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56. The boy's foolish question __his mother who was busy with housework and had no interest in talking.
A) Intrigued B) fascinated
C) irritated D) stimulated
【解析】选C。男孩子愚蠢的问题激怒了他的妈妈，妈妈正忙于家务根本没有兴趣讲话。本题考察的是动词词义的辨析。intrigue“激起……的兴趣”，fascinate“使入迷”，irritate“激怒”，stimulate“刺激”。
57. Millions of people around the world have some type of physical, mental, or emotional __ that severely limits their abilities to manage their daily activities.
A) scandal B) misfortune
C) deficit D) handicap
【解析】选D。世界上有数百万人患有某种类型的肢体、精神或者情绪上的障碍；这严重限制了他们自己应付日常生活的能力。本题考察名词词义的辨析，scandal“丑闻”，misfortune“不幸”，deficit“赤字”，handicap“障碍”。
58. It is believed that the feeding patterns parents __ on their children can determine their adolescent and adult eating habits.
A) compel B) impose
C) evoke D) necessitate
【解析】选B。人们相信，孩子们小时父母强加给他们的喂食模式，能够决定他们青少年和成年时期的饮食习惯。本题考察的是动词词义的辨析，compel“强迫”，impose sth on sb“把…….强加于某人”，evoke“引起”，necessitate“成为必要”。
59. If the value-added tax were done away with, it would act as a __ to consumption.
A) progression B) prime
C) stability D) stimulus
【解析】选D。如果(商品)增值税被废除，它可以扮演刺激消费的角色。本题考察的是名词词义的辨析，progression“行进”，prime“最初，青春”，stability“能力”，stimulus“刺激”。
60. The bride and groom promised to __ each other through sickness and health.
A) nourish B) nominate
C) roster D) cherish
【解析】选D。新娘新郎承诺不管生病还是健康都会相互珍爱。本题考察的是动词词义的辨析，nourish“滋养，使健壮”，nominate“提名，推荐”，roster“上花名册”，cherish“诊视”。
61. They're going to build a big office block on that __ piece of land.
A) void B) vacant
C) blank D) shallow
【解析】选B。他们打算在那块空地建一个大的办公区域。本题考察的是同义形容词的辨析，void“空旷，空虚，强调完全空无的，空无一人的”，Vacant“空缺的，未被占有者的，未被使用的”，blank“空白的”，shallow“肤浅的”。
62. Without any hesitation, she took off her shoes, __up her skirt and splashed across the stream.
A) tucked B) revolved
C) twisted D) curled
【解析】选A。她没有任何犹豫，脱下鞋子，折起裙子，淌水穿过了小溪。本题考察的是动词词义的辨析，tuck “折短，卷起”，revolve“旋转”，twist“扭曲, 缠绕”，curl“使（头发等）卷曲”。 | 
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