Section A

Directions：In this section all the sentences are incomplete.Four words or phrases，marked A，B，C D，are given beneath each of them.You are to choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Then，mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

11.Human beings are ________creatures，designed to be on the move.

A.distinctive B.dynamic C.intrinsic D.mysterious

12.The fall in production over the past year has caused 200 workers to be made redundant a further 500 have been________ temporarily.

A.laid off B.laid down

C.laid out D.laid away

13.The black clouds the lightning suggest that a big storm is_______.

A.eminent B.imminent C.immense D.immanent

14.Stories in this novel seem to have happened inthe real world，however，all characters plots are_____.

A.imaginable B.imaginative C.imaginary D.imaging

15.He has a very_______ plan：he wants to three foreign languages ravel abroad in three years.

A.arbitrary B.aggressive C.ambitious D.abundant

答案解析：

11.【答案】B

【解析】此題解題的關(guān)鍵在于題干所給的信息。題干中on the move的含義是“在活動(dòng)中，在進(jìn)行中”，例如：Science is always on the move.科學(xué)總是在前進(jìn)。相據(jù)這個(gè)詞組的含義就可以解題。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)含義如下：distinctive有特色的：dynamic動(dòng)態(tài)的，有活力的；intrinsic本質(zhì)的，本身的；mysterious神秘的。

題干譯文：人類是富有活力的生物，總是在前進(jìn)。

12.【答案】A

【解析】此題的考點(diǎn)是固定搭配的辨析，解題的關(guān)鍵在于題干所給予的信息。題干中redundant的含義是“多余的”。to be made redundant的含義就是“冗員而被裁減”。Lay off的含義是“解雇”，例如：Many workers were laid off last year 去年許多工人被解雇了。lay down的含義是“放下”，例如：The killer surrendered laid down his arms.兇手投降，放下了武器。lay out的含義是“布局，安排，展示”，例如：The living room is poorly laid out.客廳布局很差。lay away的含義是“儲(chǔ)備”，例如：Many animals always lay away food for winter.許多動(dòng)物都會(huì)為冬天儲(chǔ)存食物。

題干譯文：去年生產(chǎn)力下降使得200名工人被裁員還有500名工人被暫時(shí)解雇。

13.【答案】B

【解析】此題考點(diǎn)為形近詞辨析。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)含義如下：eminent著名的，卓越的；imminent即將發(fā)生的；immense廣大的，無邊無際的；immanent內(nèi)在的，固有的。

題干譯文：烏云和閃電說明暴風(fēng)雨即將來臨。

14.【答案】C

【解析】此題考點(diǎn)為形近詞辨析。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)含義如下：imaginable可以想象的，可能的；imaginative富有想象力的；imaginary虛構(gòu)的，想象的；imagng為名詞，意為“使成像”。

題干譯文：這本小說里面的故事似乎在現(xiàn)實(shí)世界發(fā)生過，但所有人物和情節(jié)都是虛構(gòu)的。

15.【答案】C

【解析】此題解題關(guān)鍵在于題干提供的信息。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)含義如下：arbirany專橫的；aggresive侵略的；ambitious有野心的，雄心勃勃的；abundant豐富的，充裕的。

題干譯文：他有一個(gè)很雄心勃勃的計(jì)劃：三年中要掌握三門外語，以及出國旅行。