1.A healthy life is frequently thought to be__with the open countryside and homegrown food.

A)tied B)bound C)involved D)associated

2.Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are__ in grocery stores.

A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available

3.The shy girl felt __ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.英语四级评分标准

A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused

4.Only a few people have ______ to the full facts of the incident.

A) access B) resort C) contact D) assess

5.There is no ______ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.

A)attractionB)appointmentC)accessD)solid

答案与解析：

1.D

associate vi.交往n.伙伴，同事 D

associate oneself with 加入

associate sth.with 把(某事物与其他事物)联系在一起

associate with 和……来往

人们总是把健康的生活与开阔的乡村和自家种的食物联系在一起。

2.D

available a.可利用的;通用的

经过加工随时可供烹调的方便食品在食杂店可以买到。

3.B

awkward a.笨拙的;尴尬的

当这个害羞的女孩回答不上来老师的提问时，她感到很窘迫和难受.

4.C

只有少数几个人有机会了解事件的全部真相。

access n.通道，入口;接近，进入;接近的机会 vt.存取(计算机文件)

注意与之搭配的介词必须是to, 如：have free access to the library 自由进入图书馆;注意相近词的区别：access, assess(评价，评估)和excess(超过，过度)。

5.D

没有确凿的证据表明人们可以控制他们的梦境，至少在实验室的实验条件下是这样的。

solid adj.结实的;实心的;固体的;可靠的;纯质的;连续的 n.固体

solid foundation 稳固的基础;a solid mass of matter 一连串众多的时间