had prepared didnt _ her and refused to attend the activity.Afit BfixCadapt Dsuit解析：选 D。考查动词词义辨析。句意：那个歌手认为公司准备的晚礼服的样式不适合她，所以拒绝参加活动。suit“适合” ， 常强调颜色、样式等适合某人，符合句意。fit 多指尺寸大小的“适合” ；fix “安装；修理” ； adapt “使适应” 。
