1. The substance can be added to gasoline to accelerate (B级)the speed of automobiles.! `7 W) F# D8 _3 X
A) quicken B)shorten C) loosen D) enlarge# ~7 F) K! @) v9 u
1. A. accelerate v.加速, 促进, 所以A(加快)是答案。shorten v.缩短, (使)变短;loosen v.解开, 放松, 松开; enlarge v.扩大, 放大; 词缀-en通常加在某些形容词的前面或后面,使其变成相应的动词,该词缀的含义是“使变得更加..”, 如:enlarge就是“使变得更大/扩大”。( |0 M. J6 ?$ ~* c B/ b
2. We should never content (B级)ourselves with only a little knowledge." j) R$ p# y j# G
A) convince B)satisfy C) comfort D) benefit: x0 G, [8 W0 U) M3 @8 m
2. B. 根据句意(我们切不可…仅仅有一点点知识。)判断B(使满足)是答案。convince vt.使确信, 使信服; benefit n.利益, 好处vt.有益于, 有助于; comfort n.安慰, 舒适vt.安慰, 使(痛苦等)缓和。
- n7 j- v& Y, h1 M4 G: t6 [ 3. We should contemplated (B级)the problem from all sides.! c: z2 n2 c, h1 i, W6 L! b7 ?
A) deliberated B)thought C) described D) designed
/ ?0 P) \4 `) O# b 3. A. 借助搭配结构“…问题”排除B(think后通常带宾语从句或带介词)和D(D的词义为“设计”, 因此D与“问题”搭配不合理)。根据句意(我们应该…问题的各个方面)判断A(仔细考虑)最合适。
5 x# N- l$ X$ y9 O 4. His health had deteriorated (B级)while he was in prison.- r" p+ m0 ]$ U! ]5 G$ X9 I
A) became better B)became worse C) became stronger D) became weaker
8 R& Q; L. Q$ q A/ d: _& Z 4. B. 借助搭配“健康…”,排除C和D(strong(强)和 weak(弱)都不能与“health/健康”搭配使用,只有“身体”才说强弱),再借助句意(在监狱服刑期间他的健康…)判断B(变得更糟糕)最合理。deteriorate v.(使)恶化 。* d3 H) Y2 j! |! E0 B& c- u A
5. How can we reduce the risk of cancer?5 U# U: @- Y# {7 O$ ~0 B. C2 U
A) cut in B) cut down C) cut off D) cut out3 J7 m: m! K; p
5.B. 划线词是基本词汇, 其含义是“减少”,被选项是由同一动词组成的短语结构(提示:可以借助短语结构中某个单词的词义来推测短语可能具有的含义),从“减少”这个词义来看, B最可能是答案(down 有“向下”的含义)。该句的大意是“我们怎样才能降低癌症的风险?”。cut in是“插话”;cut down是“减少,削减”;cut off是“中断, 切断”; cut out是“切去, 删除”。www.examw.com
( \, B& G- J6 k. u" c2 y 6. The steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping cargo by water.4 V/ g" h* I" v1 W6 T
A) continuously B) quickly C) excessively D) exceptionally
5 H+ m! _( y- h7 } 6. A.划线词steadily是“稳定地;不断地”,该词与A(不断地,连续地)是近义词。excessively是“过度地”; exceptionally是“例外地,异常地”,quickly是“很快地” 。该句的大意是“劳动力成本的持续上升已经大大地增加了通过水路运输货物的费用。”' b. N" ~ n ^% ]
7. His new girlfriend had omitted (B级)to tell him that she was married.
: _. {& L2 }' g* ~( ~7 u! E A)failed B) deleted C) refused D) rejected1 A, }' `9 X. j' U' K
7. A. 借助划线词的搭配结构特点—带不定式结构, 判断A(fail to do sth./没有…)和 C(refuse to do sth./拒绝做…)可能成为答案。从句意义上看“他新交的女友没有告诉他她结婚了。”更通顺, 所以A是答案。omit是“遗漏,忽略,忘记”, delete(删去)和reject(拒绝,抵制)都是及物动词, 后面必须带宾语。
# Y3 _- D6 n' @' O+ B 8. If you want my advice, you should revise (B级)your plan for the trip to Beijing.
# u( V7 S8 T0 ]8 M, R* R A) change B)exchange C) enlarge D) encourage
( Y$ s1 j( q; a9 t& P0 ]" f 8. A. 借助划线词所在的搭配结构“…你的计划” 判断A(改变)最合适。 该句句意是“如果你接受我的建议,你应该改变你北京之行的计划。” exchange是“互换,交流,兑换”;enlarge是“扩大,扩充”;encourage是“鼓励”,revise“修订, 改变”。 |