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  • 第1题:

    The word “binge” (Line 3, Paragraph 3) most probably means _____.

    [A] eat excessively

    [B] refuse to eat

    [C] fail to digest

    [D] enjoy a good appetite


    正确答案:A

    本题考查词义。该词语上文suffer from bulimia暗示它是一种疾病,下文对该词作出了进一步解释:三十分钟内吃掉两三天的饭量。因此[A]项正确。

  • 第2题:

    The word" registered" in the last line most probably means ______

    A) marked

    B) approached

    C) listed

    D) booked


    正确答案:C
    答案:C
    [试题分析] 词义判断题。
    [详细解答] 只要稍加比较可以看出,该词应该和上一句中demonstrate表达类似的意思,意为:表现出,显示出,因此答案应该是C。

  • 第3题:

    The word \"infiltrated\" (Line 5, Para. 5) probably means ______.

    A. acted

    B. mixed

    C. taught

    D. filtrated


    正确答案:B
    B 猜词题。该词所在的原句为“The ranks of volunteers were infiltrated by actors told to play selfishly.”从后文可以看出,人们并不喜欢那些自私的同伴,据此可以推断这些志愿者们和演员们是被混在一起的。选项中,A“扮演”,B“混杂”,C“教授”,D“过滤”。因此B最合适。

  • 第4题:

    The word ‘work’in the second line of the last paragraph most probably means.

    A.what a student has written at school

    B.what a student has learned at school

    C.what a student has read at school

    D.what a student has achieved academically


    正确答案:D

  • 第5题:

    Judging from the context, the phrase "a rocky patch" (Line 1, Para.6) most probably means( )

    [A] a risky travel

    [B] peaceful life

    [C] a fatal disease

    [D] an unhappy marriage


    正确答案:D

  • 第6题:

    We may infer from the context that "upselling" (Line 2, Para.6) probably means( )

    [A] selling something up

    [B] selling something fancy

    [C] selling something unnecessary

    [D] sdling something more expensive


    正确答案:D

  • 第7题:


    It can be inferred from the passage that all of the following are literary detectives who have tried,by means of either scholarship or criticism,to help solve the“great puzzle”mentioned in the first line EXCEPT( )

    A.Bardeche
    B.Vallette
    C.Fallois
    D.Kolb

    答案:B
    解析:

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    The word temperate in the sentence “The climate is temperate ...”(Line 14),most probably means _____.
    A

    Hot

    B

    mild

    C

    dry

    D

    cold


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    文章后面部分“The climate is temperate and comfortable,with warm summers and cool winters. In summer,maximum daytime temperatures range from 26℃ to 36℃ ...”可知,墨尔本的温度变化不大,夏季不是很热,冬天也不是很冷,这里应该是温和的气候。选项B是正确的答案。

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    The phrase ‘in lieu of’ (line 2, paragraph 4) most probably means ______.
    A

    on behalf of

    B

    in line with

    C

    with regard to

    D

    instead of


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    破折号后面说“indeed without a credit card you may be considered so untrustworthy that not only a deposit but your passport will be held as security too. ”意为如果没有信用卡出租公司会收取订金还会扣留护照,也就是说信用卡的作用是代替订金,故选D。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    The word policing in Paragraph 3 probably means_____.
    A

    enriching

    B

    contro ling

    C

    understanding

    D

    protecting


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    The word “muscle” (Line 5, Para. 1) probably means ______.
    A

    strengthen with pressure.

    B

    replace with force.

    C

    stop by law.

    D

    take charge.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    语义理解题。由题干定位至第一段。本段首句讲到,尽管对于油价上涨有很多怨言,但美国人依旧偏好大空间的轿车;但是迷你小汽车的出现muscle a few gas guzzlers off the highway,根据文意可推断出,一些大耗油量的汽车被挤出了高速公路,muscle即“淘汰,替代”,B正确。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    The word “down-to-earth” (Para. 3) most probably means _____.
    A

    changeable

    B

    expensive

    C

    reasonable

    D

    fixed


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    词义解释题。题中问“‘down-to-earth’是什么意思?”从文章的第三段最后一句话“…serve a good choice of delightful dishes at down-to-earth prices”可知,本句的意思是多年的调查告诉我们哪些餐馆以最优惠的价格为游客提供最可口的食品。正确的答案为C,意思是“合理的、便宜的”。

  • 第13题:

    By saying “each meeting was packed”(line4,para6)the author means that_____

    A.the Supreme Court was authoritative

    B.the BIO was a powerful organization

    C.gene patenting was a great concern

    D.lawyers were keen to attend conventions


    正确答案:D

  • 第14题:

    The word "accentuate" (Line 5, Para.3) most probably means "______".

    A.relieve

    B.accelerate

    C.worsen

    D.improve


    正确答案:C
    根据该词出现的上文可以判断该词应是“恶化,加剧,变得更糟”之意。

  • 第15题:

    The word “phonograph” (Line 5-6, Paragraph 1) most probably means_____.

    [A] record player

    [B] radio

    [C] musical technique

    [D] music culture


    正确答案:A

    本题考查词意理解。“phonograph”一词出现在第一段第五句,该句指出,“‘phonograph’被发明以前,我们听不到任何音乐表演的声音,只能通过乐器研究过去的音乐文化”。由此可知,该词指的是一种能够记录声音并被用于音乐文化研究的物质。[A]为正确答案。[B]虽然也有声音,但无法用于音乐研究。此外,也可以通过词根词缀法猜测词意。phono-相当于sound,表示“声音”;-graph表示“书写、描绘或记录的器具,机械”。“记录声音的机器”就是“录音机”。

  • 第16题:

    Judging from the context, the phrase "wreaking havoc" ( Line 2, Para.2) most probably means( )

    [A] generating motivation

    [B] exerting influence

    [C] causing damage

    [D] creating pressure


    正确答案:C
    通过上下文判断,短语“wreaking havoc”(第二段第二行)最可能意为
    [A]产生动机   
    [B]施加影响   
    [C]制造伤害   
    [D]创造压力
    答案解析:[C]语义理解题。本题可定位到第二段。通过上下文可以知道此种婚姻模式是“男性在外健谈,但回家后保持沉默”,接着第三段第二旬说道“一位社会学家在她的新书中指出,大多数女性认为离婚的罪魁祸首是缺少交流”。据此可判断,这种相处模式对于婚姻来说是有害的,故[C]正确。其他几项文中均未提及,故排除。

  • 第17题:

    The word“perception”(Line 2,Para.3)most probably means_____.( )

    [A]observation

    [B]standard

    [C]performance

    [D]understanding


    正确答案:D
    单词“perception”(第三段第二行)最可能意为 ______ 。
    [A]观察
    [B]标准
    [C]表现
    [D]理解
    答案解析:[D]
    语义理解题。第三段首旬给出了研究结论:我们在实际生活中也依自己所看到的迅速改变着我们对于中点(标准的事物)的perception。第二句中出现了judgment和see differently,从上下文语义关系可以看出,这与perception属于语义场同现,意思相近,因此可以判断perception为“看法,理解”之意,故[D]为答案。

  • 第18题:

    The word “tallied” (Line 3, Para. 2) probably means ______.

    A.calculated

    B.corresponded to

    C.listed

    D.gave


    正确答案:A
    A猜词题。单词所在的句子为“Mr. Luzaich, a mechanical engineer in Windsor, Calif. —in the Sonoma County wine country—first tallied the costs of his reasonable consumption in October 200 1.”(Luzaich先生是加利福尼亚州温莎的机械工程师,他2001年10月第一次……适度饮酒的费用。)文中后面他说的话是他浪费了好多酒的事实,而并未给出他饮酒的费用,因此,四个选项A“计算”,B“符合”,C“列出”,D“给出”中,C、D不符,B也不符合句意,选项A符合逻辑,通过计算他得出自己喝酒其实浪费许多。

  • 第19题:

    The advantage of rail transport is ()

    • A、Great amount of shipped
    • B、Less damage ration
    • C、Fast speed, exact schedule, and cost saved
    • D、Direct shipping line

    正确答案:A

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    The word “gizmos” (line 1, paragraph 2) most probably means ______.
    A

    programs

    B

    experts

    C

    devices

    D

    creatures


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    词义推断题。第二段讲述了intellectual gizmo的作用,第二、三、四句分别举了“工厂的机械、银行的自助服务终端以及地铁的机器人驾驶员”的例子,说明gizmo指的是先进的机器设备,并且第五句继续提到“continual miniaturization of electronics and micro-mechanics”,进一步说明gizmo指的是电子和小型机械设备。故C项为正确答案。

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    The expression “cuts across” (Line 1, Para.2) most probably means ______.
    A

    affects

    B

    runs across

    C

    damages

    D

    results in


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    本题可根据文章前两段来判断。第一段讲使用袖珍计算器不利于学生锻炼思考能力,第二段讲电脑及网球拍领域的新科技使人减少了锻炼自己思考能力的机会。由此可以判断出cuts across在句中是“影响”的意思,因此答案为A)。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    The word “cinch” (Line 3, Para. 1 ) most probably means______.
    A

    a very easy thing.

    B

    a very complex thing.

    C

    a great challenge.

    D

    an extremely hard problem.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    语义理解题。由题干关键词“cinch”定位至第一段climate change and carbon aren’t in a one-to-one relationship. If they were, climate modeling would be a cinch,可知气候变化和碳之间并非存在一对一的关系,如果是一对一的关系的话,那就会变得非常容易,由此推知cinch表“容易,简单”,A为正确答案。 B、C和D都排除。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    “... Old is suddenly in” (Line 1, Para.1) most probably means “_____”.
    A

    America has suddenly become a nation of old people

    B

    gerontology has suddenly become popular

    C

    more elderly professors are found on American campuses

    D

    American colleges have realized the need of enrolling older students


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    主旨句义题。本文主要叙述了老年学在大学已成为了热门专业,因为老年人需要各种服务,从健康到房地产,到护理等行业,老年服务为社会提供各种就业机会,故B项。