1. The plum(李子)is usually cultivated in the temperate zones, although among its numerous varieties are types suitable for almost any soil or site.

(A) location (B) elevation(C) climate

2. Native American myths and legends often depict the coyote(草原狼)as a smart trickster.

(A) funny (B) friendly (C) clever

3. This sketch can be easily drawn.

(A) eulogy (B) statute (C) outline

4. Thomas Eakins' insistence on studying the nude shocked the authorities of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

(A) incited (B) disrupted (C) astonished

5. The Food and Drug Administration classifies as a cosmetic any product whose single purpose is to improve a person's appearance.

(A) obvious (B) simple (C) exclusive

6. Recent measurements along the San Andreas fault show a steady slip of about eight tenths of an inch per year.

(A) glide (B)roll (C) slide

7. Ballet is somewhat restricted in the number of movements that are used but almost any type of motion is acceptable is modem dance.

(A) rather (B) still (C) puzzlingly

8. Aneroid barometers(无液气压计)are able to show much slighter changes in the atmosphere than mercury barometers

(A) smaller (B) thinner (C) more sudden

9. Even though the topography of different areas of the southwestern United States is diverse, the weather patterns are quite similar.

(A) predictable (B)humid (C) comparable

10. Human skin is very thin on the eyelid and quite thick on the sole of the foot.

(A) bottom (B)essence (C) inside

答案：ACCCC CAACA

详解：

1、Location

n. 位置(形容词locational);地点;外景拍摄场地

This corner would make a good location for a gas station.

这个拐角将是设立一个加油站的好地点。

2、clever

adj. 聪明的;机灵的;熟练的

[ 比较级cleverer 最高级 cleverest ]

She is a bright [clever] girl.

她是一个聪明的女孩。

3、outline

n. 轮廓;大纲;概要;略图

vt. 概述;略述;描画…轮廓

The fog blurred the outline of the plane.

浓雾使飞机轮廓模糊不清。四级分数分配

4、astonished

adj. 吃惊的

His words astonished all.

他的话使大家感到惊讶。

5、exclusive

adj. 独有的;排外的;专一的

n. 独家新闻;独家经营的项目;排外者

Lack of exclusive content.

缺乏独有的内容。

6、slide

n. 滑动;幻灯片;滑梯;雪崩

vi. 滑动;滑落;不知不觉陷入

vt. 滑动;使滑动;悄悄地迅速放置

Let's slide down this grassy slope.

咱们顺着这草坡滑下去吧。

7、rather

adv. 宁可，宁愿;相当

int. 当然啦(回答问题时用)

His love had been woven of sentiment rather than passion.

他的爱是以情感而不是以情欲为其经纬的。

8、smaller

adj. 较小，更小的

Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.

在反应堆内部大的分子被裂解为较小的分子。

9、comparable

adj. 可比较的;比得上的

You created the model based on other comparable houses in the neighborhood and what they sold for (the model), then put the values of your own house into this model to produce an expected price.

这个模型建立在邻近地区内的其他有可比性的房子的售价的基础上(模型)，然后再把您自己房子的值放入此模型来产生一个预期价格。

10、bottom

n. 底部;末端;臀部;尽头

adj. 底部的

vt. 装底;测量深浅;查明真相

vi. 到达底部;建立基础

This bottom of bucket has worn through.

这个桶底已经磨穿了。