2016托�？荚囋~匯題練習(xí)及答案
16. 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
17. The prevailing winds in the Great Basin are from the west. Warm, moist air from the Pacific Ocean is forced upward as it crosses the Sierra Nevada.
The word "prevailing" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) most frequent
(B) occasional
(C) gentle
(D) most dangerous
18. There seem to have been several periods within the last tens of thousands of years when water accumulated in these basins. The rise and fall of the lakes were undoubtedly linked to the advances and retreats of the great ice sheets that covered much of the northern part of the North American continent during those times.
The word "accumulated" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) dried
(B) flooded
(C) collected
(D) evaporated濃縮的 脫水的
19. All living creature, especially human beings, have their peculiarities, but everything about the little sea cucumber seems unusual. What else can be said about a bizarre animal that, among other eccentricities, eats mud, feeds almost continuously day and night but can live without eating for long periods, and can be poisonous but is considered supremely edible by gourmets?
The phrase "bizarre" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) odd奇怪的
(B) marine
(C) simple
(D) rare
20. 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
21. A folk culture is small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is 同性質(zhì)的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正確答案
(B) general
(C) primitive
(D) traditional
22. Unaltered folk cultures no longer exist in industrialized countries such as the United States and Canada. Perhaps the nearest modern equivalent in Anglo-America is the Amish, a German American farming sect that largely renounces the products and labor saving devices of the industrial age.
The phrase "largely renounces" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) generally rejects放棄 拒絕
(B) greatly modifies修改
(C) loudly declares
(D) often criticizes
23. Secular institutions, of control such as the police and army take the place of religion and family in maintaining order, and a money-based economy prevails.勸說 流行占優(yōu)勢 獲勝 Because of these contrasts, "popular" may be viewed as clearly different from "folk".
The word "prevails" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) dominates統(tǒng)治
(B) provides
(C) develops
(D) invests
24. 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微妙的 細微的 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
25. 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堆 high
(D) work over檢查 研究重做 毒打
26. Meteorologists and computer scientists now work together to design computer programs and video equipment capable of transforming raw weather data into words, symbols, and vivid graphic displays that forecasters can interpret easily and quickly.
The word "raw" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) stormy
(B) inaccurate
(C) uncooked
(D) unprocessed未經(jīng)加工的 原始的
27. 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
28. Although the birth rate continued to decline from its high level of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, the population roughly doubled every generation during the rest of the nineteenth centuries. As the population grew, its makeup also changed.
The word "roughly" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) harshly 粗糙的
(B) surprisingly
(C) slowly
(D) approximately
29. Rapid industrialization and increased geographic mobility in the nineteenth century had special implications for women because these changes tended to magnify social distinctions. As the roles men and women played in society became more rigidly defined, so did the roles they played in the home.
The word "magnify" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) solve
(B) explain
(C) analyze
(D) increase
30.The word "distinctions" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) differences
(B) classes
(C) accomplishments
(D) characteristics
參考答案：
1 D2 B3 D4 C5 B6 B7 C8 D9 B10 D C
11 C12 D13 A14 D15 B16 D17 A18 C19 A20 C
21 A22 A23 A24 D25 A26 D27 B28 D29 D A30 A
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