TodaythecaristhemostpopularsortoftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.
Ithascompletely__1__thehorseasa__2__ofeverydaytransportation.
Americansusetheircarfor__3__90%ofall__4__business.
MostAmericansareableto__5__cars.
Theaveragepriceofa__6__madecarwas,050in1950,,470in1960andupto,750__7__1975.
DuringthisperiodAmericancarmanufacturerssetabout__8__theirproductsandworkefficiency.
Asaresult,theyearlyincomeofthe__9__familyincreasedfrom1950to1975__10__thanthepriceofcars.
Forthisreason__11__anewcartakesasmaller__12__ofafamilystotalearningstoday.
In1951__13__ittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamilys__14__tobuyanewcar.
In1962anewcar__15__8.3ofafamilysannualearnings,by1975itonlytook4.75__16__income.
Inaddition,the1975carsweretechnically__17__tomodelsfrompreviousyears.
The__18__ofautomobileextendsthroughouttheeconomy__19__thecarissoimportanttoAmerican.
Americansspendmoremoney__20__keepingtheircarsrunningthanonanyotheritem.
1.A.deniedB.reproducedC.replacedD.ridiculed
2.A.meansB.meanC.typesD.kinds
3.A.hardlyB.nearlyC.certainlyD.somehow
4.A.personalB.personnelC.manualD.artificial
6.A.quicklyB.regularlyC.rapidlyD.recently
7.A.onB.inC.beforeD.after
8.A.raisingB.makingC.reducingD.improving
9.A.unusualB.smallestC.averageD.biggest
10.A.slowerB.equalC.fasterD.less
11.A.bringingB.obtainC.boughtD.purchasing
12.A.partB.halfC.numberD.quality
13.A.clearlyB.proportionallyC.percentageD.suddenly
14.A.incomeB.workC.plansD.debts
15.A.usedB.spentC.costD.needed
16.A.monthsB.yearsC.familyD.year
17.A.famousB.superiorC.fastestD.better
18.A.runningB.noticeC.influenceD.affect
1.答案C
【解析】本句意为:汽车取代了马,成为日常交通工具。replace“取代”;deny“否定、否认”;reproduce“复制”;ridicule“嘲笑”。故选replace。
2.答案A
【解析】句意见上题。means指“工具”,复数形式作单数理解,其他几项不符合句意。
3.答案B
【解析】nearly“接近”;hardly“几乎不”;certainly“肯定”;somehow“设法”。接近90%符合句意。
4.答案A
【解析】personal“个人的”;personnel“人事的”;manual“手工的”;artificial“人造的”。本句意为:美国人使用汽车百分之九十是为了个人的业务。
5.答案A
【解析】根据上下文,本句的意思应该是“大部分的美国人能够买车”。
7.答案B
【解析】指的是在1975年,与前面的in1950对应。)
8.答案D
【解析】本句的意思是“汽车生产商开始改进产品,提高效率”,只有improve“改进”符合句意。Raise提高;make制造;reduce减少。
9.答案C
【解析】根据上下文,只能选average“平均”。Unusual不同寻常的。
10.答案C
【解析】本句的意思是“家庭收入的增长速度比汽车价格上涨的速度快”。
11.答案D
【解析】本句缺主语,只有A和D可作主语,但A项的意思不符。purchasing“购买”,符合句意。
12.答案A
【解析】本句指的是家庭收入较小的一部分,不是指具体的数目。
13.答案B
【解析】此处需要用副词,先排除percentage这个名词,其他选项中只有proportionally“相应、成适当比例的”符合句意。本句句意是,“在不同年代车价与家庭收入按比例增加”,其他两项意思不符。
14.答案A
【解析】本句指的是家庭收入,只有income符合句意。
15.答案C
【解析】在表示某物花费某人多少钱的意思时,若物为主语,动词要用cost。
17.答案B
【解析】本句意为在1975年出产的汽车在工艺上比前些年出产的各种型号的汽车优越。besuperiorto“比……优越”;bebetter后面要接than;famous“著名的”;fastest“最快的”。
18.答案C
【解析】本句意为汽车的影响涉及整个经济。influence“影响”;affect是动词,不符合语法;running和notice不符合句意。
20.答案B
【解析】spend(in)doingsth.是固定搭配。
Ineverycultivatedlanguagetherearetwogreatclassesofwordswhich,takentogether,comprisethewholevocabulary.
First,therearethosewords__1__whichwebecomeacquaintedindailyconversation,whichwe__2__,thatistosay,fromthe__3__ofourownfamilyandfromourfamiliarassociates,and__4__weshouldknowanduse__5__wecouldnotreadorwrite.
They__6__thecommonthingsoflife,andarethestockintradeofallwho__7__thelanguage.
Suchwordsmaybecalled“popular”,sincetheybelongtothepeople__8__andarenottheexclusive__9__ofalimitedclass.
Ontheotherhand,ourlanguage__10__amultitudeofwordswhicharecomparatively__11__usedinordinaryconversation.
Theirmeaningsareknowntoeveryeducatedperson,butthereislittle__12__tousethemathomeorinthemarket-place.
Our__13__acquaintancewiththemcomesnotfromourmother's__14__orfromthetalkofourschool-mates,__15__frombooksthatweread,lecturesthatwe__16__,
orthemore__17__conversationofhighlyeducatedspeakerswhoarediscussingsomeparticular__18__inastyleappropriatelyelevatedabovethehabitual__19__ofeverydaylife.
Suchwordsarecalled“learned”,andthe__20__betweenthemandthe“popular”wordsisofgreatimportancetoarightunderstandingoflinguisticprocess.
1.A.atB.withC.byD.through
2.A.studyB.imitateC.stimulateD.learn
3.A.matesB.relativesC.membersD.fellows
4.A.whichB.thatC.thoseD.ones
5.A.evenB.despiteC.evenifD.inspiteof
6.A.mindB.concernC.careD.involve
7.A.hireB.applyC.adoptD.use
8.A.inpublicB.atmostC.atlargeD.atbest
9.A.rightB.privilegeC.shareD.possession
10.A.consistsB.comprisesC.constitutesD.composes
11.A.seldomB.muchC.neverD.often
12.A.prospectB.wayC.reasonD.necessity
13.A.primaryB.firstC.principalD.prior
14.A.tipsB.mouthC.lipsD.tongue
15.A.besidesB.andC.orD.but
16.A.hearofB.attendC.hearfromD.listen
17.A.formerB.formulaC.formalD.formative
18.A.themeB.topicC.ideaD.point
19.A.borderB.linkC.degreeD.extent
20.A.diversionB.distinctionC.diversityD.similarity
1.答案B
【解析】本句中由withwhich引导的定语从句,修饰先行词thosewords。短语becomeacquaintedwithsb./sth.意为“认识某人,了解某事。”
18.答案B
【解析】topic“话题”;theme“主题”;point“要点”。本句指讨论的话题,故选topic。
19.答案D
【解析】degree和extent均可表示程度,但extent还可表示“范围”。本句意为:……讨论问题的方式超越了日常生活的范围,所以选extent。Border边界,link连接。
20.答案B
【解析】diversion“转移、转向”;distinction“差别”;diversity“多样性、变化”;similary“相似之处”。本句意为:学术性词语和大众化词语之间的差别,故选distinction。相关推荐: