The word ubiquitous in Paragraph 2 is most likely to mean___

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The word ubiquitous in Paragraph 2 is most likely to mean_______.
A

very crowded

B

very clean

C

existing everywhere

D

occurring frequently

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第1题:

The word “thaw”(Line 3, Paragraph 4) most probably means _____ .

[A] aggravation of tension

[B] improvement in relation

[C] intensification in attacks

[D] ending of coordination


正确答案:B

本题考查词义的理解。第四段开始讲到矛盾的爆发。第三句but转折指出,...there were the first signs of a thaw,下文又以塞莱拉公司创始人认为对抗不好的讲话和一次癌症会议上双方的互相称赞为例,对该句话进行论证。可见他们的关系是改善了,所以[B]项正确。单词thaw意为“解冻”,与[B]项一致。其他项均是说不好的方面,与文意不符。

第2题:

The word "relative" in paragraph 3 most probably means______.

A. similar

B. related

C. different

D. independent


正确答案:B

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 "deter" in Paragraph 3 most probably means .

A. discourage B. remove C. benefit D. free


正确答案:A

第4题:

The word “binge” (Line 3, Paragraph 3) most probably means _____.

[A] eat excessively

[B] refuse to eat

[C] fail to digest

[D] enjoy a good appetite


正确答案:A

本题考查词义。该词语上文suffer from bulimia暗示它是一种疾病,下文对该词作出了进一步解释:三十分钟内吃掉两三天的饭量。因此[A]项正确。

第5题:

The word “bummer” (Line 5. paragraph 5) most probably means something ________.

[A] religious

[B] unpleasant

[C] entertaining

[D] commercial


正确答案:B

第6题:

The word “passing”(Line 7, Paragraph 1) most probably means_____.

[A] instant [B] trivial [C] simple [D] negligible


正确答案:D

[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 word “tough”(Line 7, Paragraph 2) most probably means_____.

[A] piercing to the truth

[B] using vulgar language

[C] mean and hostile

[D] difficult to understand


正确答案:A
 本题考查词义理解。tough一词出现在第二段第六句,该句指出,观众渴望这种tough谈话。其上文提到,电视工作组起初害怕观众会被菲尔博士“面对现实”的强硬(stern)建议惹怒。因此tough talk指的就是上文stern advice,即呼吁人们“面对现实”的建议。因此最接近的含义是[A]。

第8题:

The word “mania” (Line 4, Paragraph 2) most probably means

[A] fun.

[B] craze.

[C] hysteria.

[D] excitement.


正确答案:B

第9题:

The word “mania” (Line 4, Paragraph 2) most probably means

A. fun.

B.craze.

C.hysteria.

D.excitement.


正确答案:B

第10题:

The paragraph following will most likely discuss ________.

[A] the writer's intelligent definition of humour

[B] more theories about the mystery of laughter

[C] why there is humour

[D] the mystery of humour


正确答案:B
根据文章最后一段的具体内容,谈论亚里士多德的另一个部分理论源于柏拉图的幽默理论。文章前面部分作者曾提到历史上有许多伟大的人物试图解释什么是幽默这一问题,而作者到目前为止还只涉及了一个伟人的理论,我们可以推测作者在后面的文章里很有可能会讨论更多伟人的幽默理论。所以本题的正确答案应当为B。