题库练习题
1. Despite his remarks that triggered bitter debates, the president insisted he was telling the truth.
A. terminated
B. disseminated
C. extinguished
D. initiated
【答案】D
【解析】句意:尽管总统的话引发了激烈争论，但他坚持认为自己讲的是实话。trigger的意思是“诱发引发”。terminate使终止;使结束。disseminate传播，散布，普及。extinguish扑灭;灭绝。initiate开始，创始;发起;使初步了解。
2. The outcome of the conflict shattered the Palestinian's dream of peace and prosperity.
A. fulfilled
B. strengthened
C. destroyed
D. confirmed
【答案】C
【解析】句意:冲突的后果使巴勒斯坦人和平与繁荣的梦想破灭了。shatter的意思是“打破，粉碎，破坏"。fulfll实现;履行，满足。strengthen加强，增强。destroy毁灭;摧毁;confirm证实;批准。
3. As stock prices plunged during the banking crisis, some investors were beginning to lose hope.
A. tumbled
B. dispersedo
C.collapsed
D. dripped
【答案】A
【解析】句意:股票价格随着银行信贷危机而下跌，一些投资者开始失去希望。plunge的意思是“陷入下跌，投入”。tumble翻跟头，下降，跌落。disperse驱散，散开。collapse(突然)倒塌;(尤指因病重而)倒下，昏倒;(货币)贬值。drip滴下。
4. Some experts fear that these regulations will be so strict as to paralyze economic activities.
A. make... ineffective
B. render... necessary
C. kep...strong
D. leave... alone
【答案】A
【解析】句意:有些专家担心这些规定过于严格，会使经济活动陷入瘫痪。paralyze的意思是“使瘫痪使失去作用，使惊愕”，在此句中的含义是“使....无任何效果"。rende... necessary使有必要。leave... alone不理会。
5. The arrangement of the meeting has to be kept confidential for the sake of security.
A. confident
B.secret
C. flexible
D. positive
【答案】B
【解析】句意:为了安全起见，会议的安排要保密。confidential与secret是同义词，与confident无关。flexible灵活的。positive正面的，积极的。
6. The parents of the bride ____ my presence at the wedding as we had been neighbors for years.
A. persisted in
B. clung to
C. stuck to
D. insisted on
【答案】D
【解析】句意:新娘的父母与我们是老街坊，一定要我出席婚礼。insist on坚决要求。persist in坚持;固执于。cling to依附;紧握不放。stickto坚持(习惯或信仰)，不放弃。
7. ____the 2008 Olympic Games, the air quality in Beijing would not be so good these days.
A. Except for
B. But for
C. As for
D. For all
【答案】B
【解析】句意:如果不是因为2008年的北京奥运会，北京的空气质量不会这么好。except for.....外。but for如果不是....的缘故，如果不是因为....。as for至于。for all尽管;虽然。
8. A____contest is intended to eliminate less qualified competitors before decisive contests.
A. fundamental
B. deliberate
C. preliminary
D. tough
【答案】C
【解析】句意:预选赛的目的是在决赛前淘汰水平差的竞争者。fundamental基本的，根本的。deliberate蓄意的，故意的。preliminary初步的;预先的。tough难对付的;顽强的;困难的。
9. The US biodefence research is particularly controversial because of the sheer____of the effort.
A. latitude
B. magnitude
C. aptitude
D. attitude
【答案】B
【解析】句意:由于力度过大，美国生物防御研究的争议很大。latitude纬度。magnitude强度，力度。aptitude能力，天赋。
10. Many argue that efforts like this will ____ the line between socialism and capitalism.
A. blur
B. enforce
C.separate
D. extend
【答案】A
【解析】句意:许多人争辩说，这样的努力将淡化资本主义与社会主义的界限。blur使....模糊不清。enforce实施，执行。separate分离，分散。extend延伸;表示。
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