1. Although research has shown that asparagus does contain many important nutrients, it is not, as it was once regarded, a panacea。
. `( d# [/ O8 T, c9 H1 N5 z( \/ L [A] (an) anomaly [B] delicacy [C] life-form [D] cure-all
6 s3 m9 e& q* w8 A) m! l 2. The panorama from their porch encompassed a large part of the Rocky Mountains。
; t9 l6 d% {. L9 c [A] cooking [B] view [C] TV screen [D] small patch of land( G- M4 M) G4 _& n$ ]$ q, z
3. Most scholars agree that American composer George Gershwin's talent was largely self-developed。; k1 e1 Y" G8 Q+ {* M2 _3 o
[A] wealth [B] fame [C] ability [D] character& w$ \1 V2 v$ Y. h. x5 B" u3 P. L
4. Ogden Nash was a famous writer of humorous and satirical verse。% R5 w9 J; _9 r G) B
[A] theatrical [B] ironic [C] comical [D] technical* u% g" M$ R \9 E% _
5. Even when summer temperatures were above freezing and the top inches of earth became saturated with water, the soil below remained frozen into permafrost。% o d8 v0 b6 C Q
[A] enriched [B] dissolved [C] removed [D] soaked
+ \1 f) d* P1 u2 M5 x( Y 6. Numbing terror overtook them as they witnessed the explosions。
, O4 _. H! d' d. k4 p, }! g, n [A] torpid [B] tantalizing [C] paralyzing [D] sentient! ]* O' E6 ]1 _6 `
7. Soil comprises the surface layer of the Earth that nourishes and supports the growth of rooted plants。
% k9 [( C& n U" E [A] arranges [B] shelters [C] accepts [D] feeds
; `" D" o' B8 E P9 F8 I J 8. The comic routines of Stan Laruel and Oliver Hardy involved pantomime and novel use of props。
# R( r x# L5 {8 O0 p0 c [A] original [B] appropriate [C] literal [D] funny- p7 D* y3 G4 m+ I
9. The racoon is a nocturnal animal。
T* f$ T3 Y2 J8 w- H9 X) `3 s [A] harmless [B] night [C] marsupial [D] diurnal. O8 B, `, d+ n& l6 c' q7 q
10. The extreme heat made everyone languid。 j0 n. G4 g* Y+ |
[A] listless [B] bothersome [C] selfish [D] gruff
: Q2 u4 w& [. R2 n, ~$ }1 ` 答案:DBCBD CDABA |