Part II 词汇

Onceabed is completed in the factory, it undergoesarigorous quality control process.

1. long
2. complex
3. strict
4. complete

答案 C

工厂里的床一旦完工，就会经过严格的质量把控程序。

long"长的"；complex"复杂的"；strict"严格的"；complete"完整 的"。这里需要选择和rigorous（严格的）相近的词，故选C。

It saved them an hour duringaprocedure that would normally take three hours.

1. merely
2. possibly
3. usually
4. rarely

答案 C

在一个通常需要三个小时的程序中，它为他们节省了一个小时。

merely"只是；仅仅"；possibly"很可能"；usually"经常"；rarely "很少"。这里需要选择和normally（通常）相近的词，故选C。

The universe is presumed to contain many other planets with some form of life.

1. destined
2. intended
3. expected
4. supposed

答案 D

据推测，宇宙中有许多地方其他行星存在某种形式的生命。

destine"指定，区分"；intend"打算"；expect"期待，预期"； suppose"假设，推想"；这里需要选择和presume（假定，推测）相近的词， 故选D。

The scene has shocked me because it is something alien to me.

1. unfair
2. unfamiliar
3. unnecessary
4. uncomfortable

答案 B

这个情景令我十分震惊，因为它对于我来说是陌生的。

unfair"不公正的"; unfamiliar"不熟悉的"; unnecessary"没必要的"; uncomfortable"不舒服的";这里需要选择和alien（相异的，外国的）相近的词， 故选B。

The new situation in this area calls forachange in our financial policies.

1. suggests
2. requires
3. demonstrates
4. identifies

答案 B

这个地区的新形势要求我们改变财政政策。

suggest"建议";require"要求";demonstrate"示范";identify"确定， 鉴别"; call for"要求；需要"和require意思最接近，故选B。

He claimed that he hadawonderful job and was well paid, but his mother knew that he had made it all up.

1. invented
2. invested
3. corrected
4. collected

答案 A

他说他有一份很好的工作，工资很高，但是他妈妈知道他是编造的。

invent"发明，捏造";invest"投资";correct"纠正";collect"收集"; make up"编造"和invent意思最接近，故选A。

Though many people witnessed the accident, they were not sure about the exact consequences.

1. orders
2. processes
3. results
4. causes

答案 C

虽然许多人目睹了这次事故，但他们不清楚确切的结果。

order"命令；订单";process"过程；进程";result"结果";cause"原 因";consequence"结果，后果"和result意思最接近，故选C。

Supported by sufficient evidence, his argument seems to haveagreat deal of validity.

1. challenge
2. value
3. truth
4. utility

答案 C

有充分的证据支持，他的论述似乎很有说服力。

challenge"挑战";value"价值";truth"事实，真相";utility"效用，功 用";validity意为"正确性，有效性"与truth意思最接近，故选C。

The supply of silver in the mine had diminished, causing great concern among the people of the town.

1. disappeared
2. erupted
3. expired
4. declined

答案 D

矿井里的银供应减少了，引起了镇上居民的极大关注。

disappear"消失"；erupt"爆发，喷出";expire"期满";decline"下降， 衰退"。diminish"减少，降低",和decline意思最接近，故选D。

A deficiency of soil nutrients can cause the crop to be of low quality.

1. lack
2. supply
3. number
4. source

答案 A

土壤养分缺乏会导致农作物品质的下降。

lack"缺乏，缺少"；supply"供给，提供";number"数量";source" 来源"。deficiency"缺乏"选项中只有lack意思最接近，故选A。