单选题
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单选题
[A] find [B] take [C] show [D] make sure
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词义辨析。本句说明show在过去曾用来显示温度,find表示 “发现”;take表示“拿走”;show表示“显示”;make sure表示“确 信”。因此show the temperature为正确搭配。
单选题
[A] changed [B] been developed [C] been cleaned [D] informed
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词义辨析。本句说明在世界发生变化的时候,这个词也扩展了 它的意思。四个选项中只能用主动语态the world has changed,而不能 使用被动语态。
单选题
[A] turn out [B] take on [C] take in [D] come into
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查短语辨析。本句说明这个词已经呈现出很多不同的意思。turn out表示“结果”;take on表示“具有,呈现”;take in表示“吸收”; come into表示“进入,取得”。结合句意,take on为正确选项。
单选题
[A] satisfaction [B] interest [C] sense [D] interesting
单选题
[A] famous [B] out of date [C] favorite [D] modern
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词义辨析。本句说明当我们看到自己喜爱的球员时会不自禁 地认为他很酷。famous表示“著名的”;out of date表示“过时的”; favorite表示“最喜爱的”;modern表示“现代的”。根据句意可知 favorite为正确答案。
单选题
[A] in stead of [B] in place of [C] to take place of [D] exchange
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查短语辨析。本句大意为我们可以用cool来替代很多其他的 词。install of表示“更换,而非…”;in place of表示“代替”;take place of是个错误表达法,正确的短语应为take the place of“替代”; exchange表示“交换”。本句只说明可以用cool替代其他词而不是不能 使用其他词。
单选题
[A] is used to [B] showing [C] used to [D] explaining
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查句子结构辨析。本句大意为这里有一个有趣的故事用以说明这 个词的用法。主句为Here's a story used to illustrate,此处的used to并非 表示“过去常常”而是表示“被用来”,是个过去分词短语修饰story。
单选题
[A] write for [B] copy down [C] describe [D] say something
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查词义辨析定语从句that make your life as colorful修饰any other words put表示“放置”;change表示“改变”;better表示“改 善”;make表示“使”。只有make后可以接形容词colorful,因此[D] 为正确答案。