第1部分:词汇选项(第1~15题,每题1分,共15分)
下面每个句子中均有1个词或者短语划有底横线,请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近的选项。
1、Joe came to the window as the crowd chanted,”joe,joe,joe!”
A.jumped
B.repeated
C.maintained
D.approached
答案为:A
本题解析:A chant这个词的意思是“唱”,尤其是“反复、单调地唱或吟诵”。本句中说窗外的人群反复呼喊Joe的名字,所以这里可以用repeat替代chant
2、What puzzles me is why his books are so popular.
A.confuses
B.shocks
C.influences
D.concerns
答案为:C
本题解析:C puzzle作动词用的意思是“感到不解、迷惑”,句子的意思是:令我不解的是为什么他的书如此受欢迎。动词confuse恰好和puzzle同义,而且用法也相同
3.The storm caused severe damage.
A.physical
B.accidental
C.environmental
D.serious
答案为:A
本题解析:A severe有“严厉的、严重的”多种意义。 severe damage是严重破坏,故可用serious代替。又如:severe criticism严厉批评、severe situation严峻的形势、severe winter严冬、severe loss严重损失、severe teacher严厉的老师
4.Our aim was to update the health service, and we succeeded.
A.offer
B.modernize
C.provide
D.fund
案为:A
5.Her comments about men are utterly ridiculous.
A.slightly
B.partly
C.faintly
D.completely
答案为:C
本题解析:C utterly的意思是“完全”,和completely同义
6.A large crowd assembled outside the American embassy.
A.watched
B.gathered
C.shouted
D.walked
答案为:D
本题解析:D assemble是“集结”的意思,gather是具有这一词义的最普通的一个词
7.The contempt he felt for his fellow students was obvious.
A . need
B.hate
C.love
D.pity
答案为:C
本题解析:C 在四个选项中和contempt(蔑视)意义最接近的是hate, pity的意思是“怜悯”。
8.All the flats in the building had the same layout.
A.color
B.arrangement
C.size
D.function
答案为:B
本题解析:B layout的意思是“布局、安排”,如:layout of the exhibition hall,layout of the shopping complex等。本句的意思是:大楼里所有的公寓布局都一样。arrangement可以指时间、日程的安排,也可以指空间的分割和安排。function的意思是“功能”
9.The weather was crisp and clear and you could see the mountains fifty miles away.
A.hot
B.heavy
C.fresh
D.windy
答案为:A
本题解析:A crisp通常用于修饰食品.表示“脆的、新鲜而脆生的”,如:crisp crackers,crisp lettuce等。但它也可以用来描述天气,表示“清新、凉爽的”,在本句中它表示的就是这个意思,所以可以用fresh来代替
10.He inspired many young people to take up the sport.
A.allowed
B.called
C.advised
D.encouraged
答案为:B本题解析:B lnspire sb. to do sth.是“鼓励、激励某人做某事”的意思,这里inspire和encourage的词义和用法一样,故可以用encourage来代替。
11.I think 7 for a drink is a bit steep,don’t you?
A.tight
B.high
C.low
D.cheap
答案为:D
本题解析:D steep这个词最常用的意义是“陡峭的”,如:a steep slope陡峭的山坡,但在口语中它可以用来表示“(要求、价格)过高、难以接受”的意思
12.Most babies can take in a wide range of food easily.
A.bring
B.keep
C.serve
D.digest
答案为:D
本题解析:D take in这个短语可以有多种解释,如“接纳、接受、留宿、收缩、改小”等。在本句中它的意义很明显是“吸收、消化”,故选digest
13.The city centre was wiped out by the bomb.
A.destoryed
B.covered
C.reduced
D.moved
答案为:C
本题解析:C wipe out是个短语,意思是“消灭、摧毁”,和动词destroy同义。又如:The whole town was wiped out by the landslide.滑坡摧毁了整个城镇
14.The walls are made of hollow concrete blocks.
A.empty
B.big
C.long
D.new
答案为:D
本题解析:D hollow的意思是“空心的”,如:a hollow tree,a hollow pipe。这里可以用empty来替换。
15.Do we have to wear these name tags?
A.lists
B.labels
C.forms
D.codes
答案为:C
本题解析:C tag小标签,如:price tags价格标牌、luggage tags行李标签。在四个选项中label和它同义。form是“表格”,code是“码”,如bar code条形码
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