1、I had eaten Chinese food often, but I could not have imagined how _______ and extravagant a real Chinese banquet could be.
A.fabulous B.gracious C.handsome D.prominent
2、Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who are _______ to heart attack.
A.prone B.disposed C.infectious D.accessible
3、The new secretary has written a remarkably _______report within a few hundred words but with all the important details included.
A.concise B.brisk C.precise D.elaborate
4、A big problem in learning English as a foreign language is lack of opportunities for _______ interaction with proficient speakers of English.
A.instantaneous B.provocative C.verbal D.dual
5、The Browns lived in a _______ and comfortably furnished house in the suburbs.
A.spacious B.sufficient C.terminal D.wretched
6、Creating so much confusion, Mason realized he had better make _______ what he was trying to tell the audience.
A.exclusive B.explicit C.objective D.obscure
7、Since a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is accepted as a symbol of _______ love.
A.successive B.conscientious C.eternal D.insistent
8、Executives of the company enjoyed an________ lifestyle of free gifts, fine wines and high salaries.
A.exquisite B.extravagant C.exotic D.economical
参考答案:
1、A
解析:fabulous “极好的,绝妙的”。其余三项:gracious “(尤指对社会地位较低者)和蔼的,亲切的”;handsome“(男子)英俊的,(女子)健美的;数量大的;慷慨的” ;prominent“ 重要的,杰出的;显眼的,突出的”。
句意:我以前经常吃中餐,但从未想象过一场正式的中式宴会有多么丰盛奢侈。
2、A
解析:be prone to sth是固定搭配,意为“易于遭受,有做…倾向的”。其余三项:disposed“ 倾向于,有意于”, be disposed to do sth.,而原文中为to sth,故不能选;infectious“传染性的,感染的(尤指通过呼吸)” ;accessible (to sb)“可到达的,可接近的,可进入的,可见到的”。
句意:医生们很乐意为容易遭受心脏病的病人实施激光外科手术。
3、A
解析:concise “简洁的,简练的,简明的”。其余三项:brisk“敏捷的,忙碌的”;precise“确切地,精确的”;elaborate“详尽的,复杂的,精心制作的”。
句意:新秘书写了份非常简练的报告,只用了几百个词,却包含了所有重要细节。
4、C
解析:verbal “口头(而非书面)的”。其余三项:instantaneous“立即的,立刻的,瞬间的”;provocative “挑衅的,煽动性的”;dual “两部分的,双重的”。
句意:英语作为外语学习的一大问题在于缺乏与精通英语的人的口头交流的机会。
5、A
解析:spacious “(房屋或建筑物)宽敞的”。其余三项:sufficient “足够的,充足的”;terminal “晚期的,不治的;末端的”,terminal examination 期终考试;wretched“难受的 ;可怜的,悲惨的”。
句意:布朗一家住在郊区宽敞而布置舒适的房子里。
6、B
解析:explicit“ 清楚明白的,易于理解的”。其余三项:exclusive “(个人或集体)专有的,独有的,独占的”;objective “客观的,就事论事的;客观存在的”;obscure“ 费解的,难以理解的”。
句意:梅森在制造了如此多的混乱之后意识到应该把想要告诉听众的事讲清楚。
7、C
解析:eternal “不朽的,永久的,永恒的” 。其余三项:successive“(只用于名词前)连续的,接连的,相继的”;conscientious“勤勉认真的,一丝不苟的”;insistent (on sth/on doing sth)“坚决要求的,坚持的,固执的” 。
句意:由于圆没有起点也没有终点,因此结婚戒指被公认为是永恒的爱情的象征。
8、B
解析:extravagant “奢侈的,挥霍的,铺张浪费的”。其余三项:exquisite “精细的,精致的”;exotic “来自(尤指热带国家)异国的,奇异的,异国情调的”;economical“经济的,实惠的;节俭的”。
句意:公司总裁享受着免费礼品,高档酒和高薪构成的奢侈生活方式。