1. A_________ gain or profit is the actual gain after all working expenses have been paid.A. gross B. netC. positive D. negative2. A better working environment improves people's performance, and _________ productivity.A. furthermore B. henceC. moreover D. even3. A completely new situation will ________ when the examination system comes into exist-ence.A. rise B. ariseC. raise D. arouse4. A cork will ________ in water, but a stone sinks.A. fly B. flowC. float D. drift5. A dark suit is preferable _________a light one for evening wear.A. to B. thanC. for D. against6. A deputy director will be _________the whole factory next week when the director is away for a month.A. in favor of B. in charge ofC. in place of D. on behalf of7. A few minutes after the plane had taken off, it _________to the ground,A. crashed B. crushedC. dashed D. flashed8. A friendship may be _________, casual, situational or deep and lasting.A. identical B. originalC. superficial D. critical9. A good newspaper publishes both __________ and foreign news.A. current B. latestC. recent D. domestic10. A good teacher must know how to _________ his ideas.A. convey B. displayC. consult D. confront
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1.[答案]B[翻译]净利润指的是把所的有成本费用都刨掉后的实际所得。[分析]net的意思是“(利润或重量)净的,纯的”;gross的意思是“(利润或重量)总的,毛”;positive意思是“肯定的,积极的”;negative的意思是“消极的,反面的,否定的”。2.[答案]B[翻译]一个更好的工作环境能促使人们更好地工作,因而会提高生产力。[分析]四个选项都是副词。Hence的意思是“因此”;furthermore与moreover同义,意为“而且”;even的意思是“甚至”。3.[答案]B[翻译]这项考试制度出台后,会出现一个崭新的局面。[分析]arise是不及物动词,意思是“出现,产出,发生”,后常跟介词from,表示“由……引起,由……产生”;rise是不及物动词,意为“升起,上升,增高”;raise是及物动词,意思是“举起,增加,提高”;arouse是及物动词,意思是“唤醒,引起”。4. [答 案]C[翻译]活塞会在水上漂浮而石头则会沉下去。[分析]Float的意思是“漂浮”;fly的意思是“飞,飘扬”;flow的意思是“流,流动”;drift的意思是“漂流”5.[答案]A[翻译]作为晚装,黑色西服要比浅色西服更合适。[分析]to一般跟preferable搭配在一起,构成preferable to,意思是“更好的,更合意的”。其他的三个选项均不能与preferable搭配。6.[答案]B[翻译]下个星期经理要外出一个月,代经理将主持全厂作。[分析]in charge of的意思是“负责,主管”;in favor of的意思是“赞成,支持”;in place of的意思是“代替”;on behalf of 的意思是“代表”。7.[答案]A[翻译]飞机起飞几分钟后便坠毁的地面。[分析]crash的意思是“撞击,坠毁”;crush的意思是“榨,挤,压碎”;dash的意思是“投掷,冲撞”;flash的意思是“(火焰等)一闪,闪亮”。8.[答案]C[翻译]友谊或肤浅的,随机的或是深厚的,持久的。[分析]superficial的意思是“表面的、肤浅的”;identical的意思是“相同的、一致的”;original意为“原来的,最初的”;critical的意思是“批判性的,紧要的”。9.[答案]D[翻译]一份好的报纸既要发表国内的新闻,也要发表国外的新闻。[分析]domestic的意思是“国内的”的;current的意思是“目前的,现在的”;latest的意思是“最新的,最近的”;recent的意思是“近来,最近”。10.[答案]A[翻译]一个好老师必须要懂得如何表达他的思想。[分析]convey的意思是“传达,表达”;display是“展示,表现”;consult是“请教,咨询,查阅”;confront的意思是“面临,遭遇”。
1. A good way to ________ a language is to live in the native culture with the native speakers.A. require B. acquire eC. inquire D. sustain2. A great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the _________ of becoming white collar workers.A. privilege B. advantageC. profit D. preference3. A hush fell over the guests who had _________ for the wedding celebration.A. assembled B. participatedC. attended D. summoned4. A Korean manufacturer has _________ us a price ten percent lower than yours.A. referred B. offeredC. gave D. told5. A landing on Mars is within the _________ of current physical theory.A. dimension B. volumeC. magnitude D. scope6. A Love marriage, however, does not necessarily _________much sharing of interests and responsibilities.A. take over B. result inC. holds on D. keep to7. A man has to make ________ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.A. supply B. assuranceC. provision D. adjustment8. A neat letter improves your chances of a favorable_________ .A. circumstance B. requestC. reception D. response9. A police officer was sent to ________ the crime.A. march B. investigateC. survey D. explore10. A product is to be considered as being __________, when introduced into the commerce of another country at less than its normal value.A. discharged B. discardedC. disposed D. dumped
答案精解1.[答案]B[翻译]掌握一种语言的最佳途径就是与说这种语言的人们生活在一起,处于说该种语言的文化环境之中。[分析]acquire的意思“获得,习得”,常常指经过很长一段时间的努力才获得某种东西。比如说acquire knowledge获得知识。Require的意思是“要求,需要”;inquire的意思是“询问,调查,问候”,这个单词也可以写成enquire;sustain的意思是“支持,抚养,维持”。2.[答案]A[翻译]许多人经常愿意牺牲高收入来换取获得白领工作者的特权。[分析]privilege的意思是“特权,恩典”;advantage的意思是“优点,优势”;profit的意思是“利润,收益”;preference的意思是“偏爱,优待,优先考虑”。3.[答案]A[翻译]前来参加婚礼的客人们肃静下来。[分析]assemble的意思是“聚集,集合,召集”;participate的意思是“参加”,它是一个不及物动词,后面要加in构成participate in,表示“参加……”;从逻辑上讲,attend的意思是“出席”,它符合题意,但attend是一个及物动词,后可直接跟宾语,因此,C不是答案;summon的意思是“召集,召唤,传唤”,它也是一个及物动词,故不是答案。由此可见,只有A既符合题意,又符合语法规则,为正确答案。4.[答案]B[翻译]一家韩国制造商给我们报的价要比你们的低10%。[分析]offer的意思是“报价”;refer的意思是“参考,查阅,提到”;give的意思是“给”;tell的意思是“告诉”。5.[答案]D[翻译]在火星着陆是现代物理学研究的范围。[分析]scope的意思是“范围”,表示一种事物所掌握或控制的两度空间的区域,也可用作比喻,指掌握的程度或涉及的广度;dimension的意思是“尺寸”;volume的意思是“容积,体积”;magnitude“宏大,硕大”。6.[答案]B[翻译]然而一个有爱情的婚姻并不一定导致双方兴趣的一致承担更多的责任。[分析]result in的意思是“导致,结果”;take over的意思是“接受,接管”;hold on的意思是“紧握,等一会儿”;keep to的意思是“遵守,坚持”。7.[答案]C[翻译]一个人必须存足够的钱养老。[分析]provision的意思是“准备,预备”;make provision for的意思是“为……而做准备”;supply的意思是“储备,供应”,常与介词of连用;assurance的意思是“保证”;adjustment的意思是“调整,调节”。8.[答案]D[翻译]一封干净而整洁的信会有助于你得到满意的答复。[分析]response的意思是“回答,答复”;circumstance常用复数形式,意思是“情形,环境,状况”;request的意思是“请求,要求”;reception的意思是“接待,招待会”。9.[答案]B[翻译]这位警官被派去调查这桩罪行。[分析]investigate的意思是“调查”;search的意思是“搜寻”;survey的意思是“观察,俯视”;explore的意思是“探索,探险”。10.[答案]D[翻译]如果某产品以低于正常价格进入另一个国家的商业领域,即被视为倾销。 [分析]dump是一经济词汇,意思是“倾销”;discharge的意思是“解雇”;discard
1. A promotion of a country 's international trade position is associated with _________ of its currency.A. appreciation B. boomC. spiral D. prosperity2, A minor is going _________ the school that we will have three days off for this week.A. by B. aheadC. round D. down3. A small child has to learn to keep its __________ before it can walk far.A. weight B. scaleC. balance D. stability4. A standard test is supposed to be _________ because the marking is not affected by individual preferences.A. subjective B. objectiveC. transparent D. influential5. A student sticking closely to the _________of the school is often praised by teachers.A.orders B. regulationsC. principles D. interests6. A week after her husband died, Mary broke ________ completely and had to go into hospital.A. up B. inC. down D. oat7. A wooden bridge is not strong enough to _________a railway train.A. retain B. supportC. maintain D. obtain8. A year ago the firm had a _________ loss of 4.3 million dollars or 20 cents a share after all necessary deduction.A. total B. grossC. net D. clear9. Able placed too much _________ on sports mad not enough on his studies.A. importance B. emphasisC. interest D. worth10. According to Nobel’s famous will, the interest on his fund will be _________ to five people who have made great contributions to mankind daring the previous year.A. contributed B. devotedC. distributed D. allocated
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1.[答案]A[翻译]一个国家的外贸地位同它货币的增值有关。[分析]appreciation的意思是“增值”;boom的意思是“繁荣”;spiral的意思是“螺旋式上升”;prosperity的意思是“繁荣”。2.[答案]C[翻译]关于这个星期我们将休息3天的谣言传遍了整个学校。[分析]go round 的意思是“四处走动,绕道”go by的意思是“(时间)过去,经过”;go ahead 的意思是“继续下去,开始”;go down的意思是“下沉,下降”。3.[答案]C[翻译]小孩在学会走远之前,要学会保持平衡。[分析]balance的意思是“平衡”;weight的意思是“重量”;scale的意思是“刻度”;stability的意思是“稳定性”。4.[答案]B[翻译]标准化测试应该具有客观性,因为判分不受到个人好恶的影响。[分析]objective的意思是“客观的”;subjective的意思是“主观的”;transparent的意思是“透明的,极薄的”;influential的意思是“有权力的,有势力的”。5.[答案]B[翻译]严格遵守规章制度的学生经常受到老师的表扬。[分析]regulation的意思是“规章制度”;order的意思是“命令”;principle的意思是“原则”;interest单数的时候意思是“兴趣,趣味,爱好”。6.[答案]C[翻译]她的父亲死后一个星期,Mary彻底崩溃了,不得不被送往医院。[分析]break down的意思是“(由于过于劳累或焦虑,体力、精神)衰退,支持不住”;bread up的意思是“打碎,中断”;bread in的意思是“闯入”;bread out的意思是“爆发,突然发生。”。7.[答案]B[翻译]木桥之力不足以支撑一列火车。[分析]support的意思是“支持,支撑”;retain的意思是“保持,保留”;maintain的意思是“维持,维修,主张”;obtain的意思是“获得”。8.[答案]C[翻译]一年前该公司的净亏捐损为430万美元或者说在做出必要的扣除之后,一股净亏20美分。[分析]net的意思是“纯的,净的”;total的意思是“全部的”;gross的意思是“总的”;clear的意思是“以清偿债务的”。9.[答案]B[翻译]Able放在体育运动上精力过多,而放在学习上的时间不够。[分析]place emphasis on表示“强调……”或“重视……”;importance的意思是“重要性”;interest的意思是“兴趣”;worth的意思是“价值”;importance,interest和worth都不能和place…on搭配。10. [答案]C[翻译]根据诺贝尔的著名遗愿,他的基金的利息将分发给上一年为人类做出重大贡献的五个人。[分析]distribute的意思是“将分发,分配,分送”;contribute to的意思是“捐献,贡献”;devote to的意思是“将……奉献给”;allocate的意思是“分配,分派”。distribute和allocate都表示把一定数量的钱或东西在一些成员中进行分配。但在实际运用中,有一定的区别。distribute常指就整体开定量分若干份在各处分发,或将物品等发给某群体分散在各处的员。一般经济上的生产与分配中的分配都用这个词。例如:The teacher distributed the examination papers to the class.教师分发试卷给全班学生。The products should be distributed in accordance with the principle “To each according to his work”应该依照按劳分配的原则来分配产品。allocate是指某执政机构为某政府计划拨出专款。例如:Half of medical supplies have already been allocated funds for the new school.一半药品已分配给震区的受害者。The town allocated funds for the new school.这个城镇拨专款给这所新建学校。
1. According to the weather forecast, which is usually _________, it will snow this afternoon.A. accurate B. preciseC. exact D. perfect2. Accuracy is to the programming of computers.A. fundamental B. decisiveC. characteristic D. typical3. Adam is one of my best friends, He always ________ me whenever I am in trouble.A. stands out B. stands byC. stands up D. stands up to4. After 1978 the farm began to take _________ a new look.A. in B. onC, up D. to5. After a long struggle, he _________ his opponents.A. competed with B. got on withC. defeated D. yielded to6. After a meal in a restaurant, you ask the waiter for the _________ A. bill B. noteC. receipt D. menu7. After a quick _________ at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance.A. glance B. peerC. gaze D. scan8. After careful planning, John ________ a way of solving the problem.A. thought about B. thought ofC. thought over D. thought out9. After flying across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh became famous _________A. immediately B. overnightC. punctually D. promptly10. After his recovery from illness, he ________ his former position.A. assumed B. presumedC. consumed D. resumed
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1. [答案]A[翻译]天气预报通常都很准确。根据天气预报,今天下午要下雪。[分析]这四个选项都有“准确的,精确的”意思,但它们的侧重点不同。Accurate强调准确性,与事实无出入。例如:Is your watch accurate?你的表准吗?(即:它记时可靠吗?)通常,表示天气预报准确要用accurate; precise强调范围界限的鲜明性或细节的精密。例如:The definition he gives is not precise enough to be really of any use.他下的定义不够明确,因此没有多大用处。Exact强调在一定数量和质量方面的极度准确,要求丝毫不差。例如:You must give the signal at the exact moment specified.你一定要严格依照规定的时间发出信号。在实际运用中,这三个词大体意义是一致的,常常可互用。例如:He has made an accurate (exact, precise)measurement of my garden.他准确地丈量了我的花园。Perfect的意思是“完美的,完善的”。2. [答案]A[翻译]精确是计算机编程的基本。[分析]fundamental的意思是“基本的,基础的”;decisive的意思是“确定的,果断的”;characteristic的意思是“特有的,典型的”;typical的意思是“典型的,有代表性的”。3. [答案]B[翻译]Adam是我最好的一个朋友,无论我什么时候有困难,他总是支持我。[分析]stand by 的意思是“支持;遵守诺言”;stand out的意思是“突出,显眼”; stand up的意思是“站起来;(证据、论点等)站得住脚”;stand up to的意思是“勇敢地面对”。4. [答案]B[翻译]1978年之后,这家农场焕然一新。[分析]take on的意思是“呈现(新面貌)”;take in的意思是“接受;欺骗”; take up的意思是“占据,从事”; take to的意思是“喜欢”。5. [答案]C[翻译]经过长期的斗争,他打败了自己的对手。[分析]defeat的意思是“击败,(使挫折)”;compete的意思是“与……竞争”;get on with的意思是“继续做……;与……和睦相处”;yield to的意思是“屈服,让步”。6. [答案]A[翻译]在餐馆里吃完饭,你向服务员要账单。[分析]bill的意思是“账单”;note的意思是“钞票”;receipt的意思是“收据,收条”;menu的意思是“菜单”。7. [答案]A[翻译]医生很快看了一下病人,便打电话要了一辆救护车。[分析]glance at的意思是“看一眼,瞥”;指由于专心于某事而在匆忙中迅速地看一眼;peer的意思是“仔细地看,凝视”,强调透过某物或从事物的后面看,暗含“好奇”和“看不清楚”的意味。例如:She peered through the mist, trying to find the right path home.她透过薄雾,想找到回家的路。gaze的意思是“凝视,注视”指由于感叹、好奇、感兴趣而长时间目不转睛地看,常常跟介词at搭配。scan的意思是“(为了找到某一点或某件东西而)浏览,审视”。8. [答案]D[翻译]经过周密的思考,约翰想出了解决问题的办法。[分析]think out的意思是“想出,设计出”;think about和think of的意思是一样的,都可以当“想起,想到,考虑”讲;think over的意思是“仔细考虑”。9. [答案]B[翻译]飞过大西洋以后,Charles Lindbergh一夜成名。[分析]overnight的意思是“一夜之间”;immediately的意思是“立刻,马上”;punctually的意思是“准时的,正点的”;promptly的意思是“及时的,迅速的”。由于题干有“飞过大西洋之后”的地间状语,说明时间极为短促,overnight比immediately的时间更具体,所以本题的量佳答案为overnight。10. [答案]D[翻译]从病中恢复后,他继续从事以前的工作。[分析]resume的意思是“继续,从新开始”,符合题意,所以 D是答案;assume和presume都近于汉语的“假定,假想”。Assume含有比较强烈的武断成分,往往把一件尚未证证实的或尚存在异议的事作为自己论断的基础。例如:Let us assume that this is true.我们先假定这是真的。Presume表示根据过去的验或者是合乎逻辑的推测来假设,一般是有较充分的理由,虽然结论仍可能是错误的。例如:From the available data it may fairly be presumed that the writer flourished in the 4th century.从现有的材料来看,推测作者活跃于第4世纪大概是不会错的。Consume的意思是“消费,消耗”。
1. After kiting in the United States for five years, I have _________myself to the American customs.A. adopted B. adaptedC. adjusted D. accepted2. After negotiation, the two countries ________ the terms of peace.A. agreed with B. agreed inC. agreed to D. agreed on3. After several months of practice, I can ________ VOA without much difficulty.A. hear B. listen toC. realize D. follow4. After the explosion, the factory was a _________of total confusion.A. situation B. sceneC. view D. show5. After the good harvest, the young farmer _________ 2,000 yuan in the bank.A. set aside B. savedC. drew D. deposited6. After the lecture we went ________ to the city center.A. along B. forthC. straight D. throughout
7. After their misfortunes the once wealthy family slowly became _________ again.A. famous B. respectableC. prosperous D. impressive8. After trying this new medicine, he found it didn't ________ at all.A. affect B. effectC. work D. care9. Albert Einstein was a mathematical _________.A. inventor B. advocateC. architect D. genius10. All experts agree that the most important consideration with diet drugs is carefully _________ the risks and benefits.A. weighing B. valuingC. evaluating D. distinguishing
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1. [答案]A[翻译]天气预报通常都很准确。根据天气预报,今天下午要下雪。[分析]这四个选项都有“准确的,精确的”意思,但它们的侧重点不同。Accurate强调准确性,与事实无出入。例如:Is your watch accurate?你的表准吗?(即:它记时可靠吗?)通常,表示天气预报准确要用accurate; precise强调范围界限的鲜明性或细节的精密。例如:The definition he gives is not precise enough to be really of any use.他下的定义不够明确,因此没有多大用处。Exact强调在一定数量和质量方面的极度准确,要求丝毫不差。例如:You must give the signal at the exact moment specified.你一定要严格依照规定的时间发出信号。在实际运用中,这三个词大体意义是一致的,常常可互用。例如:He has made an accurate (exact, precise)measurement of my garden.他准确地丈量了我的花园。Perfect的意思是“完美的,完善的”。2. [答案]A[翻译]精确是计算机编程的基本。[分析]fundamental的意思是“基本的,基础的”;decisive的意思是“确定的,果断的”;characteristic的意思是“特有的,典型的”;typical的意思是“典型的,有代表性的”。3. [答案]B[翻译]Adam是我最好的一个朋友,无论我什么时候有困难,他总是支持我。[分析]stand by 的意思是“支持;遵守诺言”;stand out的意思是“突出,显眼”; stand up的意思是“站起来;(证据、论点等)站得住脚”;stand up to的意思是“勇敢地面对”。4. [答案]B[翻译]1978年之后,这家农场焕然一新。[分析]take on的意思是“呈现(新面貌)”;take in的意思是“接受;欺骗”; take up的意思是“占据,从事”; take to的意思是“喜欢”。5. [答案]C[翻译]经过长期的斗争,他打败了自己的对手。[分析]defeat的意思是“击败,(使挫折)”;compete的意思是“与……竞争”;get on with的意思是“继续做……;与……和睦相处”;yield to的意思是“屈服,让步”。6. [答案]A[翻译]在餐馆里吃完饭,你向服务员要账单。[分析]bill的意思是“账单”;note的意思是“钞票”;receipt的意思是“收据,收条”;menu的意思是“菜单”。7. [答案]A[翻译]医生很快看了一下病人,便打电话要了一辆救护车。[分析]glance at的意思是“看一眼,瞥”;指由于专心于某事而在匆忙中迅速地看一眼;peer的意思是“仔细地看,凝视”,强调透过某物或从事物的后面看,暗含“好奇”和“看不清楚”的意味。例如:She peered through the mist, trying to find the right path home.她透过薄雾,想找到回家的路。gaze的意思是“凝视,注视”指由于感叹、好奇、感兴趣而长时间目不转睛地看,常常跟介词at搭配。scan的意思是“(为了找到某一点或某件东西而)浏览,审视”。8. [答案]D[翻译]经过周密的思考,约翰想出了解决问题的办法。[分析]think out的意思是“想出,设计出”;think about和think of的意思是一样的,都可以当“想起,想到,考虑”讲;think over的意思是“仔细考虑”。9. [答案]B[翻译]飞过大西洋以后,Charles Lindbergh一夜成名。[分析]overnight的意思是“一夜之间”;immediately的意思是“立刻,马上”;punctually的意思是“准时的,正点的”;promptly的意思是“及时的,迅速的”。由于题干有“飞过大西洋之后”的地间状语,说明时间极为短促,overnight比immediately的时间更具体,所以本题的量佳答案为overnight。10. [答案]D[翻译]从病中恢复后,他继续从事以前的工作。[分析]resume的意思是“继续,从新开始”,符合题意,所以 D是答案;assume和presume都近于汉语的“假定,假想”。Assume含有比较强烈的武断成分,往往把一件尚未证证实的或尚存在异议的事作为自己论断的基础。例如:Let us assume that this is true.我们先假定这是真的。Presume表示根据过去的验或者是合乎逻辑的推测来假设,一般是有较充分的理由,虽然结论仍可能是错误的。例如:From the available data it may fairly be presumed that the writer flourished in the 4th century.从现有的材料来看,推测作者活跃于第4世纪大概是不会错的。Consume的意思是“消费,消耗”。
1. All of them _________technical innovations.A. are absorbed in B. ate absorbing inC. are absorbed to D. are absorbing to2. All of us were_________ that the old man could walk on his hands.A. shocked B. amazedC. frightened D. pleased3. All students _________a loud laugh when Prof, Henry Mitchell told them the joke.A. let off B. let outC. let down D. let go4. ________ all the difficulties, she finished the project by herself.A. As for B. In spiteC. Besides D. Despite5. All the information we have collected in relation to that case _________ very little.A. makes up for B. adds up toC. comes up with D. puts up with6. All the leading newspapers _________ the trade talks between China and the United States.A. reported B. printedC. announced D. published7. All things are interrelated with and interact ________ each other.A. from B. onC. in D. down8. All workers in this factory are required to ________ at the age of 60.A. resign B. retireC. restrain D. retreat9. Alone in London, without friends, work or money, Shelley fell into ________A. despair B. disappointmentC. dissatisfaction D. disgust10. Although architecture has artistic qualifies, it must also satisfy a number of important practical ________A. obligations B. observationsC. considerations D. regulations
1. [答案]A[翻译]他们专心致志地搞技术革新。[分析]形容词短语(be)absorbed in是因定搭配,意思是“聚精会神于……,专心于……”。2. [答案]B[翻译] 那个老人能够用手走路,我们都感到惊奇。[分析]amazed的意思是“惊奇的,惊讶的”;shocked的意思是“震惊的”,它跟amazed的区别在于shocked所指的震惊一般是指突然发生的,语气要比amazed强;例如: I was shocked at the news of his death.我听到他去世的消息十分震惊。Amazed表示在似乎不可能或不大可能的事物面前所表现的巨大的惊奇或迷惑。有还有“惊叹”、“佩服”之意。例如:The teacher was amazed to find that a lazy student had gained a mark of 100 in an important test.老师惊奇地发现一个懒惰的学生竟在一次重要的考试中得了100分。We were amazed at the ingenuity with which they overcome their difficulties.他们在解决困难中所表现的智慧使我们惊叹。Frightened的意思是“受惊吓的”;pleased的意思是“高兴的,满意的”。3. [答案]B[翻译]当Henry Mitchell先生讲笑话的时候,所有的学生都放声大笑。[分析]let out的意思是“发出(声音),释放”;let off 的意思是“使解脱,宽恕”;let down 的意思是“使失望”;let go 的意思是“放开,松开”。4. [答案]D[翻译] 尽管困难重重,但她还是自己完成了这个项目。[分析] despite的意思是“尽管,不顾”;as for 的意思是“至于……;就……而言”in spite必须和of连用,形成in spite of结构,意思与despite相同,均表示“尽管,不顾”;besides的意思是“除了……之外(还)”。5. [答案]B[翻译]我们所收集到的与那一案例有关的情况很少。[分析]add up to 的意思是“总计,意味着”;make up for 的意思是“补偿,弥补”;come up with 的意思是“赶上,提出”;put up with的意思是“忍受”。6. [答案]A[翻译]所有的主要报纸都报道了中美贸易会谈的情况。[分析]report 的意思是“报告,报导”;print的意思是“印刷”; announce 的意思是“宣告,宣布”;publish的意思是“公布,发布”announce和 publish 用于主动态时,其主语一般是人或机关团体。7. [答案]B[翻译]所有事物都相互联系,相互作用。[分析] interact的意思是“相互作用”,后面常跟介词on,其余几个介词皆不与interact搭配。8. [答案]B[翻译]这个工厂的工人都须于60岁退休。[分析]retire的意思是“退休”;resign的意思是“辞职,隐退”;restrain是表示“阻止,抑制,约束”;retreat表示“退却,撤退”。9. [答案]A[翻译] Shelley一个人呆在伦敦,没有朋友,没有工作,也没有钱,她陷入了绝望。[分析] despair的意思是“绝望”;disappointment的意思是“失望”;dissatisfaction的意思是“不满意”;disgust的意思是“厌恶”。
10. [答案]C[翻译]尽管建筑要有艺术性,但还应该有一引起重要的实际考虑。[分析]consideration的意思是“考虑”; obligation的意思是“义务,责任”; observation regulation的意思是“规则,管制”。
l. Although Asian countries are generally more _________ in social customs than Western countries, there have been several notable examples of women leaders in both China and India. A. conservative B. confidential C. comprehensive D. consistent 2. Although I like the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful_______ through the window. A. vision B. look C. picture D. view 3. Although I warned him of the possible danger, he never took any _________ of what I said. A. attention B. remark C. observation D. notice 4. Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have _________ vision. A. vigorous R. exact C. acute D. vivid 5. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the government’s_______ policies. A. economical B. economy C. economic D. economics 6. Although the main characters in the novel ate so true to life, they are entirely _________ A. imaginary B. imaginative C. imagine D. imaginable 7. Although the pay is not good, people usually find social work_________ in other ways. A. payable B. respectful C. grateful D. rewarding 8. Although the two players are ________ in the tennis court, they are really good friends. A. partners B. enemies C. rivals D. companions 9. Although there are still many problems ahead, _________ our work has been successful. A. by and by B. by and large C. by all means D. by no means 10. American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to ________ enterprises. A. moveable B. changing C. flexible D. varying
答案精解1. [答案]A[翻译]尽管亚洲国家在社会习俗方面通常比西方国家要保守,但是在中国和印度都有几个妇女当领导的突出例子。[分析]conservative的意思是“保守的,守旧的”; confidential的意思是“机密的,秘密的”; comprehensive 的意思是“广泛的,综合的”;consistent的意思是“一致的,一贯的”。2. [答案]D[翻译]虽然我很喜欢这个房子的外观,但使我决定买房的原因却是窗外的美丽风景。[分析]view的意思是“风景,视野”,强调的是某个人在站到的地方,所能尽收眼底的风景;vision的意思是“视力,幻觉,想象力”; look的意思是“脸色、外表”;picture的意思是“画,照片”。3. [答案]D[翻译]虽然我警告他可能发生危险,可是他对我说的话从不注意。[分析]take notice of是一个固定词组,意思是“注意……”。 attention 也有“注意”的意思,但要说pay attention to ……。4. [答案]C[翻译]尽管大部分鸟的嗅觉不灵敏,但是它们的视力都非常好。[分析]acute的意思是“敏锐的,伶俐的”;vigorous的意思是“强健的,精力充沛的”;exact的意思是“精确的,确切的”;vivid的意思是“生动的,栩栩如生的”。 5. [答案]C[翻译]尽管大史密斯博士不是一个经济学家,但是长期以来,对政府的经济政策来说,他是一个严厉的评论家。[分析]economic的意思是“经济上的,经济学的”;economical的意思是“节俭的,经济的”;economy作形容词时的意思是“便宜的”。例如:Enjoy our economy prices now.售价便宜,请快采购。但economy 一般用作名词,意思是“经济;节约”;economics是名词,意思是“经济学”。6. [答案]A[翻译]小说里的主要人物虽然栩栩如生,但都是虚构的。[分析]imaginary的意思是“虚构的,想像的”;imaginative的意思是“富于想像力的”;例如:The imaginative child made up fairy stories. 这个富有想像的小孩创作了许多神话故事。Imagined 是过去分词,一般不用作表语或定语;imaginable的意思是“可以想像的”,例如:We must make the best efforts imaginable to strengthen our national defense.我们必须尽一切可能的最大努力来加强我们的国防。7. [答案]D[翻译]虽然做社会工作得到的报酬不高,但是人们通常发现它以其他方式给予他们回报。[分析]rewarding的意思是“有报酬的,值得做的”;payable的意思是“可支付的,应支付的”; respectful的意思是“恭敬的,尊重人的”;grateful的意思是“感谢的,感激的”; 8. [答案]C[翻译]虽然这两个选手在网球场是竞争对手,但他们却是真正的好朋友。[分析]rival的意思是“(竞争、比赛)对手,敌手”;partner的意思是“伙伴,合伙人”;enemy的意思是“敌人”;companion的意思是“同伴”;9. [答案]B[翻译] 虽然还有一大堆问题需要解决,但总的说来我们的工作还是成功的。 [分析]by and large的意思是“一般说来,大体上”。例如:By and large, the British working class is better off today than it was.大体上说,英国工人阶级的境况比以前更好。by and by的意思是“不久,不一会儿”。例如:The clouds will disappear by and by. by all means的意思是“务必,尽一切办法”。例如:You must keep your promise by all means. by no means是“一点也不,决不”意思.10. [答案]C[翻译] 美国的公司正在从劳动密集型生产向灵活多样的企业化发展。[分析]flexible的意思是“灵活的,有弹性的”;moveable的意思是“可移动的,活动的”;changing的意思是“变化的”;varying的意思是“变化的,不同的”。
1. American women were _________ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. A. ignored B. neglected C. denied D. refused 2. An argument was _________ because they disliked each other so intensely. A. possible B. probable C. inevitable D. decisive 3. An elephant’s trunk is its most noticeable ________ A. Specific B. characteristic C. peculiar D. particular 4. Animals can become usually_________ when they are upset by a sudden environmental change. A. vigorous B. predominant C. aggressive D. irritable 5. Anything that is able to flow as liquid is a kind of ________ substance. A. mobile B. variable C. fluid D. movable 6. Anything that is dropped from a height falls towards tile center of the earth because of the pull of _________. A. weight B. attraction C. gravity D. density 7. Applicants are _________to provide evidence that their English is good enough to study in the United States. A. demanded B. obliged C. due D. necessary 8. Are the apples __________enough to eat yet? A. mature B. big C. adult D. ripe 9. Are you ________ when you say that you will help me? A. honest B. frank C. sincere D. profound 10. _________ are you to leave your post. A. In any case B. In no case C. Without question D. Out of the question
答案精解1. [答案]C[翻译]美国妇女经过许多年的努力,直到1920年才争取到了选举的权利。[分析]ignore的意思是“忽视,忽略;对……装作不知”;neglect的意思是“忽视,忽略”;表示对人或物没有给予应有的注意和关心;deny和refuse都可表示“拒绝”,但用法不同。deny的意思是“拒绝,使人不能得到”;后面连接两个宾语,指人的是间接宾语,直接宾语是所拒绝的事物。例如:The library will not deny you access to those documents.图书馆不会不让你看那些文献。refuse 表示“拒绝,不肯讲,是极常用的。例如:A good doctor should have sympathy for his patients and never refuse their reasonable requests for proper advice. 好医生应同情病人,绝不可拒绝病人的合理要求而不给予正当的指导。由些可见,本题中的主语American women是deny 的间接宾语,the right是deny所拒绝的事物。2. [答案]C[翻译]争论是不可避免的,因为他们彼此都很厌恶对方。[分析]inevitable的意思是“不可避免的”;possible的意思是“可能的”;probable的意思是“很可能的,大概的”;decisive的意思是“决定性的,果断的”。3. [答案]B[翻译]大象的鼻子是它最显著的特征。[分析]characteristic的意思是“特征,特性”;specific是形容词,多来做定语,意思是“明确的,具体的,特定的”;peculiar是形容词,意思是“奇怪的,特殊的”particular的意思是“特定的,特殊的,挑剔的”。4. [答案]C[翻译]通常当动物由于环境的突然变化而感到烦躁不安时就会变得好斗。[分析]aggressive的意思是“侵略的,好斗的,有进取心的”;vigorous的意思是“精力充沛的,有力的”;predominant的意思是“占主导地位的,显著的”;irritable的意思是“易生气的,烦躁的”;5. [答案]C[翻译]能够以液体形式流动的东西是一种流动物质。[分析]fluid的意思是“流动的,流体的或流体物质”;mobile的意思是“富于流动性的,易动的”;variable的意思是“易变的,变量的”;movable的意思是“活动的,可以动的”;6. [答案]C[翻译]由于地球引力的作用,从高处落下的任何物体都朝地心掉落。[分析] gravity的意思是“重力,地心引力”;weight的意思是“重量,重力”;attraction的意思是“吸引力”;density的意思是“密度,密集”。7. [答案]C[翻译]申请者不得不提供证据来证明他们的英语水平能在美国学习。[分析] be obliged to do something的意思是“不得不做某事,被迫做某事”;demand的意思是“要求”;它只能用在demand sth.或demand to do sth .或demand that 这样的句型中,而没有demand sb. to do sth 这种结构,因此A不是答案。due to sth.的意思是“预定将做某事”necessary的意思是“必要的,必需的”。Necessary主语不能是人,故不是答案。8. [答案]D[翻译]这些苹果熟了吗?[分析]ripe和mature都可以表示“成熟的”,但其应用范围不同。Ripe 主要指水果、蔬菜、农作物“成熟的”也可指时机“成熟的,适宜的”。例如:The pears won’t be picked until they are ripe.这些梨熟了以后才能摘下来。I won’t tell you the news until the time is ripe.待时机成熟后我才能告诉你这个消息。Mature主要用于人和有生命的动植物,表示生长和发育期的完成,此外,它还可以指想法、意图等“经过深思熟虑的”。例如:He is a mature person who can make his own decisions.他已经成人,可以自己做决定了。She put forward the argument after mature consideration.经过深思熟虑后,他提出了这个论据。big的意思是“大的”;adult的意思是“成年的,成熟的”。9. [答案]C[翻译]你说你要帮我,你是认真的吗?[分析]sincere的意思是“真诚的,诚恳的,真心的”;honest的意思是“正直的,诚实的”;frank的意思是“坦白的,直率的”;profound的意思是“深邃的,深奥的,渊博的”。10. [答案]B[翻译]在任何情况下,你都不得离开岗位。[分析]in to case的意思是“决不”。当否定词和表示否定意义的词或词组置于句首时,主谓要倒装,所以are提到了 you的前面; in any case的意思是“无论如何,不管怎样”,它必须与否定的谓语连用,故与句子的结构不相符;without question的意思是“毫无疑问”;out of the question的意思是“不可能的,办不到的”
1. As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals_________ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals. A. relieve B. release C. dismiss D. disclose2. As a matter of rule, the scrap value of a vessel can hardly be at ________ with the sound value. A. par B. bearish C. collapse D. rally3. As a salesman, he works on a (an) ________ basis, taking 10% of everything he sells. A. income B. commission C. salary D. pension4. As all of us know, color-blind people often find it difficult to ________ between blue and green. A. separate B. distinguish C. compare D. contrast5. As everyone knows, the exchange ________ fluctuates almost daily. A. ration B. ratio C. rate D. interest6 As far as the rank of position is concerned, an associate professor is ________to a professor, though they are almost equally knowledgeable. A. attached B. subsidiary C. previous D. inferior7. As I was just getting familiar with this job, 1 had_________ to ask my boss. A. many B. most C. much D. more8. As is well-known, knowledge is the __________condition for expansion of mind. A. indispensable B. indefinite C. inevitable D. impossible9. As scheduled, the communications satellite went into _________ round the earth. A. circle B. orbit C. path D. course10. As soon as it started to rain we turned round and _________ home. A. made for B. called for C. cared for D. searched for
答案精解1.答案]B[翻译]作为一种防止受到空气污染的损害的手段,许多动物和植物释放一种吸收有害化合物的物质。[分析]release的意思是“释放,解除”;relieve的意思是“减轻,安慰,解除”;dismiss的意思是“解雇,开除”;disclose的意思是“揭发,揭露”。2. [答案]A[翻译]按照常规,报废船只的价值是比不上好船的价值的。[分析] par 的意思是“等价”;bearish的意思是“看跌的”;collapse的意思是“暴跌”;rally的意思是“回升”。3. [答案]B[翻译]作为一个销售员,他按照销售量的10%提取佣金。[分析] commission的意思是“佣金,回扣”它是一个经济词语;income 的意思是“收入,所得”;salary“(按月领取的)薪水”; pension的意思是“养老金,退休金”。4. [答案]B[翻译]众所周知,患有色盲症的人很难区别蓝色和绿色。[分析] distinguish的意思是“别,区别”,经常用于distinguish one thing from the other 和distinguish between A and B结构中;separate的意思是“分离,分开,隔离”,常和from连用;compare的意思是“比较,比喻”,可用于compare…with…结构中,意思是“与……相比”;contrast 的意思是“(使)对比,(使)对照”,常用在“in contrast to”的结构中,意为“与……相对照”5. [答案]C[翻译]正如人们所知,兑换率几乎每天都波动。[分析]rate的意思是“比率;速度”;exchange rate是固定的搭配,意思是“兑换率”;ratio的意思是“定量配给”;ratio的意思是“比,比率”,表示两个量之间的关系。例如:Men outnumber women here in the ratio of three to one.此地男子数量以三比一超过女子。The ratio of 1 to 5 and 20 to 100 are the same.1与5之比和20与100之比相同。interest的意思是“利息”。6. [答案]D[翻译]就职衔来说,副教授低于教授,尽管他们在知识上是几乎相等的。[分析]inferior的意思是“地位较低的,地位较差的”,这个词源于丁文,有比较意义,后跟介词to引导出比较对象;attached的意思是“附上……的,连接的”; subsidiary的意思是“辅助的,附属的;次要的”;previous的意思是“先前的,以前的”;7. [答案]C[翻译]我刚刚熟悉这项工作,所以有很多事情要问我的老板。[分析]have much to do意为“有许多事情要做”;many作名词时是“许多个;许多人”;most是many/much的最高级,move是many/much的比较级。8. [答案]A[翻译]众所周知,知识是扩充人的智力必不可少的条件。[分析]indispensable的意思是“不可缺少的,必须的”;indefinite的意思是“不确定的,模糊的,无限的”;inevitable的意思是“不可避免的”;impossible的意思是“不可能的”;9. [答案]B[翻译]这颗通讯卫星按照既定计划进入了轨道,围绕地球运行。[分析]orbit的意思是“轨道”;circle的意思是“圆圈”;path的意思是“路线”;course的意思是“道路,路线”。10. [答案]A[翻译]天一开始下雨,我们就转回来朝家走去。[分析] make for 的意思是“朝……前进,前往”;call for 的意思是“要求”;care for的意思是“照顾,照料”;searched for 的意思是“寻找,寻求”。 1. As the ________ of working too hard, the man became ill. A. end B. reason C. cause D. result2. As die clouds drifted away, an even higher peak became ________ to tile climbers. A. obvious B. visible C. present D. apparent3. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all _________our seat belt. A. fled B. locked C. fastened D. closed4. As we are on the point of _________ some important business with them, we should like to know exactly about their credit standing. A. transmitting B. transferring C. transacting D. transporting5. As your teacher advised, you should spend your time on something ________researching into. A. precious B. worth C. worthy D. valuable6. At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country, but halfway in her speech, she suddenly to another subject. A. committed B. switched C. favored D. transmitted7. At the banquet, we all _________ our glasses and drank to each other's health. A. increase B. lift C. raise D. rise8. At the meeting, Robert argued _________in favor of the proposal. A. severely B. heavily C. forcefully D. warmly9. At the moment there are a lot more________ to be filled in the company. A. variations B. vacuums C. vacations D. vacancies10. At the present __________of progress, we shall shortly free ourselves from poverty and backwardness. A. rate B. pace C. speed D. growth
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1. [答案] D[翻译] 由于工作过度,他病了。[分析] as a/the result of 是一个固定短语,意思是“由于,因为”。例如:He was late s the result of the snow.他因下雪迟到了。2. [答案] B[翻译] 当云朵消散以后,爬山者可以看到更加高的山峰。[分析] visible的意思是“看得见,可见的”;obvious的意思是“显然的,明显的”;present的意思是“现在的,出席的”;apparent的意思是“明显的,显而易见的”。 3. [答案] C[翻译] 飞机准备起飞时候,我们都把安全带系好了。[分析] fasten的意思是“系住,扎牢,使某物结合在一起”;tie指用绳子打扣“系”起来,没有“使牢固”的含义;lock的意思是“上锁”,在这里不符合题意。Close的意思是“关闭,合上”。 4. [答案] C[翻译] 因我方正与该公司磋商一些重要的交易,所以想确切了解它的资信情况。[分析] transacting的意思是“交易”;transmit的意思是“传播,传送”;transfer的意思是“转让”;transport的意思是“运输”。 5. [答案] B[翻译] 正如你的老师那样,你应该把时间花在钻研一些值得研究的事情上。[分析] worth和 worthy 都可能当“值得的”讲,worth的后面接名词或动名词,worthy的后面接动词不定式或者与of 搭配使用,空白处后面的researching是一个动名词,根据这一点我们可以看出B应该是正确的答案。Worth一般作表语,在本句中作不定代词的后置定语。Precious的意思是“珍贵的”;valuable的意思是“有价值的”,这两项都与题意不符。 6. [答案] B[翻译] 这演讲者开谈该国的污染问题,中间却突然转到了另一个话题。[分析] switch是不及物动词,后接to,表示“转到,转向”;commit意为“犯(罪)”; favor的意思是“赞成”;transmit的意思是“传送,传递”。 7. [答案] C[翻译] 在宴会上我们都举杯健康。[分析] raise是一个及物动词,意思是“提高,增加”,强调人或人体某部分的抬高,如抬头,举手,举杯,提高声音等。Increase意思是“增加”、强调增加数目,数量,体积等; lift意思是“举起,抬起”,强调抬起人或物;rise是不及物动词,意思是“升起,起身”。 8. [答案] C[翻译] 会上Robert作了强有力的辩论,赞成这一提案。[分析] forcefully的意思是“强有力地”;severely的意思是“严格地”;heavily的意思是“沉重地,猛烈地”;warmly的意思是“温暖地,热情地”。9. [答案] D[翻译] 眼下该公司有很多空缺。[分析] vacancy的意思是“空缺,空位”;variation的意思是“变化”;vacuum的意思是“真空,空间”;vacation 的意思是“休假,假期”。10. [答案] B[翻译] 按照目前发展的速度,我们不久就会摆脱一穷二白的状态。[分析] pace的意思是“节奏,步伐”。它可以指走或跑的“速度”,也可以指发展、活动的“速度”。例如:Many people complain o the raid pace of modern life.许多人抱怨现代生少的节奏太快。Rate和 speed都可作“速度”讲,往往可以通用。但在指固定的速度或可能达到的最高速度时,用speed。例如:The newly-designed airplane has a speed of 800miles an hour.新设计的飞机速度可达系小时800英里。在指运动、变化等的速度、进度或指相对增长的“速率”时,用rate。例如:His pulse-rate dropped suddenly.他的脉搏突然放慢了。Growth的意思是“增长,发展”。
1. Barbara ________ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times. A. resisted B. insisted C. persisted D. assisted2. Be here on Friday __________ the latest. A. at B. by C. for D. in3. Be sure to get a __________ electrician for the job. A. keen B. capable C. able D. competent4. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ________ his opinion. A. struck at B. stuck to C. strove for D. stood for5. Because he was_________of the new limit, he was stopped and warned for speeding. A. ignorant B. accustomed C. reluctant D. pathetic6. Because his health is getting worse, he has to _________himself from drinking to excess. A. restrict B. confirm C. restrain D. confine7. Because I don't take any sugar in my tea, I ____________ to forget to offer it to other people. A. get B. like C. tend D. used8. Because I was ________ in the conflict I was a welcome visitor. A.partial B. uninterested C. neutral D. indifferent9. Because of bad weather the plane was ________ for half an hoar. A. delayed B. postponed C. drawn out D. put off10. Before moving to another city, Mr. Smith_________ of the house and the furniture. A. discarded B. dismissed C. discharged D. Disposed
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1. [答案] C[翻译] Barbara虽然失败许多次,但她仍坚持再做一次。[分析] resist 的意思是“抵抗”;assist的意思“协助,帮助”。A和D都不符合题意。Insist和persist都可以做“坚持”解,但在用法以上有差异。Insist多用于意见、主张,它的后面要接介词on或upon,也可以接一个that从句,从句的谓语动词要用虚拟语气。例如:He insisted on this point.他支持这一点。He insisted on my going with him. (=He insisted that I should go with him) 他坚持要我陪他一起去。Persist一般用于行动,(偶也可用于意见),表示不顾困难阻碍,也可表示玩固,不听开导或劝告。后面应该接介词in。例如:He persisted in carrying on his work in spite of great fatigue。他虽然疲倦极了,可是仍坚持工作。He persisted in his opinion。他固执己见。 2. [答案] A[翻译] 最迟周五到这里。[分析] at the latest 是固定搭配,意思是“最晚,最迟”。3. [答案] D[翻译] 一定要找一位通用一任这件工人的电气工程师。[分析] competent的意思是“有能力的,胜任的”;keen的意思是“热心的,渴望的,敏捷的”;capable的意思是“有能力的,有才华的”,经常用在be able to sth. 结构当中。4. [答案] B[翻译] 因为Edgar确信事实的准确性,所以他坚持自己的观点。[分析] stick to 的意思是“坚持,忠于”;strike at 的意思是“打击”;strive for 的意思是“为……奋斗”;stand for 的意思是“代表,遵守诺言”。5. [答案] A[翻译] 他不知道对时速有了新的限定,所以警察拦住他并警告他超速。[分析] be ignorant of 的意思是“不知道”;be accustomed to的意思是“习惯于”,to在这里是一个介词;be reluctant to do的意思是“不情愿地做,勉强地做”;pathetic的意思是“令人怜悯的,难过的”。 6. [答案] C[翻译] 因为他的健康日益恶化,所以他不得不限制酒量。[分析] restrain from是固定搭配,意思是“限制,不做”;restrict是及物动词,意思是“限制,约束”;confirm是及物动词,意思是“证实,确定”;confine to的意思是“限制(在一个范围内)”。 7. [答案] C[翻译] 因为我不爱在茶里放糖,所以我往往就给其他人放糖。[分析] tend to的意思是“往往”,它后面跟踪的是不定式;get to do sth.的意思是“变得”; like to do sth.表示“喜欢做”;used to do sth.表示“(过去)常常”。8. [答案] C[翻译] 因为我在这场冲突中保持中立,所以我是一个受欢迎的客人。[分析] neutral的意思是“中立的”;partial的意思是“偏心的,偏向一方的”;uninterested的意思是“毫无兴趣的”;indifferent的意思是“冷漠的,漠不关心的”。9. [答案] A[翻译] 由于天气不好,飞机耽搁了半个小时。[分析] delay的意思是“耽搁,延误”,常指(车、船、飞机等)因客观因素而被耽搁;postpone和put off都有“(某件事情被)推迟”的意思,两词可以换用,因此在此不是答案;drawn out指“(火车)驶离(车站)”或“(汽车等)开出”。10. [答案] D[翻译] smith 在搬到另一座城市以前,把房屋和家具都处理掉了。[分析] dispose of 的意思是“处理掉,卖掉,扔掉”;discard是及物动词,后面不需要跟介词,意思是“扔掉,抛弃”;dismiss是及物动词,意思是“解雇,免去……的职务”; discharge 是及物动词,意思是“排放,释放”。
1. Before the formal contract is drawn up we'd like to restate the main points of the _________. A. agreement B. contract C. draft D. script2. Before the students set off, they spent much time setting a limit_________ the expenses Of the trip. A. to B. about C. in D. for3. Being a _______girl, she is easily moved to tears by touching stories. A. sensible B. sensitive C. emotional D. severe4. Being extremely __________ to extreme cold, I do not like winter. A. sentimental B. sensible C. sensitive D. sensational5. Bill doesn't _________ what people say about him. He' 11 go on just the same. A. care B. concern C. worry D. trouble6. Break the circuit first________fire. A. in line with B. for the sake of C. in case of D. at the risk of7. By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular ________ children as Coca-Cola. A. for B. in C. to D. with8. By _________computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars. A. coarse B. rude C. rough D. crude9. By_________ Mr. Smith is a bus driver. A. occupation B. profession C. work D. employment10. By mutual consent, the negotiators _________ the religious issue, and concentrated on economic and political differences. A. took off B. kept off C. got off D. set off
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1. [答案] A[翻译] 在起草正式合同之前,我方想重申协议的主要要点。[分析] agreement 的意思是“协议”;contract 的意思是“合同”;draft 的意思是“草稿,草案”;script的意思是“手稿”。 2. [答案] A[翻译] 出发前,学生们花了大量时间对旅行的费用做了限定。[分析] set a limit to是一个固定搭配,意思是“对……规定或限制”。其他三个选项均不能与limit这样搭配。 3. [答案] C[翻译] 她是一个感情易冲动的女孩,很容易被动人的故事感动得热泪盈眶。[分析] emotional的意思是“感情的,情绪的”;sensible的意思是“明智的,敏感的”;sensitive的意思是“敏感的,有感觉的”,be sensitive to表示“对……很敏感”;severe意思是“严厉的,苛刻的”。 4. [答案] C [翻译] 由于对极度寒冷非常敏感,我不喜欢冬天。 [分析] be sensitive to的意思是“对……敏感的”;sentimental的意思是“伤感的,多愁善感的”;sensible的意思是“明智的,合情合理的”;sensational 的意思是“激起强烈感情的,轰动性的”。 5. [答案]A [翻译] 比尔根本不管别人说什么,照样我行我素。 [分析] care用否定句和疑问句中时,意思是“介意,关心”;concern的意思是“使关心,使挂念”;worry的意思是“使担心,使发愁”;trouble的意思是“使烦恼,使苦恼”。 6. [答案] C [翻译] 如遇火警,先断开电路。 [分析] in case of的意思是“万一……,假如发生……”;in line with的意思是“与……一致”;for the sake of 的意思是“为了……的原因”;at the risk of意思是“冒……之危险”。 7. [答案] D [翻译] 到了1929年,米老鼠就像可口可乐一样非常受孩子们的欢迎。 [分析] be popular with sb的意思是“受欢迎的,被爱戴的,大众喜爱的”。8. [答案] C [翻译] 经过粗略计算,他估计修理房子将花费他一千美元。 [分析] rough的意思是“大致的,概略的;粗糙的(强调粗糙不平的表面)”。例如:a rough estimate粗略的估计,gain a rough knowledge of sth.粗略地了解某事;coarse的意思是“粗糙的,粗鲁的”。例如:coarse cloth 粗布,coarse food粗粮,coarse manners粗鲁举止; rude的意思是“未加工的,简陋的;粗鲁的,无理的”。例如:a rude product天然产品, a rude hut 简陋的小屋,a rude reply粗鲁的回答;rude 的意思是“粗制的,未经加匠,未经提炼的;(指人的行为、言语)粗暴的,粗俗的。”例如:crude rubber天然橡胶, crude oil原油。 9. [答案] A [翻译] 史密斯先生职业是公共汽车司机。 [分析] occupation的意思是“工作,职业”;by occupation的意思是“论职业”; profession的意思是“职业”,一般来讲,指的是受过高等教育训练的职业;work 的意思是“工作”;employment的意思是“利用,雇佣”。 10. [答案] B [翻译] 谈判双方同意回避宗教问题,集中讨论政治经方面的分歧。 [分析] keep off 的意思是“远离……,(使)……不接近;避开,回避”。例如:If you keep off the bottle and cigarettes, you’ll be much healthier. 远离烟酒,你会变得更健康。take off 的意思是“脱下”;get off的意思是“(从)……下来,逃脱惩罚”;set off的“出发,启程;引起”。
1. By next year, I shall have ________ all my debts. A. cleared up B. cleared off C. cleaned up D. cleaned away2. By the end of 1994, 559 kinds of products bad been _________green food, A. named B. restricted C. classified D. labeled3. By the end of the class, some students had ________ ink. A. finished B. run out of C. ended D. dried up s4. Cambridge has announced plans to establish a business school _________ the master's degree in business administration. A. representing B. presenting C. offering D. supplying5. Can a novelist remain _________ to the problems of the world in which he lives? A. impartial B. indifferent C. careless D. detached6. Can you think of a ________ excuse for our being late? A. flexible B. reliable C. favorable D. reasonable7. Care should be taken to decrease the length of time that one is ________ loud continuous noise. A. subjected to B. filled with C. associated with D. attached to8. Children are _________to have some accidents as they grow up. A. obvious B. indispensable C. bound D. doubtless9. Children are very curious ________. A. at heart B. in person C. on purpose D. by nature10. China Daily never loses sight of the fact that each day all of us _________ a tough, challenging world. A. encounter B. acquaint C. preside D. confront
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1. [答案] B [翻译] 到明将士学清我的全部债务。 [分析] clear off 的意思是“还清债务”;clear up的意思是“清理;(天气)放晴”;clean up的意思是“把……打扫干净”;clean away的意思是“把……清除掉,排除”。 2. [答案] D [翻译] 到1994年底,已有559种产品被列为绿色食品。 [分析] label的意思是“贴标签于”或“用标签表明”,此的是label的比喻意义,意思是“把……称为”或“把……列为”;name在这里是动词,意思是“命名”,其后通常跟某人或某物的具体名字和名称。而“绿色食品”是一类物品统一的特征不是某个东西的名称,因此不合题意;restrict的意思是“限制,约束”;classify的意思是“分类,归类,分类级”,需要与as连用。 3. [答案] B [翻译] 快下课的时候,有些学生已经把墨水用完了。 [分析] run out of的意思是“用完,耗尽”;finish的意思是“完成”;end作及物动词时的意思是“完成,结束”;dry up 的意思是“把……晒干”。4. [答案] C [翻译] 剑桥大学公布建立可授予商业管理硕士学位的商学院的计划。 [分析] offer的本意是“(主动)给予,提供”。在本题当中是“授予,给予”的意思,故C是本题的答案;represent的意思是“代表,象征”;present的意思是“赠送,提交,呈现”;supply的意思是“提供”。 5. [答案] B [翻译] 一个小说家能对他所生自学成才的社会中的问题置之理吗? [分析] indifferent to的意思是“冷漠的,漠不关心的”;impartial to的意思是“对……公正的,客观的”;careless的意思是“粗心的,疏忽的”;detached的意思是“分离的,超然的”。6. [答案] D [翻译] 你能为我们的迟到找出一个正当借口吗? [分析] reasonable的意思是“有道理的,正当的”;flexible的意思是“有伸缩性的;易变曲的”;reliable的意思是“可靠的,可信赖的”;favorable的意思是“有益的,有帮助的”。7. [答案] A [翻译] 人们应该采取措施减少在极度噪音中所停留的时间。 [分析] be subjected to的意思是“遭受,受到”。例如:She was repeatedly subjected to torture.她不断地受到折磨。be filled with的意思是“充满了,填满了”;be associated with的意思是“与……联系在一起”;be attached to的意思是“附属于,依恋于”。 8. [答案] C [翻译] 孩子们在成长的过程中必然会碰到一些意外。 [分析] be bound to do sth是一个形容词和,意思是“必定……,一定……”。C符合题,故为正确答案。Obvious的意思是“明显的,显而易见的”;indispensable的意思是“必不可少的,必须的”;doubtless的意思是“确定无疑的”。 9. [答案] D [翻译] 孩子们天生就很好奇。 [分析] by nature的意思是“天生的,出于本性的”;at heart的意思是“内心深处的”;in person的意思是“亲自的,本人的”;on purpose的意思是“有意的,故意的”。 10. [答案] D [翻译] 《中国日报》从来就没有忽略过这样的事实,即我们每个人每天都要面对一个充满困难和挑战的世界。 [分析]confront的意思是“面对,面临”;encounter的意思是“遇到(困难,危险等)”或者“邂逅”;acquaint的意思是“使……熟悉,使……认识”;preside的意思是“主持”,常与at或over拾配。
1. Even after the teacher had entered the room she ________ talking. A. regretted B. stopped C. continued D. finished2. Even if this possibility did not _________ to close scrutiny, his theory would still be true A. look up B. stand up C. keep up D. hold up3. Even though he was guilty, the _________ judge did not send him to prison, A. merciful B. impartial C. conscientious D. conspicuous4. Even though she hadn't seen it for many years, the woman _________ bet son's handwriting. A. remembered B. reorganized C. recounted D. recognized5. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants, _________ the color of his skin. A. with the exception of B. by vitae of C. in the light of D. regardless of6. Every society bas its own peculiar customs and _________of acting. A. ways B. behavior C. attitudes D. means7. Everyone_________he was innocent before heating the evidence against him. A. assumed B. granted C. guessed D. imagined8. Every thing seems so since Robert left. A. flat B. even C. tasteless D. stale9. Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to ________ healthy. A. preserve B. stay C. maintain D. reserve10. Export products may be ________ to foreign markets through the associated agencies. A. dissolved B. distributed C. deducted D. defaulted
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1. [答案] C [翻译] 甚至老师已经进入了教室,她还在说话。 [分析] continue的意思是“(使)继续,(使)连续”;regret的意思是“遗憾,抱歉”;stop的意思是“停止”;finish的意思是“守成,结束”。 2. [答案] B [翻译] 尽管这种可能性经不起斟酌,但是他的理论是对的。 [分析] stand up to的意思是“经受得住,勇敢地面对”。例如:Why don’t you sand up to yourboss when you know you’re right? 如你明知自己对,为什么你没同你的头头力争?Mywife’s health will not stand up to this cold, damp climate我妻子的健康受不了这种寒冷潮湿的天气。look up to的意思是“敬仰,尊敬”。例如:He is looked up to by everybody there.他在那里受众人尊敬。没有keep up to和hold up to的搭配。3. [答案] A [翻译] 尽管人犯了罪,可是这位仁慈的法官没有把他送到监狱。 [分析] merciful的意思是“慈悲的”;impartial的意思是“偏袒的,公正的”; conscientious的意思是“责任心的,煞费苦心的”;conspicuous的意思是“引人注目的”。 4. [答案] D [翻译] 尽管这个妇女好长时间没有看过他儿子的笔迹,但是她还是一下子认出来了。 [分析] recognize的意思是“认出,识别”;remember的意思是“记得,回乙起”;reorganize的意思是“重编,改组,改建”;recount的意思是“重新点数,说细讲”。 5. [答案] D [翻译] 本国的每个人均有权居住在他愿意居住的地方,不管其肤色如何。 [分析] regardless of的意思是“不管,不顾”;with the exception of 的意思是“除……之外”;by virtue of 的意思是“由于,因为”;in the light of 的意思是“按照,根据”。6. [答案] A [翻译] 每一个社会都有其自己独特的习俗和行为方式。 [分析] ways在这里的意思是“方式”;behavior的意思是“行为,举止”;attitudes的意思是“态度”;means的意思是“手段,工具”,要注意;means的单、复数同形。7. [答案] A [翻译] 在听到证明人有罪的证据之前,人人都以为他是无罪的。 [分析] assume的意思是“假定,设想”。Assume含有比较强烈的武断成分,往往意味着把一件尚未证实或尚存在意思分歧的事作为自己论断的基础。例如:This is tacitly assumed, though it has not yet been formally proked.这点是很到默认的,虽然尚未经正式证实。 Grant的意思是“承认,赐予或授予特权”;guess 的意思是“猜测”;imagine的意思是“想像,幻想”。8. [答案] A [翻译] 自从Robert 离开以后,一切都好像很平淡。 [分析] flat的意思是“平淡无味的,单调的”;even的意思是“均匀的”;tasteless的意思是“没有味道的,缺乏鉴赏力的”;stale意思是“陈腐的,过时的,饭菜不新鲜的”。 9. [答案] B [翻译] 专家们认为对于一个人来说。走路是保持身体健康的最好方式之一。 [分析] 根据句子的结构可以看出,空白处后面为一形容词,因此只有空白处填上一个系动词才可构成一个“系动词+表语”结构。四个选项中只有stay可作系动词,其他词均是动词,后面必须跟宾语。Stay在这里表示“保持下去”讲,所以答案是B。preserve的意思是“保护,保存”;maintain意为“维持,维修”;reserve的意思是“保留,保存,预定”。 10. [答案]B [翻译] 出口产品可能通过代理商销售到国外市场。 [分析] distribute的意思是“销售;分配,分发”;dissolve 的意思是“解除(契约)”;deduct的意思是“减去,扣除”;default的意思是“拖欠,违约”。
1. Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been_________ the goal of a practical and economical way to use sunlight to split water molecules. A. pursuing B. chasing C. reaching D. winning2. Dr. Smith failed many times but he finally _________to find a successful way to solve the problem. A. broke off B. broke down C. broke out D. broke through3. Daring the ________ larrups took all the troubles to irrigate their crops. A, draught B. naught C. fraught D. drought4. During the business depression half the machines in this factory were ________ A. helpless B. vacant C. idle D. lonely5. During the nineteen years of his career, France Battista has won the __________of a wide audience outside Italy. A. enjoyment B. appreciation C. evaluation D. reputation6. During the trip Tom and I _________ driving the car. He would drive for about two hundred miles and then 1 would drive for about another hundred miles. A. took effect B. took turns C. made efforts D. turned over7. Education is carried out __________the principles of the school. A. to keep pace with B. in relation to C. according to D. in favor of8. Employers expect their employees to be ________ for work. A. timely B. punctual C. prompt D. urgent9. England, Scotland and Wales ________ the island of Great Britain. A. consist B. compose C. make D. combine10. English has become a communication ________ for people from different countries. A. medium B. merit C. stream D. enjoyment
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1. [答案] A [翻译] 世界上计多科学实验团体,一直在寻求利有阳光来分解水分子的切合实际又说济的方法。 [分析] pursue的意思是“寻求,从事,继续”;chase的意思是“追逐,追求”;reach的意思是“到达,达到”;win的意思是“赢得,获胜”。 2. [答案] D [翻译] Smith博士失败了很多次,但是最终他成功地找到了解决这个问题的办法。 [分析] break through的意思是“突破;克服;掐脱出来”;break off 的意思是“突然停止,中断”;break down 的意思是“(机器等)出故障;中断;分解”;break out的意思是“爆发,突然发生”。 3. [答案] D [翻译] 在干旱期间农民们想尽一切办法来灌溉庄稼。 [分析] drought的意思是“旱灾,干旱”;draught的拼写形式和drought非常相似,但是 draught的意思是“风、气流”;naught的意思是“无”;fraught的意思是“充满了”。能作表语。4. [答案] C [翻译] 在工商业不景气时候,这所工厂里的机器有半数是停顿的。 [分析] idle的意思是“闲散,懒惰”;helpless的意思是“无助的,无依靠的”;vacant的意思是“(房间、座位等)空着的,未被占用的”;lonely的意思是“孤独的,寂寞的”。5. [答案] B [翻译] 在他19年的职业生涯中,France Battiate 赢得了意大利以外的广大观众的广泛赞赏。 [分析] appreciation的意思是“欣赏,赞赏”;enjoyment的意思是“享受欢乐”; evaluation的意思是“估计,评价”;reputation的意思是“名誉,声望”。6. [答案] B [翻译] 旅行中,Tom和我轮换着开车,他开两百英里后,我再开一百英里。 [分析] take turns的意思是“依次,轮流”;take effect的意思是“生效,起作用”;make efforts的意思是“做出努力”;turn over的意思是“打翻,反复考虑”。7. [答案] C [翻译] 教育工人必须按照学校的原则来进行。 [分析] according to的意思是“按照,根据”;to keep pace with的意思是“与……齐步前进”;in relation to的“关于,考虑到”;in favor of的意思是“赞成,支持”。 8. [答案] B [翻译] 雇主们都期望他们的雇员能准时上班。 [分析] punctual的意思是“守时的,准时的”;timely以ly结尾的,但它是一个形容词,意思是“及时的,正好的”;prompt的意思是“迅速的,敏捷的”;urgent的意思是“急迫的,紧要的”。 9. [答案] B [翻译] 大不列颠岛由英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士构成。 [分析] compose是一个及物动词,意思是“组成,构成”。它常用在be composed of 的结构中,意思是“由……构成”;consist一般要和介词of搭配在一起,才能表示“由……组成,由……构成”;make要和up 搭配在一起,意思是“组成,构成”;combine是一个及物动词,意思是“联合,结合”。 10. [答案] A [翻译] 英语已经成为不同国家人们交流的一种工具。 [分析] medium的意思是“媒体,手段”;merit的意思是“优点”;stream的意思是“溪流”;enjoyment的意思是“乐趣”。
1. Doctors are often caught in a _________ because they have to decide whether they should tell their patients the truth or not. A. dilemma B. digestion C. diploma D. disgust2. Doctor Smith was one of the_________ in cancer research. A. Pioneers B. advocates C. engineers D. founders3. Doctors keep trying to _________him of his dependence on the drug. A. break B. rob C. deprive D. relieve4. Doctors sometimes _________ old cures when modem medicine doesn’t work. A. fall behind B. fail in with C. fall back on D. fall through5. Does brain power ________ as we get older? Scientists now have some surprising answers. A. descend B. decline C. deduce D. collapse6. Dogs are often praised for their_________ ; they almost never abandon their masters. A. faith B. loyalty C. trust D. truthfulness7. Don’t _________ your head about brining your manuscript to our office; we’ll send someone for it. A. worry B. bother C. interrupt D. interfere8. Don’t be so _________as to believe every firing you hear. A. ignorant B. innocent C. interrupt D. irritable9. Don’t eat anything that will spoil your ________ for dinner. A. appetite B. taste C. interest D. appreciation10. Don’t worry! I promise that he will see you again ________. A. long before B. before long C. on average D. step by step
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1. [答案] A [翻译] 医生常常因是否要告诉病真相而感到进退两难。 [分析] in a dilemma的意思是“进退两难”;digestion的意思是“消化”; diploma的意思是“文凭、证书”;disgust的意思是“作呕,厌恶”。 2. [答案] A [翻译] Smith博士是研究癌症的创始人之一。 [分析] pioneer的意思是“创始人,开拓者,先驱者”;advocate的意思是“提倡者,拥护者”;engineer的意思是“工程师”; founder的意思是“创始人”,它强调建立或创立某事的人。例如:founder of a city, institution, company, etc.城市、机构、公司等的创建人。3. [答案] A [翻译] 医生一直试图使他戒去依赖麻醉药物的习惯。 [分析] break ……of …… 的意思是“戒掉(某种习惯或嗜好)”;rub……of……意为“抢动,盗取”;deprive……of……意为“剥夺,使丧失”;relieve……of……意为“使解除,使免除”。4. [答案] C [翻译] 当现代的药物不起作用的时候,医生们有时候要求助于老的治疗方法。 [分析] fall back on的意思是“求助于,转而依靠”;fall behind的意思是“落后”;fall in with的意思是“同意,依从”;fall through的意思是“落空;失败”。5. [答案] B [翻译] 脑力会随着我们年龄的增长而衰退吗?目前,科学家们对这个问题有了令人惊奇的答案。 [分析] decline的意思是“衰弱,衰退,下降”;descend是指“(位置的)下降;传下来”; deduce的意思是“演绎,推断”。Collapse的意思是“崩溃,坍塌”。 6. [答案] B [翻译] 人们经常赞扬狗的忠诚,它们几乎从不遗弃它们的主人。 [分析] loyalty的意思是“忠诚、效忠”;faith的意思是“信任,信心;宗教信仰”;trust的意思是“信任,信赖”;truthfulness 的意思是“诚实,真实”。7. [答案] B [翻译] 你不用费事把稿子送到办公室来,我们会派人去取的。 [分析] bother one’s head (about) 或bother about的意思是“为……而费事”;worry about/over意为“为……担心,为……烦恼”;interfere with的意思是“防碍,干涉”; interrupt是及物动语,意思是“打断的,中止”。8. [答案] B [翻译] 不要太天真而相信你所听到的每一件事情。 [分析] innocent 的意思是“天真无邪的,无知的,无罪的”;ignorant的意思是“无知的,不知道的”;offensive的意思是“冒犯的,无礼的”;irritable的意思是“烦躁的,容易生气的”。 9. [答案] A [翻译] 别吃那些会让你的晚饭没胃口东西。 [分析] appetite 的意思是“胃口,食欲”;taste的意思是“口味,喜欢,味觉”;interest的意思是“兴趣,趣味,爱好”,一般配与介词in搭配;appreciation的意思是“感谢,感激;欣赏”。10. [答案] B [翻译] 别着急,我保证他会很快来看你的。 [分析] before long的意思是“不久以后”;long before的意思是“很久以前”;on average 的意思是“平均地”;step by step的意思是“一步一步地”。
1. Falling sales and rising overheads have obliged die company to review each customer's__________ limit. A. credit B. currency C. check D. certificate2. Fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their working lives in the same field, _____the same company. A. all else B. much worse C. let alone D. less likely3. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage ________ h. relatively B. actually C. comparatively D. annual4. For the sake of calf future generations, we should make rational use of natural __________ A. resource B. resources C. material D. materials5. Franklin's talent as an inventor was matched by his __________as a politician. A. ability B. competence C. capacity D. capability6. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ________ sicknesses. A. normal B. ordinary C. average D. regular7. From ancient times, the valley of the Nile has been made __________ by the river's floods. A. fertile B. adequate C. wealthy D. abundant8. From here, we can see the bridge__________construction. A. below B. by C. in D. under9. From this material we can ________ hundreds of what you may call direct products. A. derive B. discern C. diminish D. displace10. Generally, it is only when animals are trapped that they to violence in order to escape. A. proceed B. appeal C. resort D. incline
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1. [答案] A [翻译] 销售额下降和管理费上升已迫使公司复审每位客户的信贷限制。 [分析] credit的意思是“信贷”;currency的意思是“货币”;check的意思是“支票”。 certificate 的意思是“证书”。 2. [答案] C [翻译] 如今越来越少的工人期望在同一领域干一辈子,更别提同一家公司了。 [分析] let alone的意思是“更不用说,更别提”。例如: He has o chairs in his room, let alone a sofa.他房间里连椅子都没有,哪里谈得上沙发呢?由些可见,C符合题意,为正确答案。all else 的意思是“其他所有的”;much worse的意思是“更糟糕的是”;less likely的意思是“更没可能的是”。Likely在作“预期的,可能的”解时,只能用在be likely to do sth或be likely that…… 结构中。例如:She’s very likely to ring me tonight.她今晚很可能给我打电话。或It’s very likely that she’ll right me tonight.很可能今晚她要给我打电话。由此可见,A, B, D均不符合题意和句法。3. [答案] D [翻译] 每年的洪水造成价值几十亿美元的财产损失。 [分析] relatively的意思是“相对地”;actually“实际上”;comparatively的意思是“比较地”;annually的意思是“每年”。 4. [答案] B [翻译] 为了我们的后代,我们应合理地利用自然资源。 [分析] resource 的意思是“资源”,但表示这个意义时常用得数,例如:natural resources“自然资源”。Material的意思是“资料,材料,物资”。5. [答案] D [翻译] Franklin作为发明家的天才可与他作为政治家的才能媲美。 [分析] ability, competence和capability均可用“能力”解,其有法有细微的差别。 Ability指智力或体力上的能力,主要指人,说明他能否做一件事。其后接不定式或介词in,for。例如:To do the work well will require political zeal as well as the ability to grasp what is essential.要做好这里作不仅需要有抓住要点的能力,还需要有政治热情。 Capability与ability互通,也指智力或体力上的“能力”。常指天生的或潜在的能力,在这意义上,它与ability不同,后者常可指学到的能力。Capability后接介词of或for,一般不接不定式。capability of后接主动意义的动作;capability for后接被动意义的动作。例如:The essay is a roof of the writer’s capability of using the right word in the right place. 这篇文章证明作者能在适当的地方用适当的词。Apart from a small handful of die-hards, everybody has the capability for being remoulded. 除了少数死硬派之外,每个人都有改造好的可能。本题含有Franklin天生具备的政治家的天赋能力,所以选D比较恰当。Capacity主要指容纳或课收的能力,可用于人也可用于物。例如:He has a capacity for physics. 他有学物理的能力;competence也指“能力”,但主要指某人胜任某种工作的能力。6.[答案] B [翻译]这个国家的免费医疗不仅包括一般疾病,还包括精神疾病。 [分析]ordinary的意思是“普通的,一般的”,它含有“平常,平淡无奇”的意义,意思与common很接近,例如:Ordinary men and women can work miracles in our country. 在我国普通男女就可以创造奇迹。Average也有“一般的,普通的”的意思,但它所指的普通,有着“接近平均水平、中等水平”的含义,例如:The average runner can run 2miles in fifteen minutes.一般人在15分钟的时间可以跑2英里。由此可见,B符合题意,为正确答案。Normal的意思是“正常的”;regular的意思是“常规的,经常的”。这两项均不符合题意。7.[答案]A [翻译]从古代起,尼罗河流域就因为洪水泛滥而土地肥沃。 [分析]fertile的意思是“肥沃的,富饶的”;adequate的意思是“充足的,适当的”;wealthy的意思是“富裕的,丰富的”;abundant的意思是“丰富的,大量的”。8.[答案]D [翻译]从这里,我们可以看到正在建设中的桥。 [分析]under是介词,可以表示“在……产状况中,在……过程中”。例如:under consideration在考虑中。其他三个介词均无这种用法。9.[答案]A [翻译]从这种材料中,我们可以获得成千上万的所谓的直接产品。 [分析]derive的意思是“获得”;discern的意思是“分辨,辨别”;diminish的意思是“缩小,减少”;displace的意思是“取代,移值;免除职务”。10.[答案]C [翻译]通常,只有当动物中了圈套时,它们才会诉诸暴力以便逃脱。 [分析]resort to 的意思“求助于,诉诸于”;proceed的意思是“进行,继续进行”;appeal to 的意思是“向……呼吁、要求”;incline的意思是“使倾向”。
1. George said he could not kill a living thing except for the __________ of hunger. A. sensation B. cause C. purpose D. motive2. Gold is often called the precious metal because its scarcity makes it __________ A. valueless B. respected C. worthless D. invaluable3. Good team-work has played an important __________ in tile club's success. A. effect B. place C. game D. part4. Guilin is known ________ its beautiful scenery. A. for B. as C. to D. about5. Have you anything to say__________the proposal? A. with regard to B. in contrast to C. on behalf of D. for the purpose of6. “Have you finished your report yet?” “No, I' II finish it in__________ten minutes.” A. another B. other C. more D. less7. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe ________ by the judge. A. service B. sentence C. crime D. crisis8. He__________his son by giving him too much money. A. spoiled B. hurt C. damaged D. harmed9. He ________ to be listening attentively. A. prevented B. presented C. pretended D. prepared10. He________ his essay from 3, 000 to 1,500 words. A. combined B. condensed C. concentrated D. deleted
答案精解1.[答案]D[翻译]George说除非饿了他才杀生。[分析]motive的意思是“动机,目的”;sensation的意思是“知觉,感觉”;cause的意思是“原因,理由”;Purpose的意思是“目的,意图”。Motive和purpose都有“目的”之意,但含义有很大区别。Motive指人的内心愿冲动,如爱、恨、报复或野心,这种冲动促使他带有强烈的目的感而采取行动。例如:His real motive for joining the club was not to make new friends, but to try to meet potential clients.他参加俱乐部的真正动机不是为了结识新朋友,而是为了寻求可能成为客户的人。Purpose表示某人为实现和达到所确定的目标或目的而采取果断的、深思熟虑的、有明确宗旨的行动,而且不懈努力以求实现。例如:He studied hard for the purpose of gaining the prize.他为获得奖品而努力学习。根据以上对两个词的辨析,不难看出,D更切合题意,为正确答案。2.[答案]D[翻译]金子经常被称为贵重金属,它的稀有使得它非常宝贵。[分析]invaluable的意思是“无法估价的,非常宝贵的”;valueless的意思是“无价值的”;respected意思是“被尊重的”;worthless的意思是“无价值的,卑微的”。3.[答案]D[翻译]良好的团队精神,为该俱乐部的成功做出了重大的贡献。[分析]play a part in 是一个固定搭配,意思是“(在……中)起作用,(在……中)扮演一个角色”。其他三个选项均不侧用在这个搭配中。4.[答案]A[翻译]桂林以其优美的风景而著称。[分析]be known for 的意思是“以……而闻名”;be known as 的意思是“被公认为……,称做……”;be known to 的意思是“为……所知”;about 不和known 搭配使用。5.[答案]A[翻译]对这个建议你还有什么要说的吗?[分析]with regard to的意思是“关于”;in contrast to的意思是“与……形成对照”;on behalf of 的意思是“代表”;for the purpose of 的意思是“为了……目的”。6.[答案]A[翻译]“你的报告写完了吗?”“还没有呢?再过10分钟就写完了。”[分析]another的意思是“再一,另一”,in another ten minutes 的意思是“再在一个10分钟之内”。Other的意思是“其他的”,与题意不符。C、D与本题无关。7.[答案]B[翻译]因为发现这个人有罪,所以法官对他进行了严厉的判决。[分析]sentence的意思是“判决,宣判”;service的意思是“服务,效劳”;crime的意思是“犯罪,罪行”;crisis的意思是“危机,紧要关头”。8.[答案]A[翻译]他给他的孩子过多的钱,结果宠坏了他。[分析]spoil的意思是“宠坏,惯坏,溺爱坏”;hurt的意思是“使受伤,危害,伤害”;damage的意思是“毁坏,损害”;harm的意思是“伤害,损害,危害”。9.[答案]C[翻译]他假装专心听讲。[分析]pretend的意思是“假装”;prevent的意思是“防止,阻止”,通常用于prevent sb form doing sth.这种搭配中;present的意思是“呈现,描述,出示”;prepare的意思是“准备”,常与for连用。10.[答案]B[翻译]他把他的文章从3000字压缩到1500字。[分析]condense的意思是“压缩,缩短”;combine的意思是“结合,联合”;concentrate的意思是“集中,聚集”,后面常常跟介词on;delete的意思是“删除”
1. China has declared her intention never to be the first to use nuclear weapons and has _________the nuclear powers to make similar declarations. A. called in B. called on C. called for D. called at2. China is trying to keep her population _________ down. A. birth B. increase C. size D. growth3. Christmas is coming. It's just round the _________ . A. bend B. turn C. curve D. corner4. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can _________attack their trainer. A. unexpectedly B. deliberately C. reluctantly D. subsequently5. Communication is the process of _________a message from a source to an audience via a channel. A. transmitting B. submitting C. transforming D. switching6. Competition, they believe, _________ the national character rather than corrupt it. A. enforces B. confirms C. intensifies D. strengthens7. __________Conditions led to outbreaks in many cities. A. disaster B. calamity C. famine D. accident8. __________Conflict among city-states caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization. A. Continuous B. Continual C. Constant D. Contrary9. Congress was then in session, and a fierce ________ was going on over ratification of the treaty. A. discussion B. debate C. quarrel D. contention10. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are__________in grocery stores. A. ready B. approachable C. probably D. Available
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1. [答案] B [翻译] 中国已声明不首先使有核武器,并号召其他核国也发表类似的声明。 [分析] call on的意思是“号召;拜访”;call in的意思是“召集”;call for的意思是“要求,需要”;call at的意思是“拜访”。2. [答案] D [翻译] 中国正努力使其人口增长速度放慢。 [分析] growth的意思是“增长,发展”,population growth是“人口增长”的意思;birth的意思是“出生,诞生”;increase的意思是“增加,增长”,一般不和人口population搭配;size的意思是“大小,尺寸”。 3. [答案] D [翻译] 圣诞节就要来到了,它就在眼前。 [分析] round the corner的意思是“(节日等的)临近”;bend的意思是“弯曲”;turn的意思是“拐弯;拐弯处”;curve的意思是“曲线,弯曲”。4. [答案] A [翻译] 马戏团的老虎虽然是驯服的,但有时也可能性意外攻击驯虎者。 [分析] unexpectedly的意思是“意想不至”;deliberately的意思是“故意地”;reluctantly的意思是“勉强地”:subsequently的意思是“以后,后来”。 5. [答案] A [翻译] 通信指的是通过频道把信息源传到听众的过程。 [分析] transmit的意思是“传播,传送”;submit的意思是“使……服从,屈服于……”; transform的意思是“转为,改变”;switch的意思是“打开;关闭”。 6. [答案] D [翻译] 他们认为竞争可以振奋而不会腐蚀民族精神。 [分析] strengthen的意思是“使坚强,加强;使有力”;enforce的意思是“执行,关施,主张”;confirm的意思是“证实,确认,批准”;intensify的意思是“使强烈,增加强度”。 7. [答案] C [翻译] 饥荒在许多城市里引起了暴乱。 [分析] famine的意思是“饥荒”;disaster的意思是“灾难”;calamity的意思是“不幸之事,灾难”;accident的意思是“事故,意外的事”。 8. [答案] B [翻译] 城邦之间的不断争斗最终导致希腊文化的衰退。 [分析] continual的意思是“经常不断的,常常的”,中间可能有间隔;continuous的意思是“连续不断的”,强调不中断。Constant可能来指“(习惯性的)重复”。Contrary做“相反的”讲。 9. [答案] B [翻译] 那时国会正在召开会议,会上就条约批准问题正展开一番激烈辩论。 [分析] debate和 contention都有“辩论,争论”的意思。debate一般指在正式会议上就重大进行的辩论,往往限于诉诸理性,目的在于获知真理而不是凭演说技巧取胜。例如:Truth develop through debate between different views.各种不同意见辩论的结果使真理得以发展。Contention通常仅限于指发展到激烈程度的口头争论,并含有为一个目标而竞争的意思。例如:Contention between rival camps at a political convention is often acrimonious.在政治性会议中,敌对阵营这间的辩论时常是尖刻而激烈的。 Discussion的意思是“讨论”;quarrel的意思是“争吵”。 10. [答案] D [翻译] 在杂货店里可以买到经过加工,随时可供烹调的方便食品。 [分析] available的意思是“可利用的,可得到的”;例如:Those shoes are not available in your size.那种鞋子没有你要的尺码。ready的意思是“准备好的”;approachable的意思是“要可靠近的,可接近的”;probably的意思是“很可能 的,大概的”。
1. Customers may also be permitted to ________ their current accounts for a short period in anticipation of a credit item coming in. A. overextend B. overdraw C. overvalue D. overpay2. Cut off by the storm, they were forced to ________ food for several days. A. go in for B. go over C. go without D. go out3. Dark glasses are sometimes worn to ________ the eyes from strong sunlight. A. prevent B. ensure C. protect D. reserve4. David's university education gave him ________ over boys who had not been to college. A. a benefit B. a profit C. a view D. all advantage5. Despite all the heated _________ they had, they remained the best of friends throughout their lives. A. viewpoints B. standpoints C. differences D. arguments6. Did you ________ her for breaking the beautiful vase? A, scold B. accuse C. charge D. complain7. Difficulties and hardships have _________the best qualifies of the young geologist. A. brought out B. brought about C. brought forth D. brought up8. Jobs were not so easy to _________ when I was a teenager. A. get by B. come off C. come by D. go for9. Do we have your permission to make _________ on this? A. subscribe B. subscriptions C. substitutions D. substitute10. Do you think the president will be able to ________ his promise not to raise taxes? A. catch B. fulfill C. capture D. find
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1. [答案] B [翻译] 如果客户已知有一笔存款即理,则可短时期内透支其往来账户。 [分析] overdraw的意思是“透支”;overextend意思是“货款过多”;overvalue的意思是“估价过高,对……定价过高”;overpay的意思是“多付款”。2. [答案] C [翻译] 他们受到暴风雪的阻隔,被迫挨了几饿。 [分析] go without的意思是“没有……也应付得过去;没有也行”。例如:If there is no sugar for my coffee, I will go without.假如没有糖,我的咖啡可以不加糖。由此可见,C符合题意,故是答案。go in for的意思是“参加,从事于”;go over的意思是“仔细检查”;go out的意思是“出去”。 3. [答案] C [翻译] 人们有时候戴墨镜是为了保护眼镜不受强光的刺激。 [分析] protect from 的意思是“保护……不受……”,它常和介词搭配在一起;prevent from的意思是“防止……”;ensure 的意思是“担保,保证”reserve 的意思是“保留,预订(座位、饭店)”。4. [答案] D [翻译] David受过高等教育,这就使他比那些没有上过大学的男孩子有优势。 [分析] give an advantage over的意思是“比某人强的优势或优点”;benefit的意思是“好处,利益”;profit的意思是“利润”;view的意思是“观点”。这三个词都不与介词over搭配。5. [答案] D [翻译] 尽管他们之间有激烈的争论,但是他们仍然是彼此一生中最好的朋友。 [分析] argument的意思是“争论,争辩”;viewpoint的意思是“观点”。Standpoint的意思是“观点,立场”;difference 的意思是“差异,分歧”。6. [答案] A [翻译] 她把那个漂亮的花瓶打破了,你骂她了吗? [分析] scold的意思是“责备,责骂”;accuse的意思“指控”,一般用在accuse sb.of sth的结;charge 一般用在charge sb. with sth.的结构中,意思是“指控,控告”;complain 的意思是“抱怨”,经常用在complain about sth这样的结构中。7. [答案] A [翻译] 艰难困苦使这位年轻的地质工作者的优秀品质得到了最充分的展现。 [分析] bring out的意思是“显示出来,暴露”。例如:The lecturer brought out the significant aspects of the problem.演讲人充分提示出这个问题的一些重要方面。bring about的意思是“引起,造成”;bring forth的意思是“生产,提出”;bring up的意思是“培养,教育,提出”。8. [答案] C [翻译] 在我十几岁的时候找到工作并不那么容易。 [分析] come by的意思是“得到,取得,经过”;get by的意思是“通过,混过”;come off 的意思是“离开,举行,实现,成为”;go for的意思是“努力获取,主张拥护”。 9. [答案] C [翻译] 您是否允许我方来代理此产品。 [分析] substitution的意思是“代理,交换,替换”;subscribe的意思是“订(阅)”; subscription的意思是“预约款,捐款”;substitute的意思是“替代,替代物”。10. [答案] B [翻译] 你认为履行他不加税的承诺吗? [分析] fulfill的意思是“履行(诺言)”;catch的意思是“抓住”;capture的意思是“捕获”;find的意思是“找到”。
1. He ________ his job in order to engage in full time writing. A. resigned B. withdrew C. undertook D. ignored2. He __________his sorrow beneath a cheerful appearance. A. concealed B. retained C. kept D. shielded3. He ________ on making an early start. A. resolved B. revolved C. solved D. dissolved4. He__________meant to give his opinion, not to start an argument. A. safely B. freely C. simply D. fairly5. He __________the whole list but still did not find his friend's name, A. went by B. went on C. went into D. went over6. He appeared in the court and supplied the facts __________to the case. A. subject B. attached C. relevant D. corresponding7. He believed that file greatest of his __________was that he'd never had a college education. A. griefs B. misfortunes C. disasters D. sorrows8. He could not__________ the extremes of heat in the desert. A. tolerant B. tolerate C. tolerable D. tolerance9. He couldn't ________ the thought of leaving his hometown for ever. A. consider B. bear C. carry D. weigh10. He deceived the old lady__________lending him all her money for his business. A. into B. to C. at D. From
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1.[答案]A[翻译]他辞掉了自己的工作,以便进行全职的写作。[分析]resign的意思是“辞职,放弃”。Withdrew的意思是“收回,撤退”。Undertook的意思是“承担,从事”。Ignored的意思是“不顾,忽视”。2.[答案]A[翻译]他把他的痛苦隐藏在欢乐的表面下。[分析]conceal 的意思是“隐瞒,隐藏”;retain的意思是“保持,保留”;keep的意思是“保持”;shield的意思是“保护,防护”。3.[答案]A[翻译]他决定早点动身。[分析]resolve on /upon doing sth. 的意思是“决定做,决心做”;revolve的意思是“旋转”;solve的意思是“解决,解答”;dissolve的意思是“使……溶解,解除”。4.[答案]C[翻译]他只不过是想阐述一下自己的观点而已,并不想争论。[分析]simply的意思是“仅仅,只是”,相当于just或only;safely的意思是“安全地”;freely的意思是“自由地,无拘无束地”;fairly的意思是“相当,公正地”。5.[答案]D[翻译]他检查了整个名单但仍然没有找到他朋友的名字。[分析]go over的意思是“复习,重复,检查”;go by 的意思是“(时间)过去,经过”;go on 的意思是“进展,进行下去”;go into的意思是“调查,了解,研究,讨论”。6.[答案]C[翻译]他到庭并提供了与本案有关的一些事实。[分析]relevant的意思是“有关的,适宜的”,常与to搭配使用。此处relevant to是一个形容词短语做定语修饰facts;subject的意思是“受……支配的”;attach的意思是“附上……的,连接的”;corresponding一般是用来做定语修饰一个名词,意思是“符合的,相应的”。7.[答案]B[翻译]他认为他一生中最大的不幸是从来没有接受过高等教育。[分析]misfortune的意思是“不幸”;grief的意思是“悲痛,悲伤”;disater的意思是“灾难,大祸”;sorrow的意思是“悲伤,悲痛”。8.[答案]B[翻译]他忍受不住沙漠的酷热。[分析]tolerate是动词,意思是“忍受,容忍”;tolerant是形容词,意思是“忍受的,容忍的”;tolerable也是形容词,意思是“可忍受的”;tolerance是名词,意思是“容忍”。根据四个词的词性,空白处需要填一个动词。9.[答案]B[翻译]想到自己要永远离开家乡他就无法忍受。[分析]bear的意思是“忍受,容忍”;consider的意思是“考虑,认为”;carry的意思是“携带,传送,运载”;weigh的意思是“称……的重量,权衡”。10.[答案]A[翻译]他欺骗了这位老太太,让她把其所有的钱借给他来做生意。[分析]deceive sb into dong sth 意思是“诱骗某人去做某事”。
1. He didn't go into detail on the subject;he spoke ________ A. in common B. in particular C. in general D. in short2. He does not ________ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible. A. equal B. match C. qualify D. fit3. He doesn't work but he gets a good ________ from his investments. A. wage B. income C. earning D. salary4. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to ________ the consequences A. answer for B. run into C. abide by D. step into5. He felt rather ________ as he was the only person who wore sport-wear at the dinner party. A. suitable B. in the way C. improper D. by the way6. He gave each servant a ________ present of a hundred dollars every Christmas. A. sufficient B. wonderful C. handsome D. considerable7. He gave the best performance of his acting career in the ________ of Romeo. A. action B. role C. theme D. work8. He grew very angry when he realized how he had been ________ out of his money. A. deceived B. robbed C. made D. tricked9. He had ________ finding a good job after graduation because he failed in the College English Band-Four Exam when at the university. A. luck B. trouble C. opportunity D. misfortune10. He had lost all ________ in his own ability to succeed. A. resolve B. reliance C. certainty D. faith
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1.[答案]C[翻译]对这问题他没有细说,只是一般性地谈了谈。[分析] in general的意思是“一般地说,通常”;in common的意思是“共同,共用”;in particular的意思是“特别地,尤其”;in short的意思是“简而言之”。2.[答案]C[翻译]他还不具备当英语老师的条件,因为他的发音太糟糕了。[分析]qualify的意思是“胜任,具备合格条件”;equal作及物动词时,意思是“等于,比得上”;match的意思是“配得上,使相配”,fit 的意思是“适合,符合”。3.[答案]B[翻译]尽管他不工作,但是他的投资让他收入颇丰。[分析]income的意思是“收入,所得”;wage常常用于复数形式,意思是“工资,报酬”,多指工人按小时或天获得的报酬;earning一般要用复数形式,意思是“挣得的钱”;salary的意思是“薪金,薪水”。4.[答案]A[翻译]他没有执行合同上的规定,现在他必须去承受后果。[分析]answer for的意思是“对……负责,为……担保,为……的后果承担责任”;run into 的意思是“相撞,遇上”;abide by 的意思是“遵守”;step into的意思是“进入,走进”。5.[答案]C[翻译]他是晚会上惟一穿着运动服的人,对此他感到很大合适。[分析]improper的意思是“不适当的,不合礼仪的”;suitable的意思是“适当的,相配的”;in the way 的意思是“挡道”;by the way 的意思是“顺便说,在途中”。6.[答案]C[翻译]每年的圣诞节他都给每个仆人一百美元的丰厚礼物。[分析]handsome 的原意是指“(男子)英俊的,(女子)端庄”,但是在这里它是指(“金钱或是礼物)数目相当可观的,相当大的”;sufficient的意思是“充足的,足够的”;wonderful的意思是“极好的,奇妙的”;considerable的意思是“相当大的,相当多的”。7[答案]B[翻译]他扮演的罗密欧是舞台生涯的最佳表演。[分析]role的意思为“角色”;action的意思是“行动,行为,作用”;theme的意思是“主题,题目,论文”;work表示“工作,著作”。8.[答案]D[翻译]当他意识到他的钱财是如何被骗走时,他非常生气。[分析]trick的意思是“欺诈,哄骗”,trick sb out of one’s money 的意思是“骗取某人的钱财”;deceive sb in to doing sth, 意思是“利用欺骗手法使某人做某事”;rob的意思是“抢劫,盗取”,常说rob sb of sth; make sth out of sb 的意思是“将某人培养为……”,但不能说make sb out of sth。9.[答案]B[翻译]大学毕业后他很难找到一份好的工作,因为上大学的时候他没有通过大学英语四级考试。[分析]have trouble doing sth 是固定搭配,意思是“做某事有困难”。其他三项不符合语法和题意。10.[答案]D[翻译]他完全丧失了成功的信心。[分析]lose faith in的意思是“对……失去信心”;resolve的意思是“决心,决定”;reliance的意思是“依靠,依赖”,它后面常跟介词on;certainty的意思是“确信,确定性”。
1. He had to ________ his savings to buy the car. A. draw back from B. draw in C. draw up D. draw on2. He has been ________ in foreign trade for more than ten years. A. engaged B. filled C. forced D. taken3. He has been so busy recently. It isn't quite ________ that he will be present at the meeting tomorrow. A. sure B. right C. certain D. exact4. He has brought forward conclusive evidence, which leaves no ________ for further dispute. A. area B. place C. room D. space5. He has disappeared for five years and nobody knows the reason ________ his disappearance. A. for B. of C. about D. over6. He hasn’t ________ to take a holiday this summer. A. determined B. planned C. suggested D. supposed7. He hoped that the repairs would stop the leak ________ . A. for good B. for all C. at hand D. at large8. He hoped the firm would ________ him to the Pads branch. A. exchange B. transmit C. transfer D. remove9. He hunted zebra, antelope, and other __________ in Africa. A. game B. animal C. birds D. beast10. He is__________the most active member of our group. A. by far B. by chance C. by now D. by all means
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1.[答案]D[翻译]他不得不动用他的储蓄存款来买车。[分析]draw on的意思是“动用,向……支取”;draw back from 的意思是“收回,退缩”;draw in的意思是“(汽车、火车等)到达,到站;吸收”;draw up的意思是“起草,制定;(使)停住”。2.[答案]A[翻译]他搞外贸已有十多年了。[分析]be engage in 是固定搭配,意思是“忙于,从事于,致力于”。3.[答案]C[翻译]他近来非常忙,不敢肯定他明天会不会出席会议。[分析]sure 和certain都能表达“肯定的,确定的”,但是用法却不太一样。Sure和cetain后面都可以加of +名词/动名词,或接不定式或that引导的从句,例如I’m sure/certain of his hnesty.我相信他的诚实。但是在It is that 句型中,只能用certain而不用sure。B和D完全与句意不符,不是答案。4.[答案]C[翻译]他已经举出颠扑不破的铁证,因此再也没有继续争辩的余地了。[分析]room原意是“地方,空间”,可引申为“余地”;area 的意思是“面积,地区,地域”;place的意思是“地方,场所,地位”;space的意思是“太空,空地,场地,篇幅”。5.[答案]A[翻译]他已经失踪五年了,没有人知道他失踪的原因。[分析]reason后接介词for,意思是“……的理由”。6.[答案]B[翻译]他还没打算今年夏天休假。[分析]plan在这里的意思是“计划,打算”;determine的意思是“决心”;suggest后面一般要跟动名词作宾语;suppose常用来做“假设,设想”。7.[答案]A[翻译]他希望这次修好以后永久不漏了。[分析]for good意思是“永久的,一劳永逸的”。例如:I have given up smoking for good 我已经永远戒烟了。For all 的意思是“尽管”。例如:for all his achievements, he is very modest. 尽管他有这么多的成就,他还是十分谦虚。At hand 的意思是“在手边,在附近”。例如:Spring is at hand.春天马上就要到了。At large的意思是“一般地,自由地”。例如:They wandered at large over the countryside. 他们在乡村自由地漫游。8.[答案]C[翻译]他希望公司把他调到巴黎分部。[分析]transfer的意思是“调动(工作),使转移”;exchange的意思是“交换,交流”;transmit 的意思是“传送,传递,传播”;remove的意思是“移动,排除,消除”。9. [答案]A[翻译] 在非洲他追捕斑马,羚羊和其他的猎物。[分析]game有“猎物”的意思,它当“猎物”的时候,是一个不可数名词,千万不能加s。另外它还有“游戏,体育,比赛”之意;animal的意思是“动物”;bird的意思是“鸟”,它之所以不是答案,是因为它和斑马,羚羊都不属于一类,所以不符合逻辑;beast的意思是“野兽”。虽然animal和beast符合本题的题意,但是应该是在animal和beast的后面加s才符合语法规则。10.[答案]A[翻译]他是我们小组最活跃的分子。[分析]by far 和一个形容词的最高级连用时,意思是“最……”。例如:This problem is y far the easiest.这个问题是最简单的。如果放在比较级的前面或后面,意思是“……得多,远远地”。例如:His explanation is clearer by far 他的解释要清楚得多。By chance的意思是“偶然的”;by now 的意思是“到现在为止”;by all mean的意思是“务必,尽一切办法”。
1. He is __________to hardship and danger. A. inconvenient B. prior C. superior D. indifferent2. He is a man you can rely on. He never ________. A. goes back on his word B. has words with anyone C. eats his words D. swallows his words3. He is an artist with seemingly unlimited ________. A. creativity B. creature C. creation D. creative4. He is holding a ________ position in the company and expects to be promoted soon. A. subordinate B. succeeding C. successive D. subsequent5. He is now familiar with the business ________ of export trade. A. habit B. routine C. practice D. custom6. He is still ill, but the doctor is sure be will pull ________. A. back B. in C. up D. through7. He knew himself to be raw, quite__________of making mistakes through his inexperience. A. able B. possible C. likely D. capable8. He knew with his knowledge and experience that any decision he'd made was bound to be a one. A. unchangeable B. fixed C. steady D. sound9. He made such a ________ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings after him. A. genuine B. minimum C. modest D. generous10. He might pardon you on the very ________ that you pay him a visit. A. occasion B. condition C. chance D. principle
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1.[答案]D[翻译]他置艰难危险于度外。[分析]be indifferent to的意思是“对……不在乎,对……漠不关心”,故D为正确答案。虽然inconvenient, prior,superior三项均可与介词to 搭配,但意思都不符合本题题意。Inconvenient 的意思是“不方便”;superior的意思是“优越的”;prior的意思是“在先的,优先的,更重要的”。2.[答案]A[翻译]他是一个你可以依赖的人,他从来不食言。[分析]go back on one’s word的意思是“食言,不守信”,word在此只能用单数形式,不能用复数形式;have words with sb 的意思是“与某人发生了口角”;eat one’s words的意思是“收回自己说的话”,这里的word必须要用复数形式;swallow one’s words的意思是“说话口齿不清楚”,此外word也要用复形式。3.[答案]A[翻译]他是一位仿佛有着无限创造力的艺术家。[分析]creativity的意思是“创造力”;creature的意思是“生物,动物”;creation是create的名词形式,意思是“创造,创建”;creative是形容词,意思是“创造性的,有创造力的”,也可以作名词,用在美语口语当中,意思是“有创造力的人”。4.[答案]A[翻译]他在公司的职位很低,期望能够快点得到提升。[分析]subordinate的意思是“从属的,下级的”;succeeding的意思是“接着的”;successive的意思是“继续的,连续的”;subsequent 的意思是“后来的,随后的”。5.[答案]B[翻译]他现在对出口业务方面的工作很熟悉。[分析]routine意思是“日常工作,例行公事”;habit意为“习惯”;practice的意思是“实践,实际”;custom的意思是“风俗,习惯”。6.[答案]D[翻译]他还没好,但医生相信他一定会恢复健康。[分析]pull through 的意思是“(使)脱离危险,(使)恢复健康”;pull back的意思是“把……向后拉,撤回”;pull in 的意思是“停止,阻止”;pull up 的意思是“停下,停车”。7.[答案]D[翻译]他知道自己毫无经验,很容易犯错误。[分析]capable of的意思是“易……的,能……的”。如果指一个人的能力时,也可以表示“有……的能力”;able也是“能够”的意思,但它和capable的区别在于:able后面习惯跟不定式,capable后面要跟介词of ;possible的意思是“可侧的”;likely一般要用在be likely to do sth 或be likely that这样的句型当中,意思是“可能的,有希望的”。8. [答案]D[翻译]根据他的知识和阅历,他知道他所做的任何决定一定是正确的。[分析]sound的意思是“合理的,正确的”;unchangeable的意思是“不可改变的”;fixed的意思是“固定的”;steady的意思是“稳定的”。9. [答案]D[翻译]他为这所大学提供了巨额捐款,以至于该学校以他的名字为一座新大楼命名。[分析]generous的意思是“慷慨大方的”;genuine的意思是“真实的”;minimum既可作名词,也可以作形容词,作名词时,意思是“最小量,最低限度”;作形容词时,意思是“最小的,最低的”;modest的意思是“适度的,有节制的”。10. [答案]B[翻译]如果你去拜访他,他可能会原谅你。[分析]on the condition that 是一个固定搭配,意思是“条件是,以……为条件”;occasion的意思是“场合”;chance的意思是“机会”;principle的意思是“原则”。
1. He once again went through his composition carefully to__________all spelling mistakes from it. A. withdraw B. diminish C. abandon D. eliminate2. He opened the cage door, and set the bird __________. A. loosen B. lost C. free D. loose3. He pointed out that the living standard of urban and ________ people continued to improve. A. remote B. municipal C. rural D. provincial4. He ran back into the room to see if he had ______ anything behind. A. forgotten B. laid C. left D. placed5. He read through the papers and made a (n) ______ of their contents. A. compression B. abstract C. shortage D. concentration6. He recovered slowly after his ______ illness. A. long B. strong C. deadly D. heavy7. He refused to disclose what had been told him on the ______ that it would be a breach of confidence. A. reason B. plea C. grounds D. excuse8. He reluctantly ______ the task. A. undertook B. upheld C. underestimated D. undeceived9. He rescued the child at the ______ of his own life. A. danger B. disregard C. risk D. negligence
10. He said that he was so __________that he could drink a well dry. A. wet B. hot C. thirsty D. fired 答案精解
1. [答案]D[翻译]他再次仔细地检查他的作文,把里面所有的拼写错误都给去掉了。[分析]eliminate的意思是“消除,删除”,它常与from搭配;withdraw的意思是“撤退,收回”;diminish的意思是“减少,缩小”;abandon的意思是“抛弃,离弃”。2. [答案]C[翻译]他打开笼门,把鸟放飞。[分析]set free的意思是“释放”。3.[答案]C[翻译]他指出城乡居民的生活水平还在继续提高。[分析]rural的意思是“农村的”,它与urban(城市的)相对应,符合本题题意,为正确答案。Remote的意思是“(在空间或时间上)遥远的”;municipal的意思是“市的,市政的”;provincial的意思是“地方的,省的”。例如:municipal government市政府;provincial government省政府。4.[答案]C[翻译]他跑回屋子看是否有什么东西落下了。[分析]leave和forget都有“遗忘,忘记”的意思。两者的区别是如果有具体的地点就要用leave,否则就要用forget。在这里面有一个具体的地点就是the room,所有这道题的答案应该是C,而不是A。例如I forgot my umbrell.我忘了带雨伞。又如:I have left my umbrella at home.我把伞忘在家里了。place和lay均没有“忘记”之意。5.[答案]B[翻译]他通读了一下论文,对其内容进行了摘要。[分析]abstract的意思是“摘要,梗概”;compression的意思是“压缩,浓缩”;shortage的意思是“不足,缺少”;concentration的意思是“专心,专注”。6.[答案]C[翻译]重病之后,他慢慢地恢复过来了。[分析]deadly的意思是“致命的,剧烈的,极度的”;long的意思是“长的”;strong的意思是“强壮的”;heavy 的意思是“沉重的”,它不能修饰illness,但可以说have a heavy cold“患重感冒”。7.[答案]C[翻译]他拒绝透露人家告诉他的事,理由是,那是泄露当事人的秘密。[分析]on the grounds of /that 意思是“以……为理由,以……为借口”。A,B,D都不能用在此处表示这个含义。8.[答案]A[翻译]他极不情愿地承担了这项任务。[分析]undertake的意思是“从事,承担”;uphold的意思是“举起,支持”;underestimated的意思是“低估”,前缀under的意思是“下,不足”或“副,次”。例如:underline(在……下面划线),underproduction(生产不足,供不应求)等等。Undeceive是deceive的反义词,意思是“使……不受欺骗,使……醒悟”。9.[答案]C[翻译]他冒着生命危险救了那个孩子。[分析]at the risk of 的意思是“冒……的危险”;danger的意思是“危险”,没有at the danger of 这种说法,往往说in danger of,意思是“有……的危险”;disrgard的意思是“忽视,漠视”,disregard一般用在in disregard of 结构中,意思是“不顾,不理”;negligence的意思是“忽略,疏忽大意”;一般说by negligence,意思是“由于疏忽”。10. [答案]C[翻译]他说他太渴了,能把一口井喝干。[分析]从题干的后半句“he could drink a well dry”可以看出,只有thirsty(口渴)才符合题意。
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