1. The machine needs a complete ____ since it has been in use for over ten years. (A) amending (B)fitting (C) mending (D) renovating
2. There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a ____ of him.
(A) glance (B) glimpse (C) look (D) sight
3. I don't think it's wise of you to _____your greater knowledge in front of the director, for it may offend him.
(A) show up (B) show out (C) show in (D) show off
4. The returns in the short ______ may be small, but over a number of years the investment will be well repaid.
(A) interval (B) range (C) span (D) term
5. A thorough study of biology requires _____with the properties of trees and plants, and the habit of birds and beasts.
(A) acquisition (B) discrimination (C) curiosity (D) familiarity
6. She worked hard at her task before she felt sure that the results would ____ her long effort.
(A) justify (B) testify (C) rectify (D) verify
7. I'm very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to _____ my debt in return for certain services.
(A) take away (B) cut out (C) write off (D) clear up
8. Some journalists often overstate the situation so that their news may create a great ____.
(A) explosion (B) sensation (C) exaggeration (D) stimulation
9. According to what you have just said, am I to understand that his new post ____ no responsibility with it at all ?
(A)shoulders (B) possesses (C) carries (D)shares
10.Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his ____to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied.
(A) comment (B) reaction (C) impression (D) comprehension
11. Please ____yourself from smoking and spitting in public places, since the law forbids them.
(A) restrain (B) hinder (C) restrict (D) prohibit
12. Without telephone it would be impossible to carry on the functions of ______ every business operation in the whole country.
(A) practically (B) preferably (C) precisely (D) presumably
13. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around billion, ____the billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress.
(A) in proportion to (B) in reply to (C) in relation to (D) in contrast to
14. He is planning another tour abroad, yet his passport will ______ at the end of this month.
(A) expire (B) exceed (C) terminate (D) cease
15. All the off-shore oil explorers were in high spirits as they read ________ letters from their families.
(A) sentimental (B) affectionate (C) intimate (D) sensitive
16. several international events in the early 1990s seem likely to ______, or at least weaken, the trends that emerged in the 1980s.
(A) revolt (B) revolve (C) reverse (D) revive
17. I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite ______.
(A) arbitrary (B) rational (C) mechanical (D) unpredictable
18.The local people were joyfully surprised to find the price of vegetables no longer ______according to the weather.
(A) altered (B) converted (C) fluctuated (D) modified
19.The pursuit of leisure on the part of the employees will certainly not _____ their prospect of promotion.
(A) spur (B) further (C) induce (D) reinforce
20. In what _______ to a last minute stay of execution, a council announced that emergency funding would keep alive two aging satellites.
(A) applies (B) accounts (C) attaches (D) amount
1.本题的答案是(C)
(A) amending:"修改,修正",通常指对法律条文、国际条约、合同等进行适当的修改。如:The Congress is amending the law. (国会正在修改法律)。(B)fitting:"安装,装置",含义较广,主要指使某种东西的质量或规格适合某种条件、情况、目的或要求;或者新安装某种零件使之适合某种质量或规格的要求。(A)、(B)均与题意有一定差距,故均应排除。(C)mending:"修理",主要指修理已损坏、破损的机器或用具使其完全恢复整体结构,继续可以使用。(C)与题意完全吻合,故应选(C)。(D)renovating:"革新,更新,修复",通常用于对老建筑物进行修复,使之现代化。这与句意不符,故(D)应排除。
2.本题的答案是(B)
(A)glance:"匆匆看,扫视",指突然、迅速、短暂地看某人或某物。如: She took aglance at the report (她看了一眼那份报告)。glance作名词时通常后接at。此处与句意略有出入,故(A)应排除。(B)glimpse:"一瞥,瞥见",也指短暂、突然地看,作名词时后接"of",而且在前可加不定冠词"a",这与题意完全吻合,故应选(B)。(C)look:"看",这是四个备选答案中最常见的词,后接at,故(C)应排除。(D)sight:"视力;望见",通常指看见某人或某物,"catch sight of"是固定搭配,意为"看清某人或某物",但在sight前面没有不定冠词"a",故(D)应排除。
3.本题的答案是(D)
(A)show up:"使露出;使呈现;使醒目"。(B)show out:"送出",主要指给客人引路送出门。(C)show in:"领入",主要指领客人进入家门或房间。(D)show off:"炫耀,卖弄",主要指炫耀自己的知识或成就,这与本题意思想吻合,故(D)为正确答案。全句的意思是:我不认为在主任面前炫耀你自己比人懂得多是明智之举,因为这可能冒犯他。
4.本题的答案是(D)
(A)interval:"间隔、间歇;工间休息",主要指两个特定时间之间的,尤指短暂的时间空间。(B)range:"范围,区域",主要指武器射程范围,飞机续航区域或最大航程等。(C)span:"跨度,跨距,一段时间",常指桥梁的跨度(或跨距),时间或年龄的最大跨度。(D)term:"期,期间;条款",主要指某一时间开始到结束的期限,或规定的期限。如:学期从开始到结束的期限,合同的期限等等,这与本题题意相吻合,故(D)为正确答案。(A)、(B)、(C)所指时间内涵与本题有差距,故均应排除。
5.本题的答案是(D)
(A)acquisition:"获得",常指获得知识,经验等,后接"of"。 (B)discrimination:"区分,辨别",主要指把两种东西(或人、人种)区分开来,常接in或against。(C)curiosity: "好奇心",后接"with"。(D)familiarity:"熟悉",通常后接"with",这与本题句意完全吻合,故应选(D)。全句的意思是:彻底研究生物学要求(人们)熟悉各种树和植物的特性以及鸟类和野生动物的习性。
6.本题的答案是(A)
(A)justify:"证明……是正确的,认为……有理;认为……是值得的",主要指证明做某事是正义的、正确的、值得的。这与题意吻合,故(A)为正确答案。(B)testify:"表明,证明",主要指在法庭里出庭作证,证明某事是真实无疑的。(C)curiosity:"纠正;整顿"。(D)verify:"证实,证明",通常指通过调查、(与某一标准)比较以便证明某事的正确性或真实性。显然,(B)、(C)、和(D)的意思、内涵均与题意有一定差异,故均应排除。
7.本题的答案是(C)
(A) take away:"消除,消耗"。(B) cut out:"删除,切掉"。(C) write off:"一笔勾销,注销,报废"。(D) clear up:"整理,收拾"。从上下文看(C)与题意吻合,故(C)为正确的答案。全句的意思是:我非常高兴我的老板慷慨地一笔勾销了我欠的债务,以报答我对他的某些服务。
8.本题的答案是(B)
(A) explosion:"爆炸,爆发"。( B) sensation:"轰动,轰动一时的事情",主要反映轰动一时的新闻,并与create构成搭配,故应选(B)。本句的意思是:有些记者经常对势态加油添醋以便使他们能制造出轰动一时的新闻。(C) exaggeration:"夸大"。(D)stimulation:"刺激,鼓励"。(A)、(C)和(D)都与题意有不同程度的差距,而且均不能与句子中的create构成搭配,故均应排除。
9.本题的答案是(C)
(A)shoulders:"肩负,承担",常与obligation和 burden连用,构成,"肩负……责任"或"承担……重任"的意思。(B)possesses:"占有,拥有",主要指占有"资源、钱财、资产"等等。 (C)carries:"运送,传送,带",可以与responsibility构成固定搭配,意为"承担责任",这与题意相吻合,故应选(C)。(D) shares:"分担,分享"。全句意为:照你说,我是否可以理解成他担任的新的工作岗位能对此事不承担任何责任吗?(A)、(B)和(D)均与题意有一定程度的出入,故均应排除。
10.本题的答案是(B)
(A)comment:"评论",后接"on",不接"to",而本题空白处后是 "to",(A)与题意和用词造句的搭配都不对,故(A)应排除。(B)reaction:"反应",后可接"to",这与题意吻合,故应选(B)。 (C)impression(印象),后接"on",不接"to",故(C)应排除。(D)comprehension:"理解",后接"of",不接 "to",故(D)也应排除。
11.本题的答案是(A)
(A)restrain:"抑制,制止",后面可接反身代词和from,构成 "restrain oneself from……"意为"戒掉(……习惯)",这与题意正好相符,故应选(A)。(B)hinder:"妨碍,阻止",后不接"from",故(B)应排除。 (C)restrict:"限制",后接"to",构成"restrict to"表示:"仅限于……",这与题意不符,故(C)也应排除。(D)prohibit:"禁止",可直接接宾语。如:The law prohibits smoking in public places .或Smoking is prohibited by law。注意prohibit后不接from,故(D)也应排除。
12.本题的答案是(A)
(A)practically:"实际上,几乎,简直"。(B) preferably:"更可取地"。(C)precisely:"精确地,正好,恰好"。(D)presumably:"大概,推测起来"。从上下文看 (A)与题意相吻合,故应选(A)。全句的意思是:要是没有电话,在全国范围内就几乎不可能发挥商业经营的作用。
13.本题的答案是(D)
(A)in proportion to:"与……成比例"。(B)in reply to:"以……作答"。(C)in relation to:"关于;关系到"。(D)in contrast to:"与……比较起来,与……形成对照"。根据上下文的意思,(D)为正确答案。全句的意思为:初步估计的数字大约为1100亿美元,与总统竭力使国会通过的1600亿美元形成对照。
14.本题的答案是(A)
(A) expire:"到期,失效",主要用于有效证件、产品保质期限、合同、条约等使用期满,不能再使用,这与题意完全吻合,故(A)为正确答案。(B) exceed:"超过,超越",常指超过某一限度、某规章的限度或超过某种分寸,超过速度限制,在数量与质量上超过别人等等。这个词语的内涵与题意有一定的差距,故(B)应排除。(C)terminate:"停止,结束",主要指使某一关系、限度结束。(C)与上下文也有出入,故(C)也应排除。(D) cease:"停止",常指结束某种状态、条件等等。如:cease fire(停火)。(D)与题意有一定的出入,故(D)也应排除。该句的意思是:他正打算再到国外走一趟,不过他的护照在本月底到期。
15.本题的答案是(B)
(A)sentimental:"伤感的,无病呻吟的,易动感情的",主要强调带有怀乡的,怀旧的,多愁善感的情绪。这与题意有一定出入,故(A)应排除。(B)affectionate:"充满感情的",常指亲人之间的深情。这与题意吻合,故应选(B)。全句的意思为:所有近海石油勘探队员在读到他们亲人充满深情的信件时,情绪非常激动。(C)intimate:"亲密的",主要用于表示朋友之间的关系。(D)sensitive:"敏感的"。
16.本题的答案是(C)
(A) revolt:"起义、反抗"。(B)revolve:"旋转,使旋转"。(C)reverse:"反转,逆转",这与题意相吻合,故应选(C)。全句的意思是:90年代初期发生的若干次国际事件似乎可能使80年代出现的一些倾向发生逆转,至少是削弱。(D)revive:"恢复,使复苏"。(A)、 (B)和(D)均与题意有不同程度的出入,故均应排除。
17.本题的答案是(A)
(A)arbitrary:"任意的,随意的,专横的,武断的",指根据自己的观点、喜好作出选择,或独断独行作出决定或进行统治,或根据自己意愿,随心所欲地使用自己的权力等,这与题意正好吻合,故(A)为正确答案。全句的意思是:我不知道所涉及的那些关键要点,所以我的选择是武断的。(B)rational:"理性的,合理的",放进上下文中讲不通,故(B)应排除。(C) mechanical:"机械的;呆板的"。(D)unpredictable:"不可预测的"。(C)和(D)显然与题意不合,故均应排除。
18.本题的答案是(C)
(A)altered:"改变",通常指部分"改变"(如外表、表面的一些"改变" 或"变动"),但"原样"仍可以辨认出来。(B)converted:"变换、转化",主要指"将……从一种形态转换或另一种形态或形式"。如: convert grainsintosflour(将谷物磨成粉状)。(C)fluctuated:"涨跌,波动",常指某事物(如价格、股票等)上下的波动或忽前忽后的移动。这与题意相吻合,故应选(C)。全句的意思是:当地的人们高兴地发现蔬菜价格不再因天气情况上下波动了。(D)modified:"改动或变动 ",尤指小小的变动或改动,如:modify the language of a report(对报告中的语言作一些小小的改动)。(A)、(B)和(D)与题意有一定差距,故均应排除。
19.本题的答案是(B)
(A) spur:"刺激、激励",常指用某种方式(语言,或某种用具)催促某人(或动物)加速前进。这与上下文不吻合,"spur"与"prospect of promotion"也不搭配,故(A)应排除。(B)further:"促进,增进",强调"助一臂之力"使之实现某一目标,或使离目标更近。这与题意相吻合,故应选(B)。全句的意思是:雇员们贪图安逸肯定对他们的提升的前景不利。(C)induce:"引诱,劝使"。(D)reinforce:"加强"。(C)、(D)显然离题意较远,故均应排除。
20.本题的答案是(D)
(A)appiles(to):"使用"。(B)accounts:"帐目,说明,报道",(B)应立即排除。(A)与题意不合,也应排除。(C)attaches (to):"附属于",与题意不合,故(C)也应排除。(D)amounts(to):"总计;数量,金额,一笔钱",与题意吻合,故(D)为正确答案。