16. Under this__1__pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.5 _0 ~5 b. C) j
A. intensive! i. i3 y- M2 t5 b: P
B. weighty
x" I7 F7 K- D! I0 o2 o C. intense
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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.
" T1 i! {) [4 P' @ A. maximum: E7 U, n8 S4 I9 P8 d) a" ~0 @; s
B. minority
! l, T6 P! O Z) R1 v C. majority ) O. S$ ^( z, ?" `) e
D. minimum \0 H' ^/ l$ E$ n" y2 g7 {- F
18. Nancy was surprised that they have__1__. They seemed to be a happy couple.* D3 c' h/ w' J0 C5 \
A. split up
& u2 t) D% A' j: x e B. broken down
* e+ E+ }2 B5 `9 M% R V C. fallen through
4 `4 O6 D, ]) h2 Q( g8 m D. knocked out8 E& A' U* K& p( P
19. The beach is in an ideal__1__to draw tourists." `; H4 y s4 Q! c' A; n" t: D* I
A. condition 5 q% a" x+ O" o/ t. @, Y* G5 e X
B. situation 2 O' s! X& [2 y! E
C. state
/ w# a1 {/ Q) d( Z& R) a D. publicity( S; _$ z; X+ l; {3 ^) y: l
20. Our__1__sensitivity decreases with age. By age + m0 ?4 v! [# K c1 q
60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds. g1 w: }! ]& p; Y6 G2 |
A. sensible ! K* P; K9 b0 l6 L2 s" e
B. senseless7 M* y' o# w9 y* {3 P! N" u; V
C. sensitive
1 p7 z: {* R( A2 u: p# A$ X2 u- e D. sensory: l% j! l. n# Y2 y% g. p
答案：# |- y! C3 @' s1 \* [8 | M
16. C) 【句意】在这种强大的压力下，一些岩石甚至变成了液体。
( p6 |2 }% F% M7 P% T D 【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”。
5 `+ e' C2 x" m" ~, d 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。# S% u6 h; D' ^
【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”。
( s7 K# k: n4 I) y, [ 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。! z |' W: r% S) G5 ]3 _
【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 U4 `. q+ H/ v5 F- P) { 19. B) 【句意】这片海滩所处位置理想，吸引了很多游客。! L& Y* k9 B% H* i1 B7 L* h1 @
【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”。
- m8 @5 ~. D! P 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。/ U( H# Y+ k( G1 ?6 m, @$ S/ [3 s
【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”。 |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:54:21
