003. The Art Nouveau style was a major force in the decorative arts from 1895 until 1915, although its influence continued throughout the mid-1920's. It was eventually to be overtaken by a new school of thought known as Functionalism that had been present since the turn of the century.
The word "overtaken" is closest in meaning to
which of following?
(A) surpassed
(B) inclined
(C) expressed
(D) applied
此题选A
overtake
[әʋvә'teik]
vt.
赶上；超过
The car overtook the truck.
小汽车超过了大卡车。
（灾难）突然降临
A storm overtook the children.
孩子们遇到了暴风雨。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:02:15
006. A flood of ice would then surge into the Southern Sea. With the continued rise in sea level, more ice would plunge into the ocean, causing sea levels to rise even higher, which in turn would release more ice and set in motion a vicious cycle.
The word "plunge" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) drop
(B) extend
(C) melt
(D) drift
007. Group members look to instrumental leaders to "get things done." Expressive leadership, on the other hand, is leadership
that emphasizes the collective well-being of a social group's members.
The word "collective" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) necessary
(B) typical
(C) group
(D) particular
010. Since then, over 100 tons of fossils, 1.5 million from vertebrates, 2.5 million from invertebrates, have been recovered, often in densely concentrated tangled masses.
The word "tangled" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) buried beneath
(B) twisted together
(C) quickly formed
(D) easily dated
答案B
tangle
['tæŋɡl]
n.
（头发、线等）缠在一起
乱成一团，纷乱
The string was in a tangle.
线乱成一团了。
['tæŋɡ(ә)l]
vt., vi.
被纠缠，缠结
（与with连用）（与人）争论，吵架，较量
乱成一团
tangled affair
乱成一团的事物
twist
[twist]
n.
扭成，捻成，搓成的东西
癖性
拐弯；弯曲；曲折
a road full of twists and turns
弯弯曲曲的路
意想不到的转机；意料不到的改变
[twist]
vt., vi.
卷；捻；搓
String is made of threads twisted together.
绳子是由卷捻在一起做成的。
卷成；捻成；搓成
盘旋而行；蜿蜒曲折地走过
The path twisted up the hill.
这条小路盘绕在小山上。
转动
to twist the handle
转动把手
Twist the lid to open it.
拧这盖儿打开它。
扭伤
扭断；转断；捻断
歪曲愿意；曲解作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:10:47
013. The DSDP's drill ship, the Glomar Challenger, was able to maintain a steady position on the ocean's surface and drill in very
deep waters, extracting samples of sediments and rock from the ocean floor.
The word "extracting" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) breaking
(B) locating
(C) removing
(D) analyzing
答案 C
extract
['ekstrækt]
n.
提炼物；精华
lemon extract
柠檬精
摘录；选萃
a few extracts from his letter
他信的几段摘录
She read me a few extracts from her own new novel.
她把她自己的新小说念了几段给我听。
[ik'strækt]
vt.
拔出；拉出
to extract a tooth
拔牙
提取；榨出；蒸馏出
oil extracted from cottonseed
棉籽油
摘录作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:12:42
015. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five in 1966. In September 1966 Canada's population passed the 20 million mark. Most of this surging growth came from natural increase.
The word "surging" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) new
(B) extra
(C) accelerating
(D) surprising
答案 C
surge
[sә:dʒ]
vi.
汹涌
The floods surged over the valley.
洪水在山谷中汹涌流过。
（感情）起伏，高涨
[sә:dʒ]
n.
汹涌，澎湃
（感情的）起伏，高涨
accelerate
[әk'selәreit]
vt., vi.
加速
促进；催促作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:14:59
014. Today, largely on the strength of evidence gathered during the Glomar Challenger's voyages, nearly all earth scientists agree on the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift that explain many of the geological processes that shape the Earth.
The word "strength" is closest in meaning to
which of following?
(A) basis
(B) purpose
(C) discovery
(D) endurance
答案 A 感觉这题必须要理解意思。
strength
[streŋθ]
n.
力，力量；强度
I haven't the strength to lift this table.
我没有力气抬这张桌子。
兵力；人员
The enemy were in strength.
敌人的兵力很大。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:16:43
019. Advocates of organic foods --- a term whose meaning varies greatly --- frequently proclaim that such products are safer and more nutritious than others.
The word "Advocates" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) Proponents
(B) Merchants
(C) Inspectors
(D) Consumers
答案A
advocate
['ædvәkeit]
vt.
拥护；提倡；主张
He advocates building more schools.
他主张多建几所学校。
['ædvәkәt]
n.
（常与of连用）拥护者；提倡者
辩护律师
inspector
[in'spektә(r)]
n.
检查员；视察员
The School Inspector visited our school.
学校督察员视察了我们学校。
警察巡官
proponent
[prә'pәʋnәnt]
n.
支持者；拥护者作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:18:59
020. There are numerous unsubstantiated reports that natural vitamins are superior to synthetic ones, that fertilized eggs are nutritionally superior to unfertilized eggs, that untreated grains are better than fumigated grains, and the like.
The word "unsubstantiated" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) unbelievable
(B) uncontested
(C) unpopular
(D) unverified
022. In addition, there were performers and since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task.
The word "considerable" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) thoughtful
(B) substantial
(C) relational
(D) ceremonial
答案 B
considerable
[kәn'sidәrәb(ә)l]
adj.
相当大的；相当多的
The TV play received considerable acclaim.
这部电视剧获得很高评价。
substantial
[sәb'stænʃ(ә)l]
adj.
结实的；牢固的
充实的；丰富的
实质上的；大体上的
substantial compliance with the law
实际上遵守法律
富有的作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:22:22
024. Staggering tasks confronted the people of the United States, North and South, when the Civil War ended. About a million and a half soldiers from both sides had to be demobilized, readjusted to civilian life, and reabsorbed by the devastated economy.
The word "Staggering" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) specialized
(B) confusing
(C) various
(D) overwhelming
027. As water is lost from the surface of the leaves, a negative pressure, or tension, is created. The evaporated water is replaced by water moving from inside the plant in unbroken columns that extend from the top of a plant to its roots. The same forces that create surface tension in any sample of water are responsible for the maintenance of these unbroken columns of water.
The word "extend" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) stretch
(B) branch
(C) increase
(D) rotate
答案 A
extend
[ik'stend]
vt., vi.
延长；继续
The headmaster extended our holiday by four days.
校长把我们的假期延长了四天。
The wet weather extended into September.
潮湿阴雨的天气延续到九月份。
The chapter extends to more than ninety pages.
这一章长达九十多页。
延伸；扩大
to extend one's garden
扩大花园
伸出，伸展（身体的一部分）
He extended his arms in front of him as if he were praying to God.
"他向前伸出双臂,好像在向上帝祷告求助。"
给予；施
to extend a warm welcome to him
向他表示热烈欢迎
The bank has promised to extend your company credit.
银行已经答应向你们公司提供信用贷款。
stretch
[stretʃ]
n.
伸展，舒展（身体）
伸缩性
There's not much stretch in this collar.
这个领子没有多少伸缩性。
一段直线赛程
一段连续的时间
服刑；刑期
[stretʃ]
vt., vi.
变长，使长；变宽，使变宽
She stretched the material.
她撑拉这种材料。
拉紧；张紧
to stretch a rope tight
把绳拉紧
In some tropical regions small boats used to be made of skins stretched over a wooden frame.
过去有些热带地区小船是用兽皮绷在一个木头框子上造成的。
伸开，张开
有弹性；可扩张
伸展，伸长（身体或四肢）
He stretched his legs in front of him.
他往前伸腿。
I stretched out my hand towards the book.
我把手伸向这本书。
He stretched and flexed his knees to relax himself.
他伸屈膝关节使自己放松一下。
曲解，滥用（规则或时间）
持续
branch
[brɑ:ntʃ]
vi.
（常与off连用）
分支
Follow the road until it branches.
顺着这条路直走到岔路口。
Go straight along and you'll find the road that branches off to the right.
一直向前走你就会见到右边的那条岔道。
The bookshop has decided to branch out into selling software and electronic publications.
那家书店已经决定扩大经营范围,销售软件和电子出版物。
分出来
the road branches to the right
向右分岔的路
[brɑ:ntʃ]
n.
树枝
分支；支流
a branch of a river
河的支流
The company's head office is in the city, but it has branches all over the country.
公司的总部在这个城市，但它的分公司遍布全国各地。
（学科的）分科；（语系的）支；族
a branch of knowledge
知识的分支作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:26:41
032. Ichthyosaurs with embryos have been reported from 6 different levels of the shale in a small area around Holzamden, suggesting that a specific site was used by large numbers of ichthyosaurs repeatedly over time.
The word "site" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) example
(B) location
(C) development
(D) characteristic
答案 A 这题还挺难！作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:28:35
033. The quality of preservation is almost unmatched, and quarry operations have been carried out carefully with an awareness of the value of the fossils. But these factors do not account for the interesting question of how there came to be such a concentration of pregnant ichthyosaurs in a particular place very close to their time of giving birth.
The phrase "account for " is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) record
(B) describe
(C) equal
(D) explain
答案 D
account for
v.
说明, 占, 解决, 得分作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:30:53
本帖最后由 fermaigh 于 2010-11-11 17:36 编辑
035. A series of mechanical improvements continuing well into the nineteenth century, including the introduction of pedals to sustain tone or to soften it, the perfection of a metal frame, and steel wire of the finest quality, finally produced an instrument capable of myriad tonal effects from the most delicate harmonies to an almost orchestral fullness of sound, from a liquid, singing tone to a sharp, percussive brilliance.
The word "myriad" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) noticeable
(B) many
(C) loud
(D) unusual
答案 B
myriad
['miriәd]
adj., pron.
许多的；无数的
['miriәd]
n.
许多；无数
myriads of changes
千变万化作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:32:39
037. They functioned as sanctuaries where the elders met to plan festivals, perform ritual dances, settle pueblo affairs, and impart tribal lore to the younger generation.
The word "settle" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) sink
(B) decide
(C) clarify
(D) locate
答案 B
settle
['set(ә)l]
vt., vi.
定居；使定居
My son has settled happily in America.
我儿子已在美国愉快地定居了。
殖民
The Dutch settled in South Africa.
荷兰人殖民南非。
安置；安顿
We settled in our new home.
我们住入新居。
落下；栖息
The insect settled on a leaf.
一只昆虫落在一片树叶上。
使平静，使安静，使镇静
Wait until the excitement has settled down.
等到兴奋的情绪镇静下来再说。
沉淀；澄清；使沉淀；使澄清
（建筑物、地面等）下陷，陷落
决定，确定；解决
We have settled who will pay for the meal.
我们已经定了由谁来付饭钱。
They settled the dispute among themselves.
他们自己把这个争论解决了。
〈法〉和解
偿清，付还
Please settle your account immediately.
请立刻结清你的欠帐。
['set(ә)l]
n.
（座位下是箱子的）高背木制长椅
039. Within a very short time, however, the incongruity of playing lively music to a solemn film became apparent, and film pianists began to take some care in matching their pieces to the mood of the film.
The word "solemn" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) simple
(B) serious
(C) short
(D) silent
答案 B
solemn
['sɔlәm]
adj.
严肃的； 庄重的；神圣的
a solemn face
严肃的面孔
a solemn ceremony
隆重的仪式
The solemn statement of the central government on this issue was featured in full in the newspapers.
各报全文刊登了中央政府对这个问题的庄严声明。
郑重的；阴沉的作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:37:39
040. Certain films had music especially composed for them. The most famous of these early special scores was that composed and arranged for D. W. Griffith's film Birth of a Nation, which was released in 1915.
The word "composed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) selected
(B) combined
(C) played
(D) created
046. An alien exploring Earth would probably give priority to the planet's dominant, most-distinctive feature-the ocean. Humans have a bias toward land that sometimes gets in the way of truly examining global issues.
The word "bias" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) concern
(B) disadvantage
(C) attitude
(D) prejudice
答案 D
bias几乎和prejudice都是偏见的含义，但bias多了一个“保龄球运动）使球斜 进（的力量）”的意思。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:42:19
050. Its major enemies are fish and crabs, when attacked, it squirts all its internal organs into the water. It also casts off attached structures such as tentacles. The sea cucumber will eviscerate and regenerate itself if it is attacked or even touched; it will do the same if the surrounding water temperature is too high or if the water becomes too polluted.
The phrase "casts off" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) grows again
(B) grabs
(C) gets rid of
(D) uses as a weapon
答案 C
cast off
解缆放船；解缆
抛弃
（编织衣物时的）收针
get rid of
免除；摆脱
"You are supposed to get rid of carelessness, for it often leads to irretrievable errors."
"你们一定要克服粗枝大叶,因为粗枝大叶常常引起无可挽回的错误。"作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:45:12
042. These plates move over the semi-molten lower mantle to produce all of the major topographical features of the Earth. Active zones where intense deformation occurs are confined to the narrow, interconnecting boundaries of contact of the plates.
The word "intense" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) surface
(B) sudden
(C) rare
(D) extreme
答案 D 这里是产生激烈的变形
intense
[in'tens]
adj.
强烈的；热情的
an intense young lady
热情的少女作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-7 15:45:26
未完待续。。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-8 19:59:56
051. A folk culture is small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race, with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals.
The word "homogeneous" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) uniform
(B) general
(C) primitive
(D) traditional
054. Conventional computer models of the atmosphere have limited value in predicting short-lived local storms like the Edmonton tornado, because the available weather data are generally not detailed enough to allow computers to discern the subtle atmospheric changes that precede these storms.
The word "subtle" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) complex
(B) regular
(C) imagined
(D) slight
答案D
subtle
['sʌt(ә)l]
adj.
细致的；微妙的
a subtle distinction
微妙的差别
敏锐的；精明的
灵巧的；精致的
slight
[slait]
vt.
粗暴对待；轻视，藐视
[slait]
adj.
纤弱的；细瘦的； 脆弱的
细小的；微不足道的；轻微的
I have a slight headache.
我有点轻微的头疼。
A slight prick, and the injection was over.
轻轻的一扎,针就打好了。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-8 20:08:14
055. Communications satellites can transmit data around the world cheaply and instantaneously, and modern computers can quickly compile and analyzing this large volume of weather information.
The word "compile" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) put together
(B) look up
(C) pile high
(D) work over
答案 A
compile
[kәm'pail]
vt.
编辑；编纂；汇编；搜集
We are compiling an English dictionary for students.
我们正在编一本供学生用的英语词典。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-8 20:10:17
057. People in the United States in the nineteenth century were haunted by the prospect that unprecedented change in the nation's economy would bring social chaos.
The word "Prospect" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) regret
(B) possibility
(C) theory
(D) circumstance
答案 B
prospect
[prә'spekt; 'prɔspekt]
vt., vi.
勘探（矿藏）；勘察（地区）
The prospecting team ploughed their way through the snows.
勘探队排雪前进。
['prɔspekt]
n.
希望；期望
There's not much prospect of Mr Smith's being elected as Congressman.
史密斯先生被选为议员的希望不大。
期望的事物；指望
the prospect of having to live alone
希望将来独居
景色；境界；视界
a beautiful prospect over the valley
山谷之上的美丽景色
有希望的候选人；有希望获胜的人作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-8 22:43:07
063. Making an efficient icebox was not as easy as we might now suppose. In the early nineteenth century, the knowledge of the physics of heat, which was essential to a science of refrigeration, was rudimentary.
The word "rudimentary" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) growing
(B) undeveloped
(C) necessary
(D) uninteresting
070. Plants are subject to attack and infection by a remarkable variety of symbiotic species and have evolved a diverse array of mechanisms designed to frustrate the potential colonists.
The phrase "subject to" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) susceptible to
(B) classified by
(C) attractive to
(D) strengthened by
071. The external surfaces of plants, in addition to being covered by an epidermis and a waxy cuticle, often carry spiky hairs known as trichomes, which either prevent feeding by insects or may even puncture and kill insect larvae.
The word "puncture" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) pierce
(B) pinch
(C) surround
(D) cover
选A
pierce
[piәs]
vt.
（常与with连用）刺穿；戳入
The needle pierced the material.
这根针刺穿了织物。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-8 22:49:34
072. Orchids are unique in having the most highly developed of all blossoms, in which the usual male and female reproductive organs are fused in a single structure called the column.
The word "fused" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) combined
(B) hidden
(C) fertilized
(D) produced
选A
fuse
[fju:z]
n.
保险丝
A fuse has blown.
保险丝熔断了。
You'll blow a fuse if you put the electric heater and the cooker on at the same time.
"如果你同时把电暖炉和电热锅都开着,保险丝会烧断的。"
烧断保险丝
[fju:z]
vt., vi.
熔化
Lead fuses at a low temperature.
铅在低温下就熔化。
Lead will fuse at quite a low temperature.
铅的熔点相当低。
熔合
Copper and zinc are fused to make brass.
铜与锌熔合成黄铜。
由于保险丝烧断电路不通
The lights have fused.
电灯因保险丝断了而熄灭。
All the lights in the classrooms have fused.
"保险丝烧断,教室内的电灯都不亮了。"
合并；结合
[fju:z]
n.
导火线，信管作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-8 22:51:00
074. Once the right insect has been attracted, some orchids present all sorts of one-way obstacle courses to make sure it does not leave until pollen has been accurately placed or removed.
The word "placed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) estimated
(B) measured
(C) deposited
(D) identified
选C作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-8 22:54:22
076. The public school system suddenly found itself overtaxed. While the number of schoolchildren rose because of wartime and postwar conditions, these same conditions made the schools even less prepared to cope with the flood.
The word "overtaxed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) well prepared
(B) plentifully supplied
(C) heavily burdened
(D) charged too much
077. Therefore, in the 1950's and 1960's, the baby boom hit an antiquated and inadequate school system. Consequently, the "custodial rhetoric" of the 1930's and early 1940's no longer made sense; that is, keeping youths aged sixteen and older out of the labor market by keeping them in school could no longer be a high priority for an institution unable to find space and staff to teach younger children aged five to sixteen.
The word "inadequate" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) deficient
(B) expanded
(C) innovative
(D) specialized
078. With the baby boom, the focus of educators and of laymen interested in education inevitably turned toward the lower
grades and back to basic academic skills and discipline.
The word "inevitably" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) unwillingly
(B) impartially
(C) irrationally
(D) unavoidably
选D作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-8 22:58:40
088. The painter or master who is credited with having created the painting may have designed the work and overseen its production, but it is highly unlikely that the artist's hand applied every stroke of the brush. More likely, numerous assistants, who had been trained to imitate the artist's style, applied the paint.
The word "imitate" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) copy
(B) illustrate
(C) promote
(D) believe in
选 A作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-8 23:04:48
097. Beyond a depth of around 2,900 kilometers, a great change takes place and the mantle gives way to the core. Some seismic waves cannot pass through the core and others are bent by it. From this and other evidence, geologists conclude that the outer core is probably liquid, with a solid center. It is almost certainly made of iron, mixed with smaller amount of other elements such as nickel.
The phrase "gives way to" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) runs along
(B) rubs against
(C) turns into
(D) floats on
选C 真不容易阿！
give way to
让路,让步
屈服；让步；坍塌；破裂； 重要性下降；被取代
The second floor gave way under the weight of the machines.
三楼地板在机器的重压下坍了下去。
Steam trains gave way to electric trains.
蒸汽火车被电气火车取代了。
run along
走开，离开
rub against
v.
摩擦
turn into
v.
进入, (使)变成作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-8 23:07:56
098. Although scientists can speculate about its nature, neither humans nor machines will ever be able to visit it.
The word "speculate" is closest in meaning to
which of following?
(A) report
(B) learn
(C) worry
(D) hypothesize
标准答案A 个人认为D比较妥
speculate
['spekjʋleit]
vi.
（没有充分认识和充足事实地）沉思，默想，思索，构思，玄思，推测
投机买卖
report
[ri'pɔ:t]
n.
报告；报导
The newspaper report was on the front page.
报纸的报导在头版。
爆炸声
传说；传闻
成绩单
[ri'pɔ:t]
vt., vi.
公布；发表
They reported the disappearance of the ship.
他们公布了船舶失踪之事。
（与to连用）报到
to report to the police
向警方报到
（常与to连用）告发；揭发
He reported me to the head.
他向领导告发我。
报导
The newspaper reported that there had been a fire in the village.
报纸报导说这个村庄失过一次火。
hypothesize
[hai'pɔθisaiz]
vt., vi.
假设,假定（亦作：hypothesise）作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-8 23:11:20
未完待续。。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:11:32
106. New England still favored wood, though brick houses became common in Boston and 102. The answer lay in a resource that unknowing other towns, where the danger of fire gave an impetus to the use of more durable material. A few houses in New England were built of , but only in Pennsylvania and adjacent areas was stone widely used in dwellings.
The word "dwelling" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) houses
(B) towns
(C) outbuildings
(D) rural areas
A
outbuilding
['aʋtbildiŋ]
n.
附属建筑物 （亦作： outhouse）作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:12:52
115. What forms of life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle? The traditional view of the first terrestrial organisms is based on mega fossils-relatively large specimens of essentially whole plants and animals.
The word "drastic" is closest in meaning to
which of following?
(A) widespread
(B) radical
(C) progressive
(D) risky
B作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:14:29
118. In many instances the specimens are less than one-tenth of a millimeter in diameter. Although they were entombed in the rocks for hundreds of millions of years, many of the fossils consist of the organic remains of the organism.
The word "entombed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) crushed
(B) trapped
(C) produced
(D) excavated
B
trap
[træp]
vt.
设陷阱捕捉；诱捕；用捕捉机捕
The police trapped the thieves.
警察诱捕小偷。
挡住，拦住
to trap water
挡住水
She was trapped in the burning house.
她被困在燃烧着的房子里了。
设圈套；使落进圈套
[træp]
n.
陷阱；捕捉机
圈套；诡计；埋伏
The police set a trap for the thieves.
警察设下了圈套捉小偷。
[træp]
n.
〈地〉暗色岩
120. In 1839 the daguerreotype was introduced to America, ushering in the age of photography, and within a generation the new invention put an end to the popularity of painted portraits. Once again an original portrait became a luxury, commissioned by the wealthy and executed by the professional.
The word "executed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) sold
(B) requested
(C) admired
(D) created
D 由……来做
execute
['eksikju:t]
vt.
执行；实行
The manager assistant came here to execute a few small commissions for the manager.
经理助理到这里来是代替经理办几件小事的。
使（遗嘱）生效；实施
He asked his nephew to execute his will.
他请自己的侄子执行遣嘱。
处死
execute a murderer
处死一凶手
create
[kri:'eit]
vt.
创造；创作；创建
We've created a beautiful new house from an old ruin.
我们把旧破屋重建成一栋美丽的新房子。
封爵，册封
He was created Prince of Wales.
他被封为威尔士亲王。
大喊大叫；大惊小怪
You needn't create about it.
对此你不必大惊小怪。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:17:59
125. And there were factories in occupations such as metalwork where individual contractors presided over what were essentially handicraft proprietorships that coexisted within a single building.
The words "presided over" in line 20 are closest in meaning to
(A) managed
(B) led to
(C) worked in
(D) produced
A
preside over
v.
负责, 主持作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:23:25
126. Objects in the universe show a variety of shapes: round planets (some with rings) , tailed comets, wispy cosmic gas and dust clouds, ringed nebulae, pinwheel-shaped spiral galaxies, and so on. But none of the shapes on this list describes the largest single entities in the universe.
The word "entities" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) factors
(B) processes
(C) objects
(D) puzzles
C
entity
['entiti]
n.
实体
The whole country is a single entity.
全国一盘棋。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:24:36
127. Stone carvers engraved their motifs of skulls and crossbones and other religious icons of death into the gray slabs that we still see standing today in old burial grounds.
The word "motifs" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) tools
(B) prints
(C) signatures
(D) designs
132. The tolerance of water loss is of obvious advantage in the desert, as animals do not have to remain near a water hole but can obtain food from grazing sparse and far-flung pastures.
The word "obtain" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) digest
(B) carry
(C) save
(D) get
D作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:29:57
135. One result of rent control is a decrease in the construction of new rental units. Rent Controls have artificially depressed the most important long-term determinant of profitability-rents.
The word "depressed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) saddened
(B) created
(C) lowered
(D) defeated
136. In the same year, in San Francisco, California, only 2,000 units were built. San Francisco has only a 1. 6 percent vacancy rate but stringent rent control laws.
The word "stringent" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) straightforward
(B) strict
(C) expanded
(D) efficient
137. For example, sometimes the shape or veining in a piece of stone or wood suggests, perhaps even dictates, not only the ultimate form, but even the subject matter.
The word "dictates" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) reads aloud
(B) determines
(C) includes
(D) records
B
dictate
[dik'teit; 'dikteit]
vt., vi.
听写；口述
to dictate a letter to a secretary
向秘书口授信稿
The French teacher dictates to the class every other week.
法语教师每隔一周给这班学生做一次听写。
命令；要求
The union leaders are trying to dictate their demands to the employer.
工会领导人正设法迫使雇主接受他们的要求。
['dikteit]
n.
（常用&I{pl}）命令；（发自内心非遵守不可的）指令作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:34:22
141. One way to do this is to find a sheltered roost. Solitary roosters shelter in dense vegetation or enter a cavity-horned larks dig holes in the ground and ptarmigan burrow into snow banks-but the effect of sheltering is magnified by several birds huddling together in the roosts, as wrens, swifts, brown creepers, bluebirds, and anis do.
The word "magnified" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) caused
(B) modified
(C) intensified
(D) combined
C
magnify
['mæɡnifai]
vt.
放大；扩大
This microscope magnifies an object 100000 times.
这个显微镜把物体放大10万倍。
赞美（上帝）
夸张，夸大
to magnify one's difficulties
夸张困难
intensify
[in'tensifai]
vt., vi.
使强烈；加强
The scientists have intensified their search for the new gene by working harder.
科学家们更加努力工作加紧搜寻这种新的基因。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:35:24
142. The second possible benefit of communal roots is that they act as "information centers." During the day, parties of birds will have spread out to forage over a very large area. When they return in the evening some will have fed well, but others may have found little to eat.
The word "forage" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) fly
(B) assemble
(C) feed
(D) rest
C
forage
['fɔridʒ]
vi.
搜寻粮草
The campers went foraging for wood to make a fire.
露营的人到处搜寻生火的木柴。
"He foraged about in his bag for a long time, but couldn't find the visa. (喻)"
"他在包里搜寻了很长时间,却没能找到签证。"
[fɔridʒ; 'fɔ:ridʒ]
n.
饲料
搜寻粮草作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:36:10
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143. Finally, there is safety in numbers at communal roosts since there will always be a few birds awake at any given moment to give the alarm. But this increased protection is partially counteracted by the fact that mass roosts attract predators and are especially vulnerable if they are on the ground.
The word "counteracted" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) suggested
(B) negated
(C) measured
(D) shielded
B
counteract
[kaʋntә'rækt]
vt.
抵抗；抵制；消除，抵消
This drug should counteract the poison.
这药可消解毒性。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:38:53
144. Drying, smoking, and salting could preserve meat for a short time, but the availability of fresh meat, like that of fresh milk, was very limited; there was no way to prevent spoilage.
The word "prevent" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) estimate
(B) avoid
(C) correct
(D) confine
B 阻止和避免的作用一样作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:41:14
146. Some people continued to eat mainly foods that were heavy in starches or carbohydrates, and not everyone could afford meat. Nevertheless, many families could take advantage of previously unavailable fruits, vegetables, and dairy products to achieve more varied fare.
The word "Nevertheless" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) therefore
(B) because
(C) occasionally
(D) however
D
nevertheless
[nevәeә'les]
adv.
尽管如此；不过；可是；然而
She was very tired, nevertheless she kept on working.
她虽然很疲倦，可仍在继续工作。
He's stupid, but I like him nevertheless.
他是很笨，然而我喜欢他。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:43:05
readily change its orientation, or phase. Cats know this instinctively, but scientists could not be sure how it happened until they increased the speed of their perceptions a thousand fold.
The word "readily" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) only
(B) easily
(C) slowly
(D) certainly
147. The changing profile of a city in the United States is apparent in the shifting definitions used by the United States Bureau of the Census. In 1870 the census officially distinguished the nation's "urban" from its "rural" population for the first time.
The word "distinguished" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) differentiated
(B) removed
(C) honored
(D) protected
C作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-9 14:50:02
148. Each SMSA would contain at least (a) one central city with 50,000 inhabitant or more or (b) two cities having shared boundaries and constituting, for general economic and social purposes, a single community with a combined population of at least 50,000, the smaller of which must have a population of at least 15,000.
The word "constituting" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) located near
(B) determined by
(C) calling for
(D) making up
D
constitute
['kɔnstitju:t]
vt.
组成；构成
7 days constitute a week
七天构成一星期
"England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland constitute / compose / make up the United kingdom."
英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰组成联合王国。
授权，建立作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-12 09:30:08
151. The village chief dealt with land disputes and religious affairs. The war chief led the men in fighting during occasional conflicts that broke out with neighboring villages and directed the men in community building projects.
The word "disputes" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) discussions
(B) arguments
(C) developments
(D) purchases
B
dispute
[dis'pju:t]
n.
争论；辩论
We had a dispute about how much money he owes me.
我们就他欠我多少钱一事进行了一番争论。
I hope this dispute will not divide us. (喻)
我希望这次争论将不会使我们之间产生隔阂。
[di'spju:t]
vt., vi.
争论；辩论；竞争
The members of the town council disputed for hours about whether to build a new museum.
市议会的议员们就是否要新建一所博物馆辩论了好几个小时。
They disputed how to bring into full play the potential of the staff.
他们争论如何才能充分发挥全体员工的潜力。
反驳；驳斥；怀疑
The lawyer disputed the truth of the witness's statement.
律师对证人的话的真实性提出了怀疑。
抵抗；阻止
to dispute a landing by the enemy
抵抗敌人的登陆作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-12 09:31:13
153. The steel wires used are galvanized-coated with zinc to make them rustproof. The two wires that make up the line wire or cable are fed separately into a machine at one end. They leave it at the other end twisted together and barbed.
The word "fed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) put
(B) eaten
(C) bitten
(D) nourished
A 上下文作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-12 09:31:40
154. The pressure exerted on the human body increases by 1 atmosphere for every 10 meters of depth in seawater, so that at 30 meters in seawater a diver is exposed to a pressure of about 4 atmospheres.
The words "exposed to" in line 6 are closest in meaning to
(A) leaving behind
(B) prepared for
(C) propelled by
(D) subjected to
D
exposed
[iks'pәuzd]
adj.
暴露的, 暴露于风雨中的, 无掩蔽的
subject to
v.
使服从, 使遭受作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-12 09:32:18
160. Because of the wavelength of the x-rays used, soft x-ray microscopes will never match the highest resolution possible with electron microscopes. Rather, their special properties will make possible investigations that will complement those performed with light-and electron-based instruments.
The word "Rather" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) significantly
(B) preferably
(C) somewhat
(D) instead
B
rather
['rɑ:eә]
int.
当然
‘Would you like a swim?’ ‘Rather’
“你要游泳吗？”“当然！”
['rɑ:eә; 'ræeәr]
adv.
稍微；有点；颇；相当
rather cold weather
相当冷的天气
She was rather hurt by his unkind words.
"他出言不逊,使她相当伤心。"
（常与than连用）宁可，宁愿
I'd rather play tennis than swim.
我宁愿打网球，不愿游泳。
（常与than连用）更
These shoes are comfortable rather than pretty.
这双鞋不好看，但是舒服。
American young people would rather get advice from strangers.
美国的年轻人宁可从陌生人那里获取咨询。
We would rather receive money than the usual gifts.
我们宁可接受钱而不希望受到通常的礼物。
preferably
['prefrәbli]
adv.
宁可
somewhat
['sʌmwɔt; -hwɔt]
adv.
有几分，略，稍
I was somewhat surprised.
我有点惊讶。作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-12 09:32:37
163. They are stimulating and refreshing because with commonsense briskness they brush away illusions and secondhand opinions.
The word "refreshing" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) popular
(B) ridiculous
(C) meaningful
(D) unusual
C作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-12 09:32:53
167. In the past, as today, men, women, and children adorned themselves with beads. In some cultures still, certain beads are often worn from birth until death, and then are buried with their owners for the afterlife.
The word "adorned" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) protected
(B) decorated
(C) purchased
(D) enjoyed
B作者: fermaigh 时间: 2010-10-12 09:33:34
184. However, the concept of number and the counting process developed so long before the time of recorded history (there is chaeological evidence that counting was employed by humans as far back as 50,000 years ago) that the manner of this development is largely conjectural.
The word "conjectural" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) complex
(B) based on guessing
(C) unbelievable
(D) supported by careful research
198. Magazines as they are known today began publication around 1882, and, in fact, the circulation of weekly magazines exceeded that of newspapers in the period which followed. By 1892, for example, the circulation of the Ladies' Home Journal had reached an astounding 700,000.
The word "astounding" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) surprising
(B) estimated
(C) encouraging
(D) sudden
200. In effect, as molten glass cools, it progressively stiffens until rigid, but does so without setting up a network of interlocking crystals customarily associated with that process.
The word "customarily" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) naturally
(B) necessarily
(C) usually
(D) certainly