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宇宙的;
n.[逻辑学]全称命题,[哲学]一般概念,
一般性)
(C)uncommon
(D)preserved(adj.防腐的,可保存的,加工过的;
v.保存,保护,保持,防护)
003.TheArtNouveaustylewasamajorforceinthedecorativeartsfrom1895until1915,althoughitsinfluencecontinuedthroughoutthemid-1920'
s.Itwaseventuallytobeovertaken(追上,赶上,超过(不愉快的事情)突然发生,突然降临,(在数量或重要性方面)大于)byanewschoolofthoughtknownasFunctionalismthathadbeenpresentsincetheturnofthecentury.
overtaken"
(A)surpassed
(B)inclined(adj.倾斜的,倾向的;
v.(使)倾斜(使)偏向)
(C)expressed(v.表达
(用符号等)表示,
榨)
(D)applied
004.Duringmostoftheirlives,surgeglaciersbehavelikenormalglaciers,travelingperhapsonlyacoupleofinchesperday.However,atintervals(n.[军事]间隔,间隔时间,[数学]区间,(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息)of10to100years,theseglaciersmoveforwardupto100timesfasterthanusual.
intervals"
(A)records
(B)speeds
(C)distances
(D)periods
005.Theincreasingwaterpressureundertheglaciermightliftitoffitsbed,overcomingthefrictionbetweeniceandrock,thusfreeingtheglacier,whichrapidlyslidersdownhillsurgeglaciersalsomightbeinfluencedbytheclimate,volcanicheat,orearthquakes.
freeing"
(A)pushing
(B)releasing
(C)strengthening
(D)draining(n.排水,排泄;
v.(使)流干,(使)逐渐流走,喝光,使(精力、金钱等)耗尽)
006.AfloodoficewouldthensurgeintotheSouthernSea.Withthecontinuedriseinsealevel,moreicewouldplunge(vt.用力插入,
使陷入;
vi.跳入,
全心投入,突降,俯冲;
n.投入,陷入,
游泳,跳水
)intotheocean,causingsealevelstoriseevenhigher,whichinturnwouldreleasemoreiceandsetinmotionaviciouscycle.
plunge"
(A)drop
(B)extend(vt.&
vi.延伸,扩大,推广;
vt.延长,伸展,给予,发出(邀请、欢迎等);
vi.延伸,
伸出,增加)
(C)melt(v.熔化,溶解,逐渐融合,逐渐消失,感动,软化,感情上变得温和)
(D)drift(vi.流动,随意移动,漂泊,浮现;
vt.漂流,
堆积成堆;
n.漂移,偏移,趋势,动向,大意,放任自流)
007.Groupmemberslooktoinstrumentalleadersto"
getthingsdone."
Expressiveleadership,ontheotherhand,isleadershipthatemphasizesthecollective(集体,集体主义)well-beingofasocialgroup'
smembers.
collective"
(A)necessary
(B)typical
(C)group
(D)particular
008.Theyoffersympathywhensomeoneexperiencesdifficultiesorissubjectedtodiscipline,arequicktolightenaseriousmomentwithhumor,andtrytoresolve(vt.使消释,使分解,使解体,(指委员会或集会)表决,消退(炎症等);
vi.分解,下决定;
n.决意,决定,(会议等的)决议)issuesthatthreatentodividethegroup.
resolve"
(A)avoidrepeating
(B)talkabout
(C)avoidthinkingabout
(D)findasolutionfor
009.Thousandsoftonswereextractedbefore1875,whenitwasfirstnoticedthatthetarcontainedfossilremains.Majorexcavationswereundertakenthatestablishedthesignificanceofthisremarkablesite.
noticed"
(A)predicted
(B)announced(v.宣布,
通知,广播,声称)
(C)corrected
(D)observed(v.遵守,看到,观察,研究)
010.Sincethen,over100tonsoffossils,1.5millionfromvertebrates,2.5millionfrominvertebrates,havebeenrecovered,oftenindenselyconcentratedtangled(adj.纠缠的,混乱的,杂乱的,v.(使)缠结,(使)乱作一团)masses.
tangled"
(A)buriedbeneath(埋在下面)
(B)twisted(adj.(感情、欲望等)反常的,变态的;
v.扭,搓,缠绕,歪曲)together
(C)quicklyformed
(D)easilydated
011.TheasphaltatLaBreaseepstothesurface,especiallyinthesummer,andformsshallowpuddlesthatwouldoftenhavebeenconcealed(
v.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住
)byleavesanddust.
concealed"
(A)highlighted(n.强光部份;
最重要的事情,最精彩的部分,vt.强调,突出,把…照亮,标示记号,为…中最突出的事物)
(B)covered
(C)transformed
(D)contaminated(vt.弄脏,污染,损害,毒害;
vi.玷污,毒害,腐蚀(人的思想或品德))
012.Theoceanbottom---aregionnearly2.5timesgreaterthanthetotallandareaoftheEarth---isavastfrontierthateventodayislargelyunexploredanduncharted,untilaboutacenturyago,thedeep-oceanfloorwascompletelyinaccessible,hiddenbeneathwatersaveragingover3,600metersdeep.
inaccessible"
(A)unrecognizable
(B)unreachable
(C)unusable
(D)unsafe
013.TheDSDP'
sdrillship,theGlomarChallenger,wasabletomaintainasteadypositionontheocean'
ssurfaceanddrillinverydeepwaters,extractingsamplesofsedimentsandrockfromtheoceanfloor.
extracting"
(A)breaking
(B)locating
(C)removing
(D)analyzing
014.Today,largelyonthestrengthofevidencegatheredduringtheGlomarChallenger'
svoyages,nearlyallearthscientistsagreeonthetheoriesofplatetectonicsandcontinentaldriftthatexplainmanyofthegeologicalprocessesthatshapetheEarth.
strength"
(A)basis
(B)purpose
(C)discovery
(D)endurance
015.ForeverythreeCanadiansin1945,therewereoverfivein1966.InSeptember1966Canada'
spopulationpassedthe20millionmark.Mostofthissurginggrowthcamefromnaturalincrease.
surging"
(A)new
(B)extra
(C)accelerating
(D)surprising
016.Whentheprairieswerebeingsettled,undoubtedly,thegoodeconomicconditionsofthe1950'
ssupportedagrowthinthepopulation,buttheexpansionalsoderivedfromatrendtowardearliermarriagesandanincreaseintheaveragesizeoffamilies.
trend"
(A)tendency
(B)aim
(C)growth
(D)directive
017.Afterthepeakyearof1957,thebirthrateinCanadabegantodecline.Itcontinuedfallinguntilin1966,itstoodatthelowestlevelin25years.
peak"
(A)pointed
(B)dismal
(C)mountain
(D)maximum
018.AlthoughthegrowthinCanada'
spopulationhadsloweddownby1966(theincreasethefirsthalfofthe1960'
swasonlyninepercent),anotherlargepopulationwavewascomingoverthehorizon.Itwouldbecomposedofthechildrenwhowerebornduringtheperiodofthehighbirthratepriorto1957.
Thephrase"
priorto"
(A)behind
(B)since
(C)during
(D)preceding
019.Advocatesoforganicfoods---atermwhosemeaningvariesgreatly---frequentlyproclaimthatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutritiousthanothers.
Advocates"
(A)Proponents
(B)Merchants
(C)Inspectors
(D)Consumers
020.Therearenumerousunsubstantiatedreportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortosyntheticones,thatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggs,thatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanfumigatedgrains,andthelike.
unsubstantiated"
(A)unbelievable
(B)uncontested
(C)unpopular
(D)unverified
021.Butinmanycasesconsumersaremislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscanmaintainhealthandprovidebetternutritionalqualitythanconventionallygrownfoods.Sothereisrealcauseforconcernifconsumers,particularlythosewithlimitedincomes,distrusttheregularfoodsupplyandbuyonlyexpensiveorganicfoodsinstead.
maintain"
(A)improve
(B)monitor
(C)preserve
(D)restore
022.Inaddition,therewereperformersandsinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.
considerable"
(A)thoughtful
(B)substantial
(C)relational
(D)ceremonial
023.Inaddition,therewereperformersandsinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.
enactment"
(A)establishment
(B)performance
(C)authorization
(D)season
024.StaggeringtasksconfrontedthepeopleoftheUnitedStates,NorthandSouth,whentheCivilWarended.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombothsideshadtobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.
Staggering"
(A)specialized
(B)confusing
(C)various
(D)overwhelming
025.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombothsideshadtobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.
devastated"
(A)developing
(B)ruined
(C)complicated
(D)fragile
026.Somebotanistshypothesizedthatthelivingcellsofplantsactedaspumps.Butmanyexperimentsdemonstratedthatthestemsofplantsinwhichallthecellsarekilledcanstillmovewatertoappreciableheights.
demonstrated"
isclosestinmeaningtowhi