练习题

e 0 UNIT 6
1`Some journalists of ten overstate the situation so that their news may create a great _____.
(A)explosion (B)sensation (C)exaggeration (D)stimulation
2`Some day software will translate both written and spoken language so well that the need for any common second language could _____. (A)descend (B)decline (C)deteriorate (D)depress
3`It is announced that an wallet has been found and can be _____ at the manager's office.
(A)declared (B)obtained (C)reclaimed (D)recognized
4`If you know what the trouble is, why don't ask you help them to _____ the situation?
(A)simplify (B)modify (C)verify (D)rectify
5`It is usually the case that people seldom behave in _____ way when in a furious state.
(A)stable (B)rational (C)legal (D)credible
6`He is too young to _____ between right and wrong.
(A)discard (B)discern (C)disperse (D)disregard
7`The _____ of finding gold in California were good in the 1840's.
(A)proposals (B)promises (C)prospects (D)privileges
8`I didn't say anything like that at all, you are purposely _____ my idea to prove your point.
(A)revising (B)contradicting (C)distorting (D)distracting
9`The drowning child was saved by Dick's _____ action.
(A)acute (B)morose (C)profound (D)prompt
10`Jim isn't _____ but he did badly in the final exams last semester.
(A)gloomy (B)dull (C)awkward (D)tedious
11`The Chairman of the board _____ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers, the firm can no longer afford to employ. (A)compelled (B)posed (C)pressed (D)tempted
12`Your advice would be _____ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit's end.
(A)exceedingly (B)excessively (C)extensively (D)exclusively
13`Too much _____ to X-ray can cause skin burns, cancer or other damage to the body.
(A)disclosure (B)exhibition (C)contact (D)exposure
14`Some people criticize family doctors for _____ too many medicines for minor¹ illness.
(A)prescribing (B)ordering (C)advising (D)delivering
15`Some criminals were printing _____ dollar bills until were arrested.
(A)decent (B)fake (C)patent (D)suspicious
16`Although architecture has artistic² qualities, it must also satisfy a number of important practical _____.
(A)obligations (B)regulations (C)observations (D)considerations
17`Life insurance is financial protection for dependents against loss _____ the bread-winner's death.
(A)at the cost of (B)on the verge<sup>3</sup> of (C)as a result of (D)for the sake of
18`In education there should be a good _____ among the branches of knowledge that contribute to effective thinking and wise judgment⁴. (A)distribution (B)balance (C)combination (D)assignment
19`The American dream is most _____ during the periods of productivity and wealth generated by American capitalism<sup>5</sup>. (A)plausible (B)patriotic (C)primitive (D)partial
20`Poverty is not _____ in most cities although, perhaps because of the crowded conditions in certain areas, it is more visible tere . (A)adamant (B)temporary (C)prevalent (D)segmental
21`People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in _____ populated areas.
(A)densely (B)intensely (C)abundantly (D)assiduously
22`As a way of _____ the mails while they were away, Johnson asked the cleaning lady to send little printed slips asking the senders to write again later.
(A)picking up (B)coping with (C)passing out (D)getting across
23`There are _____ approaches to English teaching. But not all of them are equally efficient for our Chinese students. (A)double (B)joint (C) orginate (D)diverse
24`An increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical _____, will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.
(A)interference (B)interruption (C)intervention (D)interaction
25`These causes produced the great change in the country that modernized<sup>6</sup> the _____ of higher education from the mid-1860's to the mid-1880's.
(A)branch (B)category (C)domain (D)cache
26`The new plan is _____ and everybody present agrees with it.
(A)feasible (B)adventure (C)appendix (D)buttress
27`Crisis would be the right term to describe the _____ in many animal species.
(A)minimization (B)restriction (C)descent (D)decline
28`The city is an important railroad _____ and industrial and convention center.
(A)conjunction (B)network (C)junction (D)link
29`I have _____ three terrible English examinations this week.
(A)castigated (B)accosted (C)undergone (D)suffered
30`Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas that _____ disease resistance in neighboring plants.
(A)contracts (B)activates (C)maintains (D)prescribe

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1 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

2 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

3 verge   

n.边，边缘；v.接近，濒临

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• She was on the verge of bursting into tears.她快要哭出来了。

4 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

5 capitalism   

n.资本主义

参考例句：

• The essence of his argument is that capitalism cannot succeed.他的论点的核心是资本主义不能成功。
• Capitalism began to develop in Russia in the 19th century.十九世纪资本主义在俄国开始发展。

6 modernized   

使现代化，使适应现代需要( modernize的过去式和过去分词 )； 现代化，使用现代方法

参考例句：

• By 1985 the entire railway network will have been modernized. 等到1985年整个铁路网就实现现代化了。
• He set about rebuilding France, and made it into a brilliant-looking modernized imperialism. 他试图重建法国，使它成为一项表面华丽的现代化帝业。