1. Under this__1__pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.
A. intensive B. weighty C. intense D. bulky
2. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the__1__of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.
A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum
3. Nancy was surprised that they have__1__. They seemed to be a happy couple.
A. split up B. broken down C. fallen through D. knocked out
4. The beach is in an ideal__1__to draw tourists.
A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity
5. Our__1__sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
A. sensible B. senseless C. sensitive D. sensory
答案:
1. C) 【句意】在這種強大的壓力下,一些巖石甚至變成了液體。
【難點】intensive意為“加強的;集中的”;weighty意為“沉重的;笨重的”;intense意為“強烈的,劇烈的”;bulky意為“龐大的;粗壯的”。
2. C) 【句意】當然,大多數(shù)移民不是一夜之間就發(fā)財?shù)模撬麄兇蠖嘧罱K改善了自己的生活水平。
【難點】maximum意為“最大限量;最高點”;minority意為“少數(shù),半數(shù)以下”;majority意為“大多數(shù)”;minimum意為“最低限度,最低點”。
3. A) 【句意】南希對他們的離婚表示十分驚訝,因為他們似乎是一對快樂的夫婦。
【難點】split up意為“分裂,離婚”;break down意為“(精神方面)垮掉;(健康)變得衰弱;崩潰”;fall through意為“失敗;成為泡影”;knock out意為“使筋疲力盡”。
4. B) 【句意】這片海灘所處位置理想,吸引了很多游客。
【難點】condition意為“狀況;形勢”;situation意為“位置,地點,環(huán)境”;state意為“狀態(tài),情形”;publicity意為“公眾的注意,名聲”。
5. D) 【句意】我們的感官能力隨著年齡的增長而下降。比如說,到60歲的時候,多數(shù)人失去了他們40%的嗅覺能力和50%的味覺能力。
【難點】sensible意為“明智的,合情理的”;senseless意為“失去知覺的,不省人事的”;sensitive意為“敏感的”;sensory意為“感覺的,傳遞感覺的”。