1. The airport police who ______ the girl concluded that she was innocent and hadn’t known about the drugs. A. interrogated B. shrouded C. ratified D. muffled A【句意】审问这个女孩的机场警察认为她是无辜且不知晓这些毒品的。 【解析】动词词义辨析。interrogate“审问;盘问”;shroud“覆盖;隐瞒;笼罩”;ratify(其动词过去式为ratified)“批准 (条约或书面协议)”;muffle“裹住;压低 (声音)”。由句中关键词“airport police机场警察”与“concluded that she was innocent认为她是无辜的”知“审问”符合语境,由此知A项正确。 2. The energetic ultraviolet radiation is ______ to life since it tends to break up the complicated molecules on which life depends. A. indissoluble B. indolent C. IndiscreetD. inimical D【句意】高能紫外辐射对生命是有害的,因为它倾向于分解生命赖以生存的复杂分子。 【解析】形容词词义辨析。indissoluble“不能分解的;不能溶解的;坚固的”;indolent “懒惰的;[医]无痛的”;indiscreet“轻率的;不慎重的”;inimical“敌意的;有害的”。 由关键词“it tends to break up the complicated molecules on which life depends它易于分解生命所依赖的复杂分子”知“有害的”符合,由此知D项正确。 3. The idea that hard work was to be ______ distinguished Americans from Europeans who admired their gentlemen of leisure. A. inversed B. esteemed C. exclaimed D. hoarded B 【句意】努力工作将是受人尊敬的这种想法把美国人和羡慕悠闲绅士的欧洲人区分开来。 【解析】形容词词义辨析。inversed“相反的;颠倒的”;esteemed“受人尊敬的”;exclaimed为动词exclaim“大声说出”的过去式;hoarded为动词hoard“贮藏”的过去式。由关键词“hard work努力工作”与“Americans美国人”的对应知“受人尊敬的”符合,由此知B项正确。