2012年在職MBA英語詞匯加強練習題及答案(2)
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1.Some people believe that since oil is scarce, the ________ of the motor industry is
uncertain.
A) terminal
B) benefit
C) fate
D) estimate
1,選C。本句是由believe引導的一個賓語從句,在賓語從句中有一個原因狀語since oil is scarce.
參考譯文:一些人相信由于石油的稀少,汽車工業(yè)的前景是不確定的.
2.To speed up the ________ of letters, the Post Office introduced automatic sorting.
A) treatment
B) delivery
C) transmission
D) departure
2,選B。本句前半部分為不定式做目的狀語,后半部分為主句.雖然結(jié)構(gòu)比較簡單,但卻含有非謂語動詞這一十分重要的語法現(xiàn)象, 詞組speed up當“加速”講.
參考譯文:為了加速信件的投遞,郵局引入了自動分揀設(shè)備.
3.These overseas students show great ________ for learning a new
language.
A) enthusiasm
B) authority
C) convention
D) faith
3,選A。本句根據(jù)上下文的意思,以及介詞for,可以選出答案enthusiasm.enthusiasm的形容詞形式為enthusiastic,其固定搭配enthusiastic about 表示熱衷于...的意思.authority有兩個固定搭配,an authority on表示在...方面的權(quán)威,authority over 對...的凌駕.
參考譯文:這些海外學生對學習一門新語言表現(xiàn)出了巨大的熱情.
4.The defense lawyer was questioning the old man who was one of the ________
of the murder committed last month.
A) observers
B) witnesses
C) audiences
D) viewers
4,選B。本句中包括一個定語從句who was one of the witnesses of the murder committed last month.主句部分為The defense lawyer was questioning the old man.
參考譯文:辯護律師審問老人,這個老人是上個月謀殺案的目擊證人之一.
5.Politically these nations tend to be ________, with very high birth rates but
poor education and very low levels of literacy.
A) unstable
B) reluctant
C) rational
D) unsteady
5,選A。本句前半部分Politically these nations tend to be unstable為主句,后半部分with very high birth rates but poor education and very low levels of literacy.為狀語.根據(jù)標志詞high,poor以及very low,可知應(yīng)該選擇unstable.
參考譯文:政治上,這些人口增長率高,教育水平低,文化素質(zhì)不高的國家是不穩(wěn)定的