一、词语替换
1. We suspect there is a quite deliberate attempt to sabotage the elections and undermine the electoral commission.
A.conscious
B.desperate
C.clumsy
D.intentional
正确答案:D
[解析] 题干中的deliberate意为“蓄意的”。A项“神志清醒的”;B项“铤而走险的”;C项“笨拙的”;D项“有意的”,只有D项与题干种划线单词意义相近。
2. Smoke particles and other air pollutants are often trapped in the atmosphere, thus forming dirty fog.
A.constrained
B.caught
C.concealed
D.concentrated
正确答案:B
[解析] 题干中的trap意为“困住”。A项“约束”;B项“抓住”;C项“隐藏”;D项“专心于”,只有B项与题干种划线单词意义相近。
3. Employees in chemical factories are entitled to receive extra pay for doing hazardous work.
A.poisonous
B.difficult
C.dangerous
D.harmful
正确答案:C
[解析] 题干中的hazardous意为“有危险的”。A项“有毒的”;B项“困难的”;C项“危险的”;D项“有害的”,只有C项与题干种划线单词意义相近。
4. Will Americans go for AT&T’s plan of pushing the wireless services in the U. S.
A.support
B.adopt
C.hinder
D.attack
正确答案:A
[解析] 句意是:美国人会支持AT&T在美国推行无线服务的计划吗?go for的意思是:主张,拥护。据此判断,答案是A。
5. British scientists have found how to diagnose the disease, which causes loss of memory and personality change.
A.control
B.determine
C.prevent
D.treat
正确答案:B
[解析] 句意是:英国的科学家们已经知道如何诊断这种疾病,这种能够引起人们丧失记忆和改变性格的疾病。diagnose的意思是:诊断。据此判断,答案是B。
6. Your grade will be based in large part on the originality of your ideas.
A.creativity
B.popularity
C.feasibility
D.flexibility
正确答案:A
[解析] 题干中的originality意为“独创性”。A项“创造性”;B项“流行”;C项“可行性”;D项“灵活性”,只有A项与题干种划线单词意义相近。
7. You can easily find out the benefits of flexible working for both you and your employer.
A.loose
B.effective
C.elastic
D.resourceful
正确答案:C
[解析] 句意是:你可以很容易找到灵活工作对你和你的老板的好处。flexible的意思是:灵活的,有弹性的。据此判断,答案是C。
8. The tendency of the human body to reject foreign matter is the main obstacle to successful organ transplantation.
A.factor
B.constituent
C.barrier
D.break
正确答案:C
[解析] 题干中的obstacle意为“妨碍”。A项“要素”;B项“成分”;C项“障碍”;D项“裂口”,只有C项与题干种划线单词意义相近。
9. Curt Carlson, the wealthiest man in Minnesota, owned a hotel and travel company with sales reaching in the neighborhood of $ 9 billion.
A.precisely
B.merely
C.substantially
D.approximately
正确答案:D
[解析] 题干中的in the neighborhood of意为“大约”。A项“精确地”;B项“只不过”;C项“本质上”;D项“大约”,只有D项与题干种划线单词意义相近。
10. Teachers and nurses who deal with children are obliged to report cases of suspected child abuse to authorities.
A.reminded
B.expected
C.compelled
D.requested
正确答案:D
[解析] 题干中的be obliged意为“有义务做某事”。A项“使想起”;B项“预料”;C项“被迫”;D项“有义务”,只有D项与题干种划线单词意义相近。
11. The weekend event will be centred around Wye College in Ashford, Kent, but the outing to the docks should be the highlight.
A.climax
B.pleasure
C.expectation
D.surprise
正确答案:A
[解析] 句意是:周末的活动将集中在肯特郡阿什福德Wye学院的周围,但到码头的远足将是重点。highlight的意思是:加亮区,精彩场面,最显著(重要)部分。据此判断,答案是A。
12. So instead we spent the whole afternoon hanging around in the gorgeous autumn sun.
A.golden
B.beautiful
C.warm
D.shining
正确答案:B
[解析] 句意是:因此,相反,我们花了整个下午在美丽的秋天的阳光里闲逛。gorgeous的意思是:美丽的,豪华的,灿烂的。据此判断,答案是B。
13. The State Department has issued a regulation abolishing the special privileges for government officials.
A.grants
B.rights
C.advantages
D.interests
正确答案:B
[解析] 句意是:国务院颁布了一个条例,取消了政府官员的特权。privilege的意思是:特权。据此判断,答案是B。
14. Witnesses were allegedly tortured or subjected to pressure to fabricate evidence against him.
A.fix up
B.take up
C.pack up
D.make up
正确答案:D
[解析] 句意是:据称,证人们遭受拷问,屈从于压力编造指控他的证据。fabricate的意思是:捏造,伪造。据此判断,答案是D。
15. I couldn’t work out why anyone would invent something so boring.
A.draw up
B.bring about

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