e.g. The town covers 5 square miles. 小镇占地5平方英里。
e.g. I want to cover 100 miles by dark. 我想在天黑之前走完100英里。
e.g. These expenses are covered by the state. 这些费用都由国家负担
e.g. The review covered everything we learned last term. 这次复习包括上学期我们所学的全部课程
8. The city has decided to do away with all the old buildings in its center.
A) get rid of B) set up C) repair D) paint
答案及解析: A.画线短语是动词短语,对于该短语的语义有两种查找方法:1.利用动词do,直接在字典中查找do away with 这个短语的语义。不难得出该短语的语义是“去掉”,所以A是答案;2.利用该短语中的词义推测:away是“离开”,而备选项中: set up是“建立”, repair是“修理”, paint 是“油漆, 描绘”,都与“离开”无关,所以只有get rid of是答案。
9.During the past ten years there have been dramatic changes in the international situation.
A) permanent B) powerful C) striking D) practical
答案及解析: C. 解题思路:根据画线词的家族词(drama)的本义和与画线词搭配的结构的含义(变化),判断C是答案。
Striking: adj. 引人注意的;显著的
Dramatic: adj. 戏剧的;有关戏剧的; 引人注目的