1. In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly __ him of much of his sight.
2. Plastics today contribute to a wide __ of industries.
3. Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn, the Irish milkmaid fought hard to __ her laughter.
4. If you get into a bath full of water, some of the water will __ onto the floor.
5. He did write a wonderful book, but it was just a __ in the pan.
6. The Beatles, the most famous British band of the 1960s, traveled worldwide for many years, __ cultural barriers.
7. The meeting was so prolonged and exhausting that __ the speakers stopped for refreshments.
8. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied
9. Johnson's news report covering the conference was so __ that nothing had been omitted.
10. The new edition of the encyclopedia __ many improvements, which is the result of the persistent effort of all the compilers.
1.[C]【译文】在过去的几年里,亨利遭受了使他视力渐趋丧失的疾病之苦。
【解析】动词词义辨析题。refieve"免除,解除;减轻";jeopardize"使处于危险之中,危及";deprive sb.of"剥夺某人的……";eliminate"除去,淘汰"。由词义可知选C。
2.[B]【译文】今天塑料对很多工业都起着重要作用。
【解析】名词词义辨析及搭配题。field一般指视野宽的领域,如足球场、田野等;area指空地较多的区域,如停车场parking area;scope指活动的范围、领域等,一般是比较抽象的,可以指人的见识、学识的广度、研究的领域等:range强调变化的具体范围。a wide range of表示"各种各样的……"。根据以上分析,可知选D。
3.[A]【译文】看着我笨拙地拉着小牛走向牛棚,那个爱尔兰挤奶女工忍不住大笑起来。
【解析】动词短语含义辨析题。hold back"抑制";hold on"继续,坚持";hold out"坚持,维持";hold up"阻碍;拦截"。难以"抑制"笑声。故选A。
4.[B]【译文】如果你走进一个装满水的浴缸,水就会溢到地板上。
【解析】动词词义辨析题。overflow"溢出,泛滥";ovedap表示部分重叠;flourish意为"兴旺,茂盛";flutter意为"(鸟儿)振翅,(旗帜)飘扬"。根据词义分析可知应选B。
5.[C]【译文】他确实写了一部佳作,却只是昙花一现。
【解析】考查习惯用语。flare"闪光;突然发怒";gleam"亮光,闪光";flash"闪光,一闪";glisten"闪耀,闪光"。flash in the pan是固定搭配,意为"昙花一现"。
6.[B]【译文】20世纪60年代最著 名的英国乐队——甲壳虫乐队——超越了文化障碍,多年来巡演全世界。
【解析】动词词义辨析题。transport"运输,运送";transplant"移种,移植";transfer"搬迁;转车;转学";transcend"超越"。乐队全国巡演,故可知应该是超越了"文化障碍",故选D。
7.[C]【译文】会议拖延了很久,令人疲惫,以至于发言人都时不时停下来稍作休息。
【解析】短语含义辨析题。at ease"自在,不拘束";at random"随便地,任意地";at intervals"不时,每隔一段时间";at large"在逃;详尽的"。说话者应该是"不时停下",故选C。
8.[D]【译文】人们对老板与员工的关系进行了深入细致的研究。
【解析】副词词义辨析题。originally"本来,独创地";extremely"极端地,非常地";violently"猛烈地";intensively "集中地,深入细致地"。由此可知选D。
9.[C]【译文】约翰逊对会议所做的新闻报道全面详尽,没有遗漏任何细节。
【解析】形容词词义辨析题。comprehensive"完全的,无所不包的";comprehensible"能懂的,可以理解的";understandable"可以理解的",主要用来指人的行为;understandin9用来指人时,表示"善于理解别人的,体谅的"。
10.[B]【译文】新版本的百科全书在多方面做了改进,这是所有编撰者不懈努力的结果。
【解析】动词词义辨析题。embed"使嵌入,使插入";embody"体现;包含";enchant"使欣喜,使陶醉";enclose"把……封人,围住"。根据词义分析可知选B。