Vocabulary and Grammar
Vocabulary Replacement
1. What he expressed as a mere supposition was taken by others as a positive statement.
A.suspect
B.surmise
C.suspicion
D.surrender
正确答案:B
[解析] 本题中,supposition的意思是“假定,推测”。四个选项中,surmise的意思是“猜度,如:We surmised that the delay was caused by some accident. (我们推测迟延是由某种事故所致)。suspect的意思是“嫌疑犯”;suspicion的意思是“猜疑,怀疑”;surrender的意思是“放弃,投降”。
2. Through the discussion they gained an extraordinary insight into the complexity of women’s emotions.
A.cleverness of
B.knowledge of
C.prediction of
D.perception of
正确答案:B
[解析] 本题中,insight into的意思是“洞察,有一定深度的认知了解”。四个选项中,knowledge of的意思是“……的知识、学问”;如:She has a good knowledge of London. (她对伦敦的情形很熟悉)。cleverness of的意思是“……的聪明才智”;prediction of的意思是“……的预言”;perception of的意思是“……的理解、感知,侧重由感官获得的认知了解,比较肤浅”。
3. They suggested that an agency be created to carry out the recommendation of the committee.
A.implement
B.compliment
C.supplement
D.complement
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题中,carry out的意思是“实施”。四个选项中,implement的意思是“贯彻,实现”,如:implement one’s ideas(实施某人的设想)。compliment的意思是“称赞,恭维”;supplement的意思是“补充”;complement的意思是“补助,补足”。
4. In the country we are excluded from the worries of life in a big town.
A.enveloped
B.protected
C.insulated
D.subtracted
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题中,exclude的意思是“拒绝接纳,把……排除在外”。四个选项中,insulated的意思是“隔绝,绝缘”,如:The royal family is insulated from many of the difficulties faced by ordinary people. (王室人员都无需应付平民所面临的许多困难)。enveloped的意思是“封住,包住”;protected的意思是“保护”;subtracted的意思是“减去”。
5. In 1986 the country initiated restrictions on the use of pesticides.
A.instituted
B.constituted
C.prosecuted
D.distributed
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题中,initiate的意思是“开始,发动”。四个选项中,institute的意思是“创立,开始”,如:institute an inquiry into(开始调查)。constitute的意思是“制定(法律),组成”;prosecute的意思是“实行,告发”;distribute的意思是“分布”。
6. The plan would require two, or possibly more, class periods for its fulfillment.
A.execution
B.excursion
C.expansion
D.extinction
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题中,fulfillment的意思是“实行,履行”。四个选项中,execution的意思是“实行,完成”;excursion的意思是“远足,游览”;expansion的意思是“扩充”;extinction的意思是“消灭,废止”。
7. The employer tried to bully his employees from staging strikes by threatening to close down the entire plant.
A.intimidate
B.integrate
C.ridicule
D.humiliate
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题中,bully的意思是“威吓,恐吓”。四个选项中,intimidate的意思是“胁迫”,如:He said he would never be intimidated by big names and authorities. (他说他决不会被名人、权威所吓倒)。integrate的意思是“使成整体”;ridicule的意思是“嘲笑”;humiliate的意思是“羞辱,是丢脸”。
8. Great works are performed not by strength but by persistence.
A.permanence
B.proliferation
C.perseverance
D.predominance
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题中,persistence的意思是“坚持,持续”。四个选项中,perseverance的意思是“坚持不懈,不屈不挠”,如:By perseverance the lame boy learned to swim. (靠毅力这跛童学会了游泳)。permanence的意思是“永久,持久,指时间上的长久性”;proliferation的意思是“增殖”;predominance的意思是“优势”。
9. This program will take kids who have a manifest history of violent acts.
A.determined
B.demonstrated
C.administrated
D.distinguished
正确答案:B
[解析] 本题中,manifest的意思是“显然的,明白的”。四个选项中,demonstrated的意思是“明显的”;determined的意思是“坚决的,决定了的”;administrated的意思是“被管理的,支配的”;distinguished的意思是“卓著的,著名的,高贵的”。
10. The principal duty of the United Nations is to safeguard the pace of the world.
A.primary
B.prime
C.privileged
D.precedent
正确答案:A
[解析] 本题中,principal意思是“首要的,主要的”。四个选项中,primary和prime都有“主要的,最重要的”意思,但prime主要用来修饰比较具体的名词,如a prime example, the prime suspect。而primary则主要用来修饰比较抽象的名词,如primary concern, primary responsibility。privileged意思是“有特权的”;precedent意思是“先例”,是一个名词。
11. His major task is to integrate the work of Various bureaus under the ministry.
A.organize
B.correspond
C.coordinate
D.respond
正确答案:C
[解析] 本题中,integrate意思是“使完整,使成一体”。四个选项中,coordinate意思是“使协调,调整”,如:Our efforts need to be further coordinated for higher efficiency. (为了获得更高的效率我们的工作需要进一步协调)。organize意思是“组织,安排”;correspond意思是“符合,通信”;respond意思是“回答,响应”。
12. We are totally unable, after decades of experiment, to replicate ancient glazed pottery.
A.produce
B.manufacture
C.dramatize
D.duplicate
正确答案:D
[解析] 本题中,replicate意思是“复制”。四个选项中,duplicate意思是“复写,复制”,如:He duplicated his former mistakes. (他又犯了和以前一样的错误)。produce意思是“生产,制造”;manufacture意思是“加工,制造”;dramatize意思是“改编成戏剧”。
13. It is said that science has become too complex to acknowledge

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