1. As everyone knows, the exchange ________ fluctuates almost daily.
A.ration
B.ratio
C.rate
D.interest
2. As a matter of rule, the scrap value of a vessel can hardly be at ________ with the sound value.
A. par
B.bearish
C.collapse
D.rally
3. As a salesman, he works on a (an ________ basis, taking 10% of everything he sells.
A.income
B. commission
C.salary
D.pension
4. As all of us know, color-blind people often find it difficult to ________ between blue and green.
A. separate
B.distinguish
C.compare
D.contrast
5. As a defense against air-pollution damage, many plants and animals_________ a substance to absorb harmful chemicals.
A.relieve
B. release
C.dismiss
D.disclose
6 As far as the rank of position is concerned, an associate professor is ________to a professor, though they are almost equally knowledgeable.
A.attached
B.subsidiary
C.previous
D.inferior
7. As I was just getting familiar with this job, 1 had_________ to ask my boss.
A.many
B.most
C.much
D.more
8. As soon as it started to rain we turned round and _________ home.
A.made for
B.called for
C.cared for
D.searched for
9. As scheduled, the communications satellite went into _________ round the earth.
A.circle
B.orbit
C.path
D.course
10. As is well-known, knowledge is the __________condition for expansion of mind.
A. indispensable
B.indefinite
C.inevitable
D.impossible
參考答案及解析:
1. C解析:rate的意思是“比率;速度”;exchange rate是固定的搭配,意思是“兌換率”;ratio的意思是“定量配給”;ratio的意思是“比,比率”,表示兩個量之間的關(guān)系。例如:Men outnumber women here in the ratio of three to one.此地男子數(shù)量以三比一超過女子。The ratio of 1 to 5 and 20 to 100 are the same.1與5之比和20與100之比相同。interest的意思是“利息”。
2.A解析: par 的意思是“等價”;bearish的意思是“看跌的”;collapse的意思是“暴跌”;rally的意思是“回升”。
3.B解析: commission的意思是“傭金,回扣”它是一個經(jīng)濟詞語;income 的意思是“收入,所得”;salary“(按月領(lǐng)取的)薪水”; pension的意思是“養(yǎng)老金,退休金”。
4.B解析: distinguish的意思是“別,區(qū)別”,經(jīng)常用于distinguish one thing from the other 和distinguish between A and B結(jié)構(gòu)中;separate的意思是“分離,分開,隔離”,常和from連用;compare的意思是“比較,比喻”,可用于compare…with…結(jié)構(gòu)中,意思是“與……相比”;contrast 的意思是“(使)對比,(使)對照”,常用在“in contrast to”的結(jié)構(gòu)中,意為“與……相對照”
5.B解析:release的意思是“釋放,解除”;relieve的意思是“減輕,安慰,解除”;dismiss的意思是“解雇,開除”;disclose的意思是“揭發(fā),揭露”。
6.D解析:inferior的意思是“地位較低的,地位較差的”,這個詞源于丁文,有比較意義,后跟介詞to引導(dǎo)出比較對象;attached的意思是“附上……的,連接的”; subsidiary的意思是“輔助的,附屬的;次要的”;previous的意思是“先前的,以前的”;
7.C解析:have much to do意為“有許多事情要做”;many作名詞時是“許多個;許多人”; most是many/much的最高級,move是many/much的比較級。
8. A解析: make for 的意思是“朝……前進,前往”;call for 的意思是“要求”;care for的意思是“照顧,照料”;searched for 的意思是“尋找,尋求”。
9. B解析:orbit的意思是“軌道”;circle的意思是“圓圈”;path的意思是“路線”;course的意思是“道路,路線”。
10. A解析:indispensable的意思是“不可缺少的,必須的”;indefinite的意思是“不確定的,模糊的,無限的”;inevitable的意思是“不可避免的”;impossible的意思是“不可能的”