吉林2017.11成人学位英语考试预测试题及答案二
三、词汇和语法(31-50)
第31题._____ the fact that women often make valuable contributions, they have not been able to attain the same social and economic status as men.
A. Regardless
B. Despite
C. In spite
D. Nevertheless
答案:B
详解:应选B项。despite尽管,不管,任凭,与in spite of同义;regardless of不管,不顾;nevertheless(连接副词)然而,不过,仍然。
第32题.By taking second and third jobs, farm workers in Japan maintain an _____ household income slightly higher than that of urban workers.
A. common
B. ordinary
C. average
D. general
答案:C
详解:应选C项。average平均的;general一般的;common普通的;ordinary平常的。句意为:日本的农场工人通过干第二、第三职业所得到的平均工资比城市工人的平均工资略高。
第33题.This story _____ a picture of fascinating life on the lonely island.
A. takes up
B. builds up
C. conjures up
D. opens up
答案:C
详解:应选C项。conjure up使想象出,使回忆出;take up占据空间,时间;open up打开,拆开。句意为:这个故事使人想象出那孤岛上迷人的生活。
第34题.At first, people raised dogs to help them hunt and to warn them when danger _____. Today, cats and dogs are kept largely as pets.
A. reproached
B. approached
C. appreciated
D. apprehended
答案:B
详解:应选B项。approach意思是“接近,靠近”;reproach意为“责备”;appreciate意为“欣赏”;apprehend意为“理解,忧虑”。
第35题.The firm will have to step _____ production if it is to defeat its competitors.
A. off
B. in
C. out
D. up
答案:D
详解:应选D项。step up意为“提高,加快”;step off意为“开步走,步量(距离)”;step in意为“介入,干涉;参加进来(帮忙)”;step out意为“走出去”。
第36题.The angry teacher gave the order that nobody _____ the classroom before twelve.
A. would leave
B. left
C. had left
D. leave
答案:D
详解:应选D项。that引导order(命令)的同位语从句,从句用(should)do表示虚拟语气。
第37题.The current political _____ of our country is favorable for foreign investments.
A. climate
B. weather
C. temperature
D. state
答案:A
详解:应选A项。climate(可数名词)意为“(一个地区或一个时期总的)气候”;weather意为“(指每日每时的晴阴,温度)天气”;state意为“状况,状态”。
第38题.A _____ to this problem is expected to be found before long.
A.result
B. response
C.settlement
D.solution
[译文] 这个问题的解决方法有望在不久后被找到。
答案:D. 词汇考查题。result(n.)意为“结果,效果,成绩等”;response意为“回答,反应”;settlement意为“(问题的)解答,解决方式或方法”。
第39题.The above mentioned reactions are _____ to proceed smoothly.
A. bounded
B. bounding
C. being bounded
D. bound
答案:D
【译文】上述反应会顺利进行。
【注释】be bound to (do)“必定,一定,准会”。bounding“有约束力的”。
第40题.John regretted _____ to the meeting last week.
A. not going
B. not to go
C. not having been going
D. not to be going
答案:A
【译文】John很后悔上星期没去参加那个会议。
【注释】regret“懊悔、遗憾”,后面可跟动名词一般式或完成式,表示对已发生的事情感到“遗憾”或“懊悔”;也可跟动词不定式(主要是动词(say,tell,inform等),表示对将要谈的话“抱歉”。
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