职称英语考试综合类词汇选项练习(6)

　　下面每个句子中均有1个词或短语划有底横线，请为每处划线部分确定1个意义最为接近选项。

　　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 1ittle

　　C scarce　D enormous

　　5 A great deal has been done to remedy the situation

　　A maintain B improve

　　C preserve D protect

　　6 John is collaborating with Mary in writing an article

　　A cooperating B marrying

　　C combining 　D arguing

　　7 He will consolidate his power.

　　A strengthen B win

　　C abandon 　D unite

　　8 Many scientists have been probing psychological problems

　　A solving　　 B exploring

　　C settling　　D handling

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

　　A removed B cured

　　C treated D lessened

　　10 The conclusion can be deduced from the premises

　　A gone B derived

　　C done D come

　　11 The food is insufficient for three people

　　A scarce　 B short

　　C marginal　D inadequate

　　12 Most of the butterflies perish in the first frosts of autumn

　　A die　　　　B disappear

　　C migrate　　D vanish

　　13 But ultimately he gave in.

　　A undoubtedly　 B certainly

　　C finally　　　　　D necessarily

　　14 It is a complicated problem.

　　A strange B complex

　　C difficult　D unusual

　　15 In Britain and many other countries appraisal is now a tool of management-

　　A evaluation　 B production

　　C efficiency　　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.J~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 all 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。

　　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。marry：结婚。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。win：赢得。abandon：放弃。unite：联合。

　　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。lessen：减轻：变小。The medicine begins to take effect and Symptoms lessen药已经起作用，症状减轻了。remove：去掉;切除。cure：治疗。treat：处理。

　　10 B deduce：推导。derive：推导。 Defensive behavior patterns derive from our Subconscious fears各种防卫行为的模式来自于我们下意识的恐惧。20：去。d0：干。come：来。

　　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。scarce：稀少的。short：短的。marginal：少量的。

　　12 A perish：死亡。die：死亡。111e old man will die soon这个老人很快会死去。disappear：消失。migrate：迁移。vanish：消失。

　　13 C ultimately：最后。finally：最后。The food finally arrived at the end of last month 食品终于在上月末运到了。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。difficult：困难。unusual：不寻常的。

　　15 A appraisal：评价。evaluation：评价。Evaluation is standard practice for a11 training 评价是各种教育的通常的做法。production：生产。efficiency：效率。publicity：出名。