Ex09
1. Even though he was guilty, the _______ judge did not send him to prison.
A) merciful less is more是谁提出的
B) impartial
C) conscientious
D) conspicuous
1．A）merciful意为“慈悲的”，例如：The lion is no more merciful than the tiger. 狮子和老虎一样残忍。impartial意为“不偏袒的，公正的”，例如：Law should be uniform and impartial. 法律应该一视同仁，不偏不倚。conscientious意为“有责任心的，煞费苦心的”，例如：She is a conscientious doctor．她是位尽职尽责的医生。conspicuous意为“引人注意的”，例如：She is always conspicuous because of her fashionable clothes．因为她穿着时髦，总是引人注目。
2. Even though I'm usually _______, I can't wait for you any longer.
A) patient
B) particular
C) pleasant
D) perfect
2．A）patient意为“有耐心的，容忍的”，如：The little boy was so naughty that even his mother remained patient with him no longer．那小男孩很淘气，即使他母亲也不再容忍他了。particular指人时，意为“挑剔的，讲究的”，如：She is particular about what she wears.她很讲究穿着。pleasant用于人时，作“友爱的，令人愉快的”讲，如：He is a pleasant person to work with．和他共事令人愉快。 perfect意为“十全十美的”，如： Nobody is perfect in the world．世上没有十全十美的人。根据句子结构及意义可以看出A）为正确答案。
3. Eventually, people spread throughout the continent, _______ the entire species.
A) wiping out
B) wiping away
C) wiping off
D) wiping up
3．A）wipe out在此意为“消灭，毁灭”，如： The plague wiped out almost half the population of the island．瘟疫使岛上近半数的人口死亡。wipe away意为“擦去，揩去”，如； Wipe your tears away． It's no use crying．擦去你的眼泪，哭是没有用的。 wipe off意为“擦去，除掉，勾销（债务）”，如： This evil practice should be wiped off the face of the earth．这种恶行必须从世界上铲除干净。 wipe up则表示“（用布）擦去（液体、尘土等），擦干（洗过的东西）”，如：Please wipe up your hands on a towel．请用毛巾擦干手。
4. Every camera we sell comes with a two-year ________.
A) guarantee
B) safety
C) confirmation
D) conservation
4. A）guarantee意为“保证，担保”，如：Goods are sold with money-back guarantee．售出商品如质量有问题保证退款。safety作“安全，保险”讲，如： We are now in safety．我们现在安全了。confirmation意为“证实，确定”，如： Evidence in confirmation of his statements is lacking．缺乏证据证实他的声明。conservation意为“保存，保持”，如：Most people have come to accept the need for conservation if we are to make sure of a supply of minerals，food, forests，etc． for the future．多数人已开始认识到，如果要确保未来在矿物、食物、林木等方面的供应，我们必须节约资源。
5. Every chemical change either results from energy being used to produce the change, or causes energy to be _______ in some form.
A) given off
B) put out
C) set off
D) used up
5. A）give off意为“放出，发出（蒸气、光线、烟、气味等）”，如： The gas gave off an unpleasant smell．煤气发出一种恶臭。而 put out意为“扑灭，熄灭，关掉”，如： Please put the light out．请关灯。 set off作“动身，出发”讲，如： They have set off on a journey round the world．他们已出发进行环球旅行。 use up为“消耗，用尽”，如：He has used up all his strength．他已耗尽了他的体力。
6. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, _______ the color of his skin.
A) with the exception of
B) in the light of
C) by virtue of
D) regardless of
6. D）regardless of意为“不管，不顾”，如：Regardless of whether he is right or wrong，you have to do what he tells you to．不管他是对是错，你必须照他说的做。 with the exception of意为“除……之外”，如： I enjoyed all his novels with the exception of his last．除了最后一本外，他的小说我都喜欢看。in the light of意为“鉴于，由于，根据”，如： we must apply Marxism in the light of China's specific conditions．我们必须按照中国的具体情况应用马克思主义。by virtue of意为“凭借，由于，因为”，如： He got the job in the laboratory by virtue of his ability．他是凭借自己的能力获得了这个实验室工作的。由此可见，D）最符合题意。
7. Every society has its own peculiar customs and _______ of acting.
A) ways
B) behavior
C) attitudes
D) means
7．A）way此处意为“方式”，如： The way he did it attracted me．他做这件事的方式吸引了我。而behavior意为“行为，举止”，如： He has won a prize for good behavior. 因品行优良他得了一个奖。 attitude作“态度’讲，如：What's your attitude toward my work？你对我的工作持有什么态度？means意为“手段，工具”，单复数同形，如：There are（is）no means of learning what is happening．无法知道正发生什么事。
8. Evidence came up _______ specific sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6 months old.
A) what
B) that
C) which
D) whose
8．B）在probability，certainty，likelihood，evidence等词后可以跟同位语从句，一般由 that引导如：Can you produce any evidence that he was not at home that night？你能提出证据说明那天晚上他不在家吗？当这些词作主语且谓语又比较短时，通常将该主语与其同位语从句分开，如； The order soon came that all civilians should evacuate the village．不久命令下来了，所有居民都必须撤出村子。由此可见B）为正确答案。
9. Except on official _______ such as formal receptions, American society has a certain amount of informality.
A) cases
B) situations
C) conditions
D) occasions
9．D）occasion意为“时刻，场合”。“在……场合”要用短语“on…occasion”表示，例如：The
jewels were worn only on great occasions. 只有在盛大的场合才佩戴珠宝饰物。case意为“情况；状况”。短语“in…case”表了“在……情况下”，例如：Iron rusts in the air, in which case a chemical change takes place．铁在空气中生锈，在这种情况下，发生化学变化。situation意为“形势，局面”。“在……情况，处于……境况”要用in…situation”表示，例如：She found herself in an embarrassing situation．她发觉自己处境尴尬。 condition意为“状况，状态”。“in…condition”作“在……状况下”讲，例如：The car is in poor condition．这辆汽车车况不太好。
10. Excuse me, but it is time to have your temperature _______.
A) taking
B) take
C) to take
D) taken
10. D）have为使役动词，后面跟复合宾语，其中宾语补足语可以是不带to的不定式、现在分词或过去分词。宾语补足语和宾语具有逻辑上的动宾关系时，使用 have sth. done结构，如：My watch is broken and I have to have it repaired．我的手表坏了，得人修一修。所以四个选项中只有D）符合这一结构。

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