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【题干】His inability to speak English put him at a _________ at the international conference.
A. shortcoming B.fault
C.disadvantage D.weakness
【答案】C
【解析】句意:他不会说英语,这使他在国际会议中处于不利地位。shortcoming“缺点”;fault“过失”;disadvantage“不利条件”;weakness“弱点”。根据句意可知选C。put sb.at a
disadvantage为固定搭配,意为“使某人处于不利地位”。
【题干】The No.52 Bus ________ passengers from the railway station to the park every day.
A. settles B.transports
C.organizes D.travels
【答案】B
【解析】句意:52路公共汽车每天把乘客们从火车站送到公园。tansport“运送;运输”,~ansport…from…to…“把……从……运到……”,符合句意。settle“解决;定居”;organize“组织”;travel“旅行”。
【题干】Being able to speak another language fluently is a great _______ when you’re looking for a job.
A. chance B.disadvantage
C.advantage D.fault
【答案】C
【解析】句意:找工作时,能流利地说另外一种语言是一个很大的优势。chance“机会”;disadvantage“不利条件”;advantage“优势,长处”;fault“过失”。根据句意选C。
【题干】Taxi _______ is higher than the bus.
A. costs B.fare
C.charge D.bill
【答案】B
【解析】 fare指“(乘车、船、飞机等的)费用”,符合语境。cost通常用复数,表示“成本”;charge“要价,收费;零花钱”;bill指“账单”。
【题干】 If you take my_______,you’11 make a lot of money in the trade.
A. command B.Principle
C.attitude D.tip
【答案】D
【解析】句意:如果你接受我的建议,你会在贸易中挣很多钱。Tip“建议”,符合句意。command“命令”;principle“原则”;attitude“态度”,均不合句意。
【题干】 Bad habits,_______ formed,are difficult,and sometimes impossible to shake off.
A. once B.before
C.until D.unless
【答案】A
【解析】句意:坏习惯一旦养成,就很难有时不可能摆脱掉。once在句中引导时间状语从句,表示“一旦……就……”,符合句意。
【题干】I met her quite by _____ at the bus station.
A. chance B.opportunity
C.occasion D.possibility
【答案】A
【解析】 by chance为固定搭配,意为“偶然地,意外地”,而B、C、D三项都不能与by连用,故选A。
【题干】—Have you ________ him to give up the job?
—Yes.I have.But he doesn’t listen to me.
A. persuaded B.suggested
C.agreed D.advised
【答案】D
【解析】由答语But he doesn’t listen to me.可知,没有说服他放弃那份工作,故排除A。suggest和agree后不能接动词不定式的复合结构;advise表示“建议;劝说”,后可接不定式做宾语补足语。
【题干】 Do you think shopping online will _________ take the place of shopping in stores?
A. especially B.frequently
C.merely D.finally
【答案】D
【解析】句意:你认为网上购物最终会取代商店购物吗?especially“特别地;尤其”