1. The new method he suggested sounded good in ______, but it is not practical in use.
A. opinion
B. policy
C. theory
D. principle
1.【答案】C。解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意:他提出的新方法在理论上听起来还不错,但不实用。opinion意见,看法;policy政策;theory理论;principle原则。与实践相对的应是理论,in theory表示“理论上”。故选C。
2. After three months, these young students finally became used to the ______ of life in a big city abroad.
A. speed
B. pace
C. rate
D. frequency
2.【答案】B。解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意:三个月后,这些年轻的学生终于适应了国外大城市的生活节奏。speed速度,指交通工具等运动的速率或事情发生的速度;pace步伐,节奏,速度,指人步行的速度,常引申为生活、变化等的速度;rate比率,速度,常指某事在一段时间内发生的速度,可与speed换用;frequency频率。结合句意及单词用法,故选B。
3. Honesty is the most important ______ a man can have.
A. habit
B. manners
C. quality
D. effect
3.【答案】C。解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意:诚实是一个人最重要的品质。habit习惯,习性;manners礼貌;quality品质,质量;effect影响。结合句意,诚实属于人众多优良品质的一种,故选C。
4. Lawyers often make higher ______ for their work than they should.
A. bills
B. charges
C. prices
D. costs
4.【答案】B。解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意:律师经常为他们的工作收取比他们应该得到的更高的费用。bill(一般的)账单;charge要价、收费;price价格;cost花费。make charges for表示“对……收费,索价”。故选B。
5. In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a ______ for everyone to stand up.
A. signal
B. chance
C. mark
D. measure
5.【答案】A。解析:考查名词词义辨析。句意:在我们班,铃声响起、老师合上书是大家起立的信号。signal信号;chance机会;mark(品质或情感的)标志,分数,痕迹;measure方法,措施。结合题意和单词用法,故选A。
6. Shakespeare’s writing is still popular today. It has really ______ the test of time.
A. failed
B. stood
C. taken
D. conducted
6.【答案】B。解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:莎士比亚的作品现在仍然很流行,它真正承受住了时间的考验。fail失败,未能做某事;stand站立,承受,忍耐;take拿走,采取,接受,花费;conduct执行。根据句意,此处指承受考验。故选B。
7. The pyjama people all jumped to attention whenever the soldiers ______ and sometimes they fell to the ground and sometimes they didn’t even get up and had to be carried away instead.
A. assumed
B. saluted
C. vanished
D. approached
7.【答案】D。解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:每当有士兵接近的时候,那些穿睡衣的人们都迅速立正,有时他们倒在地上,有时甚至都不起来,只能被抬走。assume假定;salute敬礼;vanish消失;approach接近。此处语境表示士兵接近,故选D。
8. If you just spend time ______ advantages and disadvantages, you may get nothing in the end.
A. matching
B. balancing
C. observing
D. examining
8.【答案】B。解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:如果你花费时间权衡利弊,你最后什么也得不到。match与……匹配;balance平衡,权衡;observe观察;examine检查。balance advantages and disadvantages意为“权衡利弊”,故选B。
9. We were all agreed that the cottage would ______ perfect holiday home for the family.
A. make
B. turn
C. take
D. have
9.【答案】A。解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们一致认为,这座小别墅将是全家度假的理想住所。分析句子成分可知,空格处应填入谓语动词,后面的部分是双宾语,perfect holiday home是直接宾语,the family是间接宾语。make...for sb.给某人做……,为某人提供或准备……;turn变得;take带给,取;have有。故选A。
10. Last week a tennis ball hit me on the head, but I tried to ______ the pain, believing that it would go away sooner or later.
A. share
B. realize
C. ignore
D. cause
10.【答案】C。解析:考查动词词义辨析。句意:上个星期一个网球击中了我的头部,但是我努力忽略疼痛,相信疼痛迟早会消失。share分享,共同拥有;realize意识到,实现;ignore忽视,不理睬;cause导致。根据连词but说明前后是转折关系,故选C。
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