51. Many scientists remain ________ about the value of this research program.
A) sceptical
B) stationary1
C) spacious2
D) specific
52. Depression is often caused by the ________ effects of stress and overwork..
A) total
B) increased
C) terrific
D) cumulative3
53. A human's eyesight is not as ________ as that of an eagle.
A) eccentric
B) acute
C) sensible
D) sensitive
54. It is ________ that women should be paid less than men for doing the same kind of work.
A) abrupt4
B) absurd
C) adverse5
D) addictive6
55. Shoes of this kind are ________ to slip on wet ground.
A) feasible
B) appropriate
C) apt
D) fitting
56. We'll be very careful and keep what you've told us strictly7 ________.
A) rigorous
B) confidential8
C) private
D) mysterious
57. The members of Parliament were ________ that the government had not consulted them.
A) impatient
B) tolerant
C) crude
D) indignant
58. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately9 _______ , and still others
are supported by religious organizations.
A) ensured
B) attributed
C) authorized10
D) endowed
答案:
51.[A] 参考译文:很多科学家仍然对这个研究项目的价值持怀疑态度。
本题为搭配题, be skeptical11 about表示对持怀疑态度。
A) skeptical怀疑的
B) stationary静止的
C) spacious 宽敞的
D) specific 具体的
52.[D] 参考译文:一个人的压抑是因为长期的紧张和过度工作所致。
A) total总计
B) increased增加了的
C) terrific 让人恐怖的
D) cumulative 日益积累
53.[B] 参考译文:人的视力不像鹰的双眼一样敏锐。
A) eccentric古怪的
B) acute敏锐的
C) sensible 有感觉的,明智的
D) sensitive 敏锐的
54.[B] 参考译文:即便干同样的活,女性得到的待遇却比男性的低,这的确非常荒谬。
从结构上来讲,absurd后从句中一般应该用should + 原形动词。
A) abrupt忽然的,陡峭的
B) absurd荒谬的,可笑的
C) adverse不利的,相反的
D) addictive 上瘾的
55.[C] 参考译文:穿这种鞋在潮湿的地板上比较容易滑倒
本题为句法搭配题。be apt to do something 表示易于作某事
A) feasible可行的, 切实可行的
B) appropriate适合的,得体的
C) apt 易于...的, 有...倾向的, 灵敏的, 适合的
D) fitting 合适的,相称的
56.[B] 参考译文:大家会非常小心,把你告诉大家的话严格保密。
A) rigorous严格的,严厉的
B) confidential 保密的
C) private私人的,私有些
D) mysterious 神秘的
57.[D] 参考译文:国会会员对于政府没征求他们的建议感到非常气愤。
A) impatient不耐烦
B) tolerant宽容的
C) crude 粗鲁的
D) indignant 气愤的
58.[D] 参考译文:一些美国大学是州立的,其他是私人捐助的,还有一些是宗教组织支持的。
本题为信息复现题,所填单词表达的是support的意思。四个选项中与support意思相近的为endow,即大学由私人出资。
A) ensured打包,保证
B) attributed 归结与
C) authorized 批准
D) endowed 捐赠,赋予