题目
1 Scientists are pushing known technologies to their limits in an attempt to________more energy from the earth.

A) extract?????????????
B) inject?????????????
C) discharge
D) drain

2 The Chinese Red Cross________a generous sum to the relief of the victims of the earthquake in Turkey.

A) administered??????????
B) elevated??????????
C) assessed
D) contributed

3 The first sentence in this paragraph is________; it can be interpreted in many ways.

A) intricate????????????
B) ambiguous???????????
C) duplicated
D) confused

4 They used to quarrel a lot, but now they are completely________with each other.

A) reconciled???????????
B) negotiated??????????
C) associated
D) accommodated

5 The local business was not much________by the sudden outbreak of the epidemic.

A) intervened???????????
B) insulated????????????
C) hampered
D) hoisted

6 The most important________for assessment in this contest is originality of design.

A) threshold????????????
B) partition?????????????
C) warrant
D) criterion

7 The woman was worried about the side effects of taking aspirins. but her doctor________her that it is absolutely harmless.

A) retrieved?????????????
B) released?????????????
C) reassured
D) revived

8 We can't help being________of Bob who bought a luxurious sports car just after the money was stolen from the office.

A) skeptical????????????
B) appreciative????????????
C) suspicious
D) tolerant

9 The board of the company has decided to ________ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.

A) multiply
B) lengthen
C) expand
D) stretch

10 His business was very successful, but it was at the ________ of his family life.

A) consumption
B) credit
C) exhaustion
D) expense

答案及讲解

答案：

A D B A C D C C C D

1 参考译文：科学家将技术用到极致，试图提取地球上更多的能源。

A) extract?提出，取出，extract sth. from sth.从某物中提取某物????
????????
B) inject?注射，注入，inject sth. into sb./sth.给某人/物注射药物或其他液体，不与from连用??
??????????
C) discharge 释放某人，排放液体，气体，电流等，discharge sth. into...将某物排放到...，不与from连用

D) drain 使液体流走，drain sth. from sth.从...中放走某物

2 参考译文：中国红十字会为救济土耳其地震灾民捐赠了大笔资金。

A) administered?给予，管理，administer sth. to sb.正式发放或给予某人某物，注意题中to后 后为the relief of the victims，而不是表示人的victims??
???????
B) elevated?举起，提拔，elevate sb./sth. to sth.将某人或某物举起提到更高的位置??????
???
C) assessed评价，评估

D) contributed

3 参考译文：这段的第一句话有歧义，可以有多种解释。

A) intricate?复杂精细的，难以理解的??
?????????
B) ambiguous?含糊的，不明确的，有多种意思的???
???????
C) duplicated 复制的

D) confused 混乱的，不清楚的，主语通常为人，使人迷惑应为confusing

4 参考译文：他们以前常吵架，现在完全和好了。

A) reconciled?调解，和好，和解，常与with连用，be reconciled with sb.和某人和好?
?????????
B) negotiated?谈判，商量，negoticated with sb.与某人商议?????
????
C) associated 联合，结交，associate with sb.和某人结交

D) accommodated 提供，供给住宿，accommodate sb. with sth.供给某人某物

5 参考译文：当地的商业并未受到流行病突然爆发的太大影响。

A) intervened?干涉，干预????
??????
B) insulated?隔离，使绝缘???
????????
C) hampered 阻碍，妨碍

D) hoisted 升起，提升

6 参考译文：这项比赛的最重要的评比标准是设计的原创性。

A) threshold?门槛，开端，on the threshold of 在...的开端??
?????????
B) partition?分割，分裂，常与of连用??
??????????
C) warrant 理由，原因，搜查令 warrant for sth./doing sth.做某事的理由

D) criterion 标准，通常与for连用

7 参考译文：这位妇女担心阿司匹林的副作用，但医生安慰她说安全无害。

A) retrieved?找回，收回，挽回???
?????????
B) released?放出，释放????
????????
C) reassured 使安心，使放心

D) revived 使再生，使再流行

8 参考译文：我们忍不住怀疑鲍勃，因为他在办公室失窃后买了辆豪华跑车。

A) skeptical?对...持怀疑态度的，不相信的，be skeptical of sth.怀疑某事???
????????
B) appreciative?欣赏的，感激的，be appreciative of sth.感激某事????
???????
C) suspicious 怀疑的，引起怀疑的,be suspicious of sb.怀疑某人或某事

D) tolerant 容忍的，宽容的，be tolerant of sb./sth.容忍某人某事

9 参考译文:公司董事会已决定扩大业务，使其包括成衣业务的所有方面.

A) multiply:vt. 乘,使相乘;倍增vi. 增加

B) lengthen:vt. 加长,使延长vi. 变长

C) expand:vt. 展开;扩大,扩充,发展膨胀,扩张;张开,展开,使膨胀,使扩张;张开

D) stretch:n. 伸展,张开,连绵,一段路,一段时间a. 可伸缩的,弹性的vt. 伸展,张开,曲解

10 参考译文:他的生意非常成功,但这是以损害他的家庭生活为代价的.

A) consumption:n. 消费,消费量,憔悴

B) credit:n.\v. 信任,信誉,信用,信贷,赊欠n.\v. 荣誉,光荣,称赞,给予荣誉

C) exhaustion:n. 疲惫,筋疲力尽,竭尽

D) expense:n. 花费,消费,消耗;开支,经费;费钱之物