Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．The long run left Eric feeling
(breath), which he would never forget.
答案：breathless
2．The children were very
(disappoint) that we wouldn’t go to the zoo.
答案：disappointed
3．You should not
(automatic) think that everything your teacher says is correct.
答案：automatically
4．We tried to explain the causes of the war at a childs level
of
(comprehend)．
comprehension
5．Natural science managers usually start as a (chemistry), physicist, biologist, or other natural scientist.
答案：chemist
6．Nowadays, many children are
(addict) to TV.
答案：addicted
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．— What do you think of the standard of the new curriculum (课程)?
— It is certain to have a great ________ upon the future of both teachers and students.
A．result
B．effect
C．effort
D．affect
解析：选B。考查固定短语的用法。句意：“你怎么看待新课程标准？”“它肯定会对老师和学生的将来发展产生深远的影响。”have an effect on/upon“对……有影响”。result“结果”；effort“努力”；affect是动词“影响”，都不符合语境。故选B。
2．The prisoner made several ________ efforts to run away from the prison, but failed every time.
A．curious
B．serious
C．sincere
D．desperate
解析：选D。考查形容词辨析。句意：那个犯人几次拼命的努力想越狱逃跑，但每次都没有成功。curious“好奇的”；serious“严肃的；严重的”；sincere“真诚的”；desperate“不顾死活的；拼命的”。由句意可知选D。
3．I must ________ that everything Ive told you is strictly confidential.
A．stress
B．design
C．debate D．admit
解析：选A。stress“加压力于；使紧张；强调”，从宾语从句的意思看出此处表示“着重强调某事”。design“设计；计划；构思”；debate“争论；辩论”；admit“容许；承认；接纳”。句意：我必须强调我所告诉你的所有事情都是严格保密的。
4．There is to be a total ban ________ parking in this street.
A．on
B．with
C．to
D．in
解析：选A。考查介词搭配。句意：将会颁布一条完全禁止在这条街上停车的禁令。“关于……的禁令”用“a ban on ...”表示。其他几个介词都无此搭配。
5．That is a(n) ________ conduct. I feel ________ of what hes done.
A．shameful; ashamed
B．shameless; shameful
C．ashamed; shameless
D．ashamed; shameful
解析：选A。第一空表示“令人羞愧的；可耻的”，第二空表示“(人)感到羞愧的”，故选A。
6．Doctors are doing research to find out what happens physically when people ________ smoking.
A．quit
B．decline
C．depart
D．reserve
解析：选A。考查词语辨析。句意：医生们正在做研究为了发现当人们戒烟时，他们身体上会发生什么情况。quit“放弃；停止”，后常接doing。decline“下降”；depart“起程”；reserve“预订”，都不符合语境。