1. Barbara ________ in doing it again though she had failed more than a dozen times.
A. resisted B. insisted
C. persisted D. assisted
2. Be here on Friday __________ the latest.
A. at B. by
C. for D. in
3. Be sure to get a __________ electrician for the job.
A. keen B. capable
C. able D. competent
4. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ________ his opinion.
A. struck at B. stuck to
C. strove for D. stood for
5. Because he was_________of the new limit, he was stopped and warned for speeding.
A. ignorant B. accustomed
C. reluctant D. pathetic
6. Because his health is getting worse, he has to _________himself from drinking to excess.
A. restrict B. confirm
C. restrain D. confine
7. Because I don't take any sugar in my tea, I ____________ to forget to offer it to other people.
A. get B. like
C. tend D. used
8. Because I was ________ in the conflict I was a welcome visitor.
A.partial B. uninterested
C. neutral D. indifferent
9. Because of bad weather the plane was ________ for half an hoar.
A. delayed B. postponed
C. drawn out D. put off
10. Before moving to another city, Mr. Smith_________ of the house and the furniture.
A. discarded B. dismissed
C. discharged D. disposed
1. [答案] C
[翻译] Barbara虽然失败许多次,但她仍坚持再做一次。
[分析] resist 的意思是“抵抗”;assist的意思“协助,帮助”。A和D都不符合题意。Insist和persist都可以做“坚持”解,但在用法以上有差异。Insist多用于意见、主张,它的后面要接介词on或upon,也可以接一个that从句,从句的谓语动词要用虚拟语气。例如:He insisted on this point.他支持这一点。He insisted on my going with him. (=He insisted that I should go with him) 他坚持要我陪他一起去。Persist一般用于行动,(偶也可用于意见),表示不顾困难阻碍,也可表示玩固,不听开导或劝告。后面应该接介词in。例如:He persisted in carrying on his work in spite of great fatigue。他虽然疲倦极了,可是仍坚持工作。He persisted in his opinion。他固执己见。
2. [答案] A
[翻译] 最迟周五到这里。
[分析] at the latest 是固定搭配,意思是“最晚,最迟”。
3. [答案] D
[翻译] 一定要找一位通用一任这件工人的电气工程师。
[分析] competent的意思是“有能力的,胜任的”;keen的意思是“热心的,渴望的,敏捷的”;capable的意思是“有能力的,有才华的”,经常用在be able to sth. 结构当中。
4. [答案] B
[翻译] 因为Edgar确信事实的准确性,所以他坚持自己的观点。
[分析] stick to 的意思是“坚持,忠于”;strike at 的意思是“打击”;strive for 的意思是“为……奋斗”;stand for 的意思是“代表,遵守诺言”。
5. [答案] A
[翻译] 他不知道对时速有了新的限定,所以警察拦住他并警告他超速。
[分析] be ignorant of 的意思是“不知道”;be accustomed to的意思是“习惯于”,to在这里是一个介词;be reluctant to do的意思是“不情愿地做,勉强地做”;pathetic的意思是“令人怜悯的,难过的”。
6. [答案] C
[翻译] 因为他的健康日益恶化,所以他不得不限制酒量。
[分析] restrain from是固定搭配,意思是“限制,不做”;restrict是及物动词,意思是“限制,约束”;confirm是及物动词,意思是“证实,确定”;confine to的意思是“限制(在一个范围内)”。
7. [答案] C
[翻译] 因为我不爱在茶里放糖,所以我往往就给其他人放糖。
[分析] tend to的意思是“往往”,它后面跟踪的是不定式;get to do sth.的意思是“变得”; like to do sth.表示“喜欢做”;used to do sth.表示“(过去)常常”。
8. [答案] C
[翻译] 因为我在这场冲突中保持中立,所以我是一个受欢迎的客人。
[分析] neutral的意思是“中立的”;partial的意思是“偏心的,偏向一方的”;uninterested的意思是“毫无兴趣的”;indifferent的意思是“冷漠的,漠不关心的”。
9. [答案] A
[翻译] 由于天气不好,飞机耽搁了半个小时。
[分析] delay的意思是“耽搁,延误”,常指(车、船、飞机等)因客观因素而被耽搁;postpone和put off都有“(某件事情被)推迟”的意思,两词可以换用,因此在此不是答案;drawn out指“(火车)驶离(车站)”或“(汽车等)开出”。
10. [答案] D
[翻译] smith 在搬到另一座城市以前,把房屋和家具都处理掉了。
[分析] dispose of 的意思是“处理掉,卖掉,扔掉”;discard是及物动词,后面不需要跟介词,意思是“扔掉,抛弃”;dismiss是及物动词,意思是“解雇,免去……的职务”; discharge 是及物动词,意思是“排放,释放”。