1. A promotion of a country 's international trade position is associated with _______ of its currency.
A. appreciation B. boom C. spiral D. prosperity
2. A small child has to learn to keep its ________ before it can walk far.
A. weight B. scale C. balance D. stability
3. A standard test is supposed to be _______ because the marking is not affected by individual preferences.
A. subjective B. objective C. transparent D. influential
4. A student sticking closely to the _______of the school is often praised by teachers.
A. orders B. regulations C. principles D. interests
5. The plate glass must be capable of ______ very high temperature.
A. sustaining B. retaining C. obtaining D. maintaining
6. Although it was ______ jewellery, it looked real enough.
A. untrue B. imitation C. invented D. false
7. Our next-door neighbors have ______ us to have the same kind of carpeting as they have.
A. persuaded B. insisted C. convinced D. suggested
8. The important statement was soon ______ all over the world by radio.
A. brought B. carried C. taken D. transformed
1. 答案：A
译文：一个国家的外贸地位同它货币的增值有关。
解析：appreciation的意思是“增值”;boom的意思是“繁荣”;spiral的意思是“螺旋式上升”;prosperity的意思是“繁荣”。
2. 答案：C
译文：小孩在学会走远之前，要学会保持平衡。
解析：balance的意思是“平衡”;weight的意思是“重量”;scale的意思是“刻度”;stability的意思是“稳定性”。
3. 答案：B
译文：标准化测试应该具有客观性，因为判分不受到个人好恶的影响。
解析：objective的意思是“客观的”;subjective的意思是“主观的”;transparent的意思是“透明的，极薄的”;influential的意思是“有权力的，有势力的”。
4. 答案：B
译文：严格遵守规章制度的学生经常受到老师的表扬。
解析：regulation的意思是“规章制度”;order的意思是“命令”;principle的意思是“原则”;interest单数的时候意思是“兴趣，趣味，爱好”。
5. 答案：A
译文：厚玻璃板一定能承受很高的温度。
解析：sustain 意为“支撑，支持，承受”;retain 意为“保存，保持”;obtain意为“获得，达到”;maintain 意为“维修，保养”。
6. 答案：B
译文：虽然这是人造宝石，但看上去足够逼真。
解析：imitation jewellery 意为“人造宝石”，其它词与jewellery 搭配不恰当。untrue意为“非真实的”;invented 意为“发明的”;false 意为“假的”。
7. 答案：A
译文：我的隔壁邻居劝我们铺他们家那样的地毯。
解析：persuade 意为“劝说，劝服”，常用于persuade sb. to do 结构中;insist意为“主张，坚持”，常于on连用，后接动名词;convince 意为“使信服”;suggest 意为“提议，建议”。
8. 答案：B
译文：这个重要宣言很快传遍了全世界。
解析：carry 意为“携带，传达，广播”;bring 意为“带来，拿来”;take 意为“拿走”;transform 意为“改变(外观等)”。
发表于 2016-8-9 16:24:51