Striking in the second paragraph is used to mean ______.A. remarkableB. terrifyingC. importantD. insignificant

题目

Striking in the second paragraph is used to mean ______.

A. remarkable

B. terrifying

C. important

D. insignificant

相似考题

1.The underlined word “ There” in the second paragraph refers to (指的是)____________.

2.The phrase “came up with” (Para. 2 is used to mean “_________ ”.A． intendedB． restatedC． proposedD． claimed

3.What does the phrase “clam up” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. become excited B. show respectC. refuse to talkD. seek help

4.What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean? 【 】A.messagesB.ideasC.connectionsD.programs

参考答案和解析
正确答案：A

从上下文来看，野狗在获取猎物后先喂饱小狗。作者认为此举是非凡的。


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  • 第1题：

    The underline word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “ ” .

    A. the energy benefitB. the forest loss

    C. climate changeD. burning ethanol


    正确答案：A

  • 第2题：

    The word "immersed" in the second paragraph means“______”.

    A. lifted

    B. raised

    C. rose

    D. under water


    正确答案：D
    49．答案为D  此题为词汇题。根据第二段第二句，Archimedes's Principle...the water that the object moves，可以推断immersed意思是；放入水中的、浸入水中的。

  • 第3题：

    As used in the second sentence of the third paragraph, the word "unique" means ______.

    A) special

    B) attractive

    C) financial

    D) peculiar


    正确答案：D
    答案：D
    [试题分析]词义判断题。
    [详细解答]根据上下文，我们知道麦当劳以独特的方式经营，可以猜测unique意为“唯一的，独特的”peculiar的意思正能表达此意思，应为正确答案。

  • 第4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5题：

    The reference datum used in determining the heights of land features on most charts is ______.

    A.mean sea level

    B.mean high water

    C.mean low water

    D.half-tide level


    正确答案：B

  • 第6题：

    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)


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    细节题。由文章最后一段最后一句的 As for the left-eyed and right-eyed flatfish, their difference, however striking, appears to be an evolutionary red herring.可知本题答案是D项。

  • 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
    The word “proper” in the second paragraph means _____.
    A

    small

    B

    big

    C

    right

    D

    wrong


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    词汇题。题干意为“单词proper的意思是什么？”proper表示“适当的、合适的”。由文章的最后两段可知，艺术家担心自己这次缴税不够，打算再次补交，以前他认为交的都是合适的。所以正确答案为C。

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    What does the underlined word “replicate” (in paragraph 5) mean?
    A

    Practice

    B

    Exercise

    C

    Imitate

    D

    Reconstruct


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    第五段作者提到参加者有84人之多，其中有学生、教师、学校的赞助人、发言人。他们聚在一起来模仿有钱人和政治家的生活方式。replicate复制；模仿。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    The phrase “a ticking time bomb” in the second paragraph is used to stress _____
    A

    the risk of sleep deprivation.

    B

    our concern about good health.

    C

    one possible cause of early death.

    D

    our ignorance about the lack of sleep.


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    文章第二段中由who引出的定语从句解释了为什么将 The trend for late nights and early mornings比喻为“a ticking time bomb”，该定语从句指出lack of sleep会引起各种身体不适，并会导致early death，可见，该比喻是为强调睡眠不足带来的严重后果，故应选A。

  • 第11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12题：

    单选题
    The word “segregation” in the second paragraph means______.
    A

    separation                        

    B

    definition

    C

    reputation                        

    D

    indication


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    前面提及一些学校只招男生或女生的情况，因而由“this kind of segregation”可推断即指这种情况。segregation应为“分离，分开”之意。故A项为正确答案。

  • 第13题：

    As used in this passage，the word “valid” in the second paragraph means______

    A. foreign

    B. 1egal

    C. monetary

    D. illegal


    正确答案：B
    [解析] Valid[律]合法的，选legal。

  • 第14题：

    As used in the third sentence of the second paragraph, "daily bread" refers to ______.

    A) breakfast

    B) bread and butter

    C) rice

    D) millet


    正确答案：D
    答案：D
    [试题分析]词义理解题。
    [详细解答]根据上下文，通过前半句的内容，显然指mil- let，故答案为D。

  • 第15题：

    Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?

    A. choose

    B. enjoy

    C. prepare for

    D. carry on


    正确答案：B
    73.选B。参照第71题。作者开始并不享受火车之旅。

  • 第16题：

    What does the phrase“clam up”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

    A． become excited

    B． show respect

    C． refuse to talk

    D． seek help


    正确答案：C

  • 第17题：

    单选题
    The “tissue factories” in the second paragraph most probably refers to ______.
    A

    the five genetically identical piglets.

    B

    places for the production of tissues.

    C

    animals whose organs would be used for human consumption.

    D

    animals which would be raised in quantity for transplant materials.


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    推理判断题。从题干关键词tissue factories定位到文中第一段最后一句中的“as organ donors for ailing humans”与第二段前两句话可以看出tissue factories指的是专门用来大量培养移植器官的动物体，并作为器官捐献者，故答案为D项。

  • 第18题：

    单选题
    The word prominent in the second paragraph means_____.
    A

    famous

    B

    thoughtful

    C

    careful

    D

    difficult


    正确答案： C
    解析：

  • 第19题：

    单选题
    In the second paragraph, the word“summit” means ______.
    A

    highest point

    B

    mountain top

    C

    award

    D

    summary


    正确答案： A
    解析：

  • 第20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21题：

    单选题
    The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _____ while “dull” in the second paragraph means _____.
    A

    bright and splendid ... slow in thinking and understanding

    B

    pretty and handsome ... ordinary-looking

    C

    great and important ... common

    D

    hopeful and helpful ... careless


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    词汇题。解答词汇题最常用的方法之一就是利用对比关系，“What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein，and another person a fool?”genius的含义和fool相反，自然可以推测出brilliant的含义；“Are people born intelligent or stupid?” intelligent的意思和stupid含义相反。dull出现在“... on the other hand ... dull and unintelligent”中，dull表示不聪明。答案为A项。

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    In the second paragraph, the writer talks about someone saying “You are a lucky dog.” He is saying that ______.
    A

    the speaker of this sentence is just being friendly

    B

    “dog” can’t be used to refer to people

    C

    this saying means the same as “You are a lucky guy” or “you are a lucky gal”

    D

    sometimes the words used by a speaker give a clue to the feeling behind the words


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    文中提到“But bringing in the ‘dog’ he put you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck”，即用dog这个词是把你放低了，他说的可能使你不配这种运气。D项“有时候说话者用的词暗示了话语之后的真正意思”，很好的阐述了这一点，D项正确。

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    The final paragraph plays what role in relation to the rest of the passage?
    A

    It offers information that raises doubts about the conclusions expressed in the previous paragraph.

    B

    It discusses an alternative view to points stated as facts in the second paragraph.

    C

    It restates the question raised in the opening paragraph, using information offered in the second and third paragraphs.

    D

    It offers background information for the system described in the two preceding paragraphs.

    E

    It summarizes points raised elsewhere in the passage.


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    推断题。文章最后一段对于社会团体的起源进行了介绍，提供了背景知识，故本题应选D项。

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