2015年职称英语考试理工类词汇专项练习(3)

　　1 These are the motives for doing it

　　A reasons

　　B excuses

　　C answers

　　D replies

　　2 The river widens considerably as it begins to turn west

　　A extends

　　B stretches

　　C broadens

　　D bends

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

　　A error

　　B puzzle

　　C attraction

　　D contradiction

　　4 With immense relief I stopped running.

　　A no

　　B little

　　C scarce

　　D enormous

　　5 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation

　　A maintain

　　B improve

　　C preserve

　　D protect

　　参考答案

　　l 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。

　　2 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。

　　3 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。

　　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。no是没有，little是几乎没有，scarce是不足的。

　　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。preserve：保护。protect：保护。