59. The prison guards were armed and ready to shoot if _______ in any way.
A) intervened　
B) incurred
C) provoked
D) poked

60. Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other _______.
A) drawbacks　
B) handicaps　
C) bruises　
D) blunders

61.It was ____ that the restaurant discriminated against black customers.
A) addicted
B) alleged
C) assaulted
D) ascribed

62.The medicine ____ his pain but did not cure his illness.
A) activated
B) alleviated
C) mediated
D) deteriorated

63.He is the only person who can ____ in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously.
A) testify
B) charge
C) accuse
D) rectify

64.Professor Hawking is ____ as one of the world's greatest living physicists.
A) dignified
B) clarified
C) acknowledged
D) illustrated

65.The financial problem of this company is further ____ by the rise in interest rates.
A) increased
B) strengthened
C) reinforced
D) aggravated

66.We shall probably never be able to ____ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.
A) assert
B) impart
C) ascertain
D) notify

答案：

59.C 参考译文: 监狱守卫全副武装,随时准备射击以任何方式挑衅的人
A) intervened　干涉, 干预, 插入　
B) incurred 招致,发生
C) provoked 激怒, 挑拨, 煽动　
D) poked 刺, 戳

60. A 参考译文: 许多纯金属没有什么用处,因为他们太软,太容易锈蚀,或者有其他的缺点
A) drawbacks　缺点, 障碍, 退税(指进口货物再出口时退还其进口时的关税)　B) handicaps　障碍, 阻碍　
C) bruises　瘀伤, 擦伤　
D) blunders 跌跌撞撞地走, 犯大错

61.C 参考译文: 这家餐厅歧视黑人顾客是带有攻击性的行为
A) addicted 使沉溺, 使上瘾
B) alleged 宣称, 断言
C) assaulted 攻击, 袭击
D) ascribed 归因于, 归咎于

62.B 参考译文: 药物减轻了他的疼痛但是没有治愈他的病
A) activated 激活
B) alleviated 使(痛苦等)易于忍受, 减轻
C) mediated 间接，居间(调停)
D) deteriorated 恶化

63.A 参考译文: 他是唯一一个能给这案子作证的人,因为其他的目击者都被秘密杀害了
A) testify 证明, 证实, 作证
B) charge 控诉, 责令, 告诫,收费
C) accuse 控告, 谴责, 非难
D) rectify 矫正, 调整

64.C 参考译文: 霍金教授是世界上公认仍健在的最伟大的物理学家之一
A) dignified 有威严的, 有品格的
B) clarified 澄清了的
C) acknowledged 公认的
D) illustrated 有插图的,说明的

65.D 参考译文: 这家公司的经济状况由于利率的上升而更加恶化
A) increased 增加的
B) strengthened 加强的,加固的
C) reinforced 加固的
D) aggravated 恶化的

66.C 参考译文: 我们可能将永远不会透露这些亚原子颗粒的真正性质
A) assert 断定
B) impart 给予(尤指抽象事物), 传授, 告知, 透露
C) ascertain 确定, 查明
D) notify 通告,通知