①The ideological make-up of the union is now______ different from what it had been..
A. restrictively
B. radically
C. inclusively
D. intensively
②The _____ lawyer asked that the charge against his client should be dismissed.
A. protecting
B. guarding
C. shielding
D. defending
③No doubt many will regard these as harsh words, but _____ they are true.
A. gravely
B. forcibly
C. regrettably
D. graciously
④At every stage of processing, products and materials should be protected from microbial and other_____.
A. configuration
B. constitution
C. condemnation
D. contamination
⑤I will_____ my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
A. tear off
B. tear out
C. tear away
D. tear down
⑥Another way of making____ less likely is to reduce the amount of choice we have: Often when people are afraid of making the wrong choice they end up doing nothing.
A. deliberation
B. slowness
C. punctuality
D. procrastination
⑦Public's trust in government is necessary and_____ for building a harmonious society..
A. incompatible
B. incredible
C. indefinite
D. indispensable
⑧One American study found that in a single year's teaching the top 10 % of teachers ____ three times as much learning to their pupils as the worst 10 % do.
A. rescue
B. witness
C. transmit
D. bequeath
参考解析:
①B. 这句话的意思是:协会的思想观念与过去截然不同。radically意为“根本地、彻底地”;restrictively意为“限制性地”;inclusively意为“包含地、内在地”;intensively意为“强烈地、集中地”。根据句意,选项B为正确答案。
②D. 这句话的意思是:辩护律师请求撤销对当事人的指控。defending意为“防守的、辩护的”;protecting意为“保护的、防护的”;guarding意为“保护的、监护的”;shielding意为“保护的、隐蔽的”。根据句意,选项D为正确答案。
③C. 这句话的意思是:固然会有很多人认为这些话过千刻薄, 但遗憾的是这些都是真话。regrettably意为“遗憾地、不幸地”;gravely意为“庄严地、严重”
地;forcibly意为“强制地、强有力的”;graciously意为“亲切地、和蔼地”。根据句意,选项C为正确答案。
④D. 这句话的意思是:在生产的每一 阶段,应保护产品和物料不受微生物和其他污染。contamination意为“污染”;configuration意为“轮廓、结构”; constitution意为“宪法、体质、构造”;condemnation意为“谴责、定罪”。根据句意,选项D为正确答案。
⑤D这句话的意思是:我要把仓房拆了,盖间更大的,贮藏我所有的粮食和财物。tear down意为“拆毁、拆除”;tear off意为“撕掉”;tear out意为“撕下”;tear away意为“强迫……离开”。根据句意,选项D为正确答案。
⑥D. 这句话的意思是:另外一个减少拖延的可能性的办法是减少可选择项的数目——人们经常因为害怕做出错误选择而一事无成。procrastination意为“拖延、 延迟”;deliberation意为“考虑、深思熟虑”;slowness意为“缓慢、迟钝”; punctuality意为“准时、守时”。根据句意,答案为D。
⑦D. 这句话的意思是:构建和谐社会不能缺少民众对政府的信任和支持。indispensable意为“必需的、不可或缺的”;incompatible意为“不兼容的、不相容的”;incredible意为“难以置信的、不可思议的”;indefinite意为“不确定的、含糊的”。根据句意,选项D为正确答案。
⑧C. 这句话的意思是:美国一项研究发现,同样是授课一年,最好的10%的老师传授给学生的知识是最差的10%的3倍。transmit意为“传递、传授”;rescue意为“营救、救援”;witness意为“目击、见证”;bequeath意为“遗赠”。根据句意,答案为C。