5. The government is debating the education laws.
A) discussing B) defeating C) delaying D) declining
答案及解析: A. 解题思路:根据与画线结构搭配的宾语(教育法规)的含义排除B,C和D.
debate: vt, vi讨论,争论;
discuss : vt谈论;讨论;商讨(with sb. )
e.g. I want to discuss your work with you. 我想和你一起讨论你的工作
delay: vt, vi, n. 推迟;延缓
e.g. The letter was delayed three days by the train accident.
这次火车事故使这封信耽搁了三天。
Decline: vt, vi下降;下滑;下倾
6. They had a far better yield than any other farm miles away around this year.
A) goods B) soil C) climate D) harvest
答案及解析: D.在该句中yield 是用作名词(因为该词的前面有不定冠词a),解题思路:抓住句子中与划线部分相关的结构或用词特点。能与不定冠词a搭配使用的被选项只有C和D(气候,倾向, 风气,如:a mild climate温和的气候)。再借助句子中其他特征词:farm,判断harvest“收成”是答案。
Yield: vt, vi出产, (常与to连用)放弃;投降;让步 n. 产量;收成
e.g. That tree yields fruits. 这种树结果。
e.g. The army yielded when it was attacked.
当这支军队受到进攻时投降了
7. We took shelter from the storm in a department store.
A) rescue B) comfort C) cover D) shade
答案及解析: C.解题思路:句意。
Rescue: vt. 营救;救出
e.g. We rescued the boy who fell into the river.
我们救起了掉进河里的小孩。
Cover: vt(常与with连用)覆盖; 占(时间或空间)(occupy/take up); 行过(路程);通过; 负担支付; 包括;包含;论及; n. 掩体;隐蔽处; 盖子;罩子;(图书、杂志的)封面e.g. She covered the table with a cloth. 她用一块布把桌子罩起来。