单选题
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。