单选题 Traffic is a perennial problem in Hongkong. Over the years many suggestions have been (1) to ease transport difficulties. These include from constructing wider roads and an underground railway (2) to staggering hours for schools to open and close. One official report pressed (3) for working hours to be spaced out to (4) congestion at (5) periods. In England and other countries this system is called staggering working hours because many business centers use it. It is (6) that greater working (7) can be achieved, employees are happier because they can arrange (8) personal working hours, buses and trains can be dispatched at suitable (9) , and so on. The idea of (10) working days follows on from staggering hours.

单选题 A. raised B. made sure C. given off D. put down
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] raise a suggestion意思为“提出建议”。make sure确信;given off散发,放出;put down写下,记下。此处是指许多建议被提出来,用以缓解交通紧张的局面。因此只有A是最佳答案。
单选题 A. system B. station C. terminal D. terminus
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] underground railway system是“地铁系统”。station车站;terminal公共汽车的总站,轮船的集散站;terminus终点站。三项均不符题意。
单选题 A. correctly B. immediately C. sympathetically D. strongly
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 此处指一位官员特别强调把上班高峰时间间隔开来。strongly(强烈地)最符合题意。correctly(正确地),immediately(立即),sympathetically(同情地),都与题意不符。
单选题 A. deteriorate B. relieve C. improve D. circulate
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此处指缓解交通拥挤现象。deteriorate恶化;improve提高,改善;circulate循环。三项均不符题意。
单选题 A. peak B. top C. summit D. height
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 高峰时间的固定表达方式是peak periods,因此应选择A。top顶部,上方;summit最高点;height高度。此三项不符合要求。
单选题 A. claimed B. exclaimed C. reclaimed D. acclaimed
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] claim声称,声明;exclaim大声呼叫,惊叫;reclaim要求收回。根据上下文,acclaim(欢迎,欢呼)最合题意。
单选题 A. sufficiency B. deficiency C. efficiency D. proficiency
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] working efficiency是指“工作效率”,故选择C。sufficiency足够;deficiency缺乏,不足;proficiency熟练。此三项均不符合题意。
单选题 A. awkward B. cumbersome C. convenient D. burdensome
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 通过上下文可知:雇员们很开心,是因为他们能够安排较方便的个人工作时间。awkward(笨重的),cumbersome(笨重的,不方便的),burdensome(负担的)均不适合。C是最佳答案。
单选题 A. intervals B. sessions C. periods D. intermission
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 此处指公共汽车和火车在合适的间隔时间发车。sessions一段时间,会期:periods时间,时期;intermission美式英语,等于interval,但它在此处应为复数形式。此三项均不符合题意。根据上下文.应选择A。
单选题 A. variable B. varied C. variety D. various
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] variable易变的,不稳的;varied各不相同的;variety种类;various各种各样的。四个选项中,只有B最符合句意。