1.Microsoft insisted that Windows NT should be used on every type of computer, from notebook-size ___ ones to the huge ones that fill data centers.
A) portable
B) mobile
C) slight
D) domestic
2.It was nearly Christmas, and the children were in high ___.
A) moods
B) spirits
C) tempers
D) hearts
3.Scientists have discovered a close ___ between smoking and several serious diseases.
A) contact
B) connection
C) communication
D) combination
4.We have enormous reserves of oil still waiting to be ___.
A) deposited
B) disposed
C) tackled
D) tapped
5.He grew very angry when he realized how he had been ___ out of his money.
A) tricked
B) plotted
C) deceived
D) robbed
6.The cars were___because it was impossible to go any further in the fog.
A) sacrificed
B) transported
C) abandoned
D) removed
7.The president ___ the nation on the subject of war and peace.
A) remarked
B) addressed
C) debated
D) commented
8.He ___me to take a lawyer to court with me.
A) advised
B) suggested
C) demanded
D) insisted
9.The police ___ him of participation in the robbery.
A) distrusted
B) questioned
C) suspected
D) doubted
10.The government is ___ to reassure everyone that the situation is under control.
A) worried
B) anxious
C) concerned
D) desirable
答案解析:
1.答案:A
译文:微软强调Windows NT应该适用于每一种类型的计算机,不管是手提电脑还是用于数据中心的巨型电脑。
解析:A) portable adj./n. 轻便的,手提式的,可移植的, 便携式电脑,活动房屋
eg. a ~ typewriter 手提打字机 a ~ test instrument 便携式测试仪器
B) mobile adj./n. 活动的,流动的,易变的,活动装置
eg. a ~ missile launcher 移动式导弹发射器 ~ labour 流动劳动力
~ troops 快速部队 a ~ face 表情多变的脸 ~ phone 手机
C) slight adj./vt. 纤细的,轻微的,少量的,轻视,藐视
eg. a ~ figure 瘦小的身材 a ~ framework 脆弱的骨架
a ~ cold 轻微的伤风 a ~ difference 微小的区别
D) domestic adj./n. 家庭的,国内的,本地的
eg. ~ economy 家庭经济 ~ appliances 家用器具
~ and foreign policies 国内外政策
2.答案:B
译文:快到圣诞了,孩子们兴致高涨。
解析:A) be in a good (bad) mood 情绪好(坏)
B) in high/great spirits 情绪高涨,兴高采烈
in poor/low spirits 情绪低落,意气消沉
C) be in a good (bad) temper 心情好(不好)
D) in heart 情绪高昂的
3.答案:B
译文:科学家们已经发现吸烟和一些重病之间的紧密联系。
解析:A) contact n./vt./vi./adj./adv. 接触,联系,交往
eg. The pilot tried to make ~ with his base. 飞行员设法与基地联系。
A physical ~ 身体的接触
Come into ~ with new ideas 接触新思想
B) connection n. 联结,连接,联系,关系,因果(或逻辑)关系
eg. His illness must have had some ~ with his diet. 他的病想必同他的饮食有关。
C) communication n. 传达,交流,交往,沟通,通讯
eg. a lack of ~ between old and young persons 老年人和青年人之间的缺乏沟通
The Ministry of Communications (中国)交通部
D) combination n. 结合(体),联合(体)
eg. in ~ with 与……联合,与……结合,与……混合
4.答案:D
译文:我们有大量的石油储备可以开发。
解析:A) deposit vt./vi./n. 存放,储蓄,沉淀
eg. ~ sth. with sb. 把某物寄放在某人处 ~money in a bank 把钱存在银行里
oil ~ 油田,石油藏量 a savings ~ 储蓄金
B) dispose vt./vi. 配置,布置,安排,使倾向于,使适应
eg. I am ~d to agree with you. 我倾向于你的观点。
~these floppy disks within reach 把这些软盘安放在伸手可以取到的地方
C) tackle n./vt./vi. 用具,着手处理,对付,解决
eg. ~sb. on a subject 为某一问题与某人交涉
~sb. about his frequent absences 为某人经常缺勤而找他谈话
D) tap vt./vi./n. 开发,发掘,水龙头
eg. ~the natural resources 开发自然资源
~the production potential