Section A
Directions:In this section all the sentences are incomplete.Four words or phrases,marked A,B,C D,are given beneath each of them.You are to choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Then,mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.
11.Human beings are ________creatures,designed to be on the move.
A.distinctive B.dynamic C.intrinsic D.mysterious
12.The fall in production over the past year has caused 200 workers to be made redundant a further 500 have been________ temporarily.
A.laid off B.laid down
C.laid out D.laid away
13.The black clouds the lightning suggest that a big storm is_______.
A.eminent B.imminent C.immense D.immanent
14.Stories in this novel seem to have happened inthe real world,however,all characters plots are_____.
A.imaginable B.imaginative C.imaginary D.imaging
15.He has a very_______ plan:he wants to three foreign languages ravel abroad in three years.
A.arbitrary B.aggressive C.ambitious D.abundant
答案解析:
11.【答案】B
【解析】此題解題的關鍵在于題干所給的信息。題干中on the move的含義是“在活動中,在進行中”,例如:Science is always on the move.科學總是在前進。相據(jù)這個詞組的含義就可以解題。四個選項含義如下:distinctive有特色的:dynamic動態(tài)的,有活力的;intrinsic本質的,本身的;mysterious神秘的。
題干譯文:人類是富有活力的生物,總是在前進。
12.【答案】A
【解析】此題的考點是固定搭配的辨析,解題的關鍵在于題干所給予的信息。題干中redundant的含義是“多余的”。to be made redundant的含義就是“冗員而被裁減”。Lay off的含義是“解雇”,例如:Many workers were laid off last year 去年許多工人被解雇了。lay down的含義是“放下”,例如:The killer surrendered laid down his arms.兇手投降,放下了武器。lay out的含義是“布局,安排,展示”,例如:The living room is poorly laid out.客廳布局很差。lay away的含義是“儲備”,例如:Many animals always lay away food for winter.許多動物都會為冬天儲存食物。
題干譯文:去年生產力下降使得200名工人被裁員還有500名工人被暫時解雇。
13.【答案】B
【解析】此題考點為形近詞辨析。四個選項含義如下:eminent著名的,卓越的;imminent即將發(fā)生的;immense廣大的,無邊無際的;immanent內在的,固有的。
題干譯文:烏云和閃電說明暴風雨即將來臨。
14.【答案】C
【解析】此題考點為形近詞辨析。四個選項含義如下:imaginable可以想象的,可能的;imaginative富有想象力的;imaginary虛構的,想象的;imagng為名詞,意為“使成像”。
題干譯文:這本小說里面的故事似乎在現(xiàn)實世界發(fā)生過,但所有人物和情節(jié)都是虛構的。
15.【答案】C
【解析】此題解題關鍵在于題干提供的信息。四個選項含義如下:arbirany專橫的;aggresive侵略的;ambitious有野心的,雄心勃勃的;abundant豐富的,充裕的。
題干譯文:他有一個很雄心勃勃的計劃:三年中要掌握三門外語,以及出國旅行。