单选题 The most exciting kind of education is also the most. Nothing can 1 the joy of discovering for yourself something that is important to you. It may be an idea or a bit of information you 2 across accidentally--or a sudden 3 , fitting together pieces of information or working through a problem. Such personal 4 are the "pay off"" in education. A. teacher may 5 you to learning and even encourage you in it--but no teacher can make the excitement or the joy happen. That"s 6 to you.
A research paper, 7 in a course and perhaps checked at various stages by an instructor, 8 you beyond classrooms, beyond the texts for classes and into a 9 where the joy of discover and learning can come to you many times. 10 the research paper is an active and individual process, and ideal learning process. It provides a structure 11 which you can make exciting discoveries, of knowledge and of self that are basic to education. But the research paper also gives you a chance to individualize a school assignment, to 12 a piece of work to your own interests and abilities, to show others 13 you can do. Waiting a research paper is more than just a classroom exercise. It is an experience in 14 out, understanding and synthesizing, which forms the basis of many skills 15 to both academic and nonacademic tasks. It is, in the fullest sense, a discovering education. So, to produce a good research paper is both a useful and a thoroughly 16 experience!
To some, the thought of having to write an assigned number of pages often more than ever produced 17 , is disconcerting. To others, the very idea of having to work 18 is threatening. But there is no need to approach the research paper assignment with anxiety, and nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to 19 Instead, consider it a goal to 20 , a goal within reach if you use the help this book can give you.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】四个选项中,exterminate“消除”;impulse“推动”;intervene“干涉,干预,插入”;exceed“超越,胜过”,只有A项符合句意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】come across“偶然遇到或找到”,符合句意。其他三项:conform“使一致,使遵守,使顺从”;confront“使面临,对抗”;console“安慰,慰藉”,都与句意不符。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】前面讲的是思想、信息,根据文意,此处应是突然的领悟。A项insight“领悟,洞察,眼光,见识”符合句意。其他三项:relaxation“松弛,放宽,缓和,减轻,娱乐”;relay“接替”;ingredient“成分,因素”,都与句意不符。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】C项encounters“遭遇”符合句意。其他三项:serials“连续”;separations“分离,分开”;segregations“种族隔离”,都与句意不符。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】D项direct“指引,指示,指挥”符合句意。其他三项:help“帮助,接济”;salute“敬礼”;scrub“洗擦,擦净”,都与句意不符。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】短语be up to“依靠,取决于”,因此C项为正确答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】assign“分配,指派”,此处应用过去分词形式,因此B项为正确答案。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】D项leads“领导,引导,致使”符合句意。其他三项:litters“乱丢,铺草,弄乱”;intervenes“干预,插入”;jots“略记”,都与句意不符。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】A项process“过程,作用,方法,程序”符合句意。其他三项:interface“分界面,接触面”;interpretation“解释,阐明,,口译”;prosecution“进行,经营,检举,起诉”,都与句意不符。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此空格处是说准备研究报告,应该用现在分词形式,因此C项为正确答案。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此空格处是说在这个构架中你会有令人兴奋的发现。within“在……之内,不越出”,符合句意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】短语suit to“相称;彼此协调”符合句意。其他三项:grease“涂脂于”; glare“闪耀”;suffix“添后缀”,都与句意不符。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此空格处是说向他人展示你能做什么。B项符合句意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】短语search out“寻找到”符合句意。其他三项:supplementing“补充”; popularizing“普及”;polarizing“(使)偏振,(使)两极分化”,都与句意不符。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】D项“applicable可适用的,可应用的”符合句意。其他三项:arrogant“傲慢的,自大的”;concise“简明的,简练的”;chronic“慢性的,延续很长的”,都与句意不符。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】B项satisfying“令人满足的,令人满意的”符合句意。其他三项:segmenting“分割”;characterizing“表现……的特色,刻画……的性格”;chartering“租,包(船、车等)”,都与句意不符。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此空格处是说超过预先做好的论文数量。B项beforehand“预先”符合句意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此空格处是说独立工作。C项independently“独立地,自立地”符合句意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】B项overcome“战胜,克服,征服”符合句意。其他三项:overwork“(使)工作过度”;lumber“砍伐木材,乱堆”;lull“哄骗,使安静”,都与句意不符。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】C项accomplish“完成,达到,实现”符合句意。其他三项:accelerate“加速,促进”;caution“警告”;boycott“联合抵制”,都与句意不符。