2011年考研英語二沖刺自測題中篇

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11.Her beauty ______ people.
    A. applied
    B. appealed
    C. attracted
    D. lured
    正確答案:C
    答案解析:譯文:她的美貌引人注目。兩個動詞都有"吸引"的意思,需要注意的是attract是及物動詞,appeal是不及物動詞,后面一般要加to.
    12.He is ______ for his former dishonorable action.
    A. shameful
    B. ashamed
    C. proud
    D. acquired
    正確答案:B
    答案解析:譯文:他對他以前不光彩的行為感到羞愧。ashamed指的是某人為做過的某件事 情而感到慚愧,羞恥的,而shameful強調(diào)的是某種行為言語可恥,丟臉。
    13.At that time the government was unwilling to ______ the foreign invasion.
    A. resist
    B. desist
    C. persist
    D. insist
    正確答案:A
    答案解析:譯文:那時政府對外國的入侵不愿進行抵抗。resist指的是"抵制,抵抗";desist意思是"中止,停止"根據(jù)句意可知答案為A.
    14.Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ______ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.
    A. maximum
    B. minority
    C. majority
    D. minimum
    正確答案:C
    答案解析:譯文:當(dāng)然,大多數(shù)移民不是一夜之間就發(fā)財?shù)?,但是他們大多最終改善了自己的生活水平。maximum意為"限量;點";minority意為"少數(shù),半數(shù)以下";majority意為"大多數(shù)";minimum意為"最低限度,最低點".
    15.The beach is in an ideal ______ to draw tourists.
    A. condition B. situation
    C. state
    D. publicity
    正確答案:B
    答案解析:譯文:這片海灘所處位置理想,吸引了很多游客。condition意為"狀況;形勢 ";situation意為"位置,地點,環(huán)境";state意為"狀態(tài),情形";publicity意為"公眾的注意,名聲".
    16.Our ______ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
    A. sensible
    B. senseless
    C. sensitive
    D. sensory
    正確答案:D
    答案解析:譯文:我們的感官能力隨著年齡的增長而下降。比如說,到60歲的時候,多數(shù)人失去了他們40%的嗅覺能力和50%的味覺能力。sensible意為"明智的,合情的"; senseless意為"失去知覺的,不省人事的";sensitive意為"敏感的";sensory意為"感覺的,傳遞感覺的".
    17.The eldest child is thoroughly ______ because they always give him whatever he wants.
    A. wasted
    B. spoiled
    C. destroyed
    D. uneducated
    正確答案:B
    答案解析:譯文:他們的大孩子被徹底寵壞了,因為他要什么,他們就給什么。waste意為"使衰弱;使消瘦";spoil意為"寵壞,溺愛";destroy意為"破壞;毀滅";uneducated意為"未受(良好)教育的".
    18.-Can you take the day off tomorrow?
    -Well, I'll have to get ______ from my boss.
    A. permission
    B. permit
    C. allowance
    D. possession
    正確答案:A
    答案解析:譯文:-你明天能休一天嗎?-我要征得老板的允許。permission意為"允許";permit意為"許可證";allowance意為"津貼";possession意為"擁有".
    19.The board has decided to ______ part of their grant money from certain students.
    A. withhold
    B. prevent
    C. stop
    D. protect
    正確答案:A
    答案解析:譯文:董事會決定不發(fā)給某些學(xué)生部分助學(xué)金。withhold意為:拒絕給,保留;prevent意為:阻止,妨礙。
    20.There is a ______ new restaurant in South Street.
    A. terrified
    B. terror
    C. territory
    D. terrific
    正確答案:D
    答案解析:譯文:南大街新開了一家極好的飯店。本題考查形近詞辨析,terrified 意思是"恐懼的,受驚嚇的",terrific意思是"極好的,非常的"根據(jù)題意可知答案為D.