填空题  In economics the value added by a manufacturing firm to its products is the difference between the price of a finished product and the cost of raw materials, parts supplies, fuel, and electrical energy used in the production of that product. When 1 in this manner, the value added by manufacture is a useful index of the manufacturing firm''s 2 to the national economy. It is a more 3 index, of course, than 4 sales, a figure that is misleading because it tells 5 about production costs and 6 the manufacturing firm is 7 at a profit or at a loss.   In education there is now a spirited 8 as to whether such a concept would not be most 9 for college graduates is evidently 10 in the salaries they can command  11 receipt of a college degree. Engineers, accountants, and computer specialists command 12 salaries upon graduation and by implication, there must be an 13 value added to their marketability 14 the education and training they 15 in college. When looked at more closely, 16 ,the missing factor is 17 the difference between learner capabilities 18 to their educational experiences and graduate capabilities after 19 a college degree. In brief, how much does the student 20 from the instruction he or she has received?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】compute=calculate(计算)。 D.count 意为“计数”。其余二词与句意无关。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】contribution=sth.contributed(贡献)。 A.creation(创造),B.distribution(分配),D.donation(捐赠),与句意不符。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】前半句提到gross sales(销售总额)是一种misleading (误导的)数字,故此处只能选表示否定的nothing。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此从句与product costs(生产成本)并列,作about 的宾语,而非与because并列。据句意逻辑与结构(句尾有 or),只有用表示间接问句的whether最恰当。句末的at a profit or at a loss意为“赢利还是亏损”。 NULL
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】operate=work(运行;经营),作不及物动词,符合此句结构要求。其余三词主要为及物动词,其后应有宾语,均不合此句结构。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】debate;formal discussion,eg.At a public meeting or in Parliament(正式讨论;辩论),a spirited debate“热烈的辩论”。 A.argument (争吵;争论),C.quarrel(争吵),D.disturbance(扰乱;动乱)。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】appropriate=suited to(适宜于……的),后接for/to,恰合此题要求。 delightful(令人高兴的),distinctive(特别的),acceptable (to)(可接受的),不合句意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此处reflect=express(表达;表现;反映)。句中command意为deserve and get(应得,博得)。例如:Great men command our respect.伟人应受我们尊敬。 B.embodied(体现,包括),C.embraced(包括),D.indicated(表示)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】upon/on +动词性名词或动名词,意为“在……后(立即)”,符合句意要求。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】此处impressive= moving (动人的)。impressive salaries 意为“丰厚的薪金”。 plentiful 和abundant 同义,皆指事物供应的“丰富,充裕”,通常后接不可数名词。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】appreciable= enough to be seen or noticed (<大得>可看到的;明显的;可观的)。applicable(可应用的)不合句意。essential (基本的)和inherent(固有的)与后面的added(增加上的)相矛盾。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】此处的结构是value added to... by...(由……添加到……上的价值),by引入被动行为的主体。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】realistic=practical(实际的;现实的)。a more realistic index(更切合实际的指数)指制造产品所增加的价值。 B.specific(具体的),C.elastic(弹性的),D.economic(经济的),不合句意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】receive= accept;get (接受;得到),它的宾语which被省略。其余三词不合句意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】上句所说只是by implication (根据内涵)的推断;此句说,“当更仔细查看时……”,两句之间应是转折关系,故只有however可取。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 obviously:easily seen;clearly(显而易见地;明显地),符合句意。curiously (奇怪地),graciously(优雅地),dubiously (犹豫不决地)。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】 prior=before,恰好与后面的 after 相对,指“学生受教育前的能力与毕业生获学士学位后的能力之间的差别”,便是学生从教育中获益的部分,此文将它比作“生产成本”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】earn:get sth.that one deserves,or because of one''s qualities (得到;获得),相当于receive,与句意相符。granting(给予),conferring(授予),offering(提供),皆指给予别人。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】解析]benefit from=receive benefit from/by(受益;获益于),适合句意。attain(获得),reward(酬劳,奖赏),favor(有利于),皆不适用。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】gross=total(总的;毛的),与 net(纯的,净的)相反。gross sales:销售总额,符合文意。retail:零售的。ready sales:畅销。