1. Alexander Hamilton was accused of being involved in a scheme to establish a separate nation in the western part of the United States.

(A)plot (B)decision (C)order

2. Estuaries(河口，江口) are extremely sensitive and ecologically important habitats, providing breeding and feeding grounds for many life forms.

(A)valuable (B)delicate (C)productive

3. In the Gothic(哥特式的)novel, emphasis is placed on setting and plot, rather than on character development.

(A) action (B) mystery (C) scene

4. A computer will always follow the same sequence when solving a problem, no matter how complicated that problem may be.

(A) imprint (B) definition (C) progression

5. The Celsius(摄氏的)scale, developed in 1742 by the Swedish scientist Anders Celsius, is the most widely used temperature scale in the world.

(A) rule (B) system (C) measure

答案：ABCCC

详解：

1、Plot

n. 情节;图;阴谋

vt. 密谋;绘图;划分;标绘四级分数分布

vi. 密谋;策划;绘制

What plot are you brewing?

你们在策划什么阴谋?

2、Delicate

adj. 微妙的;精美的，雅致的;柔和的;易碎的;纤弱的;清淡可口的

Any of these delicate processes could have stalled.

这些微妙的过程都可能出现故障。

3、Scene

n. 场面;情景;景象;事件

He described the scene to me.

他向我描述了那个情景。

4、progression

n. 前进;连续

But I can see that progression.

但是我能看到那种进步。

5、measure

n. 测量;措施;程度;尺寸

vt. 测量;估量;权衡

vi. 测量;估量

How do we measure poverty?

我们如何衡量贫困呢?