1．Many fine cooks insist on ingredients of the highest quality．
A)demand
B)rely on
C)prepare for
D)create
2．Since the Great Depression，the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices．
A)slight
B) surprising
C)sudden
D)harmful
3．Cement was seldom used in building during the Middle Ages．
A)crudely
B)rarely
C)originally
D)symbolically
4．Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour．
A)velocities
B)impulses
C)ratios
D)atrocities
5．The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician．
A)doctor
B)professor
C)physicist
D)resident
答案：1．A insist on：堅(jiān)持。與demand(要求；強(qiáng)求)意思比較接近。Theabour Party has demanded an explanation from the government．工黨已要求政府作出解釋。rely on：依靠。We have to rely on him for the tickets．我們不得不靠他搞票。prepare for：為……做準(zhǔn)備。I have been preparing for the final exam．我一直在準(zhǔn)備期末考試。create：產(chǎn)生；創(chuàng)建。His work created enormous’interest in England,他的作品在英格蘭引起很大關(guān)注。
2．D damaging：有損害的。與harmful(有害的)意思相近。Theays of the slln，in excess，can be very harmful．過(guò)量的陽(yáng)光可能會(huì)非常有害。slight：少量的。He has a slight German accent．他有一點(diǎn)德國(guó)口音。Surprising：令人吃驚的。It was surprising that the little girl could ． 1lnswer this question．小女孩能回答這個(gè)問(wèn)題，令人吃驚。 sudden：突然的。 There was a sudden drop in the temperature last night．昨夜氣溫突然下降.
3．B seldom：很少；不常。與rarely(難得；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．人人都穿著縫制得很粗糙的短褲和襯衫。originally：原來(lái)；創(chuàng)造性地。I stayed longer than I had originany planned。我逗留的時(shí)間比原來(lái)計(jì)劃的要長(zhǎng)。Symbolically：象征性地．The park was decorated symbolieany． 公園只是象征性地裝點(diǎn)了一下。
4．A speed：速度。與volocity(速度；快速)的意思相近。 Scientists spent years sttldying the velocity of light．科學(xué)家們花了許多年研究光速。impulse：沖動(dòng)。On impulse，1 went ilato the shop and bought this expensive watch．在一時(shí)沖動(dòng)下，我走進(jìn)商店，買下了這塊昂貴的手表。ratio：比，比率。The ratio of pupils to teachers is．30 to 1．學(xué)生與教師之間的比例是30比1。atrocity： 暴行。They wereguilty of~the most barbarous and illhm atrocities．他們犯有最野蠻、最不人道的暴行苦。
5．A physician：內(nèi)科大夫。doctor：大夫。professor：教授。physicist：物理學(xué)家。resident．．居民。
A)demand
B)rely on
C)prepare for
D)create
2．Since the Great Depression，the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices．
A)slight
B) surprising
C)sudden
D)harmful
3．Cement was seldom used in building during the Middle Ages．
A)crudely
B)rarely
C)originally
D)symbolically
4．Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour．
A)velocities
B)impulses
C)ratios
D)atrocities
5．The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician．
A)doctor
B)professor
C)physicist
D)resident
答案：1．A insist on：堅(jiān)持。與demand(要求；強(qiáng)求)意思比較接近。Theabour Party has demanded an explanation from the government．工黨已要求政府作出解釋。rely on：依靠。We have to rely on him for the tickets．我們不得不靠他搞票。prepare for：為……做準(zhǔn)備。I have been preparing for the final exam．我一直在準(zhǔn)備期末考試。create：產(chǎn)生；創(chuàng)建。His work created enormous’interest in England,他的作品在英格蘭引起很大關(guān)注。
2．D damaging：有損害的。與harmful(有害的)意思相近。Theays of the slln，in excess，can be very harmful．過(guò)量的陽(yáng)光可能會(huì)非常有害。slight：少量的。He has a slight German accent．他有一點(diǎn)德國(guó)口音。Surprising：令人吃驚的。It was surprising that the little girl could ． 1lnswer this question．小女孩能回答這個(gè)問(wèn)題，令人吃驚。 sudden：突然的。 There was a sudden drop in the temperature last night．昨夜氣溫突然下降.
3．B seldom：很少；不常。與rarely(難得；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．人人都穿著縫制得很粗糙的短褲和襯衫。originally：原來(lái)；創(chuàng)造性地。I stayed longer than I had originany planned。我逗留的時(shí)間比原來(lái)計(jì)劃的要長(zhǎng)。Symbolically：象征性地．The park was decorated symbolieany． 公園只是象征性地裝點(diǎn)了一下。
4．A speed：速度。與volocity(速度；快速)的意思相近。 Scientists spent years sttldying the velocity of light．科學(xué)家們花了許多年研究光速。impulse：沖動(dòng)。On impulse，1 went ilato the shop and bought this expensive watch．在一時(shí)沖動(dòng)下，我走進(jìn)商店，買下了這塊昂貴的手表。ratio：比，比率。The ratio of pupils to teachers is．30 to 1．學(xué)生與教師之間的比例是30比1。atrocity： 暴行。They wereguilty of~the most barbarous and illhm atrocities．他們犯有最野蠻、最不人道的暴行苦。
5．A physician：內(nèi)科大夫。doctor：大夫。professor：教授。physicist：物理學(xué)家。resident．．居民。