职称英语理工词汇选项习题及解析(1)

　　1.Many fine cooks insist on ingredients of the highest quality.

　　A)demand

　　B)rely on

　　C)prepare for

　　D)create

　　2.Since the Great Depression，the United States government has protected farmers from damaging drops in grain prices.

　　A)slight

　　B) surprising

　　C)sudden

　　D)harmful

　　3.Cement was seldom used in building during the Middle Ages.

　　A)crudely

　　B)rarely

　　C)originally

　　D)symbolically

　　4.Nerve signals may travel through nerve or muscle fibers at speeds as high as two hundred miles per hour.

　　A)velocities

　　B)impulses

　　C)ratios

　　D)atrocities

　　5.The poet William Carlos Williams was a New Jersey physician.

　　A)doctor

　　B)professorw

　　C)physicist

　　D)resident

　　答案：

　　1.A insist on：坚持。与demand意思比较接近。Theabour Party has demanded an explanation from the government.工党已要求政府作出解释。rely on：依靠。We have to rely on him for the tickets.我们不得不靠他搞票。prepare for：为做准备。I have been preparing for the final exam.我一直在准备期末考试。create：产生;创建。His work created enormousinterest in England,他的作品在英格兰引起很大关注。

　　2.D damaging：有损害的。与harmful意思相近。Theays of the slln，in excess，can be very harmful.过量的阳光可能会非常有害。slight：少量的。He has a slight German accent.他有一点德国口音。Surprising：令人吃惊的。It was surprising that the little girl could . 1lnswer this question.小女孩能回答这个问题，令人吃惊。 sudden：突然的。 There was a sudden drop in the temperature last night.昨夜气温突然下降.www.Examw.com

　　3.B seldom：很少;不常。与rarely意思相近。 I rarely gct up.early on Sundays. 星期天我很少早起。crudely.粗糙地;粗野地。Everyone was dressed in crudely sewn shorts and shirts.人人都穿着缝制得很粗糙的短裤和衬衫。originally：原来;创造性地。I stayed longer than I had originany planned。我逗留的时间比原来计划的要长。Symbolically：象征性地.The park was decorated symbolieany. 公园只是象征性地装点了一下。

　　4.A speed：速度。与volocity的意思相近。 Scientists spent years sttldying the velocity of light.科学家们花了许多年研究光速。impulse：冲动。On impulse，1 went ilato the shop and bought this expensive watch.在一时冲动下，我走进商店，买下了这块昂贵的手表。ratio：比，比率。The ratio of pupils to teachers is.30 to 1.学生与教师之间的比例是30比1。atrocity： 暴行。They wereguilty of~the most barbarous and illhm atrocities.他们犯有最野蛮、最不人道的暴行苦。

　　5.A physician：内科大夫。doctor：大夫。professor：教授。physicist：物理学家。resident..居民。