综合类2015年职称英语考试词汇经典练习(4)

　　1. The city center was wiped out by the bomb.

　　A. covered　　B. reduced　　C. destroyed　　D. moved

　　解释：wiped out v. destroy sth completely 彻底消灭或摧毁某事物:

　　Whole villages were wiped out in the bombing raids. 整座整座的村庄都在轰炸中摧毁了.

　　The government is trying to wipe out drug trafficking. 政府竭力清除毒品买卖活动.

　　2. The contempt he felt for his fellow students was obvious.

　　A. need　　B. hate　　C. love　　D. pity

　　解释： feeling that sb/sth is completely worthless and cannot be respected 轻视; 蔑视: disregard 藐视, 不顾

　　Pity：feeling of sorrow caused by the suffering, troubles, etc of others 同情; 怜悯:

　　3. A large crowd assembled outside the American embassy.

　　A. watched　　B. shouted　　C. gathered　　D. walked

　　解释：assembled come together; gather;collect

　　集合; 聚集; 收集:

　　The whole school assembled in the main hall. 全校在大礼堂集合

　　4. He inspired many young people to take up sports.

　　A. encouraged　 B. allowed　　C. called　　D. advised

　　解释：inspired：fill sb with thoughts, feelings or aims 激励或鼓舞某人

　　inspire hope, loyalty, enthusiasm, etc in sb

　　燃起某人的希望﹑ 唤起某人的忠诚﹑ 激起某人的热情

　　encourage: give support, confidence or hope to sb 鼓励或支持某人:

　　He felt encouraged by the progress hed made. 他取得了成绩而欢欣鼓舞.

　　5. The storm caused severe damage.

　　A. physical　　B. accidental　　C. serious　　D. environmental

　　解释： very bad, intense, difficult, etc 非常恶劣﹑ 紧张﹑ 困难等:

　　a severe storm 猛烈的风暴 severe pain, injuries, etc 剧痛﹑ 重伤

　　 extremely bad or serious: a severe handicap

　　His injuries are severe. severe weather conditions

　　6. I think $7 a drink is a bit steep, dont you?

　　A. tight　　B. low　　C. cheap　　D. high

　　解释：steep： too much; unreasonable; excessive 过高的, 不合理的, 过分的:

　　She wants you to feed her cats for four weeks thats a bit steep!

　　她竟然要你替她喂猫喂四个星期--这可有点过分了!

　　I wouldnt pay 300 for his old car its too steep.

　　我才不花300英镑买他那辆旧汽车呢--这个价钱太高了.

　　7. Do we have to wear these name tags?

　　A. lists　　B. forms　　C. labels　　D. codes

　　解释：tags ：label fastened to or stuck into sth to identify it, show its price, etc 标签: put a name-tag on it 附上名字标签.