Vocabulary and Grammar
Vocabulary Replacement
1. Courageous people think quickly and act without hesitation.
A.complaint
B.consideration
C.delay
D.anxiety
正确答案:C
[解析] 各项的意思是:complaint抱怨,诉苦;consideration考虑,体谅;delay耽搁,延误;anxiety忧虑,焦急。划线单词hesitation的意思是:犹豫,踌躇。句意是:勇敢的人思维敏捷,行动毫不犹豫。
2. I’ve only recently explored Shakespeare with profit and pleasure.
A.followed
B.evaluated
C.acted
D.studied
正确答案:D
[解析] 各项的意思是:follow跟随,追随;evaluate评价,估计;act行动,法令;study学习,研究。划线单词explore的意思是:研究,探究。句意是:直到最近我才研究了莎士比亚,既有收获又愉快。
3. Hardly a week goes by without some advance in technology that would have seemed incredible 50 years ago.
A.hard to invent
B.hard to understand
C.hard to imagine
D.hard to believe
正确答案:D
[解析] 各项的意思是:hard to invent难以发明;hard to understand难以理解;hard to imagine难以想象;hard to believe难以相信。划线单词incredible的意思是:难以置信的。句意是:几乎每个星期,技术都会取得一些进步,但在50年前,这似乎是难以置信的。
4. You have to pay a(n) premium for express delivery.
A.extra charge
B.extra price
C.extra tip
D.extra bonus
正确答案:A
[解析] 各项的意思是:extra charge额外费用;extra tip额外小费;extra price额外价格;extra bonus额外奖金。划线单词premium的意思是:额外费用。句意是:你必须为特快专递支付额外费用。
5. Arriving anywhere with these possessions, he might just as easily put up for a month or a year as for a single day.
A.arrange
B.manage
C.last
D.stay
正确答案:D
[解析] 各项的意思是:arrange安排,排列;manage管理,支配;last安然度过;stay暂住,生活。划线单词put up的意思是:生活。句意是:带着这些财产无论到哪里,他都可以轻松地生活一个月或一年,像一天一样。
6. The salesman approached the house cautiously when he saw the vicious dog at the door.
A.carefully
B.deliberately
C.nervously
D.bravely
正确答案:A
[解析] 各项的意思是:carefully仔细地,小心地;deliberately故意地;nervously紧张地,不安地;bravely勇敢地,无畏地。划线单词cautiously的意思是:小心地,慎重地。句意是:当看到门口的那条凶恶的狗时,推销员小心地靠近这所房子。
7. A new technological process may be employed to tap this abundant supply directly.
A.produce
B.reserve
C.exploit
D.search
正确答案:C
[解析] 各项的意思是:produce生产,制造;reserve储存,储备;exploit开发,开采;search搜寻,探究。划线单词tap的意思是:开发。句意是:一项新的科学方法可能用来直接开发这个丰富的储备。
8. An international treaty signed several years ago bans trade in plants and animals of endangered species.
A.forbids
B.eliminates
C.promotes
D.protects
正确答案:A
[解析] 各项的意思是:forbid不许,禁止;eliminate消除,排除;promote促进,提升;protect保护,保卫。划线单词bans的意思是:禁止。句意是:几年前签订的一份国际公约禁止进行濒危动植物物种的贸易。
9. It is not easy to remain tranquil when events suddenly change your life.
A.calm
B.upset
C.steady
D.severe
正确答案:A
[解析] 各项的意思是:calm平静的,镇静的;upset不适的,心烦的;steady稳固的,坚实的;severe严厉的,严格的。划线单词tranquil的意思是:平静。句意是:当某些事情突然改变你的生活时,你很难保持平静。
10. When faced with doubts from some advisers on the attempted invasion, Kennedy ignored them.
A.failed to understand
B.put up with
C.stood up for
D.refused to consider
正确答案:D
[解析] 各项的意思是:fail to understand未能理解;put up with忍受,容忍;stand up for支持;refuse to consider拒绝考虑。划线单词ignored的意思是:不理睬。句意是:当在入侵企图方面面对一些顾问的疑虑时,肯尼迪忽视了它们。
11. People of diverse backgrounds now fly to distant places for pleasure, business or education.
A.different
B.distinctive
C.similar
D.separated
正确答案:A
[解析] 各项的意思是:different不同的;distinctive与众不同的,有特色的;similar相似的,类似的;separated分隔的,分离的。划线单词diverse的意思是:不同的,变化多的。句意是:现在,为了愿望、事业、学业,不同背景的人飞去了遥远的地方。
12. The fun of playing the game was a greater incentive than the prize.
A.motive
B.initiative
C.excitement
D.entertainment
正确答案:A
[解析] 各项的意思是:motive动机,目的;initiative主动;excitement刺激,兴奋;entertainment款待,娱乐表演。划线单词incentive的意思是:动机。句意是:玩这个游戏的更大乐趣是动机而不是奖赏。
13. Sometimes, the messages are conveyed through deliberate, conscious gestures; other times, our bodies talk without our even knowing.
A.definite
B.intentional
C.delicate
D.interactive
正确答案:B
[解析] 各项的意思是:definite明确的,一定的;intentional故意的,有意图的;delicate精巧的,精致的;interactive交互的,相互作用的。划线单词deliberate的意思是:深思熟虑的,故意的。句意是:有时,信息通过有意图的手势传递;其他的时候,我们的身体在不知不觉中传递信息。
14. Hunters have almost exterminated many of the larger animals while farmers destroyed many smaller animals.

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