The word () means "the administration of an insolvent debtor’s property by the c
A.insolvency
B.liquidate
C.fiduciary
D.bankruptcy
A.insolvency
B.liquidate
C.fiduciary
D.bankruptcy
第1题
The word "aspirin" in the text means a kind of medicine.
A.Right.
B.Wrong.
C.Doesn't say.
第2题
The word "amusia" underlined in Paragraph 2 means a disease with which people ______ .
A.are impotent in music
B.can't hear music
C.are unable to sing Happy Birthday
D.are mentally deficient
第3题
The word "inhibited" (Line 2, Para. 2 ) in this passage probably means ________.
A.unable to have good manners
B.unable to express and relax freely
C.able to act properly
D.able to talk freely
第4题
The word "shopaholic" in Paragraph Three probably means a person who______.
A.learns fast
B.can"t help buying
C.is impulsive
D.is absolutely positive
第5题
The underlined word "leg" in Paragraph I probably means ______.
A.race
B.practice
C.part of the training
D.part of the tour
第6题
The underlined word "scales" in the first paragraph most probably means"
A.the coaches in the slimming club
B.a kind of tool for weighing
C.Glynis Davis' dear husband
D.the salesperson in a food shop
第7题
The word "privacy" in the third paragraph most probably means ______.
A.to keep away from thieves
B.to avoid being disturbed
C.to keep the air fresh
D.to avoid being polluted
第8题
A.the speaker of this sentence is just being friendly
B.this saying means the same as "You're a lucky guy" or "You're a lucky gal"
C.the word "dog" shouldn't be used to apply to people
D.sometimes the words used by a speaker give a clue to the feeling behind the words
第9题
When you read in your native language, what do you do if you come across a word that you don't know? You may occasionally check with a dictionary, but most of the time you guess the meanings of unfamiliar words from the context. You can do the same when you read in English.
If you don't know the word "euphemism" and you read it in the sentence, "Pass away is a euphemism for die." How do you figure out what it means without looking in a dictionary? If you look at the other major words in the sentence--pass away and die--you see that they mean almost the same thing, but that pass away is an indirect or less harsh way of saying die. There fore, a euphemism must be an indirect or less harsh way of saying something. You are able to figure out the meaning of a word that you didn't know by looking for clues in the context.
Sometimes an author will tell you the meaning of an unfamiliar word, or restate the idea in a way that gives you a clue to the meaning of the unfamiliar word. The sentence "His ideas are really half-baked; he just does not think them out well," is an example of a restatement of the idea. The second half of the sentence restates the idea of the first, so half-baked means "not thought out well".
An author may also give an example or illustration of an unfamiliar word. In the sentence, "I was very apprehensive, as if I were waiting to see the dentist," the feeling being described is compared with the common experience of waiting to see the dentist. How do you feel when waiting to see the dentist? You probably feel nervous about what might happen, and that's what apprehensive means.
Another kind of clue to look for is a word or phrase that is contrasted with the unfamiliar word. In the sentence, "When you remember how shy he used to be, it's hard to believe how outgoing he is now." the word shy, which you probably know, is contrasted with the word outgoing, which may be unfamiliar. Since the opposite of shy is friendly, or eager to mix socially, you can guess what outgoing probably means.
You Should keep in mind that it is not always necessary to understand the exact meaning of a word when you are reading. If you are able to get a general idea of the meaning of an unfamiliar word, that is sufficient for most types of reading.
In the author's opinion, looking up all the words you don't know when you are reading in English is______.
A.a very difficult and impractical job
B.not reasonable and interesting
C.a waste of time and a bore to you
D.impossible because you haven't time
第10题
A.pointing
B.indicating
C.substituting
D.accompanying
E.spreading
F.extending
G.meaning
H.suicide
I.until
J.unless
K.communicated
L.informed
M.directed
N.consciously
O.intentionally
第11题
听力原文: Slang has always been the province of the young. Words come in and out of favor in direct proportion to the speed with which they travel through the age ranks. Once college kids know that high school kids are using a term, it becomes pass6. And seniors don't want to sound like freshman and so forth. Once a word finds its way to mainstream media or worse, is spoken by parents, no young person with any self-respect would use it.
Fifties slang wasn't particularly colorful as these things go. The Sixties, with its drug and protest culture to draw from, would be slang heaven. In the Fifties, hot-rodders and Beats provided inspiration.
About the Beat Culture. This was by no means a mainstream movement. I didn't actually know any Beats nor I suspect did most of my peers across America. But they sure seemed "cool" to us. A sharp contrast from the way real teens lived in a preppy, conservative, conformist world.
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A.they prefer more sophisticated words
B.they don't want to sound like younger people
C.slang gets boring
D.they can't be bothered keeping up with popular trends