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新东方考研英语近义词配对练习09

1.Mountain climbers challenge the limits of human stamina in their attempts to scale the world's highest peaks.
(A)ability n. 能力,能耐;才能
(B)endurance n. 忍耐力;忍耐;持久;耐久
(C)suffering n. 受难;苦楚

2.A human zygote is no large than a speck of sand,yet it contains a complete blueprint for the maturation of a new person.
(A)swirl n. 漩涡;打旋;涡状形
(B)mound n. 堆;高地;坟堆;护堤
(C)particle n. 颗粒;[物] 质点;极小量;小品词

3.In the 1700's North American colonists proclaimed their wealth and social standing by wearing elaborate stockings.
(A)responsibility n. 责任,职责;义务
(B)events n. (Events)人名;(英)伊文茨
(C)status n. 地位;状态;情形;重要身份

4.When squashed,the stem and leaves of the jewelweed exude a juice that will soothe some skin irrtations.
(A)boiled adj. 煮沸的,煮熟的
(B)aged adj. 年老的;…岁的;老年人特有的
(C)crushed adj. 压碎的,倒碎的

5.Meteorologists issue tornado watches when they become aware of conditions leading to the unusually severe thundeerstorms that spawn tornadoes.
(A)generate vt. 使形成;发生;生殖
(B)outrun vt. 超过;跑得比…快;从…逃脱
(C)accompany vt. 陪伴,伴随;伴奏

6.To conceal itself,an octopus sensing danger will squirt a black fluid through an opening under its head.
(A)strain n. 张力;拉紧;负担;扭伤;血缘
(B)swallow vt. 忍受;吞没
(C)spurt out v. 喷出

答案:BCCC AC

详解:

1.stamina
n. 毅力;精力;活力;持久力
He runs every day to hone his stamina.
为了增强耐力,他每天都进行跑步锻炼。

2.speck
n. 灰尘;污点;小颗粒
Wherever possible — in big stadium or sandlot seats — try to nearly fill the frame with your subject rather than have him or her show up as a distant speck.
在任何地方——不管是大运动场或是运动空地,只要可能,要让你的被摄主体尽量填满画面,而不是让他/她看上去像一个小斑点。

3.standing
n. 站立;持续;身分
Do you see the man standing there?
你看见站在那边的那个人了吗?

4.squashed
adj. 压扁的;压碎的
The bus has exactly 26 seats, which means we all have to sit squashed together.
巴士正好有26个座位,这就意味着我们所有人只能挤在一起。

5.spawn
vt. 产卵;酿成,造成;大量生产
Many sea fishes spawn in rivers.
许多海洋鱼类是在淡水河里产卵的。

6.squirt
n. 喷射;注射
Sperm are worthless. Men are free to waste them, squirt them this way and that.
精子是不值钱的,男人可以通 过各种方式随意的喷射浪费。