The word "scan" in the second paragraph probably means______.
A. reading carefully
B. reading quickly and not word by word
C. reading by repeating some important words
D. reading more than one article at the same time
32．答案为B 第二段中choose what words you need to know and what words you can skip or scan可猜出scan是指不太重要可略读的语句。
第1题：
What does the underlined word “correspondence” in the Paragraph 1 probably mean? 【 】
A.messages
B.ideas
C.connections
D.programs
第2题：
The word "relative" in paragraph 3 most probably means______.
A. similar
B. related
C. different
D. independent
49．答案为B 只有B最接近原意“相关的”。A为“相似的”；C为“不同的”；D为“独立的”。
第3题：
The underlined word “ There” in the second paragraph refers to (指的是)____________.
第4题：
In .the first sentence of the second paragraph, the word skyrocketed, most probably means ______.
A) became various
B) was updated
C)increased rapidly
D) remained the same
第5题：
The word "immersed" in the second paragraph means“______”.
A. lifted
B. raised
C. rose
D. under water
第6题：
The word “passing”(Line 7, Paragraph 1) most probably means_____.
［A］ instant ［B］ trivial ［C］ simple ［D］ negligible
［精解］ 本题考查词义理解。passing一词出现在第一段第四句。其上文提到，“债券交易员得到的两条建议有两处细微的缺陷。第一点是要从现任联邦储备局主席的嘴里听到精确而有分量的话不只是……的困难（more than passing difficulty）”。显然这一内容是针对上文第二条建议（即，美国联邦储备局前主席说的话都是金玉良言）而讲的。由“缺陷”（drawbacks）一词可知，从现任联邦储备局主席那听到金玉良言是非常困难的，这种困难不是“微不足道的”，因此［D］正确。
第7题：
The underline word “it” in the second paragraph refers to “ ” .
A. the energy benefitB. the forest loss
C. climate changeD. burning ethanol
第8题：
The underlined word "deter" in Paragraph 3 most probably means .
A. discourage B. remove C. benefit D. free
第9题：
In the second paragraph, the word "liquidate" probably means ______.
A．wind up a company and pay back debts
B．manage the company
C．diversify
D．vote for a major decision
第10题：
Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?
A. choose
B. enjoy
C. prepare for
D. carry on