1. The new washing machines are ____ at the rate offifty a day.
A. turn upB. turn downC. turned outD. turned in
2.____ should any money be given to a small child.
A. On no accountB. From all accounts.
C. Of no account D. By all accounts
3. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded ____the nurse Florence Nightingale.
A. in line withB. in favor ofC. in honor ofD. in place of
4. Visitors are asked to ____ with the regulations.
A. contrastB. consultC. complyD. conflict
5. He thought he could talk Mr.Robinson ____ buyingsome expensive equipment.
A. onB. ofC. roundD. into
6. The republication of the poet’s most recent works certainly ____ his national reputation.
A. magnifyB. strengthenC. enlargeD. enhance
7. Although the two players are ____ in the tennis court, they are really good friends.
A. partnersB. enemiesC. rivalsD.companions
8. His body temperature has been ____ for three days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade.
A. uncommonB. disorderedC. abnormalD. extraordinary
9. The final document was of course, supposed to mend the damage ______ upon the world by the war.
A. imposedB. impressedC. compelledD. compressed
10 The drowning child was saved by Dick’s ____ action.
A. acuteB. alertC. profoundD. prompt
1. C)【句意】新洗衣机以每天50台的速度生产出来。
【难点】turn out意为“生产”;turn up意为“开大(收音机、煤气等)”;turn down意为“把…调低,拒绝”;turn in意为“上交”。
2. A)【句意】绝不应该给小孩子钱。
【难点】on no account意为“绝不”;from all accounts和by all accounts意为“根据说法”,并非固定搭配,而of no account意为“丝毫不重要”是从成语of…account(“有…重要性”)演化而来的,account可加some, great, little, small等限定词进行修饰,表示程度。
3. C)【句意】在伦敦时,我们访问了为纪念弗劳伦斯 南丁格尔护士而建立的医院。
【难点】in honor of意为“为…的荣誉”;in line with意为“与…一致”; in favor of意为“支持,赞成”;in place of意为“代替”。
4. C)【句意】要求参观者遵守规则。
【难点】comply with意为“遵守”。其它三个词都可与介词with搭配:consult with意为“和…商量”;contrast with意为“与…形成对比”;conflict with意为“与…抵触”。
5. D)【句意】他想他能说服鲁宾逊先生买一些昂贵的设备。
【难点】除talk之外,还可用persuade或reason表达同一意思。另外,talk或reason sb. out of (doing) sth.意为“说服某人不做某事”。
6. D)【句意】这位诗人新作再版无疑会提高他在国内的知名度。
【难点】enhance意为“提高”;magnify意为“放大,扩大(使某物看起来比本身大)”;strengthen意为“加强,变强(使身体强壮,使某物更加牢固,结实)”;enlarge意为“扩大(使某物变大,或变宽)”。
7. C)【句意】这两位网球选手场上是对手,场下是朋友。
【难点】rivals意为“对手”;companion意为“同伴”;enemy意为“敌人”;partner为“搭档,合伙人”。
8. C)【句意】他的体温一连三天都不正常,最高时达到40.5度。
【难点】abnormal意为“不正常的”;uncommon意为“不寻常的”;disordered意为“失调的”;extraordinary意为“格外的”。
9. A)【句意】最后的文件当然是弥合战争给世界造成的创伤。
【难点】impose意为“强加”;impress意为“给…以深刻印象”;compel意为“强迫”;compress意为“压缩”。
10.D)【句意】迪克行动迅速地救起了落水儿童。
【难点】acute意为“敏锐的,急性的”;alert意为“警觉的,警惕的”;profound意为“深奥的”。