insist: vi, vt(常与on, that连用)主张;坚持, 坚持要求(宾语从句跟虚拟语气结构)
e.g. We insist on / upon self-reliance.
我们坚持自力更生。
e.g. We all insist that we not rest until we finish the work.
大家都坚决要求不完工就不休息
2. Have you talked to her lately?
A)lastly B) shortly C)recently D)immediately
答案及解析: C.解题思路:抓住句子中与划线部分相关的结构或用词特点。根据句子所在时态判断,C最合适。而lastly 是“最后,终于”;
shortly是“立刻,不久”; immediately是“立即”,immediately adv., conj.立即; 即刻
e.g. I came immediately I heard the news.我一听到这个消息,马上就来了。
Synonyms: at once, directly, promptly, quickly
3. The old concerns lose importance and some of them vanish altogether.
A) develop B) disappear C) link D) renew
答案及解析:B.解题思路:借助句意。and的使用表明前后两个分句是在句意上承接的,这样排除A和D(renew = re new(re表示“再次”),所以可推出renew是“更新”)。 借助句意判断disappear(消失)是答案。
link vt, vi(常与together, to, with连用)连接
e.g. The two towns are linked by a railway. 这两个城镇由一条铁路连接起来。
4. There is always excitement at the Olympic Games when an athlete breaks a previous record of performance.
A) beats B)matches C) maintains D)announces
答案及解析:A.break有多种含义,解题思路:借助划线词和被选项的基本词义。Break是“打破, 违犯, 折断,超过”,而被选项中只有A有“打”的含义,所以判断beat是答案。另外,maintain,announce和match都是常见词,基本含义分别是“保持”,“宣布”和“比得上”。
Maintain: vt. 保养;维修; 主张;为…辩护(hold/think)
e.g. The car has always been properly maintained. 这汽车一直保养得很好。
Match: n. 比赛;竞争(game/contest)
e.g. a football match 足球比赛