单选题
By now you know that (1) your money's worth is not just a matter of luck. It is more often the (2) of buying skill. (3) , even the smartest consumers are sometimes fooled into thinking they are getting their money's worth (4) they are not. At one time or another, almost everyone experiences deception (欺骗, 诡计) in the marketplace. The deception may not be (5) . But, intentional or not, any kind of deception (6) consumer's pocket- books. Some kinds endanger their health and safety as well. Obviously, consumers need protection (7) the marketing of unsafe goods and false or misleading advertising. Fortunately, there are both public and (8) agencies working to meet the need. Government's job in free enterprise system is to protect the public interest. The public is (9) entirely of consumers. When it (10) to protecting consumers, therefore, government has the (11) influ- ence. Because most consumer products are sold (12) , the major responsibility for consumer protection is (13) by the federal government. That responsibility, however, is (14) by many agencies. For example, the US Postal Service works to uncover and stop dishonest (15) operated by mail. The National Highway Safety Bureau is (16) with all aspects of auto- mobile safety. Certain federal agencies, however, have consumer protection as one of their chief purposes. Four of these are described below. Most federal agencies are known (17) their initials. FDA stands (18) the Food and Drug Administration, which probably does more to protect consumers than any other agency. Its major concern is the safety, purity, and labeling of (19) , drugs, and cosmetics. These are the products (20) which consumers spend an estimated 38% of their incomes.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 逻辑衔接题。下文中出现了相似的短语getting their money’s worth,结合句意可知,短语意为“买到物有所值的商品”,所以C正确。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 逻辑衔接题。此处It指代上文的get your money’s worth,它与buying skill之间是因果关系,即购买技巧决定所购买的东西是否物有所值,故排除B、C项,从以下考点归纳中consequence和result的区别可知,D正确。 ·含“结果”之意的单词辨析: ①result意为“结果,效果”,含义比其他词广泛,包括直接、间接、近因或远因所引起的结果。 ②effect意为“结果,效果,功效”,一般指比较直接的效果。 ③consequence意为“结果,后果”,通常指随着一系列事件而产生的必然后果,它和原因的关系较远,一般强调推理的结果,现用于指抽象或精神方面的事物或状况,通常用复数。
【答案解析】[解析] 词义辨析题。catch意为“抓住”;share意为“共享,分担”;divide意为“划分,分开”;separate意为“分开,隔离”,能与responsibility相搭配的只有share,故选B。 ·含“分开”之意的单词辨析: ①separate意为“分开,分离,隔离”,指把原来结合在一起的或混杂在一起的东西分开,往往含有强行分割的意味。也可用于由于某种自然障碍而造成的阻隔。例如:The Atlantic Ocean separates America from Europe.大西洋分隔了美洲与欧洲。 ②divide意为“划分,分开”,着重于把一件东西按照一定大小比例加以划分,指因外力或自身原因,整体分为若干部分。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 逻辑衔接题。空格前的谓语为“揭发和阻止(uncover and stop)”,选项中hint意为“暗示”,warning意为“警告”,caution意为“谨慎”,scheme意为“计划,阴谋”,所以D正确。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 惯用搭配题。be concerned with意为“关心,参与”,其他三项惯用搭配为:be related to(与…有关),be charged with(指控某人…),decide to do sth.(打算做…)。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 惯用搭配题。by意为“通过…”,该句意为“大部分联邦机构是通过该机构的首字母缩写被认识的”,空格下一句是对本句的举例说明,所以A正确.be known as意为“被称作,作为…而出名”;be known to意为“为…所知”;be known for意为“因…而闻名”,initials是被认识的途径而非原因,故不用for。