56.The archaeologist ____that the vase was 3500 years old.
A) utilized¹ B) estimatedC) sustained D) upheld

57.For a little while the girl ____ for her dead cat, but she got over it after a few days.
A) ached B) depressedC) grieved D) upset

58.Although the arguments were ____, he was not convinced.
A) rational B) universalC) apparent D) exceptional

59.The ____ of the sun almost blinded them.
A) glitter B) flareC) sparks D) glare

60.Her hair was wet from the ____ tossed up by the huge waves.
A) surf B) latherC) foam³ D) spray

61.The house has remained ____ since its owner left for a foreign country four years ago.
A) ruined B) hauntedC) uninhabited D) locked

62.A series of strikes have ____ many of the basic industries in that country.A) crippled B) damagedC) changed D) decreased

63.Martin lay____on the bed all night,turning over and over in his mind the great decision he might have to make.
A) wake B) awakeC) waken D) woke

64.A square is a flat area having four sides, any adjacent two sides of which ____ a right angle.
A) make B) advocateC) adjoin D) shape

65.Modern sonar makes it possible to ____ an underwater submarine.
A) communicate B) sinkC) search D) locate

66.I have looked all over the office for my jar of glue. It seemed to have ____.
A) vapoured B) vanishedC) vibrated D) reduced

67.In no case will they ____ with folded arms.
A) pass by B) look onC) go by D) hold on

68.As he failed to win the first prize in the badminton match, he had to ____ the second.
A) settle in B) settle forC) settle up D) settle with

69.The nurse was dismissed because she was found to be ____.
A) roundabout B) correspondingC) vigilant⁴ D) negligent⁵

70.The editor told me that if I could ____ my story to 5,000 words, they would take it.
A) cut off B) cut downC) cut across D) cut in

56.【答案】B。【译文】考古学家估计这个花瓶有3500年的历史。【试题分析】词义辨析题。【详细解答】utilized v. 利用；estimated v. 估计；sustained v. 维持；upheld v. 坚持，维护
57. 【答案】C。【译文】小女孩因为她的猫的死而伤心了一会儿，但几天以后她就把这事给忘了。【试题分析】本题考查词语辨析以及固定搭配。【详细解答】 ached v. 痛疼；depressed² v. 沮丧；grieved v. 伤心；upset v. 难过，不要；这其中grieve for 为…而伤心；upset 是及物动词。
58.【答案】A。【译文】尽管论据很合理，但是他还是没被说服。【试题分析】词义辨析题。【详细解答】rational adj. 合理的；universal adj. 普遍的；apparent adj. 明显的，exceptional adj. 例外的。
59.【答案】D。【译文】太阳耀眼的光芒使得我们几乎看不见。【试题分析】词义辨析题。辨析几个表示“发光”的词。【详细解答】glitter n. 闪烁；glare n. 摇拽的火焰；sparks n. 火花，火星；glare n. 耀眼的强光
60.【答案】D。【译文】她的头发被巨浪卷起的浪花弄湿了。【试题分析】词义辨析题。辨析几个“浪花”的区别。【详细解答】surf n. 拍举浪(花)；lather n. (肥皂等的)泡沫；foam n. 泡沫，泡沫材料；spray n. 浪花
61. 【答案】C。【译文】自从房主4年前去国外之后，这所房子就没人居住。【试题分析】本题测试词义辨析及形容词的分词的用法。【详细解答】ruined adj. 毁坏的；haunted adj. 闹鬼的，萦绕于心的；uninhabited adj. 无人居住的；locked adj. 上锁的。
62.【答案】A。【译文】一系列罢工严重削弱那个国家的很多基础工业。【试题分析】词义辨析题。辨析意义相近的词。【详细解答】crippled v. 严重削弱，使残废；damaged v. 损坏；changed v. 改变；decreased v. 减少
63. 【答案】B。【译文】Martin 整晚都无法入睡，反反复复地考虑他可能不得不做的决定。【试题分析】词性辨析题。【详细解答】wake v. 醒来；awake adj. 唤醒； waken v. 弄醒； woke是wake过去式。形容词awake 作动词lay 的伴随状语对主语的状况进行说明。又如：The goat rolled over dead. 山羊翻个身去，死了。
64.【答案】A。【译文】正方形是有4个边的平面，其中任何相邻的2条边构成一个直角。【试题分析】词语辨析题。【详细解答】make v. 形成，构成；advocate v. 鼓吹；adjoin v. 相邻，靠近；shape v. 成形
65.【答案】D。【译文】现代声纳技术使得定位水下潜水艇成为可能。【试题分析】词义辨析题。【详细解答】communicate v. 交流；sink v. 下沉；search v. 搜寻；locate v. 定位
66. 【答案】B。【译文】我在办公室里四处找寻我的那瓶胶水，它似乎已经消失了。【试题分析】词义辨析题。【详细解答】vapoured v. 蒸发；vanished v. 消失；vibrated v. 振动；reduced v. 减少。其中vanished 是不及物动词。
67.【答案】B。【译文】在任何时候他们决不会袖手旁观。【试题分析】词组辨析题。【详细解答】pass by 经过，忽视；look on 旁观；go by (时光)流逝；hold on 坚持。
68. 【答案】B。【译文】既然他没能在羽毛球比赛中获得第一名，他不得不屈居第二。【试题分析】本题考查对settle的掌握情况。【详细解答】settle in 进入新居，习惯于…；settle for 勉强接受；settle up 付清欠账；settle with 解决争端。
69. 【答案】D。【译文】这名护士被解雇了，因为她失职。【试题分析】形容词词义辨析题。【详细解答】roundabout adj. 转弯抹角的；corresponding adj. 相应的，对应的；vigilant adj. 警戒的；negligent 疏忽的。
70.【答案】B。【译文】编辑告诉我如果我能将我的文章减到5000字，他们将录用它。【试题分析】本题考查对由cut构成的词组用法的掌握。【详细解答】cut off 切掉，切断；cut in 插嘴。