1. A landing on Mars is within the _________ of current physical theory.
A. dimension
B. volume
C. magnitude
D. scope
2. A Love marriage, however, does not necessarily _________much sharing of interests and responsibilities.
A. take over
B. result in
C. holds on
D. keep to
3. A man has to make ________ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.
A. supply
B. assurance
C. provision
D. adjustment
4. A neat letter improves your chances of a favorable_________ .
A. circumstance
B. request
C. reception
D. response
5. A police officer was sent to ________ the crime.
A. march
B. investigate
C. survey
D. explore
6. A product is to be considered as being __________, when introduced into the commerce of another country at less than its normal value.
A. discharged
B. discarded
C. disposed
D. dumped
7. A promotion of a country 's international trade position is associated with _________ of its currency.
A. appreciation
B. boom
C. spiral
D. prosperity
8. A minor is going _________ the school that we will have three days off for this week.
A. by
B. ahead
C. round
D. down
9. A small child has to learn to keep its __________ before it can walk far.
A. weight
B. scale
C. balance
D. stability
10. A standard test is supposed to be _________ because the marking is not affected by individual preferences.
A. subjective
B. objective
C. transparent
D. influential
11. A student sticking closely to the _________of the school is often praised by teachers.
A.orders
B. regulations
C. principles
D. interests
12. A week after her husband died, Mary broke ________ completely and had to go into hospital.
A. up
B. in
C. down
D. oat
13. A wooden bridge is not strong enough to _________a railway train.
A. retain
B. support
C. maintain
D. obtain
1.[答案]D
[翻译]在火星着陆是现代物理学研究的范围。
[分析]scope的意思是“范围”,表示一种事物所掌握或控制的两度空间的区域,也可用作比喻,指掌握的程度或涉及的广度;dimension的意思是“尺寸”;volume的意思是“容积,体积”;magnitude“宏大,硕大”。
2.[答案]B
[翻译]然而一个有爱情的婚姻并不一定导致双方兴趣的一致承担更多的责任。
[分析]result in的意思是“导致,结果”;take over的意思是“接受,接管”;hold on的意思是“紧握,等一会儿”;keep to的意思是“遵守,坚持”。
3.[答案]C
[翻译]一个人必须存足够的钱养老。
[分析]provision的意思是“准备,预备”;make provision for的意思是“为……而做准备”;supply的意思是“储备,供应”,常与介词of连用;assurance的意思是“保证”;adjustment的意思是“调整,调节”。
4.[答案]D
[翻译]一封干净而整洁的信会有助于你得到满意的答复。
[分析]response的意思是“回答,答复”;circumstance常用复数形式,意思是“情形,环境,状况”;request的意思是“请求,要求”;reception的意思是“接待,招待会”。
5.[答案]B
[翻译]这位警官被派去调查这桩罪行。
[分析]investigate的意思是“调查”;search的意思是“搜寻”;survey的意思是“观察,俯视”;explore的意思是“探索,探险”。
6.[答案]D
[翻译]如果某产品以低于正常价格进入另一个国家的商业领域,即被视为倾销。
[分析]dump是一经济词汇,意思是“倾销”;discharge的意思是“解雇”;discard的意思是“抛弃,丢掉”;dispose的意思是“布置,处理”。
7.[答案]A
[翻译]一个国家的外贸地位同它货币的增值有关。
[分析]appreciation的意思是“增值”;boom的意思是“繁荣”;spiral的意思是“螺旋式上升”;prosperity的意思是“繁荣”。
8.[答案]C
[翻译]关于这个星期我们将休息3天的谣言传遍了整个学校。
[分析]go round 的意思是“四处走动,绕道”go by的意思是“(时间)过去,经过”;go ahead 的意思是“继续下去,开始”;go down的意思是“下沉,下降”。
9.[答案]C
[翻译]小孩在学会走远之前,要学会保持平衡。
[分析]balance的意思是“平衡”;weight的意思是“重量”;scale的意思是“刻度”;stability
的意思是“稳定性”。
10.[答案]B
[翻译]标准化测试应该具有客观性,因为判分不受到个人好恶的影响。
[分析]objective的意思是“客观的”;subjective的意思是“主观的”;transparent的意思是“透明的,极薄的”;influential的意思是“有权力的,有势力的”。
11.[答案]B
[翻译]严格遵守规章制度的学生经常受到老师的表扬。
[分析]regulation的意思是“规章制度”;order的意思是“命令”;principle的意思是“原则”;interest单数的时候意思是“兴趣,趣味,爱好”。
12.[答案]C
[翻译]她的父亲死后一个星期,Mary彻底崩溃了,不得不被送往医院。
[分析]break down的意思是“(由于过于劳累或焦虑,体力、精神)衰退,支持不住”;bread up的意思是“打碎,中断”;bread in的意思是“闯入”;bread out的意思是“爆发,突然发生。”。
13.[答案]B
[翻译]木桥之力不足以支撑一列火车。
[分析]support的意思是“支持,支撑”;retain的意思是“保持,保留”;maintain的意思是“维持,维修,主张”;obtain的意思是“获得”。