备考2015年MPAcc:英语词汇快速自测题(21)
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1.You have nothing to____ by refusing to listen to our advice.
A) gain B) grasp C) seize D)earn
答案:A gain 表示“收益,得到”,符合题意。抓住(B),夺取(C)和挣得(D),不符合题意。
2.Now the____ between the rich and the poor countries has become even wider.
A) different B) differ C) gap D)distinction
答案:C different 不同的,为形容词。differ与……不同,差别,为动词。句中需要的是主语,故A、B均错。gap 差异,差距。distinction 区别。由rich与poor可知为贫富差异,应选C,句意:现在贫国与富国间的差距已变得越来越大。
3.The little boy____ his hiding place when he coughed.
A) gave away B) gave off C) gave up D) gave in
答案:A give away“赠送;泄露”。give sth. off“释放,发出(气味等)”。give up “停止,放弃,辞去”。give in“认输,让步,屈服;交上,呈上”。The rebels were forced to give in. 叛军被迫投降。本句意为:小男孩的咳嗽声暴露了他的藏身之处。
4.The floor was so rotten that it almost ____ under his weight.
A) gave away B) gave over C) gave way D) gave up
答案:C give away“泄露;捐赠”。give over“停止;交付”,give way“不能支持,塌下去”。give up“放弃;辞去”。地板烂成这样子,都快被他的体重压塌了。
5.Ever since the rise of industrialism. education has been____ towards producing workers.
A) harnessed B) hatched C) motivated D) geared
答案:D gear(to) 使适合:we have to gear our lives to the new changes. harness 控制和利用(自然力以发电) 。hatch 孵化;炮制,制定。motivate 是……的动机,引起,驱使。