gct英语词汇练习及解析（六）-新阳光教育）.doc

gct英语词汇练习及解析（六）126. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _ to the ground. A. crashing B. throwing C. rushing D. dropping答案A. crashing.注释crash(to the ground)猛跌（到地上）。Crash n.常指飞机等的“失事”，如：He was killed in an aircraft crash.(他在飞机失事中丧生。)本句中用falling不妥，fall指“落下，掉下”，本身并不强调落下的速度，而crash使“猛跌”，故本题用crashing最佳。127. High interest rates _ people from borrowing money. A. discourage B. decrease C. disturb D. disgust答案A. discourage注释discourage sb. from doing sth.使认为某事不值得做：Tht wet weather discouraged people from going to the sports meeting.(下雨天使人觉得不值得去看运动会。)128. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _ standards. A. equivalent B. uniform C. alike D. likely答案A. equivalent.注释equivalent相等的，相当的：He exchanged his pounds for the equivalent amount of dollars. uniform 相同的,一样的。Likely adj.很可能的，有希望的。Alike(表语形容词)相同的，相象的。129. The two things are the same in outward form but different _. A. in addition B. in brief C. in common D. in essence答案D. in essence.注释in essence本质上；in addition此外；in brief简短地，简言之；in common共同。130. _ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time. A. By the way B. In a way C. In the way D. In no way答案B. In a way.注释in a way(-to some extent)在某种程度上；in no way决不；by the way 顺便提一下；in the way 碍事。此题不能选by the way，因为by the way 做插入语其后应加逗号。本题译文：我没有得到我申请得工作在某种程度上说是件好事，尽管我承认当时我很失望。131. _ inviting guests and not treating them properly! A. Strangely B. Fantastically C. Surprisingly D. Fancy答案D. Fancy.注释fancy doing 没想到.竟然：1)Fancy your him!(没想到你竟然认识他！) 2)Fancy spending the day in here!(没想到竟在这里过了一天！)本题译文：没想到邀请了客人竟没有好好招待！132. With sufficient scientific information a manned trip to Mars should be _. A. obtainable B. potential C. considerable D. feasible 答案D. feasible.注释feasible(=that can be done)可行的，可做到的：1)Your plan sounds quite feasible.(你的计划听起来很可行。) 2)Its not feasible to make the trip in one day.(一天内要进行这次旅行是做不到的。)obtainable可得到的；considerable相当的，可观的；potential潜在的，可能的。133. The generation _ makes it difficult for parents to understand their childrens opinions. A. division B. gap C. separation D. interval答案B. gap.注释generation gap 代沟。division分，划分；separation分开；interval间隔，间隙；（幕间或工间）休息。at intervals 不时，时时134. If the boy had _ the dog alone it wouldnt have bitten him. A. set B. left C. had D. put答案B. left.注释leave sb./sth. alone不惹，不管，不碰：Leave the box alone.(别碰那个盒子。)135. They were so far away that I couldnt _ their faces clearly. A. see through B. make up C. see off D. make out答案D. make out.注释make out(=identify and see with effort or difficulty)辨认出。see through参阅，151,注释:此处see through还可表示“看穿.(=understand the real meaning of or reason for; realize the falseness of)”： 1)The teacher saw through the boys story of having to help at home. (=The teacher knew his story was not true; it was just an excuse.) 2) He cant fool her. She sees him through every time.see off送行；make up构成，组成，拼凑；弥补，赔偿；化装，编造：1)编造：John made up the joke about the talking dog. 2)弥补：Bob must make up the work he missed. 3)凑足： We need one more to make up the dozen. 4)化装： The actors were making up when we arrived. 5)构成：Nine players make up a team136. Achieving a high degree of proficiency in English as a foreign language is not a mysterious _ without scientific basis. A. process B. practice C. procedure D. program 答案A. process.注释process(=connected series of actions, or series of operations) 过程：By what process is cloth made form wool?(经过什么过程羊毛织成呢料？)practice(=the doing of something of, performance or repeated exercise, etc.)实习，练习；开业: She is doing her practice at the piano.(她在练习弹钢琴。)procedure(=the regular order of doing things)程序：the usual procedure at a meeting(开会的通常程序)。Program(=plan of what is to be done or list of items or events)课程，计划，大纲：What is the program for tomorrow ?(明天上什么课?)137. I must go now. _, if you want that book Ill bring it next time. A. Incidentally B. Accidentally C. Occasionally D. Subsequently答案A. Incidentally.注释incidentally(=by the way)附带地，顺便：Fred said, incidentally, that he had no dinner.(顺便提一下，福来德那时说，他还没吃晚饭。)accidentally(=by chance)偶然地：I met with an old friend of mine accidentally last week.(上星期我偶然碰到一位老朋友。)occasionally (=from time to time, not regularly)不时地，偶尔：We get visitors here occasionally.(我们偶尔在此接游客。)subsequently(=afterwards, later) At first we thought we would go; but subsequently we learned we were needed at home.(起初,我们想离开；但随后我们得知家里需要我们。)138. A completely new situation is likely to _ when the school leaving age is raised to 16. A. arouse B. rise C. arise D. abide答案C. arise.注释arise(=come into being, appear, happen)产生，发生：Difficulties will arise as we do the work.(我们做这项工作时将会发生困难。)arouse 唤起，激起，唤醒；rise 上升;abide (by)遵守。本题译文：当中学毕业年龄上升到16岁时，很可能产生完全新的情况。139. The illness from which Mary is suffering has now been _ as hepatitis (肝炎). A. diagnosed B. determined C. deduced D. discovered答案A. diagnosed.注释diagnose.as 把.诊断为.。本题译文：玛丽的病现已诊断为肝炎。140. These continual _ in temperature make it impossible to decide what to wear. A. alterations B. vibrations C. waves D. fluctuations答案D. fluctuations. 注释fluctuations波动；waves波浪；alterations(部分)改变，变更；vibrations(物理学上)振动。141. All foreign visitors are requested to _ with the regulations in this area. A. agree B. comply C. consent D. conform答案B. comply.注释comply with(=act in accordance with a demand, order, rule, etc.)遵守：People who refuse to comply with the law will be punished.(拒绝遵守法律者将受到惩罚。)conform(to)使一致，符合；conform to rules符合规则；conform to the customs of society(遵从社会习俗)；consent to 同意，赞同；consent to a plan(赞同计划)。142. Thomas Edison considered genius to be _ one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. A. composed of B. constituted in C. consisted of D. comprised in答案A. composed of.注释be composed of由.组成。Consist of由.组成，是不及物动词，不能用被动语态，故不合题意。143. Although Lucy was slimming, she found cream cakes quite _. A. irregular B. inevitable C. incredible D. irresistible答案 D. irresistible注释irresistible不可抵抗的，诱人的，1)I had a irresistible desire to run away,2)I cant refuse this offer; it is irresistible.Irregular 不规律的, 不合规则的：1)the trains from here are irregular.(这里发的火车是不规律的。) 2)These procedures are highly irregular.(这些程序是非常不合规矩的。)incredible 不可避免的，不可信的：1)Old superstitions are incredible to educated people.（旧的迷信对受过教育的人来说是不可信的。）2)His story of rescuing six drowning men is incredible.(他说他救了6个溺水者，这是难以置信的。)inevitable 不可避免的：1)Traffic delays are inevitable at a holiday weekend.（假日周末交通耽搁是难免的。）2)Pain is Inevitable when one breaks a bone.（骨折是疼痛是难避免的。）本题译文：虽然露西正在减轻体重，但她觉得奶油蛋糕是诱人的。144. In order to _ the rising production costs, the subscription rates have been increased. A. add up to B. look up to C. cut short D. keep up with答案D. keep up with.注释 keep up with跟上。参阅。88注释。Add up to参阅.2注释；cut short 详见.38;look up to(=admire, respect)赞美，尊敬：We look up to the old workers as our teacher.（我们把这位老工人尊为我们的老师。）本题中rates意为“价格，费用”。本题译文：为了跟上生产成本的上升，预定费已提高。145. Your essay is quite good: just _ it _ with a few illustrations and quotations. A. put . up B. touch . up C. cut . out D. write . off答案B. touch up.注释 touch up(=improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations)润色，修饰：1)The last part of the article needs to be touched up.(这篇文章的最后一部分需要润色。) 2)He touched up the picture by strengthening and shadows.(他把画修饰了一下，使光明部分和阴暗部分的对比度更鲜明。)put up留宿；cut out 删掉；write off报销，勾消。本题译文：你的文章很好；只要用些例证和引语修饰一下。146. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _ when judging my examination. A. regard B. account C. thought D. observation答案B. account.注释 take sth. into account(=consider)考虑到：We must take local conditions into accoutn.147. There are three basic ways of _ language to writing, and all known graphic systems use one or a combination of these. A. committing B. attaching C. comparing D. relating答案A. committing.注释 commit.to 托付，交付：1)He was committed to the care of his aunt.(他被托付给他的姨妈照管。) 2)I have already committed the rules to memory.(我早已记住这些规则了。)commit sth. to writing(把.写下来)。148. Roses are quite _ flowers in English gardens. A. ordinary B. common C. usual D. general答案B. common.注释common(=usual and ordinary; happening of found often and in many places)普通的；常见的；常常发生的；到处可见的：a common experience(普通的经历)；a common tree(常见的树木)。This bird is common throughout Europe.(这种鸟在欧洲很常见。)They can treat most of the common diseases.(他们能治疗大多数常见病。)usual(=done, found, used or existing most of the time) 经常的，通常的，惯例的，习以为常的；强调时间习惯方面，例如：This is the usual state of the house.(这房子里平常就是这种样子。)ordinary正常的，普通的，正常的；an ordinary day(平凡的一天)，ordinary people(普通人), a piece of ordinary dance music(一首普通的舞曲)。General普通的。它与common比较，语气稍强，含有很少例外的意外。可见本题中用common是最佳的选择。149. American women were _ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. A. ignored B. refused C. neglected D. denied答案D. denied.注释 deny 1)否认：A. He didnt deny the facts. B. They couldntdeny that it was a serious blow to them. C. He denied having ever there.(他否认曾到过那里。) 2)(=say no to a request; refuse to give sth. asked for or needed)不给予；Lots of people were denied the right to vote.(许多人被剥夺了选举权。)He denies his wife nothing.(他对他的妻子有求必应。)150. On turning the corner, we saw the road _ steeply. A. departing B. decreasing C. descending D. depressing答案C. descending.注释 descend(=come or go down)走下来；传下来：1)He descended from the top of the mountain. 2)Are men descended from apes?(人是不是猿的后代？)depress 压抑，使沮丧。Depart出发，起程。相关阅读：2013工程硕士报名 2013年gct考试报名 工程硕士成绩查询6