2月21 1. Although they had suffered heavy losses, the commanders refused to ______defeat.A) grant B) consent C) concede D) acquire 2. Most plastics do not readily ______ heat and electricity.A) attract B) carry C) conduct D) transfer 1. C [注釋]盡管他們損失慘重,司令官還是拒絕承認失敗。A)grant給予;B) consent同意,答應;C) concede承認;D) acquire得到,獲得。2. C [注釋]大多數(shù)塑料不能傳熱導電。A)attract吸引;B)carry傳送,運輸(指把東西攜帶或運送到另一個地方);C) conduct傳(熱、電等);D)transfer轉(zhuǎn)移,升遷(常與from和to連用)。
2月22 1. The news you told me the other day has yet to be ______.A) affirmed C) confirmedB) confronted D) conformed2. Margaret made a lot of effort to persuade her father into ______ to her going to the United States to study business administration in Harvard University.A) contending C) contentingB) contesting D) consenting 1. C[注釋]你那天告訴我的消息有待證實。A)affirm肯定,斷言;B)confront使面對;C)confirm證實,進一步確定;D)conform符合,順從。2. D [注釋]瑪格麗特費了好大力氣才說服她父親同意讓她去哈佛大學學商務(wù)管理。
A)contend競爭,斗爭;B)contest競爭,比賽;C)content使?jié)M意;D) consent to同意。
2月23 1. The soldiers ______ every inch of the ground, and fought with determination not to retreat.A) matched C) convertedB) gambled D) contested2. I ______ him to think carefully before making a decision.A) council C) adviceB) counsel D) reconcile3. No matter how little money you have, you should get into the habit of ______ some in the bank regularly.A) drawing C) disposing B) withdrawing D) depositing 4. On turning the corner, we saw the road ______ steeply.A) departing C) decreasingB) depressing D) descending5. Sometimes the tension produced by fears is so great that we cannot suppress it. At such times we need to ______ the tension by laughing or crying.A) discard C) disguiseB) disperse D) discharge
1. D [注釋]戰(zhàn)士們寸土必爭,寸步不讓。A)match匹配,相配;B)gamble賭博,投機;C)convert轉(zhuǎn)變,改變;D)contest爭奪(土地,勝利等),為……競爭。2. B[注釋]我忠告他作決定前慎重考慮。A)council n.委員會,理事會;B)counsel v. & n. 忠告,勸告。C)advice n.忠告,勸告; D)reconcile v.調(diào)和,協(xié)調(diào)。3. D[注釋]不管你掙的錢多么少,都應該養(yǎng)成定期在銀行存些錢的習慣。deposit儲蓄,存放。存錢是deposit,取錢是withdraw/draw.C)dispose安排,布置。
4. D[注釋]我們剛一轉(zhuǎn)彎,就發(fā)覺道路陡然而下。A)depart意為“動身,離開”。B)depress意為“使沮喪”;C)decrease意為“減少,下降”;D)descend意為“下落,下降。
5. D[注釋]有時因恐懼而產(chǎn)生緊張情緒強得讓人無法控制,這種時候我們需要大笑或大哭來釋放緊張的情緒。A)discard丟棄,拋棄; B)disperse分散,驅(qū)散; C)disguise偽裝; D)discharge排出,釋放。
2月24 1. She once again went through her composition carefully to ______ all spelling mistakes from it. A) withdraw C) abandonB) eliminate D) diminish2) In the past two years. millions of Americans have suddenly ______ the bicycle as if it were a startling new invention.A) resumed C) upheldB) repelled D) embraced3) The society needs to adjust to fewer married couples, more unattached individuals and the growing variety of family relationships that Americans ______ through life.A) encounter C) endureB) counter D) enroll4) The new regulation will be ______ from the first of April.A) forced C) enforcedB) abused D) enfolded5) It is virtually impossible to ______ the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages.A) appraise C) assessB) evaluate D) estimate
1. B[注釋]她把作文又仔細地看了一遍,修改了所有拼寫錯誤。eliminate消除,去掉。 A)withdraw意為“收回”。C)abandon放棄;D)diminish vt, vi,縮??;變??;減少。
2. D[注釋]在過去的兩年里,成百上千萬美國人突然對自行車發(fā)生濃厚興趣,就好像自行車是個驚人的新發(fā)明似的。embrace“擁抱”,該詞為多義詞,除本意外,還表示“抓住”,如embrace an opportunity抓住(機會),“(欣然)接受,(樂意)利用”。A)resume恢復;重新開始,(經(jīng)打斷后)再繼續(xù); B) repel擊退;逐退 C) uphold支持,維護。
3. A[注釋]社會需要調(diào)整來適應日益減少的婚姻配偶,日益增多的離異個體以及美國人一生中所面對的各種家庭關(guān)系。encounter遇到,面對:the growing variety of family relationships that Americans encounter through life美國人在一生中所面臨的越來越多樣的家庭關(guān)系。B)counter (against) vi.還擊,報復;C)endure vt.忍耐, 忍受;D)enroll招收,登記。
4. C[注釋]新的規(guī)則將于4月1日實施。enforce執(zhí)行,實施。A)force強迫(指用武力等使不情愿的人或動物從事某事);B)abuse濫用,虐待;D)enfold擁抱,包裹,包?。橙耍?。
5. D[注釋]實際上不可能估計出世界上有多少人除了自己的母語以外掌握了英語并作為工作語言熟練地運用。estimate意為“估計”。assess,appraise,evaluate都意為“估價”、“評價”。A) appraise vt. 評價, 估價;鑒定, 評定;B) evaluate vt. 估價;評價; C)assess vt. 估定(財產(chǎn), 價值等),確定(稅款、罰款、賠款)的數(shù)額;征收(稅款、會費等);評估(人物、工作等);
2月25 1. Bob used to ______ his teacher's tone and gesture to make his classmates laugh.A) imitate C) stimulateB) resemble D) intimate2. The team's efforts to score were ______ by the opposing goalkeeper. A) fractured C) flushedB) fluctuated D) frustrated3. In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to ______ dreams were likely to be highly respected.A) interpret C) inheritB) intervene D) impart4. One of the attractive features of the course was the way the practical work had been ______ with the theoretical aspects of the subject.A) embraced C) alternatedB) adjusted D) integrated5. Without the support of the masses, the leading group is becoming increasingly ______.A) parted C) isolatedB) separated D) divided
1. A[注釋]鮑勃過去常模仿老師的腔調(diào)和動作逗同學發(fā)笑。imitate模仿,模擬。B)resemble像,類似;C)stimulate刺激,激勵;D)intimate私下的,親密的。2. D[注釋]該隊進球的努力被對方守門員挫敗了。frustrate挫??;使受挫折破壞;使失敗,使泄氣; A)fracture“(使)斷裂;破裂;折斷; B)fluctuate”(使)波動;(使)起伏“; C)flush”沖洗“。
3. A[注釋]在許多文化群體中,那些公認為具有解夢能力的人往往十分受到尊敬。interpret“解釋,說明”,解釋對象主要是夢、詩歌和抽象藝術(shù)作品等等,解釋人需要有專業(yè)知識和豐富的想象力。B)intervene“干涉,干預”。C)inherit“繼承”。D)impart“傳授”。4. D[注釋]該課程吸引人的特點之一在于該學科理論與實際工作結(jié)合起來的方法。integrate(使)成為一體,(使)結(jié)合在一起。A)embrace擁抱,包括;B)adjust調(diào)整;C)alternate(常與with連用)(使)輪流 ;(與between連用)(使)交替。
5. C [注釋]沒有了群眾的支持,領(lǐng)導集團變得越來越孤立了。isolated孤立的。A)分開的,離開的;B)separated 分離的,分開的;D)divided分開的。
2/26 1. The fine quality of the cloth ______ its high price.A) justifies C) reasonsB) excuses D) explains2. He ______ out that land down there to the hunting clubs.A) leased C) releasedB) inherited D) borrowed3. The project should be ______ in accordance with the latest estimate of the cost.A) modified C) sponsoredB) compiled D) retreated4. He dressed up and had a false beard on, but soon, we ______ him.A) saw C) observedB) penetrated D) concentrated5. What causes emotional problems for children of divorce is generally the events that ______ the breakup.A) proceeded C) prevailedB) presided D) preceded
1.A[注釋]這塊布料質(zhì)量好,價錢貴是合理的。justify證明……正當或有理由。B)excuse原諒,辯護;C)reason推理,理喻;D)explain解釋。2. A[注釋]他把下邊那塊土地出租給了狩獵俱樂部。lease表示“租進”和“租給”兩方面,但所接介詞不同。lease…to租出給…;lease…from從…租得;B) inherited ;C) released 釋放,發(fā)布;D)borrow sth.from sb.借得某人的某物。3. A[注釋]工程應該根據(jù)新的預算進行修改。modify修改B)compile編輯;C)sponsor資助,贊助;D)retreat退卻。4. B[注釋]他化了裝,戴了假胡須,但我們不久就識破了他的偽裝。penetrate看透,看穿,識破(較正式,原指從一邊緩慢、艱難地插人或穿透,用法較廣)。A)saw 看見;C)observed 觀察;D)concentrated 集中;濃縮。
5. D[注釋]離婚給孩子造成感情方面問題往往是由于離婚以前的一些事情。precede先于(=go before…)。A)proceed進行,繼續(xù)下去;B) preside (at/over)主持; C)prevail vi. 勝(過), 壓倒, 占優(yōu)勢(over, against); 流行, 盛行, 風行; 普及, 傳開;說服, 勸說(on, upon, with):prevail against a person 勝過某人;Truth will prevail.真理必勝。The custom prevails over the whole area.這風俗存在于這整個地區(qū)。
2/27 1. The authorities ______ visitors from smoking in the building.A) forbade C) bannedB) protected D) refused2. Eminent physicists from all over the world came to the U. S. to______the centennial of Einstein's birth.A) congratulate C) celebrateB) observe D) participate3. By week's end the earthquake had ______more than 700 lives.A) pronounced C)claimedB) stated D)declared4. I should think it over before I ______ on such a hazardous project. A) commence C) beginB) start D) embark5. People, who refuse to ______ with the law, will be punished.A) agree C) correspondB) abide D) comply
1. C[注釋]官方禁止游客在樓里抽煙。ban禁止(指以官方,法律的命令禁止,查禁);A)forbid禁止(指普通的阻止、禁止,賓語后應用不定式,為正式用法。如:The government forbade people to smoke in public.政府禁止人們在公共場合吸煙。);B)protect保護;D)refuse拒絕(可說refuse sth.或refuse sb. sth.)。2. C[注釋]世界各地的知名科學家趕往美國,慶祝愛因斯坦誕辰100周年。celebrate慶祝,祝賀。A)congratulate“慶祝,祝賀”,與on連用;B)observe慶祝,紀念(實指“過”某個節(jié)日等??梢赃@樣說生日年年observe,但未必年年celebrate.);D)participate分享,參與(與in連用)。3. C[注釋]到周末地震已奪去了700多人的生命。claim“聲稱”(除表示某人聲稱某事之外,其主語還可以是某種災難,表示奪去多少人的生命,意為“以……為其后果”);A)pronounce宣布(一般用于宣布某事為真,如醫(yī)生pronounce sb. dead,或法官宣布對某事的裁決); B)state陳述,說明(多作比較正式地說或者申明);D)declare宣布(指很鄭重、很正式地宣布,尤指政府作出的)。4. D[注釋]在著手進行這項冒險計劃之前,我得考慮考慮。embark著手,從事,常與on(upon)連用。C)begin,B)start和A)commence都有“開始”之意。begin為一般用語;commence正式用語,指某一正式行動之開始;start則著重于做某件事的第一步。5. D[注釋]任何不遵守法律的人都將受到懲罰。comply with遵守。A)agree with同意(表示與某人意見一致);C)correspond with與……相符(有時也與to連用)。A)和C)均可用來表達和諧一致之意。對某項法律不贊同的人,只要不違法,就不會受懲罰,因此,A、C兩項皆不對。B)abide遵守(常接介詞by)。
2/28 1. Lightning is a sign of thunder and enables us to ______ the rain.A) precede C) prepareB) predict D) preserve2. Some people criticize family doctors for ______ too many medicines for minor illnesses.A) prescribing C) advisingB) ordering D) delivering 3.This river is so big that it is impossible to build a _______ under it without modern technology. A)。canal B)。tunnel C)。channel D)。cable4.Although the traffic is not busy, he likes to drive at a _______ speed. A)。spare B)。fast C)。moderate D)。moral 5.All the memories of his childhood had _______ from his mind by the time he was 65. A)。faded B)。illustrated C)。confined D)。concerned
1. B[注釋[閃電是雷聲的前兆并使我們能預測到下雨的可能。predict預測;A)precede vt. (時間, 位置, 次序)在……之前, 于;比……重要;在……前加上; 為……加上引言(by, with): C)prepare準備;D)preserve保護,防護,維護,保持;維持,支持;2. A[注釋[有些人批評家庭醫(yī)生為一點小病就開很多藥。prescribe medicines開處方。B) ordering 訂購,命令;C)advising 建議;D)delivering投遞,送交。
3.B [注釋[這條河是如此巨大,以至于在沒有現(xiàn)代技術(shù)的條件下在河底建造隧道是不可能的。A)canal n. 運河,小道,溝渠;vt.開運河;B)tunnel 隧道,地道;C)channel n.海峽,水道;vt.引導,開導;D)cable n.電纜,索;v.打(海底)電報。
4.C [注釋[雖然交通并不繁忙,他還是喜歡中速駕駛。A)spare adj. 多余的,備用的;v.節(jié)省,讓給,抽出(時間);B)fast adj.緊的,快速的 adv.牢固的,很快的;C)moderate adj.中等的,適當?shù)?;溫和的,有?jié)制的;D)moral adj.道德的,道義的;n.道義,寓意5.A [注釋[在他65歲左右,所有在他頭腦中的童年的記憶都變得淡薄了。A)fade v.退色,凋謝;逐漸消逝,淡薄;B)illustrated v.圖解,闡明;舉例說明; C)confine vt. 把……限制在,局限于;管制,禁閉;D)concern vt. 關(guān)于,涉及;關(guān)心,掛念;n.關(guān)心,關(guān)懷;厲害關(guān)系。
2/29 1.The _______ is nearly dead , so I can not start the car again. A)。 bean B)。beam C)。bake D)。battery 2.When making modern cameras , people began to _______ plastics for metal. A)。surround B)。substance C)。stretch D)。substitute 3.With the help of the government , a large number of people _______ after the flood in 1991. A)。 survived B)。suspended C)。suffered D)。submit 4.He always has a lot of _______ ideas in his mind , and sometimes we do not even know what he is thinking about. A)。 novel B)。spoil C)。acceptable D)。additional 5.Please be serious. I am not _______. You should consider it carefully A)。 sorting B)。joking C)。counting D)。comparing
1.D [注釋]電池快沒電了,所以我無法再次發(fā)動汽車。A)bean n.豆,豆形果實;B)beam n.梁,(光線的)束,電波;v.播送;C)bake v.烘焙, 烤, 燒硬;D)battery n.電池。
2.D [注釋]在制造現(xiàn)代照相機時,人們開始用塑料代替金屬。A)surround v. 圍繞,包圍;B)substance n. 物質(zhì);C)stretch v.&n. 拉長,拉伸,加寬;D)substitute v.代替;n. 代用品。
3.A [注釋]在政府的幫助下,許多人從1991年的洪水中幸存下來。A)幸免于,幸存;B)suspend vt. 懸,吊,暫停;C)suffer vt. 遭受,經(jīng)歷;D)submit v.屈服,服從。
4.A [注釋]他頭腦中總是有許多新奇的想法,有時我們甚至不知道他在思考什么。A)novel n.長篇小說;adj,新奇的,異常的;B)spoil v. 搞糟,損壞,寵壞;C)acceptable adj.可接受的;D) additional adj. 另外的,附加的,額外的。
5.B [注釋]請嚴肅一些。我不是在開玩笑。你必須認真考慮。A)sort n.種類,類別 v.分類,整理;B)joke n.笑話;v.開玩笑。C)count n.計數(shù),計算。D)compare vt. 比較,比照。
2月22 1. The news you told me the other day has yet to be ______.A) affirmed C) confirmedB) confronted D) conformed2. Margaret made a lot of effort to persuade her father into ______ to her going to the United States to study business administration in Harvard University.A) contending C) contentingB) contesting D) consenting 1. C[注釋]你那天告訴我的消息有待證實。A)affirm肯定,斷言;B)confront使面對;C)confirm證實,進一步確定;D)conform符合,順從。2. D [注釋]瑪格麗特費了好大力氣才說服她父親同意讓她去哈佛大學學商務(wù)管理。
A)contend競爭,斗爭;B)contest競爭,比賽;C)content使?jié)M意;D) consent to同意。
2月23 1. The soldiers ______ every inch of the ground, and fought with determination not to retreat.A) matched C) convertedB) gambled D) contested2. I ______ him to think carefully before making a decision.A) council C) adviceB) counsel D) reconcile3. No matter how little money you have, you should get into the habit of ______ some in the bank regularly.A) drawing C) disposing B) withdrawing D) depositing 4. On turning the corner, we saw the road ______ steeply.A) departing C) decreasingB) depressing D) descending5. Sometimes the tension produced by fears is so great that we cannot suppress it. At such times we need to ______ the tension by laughing or crying.A) discard C) disguiseB) disperse D) discharge
1. D [注釋]戰(zhàn)士們寸土必爭,寸步不讓。A)match匹配,相配;B)gamble賭博,投機;C)convert轉(zhuǎn)變,改變;D)contest爭奪(土地,勝利等),為……競爭。2. B[注釋]我忠告他作決定前慎重考慮。A)council n.委員會,理事會;B)counsel v. & n. 忠告,勸告。C)advice n.忠告,勸告; D)reconcile v.調(diào)和,協(xié)調(diào)。3. D[注釋]不管你掙的錢多么少,都應該養(yǎng)成定期在銀行存些錢的習慣。deposit儲蓄,存放。存錢是deposit,取錢是withdraw/draw.C)dispose安排,布置。
4. D[注釋]我們剛一轉(zhuǎn)彎,就發(fā)覺道路陡然而下。A)depart意為“動身,離開”。B)depress意為“使沮喪”;C)decrease意為“減少,下降”;D)descend意為“下落,下降。
5. D[注釋]有時因恐懼而產(chǎn)生緊張情緒強得讓人無法控制,這種時候我們需要大笑或大哭來釋放緊張的情緒。A)discard丟棄,拋棄; B)disperse分散,驅(qū)散; C)disguise偽裝; D)discharge排出,釋放。
2月24 1. She once again went through her composition carefully to ______ all spelling mistakes from it. A) withdraw C) abandonB) eliminate D) diminish2) In the past two years. millions of Americans have suddenly ______ the bicycle as if it were a startling new invention.A) resumed C) upheldB) repelled D) embraced3) The society needs to adjust to fewer married couples, more unattached individuals and the growing variety of family relationships that Americans ______ through life.A) encounter C) endureB) counter D) enroll4) The new regulation will be ______ from the first of April.A) forced C) enforcedB) abused D) enfolded5) It is virtually impossible to ______ the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages.A) appraise C) assessB) evaluate D) estimate
1. B[注釋]她把作文又仔細地看了一遍,修改了所有拼寫錯誤。eliminate消除,去掉。 A)withdraw意為“收回”。C)abandon放棄;D)diminish vt, vi,縮??;變??;減少。
2. D[注釋]在過去的兩年里,成百上千萬美國人突然對自行車發(fā)生濃厚興趣,就好像自行車是個驚人的新發(fā)明似的。embrace“擁抱”,該詞為多義詞,除本意外,還表示“抓住”,如embrace an opportunity抓住(機會),“(欣然)接受,(樂意)利用”。A)resume恢復;重新開始,(經(jīng)打斷后)再繼續(xù); B) repel擊退;逐退 C) uphold支持,維護。
3. A[注釋]社會需要調(diào)整來適應日益減少的婚姻配偶,日益增多的離異個體以及美國人一生中所面對的各種家庭關(guān)系。encounter遇到,面對:the growing variety of family relationships that Americans encounter through life美國人在一生中所面臨的越來越多樣的家庭關(guān)系。B)counter (against) vi.還擊,報復;C)endure vt.忍耐, 忍受;D)enroll招收,登記。
4. C[注釋]新的規(guī)則將于4月1日實施。enforce執(zhí)行,實施。A)force強迫(指用武力等使不情愿的人或動物從事某事);B)abuse濫用,虐待;D)enfold擁抱,包裹,包?。橙耍?。
5. D[注釋]實際上不可能估計出世界上有多少人除了自己的母語以外掌握了英語并作為工作語言熟練地運用。estimate意為“估計”。assess,appraise,evaluate都意為“估價”、“評價”。A) appraise vt. 評價, 估價;鑒定, 評定;B) evaluate vt. 估價;評價; C)assess vt. 估定(財產(chǎn), 價值等),確定(稅款、罰款、賠款)的數(shù)額;征收(稅款、會費等);評估(人物、工作等);
2月25 1. Bob used to ______ his teacher's tone and gesture to make his classmates laugh.A) imitate C) stimulateB) resemble D) intimate2. The team's efforts to score were ______ by the opposing goalkeeper. A) fractured C) flushedB) fluctuated D) frustrated3. In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to ______ dreams were likely to be highly respected.A) interpret C) inheritB) intervene D) impart4. One of the attractive features of the course was the way the practical work had been ______ with the theoretical aspects of the subject.A) embraced C) alternatedB) adjusted D) integrated5. Without the support of the masses, the leading group is becoming increasingly ______.A) parted C) isolatedB) separated D) divided
1. A[注釋]鮑勃過去常模仿老師的腔調(diào)和動作逗同學發(fā)笑。imitate模仿,模擬。B)resemble像,類似;C)stimulate刺激,激勵;D)intimate私下的,親密的。2. D[注釋]該隊進球的努力被對方守門員挫敗了。frustrate挫??;使受挫折破壞;使失敗,使泄氣; A)fracture“(使)斷裂;破裂;折斷; B)fluctuate”(使)波動;(使)起伏“; C)flush”沖洗“。
3. A[注釋]在許多文化群體中,那些公認為具有解夢能力的人往往十分受到尊敬。interpret“解釋,說明”,解釋對象主要是夢、詩歌和抽象藝術(shù)作品等等,解釋人需要有專業(yè)知識和豐富的想象力。B)intervene“干涉,干預”。C)inherit“繼承”。D)impart“傳授”。4. D[注釋]該課程吸引人的特點之一在于該學科理論與實際工作結(jié)合起來的方法。integrate(使)成為一體,(使)結(jié)合在一起。A)embrace擁抱,包括;B)adjust調(diào)整;C)alternate(常與with連用)(使)輪流 ;(與between連用)(使)交替。
5. C [注釋]沒有了群眾的支持,領(lǐng)導集團變得越來越孤立了。isolated孤立的。A)分開的,離開的;B)separated 分離的,分開的;D)divided分開的。
2/26 1. The fine quality of the cloth ______ its high price.A) justifies C) reasonsB) excuses D) explains2. He ______ out that land down there to the hunting clubs.A) leased C) releasedB) inherited D) borrowed3. The project should be ______ in accordance with the latest estimate of the cost.A) modified C) sponsoredB) compiled D) retreated4. He dressed up and had a false beard on, but soon, we ______ him.A) saw C) observedB) penetrated D) concentrated5. What causes emotional problems for children of divorce is generally the events that ______ the breakup.A) proceeded C) prevailedB) presided D) preceded
1.A[注釋]這塊布料質(zhì)量好,價錢貴是合理的。justify證明……正當或有理由。B)excuse原諒,辯護;C)reason推理,理喻;D)explain解釋。2. A[注釋]他把下邊那塊土地出租給了狩獵俱樂部。lease表示“租進”和“租給”兩方面,但所接介詞不同。lease…to租出給…;lease…from從…租得;B) inherited ;C) released 釋放,發(fā)布;D)borrow sth.from sb.借得某人的某物。3. A[注釋]工程應該根據(jù)新的預算進行修改。modify修改B)compile編輯;C)sponsor資助,贊助;D)retreat退卻。4. B[注釋]他化了裝,戴了假胡須,但我們不久就識破了他的偽裝。penetrate看透,看穿,識破(較正式,原指從一邊緩慢、艱難地插人或穿透,用法較廣)。A)saw 看見;C)observed 觀察;D)concentrated 集中;濃縮。
5. D[注釋]離婚給孩子造成感情方面問題往往是由于離婚以前的一些事情。precede先于(=go before…)。A)proceed進行,繼續(xù)下去;B) preside (at/over)主持; C)prevail vi. 勝(過), 壓倒, 占優(yōu)勢(over, against); 流行, 盛行, 風行; 普及, 傳開;說服, 勸說(on, upon, with):prevail against a person 勝過某人;Truth will prevail.真理必勝。The custom prevails over the whole area.這風俗存在于這整個地區(qū)。
2/27 1. The authorities ______ visitors from smoking in the building.A) forbade C) bannedB) protected D) refused2. Eminent physicists from all over the world came to the U. S. to______the centennial of Einstein's birth.A) congratulate C) celebrateB) observe D) participate3. By week's end the earthquake had ______more than 700 lives.A) pronounced C)claimedB) stated D)declared4. I should think it over before I ______ on such a hazardous project. A) commence C) beginB) start D) embark5. People, who refuse to ______ with the law, will be punished.A) agree C) correspondB) abide D) comply
1. C[注釋]官方禁止游客在樓里抽煙。ban禁止(指以官方,法律的命令禁止,查禁);A)forbid禁止(指普通的阻止、禁止,賓語后應用不定式,為正式用法。如:The government forbade people to smoke in public.政府禁止人們在公共場合吸煙。);B)protect保護;D)refuse拒絕(可說refuse sth.或refuse sb. sth.)。2. C[注釋]世界各地的知名科學家趕往美國,慶祝愛因斯坦誕辰100周年。celebrate慶祝,祝賀。A)congratulate“慶祝,祝賀”,與on連用;B)observe慶祝,紀念(實指“過”某個節(jié)日等??梢赃@樣說生日年年observe,但未必年年celebrate.);D)participate分享,參與(與in連用)。3. C[注釋]到周末地震已奪去了700多人的生命。claim“聲稱”(除表示某人聲稱某事之外,其主語還可以是某種災難,表示奪去多少人的生命,意為“以……為其后果”);A)pronounce宣布(一般用于宣布某事為真,如醫(yī)生pronounce sb. dead,或法官宣布對某事的裁決); B)state陳述,說明(多作比較正式地說或者申明);D)declare宣布(指很鄭重、很正式地宣布,尤指政府作出的)。4. D[注釋]在著手進行這項冒險計劃之前,我得考慮考慮。embark著手,從事,常與on(upon)連用。C)begin,B)start和A)commence都有“開始”之意。begin為一般用語;commence正式用語,指某一正式行動之開始;start則著重于做某件事的第一步。5. D[注釋]任何不遵守法律的人都將受到懲罰。comply with遵守。A)agree with同意(表示與某人意見一致);C)correspond with與……相符(有時也與to連用)。A)和C)均可用來表達和諧一致之意。對某項法律不贊同的人,只要不違法,就不會受懲罰,因此,A、C兩項皆不對。B)abide遵守(常接介詞by)。
2/28 1. Lightning is a sign of thunder and enables us to ______ the rain.A) precede C) prepareB) predict D) preserve2. Some people criticize family doctors for ______ too many medicines for minor illnesses.A) prescribing C) advisingB) ordering D) delivering 3.This river is so big that it is impossible to build a _______ under it without modern technology. A)。canal B)。tunnel C)。channel D)。cable4.Although the traffic is not busy, he likes to drive at a _______ speed. A)。spare B)。fast C)。moderate D)。moral 5.All the memories of his childhood had _______ from his mind by the time he was 65. A)。faded B)。illustrated C)。confined D)。concerned
1. B[注釋[閃電是雷聲的前兆并使我們能預測到下雨的可能。predict預測;A)precede vt. (時間, 位置, 次序)在……之前, 于;比……重要;在……前加上; 為……加上引言(by, with): C)prepare準備;D)preserve保護,防護,維護,保持;維持,支持;2. A[注釋[有些人批評家庭醫(yī)生為一點小病就開很多藥。prescribe medicines開處方。B) ordering 訂購,命令;C)advising 建議;D)delivering投遞,送交。
3.B [注釋[這條河是如此巨大,以至于在沒有現(xiàn)代技術(shù)的條件下在河底建造隧道是不可能的。A)canal n. 運河,小道,溝渠;vt.開運河;B)tunnel 隧道,地道;C)channel n.海峽,水道;vt.引導,開導;D)cable n.電纜,索;v.打(海底)電報。
4.C [注釋[雖然交通并不繁忙,他還是喜歡中速駕駛。A)spare adj. 多余的,備用的;v.節(jié)省,讓給,抽出(時間);B)fast adj.緊的,快速的 adv.牢固的,很快的;C)moderate adj.中等的,適當?shù)?;溫和的,有?jié)制的;D)moral adj.道德的,道義的;n.道義,寓意5.A [注釋[在他65歲左右,所有在他頭腦中的童年的記憶都變得淡薄了。A)fade v.退色,凋謝;逐漸消逝,淡薄;B)illustrated v.圖解,闡明;舉例說明; C)confine vt. 把……限制在,局限于;管制,禁閉;D)concern vt. 關(guān)于,涉及;關(guān)心,掛念;n.關(guān)心,關(guān)懷;厲害關(guān)系。
2/29 1.The _______ is nearly dead , so I can not start the car again. A)。 bean B)。beam C)。bake D)。battery 2.When making modern cameras , people began to _______ plastics for metal. A)。surround B)。substance C)。stretch D)。substitute 3.With the help of the government , a large number of people _______ after the flood in 1991. A)。 survived B)。suspended C)。suffered D)。submit 4.He always has a lot of _______ ideas in his mind , and sometimes we do not even know what he is thinking about. A)。 novel B)。spoil C)。acceptable D)。additional 5.Please be serious. I am not _______. You should consider it carefully A)。 sorting B)。joking C)。counting D)。comparing
1.D [注釋]電池快沒電了,所以我無法再次發(fā)動汽車。A)bean n.豆,豆形果實;B)beam n.梁,(光線的)束,電波;v.播送;C)bake v.烘焙, 烤, 燒硬;D)battery n.電池。
2.D [注釋]在制造現(xiàn)代照相機時,人們開始用塑料代替金屬。A)surround v. 圍繞,包圍;B)substance n. 物質(zhì);C)stretch v.&n. 拉長,拉伸,加寬;D)substitute v.代替;n. 代用品。
3.A [注釋]在政府的幫助下,許多人從1991年的洪水中幸存下來。A)幸免于,幸存;B)suspend vt. 懸,吊,暫停;C)suffer vt. 遭受,經(jīng)歷;D)submit v.屈服,服從。
4.A [注釋]他頭腦中總是有許多新奇的想法,有時我們甚至不知道他在思考什么。A)novel n.長篇小說;adj,新奇的,異常的;B)spoil v. 搞糟,損壞,寵壞;C)acceptable adj.可接受的;D) additional adj. 另外的,附加的,額外的。
5.B [注釋]請嚴肅一些。我不是在開玩笑。你必須認真考慮。A)sort n.種類,類別 v.分類,整理;B)joke n.笑話;v.開玩笑。C)count n.計數(shù),計算。D)compare vt. 比較,比照。