1. For some obscure reason, the simple game is becoming very popular.
A. unclear
B. obvious
C. major
D. minor
2. The sea turtle's natural habitat has been considerably reduced.
A. greatly
B. suddenly
C. generally
D. slightly
3. I got a note from Moira urging me to get in touch.
A. instructing
B. notifying
C. pushing
D. inviting
4. It is possible to approach the problem in a different way.
A. raise
B. pose
C. experience
D. handle
5. The decision to invade provoked storms of protest.
A. ignored
B. organized
C. caused
D. received
6. Jane said that she couldn't tolerate the long hours.
A. spend
B. take
C. last
D. stand
7. At 80, Peck was still vigorous and living in Paris.
A. energetic
B. happy
C. alone
D. busy
8. Forester stared at his car, trembling with rage.
A. shaking
B. turning
C. jumping
D. shouting
9. A young man is being hailed a hero tonight after rescuing two children.
A. reported
B. proved
C. praised
D. caught
10. I wanted to ask her out but was scared that she might refuse.
A. anxious
B. sure
C. sad
D. afraid
11. At that time, we did not fully grasp the significance of what had happened.
A. give
B. attach
C. lose
D. understand
12. Anderson left the table, remarking that he had some work to do.
A. doubting
B. saying
C. thinking
D. knowing
13. He asserted that nuclear power was a safe and non-polluting energy source.
A. maintained
B. recommended
C. considered
D. acknowledged
14. The study also notes a steady decline in the number of college students taking science courses.
A. relative
B. general
C. continuous
D. sharp
15. She always finds fault with everything.
A. criticizes
B. simplifies
C. evaluates
D. examines
1.A
【解析】题意：不知什么原因，这项简单的运动变得非常流行。
划线词的词义是“不清楚的，不明了的”。
A项unclear意为不清楚的;例句：Reason of attack remains unclear.攻击的原因仍不清楚。
B项obvious意为明显的;例句：It is obvious that she is very clever.很明显，她挺聪明。
C项major意为较大的，主要的;例句：The city holds the major portion of the population in the country.那个城市聚集了全国大部分人口。
D项minor意为较小的，不重要的。例句：We can only make minor concessions，but it might break the deadlock.我们只能做些较小的让步，但这就可能打破僵局。
很明显A项正确。
2.A
【解析】题意：海龟的自然生存环境大大地恶化了。划线词是副词(adv.)，其词义是“相当大的”。
A项greatly意为大大地;例句：His writing has improve greatly in this semester.这学期他的写作有了很大进步。
B项suddenly意为突然地;例句：Suddenly he began to shriek loudly.突然他开始大声尖叫起来。
C项generally意为一般地;例句：Generally speaking，women live longer than men.一般而言，女人的寿命比男人长。
D项slightly意为轻微地。例句：He is slightly drunk.他有些醉了。很明显A项正确。
3.C
【解析】题意：我从Moira那里得到一张便条，催促我尽快联系。urge是一个及物动词(vt.)，其词义是“催促”。
A项instruct意为教导，指示;例句：His uncle instructed him in French.他的叔叔教他法语。
B项notify意为宣告，通知;例句：Please notify us of any change of address.地址如有变动，请通知我们。
C项push意为催促;例句：You'd better not push me for an answer to your request.你最好不要催促我答复你的请求。
D项invite意为邀请;例句：She showed me her gratitude by inviting me to dinner.她邀请我吃晚饭以表示感谢。
很明显C项正确。
4.D
【解析】题意：完全有可能以不同的方式来处理这个问题。划线词approach的词义是“处理;对待”。
A项raise意为抬起，提高;例句：He was raised to management level.他被提到管理层。
B项pose意为提出;例句：Allow me to pose several questions.允许我提出几个问题。
C项experience意为体验，经历;例句：He experienced a pang of sadness.他感到一阵悲痛。
D项handle意为处理。例句：I was impressed by her handling of the affair.我觉得她对此事的处理很了不起。
很明显D项正确。
5.C
【解析】题意：入侵的决定引起了抗议的风暴。
划线词provoke是一个及物动词(vt.)，其词义是“引起，激发”。
A项ignore意为忽视;例句：If there's one meal that is ignored nowadays，it is breakfast.如果有一顿饭被忽视的话，那就是早餐。
B项organize意为组织;例句：The meeting was badly organized.会议组织得很糟。
C项cause意为引起，使发生;例句：Many diseases are caused by bacteria.许多疾病是由细菌引起的。
D项receive意为收到。例句：He must start to question received opinion.他必须开始质疑自己已经接受的观点。
很明显C项正确。
6.D
【解析】题意：简说她无法忍受这么长时间。
划线词是一个及物动词(vt.)。该划线词tolerate的词义是“容忍”。
A项spend意为花费;例句：You really shouldn't spend so much effort on it.你真不应该在这件事上花费这么大的精力。
B项take意为拿，取;例句：Please take the trash to the garbage can.请将垃圾扔到垃圾筒里去。
C项last意为持续;例句：The hot weather lasted until September.炎热的天气持续到九月。
D项stand意为站立，忍受。例句：I don't think the chair is firm enough to stand on.我觉得这椅子不够稳固，不能站人。
很明显D项正确。
7.A
【解析】题意：佩克八十岁时仍然精力旺盛地生活在巴黎。
划线词的词义是“精力旺盛的”。
A项energetic精力旺盛的;例句：His son is an energetic child.他的儿子是个精力旺盛的孩子。
B项happy幸福的;例句：The old couple have a happy life.那对老夫妇过着幸福的生活。
C项alone单独的;例句：No one knows why he is always alone.没有人知道为什么他总是一个人。
D项busy繁忙的。例句：It seems that she has a busy day today.好像她今天很忙。
很明显A项正确。
8.A
【解析】题意：福雷斯特盯着看他的车，气得发抖。划线词的词义是“发抖，战栗”。
A项shake意为发抖;战栗，例句：His voice shook with fear.他害怕得声音发抖。
B项turn意为转动;例句：Turning to the left of me，I glimpsed the quays，the harbor：我把头转向左方，一眼望见了港口的码头。
C项jump意为跳跃;例句：Jumping and throwing have different competing arenas.跳跃和投掷项目的竞技场所不同。
D项shout意为呐喊。例句：He was slapped for his shouting.他因大喊大叫而受到斥责。
很明显A项正确。
9.C
【解析】题意：在营救两名儿童之后，一年轻男子被欢呼拥之为英雄。
划线词hail的词义是“向……欢呼致贺”。
A项report意为报告;例句：It is reported that 20 people were killed in the accident.据报告这次事故有20人死亡。
B项prove意为证明;例句：The facts proved her assumption wrong.事实证明她的设想是错的。
C项praise意为称赞，表扬;例句：The teacher praised her for her courage.老师赞扬了她的勇气。
D项catch意为抓住。例句：I caught him peeping at my paper.他偷看我的论文时被我当场抓住了。
很明显C项正确。
10.D
【解析】题意：我想请她外出，但害怕她可能拒绝。
划线词scared的词义是“吃惊的，害怕的”。
A项anxious意为忧虑;例句：I'm very anxious about the speech contest.我对此次演讲比赛十分忧虑。
B项sure意为肯定;例句：I think you are not quite sure about it.我认为，你们对这一点并不能完全肯定。
C项sad意为悲伤;例句：Her eyes moistened as she listened to the sad story.听着这悲伤的故事，她的眼睛湿润了。
D项afraid意为担心，害怕。例句：I'm afraid that l will be late.我担心我要迟到了。
很明显D项正确。
11.D
【解析】题意：当时我们没有理解所发生事情的重要性。
划线词的词义是“领会，理解”。
A项give意为给;例句：Have you given the waiter a tip? 你给侍者小费了吗?
B项attach意为附上，加上;例句：I attach a copy of my notes for your information.我附上笔记一份供你参考。
C项lose意为丢失，丧失;例句：I lost my wallet yesterday.我昨天丢了钱包。
D项understand意为理解，领悟。例句：I don't understand what you're talking about.我不明白你在说什么。
很明显D项正确。
12.B
【解析】题意：安德森离开了桌子，同时说道他有些工作要去做。
划线词的词义是“说，讲”。
A项doubt意为怀疑;例句：I doubt the truth of it.我怀疑此事的真实程度。
B项say意为说;例句：Be quiet，I've something to say to you.安静，我有话要对你们讲。
C项think意为想;例句：Independent thinking is an absolute necessity.独立思考是绝对必要的。
D项know意为知道。例句：There's no knowing what they will do.没法知道他们会做些什么。很明显
B项是正确选项。
13.A
【解析】题意：他断言核能是一种安全而又无污染的能源。
划线词词义是“主张，断言”。
A项maintain意为主张，强调;例句：He maintains that there are no short cuts to effective management.他断言，有效的管理没有捷径可走。
B项recommend意为推荐;例句：I recommended (you) meeting him first.我建议(你)先见见他。
C项consider意为考虑;倒句：Please take time to consider the problem.请仔细考虑一下这个问题。
D项acknowledge意为承认。例句：He is unwilling to acknowledge defeat.他不愿认输。
很明显A项正确。
14.C
【解析】题意：该项研究还表明选学理科课程的大学生数量在持续下降。
划线词的词义是“稳定的，持续的”。
A项relative意为相关的;例句：The teacher asked me some questions relative to my paper.老师问了我一些和我的论文有关的问题。
B项general意为总的;例句：I get the general impression that they aren't very happy.我对他们的总体印象是他们过得并不是很幸福。
C项continuous意为连续的;例句：The atmosphere is a continuous layer of gases.大气圈是连续的气体层。
D项sharp意思为急剧的。例句：The car turned sharp left.那部车向左急转弯。
很明显C项正确。
15.A
【解析】题意：她总是事事加以非难(挑剔)。
find fault with词义是“挑剔，找毛病，批评”。
A项criticize意为批评;例句：You should not criticize him so harshly in his face.你不应该当面这么严厉地批评他。
B项simplify意为简化;例句：That will simplify my task.那会简化我的工作。
C项evaluate意为评价;例句：Let's evaluate the evidence.让我们评定一下此证据的价值。
D项examine意为调查，考试。例句：It is necessary to examine how the proposals can be carried out.有必要调查一下怎样才能实施这些方案。
很明显A项正确。