单选题
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【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] words文字,单词;lines字行;suggestion建议;suggestiveness启发。根据前后句意,后句用“but”表转折,故选D。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] take(s)...as...把…看做…,理解为,但此句主语为book,须用被动语态;serve...as..作为,主语为单数三人称,故选C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] light做动词时,表点燃;ignite(s)点燃,使燃烧,此题空在动词不定式后,应用动词原形;clear清除,收拾;light up照亮,使…放光彩。故选A。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] abundantly丰富地,大量地;tremendously大量地;enough足够地,充足地,起修饰作用时,放在adj. adv. v. 之后有时可放在修饰的名词后,特别是当它有较长状语修饰时,如They were allowed time enough for recreation. 此题就考察此知识点;sufficiently足够地,A、B、D只能放在adj. v. 前起修饰作用,根据该句用法,故选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] enthusiasm,激情;thought,思想;happiness,快乐,幸福;satisfaction,满足,满意;根据上下文句意,选B。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] on/upon the subject。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 由关系代词what引导的宾语从句。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] closed接近,靠近,后接介词to; accustomed习惯于,后接介词to; acquainted认识,熟悉;后接介词with; informed精通的,知晓的,后接介词of,故选C。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] see看见;explore开发,开掘;discover发现;找到;invent发明。故选C正确。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意,文中讲述的是“读者一次次地在书中找到与自己个性的相通点,到最后他能清楚地明白他所有的性格特点。”两句间要用连词联系。故选B合适。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] individual个体,个人;humanity人文,人文精神;singleness一心一意;individuality个性特点,性格。故选D合适。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 空前有数量词many,故首先排除A、B。experiences经历,与题意不符,故选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] bias对…有偏见。此处应用形容词形式,故先排除A、D。据题意,应为B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] disturbance搅乱,弄乱;disorder。紊乱;discords不安;dislike不喜欢。故选C。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] arrogant骄傲自大的,傲慢的;talkative能说会道;novel小说,为名词,prosaic散文(般)的,根据空前的“poetic”,选D恰当。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] formulate制定,明确表达;form形成;establish建立,构建;compose构成,构造。故选B。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 关系代词指人,且为宾语,故选C。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] eventually最终地,最后地;habitually习惯性地;instantly快速地,立刻地;permanently永久地,永远地。故选B正确。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] cute漂亮的,聪明的;clear清楚的,清晰的;keen敏锐的,锐利的;active活泼地,主动的。故选C。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] determined意志坚决的;subjective主观的;arbitrary武断的;arrogant雄辩的,故选A。