2017年同等学力申硕英语词汇专项练习(13)

　　1、Probability is the mathematical study of the _____ of an event's occurrence.

　　A. desire　　B. likelihood　　C. result　　D. effect

　　2、Driving a car without insurance can have _____ consequences.

　　A. uncertain　　B. disastrous　　C. potential　　D. unworthy

　　3、The police refused to _____ the clues they were working on.

　　A. exhibit　　B. disclose　　C. expose　　D. discern

　　4、What you have done is _____ the doctor's orders.

　　A. attached to　　B. resistant to

　　C. responsible to　　D. contrary to

　　5、The shop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of ____quality, he'd tell them so.

　　A. minor　　B. humble　　C. inferior　　D. awkward

　　参考答案&解析：

　　1、B.likelihood　 句意：概率是对事件发生的可能性的数学研究。

　　2、B.disastrous　disastrous 灾难性的。

　　3、B.disclose　disclose (=uncover; allow to be seen; make known) 透露, 使显露： 1) The lawyer disclosed the details of the case. 2) He disclosed that he had made arrangements to buy a new car. exhibit 展览, 展出, 显示, expose 暴露,discern 认出, 发现, 辨别,识别。本题译文：警方拒绝透露他们正在调查的线索。

　　4、D.contrary to　(be) contrary to与.......相反, 违反 (作表语) :What you wish to do is contrary to the regulations. contrary to也可以作状语：a. If you act contrary to the doctor's advice, you won't get well again. b. Contrary to what I thought, he has proved to be successful. 2) 作定语：The boy was swimming in a direction contrary to the current. (这男孩朝着逆流方向游去。)

　　5、C.inferior