1. You can ask him again if you like, but it won‘t make any ________ ― he’ll still say no.
A. adjustment B. decision C. contribution D. difference
【答案】D. (not) make any (the slightest) difference 对…毫无影响,没有作用知识拓展:
make a difference 有很大差别, 有很大不同 有很大的关系[影响] make a great difference 有很大差别, 有很大不同 有很大的关系[影响] make a great deal of difference 有很大差别, 有很大不同 有很大的关系[影响] make a difference between 区别对待make some difference to 对……有些[没有]关系make no difference to 对……有些[没有]关系
2. If you always _______ others like that, you‘ll lose good suggestions from your friends.
A. respect B. assist C. admire D. tease
【答案】D. tease v.取笑; respect尊敬;assist帮助,协助;admire羡慕,根据句意,选D。
3. When the police asked her, she gave a(an) _________ account of the accident.
A. accurate B. urgent C. humorous D. correct
【答案】A。accurate 准确的, 精密的,urgent:紧急的,humorous:幽默的。Correct 指某人或某事合乎事实或公认的标准或规则,没有错误。根据句意“当警察问她时,她对事故做了准确的描述。”,应选A。
4. Jimmy was ________ in his computer game with the result that he didn‘t hear what we were talking about.
A. concentrated B. absorbed C. engaged D. occupied
【答案】B. 动词搭配及词义辨析。be absorbed in 全神贯注(强调精力集中);concentrate on集中在;专心于’engage in 或be engaged in 忙于,从事什么 ……;occupy oneself (be occupied)in 忙于(使忙碌于, 使从事于). 某事,根据语境和句意(Jimmy 专心致志地打电脑游戏,(结果)没有听见我们谈论了什么。)看,B 最适合。
5. The book is said to be a popular one, which _______ science, culture, space, history,and explorations.
A. reads B. writes C. covers D. prints
【答案】C。根据句意“据说这本书很畅销,书中涉及科学,文化,…和探险等。”,可知选 cover“涉及…(内容)”。注意read, write 和print 的用法。
6. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.
A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal
【答案】D。normal正常的;ordinary普通的;average平均的;regular有规律的,定期的。
7. These plastic flowers look so _____ that many people think they are real.
A. beautiful B. natural C. artificial D. similar
【答案】B。
8. They can‘t get enough money to support their families here. ________, they work elsewhere to earn more.
A. Realistically B. Traditionally C. Perfectly D. Consequently
【答案】D. 考查副词的用法。从词义上加以辨析,注意要从语境入手,准确表达其含义。 “在此处挣不到足够的钱养家”,与“他们到其他地方挣更多”有着因果关系。 Consequently 意为“结果;因此”是as a result 或therefore 更为正式的说法,多用于评注性状语或连接性状语。
9. The most important _____ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people.
A. element B. spot C. sense D. point
【答案】D. point(=chief idea of sth. said, done, or planned)要点;论点,主旨:I don't see your point.(我不明白你的意思。)He said nothing to the point.(他说的不切题。)
10. He wonders if it is the same to apply for a part-time job online as a full-time one.
A. appeal to B. intend to C. lead to D. apply for
【答案】D。apply for“申请”.appeal to“吸引某人,使某人感兴趣”;intend to do sth.“打算做某事”;lead to“导致,通向”,根据句意“他想知道在线申请兼职工作是否和(申请)全职工作一样。”可知答案选D。
11. I remember her face but I cannot _____ where I met her.
A. recall B. remind C. remember D. remark
【答案】A. recall(=bring back to the mind)想起,回忆起:But I really can't recall your name at his moment. remind sb. of ……使……想起:
1)The photo reminds me of my late father.(这张照片使我想起已故的父亲。) 2)The sight of the clock reminded me that I was late. remind sb. to sth.提醒……做……;Please remind me to write the letter.
12. He has left his book here on _____, so that you can read it.
A. purpose B. intention C. aim D. meaning
【答案】A. on purpose是介词习语,意为“故意地”。如用intention,则应说by intention故意地。
13. The open university was started in order to help those who _____ having a university education when they were young.
A. stopped B. failed C. missed D. ceased
【答案】C. miss doing sth.没有做某事:I missed seeing the film when it was shown at school.(学校放映那部电影时,我没有能去看。)
14. The newcomer was so ____ at the news that she didn‘t know what to do.
A. admired B. amazed C. amused D. curious
【答案】B。词义辨析。考查学生对几个形容词近义词的辨认。admired 敬慕的,amused 被逗乐的,curious 好奇的,be amazed at 对……很震惊。句意为“听到消息,这位新手震惊得不知所措。”
15.Working in a team, we have to ________ how each individual member works best.
A. take into account B. account for C. make up for D. make out
【答案】A.take…into account 把…考虑进去。account for“解释,说明”;make up for“弥补”;
make out“开列;书写;辩认出 ”。根据句意“在一个团队工作,我们必须把怎样使大家更好的发挥作用考虑进去”,可看出应选A。
16.The patients believe that the doctor knows exactly how to put them _____.
A. correct B. perfect C. right D. well
【答案】C。put sth. /sb. right 纠正;治好,使恢复健康:Since man has done so much damage, it is up to man to put the matters right. (既然人类已造成了如此巨大的损害,人类有责任纠正这种状况。)又如:This medicine will soon put you right. (这药很快会使你恢复健康。)其他3个选择均不能与put 构成习语,故不能入选。本题译文:病人相信医生清楚地知道怎样治好他的病。
17. And you find that you're not to be _____ with a position of real responsibility.
A. offered B. trusted C. furnished D. retained
【答案】B。trust sb. with sth. 把某事托付给某人 trust sth to sb :I can't trust him with my car.(我不能把我的车托付给他。)本题译文:你认为不会把真正有责任的工作托付给你。