1. the financial problem of this company is further _________ by the rise in interest rates.
a) increased b) strengthened
c) reinforced d) aggravated
2. military orders are_________ and cannot be disobeyed.
a) defective b) conservative
c) alternative d) imperative
3. we shall probably never be able to_________ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles.
a) assert b) impart c) ascertaind) notify
4. all the people in the stadium cheered up when they saw hundreds of colourful balloons slowly _________ into the sky.
a) ascending b) elevating c) escalating
d) lingering
5. many years had_________ before they returned to their original urban areas.
a) floated b) elapsed c) skipped
d) proceeded.
6. what you say now is not_________ with what you said last week.
a) consistent. b) persistent
c) permanent d) insistent
7. grain production in the word is _________ but still millions go hungry. a) staggering b) shrinking
c) soaring d) suspending
8. he developed a _________ attitude after years of frustration in his career
a) sneaking b) disgusted c) drastic
d) cynical
答案与解析:
1.d
利率的提高使公司的财政问题更为严重。
正确选项为d,属于近义词辨析题。选项d aggravated意为“使恶化”;选项a ) increased意为“增加”;选项b ) strengthened意为“加强”;选项c ) reinforced意为“加强,增援”
2.d
军事命令是强制的,不能违抗。正确选项为d ),属于形容词辨析题。选项d ) imperative。意为“强制的,”;选项a ) defective意为“有缺陷的”;选项b ) conservative。意为“保守的”;选项c)alternative意为“供选择的”。
3.c
可能我们永远无法准确地弄清楚这些亚原子的实质。正确选项为c ),属于动词辨析题。
选项c ) ascertain意为“发现;查明”,如:we must ascertain the usual customs of the local people and arrange according.(我们必须了解当地人民的风俗习惯,作做出相应安排。)选项a ) assert意为“断言”;选项b ) impart意为“告之,透露”;选项d ) notify意为“通知,报告”。
4.a
当看到数百个彩色气球缓缓升上天空时,体育场上所有的人都欢呼起来。正确选项为a ),属于近义词辨析题。选项a ) ascending意为“逐渐上升”;选项b ) elevating意为“提高,使上升”;选项c ) escalating意为“使逐渐升级”;选项d ) lingering意为“留恋;徘徊,继续逗留”。
5.b
许多年后他们才搬回原来的城区。正确选项为b ),属于动词辨析题。选项b ) elapse意为“时间流逝”,如:five months have elapsed since he joined the army(他参军已经五个月了)。选项a ) floated意为“(使)飘动,浮动”选项c ) skipped意为“略过,跳过”;选项d ) proceeded意为“继续”。
6.a
你现在所说的和你上周所说的不一样。正确选项为a ),属于近义词辨析题。选项a ) consistent意为“一贯的,一致的”,常与介词with连用;选项b ) persistent意为“持久稳固的”;选项c ) permanent意为“永久的”;选项d ) insistent意为“坚持不懈的”。
7.c
世界粮食产量增长很快,但仍有数百万人在挨饿。正确选项为c ),属于动词辨析题。选项c ) soaring意为“迅猛增长;高飞”,如:a soaring eagle(凌空翱翔的鹰)。选项a ) staggering“摇晃;使吃惊”;选项b ) shrinking意为”意为缩,退缩;”选项d ) suspending意为“暂停,终止”。
8.d
由于近年来职业生涯屡受挫折,他变得有些愤世嫉俗。正确选项为d ),属于形容词辨析题。选项d ) cynical意为“愤世嫉俗的”,如:a cynical remark(风凉话)。选项a ) sneaking意为“偷偷地走”;选项b ) disgusted意为“厌恶的”;选项c )drastic 意为“严厉地;极端的”。