16. Under this__1__pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.: [; n) ^' x* O1 R$ T
A. intensive2 B2 M8 z, \' B( I" R6 E% h8 z5 Q! V3 t
B. weighty
" E+ m, @; L5 m, F; @8 W# j C. intense
* n$ S" W! F8 I S3 v7 o- {, V) r D. bulky
* E& _2 a0 b& A 17. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the__1__of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.. f$ C: n1 o) _" l
A. maximum
4 S C6 O+ ~5 \, M7 J: r B. minority P# y. b: |: u6 v4 |
C. majority 9 Q4 E/ [! _0 C- k! b
D. minimum6 F# S) g4 K+ z$ Z/ H" B
18. Nancy was surprised that they have__1__. They seemed to be a happy couple.+ V. @0 o3 b' v, w. ^& N0 R
A. split up 3 Y& g) r6 k! ]
B. broken down
2 z! G' _4 j* f( C8 g- V C. fallen through0 t& s2 ~! q* H( B$ `
D. knocked out+ Q' A$ ^- b1 q% e6 m
19. The beach is in an ideal__1__to draw tourists.
8 Z4 g; I. C, D" F1 m4 G! x A. condition
6 g. [. s/ F$ M$ s) K B. situation
, f! ~' v; E6 I8 m7 a. j C. state
( L" J6 K; [. D5 x8 f D. publicity
5 ?8 L# m- d# T/ N% `+ d 20. Our__1__sensitivity decreases with age. By age - F) _$ `! ~5 S) J' T' W7 f$ J
60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
5 r7 {; Y8 ~! ~0 W A. sensible
6 h3 u s) t9 g- D% S& V B. senseless1 O! l( Y! P) Y5 h/ y" ]
C. sensitive2 q+ {0 `& L% S9 A- H
D. sensory: v% S2 p( o6 L! m* c( _& O* S
答案:+ r& k! k9 G* j1 a
16. C) 【句意】在这种强大的压力下,一些岩石甚至变成了液体。5 G. H' n/ D# ]$ R4 E2 ]
【难点】intensive意为“加强的;集中的”;weighty意为“沉重的;笨重的”;intense意为“强烈的,剧烈的”;bulky意为“庞大的;粗壮的”。
& R# d4 [9 p( d l5 X" [ 17. C) 【句意】当然,大多数移民不是一夜之间就发财的,但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。- }- F2 i0 \8 ^7 G' U
【难点】maximum意为“最大限量;最高点”;minority意为“少数,半数以下”;majority意为“大多数”;minimum意为“最低限度,最低点”。
' t1 { C, \" U( Q 18. A) 【句意】南希对他们的离婚表示十分惊讶,因为他们似乎是一对快乐的夫妇。5 x4 Y+ _0 f6 o T
【难点】split up意为“分裂,离婚”;break down意为“(精神方面)垮掉;(健康)变得衰弱;崩溃”;fall through意为“失败;成为泡影”;knock out意为“使筋疲力尽”。# W; e# t5 `( h; K0 C8 y" A
19. B) 【句意】这片海滩所处位置理想,吸引了很多游客。
# }, w4 u) c( D5 G6 ^4 t 【难点】condition意为“状况;形势”;situation意为“位置,地点,环境”;state意为“状态,情形”;publicity意为“公众的注意,名声”。3 _) M7 s7 R, a" V/ ~# A& G0 Z
20. D) 【句意】我们的感官能力随着年龄的增长而下降。比如说,到60岁的时候,多数人失去了他们40%的嗅觉能力和50%的味觉能力。' Q! }( l. X/ e' c8 L- H3 I+ r3 `
【难点】sensible意为“明智的,合情理的”;senseless意为“失去知觉的,不省人事的”;sensitive意为“敏感的”;sensory意为“感觉的,传递感觉的”。 |