单选题
Which of the following is true about the politician?
A.He had proposed the same policy 2 years before the speech.
B.He did mention his old adVocacy in his speech.
C.There was no time for the politician to talk about his advocacy.
D.His speech was just the opposite of what he had advocated 2 years
before.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析]
At no time during his speech did the politician mention that he had advocated the opposite policy two years before.
[分析] 句型转换。
根据原文“At no time during his speech did the politician mention that he had advocated the opposite policy two years before.”,原句是倒装句,译文为:在 他的演讲中,这位政治家很快就提到了两年以前他拥护过相反的政策。所以应选D选项,他的演讲和他两年前所拥护的政策正相反。
单选题
What happened to train travel?
A.Trains were stuck in the snow.
B.People couldn't get train tickets.
C.Many people had to stand on the train.
D.Train travel was suspended because of severe snowstorm.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析]
The snowstorm brought train travel to a standstill.
[分析] 词义理解。
根据原文“The snowstorm brought train travel to a standstill.”,译文为:暴风雪使得火车旅行停止了下来。本题关键是理解单词standstill的词义,意思是:停止、停滞。正确选项为D“因为严重的暴风雪,火车旅行停止了” suspend意思是:悬空、停止。A选项意为“火车陷在了雪中”,be stuck in, 陷入、陷进。C选项为干扰选项,意为“人们不得不站在火车上”,容易 和standstill发生混淆。
单选题
What happened to him after the World Tennis Tournament?
A.He became famous.
B.He joined the airlines industry.
C.He had habitual headaches.
D.He became a hair stylist.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析]
After winning the World Tennis Tournament,he made headlines.
[分析] 理解推断。
根据原文“After winning at the World Tennis Tournament,he made it into headlines.”,译文为:在赢得世界网球公开赛之后,他成为头条新闻。本题关键是理解headline的词义,即头条、头条新闻,由此可以推断他成名 了,所以选A。
单选题
What is bound to happen if a judge is NOT capable ofhis work?
A.Injustice.
B.He would be displaced.
C.He would be dismissed.
D.Miscarriage.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析]
Incompetence on the part of a judge cannot but lead to miscarriage of justice.
[分析] 同义替换。
根据原文“Incompetence on the part of a judge cannot but lead to miscarriage of justice.”,译文为:对法官来说,如果工作不能胜任,只会导致正义的失败。 所以应选A,选项中用injustice不公平代替了原句的miscarriage ofjustice。
单选题
Hos is the weather like?
A.Good enough for outing.
B.Bad.
C.Not as good as itwas a while ago.
D.It's getting better.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析]
I really don't.want to go out to dinner if the weather continues like this.
[分析] 理解推断。
根据原文“I really don't want to go out to dinner ifthe weather continues like this.”, 译文为:如果天气继续这样的话,我真的不想出去吃晚餐了。所以选B, 天气状况很糟糕。