2011年GCT英语辅导强化练习题含答案（二）

1、2011年GCT英语辅导强化练习题含答案（二） 1. He told a story about his sister who was in a sad _ when she was ill and had no money.A. plight B. polarization C. plague D. pigment2. He added a _ to his letter by saying that he would arrive before 8 pm.A. presidency B. prestige C. postscript D. preliminary3. This proble

2、m should be discussed first, for it takes _ over all the other issues.A. precedence B. prosperity C. presumption D. probability4. The _ of gifted children into accelerated classes will start next week according to their academic performance.A. segregation B. specification C. spectrum D. subscription

3、5. He cut the string and held up the two _ to tie the box.A. segments B. sediments C. seizures D. secretes1【答案】A【解析】A项plight困境符合句意，如：He is in a sad plight. (他陷入了悲惨的境地)。其他三项中，B项polarization分化，C项plague瘟疫、天灾，D项pigment色素，颜料，都与句意不相符。本句空格处意为陷入了悲惨的境地，因此A项为正确答案。2【答案】C【解析】C项postscript附言，后记符合句意，A项presidency任期

4、；B项prestige声望，威望；D项preliminary预备的，初步的，都不正确。本句空格处意为他在信中又加了附言，因此C项为正确答案。3【答案】A【解析】A项precedence的意思是优先、居先，短语precedence over的意思是居于之前，如：National defense must take precedence over all other questions(国防应优先考虑)。B项prosperity繁荣，C项presumption假定，D项probability可能性，都与句意不符且不能与take搭配使用。本句空格处意为这个问题应优先考虑。因此A项为正确答案。4【答案

5、】A【解析】A项segregation的意思是分开，分离，与句意相符。其他三项中，B项specification详述，规范；C项spectrum光谱，频谱；D项subscription捐献，订阅，都不正确。本句空格处意为将有天分的儿童分到提高班，因此A项为正确答案。5【答案】A【解析】A项segment的意思为段，节，符合句意。B项sediment沉淀物，C项seizure抓住，夺取，D项secrete隐藏都不正确。本句意为他把绳子割断，拿两股绳去绑盒子。因此A项为正确答案。 1. I am sure I can _ him into letting us stay in the hotel

6、for the night.A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell2. Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply _.A. declined B. lessened C. descended D. slipped3. Passing the English exam should _ your chances of getting the post.A. magnify B. strengthen C. enlarge D. enhance4. He is too young to be able to _ bet

7、ween right and wrong.A. discard B. discern C. disperse D. disregard5. The chairman of the board _ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.A. compelled B. posed C. pressed D. tempted1【答案】C【解析】四项选择都有说的意思，但只有talk sbinto表示说服做，如：He talked me into coming

8、 here他说服我来这儿。其余三项均不合题意。speak口中说出话语，说话。talk融洽地说话，谈话。say发出声音说出来；说。tell对人说话，告知。speak和say的区别：speak是使用语言，say是说出语言。所以Speak English. 是说英语，而Say English是说出英语这个词。2【答案】A【解析】decline下降，减少，如：Domestic production of oil will continue to decline. 国内石油生产将继续下降。与rate连用表示比率下降。lessen意为缩小，减少，不能与rate连用。descend指(位置)下降，如：He

9、descended into a cellar. 他走下地窖。slip 指滑倒，如：She slipped on the wet stones and fell她在潮湿的石头上滑了一下跌倒了。3. 【答案】D【解析】enhance提高。magnify放大，如：A microscope magnifies bacteria. 显微镜将细菌放大。strengthen加强，不宜与chances搭配。enlarge指面积或体积扩大，如：enlarge a house by adding a new wing 新建一厢房以大房屋。4【答案】B【解析】discern辨别，分清。A项discard丢弃；C项

10、disperse散开；传播；D项disregard不顾；轻视。5【答案】C【解析】pressed在这里是强加的意思。A项compelled强迫，是及物动词；B项posed摆姿势；D项tempted引诱；尝试。 1. The timber rattlesnake is now on the endangered species list, and is extinct in two eastern states in which it once _.A. thrived B. swelled C. prospered D. flourished2. However, growth in the

11、fabricated metals industry was able to _ some of the decline in the iron and steel industry.A. overturn B. overtake C. offset D. oppress3. When we listen to music, we are easily _ of events in the past.A. remembered B. reflected C. memorized D. reminded4. Travelling and meeting new people _ the mind

12、 of young people.A. expanded B. enlarged C. broadened D. extended5. After our computer network _ for the third time that day, we all went home.A. crashed B. collided C. smashed D. fell1【答案】A【解析】thrived兴旺；茁壮成长。B项swelled膨胀，肿胀；C项prospered发达；D项flourished茂盛；盛行。2【答案】C【解析】offset抵消，弥补；A项overturn打翻；*；B项overt

13、ake赶上，超过；D项oppress压迫，挤压。3【答案】D【解析】A项remember当记住，回想起讲时，后面直接加宾语；B项reflect当沉思或回忆往事讲时，应当是sbreflect onupon sth；C项memorize意思是记住，记忆，后面直接加宾语；D项的remind当使某人回想起或意识到讲时，应当是remind sbof sthsb。因此，从四个选项的词义及用法来看，只有D为正确答案，是remind sbof sth的被动语态。4【答案】C【解析】A项expand意为(使事物)在尺寸、数量及重要性方面变大、增多及增强；B项enlarge意为使事物尺寸变大；C项broaden意

14、为使事物变宽、变广阔、变广泛；D项extend意为使事物在时间或空间上更长、更大。根据题意，C为正确答案。5【答案】A【解析】由句子中的computer network可知，要填入的动词与计算机网络系统有关。A项crash可以表示计算机由于软硬件发生故障而停止运行，与题意相符；B项collide意为运动中的物体或人猛撞某物或互相撞击；意见等相冲突。C项smash意为粉碎；痛击，猛击；撞毁；D项fall意为落下，跌落。因此，正确答案为A。 1. The precious manuscripts were hopelessly _ by long exposure in the cold, dam

15、p cellar.A. ruined B. damaged C. destroyed D. harmed2. The board of the company has decided to _ its operation to include all aspects of the clothing business.A. extend B. enlarge C. expand D. amplify3. In a sudden of _ anger, the man tore up everything within reach.A. attack B. burst C. split D. bl

16、ast4. In Britain, people _ four million tons of potatoes every year.A. swallow B. dispose C. consume D. exhaust5. He offered to _ her a hand as the suitcase was too heavy for her to carry.A. help B. show C. lend D. borrow1【答案】A【解析】在本题中，A项ruined意为毁坏；B项damaged意为损坏；C项destroyed意为摧毁；D项harmed意为损害，伤害。这四个词意

17、思接近，但用法不同。首先排除D项，因为harm的宾语往往是人或人的感情、名誉、健康、关系等。而句中的主语是manuscripts (手稿)，所以不合适。其余三项中只有A项最合适，为本题的正确答案。2【答案】C【解析】本题也是近义词辨析，四个选项动词都有扩大的意思，但要跟后面的宾语operation搭配，只有C项expand适合。所以C为本题正确答案。3【答案】B【解析】A项：攻击，非难；B项：爆裂，突然发作，突然出现；C项：劈裂，裂缝，分裂，裂片；D项：一阵(风)，爆炸，冲击波，突然的毁灭性的影响。4【答案】C【解析】A项：吞下，耗尽(up)，忍受，取消；B项：配置，处理，使倾向于；C项：消费

18、；D项：抽完，耗尽，用完，竭尽；使筋疲力尽。5【答案】C【解析】lend sba hand意为给予帮助，助一臂之力。C为正确答案。 1. I cant _ him from his brother. They look very much alike.A. keep B. separate C. distinguish D. prevent2. The monopoly-capitalist group _ many smaller enterprises last year.A. integrated B. merged C. combined D. collected3. The local authority _ the company an interest-free loan to start up the new factory.A. granted B