1. although research has shown that asparagus does contain many important nutrients, it is not, as it was once regarded, a panacea。

　　[a] (an) anomaly        [b] delicacy          [c] life-form             [d] cure-all

　　2. the panorama from their porch encompassed a large part of the rocky mountains。

　　[a] cooking         [b] view         [c] tv screen         [d] small patch of land

　　3. most scholars agree that american composer george gershwin's talent was largely self-developed。

　　[a] wealth           [b] fame             [c] ability               [d] character

　　4. ogden nash was a famous writer of humorous and satirical verse。

　　[a] theatrical           [b] ironic          [c] comical              [d] technical

　　5. even when summer temperatures were above freezing and the top inches of earth became saturated with water, the soil below remained frozen into permafrost。

　　[a] enriched             [b] dissolved          [c] removed            [d] soaked

　　6. numbing terror overtook them as they witnessed the explosions。

　　[a] torpid              [b] tantalizing       [c] paralyzing           [d] sentient

　　7. soil comprises the surface layer of the earth that nourishes and supports the growth of rooted plants。

　　[a] arranges             [b] shelters          [c] accepts              [d] feeds

　　8. the comic routines of stan laruel and oliver hardy involved pantomime and novel use of props。

　　[a] original              [b] appropriate       [c] literal               [d] funny

　　9. the racoon is a nocturnal animal。

　　[a] harmless           [b] night             [c] marsupial             [d] diurnal

　　10. the extreme heat made everyone languid。

　　[a] listless               [b] bothersome       [c] selfish               [d] gruff

　　答案：dbcbd cdaba