19. To ensure its sustained progress in economy, the government has ______ a series of policies.
A.reserved
B.issued
C.delivered
D.expressed
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题考查动词词义。空格中动词主语为government,宾语为a series of policies,由此可以推断选项B.issue(颁布,颁发)符合题意。reserve预定reserve a return ticket/a table for three;issue发布,颁布,发行,issue an order, issue a regulation, issue newspaper;deliver投送,交付,使分娩,deliver newspapers/goods to door, deliver the confidential files to the one on duty, deliver a baby;express表达,特快的express one's gratitude, express train。
20. He has never worried about his properties because he has ______ them against disasters and theft.
A.assured
B.ensured
C.insured
D.secure
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题是近形动词辨析题。空格中动词宾语为代词them(指代properties财产),空格后为介词against disasters and theft.由此可以推断空格中动词意思为“为……保险”,所以答案为C。assure向……保证,使放心,assure you of the reliability of the news/you that the news are reliable;ensure确保,ensure one's safety/success/the supply of the necessities;insure保险,insure house against fire/life against accident; secure使安全,安全的,secure the coast areas from the food, feel, secure with you beside me。
21. The terrorists kidnapped the director of the company and demanded a large sums of money for his ______.
A.liberty
B.relief
C.relaxation
D.release
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题是词义辨析题。本题前半句说明绑架分子要求大笔钱,空格之后表明要钱的目的就是释放被绑架者,由此可以推断本题答案为D.release(释放)。liberty自由,liberty of the choice of religion/speech;relief减轻,救济give a patient, relief from pain, provide relief for refugees;relaxation(精神等的)放松;release释放,发表(消息)relief energy/smell/prisoner, relief news。
22. A completely new situation is bound to ______ when the examination system is introduced.
23. A good way to ______ a language is to live in the native culture with the native speakers.
A.require
B.inquire
C.acquire
D.enquire
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题为近形动词辨析题。该动词做不定式使用,其宾语为language(语言),由此可以推断选项C.acquire(学到)符合题意。inquire=enquire询问,inquire of the timetable;acquire获得,学到~knowledge/experience/skills。
24. A product is to be regarded as being ______ when introduced into the another country at less than its normal value.
A.discharged
B.discarded
C.disposed
D.dumped
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为近形动词辨析题。该动词的时间状语从句意思为“产品以低于正常价格输入另一个国家”,由此可以推断D.dump(倾销)符合题意。discharge放出,流出,排出,discharge electricity/water;dispose(of)处理,discharge of wastes;dump倾倒;倾销。
25. It's apparent that the wooden bridge is not strong enough to ______ the weight of a lorry.
A.retain
B.sustain
C.obtain
D.maintain
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为近形动词辨析题。空格前意思为“这座桥不够坚固”,空格后意思为“大卡车的重量”,由此可以推断选项B.sustain(支撑)符合题意。retain保留,eliminate the false and retain the true;support=sustain支撑,support the weight of;obtain获得,得到,obtain a book/degree;maintain维持,维修,maintain a balance/building。
26. After his recovery from illness, he is determined to ______ what he had been doing to attain the goal.
A.assume
B.consume
C.presume
D.resume
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题为近形动词辨析题。空格前为“决定”,空格后为“他一直做的事情”由此可以推断选项D.resume(从新开始)符合题意。assume假定,设想,assume this to be true,consume消费,吃掉,consume three apples once;presume假设,认为;resume再开始,重新开始,恢复,resume higher education/what you were doing just now。
27. The transition from wife's to mother's role require the wife to ______ to the completely new situation in daily life.
A.adapt
B.adjust
C.adopt
D.accept
A B C D
A
[解析] 本题为近形动词词义及用法辨析题。首先注意到空格后为介词to,其次介词to的宾语为the new situation,由此可以推断选项A.adapt(适应)符合题意。adapt(to)适应,adapt to the change/new environment/cold weather;adjust调节,调整,adjust the teaching/watch/camera;adopt采纳,收养,adopt an idea/method/homeless dog。
28. All workers, regardless of their sex and education, are required to ______ at the age of 60.
A.resign
B.retire
C.regain
D.retain
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题为近行动词辨析题。该动作被要求,并且要求的年龄为60岁,由此可以判断选项B.retire(退休)符合题意。resign辞职,放弃,resign one's position;retire隐居,退休,离开,retire from the world/business;retain保留,保持,retain the appearance of youth.
29. The plane found the spot and hovered close enough to ______ that it was a car.
35. The novel contains some marvellously revealing ______ of rural life in the 19th century.
A.glances
B.glimpses
C.glares
D.gleams
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题考查词语辨析。glance可作vi./n.,作名词讲时指“一瞥,眼光”;glimpse“一瞥,微现,闪耀(光)”,可用作比喻,如:Her worried face gave me a glimpse of her true feelings.她的忧伤表情使我感受到她内心的真实感情;glare表示“眩目,眩目的光,显眼”;gleam指“微弱的闪光,一丝光线”等。从词义上可直接得出答案为B。
36. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his ______ to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied.