12 Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn
A die
B disappear
C migrate
D vanish
13 But ultimately he gave in.
A undoubtedly
B certainly
C finally
D necessarily
14 It is a complicated problem.
A strange
B complex
C difficult
D unusual
15 In Britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management-
A evaluation
B production
C efficiency
D publicity
答案解析
1 答案为A.“certain”和“sure”都有“肯定”的意思,替换后句法上也是一个合格的句子。
2 答案为B.“set up”和“establish”同义,都是“建立”的意思,可互换而不改变句子意思。
3 答案为c.“happen”和“occur-”都有“发生”的意思, 而且都是不及物动词,因此可替换。
4 答案为D.“bear”是“能承受”的意思,与“endure”意思相同。在该句子中,“endure”替换“。Bear“不改变原来的句子的意思。
5 答案为D.“firm”和“company”都有“公司”的意思。此处可用companies替换firms.
6 A collaborate:合作;勾结。cooperate:合作。 She has agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation她同意在调查中跟警察合作。marry:结婚。combine:合并。argue:争论。
7 A consolidate:巩固。strengthen:巩固,加强。To strengthen his position in Parliament,he held talks with leaders of the Peasant Party.为了加强在国会中的地位,他跟农民党的领导人进行了会谈。win:赢得。abandon:放弃。unite:联合。
8 B probe:探索。explore:探索。这两个词意思很相近。Both parties are exploring ways of settling the dispute双方都在寻求解决争端的办法。solve:解决。settle:解决。handle:处理。
9 D alleviate:减轻。lessen:减轻:变小。The medicine begins to take effect and Symptoms lessen药已经起作用,症状减轻了。remove:去掉;切除。cure:治疗。treat:处理。
10 B deduce:推导。derive:推导。 Defensive behavior patterns derive from our Subconscious fears各种防卫行为的模式我们下意识的恐惧。20:去。d0:干。come:来。
11 D insufficient:不充分的。inadequate:不充分的。Supplies of food and medicine are inadequate食物和药品供应不足。scarce:稀少的。short:短的。marginal:少量的。
12 A perish:死亡。die:死亡。111e old man will die soon这个老人很快会死去。disappear:消失。migrate:迁移。vanish:消失。
13 C ultimately:最后。finally:最后。The food finally arrived at the end of last month食品终于在上月末运到了。certainly:当然。necessarily:必定地。
14 B complicated:复杂的。complex;复杂的。The issue is very complex,这个问题太复杂了。strange:奇怪的。difficult:困难。unusual:不寻常的。
15 A appraisal:评价。evaluation:评价。Evaluation is standard practice for a11 training评价是各种教育的通常的做法。production:生产。efficiency:效率。publicity:出名。