单选题Which of the following phrases from the text best expresses the author’s conclusion about the meaning of the difference between left-eyed and right-eyed flatfish?A “most striking” (line 3, paragraph 1)B “variation is adaptive” (line 2, paragraph 2)C “m

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单选题
Which of the following phrases from the text best expresses the author’s conclusion about the meaning of the difference between left-eyed and right-eyed flatfish?
A

“most striking” (line 3, paragraph 1)

B

“variation is adaptive” (line 2, paragraph 2)

C

“mechanically disadvantageous” (line 7, paragraph 3)

D

“evolutionary red herring” (line 8-9, paragraph 4)

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  • 第1题：

    Which of the following best defines the word \"aggressive\" (line 4, paragraph 7)?

    A Bold.

    B Harmful.

    C Careless.

    D Desperate.


    正确答案：A

  • 第2题：

    The word "select" in paragraph 1, line 2 is closest in meaning to__________.

    A.specific
    B.favorite
    C.excellent
    D.common

    答案：A
    解析：
    “select”作为动词时，意为选择，这个大部分人都知道，但却不知它还可以做形容词表示“精选的”。原句指在众多地区中只局限于美国和加拿大等特定地区的活动，因此意为“特定的”。

  • 第3题：

    The word "select" in paragraph 1, line 2 is closest in meaning to

    A.specific
    B.favorite
    C.excellent
    D.common

    答案：A
    解析：
    select作为动词时，意为选择，这个大部分人都知道，但却不知它还可以做形容词表示“精选的”。原句指在众多地区中只局限于美国和加拿大等特定地区的活动。因此意为“特定的”。

  • 第4题：

    单选题
    The word “issue” in paragraph 3, line 2 is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    resolve

    B

    appear

    C

    provide

    D

    publish


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    根据issue后面的a full refund可知句子表示“要求提供全额退款”，issue在此处意为“提供，给”，与之意思最接近的是provide。

  • 第5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6题：

    单选题
    The word “lucrative” in paragraph 2, line 2 of the advertisement is closest in meaning to ______ .
    A

    profitable

    B

    progressive

    C

    enjoyable

    D

    difficult


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    空格部分表示“发展最快、收益最高的行业”，因此lucrative意为“有利润的，赚钱的”，profitable与其意思最接近。故选A。

  • 第7题：

    单选题
    In the article，the word “raised” in paragraph 2.line 4.is closest in meaning to
    A

    lifted

    B

    built

    C

    created

    D

    brought


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    根据上下文可知，此处意为“当地环保组织提出担心”，所以选项中D项符合文意。

  • 第8题：

    单选题
    The author of the text puts the word “deepest” (line 13, paragraph 3) in quotation marks most probably in order to ______.
    A

    signal her reservations about the accuracy of psychohistorians’ claims for their work

    B

    draw attention to a contradiction in the psychohistorians’ method

    C

    emphasize the major difference between the traditional historians’ method and that of psychohistorians

    D

    disassociate her opinion of the psychohistorians’ claims from her opinion of their method


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    推断题。题干所在句子提到Psychohistorians, convinced of the absolute rightness of their own theories，由absolute“绝对”一词可以看出作者想要表达的否定之意，因此对deepest加引号是表示作者对这一看法持保留态度。

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    Which of the following best expresses the attitude of the author of Passage 2 toward the find (line 18) ?
    A

    Restrained optimism

    B

    Mild shock

    C

    Warm acceptance

    D

    Hesitant passion

    E

    Mercurial endurance


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    第二篇文章中，作者将这项发现描述为“revealing”，“shed light”短语表明作者的态度是乐观的，故选A项。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    The word “fluctuations” in paragraph 1, line 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    increases

    B

    inspections

    C

    changes

    D

    conclusions


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    fluctuation变动，变化。在短文中，句子意为“公司股价的变动”。因此，选项中与其意义最相似的单词为changes，故选C。

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    In the email, the phrase “putting on” in paragraph 1, line 2, is closest in meaning to
    A

    advertising

    B

    evaluating

    C

    performing

    D

    hosting


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    根据上下文，可知这句话表达“为朋友组织、筹办一场聚会”，选项中D项符合文意。

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    The word “covered” in paragraph 3, line 6, is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    put on

    B

    spread out

    C

    extended over

    D

    dealt with


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    根据上下文可知，此处意为“其他讨论过的问题”，所以选项中D项符合题意。

  • 第13题：

    In the article, the word "consternation" in paragraph 2, Line 3 is closest in meaning to__________.

    A.alarm
    B.admiration
    C.fear
    D.assurance

    答案：A
    解析：
    在这里，consternation意思是吃惊，故答案为A。

  • 第14题：

    The word "conditions" in paragraph 2, line 9 is closet in meaning to__________.

    A.statuses
    B.appearances
    C.demands
    D.qualities

    答案：C
    解析：
    本题为选择和相应词汇意思最相近的单词的问题。

  • 第15题：

    单选题
    The text supplies information for answering which of the following questions?
    A

    Why are Japanese starry flounder mostly left-eyed?

    B

    Why should the eye-sidedness in starry flounder be considered selectively neutral?

    C

    Why have biologists recently become interested in whether a characteristic is adaptive or selectively neutral?

    D

    How do the eyes in flatfish migrate?


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    细节题。原文第四段的首句提到 The problem with the above explanation is that the Japanese starry flounder population is almost exclusively left-eyed, and natural selection never promotes a purely less advantageous variation.，即作者认为这种解释的有问题。此外第三段的尾句和第四段的第二、三句也暗示了本题答案是B项。

  • 第16题：

    单选题
    The word “accommodate” in paragraph 2, line 1 of the second memo is closest in meaning to ______ .
    A

    oblige

    B

    reject

    C

    reside

    D

    present


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    句子表示“不能接受您的要求”，可知accommodate意为“答应”。与其意思最接近的是oblige 满足；答应。故选A。

  • 第17题：

    单选题
    Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the sentence “Marco Polo, eat your heart out.” in para. 4?
    A

    Marco polo would be sad to know about the easy access to information about the world.

    B

    Marco polo would sincerely welcome the information age.

    C

    Marco polo would be happy to learn to use the Web.

    D

    Marco polo would never believe the story from the author’s friend.


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    题目问的是：下列哪一项最能解释第4段中的“Marco Polo, eat your heart out.”？该段主要讲了一个即将去贝宁的朋友轻松收集了很多当地的资料，在出行之前就可以全面而详细地了解任何想知道的信息，无需亲自游历。结合马可波罗的事迹可知，这里是“悲伤”的意思。Eat one’s heart out意为“感到悲伤或沮丧”。故选A。

  • 第18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19题：

    单选题
    The word “holding” in paragraph 3, line 6 is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    supporting

    B

    remaining

    C

    acquiring

    D

    owning


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    句子表示 “可以看到，直至上个月，数据一直维持在这个数值左右”，由此可知此处holding意为“保持、维持”，与之最接近的是remaining，故选B。

  • 第20题：

    单选题
    The word “forward” in paragraph 3, line 2 of the email is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    advance

    B

    send

    C

    receive

    D

    return


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    句子表示“请寄限时专递”，因此forward意为“发送，传达”，与其意思最接近的是send，故选B。

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    The word “quote” in paragraph 4, line 2 of the email is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    saying

    B

    option

    C

    price

    D

    reference


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    句子表示“尽快拿到收购报价”，quote价格，标书，与其意思最接近的是price，故选C。

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    The word “progressively” in paragraph 5, line 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    moderately

    B

    frequently

    C

    increasingly

    D

    liberally


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    句子表示“身体状态渐渐变差”，可推断progressively表示“渐进的”，只有C项与其意思相近，increasingly越来越严重地；渐增地。故选C。

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    Which of the following best defines the word “aggressive” (line 3, paragraph 7)?
    A

    Bold

    B

    Harmful

    C

    Careless

    D

    Desperate


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    语义推断题。根据原文可知，这种aggressive的用药延长了病人的死亡过程，显然是不顾后果的，再根据 “the undertreatment of pain”和 “the aggressive use of ineffectual and forced medical procedures”相对应，前者指“治疗不够”，那么后者可能就指“过分的，不计后果的”。故A为正确答案。bold，表示“大胆的”，与aggressive语意相近。harmful有害的。careless粗心的。desperate令人绝望的。

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