1. It’s disturbing to note how many of crimes we do know about were detected ______, not by systematic inspections or other security procedures.

　　A. by accident B. on schedule C. in general D. at intervals

　　2. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of _____ bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.

　　A. regulating B. halting C. interrupting D. combating

　　3. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the _____ in which people communicate across time and space.

　　A. route B. transmission C. vision D. manner

　　4. You can use the Course Calendar to help ____ your students of important dates in the course, such as test dates.

　　A. warn B. remind C. convince D. deprive

　　5. Every culture has developed _____ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.

　　A. preferences B. expectations C. fantasies D. fashions

　　答案及解析：

　　1. [A] 我们所知道的很多犯罪行为是偶然侦破的，而不是通过系统的侦察或其他保护程序侦破的，认识到这一点是令人不安的。

　　解析：by accident 偶然;on schedule 按时;in general一般来说，大体上;at intervals每隔一段时间(或距离)，不时。

　　2. [D] 这所大学已创办了一所研究中心来开发新方法同已产生抗药性的细菌作斗争。

　　解析：regulate 管理，控制;halt(使)停住，(使)停止;interrupt 打断，打扰;combat 与…斗争，与…战斗。

　　3. [D] 通信技术的快速发展正改变着人们跨越时空的交流方式。

　　解析：route 路线，路程;transmission 播送，传送;vision 视觉，视力;manner 方式，方法。

　　4. [B] 你可以利用课程表来帮助你的学生记起重要的课程日期，比如考试日期。

　　解析：remind sb. Of sth. 提醒某人某事

　　5. [A] 每种文化都养成了对某些食物或饮料的偏爱，也同样显示出对其他食物或饮料的强烈反感。

　　解析：preference 偏爱，优先选择;expectation 期待，预期;fantasy 想象，幻想;fashion 方式，样子。