一、单选题(共 25 道试题,共 100 分。)V 1. There is now considerable ___ for their safety. A. solicitude B. care C. concern D. worry 答案:C 2. An ___ between parents regarding the rearing of their children often goes on for years. A. controversy B. argument C. debate D. dispute 答案:B 3. I should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and ___ a quiet neighborhood. A. all in all B. above all C. after all D. over all 答案:B 4. My house ___ a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a bedroom. A. makes up of B. is composed of C. is made of D. is consisted of 答案:B 5. They have ___ baby. A. a five month old B. a fifth-month-old C. a five-month-old D. a five-months-old 答案:C 6. I finally ___ the reference in a dictionary of quotations. A. track out B. track down C. track up D. trace down 答案:B 7. ___ man can now create radioactive elements, there is nothing he can do to reduce their radioactivity. A. As B. Whether C. While D. Now that 答案:C 8. There are few electronic appliances ___ to raise fears regarding future employment opportunities than robots. A. likely B. more likely C. most likely D. much likely 答案:B 9. He decided not to attend the funeral ___ there was a security problem. A. because B. because of C. due to D. owing to 答案:A 10. He fell in love with Mary at the ___ of her. A. glance B. gaze C. sight D. stare 答案:C 11. We seldom ___ about where to stay in Paris. A. wonder B. hesitate C. determine D. choose 答案:B 12. She speaks in low ___. A. voice B. sounds C. tones D. volumes 答案:A 13. Circus tiger, although they have been tamed, can ___ attack their trainer. A. unexpectedly B. deliberately C. reluctantly D. subsequently 答案:A 14. The ___ of such a dishonest man as mayor disappointed everyone. A. promotion B. election C. appointment D. praise 答案:C 15. The final decision is left ___ me to make. A. to B. for C. over D. at 答案:A 16. Tom ___ to review his lessons before exams. A. went out his way B. went out of his way C. went of his way D. went out of a way 答案:B 17. The story that follows ___ two famous characters of the Rocky Mountain gold rush days. A. concerns B. states C. proclaims D. relates 答案:A 18. There is little chance that mankind would ___ a nuclear war. A. retain B. edure C. survive D. maintain 答案:C 19. The sounds of music grow ___ in the distance. A. faint B. fade C. wane D. ebb 答案:A 20. We haven’t been able to find out the ___ of the rumour. A. source B. cause C. origin D. reason 答案:A 21. He made a ___ with his arm for a left turn. A. signal B. sign C. mark D. symbol 答案:A 22. Between the two given choices the former one sounds reasonable while the ___ seems unacceptable to us. A. second B. last C. latter D. later 答案:C 23. The hymn sung by the congregation ___ the religious ceremony. A. finished B. ended C. concluded D. terminated 答案:C 24. Supporters of gun control have worked for many years to ban the sale of ___ handguns in America. A. deadly B. fatal C. mortal D. lethal 答案:A 25. A snake ___ along the ground. A. climbed B. crawled C. crept D. sneaked 答案:B