106.Her jewelry1 ____ under the spotlights2 and she became the dominant3 figure at the ball.
A) glared
B) glittered
C) blazed
D) dazzled
107.Connie was told that if she worked too hard,her health would ____.
A) deteriorate4
B) degrade
C) descend5
D) decay
108.We find that some birds ____ twice a year between hot and cold countries.
A) transfer
B) commute6
C) migrate
D) emigrate
109.As visiting scholars,they willingly ____ to the customs of the country they live in.
A) submit
B) conform
C) subject
D) commit
110.More than 85 percent of French Canada's population speaks French as a mother tongue and ____ to the Roman Catholic faith.
A) caters7
B) adheres
C) ascribes
D) subscribes9
111.The professor found himself constantly ____ the question:How could anyone do these things?
A) presiding
B) poring
C) pondering
D) presuming
112.Weeks ____ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank robbery.
A) terminated
B) elapsed
C) overlapped10
D) expired
113.In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal,expansion joints11 are fitted which ____ the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contract freely.
A) relieve
B) reconcile
C) reclaim12
D) rectify13
答案:
106.B 参考译文:她的珠宝首饰在聚光灯下闪闪发光,让她在舞会上大出风头。
A) glared 闪耀,发出刺眼的强光,如The sun glared out of the blue sky(太阳在蓝天上发出强烈的光),也可表示怒气冲冲的瞪着某人,如glare at sb.
B) glittered 闪闪发光,闪烁,常指珠宝,星光等的闪光
C) blazed 燃烧,发光,发出。。的光辉
D) dazzled 使目眩,使眼花,使视线变得模糊,尤指被强光把双眼弄花的,如The bright light of the car dazzled me(这汽车的灯光使我目眩)
107.A 参考译文:Connie被告知假如工作太努力,她的健康就会愈加糟。
A) deteriorate 恶化
B) degrade 使堕落,使受屈辱,减少品格(身价,价值等)如You degrade yourself when you tell a lie(撒谎会贬低我们的身份)
C) descend 降低,下来
D) decay 使腐朽,使腐烂,使衰退
108.C 参考译文:大家发现一些鸟一年之中在天寒和天暖的国家之间迁徙两次。
A) transfer 移交,转移,调任
B) commute 往来,特别指常常乘车往来于工作地址和住所之间
C) migrate 迁徙(鸟类岁季节而按期迁移,鱼类的洄游)
D) emigrate 英文讲解为to leave one's own country in order to go and live in another country,看出主要指人移居海外
109.B 参考译文:作为访问学者,他们想遵守所在国的传统风俗。
A) submit 常与to连用服从,顺从,使降服,如refuse to submit to an unjust decision(拒绝服从不公正的决定),还表示提出,提交,如I submitted my papers to the examiner(我把试题交给主考官)
B) conform 与to或with连用,表示符合,适应,如conform to the customs of society(遵守社会风俗)
C) subject 常与to连用受统治,受支配
D) commit 委托,与to连用,表示致力于,约束或强制,如They were committed to follow orders(他们对命令竭尽全力)
110.B 参考译文:85%以上的法裔加拿大人以法语作为他们的母语,并信奉天主教。
A) caters 与to或for连用,迎合,投合,如cater for the need of the customers(迎合客户的需要)
B) adheres 与to连用,坚持,拥护,追随
C) ascribes 与to连用,总结于某一具体缘由,来源或根源,如ascribed the poor harvest to drought(把欠收归咎于干旱)
D) subscribes 与to连用,捐款,如subscribe to a charity(为慈善事业捐款),另外也可表示赞同,如I subscribe8 to your opinion(我赞成你的建议)
111.C 参考译文:教授发现自己一直考虑这个问题,如何会有人做这类事呢?
A) presiding 主持
B) poring 不及物动词,与on,over连用,凝视,细心研究,沉思
C) pondering 考虑,深思 He pondered the words thoroughly(他说每一句话都要仔细掂量)
D) presuming 假定,假设,觉得
112.B 参考译文:几个星期过去了,涉嫌银行打劫案的人仍然一个也没被逮捕。
A) terminated 停止,结束,终止,大家可以说一件事结束了,但不可以说一段时间结束了
B) elapsed 时间过去,消逝,流逝
C) overlapped 重叠
D) expired 期满,届满,终止,一般表示任期或是有效期终止。
113.A 参考译文:为了预防金属遭到重压胁迫,大家安装了膨胀接点,可以使管子自由缩胀,从而缓解重压。
A) relieve 减轻,解除,营救,救济
B) reconcile 使和解,使和谐,使顺从
C) reclaim 需要归还,收回,开垦
D) rectify 矫正,调整