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Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “plummeted” in Paragraph 3?A.Punished timely. B.Spread widely. C.Continued gradually. D.Dropped sharply.

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Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “plummeted” in Paragraph 3?

A.Punished timely.
B.Spread widely.
C.Continued gradually.
D.Dropped sharply.
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2.The word“intricate”in sentence 2 is closest in meaning to which of the following?A．internal．B．external．C．complicated．D．interested．

3.The word “primitive”in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to which of the folowing?A．simpleB．very ancientC．perfectD．important

4.The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.A. avoidB. acceptC. improveD. consider

参考答案和解析
答案：D
解析：
词义题。根据画线词定位到第三段。前面说学生考试分数不高，就会在情感上对其造成消极的影响，导致他们质疑自己的学习能力，失去信心，不想继续尝试。随着这样的想法不断加深，他们的表现也不可逆转地急剧下降。由此可以推断出plummeted与Dropped sharply“急剧下降”意思相近。故本题选D。
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  • 第1题：

    Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word "ambient" in Paragraph 2?

    A.Surrounding
    B.Familiar
    C.Foreign
    D.Local

    答案：A
    解析：
    词义题。根据画线词定位到第二段。该段描述了婴儿在子宫中听到的声音是来自于周围的语言。另外文章倒数第二段中也提到了“Newborns ‘not only have memorized…of their respective surroundinglanguage…”。所以“ambient”与“surrounding”的意思接近，本题选A。familiar“熟悉的”，foreign“ 外国的”，local“当地的”。

  • 第2题：

    The underlined word“penalty”is closest in meaning to__________．

    A.punishment
    B.trial
    C.accusation
    D.execution

    答案：A
    解析：
    根据该句“In the first place，some state laws provide a death penalty but some not．(首先，一些州有关于死刑的惩罚措施而另一些州没有。)”，可知penalty意为“处罚，惩罚”。

  • 第3题：

    单选题
    Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined wordpredicament in PARAGRAPH TWO?
    A

    Dilemma.

    B

    Status.

    C

    Contradiction.

    D

    Consequence.


    正确答案： D
    解析：

  • 第4题：

    单选题
    Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” in this passage?
    A

    Reward.

    B

    Interest.

    C

    Ability.

    D

    Chance.


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。Polly阿姨让Tom把房屋门前的栅栏刷上油漆，他使出一个伎俩把这个累人的活交给了其他的孩子们来完成。最终，他发现了一个事实：人们总是对没拥有的东西或不应做的事情充满兴趣。
    词义猜测题。reward报酬；interest兴趣；ability能力；chance机会。根据上下文并结合选项，可猜测opportunity的意思是“机会”。

  • 第5题：

    单选题
    The word 66colossal9' in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_____.
    A

    very large

    B

    very small

    C

    medium

    D

    average


    正确答案： D
    解析：

  • 第6题：

    单选题
    In the article，the word “raised” in paragraph 2.line 4.is closest in meaning to
    A

    lifted

    B

    built

    C

    created

    D

    brought


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    根据上下文可知，此处意为“当地环保组织提出担心”，所以选项中D项符合文意。

  • 第7题：

    单选题
    The word “holding” in paragraph 3, line 6 is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    supporting

    B

    remaining

    C

    acquiring

    D

    owning


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    句子表示 “可以看到，直至上个月，数据一直维持在这个数值左右”，由此可知此处holding意为“保持、维持”，与之最接近的是remaining，故选B。

  • 第8题：

    单选题
    The word “saga” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_____”.
    A

    extraordinary story

    B

    special function

    C

    detailed information

    D

    latest development


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    第三段说Sarah Sallon博士在周五的《科学》杂志上介绍了名为Methuselah的海枣树的传奇经历。saga传奇。

  • 第9题：

    单选题
    The word “forward” in paragraph 3, line 2 of the email is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    advance

    B

    send

    C

    receive

    D

    return


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    句子表示“请寄限时专递”，因此forward意为“发送，传达”，与其意思最接近的是send，故选B。

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    The word “quote” in paragraph 4, line 2 of the email is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    saying

    B

    option

    C

    price

    D

    reference


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    句子表示“尽快拿到收购报价”，quote价格，标书，与其意思最接近的是price，故选C。

  • 第11题：

    单选题
    The word contaminated in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to______.
    A

    finished

    B

    interested

    C

    cleared

    D

    polluted


    正确答案： D
    解析：

  • 第12题：

    单选题
    Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word"momentum" in Paragraph 2?
    A

    Moment．

    B

    Motive．

    C

    Achievement．

    D

    Incentive．


    正确答案： C
    解析：

  • 第13题：

    In the article, the word "consternation" in paragraph 2, Line 3 is closest in meaning to__________.

    A.alarm
    B.admiration
    C.fear
    D.assurance

    答案：A
    解析：
    在这里，consternation意思是吃惊，故答案为A。

  • 第14题：

    单选题
    Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined wordcontemplate in PARAGRAPH THREE?
    A

    Live in.

    B

    Think about.

    C

    Arrive at.

    D

    Comment on.


    正确答案： C
    解析：

  • 第15题：

    单选题
    The word “sleazy” (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    lacking moisture

    B

    lacking persistence

    C

    lacking substance

    D

    lacking confidence


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    sleazy出现在第一段第三句，该句指出夹克的皮革“damply clinging to her hands”，结合下文提到夹克的口袋像skinny milk toast rats，可知这件夹克质量不好，sleazy在此处指“低劣的”。lack substance原意为“缺少实质内容；不重要”，此处用来形容这件夹克的皮革不好，为正确答案。

  • 第16题：

    单选题
    The underlined word “penalty” is closest in meaning to _____
    A

    punishment

    B

    trial

    C

    accusation

    D

    execution


    正确答案： C
    解析：
    根据该句“In the first place, some state laws provide a death penalty but some not.”（首先，一些州的法律提供了死刑，而另一些州没有。）可知penalty意为“处罚，惩罚”。

  • 第17题：

    单选题
    The word contaminated in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    finished

    B

    interested

    C

    cleared

    D

    polluted


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    词义推测题。文章第三段提到“a baby given formula in developing countries is 14 times more likely to die in the first six months than one who’s breast-fed”，由此可知，是这些国家水被污染，因此喝配方奶粉长大的孩子比母乳喂养的孩子在出生后的前六个月更容易夭折。因此选择D选项。finish完成，结束。interest使……感兴趣。clear清除，使干净。意思均不符合。

  • 第18题：

    单选题
    The underlined word “booming” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    large

    B

    thriving

    C

    frequent

    D

    fast


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    booming繁荣的，C项与之同义。

  • 第19题：

    单选题
    The word cubs in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
    A

    adults

    B

    babies

    C

    hunters

    D

    enemies


    正确答案： B
    解析：

  • 第20题：

    单选题
    The underlined word “reversing” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    setback

    B

    strike

    C

    overturn

    D

    relapse


    正确答案： D
    解析：
    reverse倒转；撤销。C项与之意思相近。

  • 第21题：

    单选题
    The word“philosophy”in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to______.
    A

    study

    B

    subject

    C

    viewpoint

    D

    Investigation


    正确答案： A
    解析：

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    The word “fluctuations” in paragraph 1, line 1 is closest in meaning to ______.
    A

    increases

    B

    inspections

    C

    changes

    D

    conclusions


    正确答案： A
    解析：
    fluctuation变动，变化。在短文中，句子意为“公司股价的变动”。因此，选项中与其意义最相似的单词为changes，故选C。

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word"ubiquitous" in PARAGRAPH THREE?
    A

    Deliciously made.

    B

    Easily found.

    C

    Commonly mentioned.

    D

    Hotly disputed.


    正确答案： C
    解析：

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