职称英语理工类词汇选项考点精练(6)

　　1 these are their motives for doing it

　　a reasons

　　b excuses

　　c answers

　　d plans

　　2 the river widens considerably as it begins to turn west

　　a twists

　　b stretches

　　c broadens

　　d bends

　　3 henry cannot resist the lure of drugs.

　　a abuse

　　b flavor

　　c temptation

　　d consumption

　　4 these programmes are of immense value to old people.

　　a natural

　　b fatal

　　c tiny

　　d enormous

　　5 a great deal has been done to remedy the situation

　　a maintain

　　b improve

　　c assess

　　d protect

　　6 john is collaborating with mary in writing an article

　　a cooperating

　　b competing

　　c combining

　　d arguing

　　7 he is determined to consolidate his power

　　a strengthen

　　b control

　　c abandon

　　d exercise

　　8 many scientists have been probing psychological problems

　　a solving

　　c settling

　　b exploring

　　d handling

　　9 hearing problems may be alleviated by changes in diet and exercise habits

　　a removed

　　b cured

　　c worsened

　　d relieved

　　10 and the cars are tested for defects before leaving the factory

　　a functions

　　c motions

　　b faults

　　d parts

　　11 the food is insufficient for three people.

　　a instant

　　b infinite

　　c inexpensive

　　d inadequate

　　12 thousands of people perished in the storm.

　　a died

　　b suffered

　　c floated

　　d scattered

　　13 but in the end he approved of our proposal

　　a undoubtedly

　　b certainly

　　c ultimately

　　d necessarily

　　14 for young children，getting dressed is a complicated business.

　　a strange

　　b complex

　　c personal

　　d funny

　　15 in britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management.

　　a evaluation

　　b efficiency

　　c production

　　d publicity 　　答案:

　　1 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：回答;plan：计划。

　　2 c widen和broaden都有拓宽的意思。twist：弯曲;stretch：延伸。the forests stretch for hundreds of miles.森林绵延数百英里。bend：弯曲。

　　3 c lure：吸引。temptation：吸引。这两个词意思相近。abuse：滥用;flavor：滋味：consumption：消费。

　　4 d immense和enormous都有巨大的意思。it was an enormous disappointment.此事太令人失望了。natural：自然的;tiny：微小的;fatal：致命的。

　　5 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;protect：保护;assess：评估。

　　6 a collaborate：合作;勾结;cooperate：合作。 she has agreed to cooperate with the police in the investigation.她同意在调查中跟警察合作。compete：竞争。combine：合并;argue：争论。

　　7 a consolidate：巩固;strengthen：巩固，加强。to strengthen his position in parliament.he held talks with leaders of the peasant party.为了加强在国会中的地位，他跟农民党的领导人进行了会谈。control：控制。abandon：放弃;exercise：行使。

　　8 b probe：探索;explore：探索。这两个词意思很相近。both parties are exploring ways of settling the dispute.双方都在寻求解决争端的办法。solve：解决;settle：解决;handle：处理。

　　9 d alleviate：减轻。relieve：减轻;变小。remove：去掉;切除。cure：治疗。worsen：严重。

　　10 b defect：缺陷;faults：缺陷;function：功能：motion：意向。part：部分。

　　11 d insufficient：不充分的;inadequate：不充分的。supplies of food and medicine are inadequate.食物和药品供应不足。instant：迫切的;infinite：无限的。inexpensive：不贵的。

　　12 a perish：死亡;die：死亡。the old man will die soon.这个老人很快会死去o suffer：蒙受;float：漂浮;scatter：散乱。

　　13 c in the end：最后;ultimately：最后。the food ultimately arrived at the end of last month.食品终于在上月末运到了。undoubtedly：无疑地;certainly：当然;necessarily：必定地。

　　14 b complicated：复杂的;complex;复杂的。the issue is very complex.这个问题太复杂了。strange：奇怪的;personal.个人的。funny)r：有趣的。

　　15 a appraisal：评价;evaluation：评价。evaluation is standard practice for all training评价是各种教育通常的做法。production：生产;efficiency：效率。publicity：出名。