B

　　[注释]本题考查词义辨析。ACTIVATE是“使激活，使活化”。[A]CONTRACT是“订约，承包”；[C]MAINTAIN是“维持”；[D]PRESCRIBE是“规定，开处方”。

　　[A]contracts

　　[B]activates

　　[C]maintains

　　[D]prescribes

　　37、Corporations and labor unions have great benefits upon their employees and members as well us upon the general public.

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　　「正确答案」

　　A

　　[注释]本题考查动词与介词的固定搭配。CONFER UPON是“给予，授予”。[B]GRANT是“同意，准予”；[C]FLING是“扔，掷”；[D]SUBMIT是“呈送，呈交”。

　　[A]conferred

　　[B]granted

　　[C]flung

　　[D]submitted

　　38、The movement of the moon conveniently provided the unit of month, which was from one new moon to the next.

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　　「正确答案」

　　B

　　[注释]本题考查动词词义辨析。RECKON是“把……看作”。[A]MEASURE是“测量”；[C]JUDGE是“判断，审判”；[D]ASSESS是“评估”。

　　[A]measured

　　[B]reckoned

　　[C]judged

　　[D]assessed

　　39、The judge ruled that the evidence was inadmissible on the grounds that it was to the issue at hand.

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　　「正确答案」

　　D

　　[注释]本题主要考查固定搭配知识。IRRELEVANT TO是“与……无关的”。[A]IRRATIONAL是“不合理的”；[B]UNREASONABLE是“无理的”；[C]INVALID是“无效的”。

　　[A]irrational

　　[B]unreasonable

　　[C]invalid

　　[D]irrelevant

　　40、Fuel scarcities and price increases automobile designers to scale down the largest models and to develop completely new lines of small cars and trucks.

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　　「正确答案」

　　B

　　[注释]本题考查动词词义辨析。PROMPT是“促使，激励”。[A]PERSUADE是“劝告”；[C]IMPOSE是“把……加强”；[D]ENLIGHTEN是“启发，开导”。

　　[A]persuaded

　　[B]prompted

　　[C]imposed

　　[D]enlightened

　　PartⅡCloze Test（每题1分,共10分）Directions：

　　For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEETⅠby blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. （10 points）

　　Industrial safety does not just happen. Companies （41）[] low accident rates plan their safety programs, work hard to organize them, and continue working to keep them （42）[] and active. When the work is well done, a （43）[] of accident-free operations is established （44）[] time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.

　　Successful safety programs may （45）[] greatly in the emphasis placed on certain aspects of the program. Some place great emphasis on mechanical guarding. Others stress safe work practices by （46）[] rules or regulations. （47）[]others depend on an emotional appeal to the worker. But, there are certain basic ideas that must be used in every program if maximum results are to be obtained. There can be no question about the value of a safety program. From a financial standpoint alone, safety （48）[]. The fewer the injury （49）[], the better the workman's insurance rate. This may mean the difference between operating at （50）[] or at a loss.