2. Last Sunday she came to visit us out of the blue. The italicized phrase means ______.
A.unexpectedly
B.unhappily
C.untidily
D.unofficially
A B C D
A
[解析] 题干:上个星期天,她突如其来地拜访了我们。斜体短语out of the blue和下面哪个单词同义?考查固定用法和副词词义。out of the blue表示unexpectedly, without Warning“未经事先告知地,突如其来地”,A与此含义一致。unhappily“不高兴地”;untidily“不干净地,不整洁地”;unofficially“非正式地”,均与题意不符。
3. Being critical and dictatorial, the boss would ______ discussions and ignore comments not in agreement with his.
1. Illegalizing cloning is more likely to drive it underground than stamp it out, according an official with WHO.
A.exterminate it
B.get rid of it
C.try it out
D.take it into consideration
A B C D
A
[解析] 世界卫生组织的一位官员认为,将克隆非法化可能会致使其转入地下而不是将其扑灭。 stamp it out“扑灭,杜绝”:exterminate it“消灭它,根除它”;get rid of it“除掉它,摆脱它”;try it out“试用它,试行它”;take it into consideration“考虑到它”。根据句意,此处应该是“除掉,去掉”的意思,故选A。
2. She was often oblivious of the potential consequences of her action.
Part Ⅱ Cloze Whenever people go and live in another country they have new experiences and new feelings. They experience culture shock. Many people have a(n) 1 about culture shock they think that it's just a feeling of sadness and homesickness when a person is in a new country. But this isn't really true. Culture shock is a completely natural 2 , and everybody goes 3 it in a new culture. There are four stages, or steps, in culture shock. When people first arrive in a new country they're usually excited and 4 . Everything is interesting. They notice that a lot of things are 5 their own culture and this surprises them and makes them happy. This is Stage One. In Stage Two people notice how different the new culture is from their own culture. They become confused. It seems difficult to do even very simple things. They feel 6 . They spend a lot of time 7 or with other people from their own country. They think "My problems are all because I'm living in this country." Then in Stage Three they begin to understand the new culture better. They begin to like some new customs. They 8 some people in the new country. They're 9 comfortable and relaxed. In Stage Four they feel very comfortable. They have good friends in the new culture. They understand the new customs. Some customs are similar to their culture and some are different but that's OK. They can 10 it.
[解析] 此处表示他们可以忍受与自己本土文化不同的新文化。只有live with表示“接受,忍受”,符合文意。do without“没有……也行”,hold up with“坚持”,make a success of“取得……的成功”。故本题选A。
What draws my firm's attention is the design of cities. When we designed America's first "green" office building two decades ago, we felt very 11 But today, the idea that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to come. Back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren't designed for 12 use. The "energy-efficient" buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis revealed indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paints and carpet. So, we've been focusing on these materials 13 to the molecules, looking for ways to make them safe for people and the planet. Home builders can now use materials that don't 14 the quality of the air, water, or soil. 15 , our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being "less bad" but on creating completely healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil 16 reused by industry again. In fact, the world's largest manufacturer has already 17 a fully and safely recyclable carpet. No one 18 to create a building that destroys the planet. But our current industrial systems are inevitably causing these conditions. So 19 simply trying to reduce the damage, we are adopting a positive approach. We're giving people healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a 20 effect on the world. It's not just the building industry, either. Entire cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design, planning and building.