1. The computer revolution may well change society as ______ as did the Industrial Revolution.
A) certainly
B) insignificantly
C) fundamentally
D) comparatively
2. In Britain people ______ four million tons of potatoes every year.
A) swallow
B) dispose
C) consume
D) exhaust
3. I’d ______ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community， and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A) take into account
B) account for
C) make up for
D) make out
4. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it ______ enough to eat.
A) mild
B) slight
C) light
D) tender
5. We take our skin for granted until it is burned ______ repair.
A) beyond
B) for
C) without
D) under
参考答案及解析:
1. 选 C )。 [题意] 计算机革命完全可能像工业革命一样根本上改变社会。
A)certainly 的确, (口语)当然, 行
[范例] Victory certainly belongs to the people. 胜利一定属于人民。
B)insignificantly 无价值的，无足轻重的；
C)fundamentally 基础地, 根本地；
[范例] She is fundamentally unsuited to office work. 她根本不适合做办公室工作。
D)comparatively 比较地, 相当地 ；
[范例] Man is a comparatively new creature on the surface of the earth. 人类是地球上出现得比较晚的一种生物。
2. 选 C )。 [题意] 在英国人们每年吃掉400万吨马铃薯。
A)swallow vt.
吞下,咽下
[范例] He swallowed the pills with a cup of water.他用一杯水吞下了这些药丸。
淹没,吞没;吞并[(+up)]
[范例] The waves swallowed up the little boat.波浪吞没了小船。
耗尽,用尽[(+up)]
[范例] The increase in travel costs swallowed up our pay increase.旅行费用的增加超出了我们的工资增长。
【口】轻信;轻易接受
[范例] She is naive and would swallow anything you tell her.她很天真,你跟她讲什么她都相信。
忍受
[范例] He swallowed the insults and kept on working.他忍受侮辱继续努力。
He had to swallow the insult.他不得不忍受侮辱。
压制,抑制
[范例] She swallowed her displeasure and smiled.她抑制自己的不快,强颜欢笑。
取消(前言)
[范例] He had to swallow his words.他不得不取消前言。
vi.
吞下;咽下
[范例] He couldn’t swallow because of a sore throat.他因嗓子疼而不能吞咽。
n.
吞,咽
[范例] He took the medicine at one swallow.他一口吞下这药。
一次吞咽之物[(+of)]
[范例] He took a long swallow of wine.他喝了一大口酒。
B)dispose
vt.
配置,布置[(+for)]
[范例] They disposed troops along the river.他们沿河布置了军队。
处置,处理;整理
使倾向于,使有意于[(+for/to)]
[范例] The good pay disposed him to take the job.高薪使他接受了这份工作。
vi.
处置,处理;(能)决定[(+of)]
[范例] I want to dispose of these old books.我想处理掉这些旧书。
Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人,成事在天。
C)consume v t.
消耗,花费;耗尽
[范例] She consumed most of her time in reading.她把大部分时间都花在读书上。
吃完,喝光
[范例] The kids soon consumed all the food on the table.孩子们一会儿功夫便把桌上的食品全部吃光。
烧毁,毁灭
[范例] The fire consumed half the village.大火吞噬了半个村庄。
挥霍,浪费
使全神贯注,使着迷;使憔悴;充满[(+with)]
[范例] The boy was consumed with curiosity.那男孩充满好奇心。
vi.
耗尽生命;被(烧)毁
[范例] She consumed away with grief.她抑郁而死。
D)exhaust vt .
抽完,汲干;把...的内容抽空[(+from/of)]
用完,耗尽
[范例] He had exhausted his supply of water.他已耗尽了全部供水。
使精疲力尽
[范例] My father is completely exhausted.我父亲精疲力竭。
The marathon talks exhausted him completely.马拉松式的谈判使他精疲力竭。
详尽研究;详尽论述
[范例] Her book on child-care exhausts the subject.她那本关于儿童保育的书写得详尽透彻。
vi.
排出气体
[范例] The engine exhausts through the muffler.引擎通过消音器排气。
(气体等)被排出
n.
排出;排气(或水等)
[范例] Something has gone wrong with the car’s exhaust system
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