2009在职MPA英语每周一练附答案(第2周)
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1. In the disastrous flood many towns and villages were ____ to ruins.
A. lessened B. diminished C. decreased D. reduced
2. You should put a ____ on your luggage, with full name and address.
A. label B. note C. signal D. sign
3. It is said that there is a ____ of a thousand dollars offered for the capture of the murderer.
A. prize B. reward C. credit D. award
4. For years Jones kept ____ new and good ideas.
A. making up for B. adding up to C. coming up with D. putting up with
5. _________ that there is no opposition, I will act as representative of our class.
A. Provided B. Unless C. Though D. Until
6. The day he got married is a day he always ____.
A. looks up to B. looks forward to C. looks back on D. looks down upon
7. Dark glasses serve to ____ eyes from the glare of the sun.
A. save B. shelter C. shield D. cover
8. The final exam is divided into three ____, namely, reading, writing and translation.
A. fractions B. fragments C. portions D. sections
9. We cannot always ____ the wind, so new windmills should be so designed that they can also be driven by water.
A. hang on B. count on C. hold on D. take on
10 Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and ____ by the same federal laws.
A. stand B. conform C. abide D. sustain
11. The engineers are going through with their highway project, ____ the expenses have risen.
A. even though B. just because C. now that D. as though
12. She learnt how to cook by ____ and error.
A. trial B. attempt C. action D. progress
13. Stressful environment leads to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which ____
increase the risk of heart disease.
A. in turn B. in return C. by chance D. by turns
14. His efforts to improve the school have been very ____.
A. operative B. valid C. efficient D. effective
15. I like to go to the cinema when I am in the ____ for it.
A. motive B. mind C. mood D. intention
16. Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can ____ attack their trainer.
A. unexpectedly B. deliberately C. reluctantly D. subsequently
The precious manuscripts were hopelessly _____ by long exposure in the cold, damp cellar.
A. ruined B. damaged C. destroyed D. harmed
18. The board of the company had decided to _____ its operation to include all aspects of the clothing business.
A. extend B. enlarge C. expand D. amplify
19. That sound doesn't _____ in his language, so it's difficult for him to pronounce it.
A. happen B. occur C. have D. take place
20. The accommodation was cheap, but the food was very _____.
A. high B. costly C. dear D. overpaid
参考答案及解析:
1. 答案: D 在这场灾难性的洪水中, 很多城镇和村庄都成为一片废墟。
解析:该组词都有“减少,缩小”的意思。但只有be reduced to是固定搭配,意思是“使陷于较若或不利的状态”。
2. 答案: A 你应该在你的行李上贴一个标签,上面写上你的名字和地址。
解析:label:标签,签条,标记 note:便条,钞票 signal:信号 sign:标识
3. 答案: B 据说抓住凶手的人奖赏1000美金。
解析:credit:信用,信誉 ,其余三个词都有奖的意思。Prize来自price,意思是用作奖品的贵重。现常与award换用,但文体不如award正式,prize指对某人在竞赛中获得的优异成绩给予确认和奖励,含几经拼搏,胜利来之不易的意味。Award比prize更正式,语气更庄重,指通过评定后,对优异成绩或卓越贡献者正式授予的奖励。可以是精神的或物质的。获奖者不一定参加某种竞赛,但其成就却达到了获奖水平。Reward为普通用语,意思是报答或、酬劳,指应得的报酬。既可指对善行功德的报答,也可指对工作或服务及努力、对寻回失物或对捉拿犯人等给予的酬金。
4. 答案: C 多年来Jones不断提出新的好的观点。
解析:make up for:弥补 add up to:累加,累计 come up with:提出 put up with:忍受。
5. 答案: A 如果没人反对的话,我将作为我们班的代表。
解析:Provided:假如,如果,Unless;除非,Though:虽然,Until:直到…才。
6. 答案: C 他总是回忆起自己结婚的那一天。
解析:look up to:尊敬,景仰,look forward to:期盼,期望,look back on:记起,回忆起,look down upon:轻视,蔑视。
7. 答案: C 墨镜保护眼睛免受刺眼的阳光的照射。
解析:save:挽救,救,shelter:庇护,掩护,保护,shield:保护…免受;掩护,cover:盖,掩盖。
8. 答案: D 期末考试分为三个部分,即:阅读,写作和翻译。
解析:fraction:( 数学 中的)分数,小数;小部分 ,fragment:碎片,断片 ,portion:物体的一部分,一份 ,section:物体的一部分;(书、报纸等的)段、节。
9.答案: B 我们不能总指望风,所以应该设计一些新的水利风车。
解析:hang on:坚持;紧紧抓住,继续等待 ,count on:依靠,指望 ,hold on: 继续坚持下去;(打电话时)别挂断 ,take on:呈现,开始雇佣。
10. 答案: C 加州人和新英格兰人说同样的语言,遵守同样的联邦法律。
解析:stand by:支持,(在困难的情况下)继续忠于 ,conform to:遵守,依照 ,abide by:遵守,信守 ,sustain:维持,长期保持。
11. 答案: A 尽管成本增加了,但工程师们还在努力完成他们的公路工程。
解析:even though:同even if,即使 ,just because:只是因为 ,now that:既然 ,as though:同as if, 仿佛,就好像(是真的似的)。
12. 答案: A 她学会了怎样通过反复实践来学做饭。
解析:trial and error为固定词组,意思是“反复实践(得出最佳效果)” 。
13.答案: A 充满压力的环境可以导致不健康的行为,比如不良的饮食习惯,
解析:in turn:转而,后来 ,in return:作为…的回报 ,by chance:偶然 ,by turns:轮流地,依次。
14. 答案: D 他改进学校的的努力是很有效的。
解析:operative:( 计划 、法律等)实施中的,起作用的 ,valid:有效的,有法律效力的,efficient:有效率的,effective:有效果的。
15. 答案: C. 我心情好的时候我喜欢去看电影。
解析:(be) in the mood for (doing) sth. (或to do sth.) 有做某事的兴致。Are you in the mood to listen to music?
A. 动机,目的 B. 想法;感觉;思维能力 D. 打算,目的
16. 答案: A 尽管马戏团的老虎经过训练,但也会突然袭击训虎师。
解析:A. 出乎意料地,B. 故意地,C. reluctantly不情愿地,D. subsequently后。
17.A. 珍贵的手稿因长时间暴露在阴冷潮湿的地窖里而被毁掉了。
解析:ruin(使)破产, (使)堕落, 毁灭,damage招致损害,destroy (一般指用某种杀伤性的武器或力量)摧毁,harm伤害, 损害。
18.C. 公司的董事会已经决定扩大业务,包括服装业的方方面面。
解析:extend扩充, 延伸, 伸展, enlarge扩大, expand:To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge:扩大:增加尺寸、体积、数量或范围;扩大,amplify放大, 增强, 这几个词都有“扩大”的意思,但要跟后面的宾语“operation”搭配,只有C项符合。
19.B. 那个音没有出现在他的语言中,所以他发这个音很困难。
解析:选项除了C外都含有“发生”的意思,但其中只有B项含有“出现”的意思,故正确答案应该选B。
20.B. 住宿很便宜,但饭菜很贵。
解析:but一词要求考生找出前一分句的cheap的反义词,首先排除A和D,因high的反义词是low, overpaid的反义词是underpaid。B和C都表示“昂贵”的意思,但dear后常跟price, shop, rate等搭配。
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