1. reading ________ the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
a. rectifies改正纠正(错误行为)【correct正确modify修改】
b. prolongs延长时间长度
c. furnishes 【furnish = provide supply供给;家具装修(furniture家具fur动物皮毛)】
d. minimises
zigzag曲折
it is thinking that makes what we read ours.只有思索才能让我们了解自己
有知识不等于有文化
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2. if the fire alarm is counted, all residents are requested to ________ in the courtyard.
a. converge运动物体的会合不通思想及思潮的荟萃
b. assemble人群聚集组装汽车(零件)
c. crowd
d. accumulate
courtyard天井四合院
castle城堡
as - 前缀的单词
ascertain探索确定make certain
assert主张断言
sert = join
insert插入
assume假定假设
assumption
aswer：b
3. the work in the office was ________ by a constant stream of visitors.
a. confused
b. perplexed
c. reversed转变
d. hampered阻碍
a. confused b. perplexed使绝对意义同义词不能选都是困惑迷惑
bewilder使困惑迷惑
c. reversed
reverse过程决定或政策转至对立面
auto reverse自动翻带
inverse相反的反向的
versus在比赛中与……相对= v. s.
★hinder阻碍
★hamper阻碍
大多采用被动语态
be hindered by a fact that
answer：d
4. the joys of travel, having long ________ the disable, are opening up to virtually anyone who has the means.
a. omitted
●●b. neglected疏忽忽略(后面直接加宾语)
×c. missed 【dismiss解散开除(miss - send missile导弹)】
×d. discarded 【discard抛弃】
the disabled残疾人(蔑视)
the disadvantaged弱势群体
means方式(美国口语卑鄙无耻)
★virtually实质地本质地
postitive正面的
negative负面的
『2000.1第57题
5.the damage to his car was ________; therefore, he could repair it himself.
a. considerable
b. appreciable
c. negligible
d. invisible
可以自我修复损坏小可以忽略不计
answer：c』
answer：b
6. fewer and fewer of today's workers expect to spend their woeking lives in the same field, ________ the same company.
a. all else (all else做主语标明其他任何一切)
b. much worse更为糟糕地是
c. let alone (97.1第64题)
d. less likely = unlikely没有可能
answer：c
7. when he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, john was ________ pale.
▲a. startlingly惊人地(▲strikingly惊人地)
b. enormously巨大地
c. uniquely唯一地
d. dramatically象喜剧一般紧张地令人兴奋地
pale灰白
carve刻
sculpture雕塑
answer：a
8. thank you for applying for a position with our firm. we do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ________ for two months.
a. pile堆起来一堆(沙发靠近)
b. segment切开的部分单独的部分(恐怖小说的章节)【episode侦探小说的章节; chapter论文的章节】
c. file (keep on file存档存放)
d. sequence系列
answer：c
★★9. it will be safer to walk the streets because prople will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial ________ will be conducted by computer.
a. transmissions
b. transitions
c. transactions
d. transformations
cash现金
currency流通货币
★a, b, c第二组三剑客词汇(97.1 69题第一组三剑客单词)
c. transactions结算交易交换商务
trans (转换) + action
a. transmissions文化的传递及传播广播电视节目的卫星传送疾病的传播
b. transitions过渡阶段社会制度转型
d. ransformations变型变质转换
deformation变态
answer：c
10.(最难题之一) the ________ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.
a. implementation实施= carry out
b. expedition远征探险(与explor的区别以后讲)
c. demonstration说明演示演习(demonstration fair演示会)
d. manifestation显露…的迹象提出理论的依据
answer：d来源：
11. the new technological revolution in american newspapers has brought increase ________, a wider range of publications and an expansion of newspaper jobs.
a. circulation发行发行量
b. reproducion (生物体)复制生殖繁殖
c. manipulation (manipulate操纵掌控『贬义』)
d. prenetration刺穿进入
answer：a