2016届高考英语二轮复习词汇综合练：05（解析版）

　　2016届高考英语词汇一模前综合练05

　　一、单项填空

　　1-5代词和连词

　　1.(浙江省富阳市第二中学2015届高三上第二次质量检测)If you are buying today’s paper from the stand, could you get ________ for me?

　　A. one

　　B. such

　　C. that

　　D. it

　　【答案】A

　　2.(浙江省江山实验中学2015届高三9月月考)I agree with most of what her lecture said, but I don’t agree with ________ she said.

　　A. everything

　　B. something

　　C. anything

　　D. nothing

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：我同意他演讲中所提到的内容，但不同意他说的一切。根据语境可知同意一部分，而不是同意全部，部分否定。故选A项。

　　3.(浙江省温州市十校联合体2015届高三第一次月考)Studying Tom’s menu, I found that many of the items are similar to ________ of McDonald’s.

　　A. those

　　B. ones

　　C. any

　　D. all

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】those=that ones, 代指前面的many of the items，表示复数、特指，被of McDonald’s修饰，符合语境。ones表示复数、泛指；any任何一个；all全部，均不符合语境，故排除。句意：研究了汤姆的菜单，我发现许多菜单和麦当劳的相似。故A正确。

　　4.(山东省聊城市第一中学2015届高三10月阶段性检测)The young couple, who returned my lost wallet, left ________I could ask for their names.

　　A. while

　　B. before

　　C. after

　　D. since

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】while 然而；before之前；after之后；since自从；句意：在我还没来得及问这对捡到我钱包的年轻夫妇的名字时，他们就离开了。根据两个句子的逻辑关系，选B项。

　　5.(江西省五校2015届高三第一次联考) I’ll go to the party with you ________ you don’t wear those strange trousers.

　　A. as though

　　B. in order that

　　C. in that

　　D. on condition that

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】as though好象；in order that为了；in that 因为；on condition that在……条件下。句意：如果你不穿这些奇怪的裤子，我会和你一起去聚会的。两个句子是条件关系，故选D项。

　　6-12介词和介词短语

　　6.(浙江省江山实验中学2015届高三9月月考)—How are you, Jack?

　　—________, I’m rather sick.

　　A. In addition

　　B. As a matter of fact C. On the other hand D. On the contrary

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】In addition此外；As a matter of fact事实上； On the other hand另一方面；On the contrary相反。句意：杰克，你感觉怎么样？事实上，我有点不舒服；

　　7.(浙江省温州市十校联合体2015届高三上学期期初联考)More and more people are advised to arrange for insurance _________ that they or their family members need medical care.

　　A. in order

　　B. in need

　　C. in case

　　D. in hope

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：越来越多的人被建议买保险，以防他们或他们的家庭成员需要医疗。in order 为了；in need需要；in case以防；in hope希望。所以选C。

　　8.(安徽省蚌埠市五河县高级中学2015届高三上学期期中考试)Success in life doesn’t happen ________.It’s the result of devoting your time and energy to what you’ve set out to do.

　　A. by accident

　　B. by design

　　C. by force

　　D. by choice

　　【答案】A

　　9.(北京市房山区周口店中学2015届高三上学期期中考试)He is writing a letter ________ a pen that I have never seen before.

　　A. by

　　B. with

　　C. for

　　D. at

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：他正在用一支我从未见过的钢笔写信。by通过，后跟名词或动名词；with可以表示用某种工具；for表示目的或一段时间；at指整点时间或指小地点，with a pen用一支钢笔，故选B。

　　10.(2015届江苏连云港东海第二中学高三上期中)It’s illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money ________ favors to them.

　　A. in preference to

　　B. in place of

　　C. in agreement with

　　D. in exchange for

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：公务员为人们提供便利或帮助，以换取礼物或金钱是违法的行为。in preference to优先于；in place of代替；in agreement with同意，与……一致；in exchange for交换……。根据句意可知，这里是“交换”的意思，故选D。

　　11.(2015届江苏连云港赣榆海头高级中学高三上期中)—Foreign trade has been developing very fast in Guangdong.

　　—Yes, Guangdong is China’s largest province ______ foreign trade volume.

　　A. in term of

　　B. in spite of

　　C. in case of

　　D. in favor of

　　【答案】A

　　12.(2015届湖北武汉市武昌区高三元月调考)The way he acted towards people was to keep on good terms with them ______ principle, which was usually thought little of.

　　A. at the mercy of

　　B. at the risk of

　　C. at the expense of

　　D. at the bottom of

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】at the mercy of受……支配；at the risk of冒着……的危险；at the expense of以……为代价；由……支付费；at the bottom of在……的底部。句意：为了和人们保持良好的关系，他向人们表现的方式是以原则为代价的，而这种行为通常又不被人们看好。故选C。

　　13-22名词

　　13.(浙江省绍兴市第一中学2015届高三上学期期中)The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ________ to the digital resources of the library.

　　A. access

　　B. passage

　　C. way

　　D. approach

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】have access to…有权进入，可以使用；access n.入口，出口；接近，进入；增长；passage段落，通道；way方法；approach方法；句义：这个系统被设计成让学生很容易就进入这个图书馆的电子资源库。故A正确。

　　14.(浙江省杭州市萧山区第三高级中学2015届高三第二次阶段考试)He decided to adopt a different _______ to teaching the language in a natural way.

　　A. method

　　B. means

　　C. way

　　D. approach

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：他决定采纳一种不同的教学方式——以一种自然的方式来教这门语言。这几个词都有“方法”的意思，但是搭配不同：method后面接of doing或with；means of doing sth.；way to do或of doing；approach to doing。所以选D。

　　15.(2015届湖北荆门市高三元月调研考试)It was a remarkable ________ that John should turn up here just when we needed him.

　　A. convenience

　　B. coincidence

　　C. characteristic

　　D. contribution

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】convenience方便，便利；coincidence巧合，一致; characteristic特性，特征；contribution贡献，捐助。句意：约翰在我们需要他的时候出现了，这真是太巧合了。由句意得知，应用“巧合”一词来表示此类事件，毕竟约翰不是每次都会出现的。故选B。

　　16.(福建省龙岩市2015届高三上学期质量检查)_______ is part of children’s nature. They always insist on getting to the bottom of everything.

　　A. Motivation

　　B. Imitation

　　C. Generosity

　　D. Curiosity

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：好奇心是孩子们的天性，他们总喜欢刨根问底。Motivation动力；Imitation模仿；Generosity慷慨大方；Curiosity好奇心。根据语境判断是：好奇心是孩子们的天性，所以选D。

　　17.(2015届江苏南京盐城两市高三第一次模拟)Maury Brown of Forbes reports that Major League Baseball’s annual ________ for 2017 will top $9 billion.

　　A. allowances

　　B. revenues

　　C. rates

　　D. accounts

　　【答案】B

　　18.(2015届江苏无锡普通高中高三上期中)President Xi Jinping made an inspection tour of Beijing Normal University on the eve of Teachers' Day, saying "To become a good teacher, one must have lofty ideals, good _______, solid knowledge and a kind heart. "

　　A. interests

　　B. regulations

　　C. identities

　　D. virtues

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】interests利益，兴趣，利率；regulations规则，规章，制度；identities身份；virtues美德。句意：在教师节那天晚上，习近平主席视察了北京师范大学。他说：要想成为一名好教师，必须要有崇高的理想，好的品质，扎实的专业知识和一颗善良的心。根据句意可知D正确。

　　19.(内蒙古赤峰市宁城县2015届高三12月月考)Unfortunately the restaurant he recommended fell short of our _______.

　　A. expectations

　　B. advantages

　　C. opportunities

　　D. contributions

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】expectations期待，期望，预期；advantage优越性，有利方面，有利条件，优点，优势；opportunity机会，机遇；contribution贡献，捐赠。句意; 遗憾的是他推荐的餐厅与我们心目中期望的相去甚远。根据句意选A项。

　　20.(福建省福州市闽清高级中学等四校2015届高三上学期期中联考)We all felt a sense of _______ when we saw so many overseas Chinese coming back safe and sound from Libya.

　　A. danger

　　B. relief

　　C. emergency

　　D. achievement

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】danger 危险；relief救济，减轻，安慰；emergency紧急情况；achievement成就。句意：我们都感到很安慰，当我们看到许多同胞都安然无恙地从利比亚返回。safe and sound是固定短语“安然无恙”的意思。

　　21.(浙江省温州市十校联合体2015届高三上学期期中联考)She failed to gain ________ to the university of her choice, which made her upset.

　　A. explanation

　　B. contribution

　　C. admission

　　D. access

　　【答案】C

　　22.(浙江省温州市十校联合体2015届高三上学期期中联考)The school makes every effort to treat students as individuals and to help each one to achieve their full ________.

　　A. profit

　　B. anniversary

　　C. sympathy

　　D. potential

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：学校力争把每个孩子看作独立的个体，并帮助每个孩子充分开发其潜能。profit利润；anniversary周年纪念日；sympathy同情心；potential潜能，潜质，故选D。

　　23-31副词和形容词

　　23.(浙江省温州市十校联合体2015届高三上学期期初联考)The more _________ we take the safety standards, the further we can speed up the development of the school bus industry.

　　A. constantly

　　B. seriously

　　C. generally

　　D. immediately

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：他们越是认真对待安全标准，他们就越是能更促进学校公共汽车行业的发展。这里使用词组take sth. seriously认真对待某事，所以选B。

　　24.(江西省六校2015届高三上学期第一次联考)I’m not a little tired today after giving the room a thorough cleaning and I have never had ________ today.

　　A. as tiring a day as

　　B. as a tiring day

　　C. tiring as a day as

　　D. day as a tiring as

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】我今天在给房间做了大扫除之后非常地累。我从没有过像今天这样累的一天。as...as 是固定搭配，第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词。其基本结构为：as+ adj./ adv. +as。

　　25.(浙江省富阳市第二中学2015届高三上第二次质量检测)She was so _______ that she wouldn’t give in until she received a full apology.

　　A. simple

　　B. lucky

　　C. stubborn

　　D. proper

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】simple简单的；lucky幸运的；stubborn固执的；proper 恰当的。句意：她如此的固执，直到最得到完全的道歉她才让步。选C项。

　　26.(浙江省富阳市第二中学2015届高三上第二次质量检测)In the good care of the nurses, the boy is ________recovering from his heart operation.

　　A. quietly

　　B. actually

　　C. practically

　　D. gradually

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】quietly安静地；actually事实上；gradually渐渐地；practically实际上。句意：在护士的悉心照顾下，这个男孩正在逐渐地从心脏手术中恢复健康。

　　27.(浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2015届高三9月月考)It is reported that a storm is on its way, but the weather today is ________ warm and sunny.

　　A. luckily

　　B. fortunately

　　C. surprisingly

　　D. hardly

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】luckily幸运地；fortunately幸运地；surprisingly 令人惊讶地；hardly几乎不。句意：据悉，一场风暴即将来临，但是今天的天气却出奇地暖和，阳光灿烂。故正确答案为C。

　　28.(浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2015届高三9月月考)He tried his best many times. ________, he made his way.

　　A. Otherwise

　　B. In other words

　　C. Therefore

　　D. In a word

　　【答案】C

　　29.(浙江省绍兴市第一中学2015届高三上学期期中)Even given________ fuel, the current rate of increase of energy consumption cannot continue for much longer.

　　A. adequate

　　B. accurate

　　C. absent

　　D. confident

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】adequate足够的；accurate精确的；absent缺席的，不在场的；confident自信的。句意：依据目前能源消耗增长速度，即使有充足的燃料，也是不能维持很长时间的。这里指“充足的燃料”，故选A。

　　30.(浙江省桐乡第一中学等四校2015届高三上学期期中联考) Things go back to ________ since we paid off all our debts.

　　A. formal

　　B. regular

　　C. common

　　D. normal

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】formal（学校教育或培训）正规的；regular 有规律的；common普通的；normal正常的，正规的。句意：我们付清债务以后一切都回到了正常。故选D项。

　　31.(浙江省桐乡第一中学等四校2015届高三上学期期中联考)She had a pretty _______look indicating that she had done something wrong to Jim.

　　A. innocent

　　B. guilty

　　C. considerate

　　D. disappointed

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】innocent 天真的；guilty 内疚的；considerate体贴的；disappointed失望的；句意：她一脸的内疚表明她冤枉了吉姆。根据句意选B项。

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　　32.(山东省德州市第一中学2015届高三10月月考)—We didn’t expect there were so many suggestions ________ at the meeting.

　　—Really, now what they _______is how we deal with these suggestions.

　　A. come up, concern about

　　B. that are come up, are concerned with

　　C. came up, concern

　　D. coming up, are concerned about

　　【答案】D

　　33.(山东省桓台县第二中学2015届高三上学期第二次检测)Our class ________ forty-five students, in other words, forty-five students ________ our class.

　　A. consists of, are made up of

　　B. is consisted of, make up

　　C. consists of, make up

　　D. is consisted of, are made up of

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：我们班由45名学生组成，换句话说，45名学生组成了我们班。consist of由……组成，没有被动语态，也不用于进行时，排除B、D；make up组成，主语是事物的部分，宾语是整体，be made up of的主语是整体，宾语是事物的各个部分。forty-five students是部分，排除A，故选C。

　　34.(山东省聊城市第一中学2015届高三10月阶段性检测)He ________ after a few day’s treatment in hospital.

　　A. picked up

　　B. made up

　　C. took up

　　D. looked up

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】picked up拾起，恢复健康；made up编造；took up从事；looked up查阅。句意：经过医院的多天治疗，他的健康有所好转。根据after a few day’s treatment in hospital可知选A项。

　　35.(四川省成都市高新区2015届高三9月月考)A new product must be _________ before it comes into use.

　　A. given out

　　B. tried out

　　C. put out

　　D. made out

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】given out分发；tried out试验；put out 扑灭；made out理解。句意：在产品投入使用之前必须经过测试。根据提到before it comes into use故选B项。

　　36.(浙江省富阳市第二中学2015届高三上第二次质量检测) In much of the animal world, night is the time ________ for sleep - pure and simple.

　　A. set down

　　B. set off

　　C. set up

　　D. set aside

　　【答案】D

　　37.(浙江省富阳市第二中学2015届高三上第二次质量检测)—So you didn’t say hello to Miss Wang last night?

　　—Well, I stopped and smiled when I saw her, but she ________ me and walked on.

　　A. refused

　　B. denied

　　C. missed

　　D. ignored

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】ignore不理；refuse拒绝；ask要求；miss错过。句意：——为什么昨晚你不跟王小姐打招呼？——我看到她时停下来跟她微笑。但她不理我。根据句意选D项。

　　38. (山东省桓台县第二中学2015届高三上学期第二次检测)The rare animals would _______ if men were allowed to shoot as many as they wished.

　　A. die out

　　B. die up

　　C. die down

　　D. die away

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：珍稀动物将会灭绝，如果允许人们毫无节制地猎杀它们的话。die out灭绝；die up死亡；die down减弱，平息；die away(风、光、声音)变弱，消失，故选A。

　　39.(浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2015届高三9月月考)The driver had to ________because the traffic light had turned red.

　　A. set up

　　B. shut up

　　C. catch up

　　D. pull up

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】set up竖立，建立，创建；shut up住口，紧闭；catch up赶上；pull up使（车）停止。句意：这个司机不得不把车停了下来，因为交通灯已经变成红灯了。故正确答案为D。

　　40.(浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2015届高三9月月考)If he can ________his natural ability with hard work, he should be a success..

　　A. connect

　　B. combine

　　C. link

　　D. join

　　【答案】B

　　41.(浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2015届高三9月月考)The argument went on for hours as neither side would________.

　　A. give in

　　B. give away

　　C. give off

　　D. give out

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】give in投降，让步，屈服；give away分发，赠送，颁发，泄露；give off发出，放出(液体、气体、气味)；give out分发，发表，用完，耗尽。句意：争论持续了几个小时，因为没有任何一方愿意让步。故正确答案为A。

　　42.(浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2015届高三9月月考)The lecture was so complex that I simply couldn’t ________ at all. Could you explain it to me?

　　A. bring on

　　B. bring in

　　C. take on

　　D. take in

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】bring on引起，导致；bring in收(庄稼等)，生产，引进； take on呈现；take in理解，领会，吸收，留宿；句意：本次的讲座太复杂了，我一点儿也没弄懂。你能给我解释一下吗？故正确答案为D。

　　43.(浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2015届高三9月月考)After all that hard work, you really ________a three-day holiday.

　　A. replace

　　B. deserve

　　C. respect

　　D. admire

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】replace将……放回原处，取代，代替；deserve应受，该得；respect尊敬；admire钦佩。句意：辛苦工作了之后，你确实应该有三天的假期。故正确答案为B。

　　44.(浙江省杭州市西湖高级中学2015届高三9月月考)One of the tourists ________ from the tour group. That was why the tour guide lost his temper.

　　A. kept away

　　B. broke away

　　C. took away

　　D. gave away

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】kept away远离； broke away脱离，挣脱；took away带走，拿走；gave away分发，赠送，泄露。句意：一名游客脱离了旅行团，这使得导游大动肝火。故正确答案为B。

　　45.(浙江省江山实验中学2015届高三9月月考)After walking in the Shanghai World Expo for a whole day, my legs ________ under me and I couldn’t walk any farther.

　　A. gave up

　　B. gave out

　　C. gave in

　　D. gave away

　　【答案】B

　　二、完形填空

　　(改编自江西省遂川中学2015届高三上学期第一次月考)Some years ago when I was in my second year in university, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome' s

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　　filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so

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　　that I decided to write an article about her.

　　I

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　　Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She

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　　and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I

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　　I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

　　I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there

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　　, taking notes and asking questions that all began with," Can you tell me..." I soon realized that

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　　Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The

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　　was almost unbearable (不可容忍的). I struggled for days

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　　draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

　　It didn’t take long. My manuscript

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　　. How stupid of me ! I thought. How could I

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　　in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t

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　　the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

　　Five years later, I was moving to California. While

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　　my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and

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　　the editor's letter in disbelief:

　　Dear Ms Profit,

　　Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some

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　　materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to

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　　your story soon.

　　Shocked, it took me a long time to

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　　. Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of

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　　writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this

　　19 , I learned a very important lesson: You can't

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　　to doubt yourself.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过第一次投稿的经历给了我们很多启示：千万不要怀疑自己，否则你将会因此而错失很多，付出代价。

　　1.A. joy

　　B. speech

　　C. voice

　　D. smile

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】A. joy快乐，B. speech说话，C. voice声音，D. smile微笑。句意：Salome 的声音充满了整个房间，整个剧院因她的歌声而焕发生机。根据上一句“I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time.”可知，所以选C。

　　2.A. active

　　B. moved

　　C. satisfied

　　D. proud

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】A. active积极的，B. moved移动的，C. satisfied满意的， D. proud骄傲的。句意：我是被感动了，因此我决定写一篇关于她的文章。所以选B。

　　3.A. visited

　　B. emailed

　　C. phoned

　　D. interviewed

　　【答案】C

　　4.A. refused

　　B. agreed

　　C. hesitated

　　D. paused

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】A. refused拒绝，B. agreed同意，C. hesitated犹豫，D. paused停顿。句意：她同意agree了我的请求，约好下个星期二在她的工作室见面。根据本句中“...told me to come to her studio next Tuesday”可知，她同意了“我”和她见面的请求。 所以选B。

　　5.A. replied

　　B. discovered

　　C. knew

　　D. explained

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】A. replied回答，B. discovered发现，C. knew知道，D. explained解释。句意：我知道我在撒谎。根据下文“I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.”可知。所以选C。

　　6.A. seriously

　　B. patiently

　　C. nervously

　　D. quietly

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】A. seriously严肃地，B. patiently耐心地，C. nervously紧张地，D. quietly安静地。根据下文：taking notes and asking questions that all began with," Can you tell me..."可知作者坐在那里很紧张，所以选C。

　　7.A. fooling

　　B. blaming

　　C. inviting

　　D. urging

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】A. fooling愚弄，B. blaming责备，C. inviting 邀请，D. urging强烈要求。根据上文：I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.可知作者觉得自己是在欺骗Salome Bey所以选A。

　　8.A. hardship

　　B. failure

　　C. pressure

　　D. comment

　　【答案】C

　　9.A. on

　　B. with

　　C. by

　　D. in

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】A. on在……上面，B. with和……一起，C. by通过，D. in在……里面。这里表示作者有好几天和草稿做斗争，struggle with和……做斗争，所以选B。

　　10.A. disappeared

　　B. returned

　　C. spread

　　D. improved

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】A. disappeared消失，B. returned归还，C. spread传播，D. improved提高。根据下文：Knowing I couldn’t

　　the rejection letter,可知作者的手稿被退回来了，所以选B。

　　11. A. compare

　　B. survive

　　C. compete

　　D. struggle

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】A. compare比较，B. survive幸存，C. compete竞争，D. struggle挣扎，努力。句意：我怎么能在专业作家的世界中竞争呢？所以选C。

　　12.A. ignore

　　B. deliver

　　C. receive

　　D. face

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】A. ignore忽略，B. deliver发表，投递，C. receive接受， D. face面对。根据下文：I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.可知作者不能面对退稿信，所以选D。

　　13.A. repairing

　　B. cleaning

　　C. decorating

　　D. leaving

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】A. repairing 修理，B. cleaning打扫，C. decorating装饰， D. leaving离开。根据上文：Five years later, I was moving to California.可知作者搬到一个新的公寓需要打扫清洁卫生，所以选B。

　　14.A. read

　　B. saw

　　C. found

　　D. noticed

　　【答案】A

　　15.A. memorial

　　B. private

　　C. relevant

　　D. reliable

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】A. memorial纪念的，B. private 私人的，C. relevant 相关的， D. reliable可靠的。这里表示作者要提供一些相关的信息，所以选C。

　　16.A. broadcast

　　B. publish

　　C. create

　　D. assess

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】A. broadcast广播，B. publish出版，C. create创造，D. assess评估。根据上文：Please add those and return the article immediately.可知出版商想尽快出版作者的文章，所以选B。

　　17.A. prepare

　　B. escape

　　C. recover

　　D. concentrate

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】A. prepare准备，B. escape逃跑，逃离，C. recover恢复，D. concentrate集中。作者感到很震惊，很长时间才恢复，所以选C。

　　18.A. enjoyable

　　B. energetic

　　C. typical

　　D. endless

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】A. enjoyable令人愉快的， B. energetic精力充沛的，C. typical典型的，D. endless 无止境的。作者失去了令人愉快的写作，所以选A。

　　19.A. success

　　B. experience

　　C. benefit

　　D. accident

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】A. success成功，B. experience经历，C. benefit利益，D. accident事故。作者回忆的是以往的一次经历，所以选B。

　　20.A. attempt

　　B. pretend

　　C. afford

　　D. expect

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】A. attempt尝试，试图，B. pretend假装，C. afford负担，D. expect期待。根据上文：I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of

　　writing.可知我们怀疑自己是负担不起的代价，所以选C。