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单选题
  • A. efficiently
  • B. effectively
  • C. effectually
  • D. absolutely
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] effectively意为“有效地,能够产生效应地,实际上”。根据上下文只有此项可 选。A项efficiently意为“有效地,效率高地”。C项effectually意为“有效地,有法律效力地,全然”。D项absolutely意为“完全地,绝对地”。
单选题
  • A. have
  • B. enjoy
  • C. concern
  • D. contribute
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] B项enjoy意为“享有”。因下文为the benefits of these commodities,所以若选A项,则为have the benefits,“有……益处”。C项concern有一个固定短语:be concerned with sth.“关心,关注某事。”D项contribute“捐献,贡献。”
单选题
  • A. will reduce
  • B. will enhance
  • C. does not reduce
  • D. does not exclude
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] does not reduce意为“不降低”。讲一般道理时用一般现在时。而且,据上下文意思“一个人利用这些公共商品不应降低其他人利用它们的可能性”来判断,C项才是正确答案。
单选题
  • A. as same as
  • B. as rare as
  • C. as far as
  • D. as good as
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此句是要举例说明公共商品的享有。作者用not as rare as one might expect来表示有很多这类例子。
单选题
  • A. regarding
  • B. irrespective of
  • C. by virtue of
  • D. considering
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] irrespective of“无论,不管”。上下文辨义选词。此句意为:无论他们为大坝的修建做了多大的贡献,人人都能受益。A项应为regardless of“无论,不管”;C项by virtue of“依靠,由于”;D项considering“鉴于,考虑到”。
单选题
  • A. holds
  • B. has
  • C. grasps
  • D. carries
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] the same holds true for sth.对于……来说道理同样如此。
单选题
  • A. enjoying
  • B. sharing
  • C. catching sight of
  • D. utilization of
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] utilization of“利用”。导航的灯塔不能享有,只能利用。因此排除A项。B项sharing“分享,共同占有”;C项catch sight of“瞥见”。
单选题
  • A. has paid
  • B. has not paid
  • C. paid
  • D. did not pay
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 并列连词前后结构相同,意义相关。or前已用了一般过去时,因此并列分句中也用此时态。
单选题
  • A. charging
  • B. estimating
  • C. calculating
  • D. controlling
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据上下文,可能的意义是:因为……而收取费用。charge句型:charge sb.some money for sth.因为……而收取某人多少费用。B项estimating译为“估计”;C项calculating译为“计算”;D项controlling意为“控制”。
单选题
  • A. Because
  • B. Even
  • C. However
  • D. Surprisingly
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 由于通常不能直接用于连接两个单句,此句与下一句之间应该是主从句关系。选项中只有A项能作从句连词,且意义相符。