23. The old building is in a good state of ______ except for the wooden floors.
A. observation B. preservation C. conservation D. compensation preservation 保存
conservation (楼房等)保存
conservative 保守的
conservation organization 动物保护组织
conservative organization 保守组织
observation 观察，观测
compensation 补偿，赔偿
compensate付报酬 d
ispense 分配，分送(财务)
pense花费，分开花费
appropriate 适当的
24. The ceremony will _____ as soon as the minister arrives.
A. complete B. commence C. disperse D. descend
ceremony 庆典、仪式
cereal 谷物
sincere 真诚的
minister 部长、大臣
administer管理
minimize 变到最小、降到最低
miniature 缩微的模型、雏形
minimum 最小
diminish 降低、缩小、（使）变小
minor次要的
minority 少数民族
majority 多数民族
maximize 最大化
maximum 最大量
minimum 最小化
maxim名言、格言
complete 完成
commence 开始
initiate 开始、发起
originate 开始、起源
mention 提及
disperse 分散的
descend 下降
compact 紧密的
25.Gasline is _____ by ten spark plugs in the engine.
A. ignited B. inspired C. excited D. illuminated
spark火花
ignite （用燃料）点燃
fire 点燃、开枪、解雇
lighted 点着、点亮
ignore 忽视
igloo小冰屋
kangaroo 袋鼠
nightmare 恶梦
inspire 启迪、启发、启示
inspiration 灵感
expire 断气、过期
conspire 阴谋
conspiracy阴谋、同谋
spirit 精神
perspiration 流汗
aspire 渴望、热望, 立志
reflection倒影、沉思
excited 激动的、兴奋的
illuminate点亮、照亮、阐明、说明
illusion 幻觉
luminous 发光的
26. The person who ______ this type of research deserves our praise.
A. originated B. manufactured C. generated D. estimated
originate (from) 起源于
origin 起源
original 最初的、原创的
embark 开始、登上
abroad 到国外
broad宽敞的、宽阔的
blackboard黑板
board木板
aboard 登船、登飞机
manufactured 手工做的、人造的
manufacture 制造、加工
manual手册
generate 产生、发生
hate 憎恶
estimate 估计
27. Dogs are often praised for their ____; they almost never abandon their masters.
A. faith B. loyalty C. trust D. truthfulness
loyalty 忠诚, 忠心
faith 信念
You must have faith in yourself. 你必须相信你自己。
trust vt.信任, 信赖 n.(～ in) 信任, 信赖
truthfulness 真诚
genuine 真诚的, 真实的
28. When business is ______, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment.
A. degraded B. depressed C. reduced D. lessened
depress v.使沮丧, 使萧条
depression 沮丧, 萧条, 低洼地带
degrade v.(使)降级, (使)堕落
reducevt.减少, 缩小
induce诱惑, 劝诱
produce 生产
deduce推断, 推论, 演绎出
educate 教育
education n.教育
introduce 介绍
lessen减少, 变得更小
enrich使丰富, 使充实
recession （经济）不景气
redundant 冗余的
29.He believed that the greatest of his ______ was that he'd never had a college education.
A. griefs B. misfortunes C. disasters D. sorrows
grief 悲伤
brief 简洁
relief 缓解
bleary 模糊的
blight 使枯萎
misfortune不幸、灾祸
disaster 灾难
sorrow 悲伤、悲痛、懊丧
sorry遗憾的
sob 哭泣
subtle 敏锐的、敏感的
30. Although most birds have only a negligible sense of smell, they have _____ vision.
A. vigorous B. exact C. acute D. vivid
vigorous 精力旺盛的, 有力的, 健壮的
exact确切的, 精确的, 准确的
vivid生动的, 形象的, 鲜明的
acute敏锐的
vision 视力, 眼界
1. By moving the radar beam around slowly in circles, we can _____ the surroundings.
A. explore B. expose C. exploit D. addle
addle混乱的、糊涂的
addle egg 变坏了的蛋
explore 开发、研究、探索
expose 暴露
exploit 开发、剥削
explode 爆炸
lodestar 北极星
the exploited 被剥削者
2. The lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion is ______ in her appearance but rude in her speech.
A. elaborate B. excessive C. elegant D. exaggerated
elegant 优雅的、优美的
elaborate 详细规划、详细设计、精心制作
collaborate 合作
excessive 过度的、过分的
exaggerate 夸张、夸大
rude 粗鲁的、原始的
rudiment 基本原理
erudite 博学多才的
3. A window in the kitchen was _____ ; there was rubbish everywhere, and the curtains and carpets had been stolen.
A. scattered B. scraped C. scratched D. smashed
curtain 窗帘
certain 确信的、确定的
clash 冲撞
crash 坠落、坠毁
smash 粉碎、破碎
ash 废墟
abash 羞愧
cash 金钱
scatter 分散、拆散
disperse 分散
scrape刮
skyscraper 摩天大楼
scratch 抓、挠、刮
scratch you head思考、思索
4. As a _____ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
A. flexible B. versatile C. sophisticated D. productive
versatile 多才多艺的
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