2017年同等学力申硕英语词汇专项练习(6)

　　1、Professor Jordon is well known for his _____ into the habits of the common housefly.

　　A. examination　　B. introduction　　C. research　　D. expression

　　2. The Prime Minister refused to comment on the rumor that he had planned to _____.

　　A. discharge　　B. dismiss　　C. resign　　D. resume

　　3、It was decided to _____ the search when there was no hope of finding the missing girl alive.

　　A. call off　　B. take up　　C. keep off　　D. ring up

　　4、He put in a special _____ for an extra day's holiday so that he could attend his daughter's wedding.

　　A. request　　B. demand　　C. inquiry　　D. proposal

　　5、She _____ the temptation to buy a coat she could not afford.

　　A. challenged　　B. obstructed　　C. contradicted　　D. resisted

　　参考答案&解析：

　　1、C. research

　　[注释]research into对...研究：1)(作动词用)He is researching into the reading problems of young school children.2)(作名词用)to carry out a research(=some research)into the causes of brain damage.(对大脑损伤原因进行研究)。

　　2、C. resign

　　[注释]resign(=give up a post)辞职：1)imagine he will resign.2)It was his duty to resign his position.

　　discharge sb.= dismiss sb.解雇某人：He was discharged(=dismissed) for being dishonest.

　　3、call off(=cancel)取消。

　　4、A. request

　　[注释]request请求，put in a request for (提出请求)。enquiry询问，demand 需求，需要，proposal建议，均不和题意。

　　5、D. resisted. [注释]resist 此处意指(=keep oneself back from)“忍住...”，resist temptation(不受诱惑)。