Day 3
“Nothing, I am sure, calls forth the faculties so much as the being obliged to struggle withthe world.”
– Mary Wollstonecraft, Feminist
「我确定,比起被迫与世界挣扎,没有什么更能唤醒我们的能力。」
– 玛莉沃斯通克拉夫特 (女权主义者)
玛莉沃斯通克拉夫特(1759-1797) 是英国作家、哲学家和女权主义者,著有小说、论文、旅游书简、法国大革命史等,其中以《女权辩护》最为知名,被视为女权主义哲学的鼻祖之一。
41. The holidays are ________ over; there's only one day left.
A.practical B.practically C.practicable D. practicably
答案:B
本题大意:暑假差不多过完了,只剩一天了。
此空应该填一个副词修饰over,故A,C可以判定是干扰项。
practically adv. 几乎,差不多,同almost,practically的词义最符合上下文,故选B;
practicably adv. 能行地,实用地。
42. Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.
A. raised B. grown C. developed D. cultivated
答案:A
本题大意:尽管在旧金山长大, 但戴夫米切尔总是愿意把小镇生活中平凡的事情记载下来。
本句中Though raised in San Francisco是省略的让步状语从句。
Raise (=bring up) 抚养:grow种植; cultivate耕作; 培养 (友谊等) 。
如cultivate后接某人, 则意为“培养与某人的感情”。
如:John always tries to cultivate the people, who are useful to him professionally.
(约翰一向喜欢与事业上对他有用的人来往。)
43. I'm afraid this painting is not by Picasso. It's only a copy and so it's _____.
A. priceless B. invaluable C. unworthy D. worthless
答案:D
本题大意:恐怕这画不是毕加索的,只是毫无任何价值份复印件而已
worthless 无价值的, 无用的。
priceless 无价的, 贵重的, 无法估价的,a priceless treasure 无价之宝。
invaluable 无法估价的, 非常宝贵的。
unworthy 不值得的, 不配的; 无价值的。
44. Some teenagers have a generalized resentment against society, which _____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.
A. deprives B. restricts C. rejects D. denies
答案:D
本题大意:一些十几岁的孩子们往往对社会有普遍的逆反心理, 虽然他们发育成熟, 但社会拒绝给予他们同成年人一样的权利和优惠。
deny (=refuse to give or allow) 拒绝给予:
He denied his children nothing . (孩子们要什么他就给什么。)
deprive (=take away from) .剥夺。 deprive sb. of sth.剥夺某人某物
They deprived women of the right to vote. (他们剥夺了妇女的投票权。)
restrict (=keep within limits)
The doctor restricted him to 5 cigarettes a day. (医生限制他一天抽5支烟。)
reject (refuse to accept ) 拒绝接受, 如:She rejected my suggestion.
45. With prices _____ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.
A. fluctuating B. waving C. swinging D. vibrating
答案:A
本题大意:物价波动很大,公司很难做出财政预算计划
本句前一部分是"with+名词+现在分词短语"的独立结构, 做状语。
Fluctuate (=move up and down) (指物价, 标准等的) 波动。
如:Prices fluctuate from year to year. (物价年年波动)
wave飘扬, 挥舞; 招手; (庄稼的) 波动。
Swing摆动, 摇摆; vibrate振动。
可见, 根据题意, 只能选A. fluctuating.
46. Promotion is ________ upon your record of success.
A. restrain B. royal C. department D. dependent
答案:D
参考译文:晋升要依靠优良的成绩。
解析:
restrain: 抑制,制止
royal: 王室的,皇家的
department: 部分,系
dependent: 常与upon(或on)连用,表示依靠,依赖
47. I don't want to ________ of it. Let's sit down and calmly discuss it.
A. make an issue B. be at issue C. be in the issue D. join issue
答案:A
参考译文:我不想争论此事,咱们坐下来冷静地讨论此事。
解析:
make an issue: 争论某事
be at issue: 在争论中
in the issue: 结果,到头来
join issue (with sb.) on sth: 就某事与某人争论
48. After looking through the students' homework, he ________ to have the history class.
A. preceded B. proceeded C. procedure D. process
答案:B
参考译文:看过学生的作业后,他接着上他的历史课。
解析:
precede: 领先于,高于
proceed: 继续进行,与go on, continue同义
procedure: 程序,手续,为名词
process: 工序,进程,制作法,可用作动词“加工”
49. Social ________vary from country to country.
A. habits B. traditions C. customs D. manners
答案:C
参考译文:国与国之间社会习俗各不相同。
解析:
habit: 多指个人的行为习惯
tradition: 多强调历史上沿袭下来的习惯,具有历史意义和继承价值的习俗,传统习惯
custom: 指群体的习惯和行为模式,表示一个国家,民族在社会发展中长期沿袭下来的习俗
manner: 礼貌,指人所表现出的行为举止或风度,常用复数形式,作"方式"之意时常用复数
50. The thirty-story building is one of the most challenging engineering projects they have ever _______ .
A. undergone B. underweight C. understood D. undertaken
答案:D
参考译文:这栋30层大楼是他们接到过的最具挑战性的工程之一。
解析:
undergo: 遭受(困难等),经受(考验)等
underweight: n. & adj. 重量不足(的)
understand: 懂得,理解
undertake: 接受,承担(较困难,需格外努力的责任,工作等)
51. Coal is a ________ source of energy compared with other forms of energy such as oil.
A. plenty B. enough C. sufficient D. plentiful
答案:D
参考译文:跟其他能源如石油相比,煤的产量是很大的。
解析:
plenty: 接of,修饰名词只用于肯定句中,否定句中用many或much;疑问句中一般用enough
enough: 指数量,程度足够或充分
sufficient: 比enough正式,文雅;
plentiful: 指食品供应等各方面的"量"多,很充足;abundant 与 plentiful 近义,指丰富,丰盛,含有"赢余"的意味
52. They came into sharp ________ over the wording of the message.
A. conflict B. combat //www.58yuanyou.comC. fight D. battle
答案:D
参考译文:他们就电文的措词发生了激烈的争执。
解析:
conflict: 多指对立的思想或意识所导致的冲突
combat: 指个人或部队间的单独斗争,战争等
fight: 多指短兵相接的肉www.58yuanyou.com搏和厮杀
battle: 多指敌对双方使用武器而进行的大规模战斗
53. Charles has not the least _//www.58yuanyou.com_______ of giving up his research.
A. intention B. idea C. play D. desire
答案:A
参考译文:查理斯没打算放弃他的研究。
解析:
intention : “目的,打算,意图”该词的搭配是have (或with) the /no intention of doing sth.,have no/not the least idea of 的说法;have no/little play of, have a/no/little desire for sth./to do sth. "有/没有......的愿望,欲望,要求"
54. Employers ________ their employees to be punctual.
A. hope B. anticipate C. expect D. want
答案:C
参考译文:雇主们都希望雇员们准时。
解析:
这一组动词都有“希望”的意思。
hope: 人期待或渴望着有一定期望的事情,这种期待很可能实现也可能不实现,但常含有充满信心之意
anticipate : 事先预料了某事会发生,从而以积极的态度期待某事出现,常指好的事情
expect: 采取消极的态度观望着即刻就要发生的事物,这种事物可能是预料到的,也可能是为预料到的
want: 是一般用语,多用于口语,可以指从略微的偏爱或倾向到最强烈的要求或欲望等各种不同程度的要求
55. The irrigation canal ________up with the reservoir there.
A. links B. connects C. joins D. adjoins
答案:A
本题大意:这条灌溉渠和水库相连。
link(up)with=connect with: 与......相连接。通常“水域”相连用;
link up with:"车辆(道路,交通)”相连用connect with;
join(...to):指直接相连(两个以上的东西);
adjoins to与.....毗邻
56. Her work is often very hard and she gets very tired. The work is _____.
A. wonderful B. splendid C. tedious D. magnificent
答案:C
本题大意:她的工作总是很苦,她已经厌倦了,这工作太乏味了。
tedious (=tiresome ;wearying; uninteresting) "沉闷的, 厌烦的, 乏味的。
splendid 壮丽的, 辉煌的, 极好的。
magnificent 壮丽的, 宏伟的、
It was a magnificent ceremony. (这是一次盛大隆重的仪式)。
57. The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.
A. opposition B. return C. sympathy D. readiness
答案:C
本题大意:工程师们以拒绝资方的建议结束了罢工,工人们表示同情。
in sympathy 以示同情, come out 此处意为 (=declare oneself) 表明态度, 所以come out in sympathy 意为“表示同情”。
in return 作为报答, 如:i wanted nothing in return . (我不要什么报答。)
opposition 反对, 如:rise in opposition to (起来反对) 。
readiness 准备 (状态); 待机, 如:having everything in readiness for departure (做好一切准备, 以便出发)。
58. It//www.58yuanyou.com gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in _____.
A. news B. print C. publication D. press
答案:B
本题大意:看到我的名字被印刷出来,有种非常奇怪兴奋的感觉。
in print是习语, 意指“印出来, 发表出来”,
如:She finally saw her novel in print. (她终于看到他的小说出版了。)
in print 的另一个意思是“在印行, 还在发行”,
如:This 原由网book is still in print. (这本书还在发行, 可以买到) 反义词是out of print , 意指“不在印行, 买不到了。”
如:The book you speak of is out of print. (你说到的那本书已不在发行了。)
59. Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.
A. state B. intention C. occasion D. practice
答案:D
本题大意:尽管赊欠不是我们一般的惯例做法,但这一次我们应该深入考虑这个问题。
practice (=way of doing sth. That is common or habitual; sth. done regularly)
做法, 惯例
It is my practice always to rise early.
To give credit 让赊欠:No credit is given at this shop. (这家商店概不赊欠。)
60. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.
A. poured B. melted C. drew D. dismissed
答案:A
本题大意:演出结束后,人群都涌出了剧场。
pour 此处意为:涌出, 涌来,
如:People poured out to the rally. (人们踊跃参加群众大会。)
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