1. We have ?____? the system of exploitation of man by man.?
A. cancelledB. abolishedC. refusedD. rejected?
2. The drugs must ?____? in every way to the standards set upby the government.?
A. conformB. confirmC. complyD. correspond?
3. It is common knowledge that one culture ?____? with itssocial and economic development in the area.?
A. connectsB. relatesC. associatesD. correlates?
4. It was shameful that the argument ?____? a handfight.?
A. ended in B. came to?
C. ended up D. culminated in?
5. The artist and the author both tried to ?____? the splendor of the sunset.?
A. depictB. narrateC. describeD. tell?
6. The river water was ?____? from its old course into a new channel where they were buildingthe dam.?
A. turnedB. switchedC. shiftedD. diverted?
7. He was ?____? with the power of acute observation.?
A. conferred B. endowed ?
C. equipped D.bestowed?
8. Please ?____? me on that subject.?
A. enlighten B. acquaint ?
C. inform D. instruct?
9. The security guard ?____? two men who were yelling in thecourtroom.?
A. expelled B. propelled?
C. repelledD. dispelled?
10. My passport ?____? last month, so I will have to get a newone.?
A. elapseB. expiredC. endedD. terminated?
11. Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to?______? him in his work.?
A. blockB. preventC. hamperD. stop?
12. There were a number of tall structures ?____? in different colors.?
A. enlightenedB. brightened?
C. burningD. illuminated?
13. Montgomery believed in assembling an overwhelming force and then ?______? a crushingblow on his opponent.?
A. affiliatingB. conflictingC. afflictedD. inflicting?
14. The unpleasant taste ?____? in his mouth for hours.?
A. prolongedB. waitedC. lingeredD. lengthened?
15. The US president ?____?in the White House during his turn in office.?
A. dwellsB. settlesC. residesD. inhabits?
16. Every day, the news, government reports and scientific studies ?______? to the increasingconsequences of population change.?
A. verifyB. testifyC. justifyD. prove?
17. This agreement will ?____? the newspapers from government interference.?
A. safeguardB. preventC. guardD. avoid?
18. If you don’t complete the work according to the contract, Iwill ?______? you for damages.?
A. accuseB. chargeC. sueD. complain?
19. The women were able to equal or ?____? the men whoworked beside them.?
A. surpass B. exceed?
C. overtakeD. lagged?
20. Financial worries gradually ?____? his healthand he wasobliged to
retire early.?
A.underminedB.disabled?
C.exhaustedD.invalidated?
21. It was ?____? to predict that the sun will not rise tomorrow.?
A.ridiculousB.absurd?
C.irrational D.abnormal ?
22. The words were all ?____? and well chosen.?
A.suitableB.appropriate?
C.apt D.fit?
23. In Scotland, as in the rest of the United Kingdom, ?____?schooling begins at age 5 and endsat age 16.?
A.compellingB.forced?
C.obligedD.compulsory?
24. Its strange way of making a nest?____? this bird from others.?
A.differsB.distinguishes?
C.differentiatesD.discriminates?
25. If you go to the palace in tennis shoes, they will think you are ?______?.?
A.strangeB.oddC.peculiarD.eccentric
试题答案与解析??
1. B)【句意】我们已经废除了人剥削人的制度。?
【难点】abolish和cancel都有“取消”之意。abolish强调废除,如制度,做法,风俗等;cancel多指取消已安排或决定的计划,会议等;refuse意为“拒绝(请求或提供);reject意为“排斥”。?
2.A)【句意】这些药品必须完全符合国家规定的标准。?
【难点】conform意为“符合”,后接to;confirm意为“证实”,及物动词,不接to;comply接with,意为“遵守”。correspond接to,意为“与…一致”,接with,意为“与…通信”。?
3. D)【句意】一种文化与当地的社会和经济的发展相互依存,这是常规。?
【难点】correlate意为“相互依存”;connect和relate都与with连用,表示连接,连系,但侧重于两者的关系;associate与with连用,意为“联合,联想”,强调connect in mind。
?4. D)【句意】争论以大打出手而告终真是可耻。?
【难点】culminate in意为“告终”,但强调以高潮结束;end in意为“以…而告终”;end up 意为“最后成了…”;come to可表示“苏醒,发生”等之意。
5. A)【句意】那位艺术家和那位作家都曾试图描绘日落的壮美。?
【难点】A)、B)、C)选项都可以表示“描写,描述”之意。describe和narrate都指通过说和写来描述。describe是通过对人或物的外表、细节的描述来说明人、地或物的外貌;narrate“叙述,描述”,将故事的细节加以适当的排列使听众或读者了解所发生的一切。depict除了describe所表述的含义之外还可以指用绘画、雕刻等方式来描述,该句主语是艺术家和作家,故选用法更广的depict。D)tell意为“告诉,说出”。?
6. D)【句意】在修筑这个水坝时,江水被改道进入新的水道。?
【难点】turn是常用词,词义较多,有“转动,旋转,转方向,改变”等意思;switch也有“转”之意,但它是指“转轨,转意”之意;shift意为“移动,转换”,而divert则意为河流、公路等的“转向”。?
7. B)【句意】他具有敏锐的观察力。?
【难点】endow意为“赋予”,后接with;confer…on意为“授予,给予…”;equip…with意为“装备,配备…”;bestow…on意为“授予,赠予”。?
8. A)【句意】请帮我弄明白那个问题。?
【难点】enlighten与instruct同义,意为“指导,教导”,但搭配不同。enlightensb. on sth.教导某人某事,使某人明白某事;instruct sb. in sth.教,教导某人某事;acquaint用于短语aquaint sb.with“使某人知道,使某人熟悉”;inform 用于短语inform sb. of sth.意为“告知某人某事”。?
9. A)【句意】警卫人员把在法庭上大声喊叫的两个男人赶了出去。?
【难点】expel意为“赶走”;propell意为“推进,推动(=push forward);repell意为“击退,排斥,拒绝”;dispel 意为“驱散(云雾等)”。?
10. B)【句意】我的护照上个月期满,我得换个新的。?
【难点】elapse意为“时间消逝”;expire意为“(期限等)终止;开始无效”;terminate意为“终止”,相当于end,但比end正式,为及物动词。?
11. C)【句意】他们两人都看不起他,并在工作中妨碍他。?
【难点】block意为“阻挡,堵塞”,常用来指具体的,有形的事物;prevent意为“阻挡,阻止”;hamper意为“妨碍,阻碍,牵制”,搭配词组有:hamper sb. from(doing)/in sth.意为“妨碍某人(干)某事”;stop意为“阻止”,与from连用。?
12. D)【句意】有许多高层建筑被五颜六色的灯光所照耀。?
【难点】illuminate意为“照亮”;enlighten意为“启发,开导”;brighten意为“使更为光明,使更愉快”;burning意为“燃烧的”。?
13. D)【句意】蒙哥马利信奉召集一支无可抵御的军队,然后给其对手以毁灭性的打击。?
【难点】affiliate意为“使隶属于”;conflict 意为“冲突”;inflict和afflict容易混淆,前者指将不受欢迎的事强加于(人),而后者指引起身体或精神上的痛苦。?
14. C)【句意】那种难受的味道在他口中持续了好几个小时。?
【难点】linger意为“徘徊”;prolong意为“延长,拉长”,主要指某事持续一个长时间而超出正常应有的范围,也可指空间方面变得更长;lengthen意为“拉长”,指空间或时间方面变得更长;wait意为“等候”。?
15. C)【句意】美国总统在任职期间居住在白宫内。?
【难点】reside意为“居住”,不及物动词;dwell意为“住,寓于”,文学用语;settle意为“安顿”;inhabit意为“居住”,及物动词。?
16. B)【句意】每天都有新闻报导、政府报告和科研结果证实人口变化带来越来越多的后果。?
【难点】testify意为“证明”,可作不及物动词,后接to;verify意为“证明,查对”,指通过调查或与可查清的事实的比较来证明某事是对的;prove意为“证明,证实”,指用足够的证据来证明某事是否正确;justify意为“证明…是正当的,为…辩护”。?
17. A)【句意】这个协议会保护报纸不受政府干预。?
【难点】safeguard意为“保护”,后接from;prevent意为“阻止,预防”,用在句中逻辑关系不对;guard 一般是接介词against;avoid意为“避免,防止”,后面不能接介词短语。?
18. C)【句意】如果你不按照合同完成这项工作,我就会起诉到法庭要求赔偿。?
【难点】sue意为“起诉”,后接for;accuse后接介词of,既可用于口语中的“指责某人做错了某事”,也可指通过法律手段“正式起诉某事的违法行径”;charge后接介词with,指“在法庭上正式指控某人的犯罪行为”;complain意为“抱怨,抗议”,一般用作不及物动词。?
19. A)【句意】妇女们能够做与男同事们同样好甚至更好的工作。?
【难点】surpass意为“超过”,多指人在道德修养或技术能力方面超过他人;exceed指“在数量上超过或在其他方面超越某种期待或限制”;overtake意为“赶上或超过”;lag意为“落后,滞后”,后面常接behind。?
20. A)【句意】经济上的烦恼使他的身体一天不如一天,他被迫提前退休。?
【难点】undermine意为“暗中破坏;逐渐损害”;disable意为“使无能,使伤残”;exhaust意为“使精疲力尽”;invalidate意为“使无效,使作废”。?
21. B)【句意】预言太阳明天不会升起是荒唐可笑的。?
【难点】absurd意为“荒唐的”;ridiculous指事物不合常理令人发笑,贬义较浓;irrational意为“无理性的”;abnormal意为“不正常的”。?
22. C)【句意】用词非常恰当并经缜密斟酌。?
【难点】suitable和appropriate常指适合某种场合、目的、情况等;apt意为“恰当的,适宜的”;fit意为“适合,合适”,常指资格或能力上适合于某事。?
23. D)【句意】苏格兰跟英国其他地方一样,义务教育从5岁开始,16岁结束。?
【难点】compelling,forced和obliged均含有“强制”之意,因此不符合题意;compulsory意为“必修的,规定的,强迫的”,强调根据法律或命令必须执行的事。?
24. C)【句意】这种鸟的奇特筑巢方式使其有别于其他鸟类。?
【难点】differentiate的主语也可以是人,此时可与distinguish或discriminate换用。此外,differentiate的主语还可以是具备某种品质或特征的事物;distinguish指通过辨别事物的特征区别其他事物,通常与betweenong/from连用;discriminate指分辨出细微差别;distinguish与discriminate的主语通常为“人”;differ意为“不同”。?
25. D)【句意】如果你穿着网球鞋进入皇宫,他们会认为你古里古怪。?
【难点】strange,odd和peculiar都是指“非常的,不平凡的”。strange指无法接受或理解的“奇怪”,是一般用语;odd意为指奇怪得令人迷惑不解;peculiar尤指令人烦恼或不愉快的“奇怪”,“古怪”。根据词义,eccentric的语气最强,且专指个人行为或思想的古怪,综上所述;D)项为最佳答案。
