Vocabulary Replacement
1. After many years of married life he had learned that it was more conducive to peace to leave his wife with the last word in any argument.
A.baleful
B.helpful
C.cheerful
D.fanciful
正确答案:B
[解析] 句子译文:经过多年的婚姻生活,他已经懂得了在任何争论中,把最后一句话留给妻子更有利于和睦。
试题参考解析:A.baleful adj. 恶意的;有害的
B.helpful adj. 有帮助的;有益的
C.cheerful adj. 快乐的;愉快的
D.fanciful adj. 想象的;稀奇的
画线词conducive意为“有益的,有帮助的”,与之意思相近的词是helpful,其他选项均不符合句意,故B为正确选项。
2. Huawei has officially announced HarmonyOS, and it is said that the operating system has been developing to replace its reliance on Android.
A.incredulity
B.skepticism
C.wariness
D.dependence
正确答案:D
[解析] 句子译文:华为正式发布了鸿蒙系统,据说这款正在开发中的操作系统是为了取代其对安卓系统的依赖。
试题参考解析:A.incredulity n. 怀疑,不相信
B.skepticism n. 怀疑论;怀疑的态度
C.wariness n. 谨慎,小心
D.dependence n. 依赖,依靠;信赖
画线词reliance意为“信赖;依赖”,与之意思相近的词是dependence,其他选项均不符合句意,故D为正确选项。
3. An international organization should include permanent bodies in charge of dealing with collective interests and capable of expressing a non-partisan legal will.
A.corporate
B.independent
C.autonomous
D.exclusive
正确答案:A
[解析] 句子译文:一个国际组织应包括负责处理共同利益和能够表达非党派法律意愿的常设机构。
试题参考解析:A.corporate adj. 共同的,全体的
B.independent adj. 独立的,不受约束的
C.autonomous adj. 自治的;自主的
D.exclusive adj. 独有的;排外的
画线词collective意为“集体的,共同的”,与之意思相近的是corporate,其他选项均不符合句意,故A为正确选项。
4. Afghans hope that America and the insurgents of the Taliban, who have been fighting one another for more than 18 years, will sign a peace deal in 2020.
A.agreement
B.allegiance
C.amendment
D.acceptance
正确答案:A
[解析] 句子译文:阿富汗人希望彼此斗争了超过18年的美国和塔利班叛乱分子能够在2020年签署一项和平协议。
试题参考解析:A.agreement n. 协议;同意
B.allegiance n. 效忠,忠诚
C.amendment n. 修正案;修改
D.acceptance n. 接受;赞同
句中的peace deal意为“和平协议”,与deal意思相近的词是agreement,其他选项均不符合句意,故A为正确选项。
5. The U.S. and European banks and construction companies are competing for lucrative contracts in the rebuilding of Iraq, where the country’s annual gross national product totaled at least $29 billion before the war.
A.impotent
B.sterile
C.profitable
D.antiseptic
正确答案:C
[解析] 句子译文:美国和欧洲的银行和建筑公司在伊拉克重建中争夺利润丰厚的合同,伊拉克战前的年度国民生产总值至少达到290亿美元。
试题参考解析:A.impotent adj. 无效的;虚弱的
B.sterile adj. 不育的;贫瘠的
C.profitable adj. 有利可图的,赚钱的
D.antiseptic adj. 防腐的,抗菌的
画线词lucrative意为“获利多的,丰厚的”,与其意思相近的词是选项C的profitable,其他选项均不符合句意,故C为正确选项。
6. The activity manages to shed light on knowledge about the disease among the public and win considerable material support via the form of donation.
A.complicate
B.muddle
C.elucidate
D.bewilder
正确答案:C
[解析] 句子译文:这项活动设法让公众了解有关该疾病的知识,并通过捐赠的形式获得大量物质资助。
试题参考解析:A.complicate v. 使复杂化
B.muddle v. 弄乱;使糊涂
C.elucidate v. 阐明,说明
D.bewilder v. 使迷惑,使不知所措
句中画线短语shed light on意为“阐明”,与之意思相近的词是elucidate,其他选项均与该词意思相反,不符合句意,故C为正确选项。
7. Leonard Woolf was born in London as the son of a barrister. He had a(n) relatively smooth life: first studied at Cambridge and then went into civil service; from 1923 to 1930 he was a literary editor on The Nation.
A.comparatively
B.absolutely
C.definitely
D.unequivocally
正确答案:A
[解析] 句子译文:伦纳德·伍尔夫出生于伦敦,父亲是一名律师。他一生相对顺利:先在剑桥大学学习,后当了公务员;从1923年到1930年,他是《国家》杂志的文学编辑。
试题参考解析:A.comparatively adv. 比较地,相当地
B.absolutely adv. 绝对地
C.definitely adv. 明确地,肯定地
D.unequivocally adv. 明确地
画线词relatively意为“相对地,比较地”,与其意思相近的词是选项A的comparatively,故A为正确选项。
8. Jack told us during the pandemic of coronavirus, the experience of volunteering in the hospital changed his perspective on life and on the meaning of living.
A.outgrowth
B.outlaw
C.outlay
D.outlook
正确答案:D
[解析] 句子译文:杰克告诉我们,在新冠病毒流行期间,在医院做志愿者的经历改变了他对生活和生活的意义的看法。
试题参考解析:A.outgrowth n. 结果;副产物
B.outlaw n. 歹徒,罪犯
C.outlay n 支出,开支
D.outlook n. 观点,态度
画线词perspective意为“观点,看法”,与其意思相近的词是选项D的out-look,其他选项均不符合句意,故D为正确选项。
9. Research scientists note that a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes, and the baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other child

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