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1.John said that he didn't quite ____and asked me to repeat what I had said.
A) snatch up B) summon up C) catch on D) watch over
答案:C catch on 听懂,理解。snatch up 突然掏出,突然抓起。summon up 鼓起( 勇气)。watch over 照看,看守,负责。
2.The road was much steeper than before and he had to be very____.
A) courteous B) cautious C)caring D)scared
答案:B cautious 小心翼翼的。courteous 彬彬有礼的。caring 操心;scared 恐惧的。
3.Being a Party member has ____ to be a secret to us.
A) stopped B) ended C) paused D) ceased
答案:D stop多指人或物的动作、活动停止,常含有“忽然或较快地停止”的意思;而cease 则多表示某种局势或状态的结束。
4.The program has helped Chinese and American scholars____ friendship and learn about each other's culture.
A) cement B) stiffen C) straighten D) enlighten
答案:A cement 促进。stiffen 使某事物变僵直、僵硬。straighten 使平直。enlighten启发,开导。
5.Galileo____ the scientists of his day with his hypothesis that the earth revolved around the sun.
A) contested B) challenged C) rivaled D) fought
答案:B contest 对(某事)给予驳斥或争论。例如: At the meeting he contested the authority’s
statement. 在会上,他对那位权威人上的看法进行了反驳。challenge 怀疑(某事的真实性、正确性和有效性),向某人提出挑战,例如:Hechallenged me to a contest,他向我提出挑战,要求比赛。rival 匹敌,抗衡;例如:football can not rival boxing for excitement. 足球不如拳击有刺激性。
6.This hotel____ $ 60 for a single room with bath.
A) claims B) demands C) prices D) charges
答案:D charge(for) 索价,收取( ……钱) 。claim 对提出要求;声称,主张。demand 需要;要求。price给……定价。
7.She was complaining that the doctor was____ too much for the treatment he was giving her.
A) expending B) offering C) costing D) charging
答案:D charge 索价,收取(……钱)。expend 花费,消费,消耗。offer 提供。cost 价钱为……使(某人) 花费。cost sb. some money。
8.When I caught him ____I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.
A) cheating B) cheat C) to cheat D) to be cheating
答案:A 本题考核非谓语动词的用法。 catch做“发觉”解时,后可接“名词十分词”,因此答案是A)cheating。全句意思是:“当我发觉他欺骗我时,我不再在他那里买东西,而开始和另一家
商店打交道”。
9.She is always____ ,never complaining about anything.
A) cheerful B) glad C) joyful D) happy
答案:A 这四个词都有“高兴的,愉快的”的意思。cheerful主要指心里高兴或天生乐观而显得愉快,程度比glad 强。
10.He often ____what his teacher once told him to teach his children.
A) quoted B) applied C) cited D) let
答案:C cite 和quote 两个词都有“引用”的意思。cite 一般总是引用权威性的研究或知识,而不是引用无把握的猜测来支持主张,引用者对引用的资料可加以解释,quote 指准确、逐字地引用某人的资料,引用者不能对引用的资料有丝毫的解释或发挥。