11.John cannot afford to go to university， ______ going abroad. A. nothing but B. anything but C. not to speak of D. nothing to speak of

正确答案：C

答案解析：约翰根本上不起大学，更不要说是出国留学。nothing but"只不过"，anything but"除…以外的任何事物，不是…而是…"，not to speak of "更不用说"，nothing to speak of"什么都不用说".

12.Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ______ taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place. A. involve B. compose C. enclose D. attach

正确答案：A

答案解析：大多数有关人类行为的室内实验和户外实地考察中都包括了在规定的时间和地点拍取场景照片。involve "包括"，compose "组成"，enclose"包含，围绕"attach "附加".

13.If you don't like to swim， you ______ as well stay at home. A. should B. may C. can D. would

正确答案：B

答案解析：要是你不喜欢游泳，你不妨呆在家里。考查情态动词搭配。may as well"最好，还是…好了".

14.Dr. Smith was always ______ the poor and the sick， often providing them with free medical care. A. reminded of B. absorbed in C. tended by D. concerned about

正确答案：D

答案解析：史密斯医生总是很关心穷人和病人，总会给他们提供些免费的治疗。remind of "提醒，令人想起"，be absorbed in"全神贯注于，专心于"，be tended by"被照顾"， be concerned about"关心".

15.In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never of great ______. A. fare B. payment C. worth D. expense

正确答案：C

答案解析：参考译文：在地中海，海藻很多并且收成很好，所以不是很值钱。

fare：n.(交通工具的)票价，车(船)费payment：n.支付，付款worth：n. 价值，财产;a. 值，值得expense：n. 花费，(pl.)费用

16.The writer was so ______ in her work that she didn't notice him enter the room. A. absorbed B. abandoned C. focused D. centered

正确答案：A

答案解析：参考译文：打字员太专注于她的工作以至于都没有注意到他进屋来。

absorb：v. 吸收，并吞，全神贯注abandon：v. 放弃，沉溺focus：v. (使)聚焦，(使)集中;n. 焦点，(注意力、活动、兴趣等的)中心center：n. 中心，中心点a. 中央的v.使集中，集中

17.Actually， information technology can ______ the gap between the poor and the rich. A. link B. break C. ally D. bridge

正确答案：D

答案解析：参考译文：实际上，信息技术弥合了穷富之间的差距。

link：n. 环，节，联系;vi. 连接，联系break：vt. 打破，破碎，中断，中止，违反(法律、规定等);vi. 破，断裂;n. 中断，间歇ally：n. 盟友，同盟国;v. 联盟，联合，与……有关系bridge：n. 桥 v.架桥于;把……连结(或弥合)起来;使渡过

18.Some research workers completely ______ all those facts as though they never existed. A. ignore B. leave C. refuse D. miss

正确答案：A

答案解析：参考译文：一些研究人员完全忽视了所有那些事实，好像它们从没存在过。

ignore：v. 不理睬，忽视;leave：n. 许可，告别，请假;v. 离开，出发，留下refuse：v. 拒绝，谢绝miss：n. 过错，避免，失败vt. 未得到，未达到，未听到，未觉察，逃脱，遗漏，错过

19.Because of his excellent administration， people lived in peace and ______ and all previously neglected matters were taken care of. A. conviction B. contest C. consent D. content

正确答案：D

答案解析：参考译文：由于他的出色管理，人民生活得和平并且满足，所有之前被忽略的事情都得到了照顾。

conviction：n.定罪;确信，信服，信念contest：n.竞赛，争论vt. 竞赛，争取，争辩vi. 争夺consent：n.同意，赞成vi. 同意，赞成content：n. 内容，满足，意义;a. 满足的，满意的，意义的;v. 使……满足，使……安心

20.The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to ______ a culture. A. retain B. relate C. remark D. review

正确答案：A

答案解析：参考译文：方言之所以应该被保留的最根本原因是语言有助于留住文化。

retain：vt. 保持，保留relate：v. 讲，叙述，有关系remark：n. 评论，意见，注意;vt. 说，评论，注意;vi. 评论，谈论review：n. 检讨，复习，回顾;v. 温习，检讨，评论