16. Under this__1__pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.0 t0 E9 h) b9 E6 D/ d! a
A. intensive! h" t. U+ \# v4 H0 Q" ]2 M& ?( f
B. weighty
# f* Q6 u7 O9 e% M. D3 } C. intense, e" V& L* @8 o! ]
D. bulky
, b8 L+ R5 B; p6 }+ l+ f 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.
/ ^$ h. W' J/ h: P) O$ i A. maximum
+ l5 U, c+ ~0 b# N A B. minority
2 u: J# Q. T4 W1 Z1 P4 D C. majority 2 T/ D3 A8 Y9 C3 o' j
D. minimum$ [" i4 A! ]; S
18. Nancy was surprised that they have__1__. They seemed to be a happy couple.
- J- C" I5 I; P. g A. split up
$ P# V `' g. U/ j( L B. broken down5 Y' \( {0 @0 t7 L
C. fallen through/ x1 S0 ] d* E' k2 P. `% f) O
D. knocked out6 ~$ c+ x& \& m8 [& u) ~0 G
19. The beach is in an ideal__1__to draw tourists.
; w/ @( a0 J" g2 f8 [; ] A. condition
g! e0 p' N2 M: c5 O5 L4 P B. situation 8 f. D) M9 \ R$ r
C. state
% M9 ~ s" C2 n+ a ` D. publicity( M/ \$ Y7 S T) p j7 k: D
20. Our__1__sensitivity decreases with age. By age
# @* ]" E1 j/ W; A4 K7 v 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.) ` w5 _% b8 z* E
A. sensible 8 i( X/ x4 e5 w/ w3 k& v! w
B. senseless+ @3 ?6 J# K- y) n7 z9 s0 Y7 J' s; ?
C. sensitive" d( |) v. y. {+ h% B
D. sensory# h# s$ E5 ]' n: F8 H
答案:( E& n+ P! g# }$ }
16. C) 【句意】在这种强大的压力下,一些岩石甚至变成了液体。
8 e- X9 x5 y h+ [1 q 【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”。
; _+ u& z: D# _% N* _: n 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。: k C! ?% E: ]" J: S2 x7 l
【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”。
+ o2 Q% p- ^# ?; n6 F, t% c' N 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。, M! L/ P- a, d7 t, v! W8 V! e% ]
【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”。
8 m+ I& @) s* c9 ]4 n 19. B) 【句意】这片海滩所处位置理想,吸引了很多游客。4 Z$ ~" |# p/ _
【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”。) p) X' e; E, Z# }& X' y4 ~. W
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。
2 E2 ]" [! B3 I; x 【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”。 |