1.A insist on:坚持。与demand(要求;强求)意思比较接近。Theabour Party has demanded an explanation from the government.工党已要求政府作出解释。rely on:依靠。We have to rely on him for the tickets.我们不得不靠他搞票。prepare for:为……做准备。I have been preparing for the final exam.我一直在准备期末考试。create:产生;创建。His work created enormousinterest in England,他的作品在英格兰引起很大关注。
2.D damaging:有损害的。与harmful(有害的)意思相近。Theays of the slln,in excess,can be very harmful.过量的阳光可能会非常有害。slight:少量的。He has a slight German accent.他有一点德国口音。Surprising:令人吃惊的。It was surprising that the little girl could . 1lnswer this question.小女孩能回答这个问题,令人吃惊。 sudden:突然的。 There was a sudden drop in the temperature last night.昨夜气温突然下降。
3.B seldom:很少;不常。与rarely(难得;不常)意思相近。 I rarely gct up.early on Sundays. 星期天我很少早起。crudely.粗糙地;粗野地。Everyone was dressed in crudely sewn shorts and shirts.人人都穿着缝制得很粗糙的短裤和衬衫。originally:原来;创造性地。I stayed longer than I had originany planned.我逗留的时间比原来计划的要长。Symbolically:象征性地。The park was decorated symbolieany. 公园只是象征性地装点了一下。
4.A speed:速度。与volocity(速度;快速)的意思相近。 Scientists spent years sttldying the velocity of light.科学家们花了许多年研究光速。impulse:冲动。On impulse,1 went ilato the shop and bought this expensive watch.在一时冲动下,我走进商店,买下了这块昂贵的手表。ratio:比,比率。The ratio of pupils to teachers is.30 to 1.学生与教师之间的比例是30比1.atrocity: 暴行。They wereguilty of~the most barbarous and illhm atrocities.他们犯有最野蛮、最不人道的暴行苦。
5.A physician:内科大夫。doctor:大夫。professor:教授。physicist:物理学家。resident.。居民。
6.C particularly和especially意思近似,表示"特别,尤其". l ike the country,especially in spring.我喜欢农村,尤其是春天。conventionally:传统地,常规地。People:tn~e countryside still wear their hair short and dress conventionally.乡下人仍然留短发,穿传统的服装。obviously:明显地。inevitably:不可避免地。
7.D safe和secure意思相近:安全的。She believes that her position is quite:secure.她相信她的岗位是相当稳固的。dean:干净的。pretty:漂亮的。 distant:远处的。
8.B branch和division意思相近:分支,分支机构。Hes in.ellllrge,of the State Deparlanents African Affairs Division.他管国务院(美国)非洲事务部。unity:整体,联合。 embassy:使馆。invasion:入侵,侵略。
9.D abnormal:不正常的o unusual:不平常的。He is a scholar of unusual ability.他是个有非,凡才能的学者。bad:坏的,不好的。Smoking is certainly bad for your health.抽烟有害你的健康。frightening:令人害怕的。It was a very frightel~ag experience but every one of us was courageous.这是一个令人害怕的经历,不过,我们每个人都很勇敢。repeated:重复性的。John apparently did not letum the money,despite repeated reminders.尽管不断给约翰送去催单,显然他还没有还钱。
10.B abundant:大量的,丰富的。 plentiful:丰富的。Fishis plentiful in the lake. 湖中有大量的鱼。steady:平稳的,持续的。A student doesnt have a steady income.学生没有周定收入。extra:额外的。You11 get extra pay for extra work.额外的工作,得到额外的报酬。meager:很少,不足。Their food supply is meager.他们的食品供应短缺。
11.A accelerate:加快o step up快。 Security is being stopped up to deal with the increase in violence.为了对付日益增长的暴力事件,安全工作正在加快。decrease :降低。 Population growth.is decreasing by 1.4‰each year.人口正以每年1.4‰的速度下降。stop:停止。Her heart stopped three times.她的心脏三次停止跳动。control:控制。 The federal government tried to control rising health-care cost.联邦政府试图控制日益增长的医疗费用。
12.C accumulate:积累,积聚。collect:收集;积聚。Dust collected on the furniture.家具上积了灰尘。 increase:增加。 Japans industrial,production increased by 20%last year.去年日本工业生产增长了20%.spread:展开;蔓延。Fire spread rapidly~after a chemical truck exploded.一辆装载化学物品的卡车爆炸后,火势迅速蔓延。 grow:增长;长满……The path grew withweeds.小径长满了野草。
13.A allocate:分配;分派。assign,分配;指派。The company commander assigned me to stand guard.连长派我去站岗。persuade:劝说。They were eventually persuaded by the police to give themselves up.警察最终成功地说服了他们去投案自首。ask:请求。We asked her to sing. 我们请求她唱歌。 older:命令。The police ordered them to wait right there.警察命令他们就在那儿等着。
14.B childish:幼稚的。Immature:不成熟的。 She is emotionally immature.她在情感上尚不成熟。simple :简单的。He lives a very simple life for a man who has become jncredibly rich.对于一个已经令人难以置信的富裕的人来说,他的生活是极其简单的。beautiful:美丽。she is a very beautiful woman.她是个非常美丽的女人。foolish:傻。She is being very foolish about it.在这件事上她很傻。注意该句和下旬的区别:She is very foolish.她很傻。用一般现在时,说明傻是她的特征;用现在进行时,说明她在某个具体事情上犯傻,傻并非她的本质。
15.B barren:贫瘠。bare:赤裸的,光秃的。 That probably is the most bare and inhospitable island Ive ever seen.那可能是我见过的最荒凉的、最不宜居住的岛屿了。hairless:没有毛发的。 His body is smooth hairless.他的躯体光溜溜的,并且不长毛。empty:空。The room is bare and empty.房间空荡荡的。bald:秃的。She is going bald.她日渐秃顶。