考试精选练习题(3)

　　1 It is obvious that he will win the game.

　　A likely B possible　C clear　D probable

　　2 The earth moves around the sun.

　　A before B round　C afterD over

　　3 Did anyone call when l was out?

　　A everyoneC nobody　B someoneD anybody

　　4 It took us a long time to mend the house.

　　A build 　B destroy　C design D repair

　　5 I dont quite follow what she is saying.

　　A observe B understand　C explain 　D describe

　　6 We can no longer tolerate his actions.

　　A put up with B accept　C take 　D receive

　　7 Loud noises can be irritating.

　　A hateful 　B painful　C stimulating　D annoying

　　8 In the background was that eternal hum

　　A long B never-ending　C boring D extensive

　　9 The Constitutions vague nature has given it the flexibility to be adapted when circumstances change

　　A imprecise B apparentC clear 　 D easy

　　10Gambling is lawful in Nevada.

　　A enjoyable B irresistible　C legal 　D profitable

　　11These are the motives for doing it

　　A reasons B excuses　C answers　 D replies

　　12The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west

　　A extends B stretches　C broadens　D bends

　　13 Many economists have given in to the fatal lure of mathematics.

　　A error B puzzle　C attraction　D contradiction

　　14 With immense relief I stopped running.

　　A no 　B little　C scarce D enormous

　　15 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation

　　A maintain B improve　C preserve　 D protect

　　答案:

　　1 C obvious：显而易见的。clear：清楚的。It is not clear whether the incident was accidental or deliberate.还不清楚这一事件是意外的还是故意的。likely，possible和probable都有可能的意思。

　　2 B around：周围。round也是这个意思。She has earned the respect of leaders all round the world她赢得了世界上所有领导人的尊敬。Before在以前：after在以后;over在上面。

　　3　D anyone和anybody都是 任何人的意思，可以互换。1wont tell anybody that

　　I saw you here.我不会告诉任何人我在这儿见到了你。everyone：每个人;someone：某人;nobody：没有人。

　　4　D mend和repair都有 修理的意思。Zhangsan repaired the roof to ensure the house is windproof.张三修理了一下房顶，使得房子不进风。build：建设;destroy：破坏;design：设计。

　　5　B follow此处有 理解的意思。understand：懂，理解。This book is difficult to understand.此书难懂。observe：观察;explain：解释;describe：描写。

　　6　A tolerate和put up with都有 忍受的意思。accept是接受，take是取，receive是收到.

　　7　D irritating和annoying都有 使烦恼的意思。hateful是可恨的，painful是痛苦的，stimulating是刺激的.

　　8　B eternal和neverending都有 永恒的意思。long是长的，boring是乏味的I found his talk rather boring.我发现他的报告相当乏味。extensive是广泛的.

　　9　A vague：模糊的;imprecise：不确切的，不明确的。这两个词意思相近。

　　apparent：清楚的。It is apparent that we have made a mistake.显然，我们犯了个错误。clear是 清楚的，easy是容易的.

　　10 C lawful和legal都有 合法的意思。enjoyable有有益的意思。The movie was enjoyable.该电影很有意思。irresistible是不可抵挡的.The music is irresistible这音乐太动听了。profitable：有利可图的。We had a profitable talk.我们的谈话是有益的。

　　ll A motive：动机。reason：理由。这两个词意思比较接近。There is no reason to doubt his word.没有理由不相信他的话。excuse：借口。answer和reply都有 回答的意思。

　　12 C widen和broaden都有 拓宽的意思。extend：延伸;延长。The builders Extended the road for three more miles筑路人把道路延长了三英里。stretch：延伸。

　　The forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林绵延数百英里。bend：弯曲。

　　13 C lure：吸引。attraction：吸引。这两个词意思相近。The attraction of this house lies in its simplicity.这所房子的诱人之处在于它的简单。error：错误。puzzle：难题。contradiction：矛盾。

　　14 D immense和enormous都有 巨大的意思。It was an enormous disappointment.此事太令人失望了。no是没有，little是几乎没有，scarce是不足的.

　　15 B remedy：补救。improve：改进。这两个词意思相近。Herbal medicine can be used to improve our health.草药可用于增进我们的健康。maintain：保持。preserve：保护。protect：保护