A. interference 妨碍，干涉（贬义）。

C. intervention 介入（中性）；妨碍（贬义）。

B. interruption 打断，中断；障碍（贬义）。

D. interaction 相互作用，相互影响。

73. Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the______in the financial system will drag down the economy.

句意：谁也不知道这次金融体系的动荡什么时候会拖跨经济，会对经济产生多么严重的影响。

解析：答案为B。

A. shallowness 浅，浅薄。

B. shakiness 摇摇晃晃，不稳定。

C. scantiness 缺乏，不足。

D. stiffness 僵硬，顽固。

74. The city is an important railroad ______ and industrial and convention center.

句意：这个城市既是重要的铁路枢纽，又是工业及会议中心。

解析：答案为C。

A. conjunction 结合，连接。［同义词］combination, union［例］the conjunction of heavy rains and high winds 狂风暴雨交加。

B. network 网络系统（组织）。［例］an intelligence network 情报网。

C. junction 结合点，交叉点，枢纽。［例］the junction of two armies/two rivers/two highways 两支军队会师／两条河流汇合/两条公路交汇。

D. link 联系，纽带。［搭配］link between...and...［例］There is a link between drinking and liver trouble. 肝病和喝酒之间有关系。

75. Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that______disease resistance in neighboring plants.

句意：研究人员发现，感染病毒的植物会散发出一种气体，这种气体能在周围植物中间激活疾病抗体。

解析：答案为B。

A. contracts （1）染上……病，后接具体的疾病。［例］He contracted a fever. 他发烧了。空格后接的是resistance，故排除A。（2）收缩。［例］Metal contracts as it cools. 金属遇冷收缩。

B. activates 激活，使活动。［例］be activated by selfish motive 被自私的动机所驱使。

C. maintains 保持，维持。［例］maintain discipline 维持纪律。

D. prescribe 开药方。［例］The doctor prescribed me some medicine. 医生给我开了一些药。

76. The movement of the moon conveniently provided the unit of month, which was______from one new moon to the next.

句意：月球的运行非常方便地提供了计算月份的单位，即从一次新月开始到下一次新月。

解析：答案为B。

A. measured 测量（大小、尺寸、重要性等）。［例］measure the height 测量高度。

B. reckoned 计算。［例］Did you reckon in the cost of taxi?你把打车的费用算进去了吗？

C. judged 判断，评定。［例］You can't judge a person by his appearance. 你不该以貌取人。

D. assessed 判断；评价（财产、价值、能力等）。［例］They assessed his house at 100,000 dollars. 他们给他的房子估价10万美元。

77. Fuel scarcities and price increases ______ automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.

句意：燃料短缺和价格上涨促使汽车设计师们将最大的车型改小，开发全新的小型轿车和货车的生产线。

解析：答案为B。

A. persuaded 劝说，说服。［搭配］persuade sb. to do sth.［例］He persuaded her to go to school, even though she did not want to. 即使她不想去上学，他还是说服她去。

B. prompted 促使，推动，激起。［例］What prompted you to do such a thing?什么促使你做出这样的事来？

C. imposed 把……强加给……。［搭配］impose on/upon［例］Don't try to impose your wishes on us. 休想将你的意志强加给我们。

D. enlightened 启发，启蒙，教导。［例］He enlightened me on this subject. 他就这个题目指点了我。

78. Unless you sign a contract with the insurance company for your goods, you are not entitled______are payment for the goods damaged in delivery.

句意：除非你与保险公司签订货物保险合同，否则货物在托运中损坏，你将无权索赔。

解析：答案为A。本题考查entitle的用法，即entitle+名词（人）+to+名词，意为“给……权利，给……资格”；be entitled to sth./do意为“有权（资格）……”。

79. The roles expected ______ old people in such a setting give too few psychological satisfactions for normal happiness.

句意：在这样的情形下，对老年人作用的期望，使他们几乎无法得到心理上的满足，从而无法享受正常的幸福。

解析：答案为A。在本句中，主语是The roles，expected______old people in such a setting作后置定语修饰roles，谓语动词是give。本题考查动词expect的用法，即expect+名词+of/from+名词（人）。

该句可逐层理解为：

1）They expect some roles of old people in such a setting.

2）These roles give too few psychological satisfactions for normal happiness.

3）The roles expected of old people in such a setting give too few psychological satisfactions for normal happiness.

80. It wasn't so much that I disliked her ______ that I just wasn't interested in the whole business.

句意：与其说我不喜欢她，不如说我对整件事毫无兴致。

解析：答案为D。notso much...as是固定搭配，意为“与其说……，不如说……”。

81. France's______of nuclear testing in the South Pacific last month triggered political debates and mass demonstrations.

句意：上月法国在南太平洋重新进行核试验，引发了政界的争论和群众游行示威。

解析：答案为D。

A. assumption 假定，设想。

B. consumption 消费。

C. presumption 假定。

D. resumption 恢复，（中断后）又开始。

82. His efforts to bring about a reconciliation between the two parties ______.

句意：他为双方和解做出的努力奏效了。

解析：答案为A。

A. came off（计划，企图）成功。［例］His bold attempt came off. 他大胆的尝试成功了。

B. came on 出现；跟随；来临；发展；上演。［例］What time does the program come on?节目什么时候上演？

C. came round 来访，前来；苏醒，复原。

D. came down 坍塌；下降。［例］Prices didn't come down. 价格没有下降。

83. The capital intended to broaden the export base and ______ efficiency gains from international trade was channeled instead into uneconomic import substitution.

句意：用于扩大出口基地和保障国际贸易效益的资金却投到了不赚钱的进口替代品上。

解析：答案为A。

A. secure 保障；保卫。

B. extend 延长，延伸。

C. defend 保卫；为……辩护。

D. possess 拥有。

84. When I ______ my senses, I found myself wrapped up in bed in my little room, with Grandma bending over me.

句意：当我恢复知觉的时候，我发现自己躺在我那间小房子的床上，被盖得严严实实的，外婆正俯身看着我。

解析：答案为D。

A. woke up 醒来。

C. picked up 拾起；获得，学会。

B. took to 喜欢。

D.cameto 恢复。

85. I am not______with my roommate but I have to share the room with her, because I have nowhere else to live.

句意：我和室友不合，但我还是得和她住在一起，因为我没有其他地方可住。

解析：答案为B。

A. concerned （及物动词，常与with，about连用）关心，挂念。

B. compatible 能和睦相处的。

C. considerate 考虑周到的，（与towards连用）体谅人的（形近词：considerable相当大的；相当多的）。

D. complied （不及物动词，与with连用）遵照，服从。

86. When the committee ______ to details, the proposed plan seemed impractical.

句意：当委员会着手讨论所提计划的细节时，发现它似乎并不符合实际情况。

解析：答案A。

A. got down ［搭配］get down to开始，着手（做某事）。

B. set about 开始，着手（不与to连用）。［例］The next morning they woke and set about cleaning andsweepingthehouse. 第二天早晨，他们醒来便开始打扫屋子。

C. went off 爆炸；发射；离开。

D. came up［搭配］come up to达到，符合；come up with 提出，找到。

87. Mr.Smith had an unusual______:he was first an office clerk, then a sailor, and ended up as a schoolteacher.

句意：史密斯先生有着不同寻常的人生经历：开始他是办公室职员，然后当水手，最后做了老师。

解析：答案为D。

A. profession 职业。指的是需要经过良好的教育和专门的训练才能从事的职业，例如律师、医生、教师等。

B. occupation 职业。泛指职业，既指体力劳动，又指脑力劳动。

C. position 位置；（某一具体）职位。

D. career 人生经历；事业。

88. The weather in Britain defies forecast and hence is a source of interest and______to everyone.

句意：英国的天气难以预测，因此，会引起每个人对天气推测的兴趣。

解析：答案为A。

A. speculation 推测；投机。

B. attribution （to）把……归于。［例］the attribution ofthe situation to a variety ofhistorical reasons 把这种情况归于各种历史原因。

C. utilization 利用。

D. proposition 主张，建议；陈述，命题。

89. To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly, be______, and display interest in the job.

句意：一个人要想给未来雇主留下良好印象，应穿着整齐、守时，并且表现出对工作的兴趣。

解析：答案为D。

A. swift 迅捷的，敏捷的。

B. instant 立即的；紧迫的；（食品）速溶的，方便的［例］instant coffee速溶咖啡。

C. timely 及时的，适时的。

D. punctual 守时的，准时的。

90. We were pleased to note that the early morning delivery didn't______to the traffic jam of the busy city.

句意：我们很高兴地注意到，早晨送货并没有使这个繁忙的城市交通更加拥挤。

解析：答案为C。

A. aid 帮助，援助。

B. amount ［搭配］amount to合计；等于。［例］What he said amounted to very little. 他说的并不重要。

C. add ［搭配］add to增加，增添。

D. attribute （与to连用）归因于。［例］attribute one's success to hard work 将成功归因于勤奋。

91. Conversation becomes weaker in a society that spends so much time listening and being talked to _____ it has all but lost the will and the skill to speak for itself.

句意：在一个花费大把的时间用来倾听，从而几乎丧失了自己说话的意愿和技巧的社会里，对话变得越来越少。

解析：答案为C。本题考查连接手段。so...that是一个惯用句型，意思是“如此……以致……”。so...that...引导表示结果的状语从句，谓语通常不用情态动词，因为事实已经存在，但可用can和

will。so...that...还可引导目的状语从句，谓语要用may（might）, can（could）, should, would等情态动词。

92. It was no_____that his car was seen near the bank at the time of the robbery.

句意：在抢劫发生时有人发现他的车在银行附近，这绝非巧合。

解析：答案为A。此题考查名词词义辨析。

A. coincidence 巧合，凑巧。［例］Itwas no coincidence that the two disappeared on the same day. 两个人同一天消失，这绝非巧合。

B. convention 会议；传统，惯例；契约。［例］Using the right hand to shake hands is a convention. 使用右手握手是一种惯例。

C. certainty 确信无疑，肯定。［例］His dismissal is a certainty as he has three subjects with zero mark. 他被开除是无疑的，因为他有三门课得零分。

D. complication 纠纷；复杂性。［例］Complications between two countries are sometimes settled by arbitration. 两国之间的纷争有时通过仲裁来解决。

93. The Inuit is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be_____the welfare of his animals.

句意：因纽特人也许是所有印第安人中最信赖和体贴他人的部落之一，然而他们对于其动物的利益却漠不关心。

解析：答案为C。此题考查形容词词义及固定搭配。句子中的but表明其前后两句的内容是对比转折关系；前半句有considerate（体贴他人的），后半句与其构成转折关系的反义词只有C项indifferentto（漠不关心的）。

A. critical about 对……挑剔。［例］Heis criticalabouteverything. 他样样挑剔。

B. indignant at 对……愤慨。［例］The movie star was indignant at the journalist's personal questions. 电影明星对记者提出的个人问题非常生气。

C. indifferent to 对……漠不关心。［例］She is indifferent to other people's sufferings. 她对别人的痛苦漠不关心。

D. subject to 服从于……；易受……的。［例］He's subject to illness. 他容易生病。

94. It is naive to expect that any society can resolve all the social problems it is faced with _____.

句意：盼望任何社会能一劳永逸地解决它所面临的各种社会问题，这种想法太天真了。

解析：答案为C。此题考查对介词词组的掌握和应用。根据题意，既然是天真的想法，肯定是指期望能一劳永逸地解决所有问题，once for all符合题意，故为正确答案。

A. for long 时间长（久）地，常用于否定句或疑问句中。［例］He won't be here for long.他不会在这里待很长时间的。

B. in and out 进进出出；里里外外。

C. once for all一劳永逸地，彻底地，一次性了结地。

D. by nature 从本质上，天生地，天性地。

95. The Timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once_____.

句意：粗鳞响尾蛇现在属于濒临灭绝的物种，并且在它曾一度繁衍生息的东部两个州已经灭绝了。

解析：答案为A。此题考查对近义词的理解和辨析。所给四个选项中，除了B项swelled，其他三项都表示“繁荣，旺盛”的意思，但在用法上有所区别：

A. thrived 多用来指人类、动植物的繁衍生息。［例］Few plants or animals thrive in the desert. 很少有植物或动物能在沙漠中茁壮成长。

B. swelled 膨胀；肿大。［例］A bee has stung my hand and it is swelling up. 一只蜜蜂蜇了我的手，手肿了起来。

C. prospered 多用来指生意兴隆。［例］His company is prospering. 他的公司兴旺发达。

D. flourished 多用来指植物的茂盛。［例］Plants flourish in this earth. 植物在这种土地上生长得很繁茂。

96. Because of its intimacy, radio is usually more than just a medium; it is ______.

句意：收音机，由于它的亲切感，通常不仅仅是一种传媒工具，还是一个伙伴。

解析：答案为B。此题考查考生对近义词的辨析。

A. firm 公司，商号，尤其用于英国英语和口语。

B. company 公司；同仁，陪伴，伙伴。［例］I'll stay here and keep you company。我会留在这里陪着你。

C. corporation 法人团体，（美）股份有限公司。［例］multinational corporation 跨国公司。

D. enterprise 企业。［例］wholly-ownedforeign enterprises 外商独资企业。

97. My favorite radio song is the one I first heard on a thick 1923 Edison disc I______at a garage sale.

句意：我最喜爱的广播歌曲是在一张1923年发行的爱迪生厚唱片上听到的，那张唱片是我在一次旧物出售中偶然发现的。

解析：答案为C。

A. trifled with 玩忽，戏耍。［例］to trifle with a girl's affections 玩弄一个姑娘的感情。

B. scraped through 擦过，勉强通过。［例］He scraped through（his exams）. 他勉强通过（考试）。

C. stumbled upon 偶然发现。［例］stumbled upon a useful dictionary 偶然发现一本有用的字典。

D. thirsted for 渴望。［例］thirst for revenge 渴望复仇。

98. Equipment not ______ official safety standards has all been removed from the workshop.

句意：不符合官方安全标准的设备都已搬出了车间。

解析：答案为A。

A. conforming to 遵守，依照，符合。［例］to conform to the school rules 遵守校规。

B. consistent with 前后一致，始终如一。［例］This statement is not consistent with what you said at yesterday's meeting. 这个说法与你昨天会上的发言不相符。

C. predominant over 占优势的，主要的。［例］immigrants predominant over the natives 势力超过土著人的移民。

D. providing for 为……做准备；供应某人所需。［例］to provide for visitors 准备好东西款待客人；to provide for one's parents 赡养父母。

99. The authors of the United States Constitution attempted to establish an effective national government while preserving______for the states and liberty for individuals.

句意：美国宪法起草者试图建立一个有效的中央政府，同时又保留各州自治权和个人自由。

解析：答案为A。

A. autonomy 自治。［例］autonomy of one's own areas 自己区域的自治权。

B. dignity 尊严。［例］Although she is very poor, she has not lost her dignity. 她虽然很穷，但没有丢掉尊严。

C. monopoly 垄断。［例］A university education shouldn't be the monopoly of the minority whose parents are rich. 接受大学教育不应是少数富家子弟的专利。

D. stability 稳定。［例］the stability ofthe material 材料的稳定性。

100. The introduction of gunpowder gradually made the bow and arrow______, particularly in Western Europe.

句意：火药的引进逐渐使弓箭过时，尤其是在西欧。

解析：答案为B。

A. obscure 模糊的。［例］obscure ideas 模糊的想法。

B. obsolete 过时的。［例］obsolete words 废弃的词。

C. optional 选择的。［例］optional courses 选修课。

D. overlapping 重叠的。［例］the over lapping parts 重叠部分。