2013年在职研究生英语词汇每日一练及答案(十)

　　 在职研究生英语考试对于考生们来说是一大难题，很多考生考试失败的最终原因就是因为英语成绩不是特别的理想，从而影响了总体的成绩。中国在职研究生招生信息网的相关老师提醒考生只要每天坚持练习英语，词汇一定会有所突破，正所谓“温故而知新”。以下由【北京大学在职研究生频道】精选：

　　一、The final _____ of the play will take place on Monday.

　　A. action

　　B. performance

　　C. view

　　D. sight

　　二、Don´t_____the news to the public until we give you the go-ahead(许可，准许)。

　　A.release

　　B.discard

　　C.relieve

　　D.retain

　　三、The storm sweeping over this area now is sure to cause_____of vegetables in the coming days.

　　A.rarity

　　B.scarcity

　　C.invalidity

　　D.variety

　　四、Experts say walking is one of the best ways for a person to_____healthy.

　　A.preserve

　　B.stay

　　C.maintain

　　D.reserve

　　五、 She said she was glad the difficulty had been _____.

　　A. cleared away

　　B. cleared up

　　C. broken away

　　D. broken down

　　六、Driving a car without insurance can have _____ consequences.

　　A. uncertain

　　B. disastrous

　　C. potential

　　D. unworthy

　　1、[答案] B. performance.

　　【注释】performance (话剧的) 一场演出。

　　2、[答案]A,release.

　　【注释】 release(=allow news to be published)发布(新闻)：Details of the scheme have not yet been released to the public.(这项计划的细节尚未向公众发布。)

　　relieve 1)减轻(痛苦，紧张情绪等)：What will relieve a headache?This will help to relieve our hardship.2)使放心，使宽慰：The good news relieved us,for we had been very anxious.3)赈济，救济：The fund is for relieving distress among the flood victims.4)relieve…from(of)解除，免除;a.This medicine will help to relieve you from your pain.b.He was relieved of his duties.

　　retain(=keep;continue to have or hold)保持，继续保有：1)She retains a clear memory of her schooldays.2)You must retain your tickets.

　　3、[答案]B.scarcity.

　　【注释】 scarcity(=the state of being scarce)缺乏;不足(指原本充足之物暂时在数量上的缺乏)。

　　4、[答案]B.stay.

　　【注释】 preserve,stay,maintain,reserve这4个词均有“保持”，“维持”之意。stay后可接形容词作表语：The weather stayed wet for three days.其他3个词均为及物动词。

　　Preserve(=keep safe from decay,risk,harm,danger,going bad etc.)保存，保护：1)Policemen preserve order in the streets.(警察在街上维持秩序。)2)We must preserve our natural resources.(我们必须保护自然资源。)3)You paint woodwork to preserve it.(你油漆木制品以防腐烂。)

　　5、[答案] B. cleared up.

　　【注释】 clear up 解释, 澄清; 解决：1) I had some doubts, but now they are cleared up. (以前我有许多疑点, 但现在都解决了。) 2) The book has cleared up many difficulties for me. (这本书解决了我不少困难。) clear away 清除。

　　6、[答案] B. disastrous.

　　【注释】 disastrous 灾难性的。