单选题What does the word obsolete in the first paragraph mean?A Fashionable.B Useful.C Out of date.D Out of control.

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单选题
What does the word obsolete in the first paragraph mean?
A

Fashionable.

B

Useful.

C

Out of date.

D

Out of control.


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  • 第1题:

    What does the author mean by “most people are literally having a ZZZ” (Lines 2-3, Paragraph 5)?

    A They are getting impatient.

    B They are noisily dozing off.

    C They are feeling humiliated.

    D They are busy with word puzzles.


    正确答案:B

  • 第2题:

    问答题
    What does the word “piquant” in the last paragraph probably mean?

    正确答案: Interesting.
    解析:
    语义理解题。文章首段提到,在Virginius看来,妻子除了缺少一点令人心动的脆弱之外可以说是堪称完美。之后又表示这样的完美减少了很多乐趣,尤其是爱情的乐趣。文章尾段与首段相互呼应,提到即便是最不挑剔的丈夫也希望妻子具有一些piquant的品质,而不仅仅是善良。由此可以推断,piquant应该是一种让人觉得有趣的品质,而Victoria所缺少的正是这种品质。

  • 第3题:

    单选题
    What does the underlined word “respond” in Paragraph 4 mean?
    A

    Pull

    B

    Contact

    C

    Speak

    D

    Answer


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    结合原文第四段中的“Andi pulled out her phone to contact her husband, Jason, but he didn’t respond”可知,此处表达的是转折关系。她掏出手机联系她的丈夫,但是她的丈夫没有接电话,因此respond在这里表示“回复,回应”。故正确答案为D项。

  • 第4题:

    单选题
    What does the word “contaminating” (Line 5, Para.3) mean?
    A

    corrupting

    B

    contradicting

    C

    polluting

    D

    contracting


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    词义理解题。综合上下文“…constantly contaminating their waters…”可以推测出contaminate的意思是“污染”,故应使用“polluting”。

  • 第5题:

    问答题
    What does “In rude health” in the first sentence of paragraph 3 probably mean?

    正确答案: Strong and healthy.
    解析:
    语义理解题。由题干关键词可定位到文章第三段第一句,即该段的主题句。随后通过列举SCI、斯图尔特企业的例子说明他们都面临着困难。由此可见,整个殡葬业的形势不容乐观。因此该段首句要表达的也正是这一层含义。由此可以推断,in rude health应该表示“情况好”之意。

  • 第6题:

    单选题
    What does “puff up” in the first paragraph (Line 2) mean?
    A

    tell lies about.

    B

    speak too highly of.

    C

    praise.

    D

    evaluate.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    第一段首句指出广告里会包含exaggerations,由此可知接下来一句提到的puff up应当是高度评价,即“高度评价产品的质量,使它听起来比实际情况更好”,故选B。

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    What does “traces” mean in the second paragraph?
    A

    描绘

    B

    追踪

    C

    少量

    D

    探索


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    词义猜测题。根据句意可推断,冷冻汉堡被发现里面存在“少量”马肉。

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    What does the word leach in the last paragraph probably mean?
    A

    Leap.

    B

    Lead.

    C

    Lean.

    D

    Leak.


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    What does the author mean by “most people are literally having a ZZZ” (Lines 2-3, Paragraph 5)?
    A

    They are getting impatient.

    B

    They are noisily dozing off.

    C

    They are feeling humiliated.

    D

    They are busy with word puzzles.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    第五段开头承接上文:这样的影响还在继续,在大学毕业典礼上,名字以ABC开头的同学很快拿到了奖状,但是轮到名叫Zysman的学生时,大多数人都在划ZZZ。最后得出结论:所有的名单都是按字母顺序排列的,拿到材料的人看到最后都没有什么兴趣了。因此ZZZ的意思是“大多数人早已经打瞌睡了”,故选B。

  • 第10题:

    问答题
    What does the word “feasibility” (Line 1, Para. 4) mean according to the context?

    正确答案: Possibility to realize.
    解析:
    词义理解题。根据上下文判断,与经验丰富的建筑师讨论装修项目的feasibility,前文已提到过装修的方案设计以及经费等内容。所以可以判断feasibility应该是方案的可实施性,所以应填入possibility to realize。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    What does the author mean by moms to be in the last paragraph?
    A

    Women who are pregnant, especially for the first time.

    B

    Women who dream of having babies for the first time.

    C

    Women who already have children.

    D

    Women who have just got babies for the first time.


    正确答案: A
    解析:

  • 第12题:

    问答题
    What does the ‘unwanted’ deep sea life mean in Paragraph 2 according to the passage?

    正确答案: They have no economic value.
    解析:
    词义理解题。像乌贼、海胆、海星等一些海洋生物由于没有经济价值因此它们不是渔民捕捞的对象,是渔民不需要的东西,所以正确答案是“They have no economic value”。

  • 第13题:

    What does“meteorological experts”mean in paragraph three?_______

    A.predictors

    B.witch

    C.weatherman

    D. a kind of Englishman


    正确答案:C
    “meteorological experts”为“气象专家”,所以C正确。

  • 第14题:

    问答题
    What does the word “haven” in the last paragraph refer to?

    正确答案: shelter
    解析:
    语义题。根据题干定位至原文最后一段。该段前两句说到:You can imagine the sibling rivalry in all its permutations. Eventually I took haven in the written word to get away from it.从第一句的rivalry一词可以看出作者与弟弟妹妹间的竞争,而第二句的to get away from it说明了作者读书的目的就是为了逃避这种竞争。由此便可推知shelter“避难所”是正确答案。

  • 第15题:

    单选题
    What does the word “inkling” mean in paragraph 1?
    A

    Inadequate training.

    B

    Profound knowledge.

    C

    Extensive education.

    D

    Slight understanding.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    第一段说几年前布朗大学医学院的毕业生对如何照顾老人还只是略有所知,而现在布朗大学医学院和美国其他一些医学院正在把老年医学课程加入学校的课程表。

  • 第16题:

    问答题
    What does the word “sprawl” in the first paragraph indicate?

    正确答案: It indicates parts of Orange County extend untidily in different directions.
    解析:
    语义理解题。由题干定位到文章第一段,sprawl一词在该段出现了两次,第一次在“the Los Angeles sprawl”中作动名词,第二次在“sprawling Orange County”中作动词,根据meet一词可知,以上所涉及的两处为两个不同的地区,且是两个区域向外延伸的边缘地带;此外,该段首句还提到,沿着大道,三进三出Cerritos;且sprawl一词原意为“随意地摊开四肢”,由以上几点可以推测出sprawl在此处意为“凌乱地展开”。

  • 第17题:

    单选题
    What does the word “override” mean in the first paragraph?
    A

    To prevail over.

    B

    To ride over or across.

    C

    To stop a machine doing something.

    D

    Not to notice something.


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    词义理解题。文章中override所在句子为:“太阳黑子就如同行星般巨大的飓风一样,吞没很多物质,和它们喷涌出的一样多,并暂时……磁场规律,”结合上下文可以推测出override是“压倒,超越”的意思,所以选A。

  • 第18题:

    单选题
    What does the expression ramped it up in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
    A

    Started.

    B

    Allowed.

    C

    Classified.

    D

    Increased.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    词义猜测题,要联系上下文进行合理推测。根据第三段From example后面几句话的描述,在第一版里,Cinderella最终原谅了她的姐妹们。但是在专门写给孩子们看的第二版里,Cinderella的鸟把她姐妹们的眼睛啄下来了。可知是增加了暴力性,因此D项符合。

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    What does the word obsolete in the first paragraph mean?
    A

    Fashionable.

    B

    Useful.

    C

    Out of date.

    D

    Out of control.


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第20题:

    单选题
    What does the underlined word “dismember” in paragraph 4 mean?
    A

    To kick somebody out.

    B

    To cut somebody into pieces.

    C

    To dismiss somebody.

    D

    To stab a knife into somebody.


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    第四段最后一句,如果你喜欢,你可以肢解他们。dismember肢解,隔断手足。

  • 第21题:

    问答题
    What does the word “province” (Line 2, Para. 1) mean?

    正确答案: scope
    解析:
    语义题。根据题干丁文至原文第一段。该段第二句说到:“no longer just the province of games for ‘video needs’”,由此可知,“province”在此做引申义,指可视游戏的活动范围,因此应填入scope。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    What does the word juggling in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
    A

    Dealing with at the same time

    B

    Striking a balance between

    C

    Weekend catch-up sleep

    D

    Healthy diet


    正确答案: C
    解析:

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    What does the word “nocturnal” mean in the second paragraph?
    A

    Hungry.

    B

    Nightly

    C

    Healthy

    D

    Greedy


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    第二段主要描述实验对比老鼠在夜间饮食和在白天饮食是否会对新陈代谢产生影响。后一句讲的是白天老鼠正常饮食,由此可以推断这一句指的是夜间的老鼠。nocturnal和nightly的意思最接近,即夜间的。

  • 第24题:

    单选题
    What does the underlined expression “take on” in Paragraph 3 mean?
    A

    Accept.

    B

    Employ.

    C

    Play with

    D

    Fight against.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    根据题意定位至第三段第一句“In fact, when it comes to the art of war, ants have no equal.”说明该段的内容与蚂蚁如何与敌人战斗有关。根据画线短语所在句子中的“fearless”和“a creature much larger than themselves, attacking in large groups and overcoming their target”可知,蚂蚁不惧怕与比自己大得多的动物打斗,它们会成群地发动攻击,战胜它们的目标。故推测画线短语take on意为“与……打斗”,与fight against意思相近。